END OF TERM II EXAMINATION 2017

PRIMARY THREE
LITERACY I
Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes

Name: ________________________________________________________________

School: _______________________________________________________________

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

Read the following instructions carefully:
1. The paper has two sections: A and B

2. Section A has 40 questions (40 marks)

3. Section B has 15 questions (60 marks) FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

4. Answer ALL questions. All answers to both Sections A

Qn. No MARK SIGN
and B must be written in the spaces provided.
1 – 10
5. All answers must be written using a blue or black ball
11 – 20
point pen or ink. Diagrams should be drawn in pencil.
21 – 30
6. Unnecessary crossing of work may lead to loss of marks.
31 – 40
7. Any handwriting that cannot be easily read may lead to 41 – 43
loss of marks. 44 – 46

8. Do not fill anything in the boxes indicated For Examiner’s 47 – 49

use only. 50 – 52

53 – 55

Turn over TOTAL

SECTION A
For questions 1 to 5, fill in the blank space with a suitable word.

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1. It is a good habit to brush ___________________ after every meal.
2. Legume crops store their seeds in ___________________.
3. A ___________________ uses its tail for protection.
4. I must carry an ___________________ on a rainy day.
5. Bees ___________________ when smoke enters the hive.

In each of the questions 6 to 15, Complete the sentence with a suitable

word from the brackets.
6. The process by which green plants make their own food is called
___________________. (Transpiration, Photosynthesis)
7. A ___________________ is the young one of a frog. (tadpole, toadpole)
8. Nose is to smelling as ___________________ is to tasting.
(toungue, tongue)
9. Oxygen and water are the conditions needed for metals to
___________________. (lust, rust)
10. An ___________________ is a special vehicle used to carry an injured
person to the nearest health centre. (ambalunce, ambulance)
11. The sun is the main natural ___________________ of light and heat.
(sauce, source)
12. Most desert plants have ___________________ to reduce the rate of
transpiration. (branches, thorns)
13. The darkest part of a shadow is called ___________________.
(Penumbra, umbra)
14. Insects breathe through small holes known as ___________________.
(stomata, spiracles)
15. Soil ___________________ is the smoothes or roughness of soil. (texture,
structure)

In each of the questions 16 and 20, answer in full sentences.

16. Why do we eat food?
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17. How does a chameleon protect itself?
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18. Name the garden tool a farmer uses to cut down small trees.
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19. Why do we wash our hands with soap after visiting a toilet?
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20. How do birds move?
_____________________________________________________________
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Use the diagram below to answer questions 21, 22 and 23.

21. Name the structure shown above.

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22. Mention one way of caring for the crops in the above structure.
_____________________________________________________________
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23. Name one crop which is first grown in the above structure.
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 In each of the questions 24 to 27, read and write True or False
24. We get floods during the dry season. ______________________
25. A bungalow is a type of permanent house. ___________________
26. Metals rust when heated. _____________________
27. Fish is an aquatic animal. __________________
28. Draw the diagram of a bean seed and use letter T to show the testa.

In each of the questions 29 to 31, write the given abbreviations in

full.
29. PHC _________________________________________________________
30. S.S.S ________________________________________________________
31. O.R.S ________________________________________________________
Study the diagram of a fish below and answer questions 32 to 34.
X

32. Name the part marked X.

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33. What does a fish use for breathing?
_____________________________________________________________
34. How does a fish move?
_____________________________________________________________
In each of the questions 35 to 38, answer Yes, it is or No, it is not.
35. Is a rabbit grouped under wild animals? ____________________________

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36. Is cactus an example of desert plants? _____________________________
37. Is a shadow formed by transparent materials? _______________________
38. Is watermelon a fruit? ___________________________________________

Study the instrument below and answer the questions that follow.

39. Name the instrument shown above.

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40. Which gas is found inside the above instrument?
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SECTION B
(Questions in this section carry 4 marks each)
41. Write one word for the underlined group of words.
(a) There must be oxygen for a seed to grow into a seedling.
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(b) The cutting down of trees in large numbers causes soil erosion.
_____________________________________________________________
(c) A housefly is an example of animals that spread germs.
_____________________________________________________________
(d) The condition of the atmosphere is good.
_____________________________________________________________

42. Circle the odd member in each list below.

A B C D

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 humus oxygen drone Living things breathe
roots leaves Queen Living things grow
water nitrogen wasp Living things talk.
air rare gases worker Living things feed.

43. The diagram below shows a flowering plant. Study it carefully and
answer the questions that follow.

a) Name part marked X.

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(b) Name the system of a flowering plant marked with letter Y.
_____________________________________________________________
(c) Write two examples of flowering plants.
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________
44. Read the notice below and answer in full sentences the questions
that follow.
AIDS AIDS AIDS
You are a bad man
You kill the old and the young
AIDS, you are very dangerous
To control AIDS delay sex until marriage
Do not share body cutting or body piercing objects
We can kick AIDS out of Uganda.

Questions
(a) Who is a bad man?
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(b) Why is AIDS very dangerous?
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(c) Give two ways you can avoid AIDS.
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________

45. From the lists of tools below, make a list of the tools used in a
garden.
(a) trowel dustbin ______________________
(b) duster hoe ______________________
(c) spade towel ______________________
(d) broom rake ______________________

46a) List two examples of insects we eat.

(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________
(b) Write down two things we get from bees.
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________

47. Cows give us skins and milk. List down any two products we make from
each of those items.
a) skin
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________
b) milk
(i) _____________________________________________________________
(ii) _____________________________________________________________
48. The sentences below are in a wrong order. Re-arrange them to
form a good story.

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(a) She cared for the seedlings until they became mature plants.
(b) After a few days the seeds germinated into seedlings.
(c) Jalia put two bean seeds in the soil.
(d) She poured some water into the soil to help the seeds germinate.
Good story
(a) _____________________________________________________________
(b) _____________________________________________________________
(c) _____________________________________________________________
(d) _____________________________________________________________

49. Study the diagrams below and answer the questions that follow.

(a) Name the properties of air shown in diagrams (i) and (ii).
Diagram (i) __________________________________________________
Diagram (ii) __________________________________________________
(b) Give one thing that uses compressed air.
_____________________________________________________________
(c) What is moving air?
_____________________________________________________________
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50 Fill in the suitable word from the box below.

cholera dry flooding drought
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 There are two seasons in a year. The ____________________ season and
the rainy season. When many months pass without rain, this is called
________________________. When rain comes and falls for many days
there is a lot of water in the valleys. This is called ____________________.
Floods can kill people and lead to easy spread of diseases like
__________________, diarrhoea and dysentery.

51. Match the animals in list A to their ways of movement in list B

correctly.
(A) ANIMAL (B) MOVEMENT
slug running
caterpillar crawling
cow slithering
bee wriggling
flying

(a) slug __________________________________________________

(b) caterpillar _____________________________________________
(c) cow __________________________________________________
(d) bee ___________________________________________________
52. Complete correctly.
(a) Fish is to lake as bird is to ___________________
(b) Cow is to ___________________ as hare is to burrow.
(c) _________________ is to kennel as lion is to den.
(d) Bee is to __________________ as monkey is to forest.
53a) Draw and name two dangerous objects common in our homes.

(b) How can you prevent accidents in a home?

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(c) Why is it good to keep the house clean?
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54. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

(a) Which type of change is shown above?

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(b) Name the type of weather marked with letter B.
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(c) What causes water at point A to evaporate?
_____________________________________________________________
(d) Why is deforestation bad?
_____________________________________________________________
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55. Study Tom’s lunch menu and answer in full sentences the
questions that follow.

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 DAY FOOD EATEN
Sunday Posho and fish
Monday Matooke and soya beans
Tuesday Rice and beans
Wednesday Irish potatoes and liver

(a) Who eats the foods shown on the above menu?

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(b) Which foods are eaten on Monday?
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(c) When does Tom eat liver?
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(d) How many days are not shown on the above menu?
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Good Luck

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P.3 Literacy I Guide End of term II – 2015 30. Salt Sugar Solution
1. teeth 31. Oral Rehydration Salts/Solution
2. pods 32. Fin
3. crocodile 33. Gills
4. umbrella 34. By swimming
5. swarm 35. No, it is not
6. photosynthesis 36. Yes, it is.
7. tadpole 37. No, it is not
8. tongue 38. Yes, it is.
9. rust 39. Fire extinguisher
10. ambulance 40. Carbon dioxide
11. source 41. –
12. thorns (a) Germinate
13. umbra (b) Deforestation
14. spiracles (c) Vectors
15. texture (d) weather
16. We eat food to grow well. 42. –
17. A chameleon protects itself by changing (a) Roots
its body colour. (b) Leaves
18. Panga (c) Wasp
19. ………..to kill germs. (d) Living things talk
20. Birds move by flying. 43. –
21. Nursery bed (a) Fruit
22. Weeding/spraying/watering (b) Root
23. Tomatoes/cabbages/mangoes/spinach/ (c) Banana plant/maize plant
egg-plant 44. –
24. False (a) AIDS is a bad man.
25. True (b) AIDS is very dangerous because it kills
26. False the old and the young.
27. True (c) Delaying sex until marriage/Not
28. … sharing body cutting or body piercing
29. Primary Health Care objects.

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45. – (c) Dog
Trowel, spade, hoe, rake (d) hive
46. – 53. –
(a) Grasshoppers/white ants/crickets (a) ….
(b) Bee-wax/Honey (b) Provide enough lighting/keep
47. – poisonous substances away/keep
(a) Belts/drums/shoes/bags away all sharp objects from house.
(b) Ghee/yoghurt/batter/cheese (c) It helps to prevent some diseases.
48. – 54. –
(a) Jalia put two bean seeds in the soil. (a) Natural change
(b) She poured some water into the soil to (b) Rainy weather
help the seeds germinate. (c) Heat from the sun
(c) After a few days the seeds (d) It reduces the amount of rainfall in an
germinated into seedlings. area/Temperatures may rise/Soil
(d) She cared for the seedlings until they erosion can increase
became mature plants. 55. –
49. – (a) Tom eats the foods shown above.
(a) (i) Air has weight (b) Matooke and soya beans are eaten
(ii) Air exerts pressure. on Monday.
(b) Balls (foot/volley/basket/rugby) , car (c) Tom eats liver on Wednesday.
tyres (d) Three days are not shown on the menu.
(c) wind
50. –
(a) dry, drought, flooding, cholera
51. –
(a) Slug – slithering
(b) Caterpillar – wriggling
(c) Cow – running
(d) Bee - flying
52. –
(a) Nest/tree
(b) Kraal/byre