Class 3

1st

Year 2010

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WORD & STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

Choose the odd one out from each set of words.

1. A. music
B. song
C. silence

2. A. hot and cold

B. black and red
C. up and down

3. A. cow: calf
B. peahen: chick
C. lioness: pup

4. A. beat, bet
B. right, write
C. weak, week

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

5. Amrit is my mother‛s sister‛s daughter. She is my _________.

A. niece
B. cousin
C. nephew

6. My father went ________to buy some milk.

A. there
B. their
C. they‛re

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7. The boy ran and reached his home very _________.

A. hastily
B. immediately
C. quickly

8. Maya told her friend that there wasn‛t ________ money left.
A. some
B. much
C. little

9. Anand‛s new kitten _________ him.

A. pinched
B. chewed
C. scratched

10. The cinema hall quickly__________ with people.

A. filled up
B. filled in
C. filled out

Grammar

11. Anjali is angry _______my father.

A. with
B. on
C. for

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12. Ganesh is my friend, ______ he isn‛t always nice to me.

A. so

B. but

C. and

13. I haven‛t seen you in a long time. It‛s been nearly ______ year.
A. the

B. an

C. a

14. This isn‛t my pencil. It must be _______.

A. yours

B. yours'

C. your‛s

15. The kids are playing ______ the tennis ball.

A. in

B. with

C. on

16. Hemant started the car and _______ away.

A. drived

B. drives

C. drove

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17. See the comic books over there? I‛m interested only in
_______ comics.
A. those

B. these

C. them

One sentence in each set is WRONG. Pick the sentence.

18. A. The dog and the horse ran fast.

B. The dog and the horse ran faster.

C. The dog and the horse ran fastly.

19. A. Where are you going, Mohana?

B. Where you are going, Mohana?

C. Mohana, where are you going?

20. A. The children ran into the room.

B. The children walked into the room.

C. The children entered into the room.

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READING

Read the story and answer the questions that follow.

“Wake up, Aravind. It‛s almost 7 o‛clock.”

“Yes mother. I will get up in two minutes.”

Aravind is six years old. He loves two things in life. Sleeping and
playing cricket.

“Aravind, wake up. It‛s almost 7:15.”

“In two minutes, grandmother,” Aravind says sleepily.

His 70 year old grandmother leaves the room. He thinks about his
favourite cricket player - Sachin Tendulkar. Does Sachin like to
sleep? Does he find it difficult to get up in the mornings?

“Wake up, Aravind. It‛s 7: 30. We‛ll be late for school.”

“Two minutes. Now, get lost!” says Aravind.

His younger sister, Ganga, runs away.

Aravind starts thinking about Sachin again. Did people keep waking
him up when he was young? Did ….SPLASH.

Aravind opens his eyes. He is soaking wet. He turns around angrily

and sees his father standing next to his bed. He has an empty jug in
his hand.

21. The two things Aravind likes to do are:

A. Thinking about Sachin and playing cricket.

B. Thinking about Sachin and sleeping.

C. Playing cricket and sleeping late.

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22. What time does Aravind‛s grandmother wake him up?

A. 7:00 am
B. 7:15 am
C. 7:30 am

23. Who wakes him up at 7:30?

A. Aravind‛s elder sister
B. Aravind‛s younger sister
C. Aravind‛s mother

24. How does Aravind‛s father wake him up?

A. He pours water on Aravind.
B. He shouts at Aravind to get up.
C. He hits Aravind with a jug.

25. The two questions that Aravind wants to ask Sachin are:
A. Do you like to sleep? Do you find it difficult to get up in the
mornings?
B. Do you like to sleep? Do people wake you up even now?
C. Do you find it difficult to get up early? Do people wake you
up even now?

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

Spoken Expression

Here are two people talking. A part of the conversation is

missing. Pick the most suitable sentence that completes the
conversation.

26. Rajesh: Can I borrow your cycle?

Vinod: _________________________________
A. Excuse me, but I don‛t lend my new bike to anyone.
B. I‛m sorry, but I don‛t lend my new bike to anyone.
C. Please don‛t. I don‛t lend my new bike to anyone.

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27. Hema: You‛re early today.

Shalini: ____________________________

A. Yes, I am. I wanted to surprise you.

B. Yes, I am. I missed the bus.
C. Yes, I am. It‛s been raining all morning.

28. Meera: I came first in class!

Paul: _______________________

A. That‛s great! Your parents must be really unhappy.

B. Yes, Sachi told me! The teacher must be sick.
C. Wow! That's fantastic. You must give us sweets.

Written Expression

Sentence 1 (S1) is given. Sentence 2 (S2) is not. Choose the

right answer for Sentence 2.

29. S1: Rajnikanth is my favourite actor.

S2: _______________________________

A. My father likes Amitabh.

B. I have seen all his films.
C. He was a bus conductor.

30. S1: It was an unusually hot day.

S2: _______________________________

A. The teacher fainted during assembly.

B. The Principal called his wife.
C. The student asked for a sweater.

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