Class 3 BOY Assessment Answer Key

Please use the answer key below to grade the students.

Section 1 (16 marks)

Answer the question in one or two sentences.

Note to the teacher: Please accept any of the responses given for each question and
award full marks unless otherwise indicated.

1. Why was Vijesh sad? (2 marks)

Vijesh/He was sad because he did not have enough money to pay for the picnic.
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Vijesh/He did not have enough money to pay for the picnic.
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Vijesh/He did not have enough money.
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Vijesh/He was sad because he could not go on the picnic.
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(Accept variations of the answers given above.)
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2. How could Vijesh finally go on the picnic? (3 marks)

1.5 marks for mentioning how the teacher helped; 1.5 marks for mentioning the
classmates’ contribution.
His teacher collected money from his classmates and she added the rest of
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the fee.
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His teacher and classmates helped him pay the fee.
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(Accept variations of the answers given above.)
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3. What is the main idea of the passage? Support your answer with a sentence
from the passage. (3 marks)

(2 marks for the main idea; 1 mark for supporting evidence from the passage)

The passage is about how Vijesh’s teacher helps him go on the picnic. We know
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this because of the line, ‘Seeing him sad, his teacher decided to help him’.
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(The above answer is a sample only. Students may frame their answers
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differently. Keywords: teacher, help, picnic)
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4. Fill in the blanks with words from the story. (2 marks; 1 mark each)

teacher
(a) Vijesh’s _______________ helped him go on the picnic. (parents/teacher)
Vijesh and his teacher (Vijesh and his teacher/Vijesh
(b) The passage is about ___________________.
and his parents)

5. What does the word ‘delighted’ mean? (1 mark)

(a) Feeling or showing great pleasure
(b) Feeling very light
(c) Not feeling happy or at peace
(d) Feeling or showing displeasure

6. Which word from the passage also means ‘gathered’? (1 mark)

(a) Collected
(b) Decided
(c) Thanked
(d) Delighted

7. Complete each sentence using the correct word. (2 marks; 1 mark each)

were talking when the teacher entered the room.

(a) The children ______
(were/was)
had studied well for the test, but she did not score very good
(b) Raina _______
marks. (have/has)

8. Complete each sentence using the correct word. (2 marks; 1 mark each)
always carries a bottle of water with her. (enough/has/always)
(a) Gina ________
quickly
(b) Gaurav completed his assignment ___________. (quickly/softly/tomorrow)

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 Section 2 (16 marks)

Answer in one word.

1. Soorya
Who went inside the dark room? ______________ (1 mark)

Answer the questions in one to three sentences.

Note to the teacher: Please accept any of the responses given for each question and
award full marks unless otherwise indicated.
2. Describe the room that the children looked into. (2 marks)
The children looked into an unused, empty classroom./an unused, empty classroom
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(Accept variations of the answer given above. Keywords —
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dark/dusty/unused/empty/dirty.
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1 mark each for any two of the above adjectives describing the classroom.
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3. Why was Soorya the least popular student? (1 mark)

Soorya was the least popular student because she never spoke much and she
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could be quite rude.
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(Accept variations of the answer given above. Keywords — never spoke much;
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quite rude.
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0.5 marks for mentioning the phrase ‘never spoke much’; 0.5 marks for
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mentioning the phrase ‘quite rude’.)
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4. Why did Soorya have a big smile on her face? (2 marks)

She was happy that she had rescued the injured puppy.
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(Accept variations of the answer given above. Keywords — happy; rescued;
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injured puppy.
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1 mark for mentioning that she was happy; 1 mark for mentioning that she had
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rescued the injured puppy.
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5. Number the sentences in the correct order. (2 marks; 0.5 marks each)

(a) Soorya bravely went to see where the sound was coming from. 3
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(b) They suddenly heard a whining sound. 2
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(c) She rescued an injured puppy. 4
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(d) The children were trying to look inside an old classroom. 1
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6. Match each word with its correct meaning. (4 marks; 1 mark each)

(a) rescued place often visited by a

ghost

(b) haunted a harsh, high-pitched

sound heard when
something is moved or
when pressure is applied

(c) agony saved someone or

something from a
dangerous or difficult
situation

(d) creaky extreme physical or

mental suffering

7. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. (2 marks; 1 mark each)

many children in the playground. (much/many)

(a) There were ______
and washed the clothes. (and/but)
(b) Siraj cleaned the house _____

8. Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box.
(2 marks; 0.5 marks each)

home good playing best

good children.
(a) Tia and Tarun were ________
best
(b) This is the ________ present I have ever received.
playing in the park.
(c) The children were ________
home
(d) You must come ________ before it gets dark.

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 Section 3 (16 marks)
Answer the questions in two to three sentences.
Note to the teacher: Please accept any of the responses given for each question and
award full marks unless otherwise indicated.

1. What kind of children are Peter and Susan? (2 marks)

Peter and Susan were obedient/responsible/careful/forgetful children.
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2. What would have happened if Father had not asked Peter and Susan about their
passport and tickets? (2 marks)
If Father had not asked Peter and Susan about their passport and tickets, they
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would have missed their flight/gone to the airport late/not been able to board their flight
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/not been able to go on vacation.
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(Accept variations of the answer given above. Keywords/phrases — missed
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flight/vacation; late to the airport etc.)
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3. What do you think the text is mostly about? (2 marks)

The text is about Peter and Susan’s parents, who had given them a responsibility that
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they were determined to fulfil.
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(Accept variations of the answer given above. Students will write this in their
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own words. Keywords/phrases — Peter and Susan’s
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parents/responsibility/keeping tickets and passports safe.)
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4. Number the events in the correct order. (2 marks; 0.5 marks each)
2
(a) Their parents asked each of them to be responsible for their _____
own passport and tickets.
4
(b) On the way to the airport they realised that they had both left _____
their bags next to their pillows at home.
3
(c) Both children put their passports and tickets in a bag that they _____
kept next to the pillow they slept on.
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(d) Peter and Susan were going on a holiday to Sri Lanka. _____

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5. Match each word to its correct meaning. (4 marks; 1 mark each)

(a) vacation an exciting journey

(b) determined made a definite decision to do something
and not letting anyone prevent you
(c) responsibility a period of time spent travelling away
from home
(d) adventure a duty to deal with or take care of

6. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. (2 marks; 1 mark each)

(a) There are ______

fewer mangoes than there are apples in the box. (fewer/enough)
(b) I have eaten _________
too much food for one day. (too many/too much)

Choose the correct word from the options given to complete each sentence.

7. The __________ man shouted at everyone he met. (1 mark)

(a) kind-hearted
(b) handsome
(c) happy
(d) angry

8. The children __________ on their project. (1 mark)

(a) hard
(b) were working
(c) carefully
(d) looked

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