ACADEMIC YEAR 2022

SECOND TERM LONG TEST

GRADE 3– English

NAME: …………………………………………………… DATE: ……………………

PARENT’S SIGNATURE: …………………………….... SCORE: ………… /40

TIME: 1 hour

English

Stage 3

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Follow instructions as given in the question paper on each question.

Answer all questions.
The total number of marks of this paper is 40.
Do not use correction fluid.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ]
Materials: pen, pencil and eraser

Remarks:
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Prepared by: Teacher Lenio Paulo

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Text A

Spend 20 minutes on this section.

Read the text, and answer questions 1–7.

The Fox and the Stork

1 One day, the Fox invited the Stork over for a meal. “I shall cook us something
delicious,” declared the cunning Fox. The Stork graciously accepted the invitation and
agreed to meet the Fox at lunchtime the following day.

The Stork promptly arrived at midday for lunch. The Fox, grinning widely said,

- “Welcome dear Stork! I have cooked us a delectable soup.” and he pointed to

two shallow bowls on the table.

2 The Fox began to greedily lap up the soup but all that the Stork could do was
peck at the bowl.

- “Unfortunately, dear Fox,” remarked the Stork, “I cannot eat this wonderful
smelling soup as my beak is too long. I would love for you to come to lunch at my
house tomorrow.”

3 The Fox agreed and finished his (and the Stork’s) soup once she had left.

The following day, the Fox arrived for lunch with the Stork. He looked across at the table
and could see two tall thin jars filled with delicious soup.

The Stork placed his long, slender bill inside the jar and enjoyed his meal.

4 However, the Fox could only lick the rim of the jar. He tried and tried to use his
tongue to lap up the soup but he could not reach.

The Fox left, scowling and hungry. He realised that the Stork had tricked him as he had,
indeed, tricked the Stork.

Glossary
Lap up – overtly enjoy (eat)

Cunning – clever, sly

Scowl – look angry

Shallow – less deep

1. What did the Fox promise to cook for the Stork?

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2. When did the Stork agree to meet the Fox?

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3. What bowls did the Fox serve the soup?

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4. How many bowls did the fox point on the table?

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5. What did the Fox do as he left the Stork’s house?

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6. Look at the second paragraph (lines 2–3).

“I cannot eat this wonderful smelling soup as my beak is too long.”

a) Write another word that means wonderful.

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7. Look at State if false (F) or true (T)

a) The stork could not eat the Fox’s soup because the bowl was too shallow

b) The stork could not eat the Fox’s soup because the jar was thin

c) The Fox could not eat the stork’s soup because the jar was long and thin

d) The Fox could not eat the stork’s soup because he was very angry
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Grammar: Text B
Read the text below and answer the questions
Spend 10 minutes on this section

8. Fill in the blanks from the text above using (some, many, much or any).

a) I need _________________________ flour, _______________________ sugar.

b) How __________________________ eggs, do you want?

c) How ___________________________ sugar, flour, butter and black pepper?

d) How ___________________________ chocolates do you want?

e) Do you have ________________________any idea of exact amount of all these

items?

f) I don’t know the exact amount of ______________________ any of these items.

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9. Look the picture and fill in these gaps using the prepositions: on, above, under,
behind, next to, between, in front of, in.

1. The coffee cup is __________________________ the saucer.

2. The photo frame is _______________________________ the microwave.

3. The teapot is ______________________________ the coffee cup and milk.

4. The plate is ______________________________ the microwave.

5. The fan is ______________________________ the table.

6. The apple is____________________________ the table.

7. Coffee is _____________________________ the coffee cup.

8. The milk carton is _______________________ the microwave. [4]

10. Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the.

1. She took....................... book from ....................... library.

2. Do you have....................... extra pencil?

3. I put....................... jar of milk in ....................... fridge.

4. There was....................... policeman standing at our gate.

5. This is....................... house that Jack built.

6. You can walk to ....................... market or take ....................... rickshaw.

7. Tariq is ....................... honest man.

8. We waited for more than ....................... hour.

9. There are potholes in ....................... road in front of our school.

10. Mother told me to put ....................... cake into ....................... oven. [10]

Writing section

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

13. Write a paragraph about your house where a number of things in your home are
located. Use as many different prepositions as possible such as (in, on, behind, behind,
between etc).

You can choose one of these topics as your title.

 My favourite house
 My house

Remember to organize your information easy for the reader to understand including:
introduction, body, and conclusion.

The paragraph can be about:

Space for your plan

Write your paragraph on the next page [10]

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All the best!

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Text Structure [2] ________ Spelling [1] _________
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