SOUTHERN PROVINCE.

GRADE 3 ENGLISH LITERACY ASSESSMENT- 2022

TERM 2
WEEK 10

INSTRUCTIONS TOTHE TEACHER.

 There are five sections in this paper.
 The total mark for the whole paper is 20 marks.
 Study both the teachers and learner’s copy a day or before administering.
 The learners copy can be written on the board.

KEY FOR PERFORMANCE LEVEL DESCIPTORS (PLDs).

 0-39%-Below minimum.
 40%-59%- Minimum.
 60%-79%-Desirable.
 80% and above- Outstanding.
PHONICS (8 MARKS)

1. Segment the following words into phonemes .br/i/dge/

2. In the word hand what number is the letter sound/ h/ 1

3. Choose and write the word that has the sound / br/ fom the
words I will say. Teacher to say the following words. (beak, bread,
back)

Choose the correct phoneme to complete the words.

m y Sh ea o

4. day

5. monday

6. November

7. shop

8. teacher

VOCABULARY (3marks)

Choose the best word to complete the following sentences.

there cleaning are

9. Men and women are at the market.

10. Boys and girls are there too.

11. They are cleaning the market.

WRITING (4 marks)

Copy and punctuate the following sentences using capital letters,

full stops and question marks.

12. What is he doing?

13. Knives, fire and needles are dangerous.

14. I want to cross the road.

15. Where are you going?

READING FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION (5marks)

INSTRUCTION

Learners to read the whole passage and award a mark for each
sentence read.

16. Mrs. Banda was washing clothes. 17. She was washing outside the
house.18. She left the baby sleeping in the house. 19. The baby woke
up.20. Mazuba took the baby to the mother.
 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.

SOUTHERN PROVINCE.

GRADE 3 LITERACY IN ENGLISH ASSESSMENT, WEEK 10, TERM 2, 2022.

LEARNERS’S COPY

PHONICS (8 MARKS)

1. .........................
2. In the word hand what number is the letter sound/ h/ ….
3. Choose and write the word that has the sound / br/ fom the
words I will say. Teacher to say the following words. (beak,
bread, back)

Choose the correct phoneme to complete the words.

m y Sh ea o

4. da__

5. __onday

6. N__vember

7. __op

8. t__cher

VOCABULARY (3 marks)

Choose the best word to complete the following sentences.

there cleaning are

9 . Men and women …………… at the market.

10. Boys and girls are…………………. too.

11. They are ……………………. the market.

WRITING (4 marks)

Copy and punctuate the following sentences using capital letters, full
stops, commas and question marks.

12. what is he doing

13. knives fire and needles are dangerous

14. i want to cross the road

15. where are going

READING FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION (5marks)

INSTRUCTION

Learners to read the whole passage and award a mark for each
sentence read.

16. Mrs. Banda was washing clothes. 17. She was washing outside the
house.18. She left the baby sleeping in the house. 19. The baby woke
up.20. Mazuba took the baby to the mother.