CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 DIFFERENTIATED WORKSHEET ANSWERS

Differentiated worksheet answers

Unit 1
Worksheet 1A

1 a Some party balloons.

b A bright star.
c The proud lion.
d The happy boy.
e The green turtle.
f A fast car.
g The beautiful flower.
h A smart coat.
i The grey mouse.

2 Learners’ own sentences.

3 Several adjectives will fit some of the sentences.

Example answers:
a The man is old.
b She is a clever / friendly / tall girl.
c It is a blue / old van.
d The boy as very clever / friendly / tall.
e I have a clever / friendly / old dog.

Worksheet 1B

1 a It was a naughty / fluffy dog.

b I could see a tall tree.
c The sea was very blue.
d I sat in front of the hot fire.
e I ate a juicy apple.
f She was a very thoughtful / naughty / ugly / tall person.
g The monster is very ugly / blue / tall / fluffy.

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h I drove a fast / shiny car.

i I lost my shiny / blue ring.
j I am wearing my fluffy / blue jumper.

2 a black – white
b beautiful – ugly
c expensive – cheap
d careful – careless
e dangerous – safe
f fierce – gentle
g revolting – delicious
h simple – difficult

3 Learners’ own sentences.

Worksheet 1C

1 a At the bottom of the steep valley was a small cottage.

b The fierce hyenas attacked the smallest hyena.
c The weary old man carried the heavy box across the busy street.
d The winding road was narrow and long and the children were tired.
e The beautiful girl sat down on the soft, silk cushion.
f The busy bee flew to the bright flowers to gather honey.

2 Colour Size Feelings Other

scarlet vast jolly sticky

blue huge terrified cold

indigo massive furious smelly

purple tiny happy fast

small sad new

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2 Colour Size Feelings Other

colossal melancholy sunny

obese ancient

old

3 Learners’ own sentences.

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Unit 2
Worksheet 2A

1 castle, dungeon, hospital, mansion, palace, skyscraper

2 Learners’ definitions of three of the words (using a dictionary).
3 balloons, behave, birthday, bouquet, brave, butterfly

Worksheet 2B

1 a Following words circled in red: galley, garland, gadget

b Following words circled in blue: glorious, gloomy, glance, glove

c Following words circled in green: gravity, grimace, grieve

2 Alphabetical order: gadget, galley, garland, glance, gloomy, glorious, glove,

gravity, grieve, grimace

3 Learners’ definitions could include:

a glance: to look at something for a short time

b gloomy: to be dark and perhaps sad

c grimace: to make a disapproving face

d gadget: a small mechanical device

4 Learners’ own sentences that include words from the alphabetical list.

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Worksheet 2C

1 Alphabetical order: danger, dangerous, dangle, daughter, daunting, dauntless,

decimal, decimate, decorate, decorous, delicate, delicacies

2 dauntless to behave calmly and politely

decorous something pleasing to eat that is

considered rare or luxurious

decimate to hang loosely

dangle to be afraid of nothing

delicacies to destroy a large amount of

something, such as land or forest

3 Learners’ own sentences.

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Unit 3
Worksheet 3A

1 a She has a new coat

b They played at the park
c It squirts water.
d We ate lunch together.
e The children played with it.
f He is reading a book.

2 Learners’ own sentences using a pronoun.

Worksheet 3B

1 a The boys are playing football. Their team is winning.

b The girls are playing in the garden. They are having fun.
c Is Anya on holiday? I haven’t seen her for a long time.
d Vihaan is very unhappy. His little cat is lost.
e My friends and I enjoy watching cartoon films. Tonight we have a film to watch.
f We are going for a picnic. Do you want to come with us?
g My name is Ananya. What is your name?
h Have you done your homework?

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Worksheet 3C

1 I; you; my; he; his; them; her; she; him; himself

2 As above.
3 they
he / she / it
he
they
they
She
them
Their
her
she
them
she
They
They

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Unit 4
Worksheet 4A

1 The following words should be underlined/listed: One day, When, Next, Quickly,
Later
2 Learners’ own sentences.

Worksheet 4B

1 a Learners’ own responses.

b Time (When?) Place (Where?) Manner (How?)

Every day From a hill Without stopping
Soon Nearby Quickly
Then Far away Suddenly
Later Around the corner Swiftly
All at once

2 Learners’ own sentences.

Worksheet 4C

1 Following adverbs and adverbial phrases underlined:

Paragraph 1: over land and sea, for a long time; One day,
Paragraph 2: at a very bad time; Every day; Soon
Paragraph 4: the next day; From a hill
Paragraph 5: When
Paragraph 6: without stopping; Fortunately; In no time at all
Paragraph 7: quickly; Luckily; before the sword caught it a second time
Paragraph 8: Then; with happiness

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2 Possible sentences include:

a For a long time / For many years, Saint George travelled over land and sea.
b The next day / The following day, Saint George set out to find the
dragon and stop it eating the princess.
c When / As soon as the dragon saw Saint George, the dragon
roared with a noise louder than thunder.
d Without stopping / Suddenly, Saint George rushed at the dragon.
e Quickly / Immediately / Swiftly, Saint George took out his sword
and ran at the dragon again.
f Then / Finally / At once / At that moment, Princess Sabra ran
from where she had been hiding to thank Saint George.

3 Time (When?) Place (Where?) Manner (How?)

for a long time from a hill without stopping
one day fortunately
at a very bad time quickly
every day luckily
soon with happiness
the next day
when
in no time at all
before the sword
caught it a second
time
then

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Unit 5
Worksheet 5A

1 and 2 Aunty Sonia’s visit to England

3 an invitation
4 the best time for Arturo to visit Argentina

Worksheet 5B

1 Possible answers:
a Subject of paragraph 1 – seeing animals in the park
b Subject of paragraph 2 – end of visit / going to see the gauchos with Pedro
c Subject of paragraph 3 – carnival weekend
d Subject of paragraph 4 – going to school with Aunty Sonia
e Subject of paragraph 5 – arriving in Argentina

2 Paragraph order: e, d, c, a, b

Worksheet 5C

1 and 2 Each paragraph should contain the following sentences:

Paragraph 1 – About me
My name is Arturo and I live with my mum, dad and older brother
not far from London.
We live in a large town called Reading.
I have just had my eighth birthday and my brother, Toni, is twelve.
How old are you?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?

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Paragraph 2 – Hobbies and interests

My hobbies are reading, drawing and football.
My favourite writer is Francesca Simon because her stories about
Horrid Henry are so funny.
Who is your favourite writer?
Do you like football?
Which team do you support?
Even though I live in Reading, my favourite football team is Arsenal.
Unfortunately, they are not playing very well at the moment.

Paragraph 3 – Aunty Sonia’s visit

It was lovely having Aunty Sonia here.
But I’m sorry you have not had your teacher with you for a long time.
I know Aunty Sonia is looking forward to seeing everyone in Class 3 again.
I wish I could come to Argentina and meet you all.
The next best thing would be if we could write to each other.
Please write soon and tell me all about yourself.

Paragraph 4 – An appropriate closing

From your new friend in England.

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Unit 6
Worksheet 6A

1 Example descriptions:
a Learners' own ideas.
b Anansi: a spider with three children and a large farm.
c Chameleon: lives alone and has one small field.

2 Example answers:
a Anansi: I know what I can do. I’ll make a path from Chameleon’s field
to my house.
b Anansi: Come along children. We’ll soon have a path made.
Spiderling: Do you think the path is wide enough?
Cobweb: My feet are sore. We must be nearly finished.
Baby: I’m so tired! I want to go home now. Please carry me.
c Chameleon: I don’t remember this path. I wonder where it goes?
d Chameleon: That spider has tricked me! Everyone will think the field belongs
to Anansi now. It was my only field! I have nothing left! What will I do now?

3 Example stage direction: (Anansi looks at Chameleon and smiles.)

4 Example stage direction: (Chameleon sits down and cries.)

Worksheet 6B

1 Chameleon; Chief. Do not accept answers that include Anansi.

2 Example answer:
Chameleon: I know what I will do. I will dig a huge, deep pit and cover it with a roof.
Anansi will think it is a small grain store because she will only see one small hole
into it.
3 Example stage direction: (Chameleon works hard digging to make his pit.
He nods his head and smiles to show he is pleased with it.)
4 Possible dialogue between Chief and Chameleon:
Chief: That is a magnificent cloak.
Chameleon: Thank you. I made it myself and I am very happy with it.

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Chief: It is so beautiful I would like to buy it from you. How much can I pay you?
Chameleon: That is very kind of you, Chief. But my cloak is very special and it is
not for sale.

Worksheet 6C

1 Example dialogue:
Chief: I would love to have a cloak like Chameleon. It is so beautiful. What can I do?
Anansi: If you really want Chameleon’s cloak, I am sure I can persuade him to sell
it to me.
Chief: Do you really think so?
Anansi: Leave it to me, Chief.
2 Example dialogue:
Anansi: That really is a beautiful cloak, Chameleon and I’m sure you’d like to sell it.
Chameleon: I’m sorry Anansi. It is not for sale. Money is no good to me.
Anansi: (putting an arm around Chameleon) But I am sure you must be hungry
now that you have no fields of your own.
Chameleon: That’s true. I am hungry. My small grain store is empty. (points to pit)
Of course, if you could give me some grain, I’d be happy to give you my cloak
in exchange.
Anansi: (nodding) Very well. I will ask my children to help me and the Chief
will be very happy.
3 Example dialogue:
Anansi: Children, come and help me carry some grain to Chameleon’s grain store.
It won’t take very long.
(Children agree and they all pick up some bags of grain and go to and from
the pit three times)
Cobweb: Mum, I thought you said it wouldn’t take very long. I’ve carried three
bags of grain already.
Baby: And I’m getting tired!
Anansi: Come along my little ones. I’m sure we will be finished soon.
(Spiders keep carrying grain to and from the pit three more times)

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Spiderling: It must be full now! It’s only a small pit.

Anansi: Just one more bag and then it should be full.
(Spiders carry one more bag each)
Anansi: At last! The grain store is full.
Children: (jumping around and smiling) Hurray! At last!
4 Learners’ own dialogue. Example reactions:
Anansi: cross/embarrassed because she couldn’t believe Chameleon had tricked her.
Chameleon: he smiled and patted his tummy because he knows he wouldn’t
be hungry now.

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Unit 7
Worksheet 7A

1 a The boy cried because he had fallen off his bicycle.

b The monster was frightening but / although he was friendly.
c The old woman found her lost key and / so she was happy.
d I was late for school but / although I did not get into trouble this time.
e The girl hid behind the tree because / so she could see the strange creature.

2 a The dragon had scaly green skin and teeth like fangs.
b The girl thought she was going to miss her bus so she ran as fast as she could.
c A small mouse lay curled up under some leaves because it was hiding from a cat.
d Gamil wasn’t afraid of the monster even though its gaping mouth looked like
a long dark tunnel.
e On the top of the cupboard he could see a large box but he wasn’t tall enough to
reach it.
3 Learners’ written sentences.

Worksheet 7B

1 a Tahil crept from the behind the door as soon as the monster fell asleep.
b The creature was still hungry even though it had just eaten a large meal.
c I decided to go for a walk because the sun was shining.
d After / As soon as she was dressed, Anna ate her breakfast.
e While I waited for my friend, I read my book.
2 Learners’ own sentences.
3 Learners’ own answers. Example answers: The connective is at the start of
sentence b; the two parts of the sentence have changed places; there is a
comma after the first part of sentence b.

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4 a When Alfie climbed aboard, the boat floated along the stream.
b Even though it had started to rain, I crept out of the house.
c Because his balloon had floated away, the small boy cried bitterly.
d As soon as it saw the fox, the beautiful bird flew high in the air.
e Before she watched television, Samira finished her homework.
5 Learners’ own sentences.

Worksheet 7C

1 a The girl was very excited because it was her birthday.

b Jamal took his umbrella even though it was sunny.
c The crocodile hid in the long grass as soon as it saw the buffalo.
d The peacock spread out its tail because it wanted to show how beautiful it was.
2 Learners’ own answers.
3 Example answers: at the end of the sentence; after the comma.
Learners should underline Alfie went on lots of adventures.
4 and 5 Learners’ own answers.
6 Learners’ own sentences. Check that learners have used an appropriate
connective and placed a comma after the front clause.

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Unit 8
Worksheet 8A
1 C
2 D
3 D
4 B
5 C
6 D
7 Learners’ own answers.

Worksheet 8B

1
Fact
Polar bears have white fur.
Young dogs are called puppies.
Giraffes use their long necks to reach
leaves at the tops of trees.
Five times three is fifteen.
Opinion
Summer is the best season of the year.
Everyone loves chocolate ice-cream.
Skiing is a wonderful winter sport.
All boys like football.

2 Learners’ own answers.

Worksheet 8C
1 Learners should underline these statements:
The Alps is the most beautiful mountain range in the world.
Tourists love to visit Italy for its food and architecture.
Of course, everyone enjoys a delicious bowl of Italian ice-cream.

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2 a Learners’ own facts.

b Learners’ own answers. Example opinions:
If you see a slimy, wobbly jelly-like mass in a pond you will probably
be looking at frog’s eggs.
Tadpoles look like wiggly black spots with short fin-like tails.
Many people think frogs are ugly green creatures.
Many people believe that kissing a frog will turn you into a princess.
Good-looking frogs are more likely to be dangerous.
c Learners’ new fact.
d Learners’ own opinions.

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Unit 9
Worksheet 9A

1 Learners’ own answers. Example questions:

Flea: Does it bite? Does it jump? Is it big?
Sea: Is it rough? Can you swim? Are there ships?
Sari: Is it silk? Is it gold? Is it new?
2 Learners’ own answers.
3 Learners’ own answers.
4 Learners’ own answers.
5 Learners’ own answers.
6 Learners’ own answers.
7 Example limerick:
There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a flea,
When they said, ‘Does it bite?’
He said, ‘Yes, every night!
It’s terribly fierce for a flea!’

Worksheet 9B

1 Learners’ own answers. Example ideas:

There was an Old Man in a house
Who was horribly bored by a mouse.
When they said, ‘Does it squeak?’
He replied, ‘Yes, all week!
It’s a regular mean little Mouse!’
2 Learners’ own answers. Example phrases: extremely annoyed; terribly scared;
awfully afraid.
3 Learners’ own answers.
4 Learners’ own answers. Possible alternative verbs for said: asked, wondered,
laughed, cried.
5 Learners’ own answers.

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6 Learners’ own answers.

7 Learners’ own limericks.

Worksheet 9C
Learners’ own responses.

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