ENGLISH

(Fifty-five minutes)
Formative Assessment-1, 2023-24
GRADE: III Maximum Marks: 20

Please check that this question paper contains 2 printed pages.

Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
The time given at the head of this Paper is inclusive of the reading time and writing time.
Reading time: 10 minutes
Writing time: 45 min

Section A – Grammar (10m)

Question 1
[10]
Do as directed
a. Fill in the blank with the correct synonym of the underlined word. [1]
i. A ________ mouse ran under the kitten.
b. Identify and underline the proper nouns and circle the common nouns. [2]
i. My teacher is from Assam.
ii. My brother, Andrew is a doctor.

c. Identify and underline the countable or uncountable noun. [1]

I have some apples in my bag.
d. Choose the correct homophone to complete the sentence. [1]
He is still _________after he fell sick last_________. (week, weak)

e. Write the singular or plural form of the underlined word. [1]

Please use a cloth and clean all the _________. (shelf)

f. Identify and underline the concrete noun in the sentence. [1]

i. Turtles are different from tortoises.
g. Fill in the blanks with the correct collective noun. [2]
i. Our _________won the match by two goals.
ii. A _________f cattle was grazing in the forest.

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 h. Complete the sentence by doubling the consonant. [1]
i. A bee can _________.

Section B – Literature (10m)

Question 2
Answer the following questions in one sentence. [6]

a. Which two colours glitter from the distance? [1]

b. Name the mermaid in the poem. [1]
c. Why does the speaker go to the beach in the poem? [1]
d. Name the village where the story ‘The Moody Sun’ takes place. [1]
e. Which two animals failed in getting the sun to come back in the sky? [1]
f. Which animal scared the sun in the chapter? [1]

Question 3
[4]
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.

a. Describe a mermaid in your own words. [2]

b. Why did Han shot the sun? [2]

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