English grade 3 annual 80 marks

I. Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions:
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Karan and Varun were two friends. They lived in Raj Nagar colony. Karan worked hard
and did his work in time. Varun loved to play and watch TV. He never came back in time in
the
evenings. He copied all his homework from Karan
He was not sincere in his work so he never got good marks. Karan was loved by his
neighbours and teachers because he was sincere. Varun had one good habit. He helped others,
he shared his snacks with his friends. Karan asked him to work in time so that he can be a
better boy. Varun tried and he too was loved by all.
1. Who were friends?
2. Where did they live?
3. Who did work in time?
4. What did Varun love to do?
5. Who came late in the evenings?
6. Why did Varun not get good marks?
7. Who loved Karan and why?
8. What good habit Varun had?
9. What did Varun share with friends?
10. How did Varun became a better boy?

II. Nouns in 'Column A' are of masculine gender and those in 'Column B' are
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their feminine forms. Match them correctly.
Column A Column B
1. uncle a. lioness
2. tiger b. cow
3. lion c. sister
4. father d. aunt
5. fox e. mare
6. bull f. tigress
7. horse g. vixen
8. brother h. mother

III. Quote from memory and complete the lines of the poem given:
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Next to the_______________________
________________________________
 ________________________________
____________________and more.

IV. Answer the following questions neatly:

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1. How did the pot finally reach Juan's home?
2. According to Jatin, why had he challenged the fourth graders to a match?
3. The children could have got help from the fisherman in the village.
Why do you think they did not?
4. Terry was smaller than the three big dinosaurs, yet they were scared
of him. Why?
5. What was the colour of the fabric that Gabriel brought from the market?
Why does he compare it to the colour of cherry blossoms?
6. What did the tree give to the speaker and his family?

V. Choose the right word from the brackets to fill in the blanks.
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1. Do not ______ the _______ into the room. (bull, pull)
2. Throw the ______ into the _______. (pin, bin)
3. Let us _______ the donkey for the way he _______. (brays, praise)

VI. Write whether the following are 'statements' or 'orders'.

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1. Take this tonic after dinner.
2. The ice cream is melting.
3. Eat all the vegetables on your plate.

VII. Use an 'action verb' to complete the sentences. 1x5=5

gave, wrote, chased, mixed, hopped, baked, saw, fed, ran, rang.
1. Raveena __________ a hungry dog near her house. She __________ it some food.
2. Ruchi _________ a letter. She _________ it to the postmaster.
3. The hunter ___________ the rabbit. The rabbit ___________ over the fence.
4. Mother ___________ the cake batter. Later she _________ the cake in the oven.
5. The peon __________ the bell. So the children _________ out of their classrooms.

VIII. Fill in 'much' or 'many' correctly to complete these sentences.

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1. There isn't ____________ water in the river.
2. I have___________ friends here.
 3. There were __________ things to eat at the party.
4. Was there ________ rain today?
5. Madhu has_________ story books.

IX. Fill in the blanks with appropriate adjectives from the brackets to complete.
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the sentences.
1. Which car do you like the ____________? (most / more)
2. This is the ___________ play I have ever seen. (bad / worst)
3. His project was ___________ then everybody else's. (good / better)

X. Complete the sentences with 'him', ' her', ' it' or 'them'.
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1. Father forgot the keys at home. Can you give _________ to _______ ?
2. I don't eat apples. I don't like ___________.
3. I don't know that lady. Do you know __________?
4. This is my friend Vishesh. Have you met _________ earlier?
5. This shirt isn't very warm. I do not wear ______ in winter.

XI. Write in four to five sentences about yourself and your family members.
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XII. Your teacher was looking for Saumil to return his art notebook. When she
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couldn't find him, she gave it to you. Complete the message below to leave
at Saumil's table.

___________________
___________________
Your art notebook is ____________________________
Our teacher returned it when _______________________________
I am going to _________________________________
See you after _________________
________________

XIII. Draw neatly and colour the given:.

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1. 'Rainbow'
2. Any type of 'Tree'