Term 1 Revision --- English Grade 3

1. Frame sentences:
• Glad
• Cosy
• Recipes
• Wonderful
• Climbed

2. Gender Nouns:
• Wife –
• Aunt –
• Grandfather –
• Policeman –
• Grandson –

3. Meanings
o Hearth =
o Peered =
o Winging =
o Insisted =
o Wandering =
o Recipes =
o Fame =
o Enormous =
o Curious =
o Mighty =

4. Fill in the blanks with a, an, some, or the.

1. I add __________ teaspoon of sugar in my porridge.
2. Where is _____________ book that you put on my desk?
3. This is ______________bag that I take to school every day.
4. What is ___________ name of your school?
5. We saw ___________ leopard in this forest.
6. I found ___________ acorn. I sowed ___________ acorn and it grew into
__________ oak tree.
 7. Who was __________ first man on ___________ moon?
8. We are going to the market to buy __________ pencil, _____________ eraser
and ___________ box of crayons.
9. Once upon _____________ time, there was a man named Salomon.
10. May I have ____________ butter on my toast?
11. My grandfather will be back in ____________ hour.
12. Gurvinder reads ____________ story every night.
13. Would you like to drink _____________ fruit juice?
14. No one has ever seen ___________ unicorn.
15. There is ____________ vase on the table. __________ vase has three red
flowers.
16. I want _____________ milk for my tea. Take ____________ milk that is in the jug.
17. I eat ____________orange every morning.
18. Where are ___________ oranges you bought from the market?

5. Comparisons:
• As sticky as a
• As quick as a
• As large as a
• As fast as a
• As black as a
• As clever as a
• As small as a
• As bright as a
• As light as a
• As round as a
• As sharp as a
• As tall as a
6. Book Detective
• A piece of furniture with shelves to hold books _______________
• A piece of thick paper that we put between the pages of a book _______________
• A person who reads a lot ________________
• A book of blank pages in which we draw ________
• A book of lined pages in which we write _________
• A book used for the study of a subject __________
• A book of recipes ___________
• A book of blank pages for sticking cuttings, drawings, and pictures _____________

7. Antonyms:
• With faults x perfect
 • Cold and uncomfortable x cosy
• Started x finished
• Dull x Extraordinary
• Disliked x liked
• Sad x happy
• Sleepy x awake
• Big x small
• Little x more
• Good x bad

8. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the brackets.

a. I looked at ___________ in the mirror before going out.[ myself/herself]
b. The kittens were playing happily by _________________[ themselves/ itself]
c. I bought a pen for ___________ [herself/myself]
d. The elephant is strong enough to protect ____________________
[ourselves/itself]
e. Did you write this poem ______________?[yourself/myself]
f. We had to tidy the classroom __________ [ourselves/themselves]
g. The books belong to me. The books are _____________[mine/me]
h. The books belong to you. The books are _____________[yours/you]
i. The books belong to us. The books are ______________[ours/mine]
j. The books belong to her. The books are ______________[hers/her]
k. The books belong to him. The books are ______________[his/him]
l. The books belong to them. The books are ______________[theirs/their]

9. Plurals

• bunny: bunnies
• berry: berries
• country: countries
• family: families
• candy: candies
• firefly: fireflies
• cherry: cherries
• wolf: wolves
• half: halves
 • knife: knives
• shelf: Shelves
• Leaf: leaves
• scarf: Scarves

10. Fill in the blanks by Going to+verb

• I am __________________ a movie tomorrow. (watch)
• We are _________________ early tonight. (sleep)
• When are we _____________________ about the water cycle? (learn)
• Fatima is __________________ me make a paper boat. (help)
• I am ___________________a card for my teacher. (make)
• When are you ____________________ your aunt? (visit)
• They are _________________ a model train. (make)
• My grandmother is ____________________ us a funny story. (tell)

11. Complete the sentences using action words:

• Would you like to _________________?
• Does Sam like to _________________?
• In summer, I like to ________________.
• Ming, my cat, likes to _________________.
• My friends and I like to _________________.
• My mother likes to ____________________.
• Me and my sister like to _______________.

12. Comprehension Passages:

Passage 1:

Tommy loves to play soccer. He is part of a soccer team and practices every day after school.
Tommy's favorite position is forward because he loves scoring goals. His team is playing in a soccer
tournament this weekend. Tommy is very excited and hopes he can help his team win the trophy.

Questions:

1. What sport does Tommy love to play?

2. When does Tommy practice soccer?

3. What is Tommy's favorite position?

4. What is happening this weekend?

5. How does Tommy feel about the tournament?

Passage 2:

Sarah is going on a camping trip with her family. They will be staying in a tent near a beautiful lake.
Sarah is excited to go fishing and swimming in the lake. She has packed her swimsuit, fishing rod, and
sunscreen. Sarah's dad will be in charge of setting up the tent, while her mom will cook delicious
meals over the campfire. Sarah can't wait for the adventure to begin!

Questions:

1. Where is Sarah going on a trip?

2. What activities is Sarah excited about?

3. What has Sarah packed for the trip?

4. Who will set up the tent?

5. How does Sarah feel about the camping trip?

Passage 3:

Emily is a bookworm. She loves reading all kinds of books, from adventure stories to mysteries.
Emily's favorite place to read is in her cozy bedroom, curled up with a soft blanket. She enjoys getting
lost in the pages and imagining herself in the story. Emily's dream is to become a famous author one
day and write her books.

Questions:

1. What does Emily love to do?

2. Where is Emily's favorite place to read?

3. What does Emily imagine when she reads?

4. What is Emily's dream?

5. What kinds of books does Emily enjoy?

13. Thank you note to the teacher

Dear __________________,

You are a wonderful teacher. You are smart and good to us. You tell us about animals, places and
many things. You teach us to draw, to sing, to write, and to read.

Together we do great work in the class.

Thank you for being my teacher.

 14. Fill in the blanks using the helping verb + main verb with -ing:
• We ________________ for a movie. (go)
• The sun _____________ in the sky. (shine)
• We ________________ football. (play)
• The kites ___________________ in the sky. (fly)
• Varun is ______________ Pune. (go)
• The children ________________. (smile)
• The baby ___________________ a happy song. (sing)
• The clothes ____________________ on the line. (hang)
• My father ___________________ bread. (bake)
15. Correct the sentences using Commas (,)
• An elephant a lion a giraffe a hippo a monkey and a fox met in the forest.
• Do you have enough sugar eggs flour and nuts to bake a cake?
• I stood in a queue behind Varsha Arjun Vikas Sonam and Preeti.
• Do you want to read watch television or go to bed?
• Simi is going on a picnic with her brother mother friends and class teacher.
• Kai put his books comics pencils erasers and crayons in the bag.
• When my brother fell he hurt his leg broke his glasses and tore his shirt.
• I like reading watching movies listening to music and playing football.
• Diwali Pongal Dussehra Eid and Christmas are all festivals.
• Joel went to the market and bought some beans six bananas chairs and desks.

16. Letter writing

• Example of a letter to a friend:

Dear [Friend's Name],

I hope this letter finds you well. I wanted to tell you about the fun day I had at the park yesterday.
We played soccer, had a picnic, and even went on the swings! It was the best time ever!

How have you been? I would love to hear all about your summer adventures. Do you want to go
swimming this weekend? Let me know!

Take care and write back soon.

Best,

[Your Name]

• Use these prompts and write a short letter

Thank you for your enormous gift – people were very excited – had not seen an elephant before –
place made in the stables – fed it bananas and sugarcane – children took rides.

Dear [Name],

I hope this letter finds you well. I wanted to thank you for your enormous gift. It was truly amazing.
None of us had not seen an elephant before and it was a sight to behold!

To ensure the elephant felt comfortable, we made a special place for it in the stables. We fed it
bananas and sugarcane.

But the real happiness of the day was when the children took rides on the elephant's back.

Sending you warm regards and heartfelt thanks,

[Your Name]

17. Rhyming Words

• Be – sea
• There – chair
• Wet – carpet
• Land – stand
• Float–boat
• Floor – door
• Sleigh – way
• Toes – nose
• Wait – gate
• Done – fun

18. Fill in the blanks using is, am, or are:

• The teacher ______ telling a story.
• The ants ___________ marching up the hill.
• Tom and Ann _________ turning cartwheels.
• The stars _________ twinkling in the sky.
• The parrot _______ eating a slice of mango.
• The people _______ sitting on the bench.
• The birds ______ flying in the sky.
• Anu _____ painting.
• I ______ drinking milk.
• I _____________ feeding the cat.
• They __________ working on the computer.
• The chef ________ cooking food for us.
• The student _______ collecting books.
• The masons ________ building a wall.
• I ___________ not crying.
19. Fill in the blanks with was or were:
• Meera _________ baking a cake.
• The children ______ playing in the garden.
• Pete ___________ wearing a blue raincoat.
• Javed and his brother __________ solving a problem.
• My sister and I __________ making a sandcastle.
• I __________ running down the stairs.
• Everyone ________ talking loudly.

20. Add ‘s to the given words in the brackets:

• ___________ spectacles are lost. (Meera)
• My ___________ car broke down. (uncle)
• Look at that __________ rattle. (baby)
• My ___________ house is next to the park. (friend)
• ______________ bag has a leather strap. (Aunt Pari)
• A __________ stripes are black. ( tiger)

21. Rewrite the sentences using other words you need to frame a sentence.
• Dogs ears are long.
• Boy sandcastle big.
• Girl car fast
• Mini brother swing
• Girls rose red
• Pat balloon pink
• Henry's bucket had a hole

22. Complete the poem.

• Every time I climb a ___________
I scrape a ________ or skin a ________
And every time I climb a ____________
I find some ___________ or dodge a ______________.
And get the ____________ all over _________

• I quarreled with my _____________

I don’t know what about,
One thing _________________
And somehow we fell ____________.
The start of it was __________
The end of it was ____________
 He said he was _____________
I knew he was ______________

• The pattern in the _____________

Swims like fish on the __________
And anyone opening the __________
Is sure to get very ________.

• The _____________ an ancient beast,

I’m told, was very ______________.

His eyes were as big as ________________,

His stomach was bigger than a ______________.

23. Reference to Context

1. ‘Where am I to sleep, grandfather?

a. What did Heidi’s grandfather say in reply to her question?
b. Where did Heidi decide to sleep?
c. What was Heidi’s bed made of?

‘I should throw that bucket away,’ the grandfather muttered as he tripped over Tucket.

a. List the action words in these lines.

b. Why did the gardener want to throw Tucket away?
c. Where did the gardener toss Tucket?

Peter was most dreadfully frightened.

a. Where was Peter?

b. What does ‘dreadfully frightened ‘ mean? Why was Peter dreadfully frightened’?
c. Where did Peter hide to escape from Mr McGregor?

One afternoon, while everyone was in the dining room, I gave the parrot his lunch.

a. The narrator is the person who tells us a story. Who put the narrator in charge of
feeding the parrot?
b. What mistake did the narrator make after giving the parrot its lunch?
c. What happened because of this mistake?
At the age of four, she naturally began wanting books.

a. Who began wanting books?

b. What could she do before the age of four?
c. How did she read the only book in the house?

What is that? I’ve never seen anything so big in all my life! It looks like a hill that has come
to life and walked here!

a. Who said these lines?

b. What was the person talking about?
c. What did everyone want to know when they saw it?

24. Question and Answers

1. Why was the hayloft a good place to sleep?
2. Why do you think Tucket is happy at the end of the story?
3. How do you think Peter felt when he went to bed that night? What
lesson did he learn?
4. Why did Aunt Ruby dislike her parrot?
5. How did Mrs.Phelps help Matilda become a better reader?
6. How can you tell from the story that people had never seen an elephant
before?
7. What were the sounds that Fern and Avery heard when they reached the
fair?

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26. Picture writing

Look at the picture and write five sentences to show what is going on.