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Class III Subject: English Session: 2020-21 MM:20

Q1. Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:
Plant a tree: Plant a hope
Trees provide us shelter, trees provide us food,
They clean the earth and make it good.
Trees protect us from hot Sun rays
They cool the Earth and cool my face.
Trees bring the clouds. Trees bring the rain.
Let them flourish for our gain.
` It does hurt them much,
When we cut them up as such.
A. On the basis of your reading complete the following sentences:
(1x3=3)

a. Trees cool ____________.

b. Trees bring ___________.

c. We should let trees _____.

B. Write two pairs of rhyming words from the poem.

(1)
C. Why should we plant trees?
(1)
Q2. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions:
(0.5x4=2)
in on at

a. Aman was born ___ 9 October, 1999.

b. My father comes back home ___ 7 p.m.
c. I go for dance practice __ the evening.
d. We go to the temple __ Mondays.
Q3. Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences:
(1x4=4)
a. Tia/market/to/went/the
b. bought/ dress/ a/ She/new
c. the/of/dress/the/blue/is/colour
d. loves/colour/she/blue

Q4. Choose the correct spellings: (1x4=4)

a. carnivore b. carnivor c. carniwore
b. trunt b. truant c. trueant
c. gobbl b. gobble c. goble
d. puzzled b. puzzld c. puzzled
Q5. Choose the correct word to complete the following sentences: (5x1=5)
a. We_________(do/did) not complete our work yesterday.
b. I _______(does/do) not like cold drinks.
c. They ____(has/have) purchased a new T.V.
d. Madam Hooty _____(like/likes) teaching.
e. Riya _____(has/have) completed her work.
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Class III Subject: English Session: 2020-21 MM:20

Q1. Complete the paragraph with the words given in the box: (5)
nest dangerous cried tree eat

Once there were two crows and their babies in a forest. They lived on a ___.

A ___ snake lived in the hollow of the bark of that tree. He wanted to ___

the baby crows. Once babies were alone in their ___. He took advantage of

that and ate the babies up. So the mother crow ___ a lot.

Q2. Write a paragraph on the topic: ‘Friendship: A Blessing’ (4)

Q3. Choose the correct articles: (2)

i) He is reading (a/ an) interesting book.

ii) I had (a/an) banana for lunch.
iii) Patna is (a/an/the) capital of Bihar.
iv) Robin wore (a/an) old pair of shoes.

Q4. Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns: (2)

i) My brother is too young. I play with ____ every evening. (him / it)
ii) _____ are a very beautiful girl, Reena . (you / we)
iii) ______ will watch the FIFA CUP final. ( we/ them )
iv) Have you met Mrs Tyagi ? ______ is our yoga Teacher. ( he/she )

Q5. Match the following words with their correct synonyms: (2)
WORD SYNONYM
a. Idle Free
b. Speak Yearly
 c. Vacant Tell
d. Annual Empty

Q6. Choose the correct homophone: (2)

i) Jasmine ___ (flower/flour) smells sweet.
ii) His home is on the fourth ___ (storey/story).
iii) Yippyy…we have ___ (won/one) the match.
iv) I have ___ (too/two) brothers.

Q7. Fill in the blanks with the correct simile. (3)

Cucumber giraffe rocket

i) He is as tall as a _________

ii) She is as fast as _________

iii) She is as cool as _________

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Class III Subject: English Session: 2020-21 MM:20
Q1. Choose the correct verbs from the brackets to complete the sentences: (2)
i) The wild cats ___ (has/have) long tails.
ii) Asif ___ (has/ have) two cousins.
iii) Sara ____ (went/go) to the market yesterday.
iv) Rohan _______(are/is) an actor.
Q2. Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives of quality. (4)
deep dark beautiful whole

i) Neha drew a ___________ picture.

ii) The Pacific is a __________ ocean.

iii) The clouds are getting ___. It might rain.

iv) The __________class clapped for Nitya’s bravery.

Q3. Fill in the blanks with the correct words: (5)

beautiful surprise parents chocolate colorful

It was Param’s birthday tomorrow. All the arrangements were done by his ___.
He ordered a ___ cake this time. The hall was looking ___ with ___balloons.
His grandmother had planned a big ___ for him.
golden pond proud rudely playing

Q4. Once there was a beautiful princess. She was __ of her royal status and
beauty. She spoke __ to everybody. She had a __ ball which was very dear to
her. Once she was __ with it and it fell into a __.
(5)

Q5. Choose the correct articles: (2)

v) He is reading (a/ an) interesting book.
 vi) I had (a/an) mango after lunch.
vii) Ranchi is (a/an/the) capital of Jharkhand.
viii) I saw (a/an) elephant in the circus.

Q6. Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns: (2)

v) My father bought me a new toy. I play with ____ every day. (him / it)
vi) Do __ want to visit the museum, Neha? (you / we)
vii) I live in a hostel. My parents live far away. I really miss__. ( we/
them )
viii) Have you seen the new teacher? ______ is our Karate coach. (
he/she )
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Class III Subject: English Session: 2020-21 MM:20
1. Write the synonyms of the following words: (4)
WORD SYNONYM
e. Idle
f. Tell
g. Free
h. Annual
2. Choose the correct homophone: (4)

v) Mr. Chaddha’s __ (sun/son) has bought a new car.

vi) My __ (hare/hair) are brown.
vii) Yippyy…we have ___ (won/one) the match.
viii) I have ___ (no/know) idea about it.

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct simile: (4)

Cucumber diamond lemon
fox

iv) My brother is as precious as a _________

v) The curry is as sour as _________
vi) Diya is as cunning as a ______
vii) She is as cool as _________
4. Choose the correct verbs from the brackets to complete the
sentences: 5)
v) Avika ___ (has/ have) two cars.
vi) Sara ____ (went/go) to the zoo yesterday.
vii) Deepika and Neena __ (bake/bakes) a cake.
viii) Deepika __ (bake/bakes) a cake.
ix) They __ (has/have) a beautiful home.
5. Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives of quality: (3)
deep huge sweet
v) I saw a __ elephant.
vi) This lake is very __________ .
vii) Rupali sang a __ song.
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Class III Subject: English Session: 2020-21 MM:20
6. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

Once there was a special kind of bird. It had two necks, but a common
stomach. They two necks would fight over every little thing and never
shared anything. Once, one neck found a pot of honey and started
gobbling it down. The other neck said, “Please share with me. I wish to
taste the delicious honey too.” “No! I won’t”, the first neck retorted
rudely. The other neck wanted to teach the first neck a lesson. Once, it
found a jar of poison and gulped it down. The poison killed the bird.
(10)
a. Why was the bird special?
______________________________________________________
__________.
b. Were the birds sharing and caring?
______________________________________________________
___________.
c. What did the first bird find?
______________________________________________________
___________.
d. What lesson do you learn from the story?
______________________________________________________
___________.

e. Write the synonyms of the following words from the passage:

1. same ______________
2. quarrel ______________
3. tasty ______________
4. impolitely _____________
f. Write the contraction used in the passage.
Contraction Expansion
________ _________
Q2. Observe the following picture and write a small paragraph of
about 8-10 lines on it. Give a suitable title too. (10)
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Class III Subject: English Session: 2020-21 MM:20

Q1. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct pronoun: (2)
theirs hers mine
yours

a. The books lying on the table are _____. They belong to me.

b. This cup belongs to Neeta. It is _____.

c. I have lost my pencil. Can I borrow ______?

d. These cakes are _____. They baked them yesterday.

Q2. Read the paragraph given below and punctuate it appropriately: (4)
one day jim left the tap running while brushing his teeth his mother advised him
to plant trees conserve water and respect elders
Q3. Use the simple present or the simple past forms of the verbs given in
the brackets to complete the sentences correctly: (6)
a.Most evenings, Seth ____(read) the newspaper and Kanika _____(make)
dinner. Yesterday he _____(go) out and _____ (bring) Pizza.
b. Last year, I ____ (go) to Agra with my family. We ______ (visit) many
historic places.

Q4.Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Lions
Lions belong to the ‘cat’ family. They are unique because they are the only cats
to live in groups or prides. They are yellowish-brown in colour, with a yellow or
black mane. Males have a thick, long mane around the head that extends down
the chest. Female lions do not have manes. They have massive shoulders and
strong legs, long, sharp claws and powerful jaws. A lion’s roar can be heard
more than 8 km away.
Prides of lions generally consist of one male and thirteen to forty females.
However, some prides have as few as two members. A pride’s home area varies
in size from 20 to 400 square kms. Lions capture their prey mainly during the
night, and are reputed to sleep or rest for about twenty hours a day.

a. Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences: (5)

1. Lions have
____________________________________________________.

2. The minimum size of a pride

is_____________________________________.

3. Lions usually capture

____________________________________________.

4. Lions sleep for _______________________________________.

5. Their roar can be heard ________________________________.

Which is your favourite animal and why? (3m)