CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 3 END-OF-UNIT TEST ANSWERS

End-of-unit tests answers

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Unit 1
Reading
1 Award 1 mark if learners correctly circle a doll’s house. [1]
2 Award 1 mark if learners identify any three adjectives from: old;
crumbly; pale; red. [1]
3 Award 1 mark for explanations of crumbly as breaking into (small) pieces. [1]
4 Award 1 mark for explaining that it was hard to see the cottage because
the tree hid it so well. Award 1 mark for explanations that refer to the text.
For example:
• The tree’s branches were so wide, they seemed to wrap around the cottage
and completely cover it.
• The tree covered the cottage so well it was hidden from the rest of the world. [2]
5 Award 1 mark for any word with the same sound pattern as house (e.g. mouse,
out, shout). [1]
6 Award 1 mark if learners tick narrative and dialogue. [1]
7 Award 1 mark for any two noun phrases correctly identified. For example:
biggest, brownest muddiest river; fat juicy little child; greediest croc. [1]
8 Award 1 mark for any three speech verbs from: asked; cried; snorted. [1]
9 Award 1 mark for answers that explain that the Enormous Crocodile
wants to eat the children because he thinks they are juicy and yummy. [1]

Writing
Award marks according to these categories:
• correct use of speech marks and alternative speech verbs [2]
• interesting noun phrases [2]
• different sentence types [2]
• dialogue set out correctly [2]
• spelling [1]
• use of past tense verbs. [1]

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Unit 2
Reading
1 Award 1 mark if learners identify: leave; turn; cross; walk. [1]
2 Award 1 mark for identifying: crossroads; playground; nearby. [1]
3 Award 1 mark for ordering the command verbs alphabetically: beat,
continue, cross, cut, find, follow, make, mix, spread, stir. [1]
4 Award 1 mark for triangle. [1]
5 Award 1 mark for identifying: first; next; then; finally. [1]
6 Award 1 mark for Push half a strawberry onto the skewer. [1]
7 Award 1 mark if learners correctly tick sub-headings, numbered list,
command verbs and bullet points. [1]
8 Award 1 mark for listing invited and dressed. [1]
9 Award 1 mark for answering that to Come dressed to impress means
wearing something special for the party – not normal clothes. [1]
10 Award 1 mark for Vovó’s. [1]

Writing
1 Award 1 mark for: crossed; stirred; baked. [1]
2 Award 1 mark for: crossing; stirring; baking. [1]
3 Award marks according to these categories:
• correct use of command verbs and sequencing words [2]
• addition of useful information, including adjectives and adverbs [2]
• spelling [2]
• bullet points or numbered list [1]
• neat, joined-up handwriting. [1]

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Unit 3
Reading
1 Award 1 mark for present tense. [1]
2 Award 1 mark for in the water / in the air. [1]
3 Award 1 mark for an appropriate word choice, such as chases, follows, hunts. [1]
4 Award 1 mark for answers that refer to the dragon striking the two stones
together. [1]
5 Award 1 mark for eight. [1]
6 Award 1 mark for spelling all regular verbs correctly (lived, flashed, carried,
destroyed) and for spelling all irregular verbs correctly (was, flew, struck, found). [1]
7 Award 1 mark for identifying two onomatopoeic words correctly
(e.g. strikes, flashes, roars). [1]
8 Award 1 mark if learners correctly tick figurative language, noun phrases and
descriptive language. [1]
9 Award 1 mark for answers that refer to the writer describing the way
thunder and lightning move across the sky and how frightening
a thunderstorm can be. Award 1 mark for answers that refer to the poem
explaining how thunder and lightning happen and that we shouldn’t be
frightened of it (because it chases away the evil spirits). [2]

Writing
Award marks according to these categories:
• completing a table [1]
• three lines with a 5, 7, 5 syllable pattern [3]
• use of figurative language, including onomatopoeia [2]
• present tense [2]
• powerful verbs. [2]

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Unit 4
Reading
1 Award 1 mark for three. [1]
2 Award 1 mark for explanations that say the adventure took place a long
time ago because it says Once upon a time. [1]
3 Award 1 mark for: It’s – it is; Let’s – let us; didn’t – did not. [1]
4 Award 1 mark for an answer that explains that the exclamation mark shows
that the sailors were frightened of the Roc. [1]
5 Award 1 mark that identifies the text as being from beginning of the
story, with explanations that refer to the words Once upon a time.
6 Award 1 mark if learners correctly tick main character is a hero or heroine,
main character has a dangerous task to complete, events or the main
character are true or possibly true. [1]
7 Award 1 mark for one simple sentence from the text (e.g. Sinbad was
not upset, Sinbad went down to the seashore) and one multi-clause
sentence from the text (e.g. He loved to go to faraway lands and
find treasure; He found some sailors who wanted to go with him; At first,
the sea was calm and the sun was shining). [1]
8 Award 1 mark for underlining went, got and saw. [1]
9 Award 1 mark for appropriate synonyms. For example: went: walked, ran,
jogged; got: climbed, scrambled, struggled; saw: spotted, noticed, observed. [1]
10 Award 1 mark for explanations that refer to Roc’s size or
that suggest the sailors had heard stories about the Roc and knew
it was dangerous. [1]

Writing
Award marks according to these categories:
• informal word choices and contractions for dialogue [2]
• correct punctuation for dialogue [2]
• narrative to begin and end the conversation [2]
• alternative words for said to show the character’s feelings and thoughts [2]
• spelling. [2]

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Unit 5
Reading
1 Award 1 mark for The government in the UK makes laws there or similar. [1]
2 Award 1 mark for the London Eye. [1]
3 Award 1 mark for correct examples of each sentences type. Possible examples:
a Statement: We had a really fun day; I miss you all.
b Question: Do you think the Queen and her husband need that many rooms? [1]
4 Award 1 mark for answers that refer to Mrs Sabella being surprised to see
police in river boats because normally police are on the street or road. [1]
5 Award 1 mark if all three prepositions are correctly identified.
a The Houses of Parliament are next to the Thames.
b We rode on the London Eye.
c We strolled beside the river. [1]
6 Award 1 mark for two of: huge; wide; massive. [1]
7 Award 1 mark for answers that refer to Arturo finding it exciting/enjoyable.
Award 1 mark for additional comments that explain what he enjoyed or why
it was exciting. [2]
8 Award 1 mark for answers that suggest Mrs Sabella did not enjoy it as much
as Arturo. Award 1 mark for answers that include suggestions that
Mrs Sabella may have been worried about being so high up or enjoying
other aspects of the experience such as the amazing views. [2]

Writing
Award marks according to these categories:
• inclusion of details not in Mrs Sabella’s letter (e.g. feelings, food,
appreciation of Aunty Sonia’s treat, wishing friend could have been there) [2]
• sentence openings to structure paragraphs [2]
• different types of sentences [2]
• interesting word choices (including synonyms for most common words) [2]
• spelling [1]
• neat, joined-up handwriting. [1]

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Unit 6
Reading
1 Award 1 mark for answers that explain that the narrator tells the parts
of the story that are not acted. [1]
2 Award 1 mark for stage direction. [1]
3 Award 1 mark for Kamran. [1]
4 Award 1 mark for references to Tazim being a natural leader or the eldest. [1]
5 Award 1 mark for answers that refer to Gilad wanting Adil to settle an
argument because Adil was a judge. [1]
6 Award 1 mark for identifying the words concerns, once, spaced and recently. [1]
7 Award 1 mark for one appropriate stage direction. Award 2 marks for two
appropriate stage directions. Possible stage directions could be:
a Tazim: Do you see footprints on this path?
I would say it was a camel. (Pointing to the ground.)
b Tazim: (Nodding.) Yes, that’s just what I was thinking. [2]
8 Award 1 mark for using speech marks around the spoken words and adding
a speech verb (e.g. said, called, shouted). Possible answer: ‘Help! You, there!
Please help me. Have you seen my camel? I’m sure someone has stolen it!’
said Gilad.
Award 2 marks if all the punctuation is correct based on the playscript.
Possible answer: All at once a man rushed up to them waving his arms.
‘Help! You, there! Please help me!’ he shouted. ‘Have you seen my camel?’
he asked as he looked at them. ‘I’m sure someone has stolen it!’ [2]

Writing
Award marks according to these categories:
• direct and indirect speech from extract used as dialogue [4]
• stage directions [2]
• playscript layout [2]
• spelling and punctuation. [2]

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Unit 7
Reading
1 Award 1 mark for either not being about five children or a dangerous
band of smugglers. [1]
2 Award 1 mark for suggesting that the story might be about a girl or pirates. [1]
3 Award 1 mark if adventure story is ticked. [1]
4 Award 1 mark for: you would; you would; you had. [1]
5 Award 1 mark for answers that refer to feeling like being clothes in a
washing machine. [1]
6 Award 1 mark for answers that explain the word Suddenly tells you it
happened quickly. [1]
7 Award 1 mark for any three from: rose; began; were; thrown;
was; went; had. [1]
8 Award 1 mark for any two appropriate noun phrases from the extract.
(e.g. big, stripy balloon; wicker basket; shifting clouds; monstrous
ogre’s face; grinning mouth). [1]
9 Award 1 mark for simile. [1]
10 Award 1 mark for any appropriate definition (e.g. loomed: comes in front of
you when you’re not expecting it; monstrous: something very large and
like a monster). [1]

Writing
Award marks according to these categories:
• suitable character name and chapter title [1]
• interesting adjectives and noun phrases [2]
• figurative language (e.g. similes) [2]
• details about the character and setting to create interest [2]
• multi-clause sentences [1]
• spelling and punctuation. [2]

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Unit 8
Reading
1 Award 1 mark for six months. [1]
2 Award 1 mark for inland nearer the mountains. [1]
3 Award 1 mark for very, very strong winds, with heavy rain. [1]
4 Award 1 mark for any answers giving an appropriate reason. Possible reasons:
No, because it would be the middle of the hurricane season and I wouldn’t be
able to go to the beach. Yes, because I don’t like it when it’s hot / being on
the beach. [1]
5 Award 1 mark for two sentences with appropriate pronouns and 2 marks for
all three sentences with appropriate pronouns.
a It is the season of the rain.
b There are eight of them a year.
c They come to enjoy the sun. [2]
6 Award 1 mark for Cayman Islands, Grenada, Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia. [1]
7 Award 1 mark for either of the following answers: in chapters on Town
and country, and Shopping; on pages 11 and 14; Holidays and festivals
on page 20. [1]
8 Award 1 mark for the following answers:
a tourists – The weather b coasts – The weather
c fishing – Food [1]
9 Award 1 mark for the following order: Food, Holidays and festivals, Homes,
Land and sea, Shopping, Sport, The weather, Town and country, Where
are the Caribbean islands? [1]

Writing
Award marks according to these categories:
• appropriate heading and subheadings [1]
• paragraphs with clear main ideas and appropriate content [3]
• multi-clause sentences with appropriate connectives [2]
• verb agreement [2]
• spelling and punctuation. [2]

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Unit 9
Reading
1 Award 1 mark if learners correctly choose the following:
a mate b traps c dare d name e stop. [1]
2 Award 1 mark if learners correctly write a word that uses the same letters
as the original word. Possible answers: a meat / team; b pots / opts;
c strap / sprat. [1]
3 Award 1 mark for three words matched correctly. Award 2 marks if all six
words are matched correctly.
whisk to throw objects up into the air and catch them
juggle to cut something carefully
rip to move or whip something quickly
switch to turn quickly on the spot
carve to tear into pieces
spin to swap one thing for another [maximum 2]
4 Award 1 mark if learners correctly list the following:
a mixed b made c twisted d snapped e ripped f spun. [1]
5 Award 1 mark for correctly naming the kinds of wordplay.
Award 1 mark for correctly naming the poem types.
a puns b riddle c alliteration d tongue twister. [2]
6 Award 1 mark for limerick. [1]
7 Award 1 mark for answers that correctly identify that lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme
and lines 3 and 4 rhyme. [1]
8 Award 1 mark for any two words with silent letters: two [silent ‘w’],
four [silent ‘u’], wren [silent ‘w’]. [1]

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Writing
1 Award 1 mark for two sentences that clearly explain two meanings of
the word. [1]
2 Award 1 mark for each appropriate mnemonic. [2]
3 Award 1 mark for appropriate calligrams. [1]
4 Award marks for the following:
• a correct rhyming pattern (lines 1 and 3; 2 and 4; 5 and 6) [1]
• appropriate choice of rhyming words [2]
• an attempt to make an amusing last line [2]
• spelling. [1]

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