English Grammar Grade 3 Exams Third Term

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TIME: 1 HOUR

CLASS: GRADE THREE

NAME OF PUPIL____________________________________ DATE __________

Write the homophones for the following words

Hymn

For

Steel

Express the homonyms of these words in a sentence.

Nail:

Nail

Direct speech

Stella said “ I am happy:

Fisayo said “ I can jump”

The famers said that the harvest was good

COMPOSITION

Write a composition that is not more than ten lines on “ My Proprietress”

Objectives

Comprehension

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailor. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and community as we human do.

Some scientist have suggested that dolphins have a language so probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. These dolphins are vertebrate animal.

Questions

1. It is clear from the passage that dolphins
2. Don’t want to be with us as much as we want to be with them.
3. Are proven to be less intelligent than once thought.
4. Have a reputation for being friendly with humans
5. One can conclude from the reading that
6. Dolphins has skills that no other living creatures have such as the ability to think.
7. Dolphins has some social traits that are similar to those of humans.
8. It is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other.
9. Do you think dolphins are more intelligent that humans? ( Yes/No)

Give a reason for your answer.

Read the following questions and pick the right answer from the given alternatives.

1. I did’nt _____ what Mrs. Bolujo said. A) ear b) here (c) hear
2. They forgot ______ homework book at home. (a) there (b) dear (c) their
3. I love my mother so much. She is so _____ to me. (a) dear (b) deer (c) there
4. The farmer shot the _______ (a) deer (b) there (c) dear
5. I ______ the moon. (a) sea (b) see (c) sit
6. The thieves wanted to _ the car. (a) steel (b) steal (c) still
7. The pastor said “ ____ abundantly so that you can reap abundantly. (a) sew (b) sow (c) so
8. The _ is cloudy. (a) whether (b) weather (c) welder.

Write out if each Verb in the following sentences is a Transitive verb or an Intransitive verb.

1. We sang at the meeting. Ans _____________________________________
2. Gloria opened the door. Ans ______________________________________
3. Favour laughed when she understood the joke. Ans __________________________________
4. The time keeper rang the bell. Ans ____________________________________

Write out the type of determiner that is underlined in each of te following sentence.

1. This book f the law shall not depart from your mounth. Ans:
2. Those apples are bad. Ans:
3. My daddy is around. Ans
4. Have you seen an elephant before? And:

Fill the gaps with either a, an the or some.

1. I always keep __ money in my wallet.
2. Have you seen _ new maths teacher?
3. Edet lost ______ tooth in the fight last week.
4. ________ eagle is a very powerful bird.