Third Term Examinations Primary 3 English Grammar
THIRD TERM
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CLASS: PRIMARY 3
COMPREHENSION
Communicating in the past long ago it was difficult to communicate over long distances. People did not have telephones like we have today. Smoke signals could be seen from far away. If someone wanted to send a smoke signal, he or she had to build a fire. Then they had to wear a blanket over the fire to form patterns with the smoke signals. The member of smoke signals and the spacing between the signals sent different messages.
Drum beats
Drum beats could be heard many kilometres away. The sound travelled from one village to another. The person sending the message would beat the drum in a special rhythm. Important messages would be passed on from village to village. Warnings like “Under attack” or foreigners arriving” were communicated with different drum rhythms. Answer these questions about the information’s.
QUESTIONS
1) Which methods of communication are described? _____________________
2) What is used to form the smoke signals? _____________________
3) How far away could drum beats be heard? _____________________
4) What kinds of warnings were sent by drum beats? _____________________
5) How would the person sending the message beat the drum? _____________________
6) How would important messages be passed? ‘_____________________
7) What kind of warnings are communicated? _____________________
Fill in the blanks with the antonyms of the bold words
8) Is that an answer or a _____________________
9) Her clothes are cheap but her shoes are _____________________
10) Snow is White and coal is _____________________
Replace the bold words with their synonyms
11) He made a few mistakes in his test _____________________
12) The naughty boy was chased by some dogs
13) He stood in the centre of the class
Fill in the blanks with the correct words given in the brackets
14) I was _____________________ because I could not the book I borrowed. (fined, find)
15) Please _____________________ while I take your said the girl to the child (weight, wait)
Write a word that sounds the same as the one given.
16) Cheque ___________________
17) Cell _____________________
18) Mail
Give the feminine or masculine gender of the following
Masculine Feminine
19) Gentleman _____________________
_____________________ Niece
20) Son in law _____________________
Hero _____________________
21) _____________________ Mrs
Man _____________________
Write M for masculine, F for Feminine and N for Neuter
22) Pencil Tigress
23) Brother Chair
24) Policeman mother
Example As brave as a lion
25) As easy as _____________________
26) As gentle as a _____________________
27) As green as _____________________
28) As meek as a _____________________
Rewrite and punctuate the following
29) Oh I am sorry _____________________
30) Where are we going _____________________
31) I am going to visit my grand parents _____________________
32) Didnt they give you the book? _____________________
Give the young ones of these animals
33) Eagle _____________________
34) Horse _____________________
35) Goat _____________________
36) Frog _____________________
Write the homes of these people and animals
37) Priest _____________________
38) King _____________________
39) Spider _____________________
40) Bee _____________________
Write a composition on any of the following:
- A) What I would like to be in future
- B) My State
- C) A letter to your uncle telling him you would like to spend the holiday with his family.