MID TERM TEST FIRST TERM PRIMARY 3 ENGLISH STUDIES

Class: Grade 3

Time: 1hr.

Subject: English Language

Answer all the questions in this section

Instructions: Read the passage and answer the questions that follows

Football is the most popular sport in the world. It is a game played by two teams at a time, each have ten players and one goal keeper. The game is played on a field which has two goal post, one at each end of the field. A referee with the help of two line men oversees a football match.

People of all races and complexion like the game. Both government and private are interested in the game.

QUESTIONS

1. What is football?________________
2. How many people are there in a football team at a time? ________________
3. Mention people that oversee the game of football________________ and ________________

LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

Choose the word or group of words from the option given below to complete the sentences

1. She can’t account _________ her son’s sadness (a) on (b) by (c) in (c) for
2. I have taught them the song again and _________ (a) after (b) again (c) always (d) before
3. We should take advantage _______ the early rain to plant the seeds (a) at (b) in (c) on (d) of
4. The plural of woman is _________ (a) womans (b) women (c) wemen (d) womanses
5. ________ I go to the farm every day? (a) does (b) did (c) do (c) doesn’t

Read each sentence and choose the word or group of words that is nearly the same in meaning as the  word in bold

1. It is wrong for a child to abandon his education (a) hate (b) drop (c) give up (d) leave
2. Give me the accurate description of the place (a) necessary (b) good (c) exact (d) very close
3. She met her old friend by accident today (a) crash (b) mistake (c) planning (d) chance
4. Can she be allowed to go home by herself (a) asked (b) told (b) permitted (d) freed
5. The man asked, “Are you scared of spiders?” (a) sorry (b) disliking (c) fearing (d) afraid

Choose from the options the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in bold in each sentence

1. Jane never smiles (a) always (b) occasionally (c) often (d) rarely
2. She lost her golden pen (a) bought (b) found (c) kept (d) misplaced (d) seized
3. Her friend is the prettiest of the three (a) fattest (b) found (c) quickest (d) strongest (e) ugliest
4. The book is on the table (a) beside (b) between (c) under (d) near
5. She sang happily to herself (a) badly (b) sadly (c) joyfully (d) sweetly

PART B

Choose a word from the box which means the opposite of the following

Wide annoyed busy exciting believe bare

Brilliant before assemble best

1. After _________________
2. Pleased _______________
3. Narrow _______________
4. Doubt ________________
5. Stupid ________________
6. Clothed _______________
7. Scatter _______________
8. Idle __________________
9. Boring ________________
10. Worst ________________

Write the plural of the following words

Underline the verbs in the following sentences

1. Dogs bark
2. Levi laughed
3. You do not drink
4. The baby caught a bad cold
5. I eat everyday

Choose an adjective from the list below to fill each of the spaces in the following

Leather large Soft Bright Loud

Deep Wooden Sharp Sweet Beautiful

1. A _____________ broom
2. A __________________day
3. A______________ noise
4. A ______________ girl
5. A __________________loaf
6. A ______________ river
7. A______________ orange
8. A _____________ belt
9. A _____________ knife
10. A _____________ teacher
11. A _____________cotton
12. A _____________ bench