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LANGUAGE ARTS
STANDARD THREE

Section 1 Spelling

In each of the following sentences, fill in the blank by adding a prefix from the box to the
words in brackets.

im dis over mini un

Example: The unhappy boy visited the Principal. (happy)

1. Most of the time, it is _________________ to drink water from rivers and ponds. (safe)

2. Do not drink water that is ____________________ or has an unwanted taste. (coloured)

3. Boiling _____________________water for a few minutes will kill most bacteria. (pure)

4. Be _________________________ that you now have a glass of clean water! (joyed)

There is one spelling error in each of the following sentences. Underline the error and
write the correct spelling of the word on the given line.

Correct Spelling
5. A libray is a great place to find answers to many questions. __________________

6. Widht, is the distance from one side of something to the other. __________________

7. Sharon was given a lovely bicycle for her twelvth birthday. __________________

8. There were easely two hundred people at the yearly bazaar. __________________

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Section 2 Vocabulary

Give the meaning of the underlined words, as they are used in the sentences. You may
write one word or a phrase as an answer.

Example:
The wealthy owner bought the most costly gift.
wealthy means very rich_______________________________________________

9. Lawn grass grows rapidly in the rainy season. It has to be cut every two weeks

rapidly means _______________________________________________________

10. The best football team won numerous medals.

numerous means _____________________________________________________

11. The ancient buildings were broken down and replaced by newer ones.

ancient means________________________________________________________

12. Unlike his brother who gets weary after every game, John is always lively!

weary means ________________________________________________________

13. At the zoo we saw a most peculiar sight, a strange two-headed snake.

peculiar means _______________________________________________________

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Turn to begin the Comprehension

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Section 3 Comprehension

Read the story below and answer the questions about what you have read.

Brandon was an adventurous boy; he could not keep still and often did daring things
which left his mother scared. One Sunday after lunch, Brandon climbed a huge, old tree in the
backyard. He enjoyed playing among the sturdy branches, where no one could see him. Not
even his smaller sister.
As the leaves swished and swayed in the breeze, he tried to crouch like a monkey and
shouted, I wish I could fly!
Then with his arms open wide, he made a dive for a much lower branch. He thought of
the eagle he had seen in the book: Birds of the World. He thought of himself as a monkey
reaching for a branch with an outstretched arm.
Ugh! He struck a branch and fell onto a pile of leaves. Mom heard the thud and ran
outside. Oh! she said, are you hurt? As Brandon got up slowly, and dusted his clothes, he
said, Dont worry Mom, I am not hurt. No more flying for me, at least not in a hurry.

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Answer questions 14 to 18 based on the information on page 4.

14. In the first paragraph of the story, what other word shows that Brandon was
adventurous (line 1) boy?

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15. What words in the story tell you it was a windy afternoon?

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16. In the story, what is Brandon compared to?

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17. What makes the ending of the story both happy and sad for Brandons mother? Use
what you have read in the story to help you explain.

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18. In your own words, briefly say what this story is about?

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Section 4 Study Skills

Study the notice that was published in the newspapers. Answer the questions using
complete sentences, correct spelling and grammar.

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AREAS AFFECTED
Malabar, Phases 1,3 & 4
OMeera Road from Churchill Roosevelt Highway up to Neutones Boulevard

DATE: Thursady 14th May 2008

(from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)

SPECIAL ADVISORY:
Motorists are advised to proceed with caution, as there will be a disruption in traffic.

PURPOSE: This is to carry out planned repair work.

The Authority apologises and thanks you for your cooperation as we try to serve you better.
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19. Who placed the notice in the newspaper?

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20. What words tell us that care should be exercised in the affected area?
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21. Apart from customers, who else would be affected by the work being done?
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Section 5 Punctuation

Write the missing capital letter and punctuation marks full stops, question marks,
apostrophe marks, quotation marks, exclamation marks and commas. In each sentence,
there is one missing punctuation mark or capital letter

H
Example: he rode his bicycle around the large hole .

22.

Hav e you ev er gone hiking

It is good clean fun .

Our bus driv er, M r. ram shared many jokes.

W e enjoyed the bus ride and the beautiful scenery

W e enjoyed many snacks our friends pa rents made for us .

When we arriv ed ev eryone shouted, Hurrah

After the hike, we all said, What a wonderful day!

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Section 6 Parts of Speech

On the line provided, write the part of speech (adjective, verb, adverb, preposition or
pronoun) of the underlined word.
Part of Speech

23. Most cats are solitary hunters. ___________________

24. That means they hunt by themselves. ___________________

25. A cat catches its prey after stalking it. ___________________

26. The cat creeps slowly towards its prey or meal. ___________________

27. It leaps forward, catching the innocent animal. ___________________

Section 7 Sentence Structure

Choose the word from the brackets that best completes each sentence. Write the word on
the line provided.

28. Babies _________________when they are hungry.

(cry, cries)

29. I ___________________ with the school choir.

(sings, sing)

30. A box of matches___________________ left on the stove.

(was, were)

31. The children_____________________ the test last Friday.

(write, wrote)

32. Our windows were __________________during the violent storm.

(broke, broken)

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Section 8 Creative Writing

33. Write a story that includes the problem shown in the pictures below.
In your story, describe how the fish ended up in the problem and the
events that followed.

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YOU HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE TEST.

CHECK THAT YOU HAVE ANSWERED
ALL THE QUESTIONS.
WELL DONE!

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