Lsm Grade 3 English 1st Trim Exam Sy 2009-2010

ENGLISH 3 Lourdes School of Mandaluyong First Trimester Exam Share some information about yourself. Answer the questions below. Write in complete sentences and use correct punctuation and capitalization. 1. What is your full name? _____________________________________________________________________________ 2.

How old are you and when is your birthday? _____________________________________________________________________________

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Where do you live? _____________________________________________________________________________

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What is the name of your father? _____________________________________________________________________________

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What is the name of your mother? _____________________________________________________________________________

Read the sentences in each number. Then, encircle the letter of the answer that best describes each character’s trait. 1.

Amy disliked recess every day. She did not have any friend to play with. Instead of playing with the others, she just walks around by herself. a. Amy is a polite girl. b. Amy is a lonesome girl. c. Amy is very friendly.

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Roy has been to almost every province in the Philippines with his family. They always go on trips especially during the summer. a. Roy and his family are fond of traveling. b. Roy and his family are busy people. c. Roy and his family are rich people.

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Rocky plays basketball with Rocky every Saturday. When he wins the game, he’s happy. When he loses, he doesn’t feel so bad. a. Rocky is an honest boy. b. Rocky loves basketball. c. Rocky is a true sport.

4.

Mr. Garcia is the town mayor. He has good projects for the community. He always thinks of what is good for the people. a. Mr. Garcia is a model leader. b. Mr. Garcia is a very busy man. c. Mr. Garcia will run for president someday.

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Eric and Rosa joined their barangay’s Clean and Green Program. They know how to recycle things. They avoid practices that harm the environment. a. They are good children. b. They live near the barangay hall. c. They care for the environment.

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Use context clues to find the meaning of the underlined word. Box the correct answer. 1.

Angels are celestial beings. They also serve as our connection to God. heavenly alien lowly

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My foot is having a painful sensation. I think I stepped on something sharp. not feeling anything feeling something feeling numb

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What a relief! I thought I will not be able to solve this problem. no more hardships help is needed friends are coming

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My dad coaches me every time I join a quiz bee. He helps me in memorizing the facts. watches tutors listens

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Tonton brings nothing but mischief! He does his dirty tricks without thinking of others’ feelings. pride happiness trouble

If the underlined word is a common noun, write a proper noun on the blank. If it is a proper noun, write the common noun it represents. ________________ 1.

Last weekend, I watched Up with my family.

________________ 2. We watched it in the mall that is near our home. ________________ 3. I asked my mom to buy me a bag of popcorn and a cup of juice. ________________ 4. Mom and Dad shared a bag of Piattos. ________________ 5.

I enjoyed watching the movie with my family and I hope we can watch another one next month.

Read the short text below and answer the questions that follow. Emilio Advincula is a taxi driver. One day, he had to drive for a balikbayan whose residence was outside Metro Manila. He drove to the passenger’s residence without any question. While he was driving back to the city, he noticed that his passenger left a bag. The bag contained two million pesos and a lot of jewelry. He immediately returned the bag to its owner. The balikbayan was so thankful that she offered a reward but Emilio did not accept it. 1. What does Emilio Advincula do for a living? _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Where does the balikbayan live? _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. What did Emilio do when he opened the bag and saw the valuables inside it? _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. How did the balikbayan show her gratitude for what Emilio has done? _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. What kind of taxi driver is Emilio Advincula? _____________________________________________________________________________

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Match the masculine form with the feminine form. Write only the letter of your answer. ________ 1. groom

a. goose

________ 2. spinster

b. bride

________ 3. janitor

c. aunt

________ 4. gander

d. janitress

________ 5. uncle

e. bachelor

Write M on the blank if the noun is masculine; F if it is feminine; C if it is common; and N if neuter. ________ 1.

table

________ 6. teacher

________ 2. sister

________ 7. classmate

________ 3. brother

________ 8. cousin

________ 4. bull

________ 9. hen

________ 5. pencil

________ 10. cow

Choose the best title for these paragraphs. Choose from the box. Write the letter of your answer on the space before the number. A. A Birthday Surprise

B. The Ant Colony

D. The Importance of Breakfast

C. Reading is Fun

E. What I Did During Vacation

_____ 1. When we sleep at night, some of our organs do not rest. They work overnight to keep us alive. That is why, we feel hungry when we wake up. We need to eat healthy food in the morning to nourish our overworked organs. The food we eat in the morning also makes our body ready and energized to do our activities for the day. _____ 2. I am glad to have two months of rest from school. It is because I get to do so many activities during school break. In fact, this summer I was able to learn how to swim. I also became part of our community play. My friends were with me every single day and we had so much fun. _____ 3. Do you want to go to different places without even leaving your seat? You can do this by reading books! When you read different stories, you get to travel to the places that the characters go to. You also get to peek into their adventures! Books are really small wonders! _____ 4. Ants live under the ground. They dig the ground and make a colony for themselves. They make rooms for everyone like nurseries for the baby ants and places to store their food. Worker ants keep the place strong and protected. _____ 5. Mama doesn’t have a clue of what we will be having tonight. She’s going to come home to a dark house. My siblings and I will be hiding under the table. Papa will be bringing out her cake. Then we will sing “Happy Birthday”. Mama will be so surprised!

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Write the plural form of the following nouns. 1. belief

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6. key

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2. louse

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7. quiz

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3. lady

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8. foot

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4. dress

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9. knife

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10. brush

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5. church __________________

Follow the directions that are indicated below. Write your answer inside the box. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Write your nickname in capital letters in the center of the box. In the upper right corner of the box, write the name of your best friend. Draw your favorite food in the upper left corner of the box. Draw 3 circles in the lower left corner of the box. Color the first circle blue, the second circle yellow, and the third circle with the color red. 5. In the lower left corner of the box, draw a heart and write your parents’ names inside it.

Fill in the blanks with the correct letters to form the name of the part of the book that is being described. 1.

It is the list of the contents of a book. They are arranged from the first to the last page. It also includes the page number/s where these contents are found. __ __ __ __ __

2.

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

On this page we find the names of the writer or writers and the publisher. We also find on this page the date and place of printing of the book. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

3.

It shows the name of the book. __ __ __ __ __

4.

__ __ __ __

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This is a list of difficult words with their meanings that are used in the book. It is usually found on the last pages of a book. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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It includes all the contents of a book. __ __ __ __

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This is a short message from the writer. It tells what the book is all about. __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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It contains the sources the author used to make the book. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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It is found at the end of the book. It tells what is inside the book in a detailed way. __ __ __ __ __

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It is the external part of the book. It is made of hard material to protect the pages of the book from being crumpled. __ __ __ __ __

Prepare a Venn Diagram showing the similarities and differences of boys and girls your age.

BOYS

GIRLS

Put a check ( ) if the noun determiner / article is used correctly in the sentence. Write the correct article if it is used incorrectly. ________________ 1. A honorable man keeps his word. ________________ 2. The orchids from Zamboanga are the rarest in the world. ________________ 3. In another part of the big zoo, live a four-legged animals. ________________ 4. An boys are happy to be with their fellow boy scouts. ________________ 5. An old gold coin is part of my grandfather’s prized possession. Match the words from Column A to the words in Column B. Then, write the word that you formed beside its definition. COLUMN A news thumb eye sand bed

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COLUMN B paper print time stand brow

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_______________________ 1. Time for sleeping. _______________________ 2. A stall that sells newspapers. _______________________ 3. Hair growing above the eye. _______________________ 4. A print made by the thumb. _______________________ 5. Paper used for polishing wood or metal. Read the paragraphs below. Highlight the sentence that gives the main idea of the paragraph with a yellow crayon. 1.

Insects are part of a huge group of animals called arthropods. Spiders and scorpions are part of this group, too. Arthropods are invertebrates that have a hard outer coat which protects their soft insides. The bodies of arthropods are divided into sections. 2. Galileo Galilei is one of the world’s most famous scientists. He is known as the “Father of Modern Experimental Science”. He used a telescope to view the moon and saw that it was not perfectly round but with craters. Most of the things we use today have started as Galileo’s inventions. 3. The light from the sun looks white but it is really made up of all the colors of the rainbow. Among the colors, blue light waves are the waviest and its color is scattered in all directions. This is the reason why we see our sky as blue most of the time. Rewrite the phrases to show the possessive form of nouns. 1. house of Chris and Nena

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2. papers of father

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3. games of the children

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4. bag of Jay and book of Roma

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5. cooking of Luz

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6. chicks of the hen

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7. work of the pupils

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8. shoes of Matt

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9. project of Ross

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10. tails of cats

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Write the numbers 1 to 5 to alphabetize each list of words. _____ store

_____ butter

_____ magenta

_____ mall

_____ flour

_____ green

_____ theater

_____ sugar

_____ aquamarine

_____ market

_____ yeast

_____ pink

_____ bank

_____ eggs

_____ peach

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