SUMMATIVE TEST 2 (March 2014) ENGLISH CLASS: III Time: 2 hrs Name: Section: Roll No: School: Date: MM: 50 M.O. Sign of Examiner: Sign of Invigilator: Sign of checker: SECTION A (Reading)-10 marks A1. Read the passage and answer the following questions: (5 marks) One night the mother tiger was tired and closed her eyes. The tiger cub saw a tiny frog, hopping along the ground. The tiger cub pounced, but the frog hopped away. He chased the frog and caught it, and turned to show his mother But she was not in sight. Instead he saw a tiger, bigger than his mother, near him in the jungle. The tiger s green eyes glistened as he watched the tiger cub. The tiger cub was frightened. He could not hide or run. He let the frog hop away. The tiger crept up closer to the little tiger cub. But a roar filled the jungle, the roar of the mother tiger! She faced the other tiger and he went away. A1.1 Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks (2) 1. The tiger is a animal. a) pet b) wild c) domestic 2. The tiger cub saw a bigger. a) tiger b) frog c) cat 3. The tiger cub let the hop away. a) rabbit b)tiger c)frog 1
4. The mother tiger when she saw the big tiger moving closer to the tiger cub. a) smiled b) jumped c) roared A1.2 Fill in the blanks (2) 1. The mother tiger and her cub lived in a. 2. One night the tiger cub caught a. 3. The tiger s green eyes as he watched the tiger cub. 4. A word from the passage that means very small is. A1.3 Answer the following (1) 1. The tiger cub could not hide or run. Why? A2. Read the poem and answer the following questions (5 marks) The lion walks on padded paws, The squirrel leaps from limb to limb, While flies can crawl straight up a wall, And seals can dive and swim. The worm he wiggles all around, The monkey swings by his tail, And birds may hop upon the ground Or spread their wings and sail. But boys and girls Have much more fun; They leap and dance. And walk and run. 2
A2.1 Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks (2) a) The flies on the wall. i) swim, II) crawl, III) walk b) The squirrel from one place to another. i) leaps ii) walks iii) crawls c) can dive and swim. i) lions ii)squirrels iii)seals d) is an action word. i) girl ii) wings ii) run A2.2 Fill in the blanks (2) 1. The lion s paws are. 2. The word that rhymes with tail is. 3. A can swing by its tail. 4. Write the correct word from the jumbled letters.. lgwgei A2.3 Answer the following 1. Why do boys and girls have much more fun? (1). 3
SECTION B (WRITING -15 MARKS) B1. Complete the sentences. (3) 1. When I grow up I will become. 2. I help my mother in. 3. A postman. B 2. Make Sentences. (2) weak week B 3. Look at the picture and write 5 sentences about it. (5) It is a 4
B.4 Write a letter to your friend describing your school. (5) 5
SECTION C (GRAMMAR-10 MARKS) C1. Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks (1 ½) 1. Give me some to eat. ( food/ clothes). 2. It is a (feel/foolish) bird. 3. Swim across (the river/ the road). C2. Match the animals and their young ones. (2) a) horse lamb b) sheep calf c) cow kitten d) cat colt C3.Fill in the blanks with the opposites of the underlined words: (1) 1. Monkeys have long tails but dogs have tails. 2. Ice cream is cold but this tea is. C 4. Fill in the gaps with the plural of the underlined words: (1) Example. She has a ball but he has many balls. 1. It is a duck. They are. 2. Mary has one child. Raji has three. C 5. Add ful to make a word. (½) 1. These papers are. (use) 6
C6. Write full form (1) i. Don t ii. isn t C 7. Make two words from sometimes (1) C 8. Circle the words with a j sound: (1) grow June goose giraffe C 9. Rearrange the words and make meaningful sentence. (1) 1. baby / the moon / your / catch / to / wants Ans. SECTION D (LITERATURE-15 MARKS) D1. Read the following lines and fill in the blanks given below. A girl named Meena was twelve years old. She climbed the hill along with her friends. She carried a small boy on her back who was four years old. His hair was curly. His eyes were black and his face was as fresh as the morning dew. D1.1. Fill in the blanks (2) 1. The name of the girl was. 2. The girl climbed the. 3. The eyes of the boy were. 4. The small boy was years old. 7
D2. Read the following lines and fill in the blanks given below. I met a horse as I went walking; We got talking, Horse and I. Where are you going to, Horse, today? (I said to the Horse as he went by). Down to the village to get some hay. Will you come with me? No, not I. D2.1 Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks (2) 1. The Horse was going to the. i) city ii) town iii) village 2. The Horse wanted some. i) bread ii) hay iii) water 3. In the above lines I is a. i) child ii) man iii) horse 4. The opposite of down is. i) above ii)up iii) on D3. Name the following 1. A means of transport on (1) Land water 8
D4. What am I? Complete the crossword puzzle. (3) 1. I carry loads. 2 I live in a sty. 3. I bark. 4. I am the ship of the desert. 5. I give you honey. 6. I bleat. 3 5 1 D 6 4 E 2 G D 5. Answer the following questions: ( 3 ) 1. What do you mean by dusk and dawn? 9
2. Why does the washer man bring donkeys? 3. Why is the road annoyed with the crow? D6. Number the sentences in the correct order. (2) Both of them fell into the river. Two silly goats were walking opposite to each other on a narrow bridge. They fought with each other. Both of them wanted to cross the bridge first. D7. Correct the sentences. (2) 1. A newspaper boy sells radishes. 2. The buffalo is a wild animal. *********** 10
Summative Assessment II - 2011 Subject: English Class: III Answer Key And Marking Scheme SECTION A (Reading)-10 marks A1. Read the passage and answer the following questions: A1.1 Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks (4x ½=2) 1. wild 2. tiger 3. frog 4. roared Deduct ¼ mark for each spelling error. A1.2 Fill in the blanks (4x½ =2) 1. jungle 2. frog 3. glistened 4. tiny For wrong use of spellings deduct ¼ for one or two mistakes or deduct appropriately for more mistakes. A1.3 Answer the following (1) 1. The tiger cub could not hide or run because it was frightened seeing the big tiger. Deduct marks appropriately (overall) for spelling and punctuation errors. A2. Read the poem and answer the following questions A2.1 Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks (4x ½=2) a) crawl b) leaps c) seals d) run Deduct ¼ for each mistake A2.2 Fill in the blanks (4x ½=2) 1. padded 2. sail 3.monkey 4. wiggle
For wrong use of spellings deduct ¼ for one or two mistakes or deduct appropriately for more mistakes. A2.3 Answer the following (1) 1. Boys and girls have much more fun because they can leap, dance, walk and run. Deduct marks appropriately (overall) for spelling and punctuation errors. SECTION B (WRITING -15 MARKS) B1. Complete the sentences. (3x1=3) Accept any correct answer. Deduct marks appropriately (overall) for spelling and punctuation errors. B 2. Make Sentences. (2x1=2) Accept any correct answer. Deduct marks appropriately for spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors. B 3. Look at the picture and write 5 sentences about it. (5) Award one mark for each sentence.deduct marks appropriately (overall) for spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors. B 4. Write a letter to your friend telling about your school. (5) (includes building, teachers, friends) Award 1mark for Address, ¼ mark for date, ¼ mark for salutation, two marks for content, one mark for fluency and accuracy and ending :- ½ mark SECTION C (GRAMMAR-10 MARKS) C1. Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks (3x ½ =1 ½) 1. food. 2. foolish 3. the river If the answer is misspelt give zero C2. Match the animals and their young ones. (4x ½ = 2) a) horse colt b) sheep lamb c) cow calf
d) cat kitten C3.Fill in the blanks with the opposites of the underlined words: (2x ½ =1) 1. short 2. hot Deduct ¼ marks(overall) for spelling errors. C 4. Fill in the gaps with the plural of the underlined words: (2x ½=1) 1.ducks 2.children If the answer is misspelt give zero C 5. Add ful to make a word. (½) 1. useful If the answer is misspelt give zero C6.Write full form (2x ½ =1) i. Do not ii. Is not If the answer is misspelt give zero C 7. Make two words from sometimes (2x ½ =1) Accept any correct answer. C 8. Circle the words with a j sound: (2x½=1) June giraffe C 9. Rearrange the words and make meaningful sentence. (1) 1. Your baby wants to catch the moon. Award mark only for the correct answer. SECTION D (LITERATURE-15 MARKS) D1. Read the following lines and fill in the blanks given below. D1.1. Fill in the blanks (4x ½ =2) 1. Meena 3. black 2. hill 4. four Deduct ¼ marks(overall) for spelling errors.
D2. Read the following lines and fill in the blanks given below D2.1 Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks (4 x ½ =2) 1. village 3. child 2. hay 4. up Deduct ¼ mark for each spelling error. D3. Name the following 1. Accept all the correct answers. (2x ½ =1) D4. What am I? Complete the crossword puzzle. (6x ½ =3) 1 4 3 5 D B D O N K E Y G E 6 S H C A M E L 2 E P I G If the answer is misspelt give zero D 5. Answer the following questions: ( 3 x1=3) 1. Dusk is the beginning of day and dawn is the beginning of night. 2. The washer man brings donkeys to carry away the dirty clothes. 3. The road is annoyed with the crow because it is asking the road to wake up though it was already wide awake.
Deduct marks appropriately for spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors. D6. Number the sentences in the correct order. (4x ½ =2) 4. Both of them fell into the river 1 1 Two silly goats were walking opposite to each other on a narrow bridge. 3 They fought each other. 2 Both of them wanted to cross the bridge first. D7. Correct the sentences. (2x1=2) 1. A newspaper man sells newspapers. 2. The buffalo is a domestic animal. Award mark only for the correct answer. Deduct ¼ marks(overall) for spelling errors.