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TERM 3 TUNE UP EXAMINATION 2022/2023
ENGLISH
TIME: 1hour
YEAR 3
NAME: …………………………………………………………………
DATE: …………………………………………………………….
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST.
You have 1hour to complete this exam. Answer all the questions.
Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.
The total mark for this paper is 50. The number of marks has been indicated for
each section.
No additional materials are needed
X/50
Total
A. READING COMPREHENSION.
Read the story below.
Once in the Caribbean, there was a king who always got what he wanted –
the finest foods, the fanciest clothes and the newest gadgets. Everything
the king owned had to be the biggest and the best. But there was one thing
he wanted that he couldn’t have. More than anything, the king wanted to
touch the moon. Every night, he stood on his balcony and stared at the
silvery-white sphere hanging in the sky and wished that he could reach it.
One day, he decided enough was enough. “Am I not the richest and most
powerful man in these islands?” he thought. “Of course, I can touch the
moon!”
He summoned the royal carpenter. “I have an important job for you,” said
the king. “I need you to build a tower that’s so high I can touch the moon.”
The royal carpenter’s mouth fell open. He knew it was impossible, but he
didn’t dare question the king. “I want it as soon as possible,” said the king.
“How do you plan to do it?” The royal carpenter gulped. He had no idea
how to build a tower so tall. Tables, chairs, shelves, boxes – yes! But a
tower that reached the moon? Not a chance! “Maybe I could build a
ladder?” he pondered. “But how would we lift it and lean it against the
moon? And what if it snapped?” The carpenter thought for a long time,
while the king paced back and forth. “Perhaps if I made lots of wooden
boxes, we could stack them up and you could climb up them like steps?” He
knew it was risky, but it was the only idea he had.
The king clapped his hands with glee. “Perfect! Get started straight away.”
The carpenter toiled day and night, building boxes for the king’s tower.
However, after a week, he had used every bit of wood in his workshop.
There were nowhere near enough boxes to reach the moon. “Chop down
every tree!” said the king. “I must touch the moon.”
So the carpenter chopped down every tree on the island. After two weeks,
there were no trees left and there still weren’t enough boxes to reach the
moon. “I command every person in the land to bring me their boxes!” cried
the king. The next day, every family in the land stopped what they were
doing to deliver boxes to the palace. There were boxes big, small, plain,
colourful and carved. When you put them with the boxes the carpenter had
made, it looked like there might just be enough to reach the moon. “At
last,” said the king, rejoicing. “Guards! Build these boxes into a tower for
me immediately. Tonight, I shall touch the moon!” That night, everyone in
the land gathered to watch the king touch the moon. The royal carpenter
had a front row seat, but he couldn’t bear to watch. The king set off. Up,
up, up he went, clambering up one box after another until he was as high as
the clouds... Up, up, up he went, climbing higher and higher into the night
sky until he was among the stars... Up, up, up he went until the big,
beautiful moon was within his sight.
When the king reached the top of the tower, he leant forward to touch the
moon but it was just beyond his reach. He stood on his tiptoes and
stretched his arms, but it was no use – the moon was still a few centimetres
away. “I need another box up here!” shouted the king. “We don’t have
one!” called the carpenter. “We’ve used every box in the kingdom.” “Just
pull a box from the bottom and pass it up to me.” The carpenter hesitated.
He knew the king’s order made no sense. “What are you waiting for? Do it
now!” yelled the king, losing patience. The carpenter took a deep breath
and pulled a box from the bottom of the tower, then he ran away as quickly
as he could. Just as he suspected, the tower wibbled and wobbled, and
trembled and toppled. Soon the boxes came crashing down, along with the
king, who was a crumpled heap in the middle of it all. Somehow the king
survived the fall, but his dreams of touching the moon were crushed, along
with his desire to always get his own way!
Answer the following questions.16pts
1. How many paragraphs are in the story?1pt ________________
2. Identify the proper noun in sentence one of paragraph one.
1pt______________
3. Identify the conjunction in the first sentence of the last paragraph.
______________1pt
4. Who said this and to whom did he say it?2pts
“I need you to build a tower that’s so high I can touch the moon.”
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5. Why did the king ask his men to chop down all the trees in his
kingdom?1pt
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6. Which sentence in the story shows the tower was very high?1pts
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7. Which actions of the King shows that he was a foolish man?2pts
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8. There’s a Chinese quote, ‘When a king makes a mistake, all the people
suffer.’ How does this story show this?2pts
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9. List down all the adjectives used to describe the boxes brought to the
palace.5pts ___________, _________, __________, __________,
_____________.
B. HAIKU. 4pts
1.What is a Haiku?
a. Poem
b. Song
c. Country
2.Where does Haiku originate or come from?
a. Italy
b. China
c. Japan
3.How many lines are there in a Haiku poem?
a. Six
b. Ten
c. Three
4.How many syllables are in a Haiku?
a. Seventeen
b. Sixteen
c. Three
B. GENERAL QUESTIONS.10pts
1.What do we call a word that mimics or imitates the sound of an
object or an animal? ________________________
2.List down any three forms of written communication.
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
3.How many syllables are in these words.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
Heavily.
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Displaced. __________________
Avocado. __________________
Friendliness. _________________
Pronunciation. _______________
Play.
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C. ADVERBS. 8PTS
Underline the adverbs in the following sentences.
a. "Who broke the dish?" my little brother asked innocently.
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b. The syrup oozed sloppily down the sides of the table.
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c. The team played poorly because many players were injured.
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d. She whispered the secret carefully into her best friend's ear.
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e. The nurse spoke gently but removed the bandage carelessly.
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f. He shouted loudly for help.
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g. Mary walked to school hurriedly.
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D. ADJECTIVES. 12PTS
Find the adjectives in the sentence.
1. The forest was dark and spooky.
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2. They wanted sunny weather for an enjoyable picnic.
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3. The queen lived in a grand palace.
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4. The little dog couldn't stop shivering.
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5. The shiny new car drove slowly down the quiet street.
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6. The old cat paused to lick its sticky paws.
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7. The Aloe Vera plant is beautiful. _________________