HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, 2024

2024-25
ENGLISH
Time – 1:30 Hrs. Class – III M.M. : 40
Date – 11.09.2024 (Wednesday)

Name of the student ________________________________ Roll No. _______Section______

SECTION A - READING
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
Birds always attract children. They are of different types, colours and natures. We
have the smallest bird, the humming bird and the biggest one-ostrich. Our national
bird, peacock is also a large beautiful bird. Birds are of various colours as sparrows
are grey, white and black. Parrots are light green, pigeons are light grey. Pigeons and
parrots are quiet in nature. Hawks, eagles, kites, vultures, crows etc are predators.
Q.1 Choose the correct option. (2×1=2)
i) What do the birds do?
a] hate children b] love children c] attract children
ii) Which is the smallest bird ?
a] humming bird b] pigeons c] crow
Q.2 Identify any two nouns from the passage. (2×1=2)
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Q.3 Answer the question :
Name some of the birds which are quiet in nature. (2)
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SECTION B - GRAMMAR
Q.4 Underline the common noun and circle the proper noun. (2×½=1)
Virat Kohli is a famous cricketer.
Q.5 Write the plural forms of the following nouns. (2×½=1)
a. Tax - _____________ b. Zoo - _____________
Q.6 Underline the verbs in the following sentences. (2×½=1)
a. People read books in the library.
b. Shruti is a good singer.
Q.7 Choose the correct adjectives from the bracket. (2×½=1)
a. The mother kangaroo has ___________ (narrow /deep) pouch on its stomach.
b. That is my ___________ (blue/all) sweater.

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Q.8 Fill in the blanks with appropriate pronouns given in the box. (2×½=1)
He, They , She, hers
a. ___________ are good friends.
b. The prize belongs to her. The prize is ___________.
Q.9 Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’. (2×½=1)
a. She is as wise as ______ owl.
b. My neighbour is ______ policeman.
Q.10 Arrange the words in order to make a correct sentence. (1)
like ice cream Children
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Q.11 Read the given sentence and mention its Time of Action. (1)
My shoes are wet . ___________________________________________________
SECTION C - ENGLISH FERRY
Q.12 (A) Fill in the blanks with the words from the poem to complete its summary.
The speaker describes how the _______________ looks and the people in it: a man,
his wife and their child who move from _________________ to town. (2×1=2)
(B) Write the word that describes the movement of animal. The answer is hidden in
the jumbled word given at the end of the clues. (2x1=2)
(i) Horses jump and run forward quickly. (pogall) _______________
(ii) Crocodiles move forward with their body close to the ground (warcl)
Q.13 Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks.
(A) The trader was going to another country to _______________. (1)
i) sell his goods ii) meet his family iii) attend a wedding
(B) Rita Mouse was Reggie’s ___________________. (1)
i) aunt ii) grandmother iii) mother
(C) Reggie played _______________ with his friends. [2]
i) cricket ii) chess iii) football
Q.14 Read the following lines and answer the question that follows. [2×1=2]
His caravan has windows, two,
And a chimney of tin, that the smoke comes through
i) Who stays in the caravan?
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ii) What does having windows and smoke coming out of chimney suggest?
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Q.15 Answer the following questions. [2x2=4]
i) Why were Reggie’s clothes lying on the floor?
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ii) What does the cat pounce upon?
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Q.16 Answer the following question. (20-30 words) [4]
What did the travellers do when they found water?
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How did Reggie ‘un-shrink’ his clothes?
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SECTION D - WRITING SKILL
Q.17 Look at the following picture carefully and write 4 sentences on it. [4×1=4]

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Q.18 Write an application to your Principal, requesting him to grant you two days
leave. (50-60 words) [4]
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