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STD – III
Question Bank
English – I
II SEMESTER PORTIONS
Poem – 10
Celebration
I. Match the meanings:
1. Ancient
:
Very old
2. Volunteer
:
Someone who offer to do something.
3. Enthusiastic :
Very lively, bubbly with energy
4. Anniversaries :
Annual or yearly events.
II. Answer the following: 2m
1. Which celebration does the poet like?
2. What do relatives come and do?
3. Which activities does he enjoy at celebration?
III. Complete the poem: 4m
1. Some celebration __________________
________________________________
________________________________
____________________________ to you.
Lesson – 11
Tricky Mr. Rabbit
I. Match the meanings:
1. Crouched
:
Sat bending down.
2. Snickered
:
laughed in a nasty manner
3. Remarkably :
surprisingly, extremely
4. Tremendous :
huge, great
5. Marvelous
:
amazing
6. Braced
:
took support of something firm, like the ground.
7. Fumed
:
spoke angrily
II. Reference to Context: 2m
1. “They won‟t rule me,” he said. He ran away and got a very long, strong rope, and his big
drum, and hid it in the bushes.
a) Who is speaking?
b) Who is he talking about?
III. Answer the following: 2m
1. How did he get the bigger animals to help him?
2. Why did he sit in the bushes and beat the drum?
3. Why were the bigger animals so angry with each other?
4. Why is the story called „Tricky Mr Rabbit‟?
IV. Answer the following:3m
1. Why doesn‟t Brother Rabbit want to be ruled?
V. Do as directed:
1. Complete the comparisons with right objects:
as white as milk
_____________
2. Complete the comparisons with right objects:
as smooth as silk
_____________
3. Complete the comparisons with right objects:
as tall as a mountain _____________
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4. Complete the comparisons with right objects:
as silly as a sheep
_____________
5. Complete the comparisons with right objects:
as bright as the sun _____________
6. Complete the comparison: as excited as _____________________
7. Complete the comparison: as happy as _____________________
8. Complete the comparison: as pretty as
_____________________
9. Complete the comparison: as clever as _____________________
10. Complete the comparison: as shiny as
______________________
11. Write the correct degree of the word in brackets:
Wearing a coat is the ____________
way to stay warm. (good)
12. Write the correct degree of the word in brackets:
The weather this summer is even
_______________ than last summer. (bad)
13. Write the correct comparative form of the word in brackets:
a holiday by the sea is
____________ than a holiday in the mountains. (good)
14. Write the correct comparative form of the word in brackets:
That book was the
____________ interesting of the three. (little)
15. Write the correct comparative form of the word in brackets:
It was the ___________
winter that she could remember. (bad)
16. Write the correct comparative form of the word in brackets:
Aditya ate the
____________ amount of food at the party. (little)
17. Write the correct comparative form of the word in brackets:
Malti and her friends had
the ______________ fun they‟ve ever had. (many)
18. Write the correct comparative form of the word in brackets:
I think dogs are
___________ intelligent than cats. (many)
19. Complete the comparisons of adjectives
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Happy
__________
______________
20. Complete the comparisons of adjectives
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
______________
______________
Strongest
21. Complete the comparisons of adjectives
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Funny
__________
______________
22. Complete the comparisons of adjectives
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
____________
Softer
______________
23. Complete the comparisons of adjectives
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Bad
__________
______________
24. Complete the comparisons of adjectives
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Many
__________
______________
25. Complete the comparisons of adjectives
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
______________
more
______________
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Lesson – 12
Limericks
I. Match the following: 1m
1. Partially : not completely
2. Futile : idle
3. Unique : unusual
II. Answer the following: 2m
1. What are limericks?
III. Complete the poem: 4 marks
There was a young Lady ______________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
_________________________ in surprise.
Lesson – 13
Growing up
I. Match the following:
1. Colts : young male horses.
2. Whinnied : a sound made by horses
3. Well- bred : showing good up – bringing.
4. Lodging : place to stay
5. Gig : light two – wheeled carriage.
6. Ploughboy : who works the ploughs on the farm.
II. Do as directed: 1m
1. Complete each sentence with the correct conjunction.
We bought a new house ____________ it was expensive.
2. Complete each sentence with the correct conjunction.
Juhi mopped the floors _____________ dusted the furniture.
3. Complete each sentence with the correct conjunction.
The little girl is sad ____________ she has lost her dog.
4. Complete each sentence with the correct conjunction.
We went swimming ___________ it was raining outside.
5. Complete each sentence with the correct conjunction.
Rohan was tired, ____________ he went to bed early.
6. Complete each sentence with the correct conjunction.
Would you like to have a banana shake ____________ a strawberry shake?
7. Complete each sentence with the correct conjunction.
Mother wanted to drive to the market, _______________ the car wouldn‟t start.
8. Complete each sentence with the correct conjunction.
Yash has a stomach ache ____________ he ate too much ice-cream.
9. Complete each sentence with the correct conjunction.
Malini wanted to buy a doll‟s house _________ didn‟t have enough money.
10. Complete each sentence with the correct conjunction.
My dog sleeps on the couch _______________ my cat naps in the bath tub.
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11. Choose the correct word.
She came to my house ____________ baked a cake for me. (so, and)
12. Choose the correct word.
We wanted to go boating ___________ it was raining outside. (because, but)
13. Choose the correct word.
My dog is hungry ___________ I forgot to feed him. (so, because)
14. Choose the correct word.
The day is still warm __________ it is autumn. (or, although)
15. Choose the correct word.
Do you want to have pancakes ___________ eggs for your breakfast? (or, so_
16. Write two sounds of this animals:
Cows - _______________ ________________
17. Write two sounds of this animals:
Dogs - _______________ _________________
18. Write two sounds of thisanimals:
Mice - ________________ ________________
19. Write two sounds of this animals:
Horses - _______________ _______________
20. Write two sounds of thisanimals:
Cats - ________________ ________________
21. Write two sounds of this animals:
Owls - ________________ _________________
22. Write two sounds of this animals:
Chickens - ______________ _________________
23. Write two sounds of this animals:
Bees - ________________ ________________
24. Write two sounds of this animals:
Grasshoppers - ________________ _________________
III. Answer the following: 2m
1. What would the speaker do all day in the lesson „growing up‟?
2. What happened when he was old enough to eat grass?
3. Who were his companions?
4. What would they do for fun?
5. What does he mean by „rough play‟?
IV. Reference to context: 3M
1. He would pat and stroke her and say, “Well, old Pet, and how is your little Darkie?”
a) Who is he?
b) What would he bring in his pocket?
c) Who was „old pet‟? What was her real name?
Lesson – 14
The Pedlar of Swaffham
I. Match the following: 1m
1. Legend : a traditional tale popularly regarded as true.
2. Pedlar : who travels around selling things.
3. Dreaded : feared.
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4. Orchard – a plot of land planted with fruit trees.
5. Hoard – a store of money
II. Do as directed: 1m
1. Write the homophones for: son
2. Write the homophones for: male
3. Write the homophones for: sale
4. Write the homophones for: pair
5. Write the homophones for: night
6. Write the homophones for: one
7. Choose the correct word:
The children counted ____________ ducks in the pond near their house. (too, two, to)
8. Choose the correct word:
We need ______________ take our __________ dogs for a walk. (too, two, to)
9. Choose the correct word:
Charu has ___________ many stuffed toys and books in her bedroom. (to, two, too)
10. Choose the correct word:
Rajiv ate _____________ much at lunch, so the felt unwell in the evening. (to, two, too)
11. Choose the correct word:
The cupboard is _____________ big to go through the door. (two, too, to)
12. Choose the correct word:
Go the shop and buy __________ loaves of bread. (two, too, to)
13. Choose the correct word:
I brought ____________ apples ___________ share with my friends. (two, too, to)
14. Fill in the blanks with question words what, where, why, when, how who, which and
whose:
________________ is reading in the library?
15. Fill in the blanks with question words what, where, why, when, how who, which and
whose:
________________ time is he coming home?
16. Fill in the blanks with question words what, where, why, when, how who, which and
whose:
________________ road leads to the jungle?
17. Fill in the blanks with question words what, where, why, when, how who, which and
whose:
_______________ is your favourite day of the week?
18. Fill in the blanks with question words what, where, why, when, how who, which and
whose:
_______________ foot prints are these?
19. Fill in the blanks with question words what, where, why, when, how who, which and
whose:
___________________ calls from this phone every day?
20. Fill in the blanks with question words what, where, why, when, how who, which and
whose:
_____________ book was on the floor?
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21. Fill in the blanks with question words what, where, why, when, how who, which and
whose:
______________ hobbies does Maria have?
22. Fill in the blanks with question words what, where, why, when, how who, which and
whose:
_______________ toy is your favourite?
23. Fill in the blanks with question words what, where, why, when, how who, which and
whose:
______________ umbrella is this?
24. Give the Short forms (contraction) for the following:
Were not –
25. Give the Short forms (contraction) for the following:
does not –
26. Give the Short forms (contraction) for the following:
could not –
27. Give the Short forms (contraction) for the following:
will not –
28. Give the Short forms (contraction) for the following:
do not –
29. Give the Short forms (contraction) for the following:
have not –
30. Give the Short forms (contraction) for the following:
has not –
31. Give the Short forms (contraction) for the following:
are not –
32. Give the Short forms (contraction) for the following:
did not –
33. Give the Short forms (contraction) for the following:
was not –
34. Use question word and form question for the following sentences:
I play football twice a week.
______________________________________________________________
35. Use question word and form question for the following sentences:
Malini‟s birthday is on the 29th of February.
_______________________________________________________________
36. Use question word and form question for the following sentences:
She goes fishing at the weekends.
_______________________________________________________________
37. Use question word and form question for the following sentences:
The Kapoors live on 191 K G Marg.
_______________________________________________________________
38. Use question word and form question for the following sentences:
I saw the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre in Paris.
_______________________________________________________________
39. Use question word and form question for the following sentences:
I come to school by bus.
_______________________________________________________________
40. Use question word and form question for the following sentences:
The Children ate the back berry pie.
_______________________________________________________________
41. Use question word and form question for the following sentences:
Manal is crying because she has lost her favourite doll.
_______________________________________________________________
42. Make negative questions using the contraction given.
Can‟t –
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43. Make negative questions using the contraction given.
Won‟t 44. Make negative questions using the contraction given.
Isn‟t 45. Make negative questions using the contraction given.
Aren‟t 46. Make negative questions using the contraction given.
Don‟t III. Answer the following questions: 2m
1. Why do you think the pedler ignored the voice he heard in his dreams?
2. Was he really a fool to go to London?
3. What did London Bridge look like in those day?
4. What does the pedlar hear from the shopkeeper?
IV. Answer in three or four sentences: 3m
1. What kind of a man was he? Give evidence from the story to support your answer.
V. Reference to context: 2m
1. “I was a fool to come,” he told himself, but still he waited.
a) Who is „he‟?
b) Where is he waiting?
Lesson – 15
Strange Questions
I. Match the following: 1m
1. U.F.O - a space craft from another planet.
2. Demon – Satan, devil
3. Alien – a creature from outer space.
II. Do as directed: 1m
1. Give the rhyming word for: Task –
2. Give the rhyming word for: Kite
3. Give the rhyming word for: tall –
4. Give the rhyming word for: Try –
5. Give the rhyming word for: Days –
6. Write Is questions using the words given:
Raining in Mumbai
7. Write Is questions using the words given:
Sandwich ready
8. Write Is questions using the words given:
your dress new.
9. Write Did questions using the word given:
drink your milk.
10. Write Did questions using the word given:
see Alice in wonderland
11. Write Did questions using the word given:
read Aladdin
12. Write Did questions using the word given:
eat food.
13. Write Did questions using the word given:
tie laces.
14. Tick the correct answer: 1m
1. The child mentions some questions he‟d like to be asked in the poem.
a) How‟s school? (
)
b) Have you looked for a UFO? (
)
c) Is your handwriting letter?
III. Answer the following questions: 2m
1. Why is the poem called „Strange Questions‟?
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2. What would the boy like to talk about? Name three things from the poem.
IV. Complete the poem: 4m
Why do grown – ups __________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
_________________________________ what teacher says?”
Lesson – 16
Meeting Alm Uncle
I. Match the following: 1m
1. Uttering – saying
2. Searchingly – as though looking for something
3. Murmured – spoke very softly
4. Nooks – hidden corners
II. Do as directed: 1m
1. Write a rhyming word for : delight
2. Write a rhyming word for : sound
3. Write a rhyming word for : hut
4. Write a rhyming word for : hay
5. Write a rhyming word for : sleep
6. Identify the compound words and the two smaller words that form it.
Shake hands
7. Identify the compound words and the two smaller words that form it.
Bees live in
8. Identify the compound words and the two smaller words that form it.
Spiders make these webs
9. Identify the compound words and the two smaller words that form it.
A fish shaped like a star
10. Identify the compound words and the two smaller words that form it.
A bug with black spots
11. Identify the compound words and the two smaller words that form it.
A box with sand in it
12. Identify the compound words and the two smaller words that form it.
Paper filled with news
13. Identify the compound words and the two smaller words that form it.
Colorful arc after the rain
14. Identify the compound words and the two smaller words that form it.
Time for bed
15. Identify the compound words and the two smaller words that form it.
A boat you can live on
16. Use one of the adverbs of time from the box to complete each sentence:
_____________, Crocodile and his friend, Monkey, were enjoying juicy fruit from a tree
near the river. (one day, at once)
17. Use one of the adverbs of time from the box to complete each sentence:
When he got home _______________, Crocodile‟s wife said, she wanted to eat the
monkey‟s heart. (at lunch time, after noon)
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18. Use one of the adverbs of time from the box to complete each sentence:
The _____________ Crocodile invited Monkey to his house for lunch. Monkey agreed.
____________. On the way, crocodile told Monkey that his wife wanted to eat his heart.
(next day, at once, one day, a little later)
19. Use one of the adverbs of time from the box to complete each sentence:
The clever Monkey replied ____________ that he had left his heart at home. (immediately,
yesterday)
20. Use one of the adverbs of time from the box to complete each sentence:
__________________ , Monkey jumped on the tree and started laughing at the unhappy
Crocodile. (a little later, immediately)
III. Answer the following: 2m
1. What names is he known by?
2. How did she make the old man speak to her?
3. What did she want to do with her clothes? Where did she keep them?
4. What was kept in the cupboard?
5. Where did Heidi decide to sleep?
IV. Answer the following: 3m
1. What did Heidi do after Dete had left?
Lesson – 17
The Brook Song
I. Match the meanings:
1. Brook – a small stream
2. Swerve – move sharply to one side
3. Crook – run in a crooked line
4. Tumbled – fell head over heels
5. Mumblingly – to say in a low voice that is not clear.
6. Lit – (here) to land for a moment and then take off again.
7. Rim – top edge
II. Quote from the memory:
1. Little brook! _________________
________________________look –
Such a ____________________________________________crook
____________________________one and one,
Reach ____________________________
_______________________________in the sun!
III. Do as directed: 1m
1. Give the Rhyming words for:
2. Give the Rhyming words for:
3. Give the Rhyming words for:
4. Give the Rhyming words for:
5. Give the Rhyming words for:
brook
one
film
song
lit
Lesson – 18
Brave Children
I. Match the meaning:
1. Deeds – acts
2. Hesitate – pause before doing something
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3. Inspiring – to give someone the desire or courage to do something
4. Access – entry to a place.
II. Do as directed: 1m
1. Unscramble the letters LDAEDR
2. Unscramble the letters WARCL
3. Unscramble the letters KMAS
4. Unscramble the letters ESOH
5. Unscramble the letters CAPEES
6. Unscramble the letters LORL
7. Unscramble the letters TARWE
8. Unscramble the letters ERISN
9. Unscramble the letters IXTE
10. Unscramble the letters GYXOEN
11. Unscramble the letters MRALA
12. Unscramble the letters KMOSE
13. Unscramble the letters FTHRGIIEFSER
14. Unscramble the letters ERIF ENNIGE
15. Fill in the blank with „can‟, „can‟t‟ „could‟ and „couldn‟t‟:
Aparna _______________ draw pictures when she was six years old.
16. Fill in the blank with „can‟, „can‟t‟ „could‟ and „couldn‟t‟:
She was very sad because she __________ eat her ice cream.
17. Fill in the blank with „can‟, „can‟t‟ „could‟ and „couldn‟t‟:
Rehan _____________ skate very well, he should practice a lot.
18. Fill in the blank with „can‟, „can‟t‟ „could‟ and „couldn‟t‟:
Manas is really athletic. He ___________ run very fast.
19. Fill in the blank with „can‟, „can‟t‟ „could‟ and „couldn‟t‟:
I ____________ sleep very well last night because I was alone at home.
20. Fill in the blank with „can‟, „can‟t‟ „could‟ and „couldn‟t‟:
My little sister __________ walk when she was six months old.
21. Fill in the blank with „can‟, „can‟t‟ „could‟ and „couldn‟t‟:
My dog is looking for its bon but it ____________ find it.
22. Fill in the blank with „can‟, „can‟t‟ „could‟ and „couldn‟t‟:
She __________ comb her hair herself. Her mother combs it for her.
23. Fill in the blank with „can‟, „can‟t‟ „could‟ and „couldn‟t‟:
I ____________ ride a bicycle when I was four years old but I ___________ ride a tricycle.
24. Fill in the blank with „can‟, „can‟t‟ „could‟ and „couldn‟t‟:
Helen is very talented. She ___________ play the piano and sing beautifully.
III. Answer the following: 2m
1. What are some of the dangers the brave children have faced?
2. What did the boy with burn marks on his face do?
3. What is the message Uma Shankar has given us?
IV. Answer the following: 3m
1. Who receives the National Awards for Bravery?
2. How did the two children save their younger brothers?