Rustomjee Cambridge International School & Junior College
1st TERM EXAMINATION (2011-12)SUBJECT: ENGLISH -Paper 2 Std: 3 Div. ___
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Q 1. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. [20]
It was the night before Christmas, Christmas Eve. Snow lay on the ground. The houses and gardens looked bright. There were colourful lights and lanterns hanging in the doorway. Carol singers passed by, singing sweetly.
Mr. and Mrs. Webster were standing in their doorway. They were welcoming guests to their party. How happy they were!
Inside the house, the guests chatted excitedly. They ate the food that Mrs. Webster cooked. Everything looked lovely. Music filled the house. The children gathered by the Christmas tree to look at the presents under it. Each child felt the package and tried to guess what was inside. Tomorrow they would open their presents. They would all have a new toy.
Guests poured in. “Happy Christmas! Come in, Come in!” the children would shout. The party was going well. The doorbell rang again. One of the guests opened the front door. A little man stepped into the hall. Someone gave the little man a plate of food. The little man made his way into the sitting room. He sat in a chair and ate and drank. A few Name:___________________________________________________ Roll No. : _______
people came up and chatted with the little man. He also spoke with Mr. Webster about the cold weather.
Time passed. The little man looked happy. Everyone was having fun. After all, it was a time of joy. After an hour, the little man went to talk to Mr. Webster again.
‘Do you know,’ he said, ‘I don’t know anybody at this party. I was not invited.’
‘Oh!’ cried Mr. Webster in surprise. ‘This is my house, and I am sure I did not invite you. I thought you came with one of our friends.’ ‘No, no,’ replied the man. ‘I don’t know anybody here. I have never met you or your wife before.’ Mr. Webster was shocked to hear this.
The stranger explained ‘I live next door. My wife and I were on our way to visit our son at the other end of town.’ ‘Is your wife here too?’ asked Mr. Webster. He looked around in the room. ‘No, no’ said the little man. She is waiting outside in the car.’
‘What?’ cried Mr. Webster. ‘Has she been waiting long?’ ‘Yes, about an hour. Well you see, we got into the car this evening to go to our son’s house. But one of your guests has parked in front of our gate. The car is blocking our way. I only came in to ask if it could be moved. I expect my wife is wondering where I am.’
1. What type of passage is this? (tick the correct answer) [1 ]
a. A story b. A play c. An informative article
2. What is the author's purpose for writing this article? (tick the correct answer) [1] a. to give us information on Christmas
b. to entertain us
c. to give us information on Mr. Webster
3. Where has the story taken place? (tick the correct answer) [1] a. In the garden
b. In the parking lot c. In the house d. In the backyard
a. Carol singers passed by, singing sweetly b. Inside the house, the guests chatted excitedly c. The little man was Mr. Webster’s friend
5. Describe the setting of the story. (write where and when the story takes place) [2] _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
6. Why were Mr. and Mrs. Webster standing in their doorway? [1]
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7. Why was Mr. Webster’s house crowded with people? [1]
____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 8. Why were the children, gathered near the Christmas tree, excited? [2]
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____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 10. List the correct order of these events. Write 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the brackets given.
[2] After an hour, the little man went to talk to Mr. Webster again. (______) Mr. and Mrs. Webster were welcoming guests to their party. (______) The little man made his way into the sitting room. (______) He also spoke with Mr. Webster about the cold weather. (______)
____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 12. How would you describe the nature of the little man? Tick the correct option. [2]
Selfish Forgetful Dishonest
Give a reason to support your answer.
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13.Write a word from the passage which means [2]
a) night before Christmas ____________________________
b) an unknown person ____________________________
Q 2. Directed writing [5]
Imagine you were one of the invited guests at Mr. Webster’s party. Write a short paragraph of five to six sentences on how you enjoyed the party. (Read the above passage carefully and take points from it to write your paragraph)
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Q 3. Language record [5]
1. Tick the correct meaning of the given words. Write the word class in the bracket
and frame sentences of your own. [4]
blocking – (_______) to obstruct to let go none of the two
Sentence____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ lantern - (_____) a kind of bird lamp fire
Sentence____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
2. Write the antonym of the given words. [1/2]
bright – _______________
3. Write the homophone of the given words. [1/2]
hear - __________________
1. Pick any two nouns from the first paragraph and write them in the correct blanks
given below. [1]
Common noun - ___________________ Proper noun – ______________________ 2. Change the plural noun form of the underlined noun to singular, and rewrite the
sentence in the blank given. [1]
There were colourful lights and lanterns hanging in the doorway.
__________________________________________________________________ 3. Change the singular noun form of the underlined nouns to plural, and rewrite the
sentence in the blank given. [2]
Each child felt the package and tried to guess what was inside.
___________________________________________________________________ The toy was kept on the shelf.
___________________________________________________________________ 4. Add ’s or ’to the nouns given in the brackets, as required and fill in the blank. [ 2]
Your ______________ car is parked in front of our gate (guest) The little _____________ wife was waiting outside in the car. (man)
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns. [1]
Mr. Webster was shocked to know about the uninvited guest. ______ told the little man ‘This is ________ house, and _______ did not invite you. I thought you came with one of ____________friends.’
6. Write ‘a’ ‘an’ or ‘the’ to fill the blanks. [1]
___________ stranger was ___________ honest man, he went and spoke to Mr. Webster.
A few peoples came up and chatted with six stranger.
____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 8. Fill in the blanks with suitable gender word from the brackets. [1]
‘Is your ____________ here too? She is not to be seen’ asked Mr. Webster. (husband/wife)
‘My _____________________ lives in the other end of the town. He is an engineer. (daughter/son)
Q 5. Creative writing 10 marks
Write a letter to invite your best friend to come and celebrate your favourite festival. Tell her/him why this is your favourite festival, why do you think your friend will enjoy it? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
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