Rustomjee Cambridge International School & Junior College
3rd TERM EXAMINATION (2011-12)SUBJECT: ENGLISH -Paper 2 Std: III Div. ___
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Q.I. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions: (15 marks)
Once there were two brothers who inherited their father's land. The brothers divided the land in half and each one farmed his own section. Over time, the older brother married and had six children, while the younger brother never married. One night, the younger brother lay awake. "It's not fair that each of us has half the land to farm," he thought. "My brother has six children to feed and I have none. He should have more grain than I do."
So that night the younger brother went to his silo, gathered a large bundle of wheat, and climbed the hill that separated the two farms and over to his brother's farm. Leaving the wheat in his brother's silo (storage tower), the younger brother returned home, feeling pleased with himself.
Earlier that very same night, the older brother was also lying awake. "It's not fair that each of us has half the land to farm," he thought. "In my old age my wife and I will have our grown children to take care of us, not to mention grandchildren, while my brother will probably have none. He should at least sell more grain from the fields now so he has enough money in his old age."
So that night, too, he secretly gathered a large bundle of wheat, climbed the hill, left it in his brother's silo, and returned home, feeling pleased with himself.
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The next morning, the younger brother was surprised to see the amount of grain in his barn unchanged. "I must not have taken as much wheat as I thought," he said, puzzled. "Tonight I'll be sure to take more."
That very same moment, his older brother was also standing in his barn, with the same thoughts.
After night fell, each brother gathered a greater amount of wheat from his barn and in the dark, secretly delivered it to his brother's barn. The next morning, the brothers were again puzzled. "How can I be mistaken?" each one scratched his head. "There's the same amount of grain here as there was before I cleared the pile for my brother. This is
impossible! Tonight I'll make no mistake - I'll take the pile down to the very floor. That way I'll be sure the grain gets delivered to my brother."
The third night, more determined than ever, each brother gathered a large pile of wheat from his barn, loaded it onto a cart, and slowly pulled his haul through the fields and up the hill to his brother's barn. At the top of the hill, under the shadow of a moon, each brother noticed a figure in the distance. Who could it be?
When the two brothers recognized the form of the other brother and the load he was pulling behind, they realized what had happened. Without a word, they dropped the ropes to their carts and embraced.
Questions:
1. What type of passage is this? (Tick the correct answer) (1 mark) a. an informative article. b) a mystery c) a story
2. How many members did the older brother have in his family? (Tick the correct answer) (1 mark)
a. three b) six c) eight
3. What figure did the brothers see under the shadow? (Tick the correct answer) (1 mark)
a. The other brother b) Trees c) Moon
4. Why did the older brother want to help his younger brother? (3 marks)
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5. Why did the brothers scratch their heads? (3 marks)
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6. Identify words from the passage which mean: (2 marks) a. To know – ______________________
b. To hug - ______________________
7. What do you learn from the above story? (2 marks) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 8. Write the antonyms from the passage for the words given below: (1 mark)
a. asleep x _________________________ b. spread x________________________
9. Give a suitable title to the passage. (1 mark)
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Q. II Directed writing: (5 marks)
Imagine you are the younger brother in the passage. You meet a friend, narrate your worry and what you are thinking of doing next to help your brother. Write what you tell your friend in about 80 to 100 words. Do not forget to write in first person.
Begin like this………
Hello Ravi. Recently I am very worried about my older brother, Ram……
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A) Tick the correct meaning of the given words. Write the word class in the bracket and frame sentences of your own using the given word. (4 marks) i) gathered – (___) interested collected understand _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ii) secretly – (____) behind somebody’s back openly timidly
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a) two - _____________________ b) fair - _____________________ c) one - _____________________ d) sell - _____________________
Q.IV) Grammar (15 marks)
1) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of adjective given in the bracket: (2 marks) a) The brother gathered __________________________________ pile of grain. (large) b) This story is _________________ __________________ _______________than the story you are reading. (interesting)
2) Fill in the blanks in this passage with suitable pronouns. (5 marks) Priya, Raju and I went to the market. I asked Priya what she wanted to buy. _________ said she wanted to buy a gift for __________ mother’s birthday. Then ________ (Priya and I )asked Raju what he was looking for. _________ said he wanted to buy a book for the test. ___________ (Priya and Raju) asked me why I had come to the market. I told _____________ I was looking for a new dress. I asked ____________ (Raju), “Did you find your book?” He said, “Yes.” We moved ahead to look for Priya’s mother’s gift. She showed _______ to _________ and asked, “Did _______ both like it?” We both said, “Yes.” I did not like anything so we returned home.
3) Suman goes to the mall with her mother. Complete the conversation she has with Guna, the shop assistant, with articles – ‘a, an or the’. (3 marks) Suman: Will you please, get me ______________ trolley?
Guna: Do you want a small one or ___________ one with eight wheels?
Suman: This one will do. I wish to buy _________ eel (a thin long fish like snake) for my pet.
Guna: Hey, that sounds like _____________ exciting pet! But we don’t have it here. Why don’t you go around and look at ______________ orange-coloured fish, a red-coloured parakeet and the only miniature pup in the mall?
Suman: That sounds interesting.
Guna: Turn to _______________ right.
4) Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb from the given bracket. (2 marks)
(is, are, am, was, were, has, have or had)
a. The night ____________________ cool yesterday. b. Our soldiers __________________ very alert. c. You ________________ a bright future.
d. The farmer ______________ come today and reaped the corn.
5) Change the verb in brackets to the correct tense and complete the sentences. (2 marks) a) My brother stood first last year. I am sure he will ____________ first, this year too. (stand) b) The old couple ______________ the road very carefully yesterday. (cross)
c) I like to sit by the window. I _____________________ next to the window during our trip tomorrow. (sit)
d) Will you please help me in _________________ the vegetables? (cut)
6) Add suffix or prefix to form a new word: (1 mark) a. complete - ________________________ b. free- _______________________
Write a narrative essay in 3 paragraphs on the given topic: (10 marks) A day out with my grandparents
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