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English Year 3
End of Academic Session Test (UASA)

English

Darjah 3, 1 hour 15 minutes, 50 marks
Nama / Name
Kelas / Class
Tarikh / Date
Markah / Marks:      / 50
Instructions
  1. This paper has seven parts. Answer all questions.
  2. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

Practice shows answers as you go. Exam times you and hides answers until you submit.

Part 1

5 marks
Look at the pictures and read. Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
1

Question 1

Read the notice.
Rules
Don't touch the paintings.
Don't take photos.
Where do you have to follow these rules?
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B
At the museum: "Don't touch the paintings. Don't take photos." The library rule is "Read quietly", the swimming pool rule is "Have a shower before swimming" and the cinema rule is "Turn off your mobile phones" (p. 68).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 7, standard 7.3
Textbook p. 68
2

Question 2

Read what Danny says.
In my favourite season, it's cold and it's snowing. I wear a coat, a hat and a scarf. I make a snowman with my sister.
What's Danny's favourite season?
A boy in a coat, a hat and a scarf next to a snowman
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C
Cold, snowing and a snowman: winter. Spring is sunny with flowers, summer is very hot, and in autumn the leaves fall (p. 35).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 4, standard 4.1
Textbook p. 35
3

Question 3

Look at the clock. What's the time?
A clock: the long hand points to 6 and the short hand is between 8 and 9
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D
The long hand points to 6, so it is half past. The short hand has just passed 8, so it is half past eight (8:30) (p. 10).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 1, standard 1.4
Textbook p. 10
4

Question 4

Look at the picture. Which sentence is correct?
A big elephant stands behind a smaller hippo
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A
The elephant is bigger and taller than the hippo. The song says "Hippos are shorter than elephants" (p. 95). Big doubles the g: bigger.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 10, standard 10.1
Textbook p. 95
5

Question 5

Siti's mum doesn't drive. Siti always takes the bus to school. Which picture shows how Siti goes to school?
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B
"Takes the bus" is picture B. A shows drive, C ride a bike and D walk (pp. 16-17).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 2, standard 2.2
Textbook p. 17

Part 2

4 marks
Look at the picture of the house. Read the sentences. Choose True or False.
6

Question 6

This is Rina's house.
A house with five rooms. Upstairs: a bedroom with a wardrobe, a lamp next to the bed and an armchair with a cushion; a bathroom with a mirror, a toilet and a bath. Downstairs: a kitchen with a fridge, a dining room with a table and chairs, and a living room with a red sofa and a small table in front of it with flowers on it.
[1 mark] (a)There is a lamp next to the bed.
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True
In the bedroom, there is a lamp on a small table next to the bed (p. 50).
[1 mark] (b)The fridge is in the bathroom.
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False
The fridge is in the kitchen, downstairs.
[1 mark] (c)There is a cushion on the armchair.
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True
The blue armchair in the bedroom has a red and white cushion on it.
[1 mark] (d)The small table is behind the sofa.
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False
The small table is in front of the sofa, in the living room.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 5, standard 5.4
Textbook p. 50

Part 3

5 marks
Read Aiman's diary and answer the questions.
7

Question 7

Dear diary,
Yesterday was Saturday. In the morning, I was at the zoo with my uncle and my cousin, Mei. There were lions, monkeys and two big elephants. The lions were so scary! The monkeys were really funny.
In the afternoon, we were at the shopping centre. It was very noisy. The chicken rice at the restaurant there was delicious.
In the evening, I was at home with my family. There was a film on TV, but it was boring, so I went to bed early.
Aiman
[1 mark] (a)Who was Aiman with at the zoo?
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his uncle and Mei
"I was at the zoo with my uncle and my cousin, Mei."
[1 mark] (b)How were the monkeys?
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funny
"The monkeys were really funny." The lions were scary and the film was boring.
[1 mark] (c)Where was Aiman in the afternoon?
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at the shopping centre
"In the afternoon, we were at the shopping centre."
[1 mark] (d)The shopping centre was quiet.
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False
"It was very noisy." Noisy is the opposite of quiet (p. 80).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 8, standard 8.5
Textbook p. 81
8

Question 8

[1 mark] Look at the diary again. Why did Aiman go to bed early? Write a sentence.
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The diary says "There was a film on TV, but it was boring, so I went to bed early." The word so tells us the reason comes just before it.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Module 8, standard 8.2
Textbook p. 76

Part 4

6 marks
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
9

Question 9

[1 mark] "Has Lina got fifty dolls?" "Yes, she ______."
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has
The short answer uses the same word as the question: Has ...? Yes, she has. (p. 7)
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Module 1, standard 1.2
Textbook p. 7
10

Question 10

[1 mark] "______ Ben ride his bike to school?" "Yes, he does."
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Does
Use Does with he, she and one name: Does Ben ride ...? Yes, he does. (p. 17)
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Module 2, standard 2.2
Textbook p. 17
11

Question 11

[1 mark] "When's your birthday?" "It's ______ March."
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in
Use in with months and seasons, and on with days: in March, on Saturday (p. 37).
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Module 4, standard 4.2
Textbook p. 37
12

Question 12

[1 mark] "Whose bag is this?" "It's ______. Look, my name is on it."
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mine
With no noun after it, say mine: It's my bag. It's mine. (p. 47)
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 5, standard 5.2
Textbook p. 47
13

Question 13

[1 mark] "Are there ______ eggs in the fridge?" "No, there aren't."
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any
Use any in questions and "no" sentences: Are there any eggs? (p. 57)
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 6, standard 6.2
Textbook p. 57
14

Question 14

[1 mark] Last weekend, we ______ to the forest and picked flowers.
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went
Last weekend is in the past. The past of go is went (p. 87).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 9, standard 9.2
Textbook p. 87

Part 5

5 marks
Read the clues. Write the correct word. The first letter is given.
15

Question 15

[1 mark] I fix people's teeth. I am a doctor for teeth. I am a d _ _ _ _ _ _.
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Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 2, standard 2.3
Textbook p. 18
16

Question 16

[1 mark] There are a lot of books here. Read quietly. Don't eat or drink. It is a l _ _ _ _ _ _.
Show answerHide answer
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 7, standard 7.3
Textbook p. 68
17

Question 17

[1 mark] It is the month after August and before October. It is S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 4, standard 4.2
Textbook p. 37
18

Question 18

[1 mark] It is a sweet drink. We make it with lemons, water and sugar. "Can I have some l _ _ _ _ _ _ _, please?"
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Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 6, standard 6.4
Textbook p. 122
19

Question 19

[1 mark] It is the biggest planet in our solar system. It is J _ _ _ _ _ _.
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Jupiter is the biggest planet. Mercury is the smallest and Venus is the hottest (p. 98).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, medium difficulty, Module 10, standard 10.3
Textbook p. 98

Part 6

10 marks
Look at the pictures. Write a sentence about each picture. Use the words given. Start with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
20

Question 20

Example: Tom / hit / the ball  →  Tom is hitting the ball.
A boy hitting a ball with a racket
[2 marks] (a)Lisa / play / volleyball
A child hitting a volleyball over a net
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Lisa is playing volleyball.
Tick each point you got.
[2 marks] (b)Mr Tan / do / the washing-up
A man washing plates at the sink
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Mr Tan is doing the washing-up.
Tick each point you got.
[2 marks] (c)Ali and Mei / water / the plants
A boy and a girl pouring water on flowers with watering cans
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Ali and Mei are watering the plants.
Tick each point you got.
[2 marks] (d)Sam / play / the guitar
A boy playing an electric guitar
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Sam is playing the guitar.
Who + is / are + the -ing word + what (pattern p. 25). One person: is. Two people: are. Do not leave out is or are: "Sam playing the guitar" gets only the language mark.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Module 3, standard 3.7
Textbook p. 25
21

Question 21

Look at the picture. Answer the question with a short answer. Then write what the boys are doing.
Two boys hitting a ball with rackets over a net on a court
[2 marks] Are the boys playing table tennis?
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No, they aren't. They're playing tennis.
They have got rackets and a net on the ground, not a table, so it is tennis. Use aren't with they (p. 29): "Robbie isn't playing table tennis. He's playing tennis."
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Module 3, standard 3.3
Textbook p. 29

Part 7

15 marks
Look at the pictures of Zara's holiday. Do Question 22 first. Then write about the holiday in Question 23.
22

Question 22

Complete the sentences. Write the past tense of the word in brackets.
Two children putting clothes into suitcases
1
A family walking up the steps into a plane
2
A family in a small sailing boat on the sea
3
Two children building a sandcastle on the beach
4
A man holding up big fish he caught; a boy is smiling
5
[1 mark] (1)We ______ (pack) our bags.
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Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (2)We ______ (jump) on a plane.
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Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (3)We ______ (sail) a boat on the sea.
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Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (4)My brother and I ______ (make) a big sandcastle.
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Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (5)My dad ______ (catch) a big fish.
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pack, jump and sail add -ed (p. 85). make and catch are irregular: made, caught (p. 87).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Module 9, standard 9.1
Textbook p. 85
23

Question 23

You are Zara. Write about your holiday. Use the notes and your sentences from Question 22. Write 6 to 8 sentences. Join two ideas with and or but.
When?last school holidays, in June
Where?Langkawi Island
Who with?my family
Weather?hot and sunny
What did you do?pictures 1 to 5
How was it?really fun / great
[10 marks] My holiday
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Model answer: Last school holidays, in June, I went to Langkawi Island with my family. First, we packed our bags and we jumped on a plane. It was hot and sunny on the island. We sailed a boat on the sea. My brother and I made a big sandcastle on the beach. My dad caught a big fish, but I didn't catch any fish. The holiday was really fun!
Plan with the questions on p. 91 (When? Where? What was the weather like? What did you do? Did you like it?). Write in the past and give every sentence a capital letter and a full stop.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, medium difficulty, Module 9, standard 9.5
Textbook p. 91
Test specification (JSU)
ModuleRememberingUnderstandingApplyingAnalysingEvaluatingCreatingItemsmarks
1. Welcome––2 (2)–––22
2. Every day1 (1)1 (1)1 (1)–––33
3. Right now––1 (8)1 (2)––210
4. Year in, year out1 (1)1 (1)1 (1)–––33
5. My new house–1 (4)1 (1)–––25
6. Food, please!1 (1)–1 (1)–––22
7. Out and about1 (1)1 (1)––––22
8. Where were you yesterday?–1 (4)–1 (1)––25
9. On holiday––2 (6)––1 (10)316
10. The world around us1 (1)1 (1)––––22
Total5 (5)6 (12)9 (20)2 (3)0 (0)1 (10)2350
Each cell shows items (marks).