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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.

Part 1

5 marks
Look at the pictures. Read the questions and choose the correct answer.
1

Question 1

Look at the picture. What do they do?
Two people in red helmets and red uniforms
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B
They wear red helmets and uniforms and put out fires. They're firefighters (p. 18).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 2, standard 2.3
Textbook p. 18
2

Question 2

There is a ______ on the bathroom wall. I look in it when I comb my hair.
A mirror with a pink frame
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C
We see ourselves in a mirror (p. 51). A clock tells the time, a cushion is on the sofa and a fridge is in the kitchen.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 5, standard 5.4
Textbook p. 51
3

Question 3

Look at the picture. Noodles come from ______.
A red bowl of noodles with chopsticks
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A
Noodles come from China. Souvlaki comes from Greece, crepes from France and cheeseburgers from the U.S. (pp. 58-59).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 6, standard 6.3
Textbook p. 58
4

Question 4

Look at the picture. Which sentence is correct?
A small hippo in front of a big elephant
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D
The elephant is bigger and taller than the hippo. Remember: big, bigger (double the g) (p. 95).
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Module 10, standard 10.1
Textbook p. 95
5

Question 5

In 1900, there weren't many cars in the city. People travelled in ______.
A horse pulling a carriage
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C
Long ago there were carriages with horses. There wasn't a bus, and there weren't any planes or helicopters (pp. 79, 118).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 8, standard 8.3
Textbook p. 79

Part 2

4 marks
Look at Anna's new house. Read the sentences. Choose True or False.
6

Question 6

This is Anna's new house. There are rooms upstairs and downstairs.
A house cut open. Upstairs: a bedroom, a girl on the stairs and a bathroom with a bath. Downstairs: a kitchen with a table and chairs, a boy at the bottom of the stairs and a living room with a red armchair.
Anna's new house (p. 45)
[1 mark] (a)The girl is upstairs.
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True
The girl is on the stairs at the top of the house.
[1 mark] (b)The boy is in the bathroom.
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False
The boy is downstairs, next to the stairs. The bathroom is upstairs.
[1 mark] (c)There is a bath upstairs.
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True
The bathroom is upstairs and there is a bath in it.
[1 mark] (d)The red armchair is in the bedroom.
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False
The red armchair is downstairs, in the living room.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 5, standard 5.1
Textbook p. 45

Part 3

5 marks
Read Emma's letter and answer the questions.
7

Question 7

Dear Aina,

How are you? It's winter here in Canada. It's very cold and it's snowing. I wear my coat, my hat, my gloves and my scarf every day.

On Saturday, my brother and I go skiing with Dad. It's fun! My birthday is in January, so it's in the winter. We always make a big snowman on my birthday.

My favourite season is summer. In the summer, it's hot and sunny and we go sailing on the lake.

What's the weather like in Malaysia? When's your birthday? Please write soon.

Love,
Emma

Choose the correct answer.
[1 mark] (a)What's the weather like in Canada now?
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It's cold and snowing.
[1 mark] (b)When does Emma go skiing?
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on Saturday
[1 mark] (c)When's Emma's birthday?
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in January
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 4, standard 4.3
Textbook p. 38
8

Question 8

Read the letter again.
[1 mark] (a)Why does Emma wear a coat, a hat, gloves and a scarf every day?
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Because it's winter and it's very cold.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Module 4, standard 4.3
Textbook p. 40
9

Question 9

Emma asks Aina, "What's the weather like in Malaysia?"
[1 mark] (a)Write one sentence to answer Emma's question.
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It's hot and sunny in Malaysia.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, high difficulty, Module 4, standard 4.1
Textbook p. 35

Part 4

6 marks
Grammar. Choose the correct word, then write the correct form of the word in brackets.
10

Question 10

Choose the correct word.
[1 mark] (a)Has Anna got curly hair? Yes, she ______.
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has
Has she got...? Yes, she has. / No, she hasn't. (Module 1, p. 8)
[1 mark] (b)Look! The boys ______ playing volleyball.
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are
They / the boys + are + -ing (Module 3, p. 25).
[1 mark] (c)Where ______ you yesterday? I was at the zoo.
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were
Use were with you, we and they in the past: Where were you yesterday? (Module 8, p. 75)
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 1, standard 1.2
Textbook p. 8
11

Question 11

Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
[1 mark] (a)Yesterday, my family and I ______ (go) to the beach.
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went
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (b)A cheetah is ______ (fast) than a horse.
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faster
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (c)Whose bag is this? It's Siti's bag. It's ______ (her).
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hers
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 9, standard 9.2
Textbook p. 87

Part 5

5 marks
Read the riddles and write the answers. Then put the words in the correct order.
12

Question 12

What am I? Write the word. The dashes show the number of letters.
[1 mark] (a)I fly a plane. I take people to other countries. What am I?   _ _ _ _ _
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pilot
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (b)I am a planet. I am the hottest planet in our solar system. What am I?   _ _ _ _ _
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Venus
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (c)We are small grey animals on Uncle Sam's farm. We love his cheese! One of us is a mouse. What are we?   _ _ _ _
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mice
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 7, standard 7.2
Textbook p. 67
13

Question 13

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence. Use a capital letter and the correct punctuation.
[1 mark] (a)teeth  /  always  /  I  /  my  /  brush
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I always brush my teeth.
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (b)there  /  cheese  /  Is  /  any
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Is there any cheese?
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 6, standard 6.2
Textbook p. 56

Part 6

10 marks
Look at the pictures and write sentences. Begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop.
14

Question 14

What are they doing? Look at the example. Then write one sentence about each picture.
A boy playing the guitar
Example: He's playing the guitar.
[2 marks] (a)
A girl hitting a volleyball at the net
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She's playing volleyball.
Tick each point you got.
[2 marks] (b)
A girl putting cream on a cake
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She's making a cake.
Tick each point you got.
[2 marks] (c)
A boy and a girl at a table tennis table
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They're playing table tennis.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Module 3, standard 3.1
Textbook p. 25
15

Question 15

Look at the picture and use the word always. Write a sentence about what the girl does every morning.
A girl under a shower
[2 marks] (a)
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She always has a shower in the morning.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 2, standard 2.1
Textbook p. 15
16

Question 16

Look at the picture. Is he playing tennis? Answer the question in two sentences.
A boy lifting two dumbbells
[2 marks] (a)
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No, he isn't. He's exercising.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Module 3, standard 3.4
Textbook p. 29

Part 7

15 marks
Guided writing: Ali's day out. Look at the pictures and the notes. Then complete and write the story.
17

Question 17

Ali and his dad go out in town on Saturday. Look at the pictures, the clocks and the notes.
PictureNotes
1Saturday  -  Ali and Dad  -  library  -  read quietly
2cross the street  -  turn left  -  museum  -  don't touch the paintings
3swimming pool  -  have a shower  -  swim
4cinema  -  turn off mobile phone  -  film  -  funny
Complete the story about pictures 1 and 2. Write one word for each blank.

It is (a) __________. Ali and his dad go out. At a quarter past (b) __________, they go to the library. Ali reads (c) __________. Then they cross the street and turn (d) __________. They go to the museum. Ali doesn't touch the (e) __________.

Four pictures, each with a clock. 1: a library, the clock shows a quarter past nine. 2: a museum, a quarter to eleven. 3: a swimming pool, a quarter to two. 4: a cinema, a quarter past four.
Ali's day out (photos: pp. 68-69)
[1 mark] (a)
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Saturday
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (b)
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nine
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (c)
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quietly
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (d)
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left
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (e)
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paintings
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Module 7, standard 7.3
Textbook p. 68
18

Question 18

Now look at pictures 3 and 4, the clocks and the notes. Write four or more sentences about Ali's afternoon. Say the time in words, for example At a quarter past ...
[8 marks]
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At a quarter to two, Ali and his dad go to the swimming pool. Ali has a shower before swimming. Then he swims in the pool. At a quarter past four, they go to the cinema. Ali turns off his mobile phone. The film is very funny.
Mark it yourself: 4 content marks (one for each idea from the pictures and notes) + 4 language marks. Telling the time: the long hand on 9 is a quarter to, the long hand on 3 is a quarter past (p. 70). Rules start with the action word (p. 69).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, medium difficulty, Module 7, standard 7.4
Textbook p. 70
19

Question 19

Write one or two sentences of your own to end the story. Say what Ali and Dad do at the end of the day, or how Ali feels.
[2 marks]
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At six o'clock, Ali and his dad go home. Ali is tired, but he is very happy.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, Module 7, standard 7.6
Textbook p. 73
Test specification (JSU)
ModuleRememberingUnderstandingApplyingAnalysingEvaluatingCreatingItemsmarks
1. Welcome1 (3)–––––13
2. Every day1 (1)–1 (2)–––23
3. Right now––1 (6)1 (2)––28
4. Year in, year out–2 (4)1 (1)–––35
5. My new house–2 (5)––––25
6. Food, please!1 (1)–1 (2)–––23
7. Out and about1 (3)–1 (5)––2 (10)418
8. Where were you yesterday?1 (1)–––––11
9. On holiday––1 (3)–––13
10. The world around us–1 (1)––––11
Total5 (9)5 (10)6 (19)1 (2)0 (0)2 (10)1950
Each cell shows items (marks).