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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 road sign. What do you do?
A round blue road sign with an arrow that turns to the left
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D
The arrow bends to the left, so the sign says: Turn left. (p. 65) Go straight has an arrow that points up; stop is a red sign.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 7, standard 7.1
Textbook p. 65
2

Question 2

A ghost comes out of the wall. The boy is afraid. The film is ______.
A boy with a frightened face next to a grey ghost
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B
A scary film makes you afraid (p. 76). A funny film makes you laugh, a boring film is not interesting, and food is delicious.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 8, standard 8.2
Textbook p. 76
3

Question 3

Look at the picture. It's windy and the leaves fall from the tree. What season is it?
A bare tree with orange leaves falling to the grass
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A
In autumn the leaves fall from the trees (p. 35). Spring has flowers, summer is hot and winter is cold with snow.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 4, standard 4.1
Textbook p. 35
4

Question 4

Look at the picture. Which sentence is correct?
A bedroom with a wardrobe, a bed with a red and white striped cover, a lamp on a small cupboard, a blue armchair and a green mat
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C
The blue armchair is on the right of the bed. There is no sofa and no fridge, and the lamp is on a small cupboard, not on the floor (Module 5).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 5, standard 5.1
Textbook p. 46
5

Question 5

Look at the picture. Which sentence is correct?
A long green crocodile with its mouth open and a small orange cat in front of it
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D
The crocodile is bigger than the cat, so the cat is smaller. Crocodiles are bigger than cats (p. 95).
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Module 10, standard 10.1
Textbook p. 95

Part 2

4 marks
Look at the school playground. Read the sentences. Choose True or False.
6

Question 6

This is a school playground. The children are having fun.
A school playground. A girl in a red top hits a ball with a bat. A girl in white does karate. A boy on the right plays tennis with a racket. Two boys play basketball on the left and a boy plays volleyball at a net.
At the playground (p. 29)
[1 mark] (a)A girl is hitting a ball with a bat.
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True
The girl in the red top has a bat and the ball is coming to her.
[1 mark] (b)The girl in white is skateboarding.
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False
She is doing karate. There is no skateboard.
[1 mark] (c)The boy on the right is playing tennis.
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True
He has a tennis racket and a ball. Remember: He's playing tennis, not table tennis (p. 29).
[1 mark] (d)The children are playing table tennis.
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False
There is no table tennis table. They are playing basketball, volleyball and tennis.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 3, standard 3.2
Textbook p. 29

Part 3

5 marks
Read Leo's email and answer the questions.
7

Question 7

To: Mina
From: Leo
Subject: My weekend

Hi Mina,

How are you? I'm fine.

Last weekend, I went to my uncle's farm with my family. It was hot and sunny. In the morning, I picked flowers and I caught a big fish in the river. I didn't swim. The water was cold. In the afternoon, my uncle made a fire and cooked the fish. It was delicious!

What did you do at the weekend? Please write soon.

Bye for now,
Leo

Choose the correct answer.
[1 mark] (a)Where did Leo go at the weekend?
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to his uncle's farm
[1 mark] (b)What did Leo catch in the river?
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a big fish
[1 mark] (c)Who cooked the fish?
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his uncle
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 9, standard 9.2
Textbook p. 86
8

Question 8

Read the email again.
[1 mark] (a)Why didn't Leo swim? Write a sentence.
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The water was cold.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Module 9, standard 9.3
Textbook p. 89
9

Question 9

Leo asks Mina, "What did you do at the weekend?"
[1 mark] (a)Write one sentence to answer Leo's question. Use a verb in the past.
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I went to the swimming pool.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, high difficulty, Module 9, standard 9.2
Textbook p. 87

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)Sara always ______ her homework after school.
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does
With he, she and a name, the action word gets -s or -es: do becomes does (Module 2, p. 15).
[1 mark] (b)Look at the table! There ______ some carrots on it.
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are
Carrots is more than one thing, so use There are some (Module 6, p. 55).
[1 mark] (c)Mercury is ______ planet in our solar system.
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the smallest
To compare more than two things, use the + adjective + -est: Mercury is the smallest planet (Module 10, p. 99).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 2, standard 2.1
Textbook p. 15
11

Question 11

Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
[1 mark] (a)Last night, I didn't ______ (watch) TV.
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watch
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (b)Sue is ______ (happy) than Lucy.
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happier
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (c)My brother and I ______ (be) at the zoo yesterday morning.
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were
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 10, standard 10.2
Textbook p. 97

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 am a season. I come after winter and before summer. There are flowers all around. What am I?   _ _ _ _ _ _
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spring
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (b)I live in the sea. I am not a fish. I am bigger than an elephant. What am I?   _ _ _ _ _
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whale
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (c)I am a yellow food. We make me with eggs. You can put cheese and peppers in me. What am I?   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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omelette
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 4, standard 4.1
Textbook p. 35
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)swim  /  Did  /  in  /  you  /  sea  /  the
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Did you swim in the sea?
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (b)birthday  /  in  /  Anna's  /  October  /  is
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Anna's birthday is in October.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 9, standard 9.4
Textbook p. 90

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

Look at the example. Then write one sentence about each picture. Begin with He or She.
A girl with long blonde hair combing it
Example: She combs her hair.
[2 marks] (a)
A boy in a green jacket putting on his clothes
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He gets dressed.
Tick each point you got.
[2 marks] (b)
A girl reading a red Maths book
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She does her homework.
Tick each point you got.
[2 marks] (c)
A man in a white chef's hat holding a wooden spoon
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He's a chef.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Module 2, standard 2.1
Textbook p. 15
15

Question 15

Look at the picture. The museum was closed. Write a sentence with didn't to say what they didn't do.
A girl and a woman in front of a blue sign that says Museum Closed
[2 marks] (a)
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They didn't go in the museum.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 9, standard 9.3
Textbook p. 89
16

Question 16

Look at the picture. Write one sentence to compare the tiger and the lion. Use than.
A big orange tiger running next to a small lion with sweat drops on its face
[2 marks] (a)
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The tiger is stronger than the lion.
Use adjective + -er than to compare two animals: Tigers are stronger than lions (p. 95).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Module 10, standard 10.1
Textbook p. 95

Part 7

15 marks
Guided writing: Ben's family. Look at the pictures and the notes. Then complete and write the paragraph.
17

Question 17

Ben writes about his family. Look at the pictures and the notes.
PictureNotes
1Mum and Dad  -  teachers  -  Dad has got glasses  -  Mum has got long black hair
2brother  -  Sam  -  7 years old  -  can play basketball
3sister  -  Kim  -  5 years old  -  blonde hair  -  always combs her hair in the morning
4dog  -  Max  -  white  -  big  -  can run fast
Complete the paragraph about pictures 1 and 2. Write one word for each blank.

This is my family. My mum and dad are (a) __________. My dad has got (b) __________. My mum has got long (c) __________ hair. My brother, Sam, is (d) __________ years old. He can play (e) __________.

Four pictures. 1: a man with glasses and a woman with long black hair in front of a board with 5 + 5 on it. 2: a boy in a number 23 shirt with a basketball. 3: a girl with long blonde hair combing it. 4: a white dog with a black patch on one eye.
Ben's family
[1 mark] (a)
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teachers
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (b)
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glasses
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (c)
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black
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (d)
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seven
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (e)
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basketball
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Module 1, standard 1.5
Textbook p. 11
18

Question 18

Now look at pictures 3 and 4 and the notes. Write four or more sentences about Ben's sister and his dog. Begin like this: My sister's name is ...
[8 marks]
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My sister's name is Kim. She is five years old and she has got blonde hair. She always combs her hair in the morning. We have got a big white dog. His name is Max and he can run fast.
Mark it yourself: 4 content marks (one for each idea from the pictures and notes) + 4 language marks. Use has got with she and he, and add -s or -es to the action word after she (p. 11, p. 15).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, medium difficulty, Module 1, standard 1.5
Textbook p. 11
19

Question 19

Write one or two sentences of your own to end the paragraph. Say how Ben feels about his family, or what Ben's family likes to do.
[2 marks]
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I love my family. We are very happy.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, Module 1, standard 1.5
Textbook p. 11
Test specification (JSU)
ModuleRememberingUnderstandingApplyingAnalysingEvaluatingCreatingItemsmarks
1. Welcome––1 (5)––2 (10)315
2. Every day1 (3)–1 (6)–––29
3. Right now–1 (4)––––14
4. Year in, year out2 (4)–––––24
5. My new house–1 (1)––––11
7. Out and about1 (1)–––––11
8. Where were you yesterday?–1 (1)––––11
9. On holiday–2 (4)3 (5)–––59
10. The world around us–1 (1)1 (3)1 (2)––36
Total4 (8)6 (11)6 (19)1 (2)0 (0)2 (10)1950
Each cell shows items (marks).