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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 does he do?” “He's a ______.”
A man playing the piano
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A
He plays the piano, so he is a musician (p. 19).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 2, standard 2.3
Textbook p. 19
2

Question 2

Look at the picture. It's hot and sunny today. I wear my ______.
A pair of green shorts
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C
In hot weather we wear shorts and T-shirts. We wear a coat, a scarf and gloves in cold weather (p. 40).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 4, standard 4.3
Textbook p. 40
3

Question 3

Look at the picture. There are some ______ on the plate.
A plate of green peas
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B
There are some + more than one thing: peas. Cheese, flour and milk are things we cannot count, so we say There's some (pp. 55-56).
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 6, standard 6.2
Textbook p. 56
4

Question 4

Look at the picture. There are two ______ in the snow.
Two grey wolves standing in the snow
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D
One wolf, two wolves: the f changes to -ves (p. 67).
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 7, standard 7.2
Textbook p. 67
5

Question 5

Look at the picture. The boy is ______ the tree.
A boy with orange hair looking out from behind a big tree
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B
We can only see his head and hands. The tree is in front, so he is behind the tree (p. 45).
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 5, standard 5.1
Textbook p. 45

Part 2

4 marks
Look at the map. You are at the star. Read the sentences. Choose True or False.
6

Question 6

You are at the star. You are facing up the street.
A street map. You are at the star at the bottom. The park is on the left and the bookshop on the right. At the crossroads the zoo is on the left and the restaurant is on the right. The school is straight ahead.
Map (p. 65)
[1 mark] (a)Go straight. At the crossroads, turn right. You are at the restaurant.
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True
The restaurant is on the right of the crossroads.
[1 mark] (b)Go straight. At the crossroads, turn left. You are at the school.
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False
Turn left and you are at the zoo. The school is straight ahead.
[1 mark] (c)The bookshop is on your left.
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False
The bookshop is on your right. The park is on your left.
[1 mark] (d)Go straight. Don't turn at the crossroads. You are at the school.
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True
The street goes straight up to the school.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 7, standard 7.1
Textbook p. 65

Part 3

5 marks
Read the story and answer the questions.
7

Question 7

The red cap

It is Saturday. Aziz wants to play in the park, but he can't find his red cap.

“Where's my cap?” he asks his sister, Dina.

“Is it under the bed?” says Dina.

“No, it isn't,” says Aziz.

“Is it behind the door?”

“No, it isn't.”

Then they see Rex, their dog. He is in front of the armchair.

“Look!” says Dina. “The red cap is under Rex!”

Aziz laughs. “Thank you, Rex!” Then Aziz and Dina go to the park.

Choose the correct answer.
[1 mark] (a)What can't Aziz find?
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his red cap
"He can't find his red cap."
[1 mark] (b)Where is Rex?
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in front of the armchair
"He is in front of the armchair."
[1 mark] (c)Is the red cap behind the door?
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No, it isn't.
Aziz says, "No, it isn't." The cap is under Rex.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 5, standard 5.1
Textbook p. 45
8

Question 8

Read the story again.
[1 mark] (a)Where do Aziz and Dina look first?
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Under the bed.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, Module 5, standard 5.1
Textbook p. 45
9

Question 9

Aziz laughs at the end of the story.
[1 mark] (a)Why does Aziz laugh?
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Because the red cap is under Rex.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, Module 5, standard 5.1
Textbook p. 45

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)Can Raju do karate? Yes, he ______.
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can
Can he ...? Yes, he can. / No, he can't. (Module 1, p. 9)
[1 mark] (b)Look in the fridge! There ______ some milk.
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is
We cannot count milk, so we say There's some milk (Module 6, p. 55). We say There are some with more than one thing: There are some eggs.
[1 mark] (c)Was the film good? No, it ______. It was boring.
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wasn't
The question has was, so the short answer is Yes, it was. / No, it wasn't. (Module 8, p. 77)
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, Module 1, standard 1.3
Textbook p. 9
11

Question 11

Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
[1 mark] (a)Yesterday, we ______ (eat) nasi lemak for breakfast.
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ate
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (b)The cheetah is the ______ (fast) animal of all.
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fastest
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 9, standard 9.2
Textbook p. 87
12

Question 12

Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
[1 mark] (a)Hana is good at Maths, but Sam is ______ (good) than Hana.
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better
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, high difficulty, Module 10, standard 10.1
Textbook p. 95

Part 5

5 marks
Complete the sentences with words from the box. Then put the words in the correct order.
13

Question 13

Write one word from the box on each line. There are two words you do not need.
scarflibrarylettucecinemaflour
[1 mark] (a)It's cold and it's snowing. Put on your hat, your gloves and your ______.
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scarf
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (b)We read and borrow books at the ______. We must read quietly.
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library
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (c)Let's make a salad with tomatoes, onions and ______.
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lettuce
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, Module 4, standard 4.3
Textbook p. 40
14

Question 14

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence. Use a capital letter and the correct punctuation.
[1 mark] (a)got  /  has  /  She  /  curly hair
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She has got curly hair.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Module 1, standard 1.2
Textbook p. 7
15

Question 15

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence. Use a capital letter and the correct punctuation.
[1 mark] (a)to  /  We  /  the  /  went  /  yesterday  /  farm
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We went to the farm yesterday.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 9, standard 9.2
Textbook p. 87

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.
16

Question 16

Look at the example. Then write one sentence about each picture. Begin with He or She.
A boy brushing his teeth
Example: He brushes his teeth.
[2 marks] (a)
A baby sleeping on a blanket, with a clock beside it
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The baby sleeps.
Tick each point you got.
[2 marks] (b)
A boy with books walking beside a wooden fence
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He walks to school.
Tick each point you got.
[2 marks] (c)
A girl riding a bike on a grassy hill
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She rides a bike.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Module 2, standard 2.1
Textbook p. 15
17

Question 17

Look at the picture. Write a sentence about what the boy did yesterday. Begin with Yesterday, ...
A boy holding up some fish on a line, with a smiling friend beside him
[2 marks] (a)
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Yesterday, he caught some fish.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, Module 9, standard 9.2
Textbook p. 86
18

Question 18

Look at the two pictures. Write one sentence to compare the rat and the whale. Use big or small and the word than.
A rat
a rat
A whale jumping out of the sea
a whale
[2 marks] (a)
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A whale is bigger than a rat.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Analysing, high difficulty, Module 10, standard 10.7
Textbook p. 119

Part 7

15 marks
Guided writing: Nadia's school day. Look at the pictures, the clocks and the notes. Then complete and write the story.
19

Question 19

Nadia goes to school on Monday. Look at the pictures, the clocks and the notes.
PictureNotes
1get up  -  make her bed
2comb her hair  -  have breakfast  -  take the bus to school
3at school  -  English lesson  -  write in her book  -  listen to the teacher
4at home  -  do her homework  -  read her Maths book
Complete the story about pictures 1 and 2. Write one word for each blank.

It is a school day. At (a) __________ past six, Nadia gets up. She (b) __________ her bed. At a quarter to seven, she (c) __________ her hair. Then she has (d) __________ and takes the (e) __________ to school.

Four pictures, each with a clock. 1: a girl makes her bed, the clock shows half past six. 2: a girl combs her hair, a quarter to seven. 3: a girl writes at a school desk, a quarter past ten. 4: a girl reads a Maths book, a quarter to six.
Nadia's school day
[1 mark] (a)
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half
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (b)
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makes
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (c)
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combs
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (d)
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breakfast
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark] (e)
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bus
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, Module 2, standard 2.1
Textbook p. 15
20

Question 20

Now look at pictures 3 and 4, the clocks and the notes. Write four or more sentences about Nadia at school and at home. Say the time in words, for example At a quarter past ...
[8 marks]
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At a quarter past ten, Nadia is at school. She has an English lesson. She listens to the teacher and writes in her book. At a quarter to six, she is at home. She does her homework and reads her Maths book.
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 3 is a quarter past, the long hand on 9 is a quarter to (p. 70). With she, the action word gets -s or -es: she listens, she does (p. 15).
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, medium difficulty, Module 7, standard 7.4
Textbook p. 70
21

Question 21

Write one or two sentences of your own to end the story. Say what Nadia does in the evening, or how she feels.
[2 marks]
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Nadia always has a shower before bedtime. She is tired, but she is happy.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, Module 2, standard 2.5
Textbook p. 21
Test specification (JSU)
ModuleRememberingUnderstandingApplyingAnalysingEvaluatingCreatingItemsmarks
1. Welcome1 (3)–1 (1)–––24
2. Every day1 (1)–2 (11)––1 (2)414
4. Year in, year out–2 (4)––––24
5. My new house–3 (5)–1 (1)––46
6. Food, please!––1 (1)–––11
7. Out and about1 (1)1 (4)–––1 (8)313
9. On holiday––3 (5)–––35
10. The world around us––1 (1)1 (2)––23
Total3 (5)6 (13)8 (19)2 (3)0 (0)2 (10)2150
Each cell shows items (marks).