# English Grade 3 June Common Test 2011 Question Paper > Grade 3 English question paper from the June Common Test 2011, 4 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/gr-3-eng-hl-literacy-qp/50061064-f661-4916-8eeb-4dadb7f32230 - Updated: 2026-09-27 - Subject: English - Grade: Grade 3 - Document type: Question paper - Year: 2011 - Exam period: June Common Test - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 4 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 3](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3) › [English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-3/english) › [English Grade 3 June Common Test 2011 Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/gr-3-eng-hl-literacy-qp/50061064-f661-4916-8eeb-4dadb7f32230) ## About this document English · Grade 3 · June Common Test · 2011. Question paper, 4 pages. Read online or download the PDF. Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Province of the EASTERN CAPE EDUCATION FOUNDATION PHASE GRADE 3 50 JUNE 2011 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE LEARNER’S NAME: ________________________________ SCHOOL’S NAME: ________________________________ DISTRICT: ________________________________ MARKS: 50 TIME: 1 hour This question paper consists of 4 pages. ### Page 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 2 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE (JUNE 2011) INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. Read the instructions carefully. 2. Answer all the questions. 3. Write neatly and legible. QUESTION 1 Read the story and answer the questions below. My name is Linda and my surname is Bingo. I am nine years old. My birthday is on 11 January. I have three sisters, Lumka, Thina and Sazi. I do not have any brothers. I go to school every day. The name of my school is Kamva Junior Primary School. I am in Grade 3. I like to play netball. I want to be a nurse. (a) What is the surname of Linda? _____________________ (1) (b) How old is she? _____________________ (1) (c) When is her birthday? _____________________ (1) (d) What are the names of her three sisters? _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ (3) (e) What is the name of her brother? _____________________ (1) (f) What is the name of her school? _____________________ (1) (g) What sport does she enjoy best? _____________________ (1) (h) What does she want to be when she grows up? _____________________ (1) [10] QUESTION 2 Fill in he, it, she, we, they in place of the underlined nouns. (a) The chalkboard is in the classroom. _____________________ (1) (b) Buhle speaks isiXhosa. _____________________ (1) (c) My mother cooks porridge. _____________________ (1) (d) My brother and I watch the cricket. _____________________ (1) (e) Sipho and Namhla eat meat. _____________________ (1) [5] ### Page 3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (JUNE 2011) ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 3 QUESTION 3 Rewrite the sentences putting in the capital letters and punctuation marks (. , ? !) (a) lilly will go to arcadia primary school on monday (2) (b) i am the coach of soccer (2) (c) lizo hurt his shoulder when he was playing in kelvin street (2) (d) where is phumla, betty and luvuyo (2) (e) you will have a lovely view of table mountain in june holidays (2) [10] QUESTION 4 Complete the following sentences by filling in to, at, in, around, under in the spaces. (a) Lizo goes _____________________ school. (1) (b) The fence is _____________________ the church. (1) (c) The car is _____________________ the tree. (1) (d) They read books _____________________ school. (1) (e) The books are _____________________ the classroom. (1) [5] QUESTION 5 Fill in the correct plurals e.g. There is one book on the table but there are many books in the cupboard. (a) One classroom but many _____________________. (b) One car but many _____________________. (c) One sister but many _____________________. (d) One school but many _____________________. e) One teacher but many _____________________. [5] ### Page 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 4 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE (JUNE 2011) QUESTION 6 Write the five sentences about what you do every day. (a) (1) (b) (1) (c) (1) (d) (1) (e) (1) [5] QUESTION 7 Complete the following jumbled words e.g. cooshl > school (a) llab _____________________ (1) (b) act _____________________ (1) (c) ipg _____________________ (1) (d) aft _____________________ (1) (e) aht _____________________ (1) [5] QUESTION 8 Start the following sentences with yesterday, e.g. Today Lizo kicks the ball. Yesterday Lizo kicked the ball. (a) Today we see the wild animals. Yesterday _________________________________________________. (1) (b) Today the teacher rings the bell. Yesterday _________________________________________________. (1) (c) Today the girls play netball. Yesterday _________________________________________________. (1) (d) Today she cooks meat. Yesterday _________________________________________________. (1) (e) Today Lilly washes the dishes. Yesterday _________________________________________________. 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