English Grade 3 ANA Exemplars 2012 Question Paper

ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GRADE 3 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE 2012 EXEMPLAR TEST

Read the following story and answer questions 1 to 6. ‘Where is Kitty?’ Anna asked Mom. Kitty always slept on Anna’s bed. This morning though, Kitty wasn’t there. ‘I don’t know,’ Mom said. ‘Maybe Kitty is hiding.’ ‘What if Kitty is scared?’ Anna worried. ‘I need to find her.’ Anna searched the house for her kitten. She checked under the beds. She looked behind the doors. She looked in the cupboards. ‘I can’t find Kitty anywhere,’ Anna told Mom. Anna looked out of the window. She saw her friends jumping on heaps of leaves. ‘Maybe Kitty is playing outside too,’ Anna said. ‘Maybe,’ Mom agreed. ‘I left the back door open earlier. I went outside to rake leaves.’ Anna raced out of the back door. She stopped at a heap of red and orange leaves. An orange kitten was sleeping on it. ‘Kitty!’ Anna cried. Anna tucked some leaves around Kitty. ‘You weren’t scared. You just wanted your own bed.’ 1. What do you think, would be the best title for the story? .................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................. 2. Circle the letter of the correct answer. 1

The story is about a girl and her cat. What are their names? A Anna and Kitty B Anne and Mel C Mary and Kitty D Anna and Johnny 3. Circle the letter of the correct answer. Where were Mom and Anna when Kitty was lost? A At school B In the house C Out shopping D At the pet shop 4. Show the correct order of events in the story. Number the sentences (1 to 4) in the boxes to show the correct order. Anna found Kitty under a heap of leaves. Anna searched the house for her kitten. Mom went outside to rake leaves. Kitty went missing. 5. Circle the letter of the correct answer. 2

Anna was worried about Kitty, because she ... A did not come to eat her breakfast. B was sick and needed her medicine. C wanted to take her to school. D could not find her anywhere. 6. Why do you think Kitty ran outside? ........................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................... Look at the picture below and then answer the questions. 3

7. Circle the letter of the correct answer. 7.1 The lady is doing her shopping at the ... A vet. B pet shop. C grocery store. D clothing store. 7.2 The person attending to the lady at the till point is called a ... A cashier. B salesman. C saleslady. D manager. 8. Re-write the following sentences into the : 8.1 Past progressive tense. Mom is buying groceries at the shop. ............................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................. 8.2 Future tense. The milk is on sale. .......................................................................................................... 4

............................................................................................................ 9. Circle the letter of the correct answer. John, the cashier, enjoys doing ...job. A his B her C him D they 10. Write the plural of the underlined word in the sentence. The grocery will be packed by the cashier. ..................................... 11. Write the correct preposition in the sentence. The lady is holding the money .............. her hand. 12. Circle the letter of the correct answer. The cash register is ... the till slip. A print B printer C printed D printing 5

Read the table below and answer the following questions 13.1 – 13.5. Homework Day Language Mathematics Life Skills Monday Spelling and writing Bonds Rugby Tuesday Reading and writing Bonds Rugby Wednesday Reading and writing Counting Netball Thursday Spelling and writing Counting Rugby and netball 13. Circle the letter of the correct answer. 13.1 On which day do the children read and count? A Monday B Tuesday C Thursday D Wednesday 13.2 Which sport is played on a Monday and a Tuesday? 6

A No sport B Only rugby C Only netball D Netball and rugby 13.3 What homework is the same for every day? A Counting B Reading C Writing D Spelling 13.4 Which two days do the children have counting homework? A Wednesday and Thursday B Monday and Wednesday C Tuesday and Thursday D Monday and Tuesday 13.5 On which two days do the boys play the same sport, but have different Mathematics and Language homework? A Wednesday and Thursday B Monday and Wednesday C Tuesday and Thursday 7

D Monday and Tuesday 14. Write one or two paragraphs (10 to 15 sentences) about your teacher. Use correct punctuation, grammar and spelling. My teacher ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... .................................................................................... .................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................ ....................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................... 8

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