School Closed Due to Rain: Practice Class 3 English Grammar at Home

 

Hi Students,

Because of the heavy rain, schools are closed today and most classes are happening online to keep everyone safe at home.

It is still important to keep practicing a little every day. I recommend solving at least one paper daily and it will help you get better at grammar and make you more confident for your upcoming exams.

For today, I’ve prepared a Class 3 English Grammar Sample Paper for you. First, try to solve it by yourself and then check the solution to see how you did and learn from any mistakes.

Stay safe, keep learning and enjoy your studies. 

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Class III
English Language
Sample Paper

I. Write the homophones of the following   words:                                              10       

1. week                              2. hole

3. right                               4. knew

5. would                            6. Buy

7. Hair                                8. here

9. won                                10. blue

Hint:- Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

II. Use the correct conjunctions to complete the following sentences:                 -     5

1. I have a pet cat ------------------- a pet dog. ( and / or )

2. We tried really hard ------------------- did not win. ( because / but )

3. Is that Devesh ------------------- his brother Hemanth? ( or / but )

4. It is warm during the day ------------------- cold at night. ( or / but )

5. He cannot speak ------------------- he is dumb. ( and / because )

III. Write the Past Tense of the following verbs:                                                 -   10

1. choose                           2. hide

3. blow                               4. put

5. grow                               6. eat

7. find                                 8. bring

9. stand                              10. read

IV. Fill in the blanks with the Present Continuous forms of the verbs given in  brackets:              5

1. They __________ __________ the newspaper. ( read )

2. He __________ __________ his homework. ( write )

3. I __________ __________ in the park. ( walk )

4. My mother __________ __________ a cake. ( bake )

5. Anushka __________ __________ in the play. ( act )

 

V. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:                                                    5         

[ behind, besides, in, under, at ]

1. ------------------- football, Chriswin likes to play badminton.

2. What do you do ------------------- the evening?

3. The police ran ------------------- the thief.

4. Our class starts ------------------- 8: a.m.

5. They sat ------------------- a shady tree.

 

IX. Write a, an or the in each blank:                                                                           (5)

1. ______________ onion
2. ______________ Bible
3. ______________ hour
4. ______________ uniform
5. ______________ apple
6. ______________ Pacific Ocean
7. ______________ house
8. ______________ unicorn
9. ______________ European
10. ______________ Times of India

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X. The Adverbs in the following sentences are underlined. Identify what kind of Adverbs they are — Adverbs of manner, place or time.                                          -        (5)

1. He returned quickly.
2. I will meet you tomorrow.
3. The bird is inside the nest.
4. Joan writes neatly.
5. The chief guest arrived late.

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XI. Write a letter to the principal of your school asking for three days’ leave. -10

 

XII. Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions.

One day an ant felt extremely thirsty as she had travelled a long way. So she came to a river to drink water. Just then she slipped and fell into the water. She was unable to get out. She cried for help. On the river bank was a tree. A dove was sitting on its branch. It heard the cries of the ant seeking help. The dove felt pity and wanted to help the ant, so she dropped a large leaf into the water. The ant saw the leaf, climbed on to it and came out of the water. Its life was saved.

After a few days, the ant saw a hunter aiming at a bird. The ant recognized the bird. It was her friend. So it ran up and bit the hunter as hard as it could.

The hunter screamed out in pain. The dove saw the hunter and flew away. Thus, the ant saved the life of the dove.

I. Answer the following questions.                                                                                           (10)

1. Who came to the river and why?
2. What happened to the ant?
3. What was at the bank of the river?
4. Who was sitting on it?
5. What did she hear?
6. What did she drop on the water?
7. How was the ant’s life saved?
8. What happened a few days later?
9. What did the ant want to do?
10. How did the ant save the dove’s life?
11. What moral do you learn from the story?

Answers: Solution is give below:

Q. Write the homophones of the following words:

1. week → weak

2. hole → whole

3. right → write

4. knew → new

5. would → wood

6. buy → by

7. hair → hare

8. here → hear

9. won → one

10. blue → blew

Q. Use the correct conjunctions to complete the sentences:

1. I have a pet cat and a pet dog.

2. We tried really hard but did not win.

3. Is that Devesh or his brother Hemanth?

4. It is warm during the day but cold at night.

5. He cannot speak because he is dumb.

Section III: Past Tense of Verbs

1. choose → chose

2. hide → hid

3. blow → blew

4. put → put

5. grow → grew

6. eat → ate

7. find → found

8. bring → brought

9. stand → stood

10. read → read

Section IV: Present Continuous Tense

1. They are reading the newspaper.

2. He is writing his homework.

3. I am walking in the park.

4. My mother is baking a cake.

5. Anushka is acting in the play.

Section V: Prepositions

1. Besides football, Chriswin likes to play badminton.

2. What do you do in the evening?

3. The police ran behind the thief.

4. Our class starts at 8 a.m.

5. They sat under a shady tree.

 

 

Section IX: Articles (a, an, the)

1. an onion

2. the Bible

3. an hour

4. a uniform

5. an apple

6. the Pacific Ocean

7. a house

8. a unicorn

9. a European

10. The Times of India

Section X: Adverbs

1. quickly → Adverb of manner

2. tomorrow → Adverb of time

3. inside → Adverb of place

4. neatly → Adverb of manner

5. late → Adverb of time

Section XI: Letter Writing

Q. Write a letter to the Principal of your school asking for three days’ leave.                    

Answer:

To,
The Principal,
[Your School Name],
[City].

Subject: Application for leave

Respected Sir/Madam,
I am a student of Class III. I am not feeling well and the doctor has advised me to take rest. Therefore, I request you kindly grant me leave for three days from 2-Sep-2025 to 5-Sep-2025.

Thank you.

Yours obediently,
Your name

Section XII: Comprehension Passage (Solved)

Q1. Who came to the river and why?
→ An ant came to the river because she was thirsty.

Q2. What happened to the ant?
→ The ant slipped and fell into the water.

Q3. What was at the bank of the river?
→ A tree was at the bank of the river.

Q4. Who was sitting on it?
→ A dove was sitting on it.

Q5. What did she hear?
→ She heard the cries of the ant.

Q6. What did she drop on the water?
→ She dropped a large leaf.

Q7. How was the ant’s life saved?
→ The ant climbed onto the leaf and came out.

Q8. What happened a few days later?
→ The ant saw a hunter aiming at a bird.

Q9. What did the ant want to do?
→ The ant wanted to save the dove.

Q10. How did the ant save the dove’s life?
→ The ant bit the hunter, and the dove flew away.

Q11. What moral do you learn from the story?
→ Helping others is the best way of friendship.

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