Primary 3 (Basic 3) Third Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer keys

THIRD TERM ENGLISH STUDIES EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 3 (BASIC 3)

ENGLISH STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – English Comprehension INSTRUCTION – Read the passage carefully. 

l know many things about time. Mr Eyiaro, my favorite teacher taught me so many things about it. l know that there are sixty seconds in one minute, sixty minutes in one hour and twenty four hours in a day. l know that there are four weeks in a mouth and twelve months in a year.

There are fifty two weeks in a year and three hundred and sixty five days in a year. A leap year has three hundred and sixty six days. l also know that a decade is ten years and a century is a period of one hundred years.

QUESTIONS

A. What is the name of the writer’s favorite teacher?

B. How many hours are there in a day?

C. What is the meaning of century?

D. How many years did a decade has?

E. There ______ weeks in a year.

SECTION B – Attempt all questions in this section. 

1. The phone has been ringing ______ 10’ o clock.

[a] for

[b] since

[c] by

2. Mrs Oni’s pots are the ______ in all Nigeria.

[a] best

[b] better

[c] more

3. Mr Lamidi ______ hard in the farm.

[a] working

[b] worked

[c] works

4. The rain was falling ______ in Aba than Ebonyi.

[a] heaviest

[b] more heavily

[c] most heavily

5. There ______ waiting for the train.

[a] are

[b] is

[c] am

6. Chidi ______ writing a letter to his teacher.

[a] were

[b] was

[c] has

7. They ______ listening to the sound of a drum. 

[a] was

[b] were

[c] is

8. Obi was ______ when mother came into the room.

[a] sleeping

[b] sleep

[c] slept

9. We ______ collected the hen’s egg.

[a] has

[b] are

[c] have

10. He came ______ he wanted some money.

[a] while

[b] until

[c] because

11. ______ the boy going home?

[a] are

[b] were

[c] is

12. Does she do it ? Yes , she ______ it.

[a] do

[b] does

[c] doesn’t

13. Yakubu is very ______. His brother is ______ than him.

[a] noisy

[b] noisier

[c] noisiest

14. Shall we go to the house warming party next week? 

[a] No, we shalln’t

[b] Yes, we shalln’t

[c] No, at all

15. We must speak ______ to our elders.

[a] rudely

[b] politely

[c] arrogantly

16. Taiwo is kind ______ helpful.

[a] so

[b] and

[c] they

17. She bought ______ box of chocolate for ______ dollar.

[a] a, a

[b] a, an

[c] a, the

18. ldris is as ______ as his father.

[a] fat

[b] fatter

[c] fattest

19 l am afraid of my teacher. She is as fierce as a ______.

[a] lion

[b] cat

[c] dog

20. l ______ sitting on the back seat of the car. 

[a] am

[b] is

[c] are

SECTION C –  Attempt all questions in this section. 

1. Match the words with their meaning

A. Raise the area around you.

B. Environment things grown for food.

C. Crops to take or agree to something.

D. Accept to breed animals.

2. Write the words that have the same pronunciation with these words.

A. Hymn ______

B. Deer ______

C. Peace ______

D. Whole ______

3. Choose an adverb from the boxes to complete each sentence below – happily, hard, aloud, neatly, today, quickly. 

A. She likes drawing ______.

B. Uncle Obafemi bakes his cakes and pies ______.

C. Mr Lamidi liked to work ______ in the garden.

D. He missed the bus ______.

E. She teaches children to read ______ and write ______.

4. Complete these sentences. Use have or has.

A. The cat ______ caught a mouse.

B. The mother pig ______fed her babies.

C. We ______ fetched the Goats.

D. The lambs ______ missed their mothers.

E. l ______ trained the horses.

SECTION D – COMPOSITION EXAM QUESTIONS

A. Write composition about my first day at school.

     OR

B. Write composition about your best friend in school.

THIRD TERM ENGLISH STUDIES EXAMINATION PRIMARY 3 – ANSWER KEYS

SECTION A – COMPREHENSION ANSWERS 

A. Mr Eyiaro

B. 24 hours

C. A century is a period of one hundred years

D. 10 years

E. There are 52 weeks in a year

SECTION B – OBJECTIVE ANSWERS 

1. b (since)

2. a (best)

3. c (works)

4. b (more heavily)

5. a (are)

6. b (was)

7. b (were)

8. a (sleeping)

9. c (have)

10. c (because)

11. c (is)

12. b (does)

13. Yakubu is very noisy. His brother is noisier than him.

14. a (No, we shalln’t)

15. b (politely)

16. b (and)

17. a (a, a)

18. a (fat)

19. a (lion)

20. a (am)

SECTION C ANSWERS 

1. Matching

A. Raise – to breed animals

B. Environment – area around you

C. Crops – things grown for food

D. Accept – to take or agree to something

2. Same Pronunciation (Homophones)

A. Hymn – Him

B. Deer – Dear

C. Peace – Piece

D. Whole – Hole

3. Adverbs

A. She likes drawing neatly

B. Uncle Obafemi bakes his cakes and pies happily

C. Mr Lamidi liked to work hard in the garden

D. He missed the bus today

E. She teaches children to read aloud and write quickly

4. Use “have” or “has”

A. The cat has caught a mouse

B. The mother pig has fed her babies

C. We have fetched the goats

D. The lambs have missed their mothers

E. I have trained the horses

SECTION D – Composition (Sample Guides)

A. My First Day at School (Sample Points)

• Introduction (name of school)

• Feeling (happy/nervous)

• Meeting teacher and classmates

• Activities done

• Conclusion

B. My Best Friend in School (Sample Points)

• Name of friend

• Physical description

• Character (kind, helpful)

• Things you do together

• Why you like your friend

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