Primary 3 English Semestral Assessment 2 (End of Year) Paper 3

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TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI) — SA2 Practice Paper (Version 3)

Subject: English
Level: Primary 3
Paper: SA2 Practice (Grammar Focus)
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Marks: 20
Name: ______________________
Class: _________
Date: ____________

Instructions:
This paper contains 20 questions on Grammar. Answer all questions. For Multiple Choice, circle the correct letter (1, 2, 3 or 4). For fill-in questions, write your answer in the blank space.

Section A: Grammar Multiple Choice (Questions 1–12, 1 mark each) — 12 marks

1. The basket of apples __________ on the table.
   (1) were (2) was (3) are (4) be

2. My sister __________ a book in the library now.
   (1) read (2) reads (3) is reading (4) will read

3. The cat jumped __________ the wall and ran away.
   (1) in (2) on (3) over (4) under

4. Rahul and I went to the park by __________ .
   (1) ourselves (2) myself (3) himself (4) themselves

5. The boys __________ their homework before dinner.
   (1) has finished (2) have finished (3) has finish (4) have finish

6. We __________ bring umbrellas because it is sunny.
   (1) must (2) should (3) need not (4) could

7. This is __________ pencil; that one is yours.
   (1) my (2) me (3) I (4) mine

8. The baby __________ when we entered the room.
   (1) cried (2) was crying (3) cries (4) will cry

9. The dog is sleeping __________ the chair.
   (1) at (2) on (3) in (4) to

10. Everyone __________ happy about the school trip.
    (1) were (2) was (3) are (4) be

11. The girls did the project __________ .
    (1) careful (2) care (3) carefully (4) caring

12. He is __________ as an owl when solving puzzles.
    (1) wise (2) wiser (3) wisest (4) wisdom

Section B: Grammar Cloze (Questions 13–16, 1 mark each) — 4 marks

Read the passage. Choose from the word box. Use each word once.

Word Box: and, his, on, because

Samy woke up early (13) __________ he wanted to help his mother. He put (14) __________ books into the bag (15) __________ walked to school. The bag was placed (16) __________ the desk.

Section C: Editing and Fill-in (Questions 17–20, 1 mark each) — 4 marks

17. The children went too the shop. (Correct the homophone: __________)

18. She __________ (paint) a picture yesterday. (Give correct past form)

19. They are __________ (run) in the field now. (Give correct continuous form)

20. The __________ (butterfly) are flying among the flowers. (Give correct plural)

Total Marks: 20

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TuitionGoWhere Exam Practice (AI) — SA2 Practice Paper (Version 3) Answer Key

Subject: English
Level: Primary 3
Paper: SA2 Practice (Grammar Focus)
Total Marks: 20

Section A: Grammar Multiple Choice (12 marks)

1. (2) was — "The basket of apples" is a collective noun phrase; the head noun "basket" is singular, so we use singular verb "was". Common mistake: choosing "were" because "apples" is plural.

2. (3) is reading — "now" shows present continuous; structure: am/is/are + verb-ing. Sister = singular → is reading.

3. (3) over — "jumped over the wall" shows movement across the top; spatial preposition "over" fits.

4. (1) ourselves — Compound subject "Rahul and I" = we; reflexive for we is "ourselves".

5. (2) have finished — Plural subject "boys" needs plural auxiliary "have" + past participle "finished".

6. (3) need not — Sunny weather means no umbrella needed; "need not" shows lack of necessity.

7. (1) my — Before noun "pencil", use possessive adjective "my" (not "mine" which stands alone).

8. (2) was crying — "when we entered" past action interrupted by another past; past continuous "was crying".

9. (2) on — "sleeping on the chair" = surface contact; use "on".

10. (2) was — Indefinite pronoun "everyone" is singular → "was".

11. (3) carefully — Describes verb "did"; use adverb form by adding -ly to "careful".

12. (1) wise — Idiom "as wise as an owl"; base adjective used after "as … as".

Section B: Grammar Cloze (4 marks)

13. because — Shows reason for waking early.
14. his — Possessive before "books".
15. and — Joins two actions.
16. on — Surface "on the desk".

Section C: Editing and Fill-in (4 marks)

17. to → correct homophone is "to" is wrong; the sentence "went too the shop" should be "went to the shop". Answer: to. (Common mistake: writing "two".)

18. painted — Regular verb past: paint + ed → painted (yesterday = past).

19. running — Present continuous: are + run + ning → running (double n because short vowel + consonant).

20. butterflies — Noun ending in -y after consonant: change y to i + es → butterflies.

Total: 20 marks