Primary 3 English Editing Quiz

Primary 3 English Quiz - Editing (Answer Key)

Total Marks: 20

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Section A: Spelling and Word Forms (Questions 1 - 5)

Question 1

• Answer: excited
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The word "excited" is spelled e-x-c-i-t-e-d. The student must check if the given word matches this spelling. In this case, the given word is already correct. The task is to identify if there is a mistake; here there is none, so the correct spelling is written as given.
• Common Mistake: Students might think "excited" is spelled with a 'c' after the 'x' (exicted), but the correct order is 'c' then 'i'.

Question 2

• Answer: fascinating
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The word "fascinating" is spelled f-a-s-c-i-n-a-t-i-n-g. The student must check the given word. If it is misspelled (e.g., "fasinating"), they must write the correct spelling. The correct spelling has a 'c' after the 's'.
• Common Mistake: Omitting the 'c' and writing "fasinating".

Question 3

• Answer: trembling
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The word "trembling" comes from the verb "tremble". When adding '-ing', the 'e' is dropped: trembl(e) + ing = trembling. The correct spelling is t-r-e-m-b-l-i-n-g.
• Common Mistake: Forgetting to drop the 'e' and writing "trembleing".

Question 4

• Answer: musician
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The word "musician" is spelled m-u-s-i-c-i-a-n. It comes from the word "music" + the suffix "-ian" (meaning a person who does something).
• Common Mistake: Confusing the ending with "-tion" and writing "musition".

Question 5

• Answer: remember
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The word "remember" is spelled r-e-m-e-m-b-e-r. The student must identify that the given word "remeber" is missing an 'm'.
• Common Mistake: Omitting the second 'm' or confusing it with "remembrance".

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Section B: Grammar and Punctuation (Questions 6 - 12)

Question 6

• Answer: ran
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The sentence is in the past tense ("yesterday"). The verb "run" in the past tense is "ran". The mistake is using the present tense form "run" for a past action.
• Common Mistake: Using "runned" (incorrect past tense form).

Question 7

• Answer: My sister and I
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: In English, when talking about yourself and another person, you should put the other person first ("my sister and I"). Also, "I" is the subject pronoun (the one doing the action), not "me". "Me" is an object pronoun.
• Common Mistake: Saying "Me and..." or putting yourself first ("I and my sister").

Question 8

• Answer: doesn't
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The subject is "She", which is third person singular. The correct negative form for the present tense is "doesn't" (does not). "Don't" (do not) is used with I, you, we, and they.
• Common Mistake: Using "don't" with he, she, or it.

Question 9

• Answer: "Where
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The first word of a direct quotation should start with a capital letter. The word "where" is the first word of the spoken sentence, so it must be capitalised to "Where".
• Common Mistake: Forgetting to capitalise the first word inside quotation marks.

Question 10

• Answer: taller
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The word "taller" is already a comparative adjective (tall + -er). You do not need to add "more" before it. "More taller" is a double comparative, which is grammatically incorrect. The correct form is just "taller".
• Common Mistake: Using "more" with short adjectives that already take the "-er" suffix (e.g., more bigger, more faster).

Question 11

• Answer: its
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: "Its" (without an apostrophe) is the possessive form of "it", showing that something belongs to it. "It's" (with an apostrophe) is a contraction for "it is" or "it has". Here, the paws belong to the cat, so we need the possessive "its".
• Common Mistake: Confusing "its" (possessive) and "it's" (contraction). This is a very common error.

Question 12

• Answer: gone
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The sentence uses the present perfect tense ("have" + past participle). The past participle of "go" is "gone", not "went". "Went" is the simple past tense.
• Common Mistake: Using the simple past tense ("went") with a helping verb like "have" or "has".

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Section C: Editing a Short Passage (Questions 13 - 20)

Question 13

• Answer: went
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The passage is set in the past ("Last weekend"). The verb "go" needs to be in the past tense, which is "went".
• Common Mistake: Leaving it as "go" or using "gone" without a helping verb.

Question 14

• Answer: beautiful
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The word "beautiful" is spelled b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l. The given word "beutiful" is a common misspelling that misses the 'a'.
• Common Mistake: Misspelling "beautiful" as "beutiful" or "beatiful".

Question 15

• Answer: built
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The verb "build" has an irregular past tense form: "built". "Builded" is not a correct word in standard English.
• Common Mistake: Adding "-ed" to irregular verbs like build (builded), run (runned), or swim (swimmed).

Question 16

• Answer: tried
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The verb "try" in the past tense changes the 'y' to 'i' and adds '-ed', making it "tried". The passage is in the past tense, so "try" must be changed.
• Common Mistake: Simply adding '-ed' to make "tryed" (incorrect spelling).

Question 17

• Answer: fell
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The verb "fall" has an irregular past tense form: "fell". "Fall down" in the past tense is "fell down".
• Common Mistake: Using "falled" (incorrect past tense form).

Question 18

• Answer: said
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The passage is in the past tense. The verb "say" has an irregular past tense form: "said".
• Common Mistake: Using "sayed" (incorrect past tense form).

Question 19

• Answer: stronger
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: The word "stronger" is already correctly spelled. It is the comparative form of "strong". The student must check if it is correct. In this case, it is.
• Common Mistake: The student might think it needs to be "more strong", but for one-syllable adjectives like "strong", we add "-er".

Question 20

• Answer: bigger
• Marks: 1
• Explanation: This is a double comparative error, similar to Question 10. "Bigger" is already the comparative form (big + -er). Adding "more" is incorrect. The correct word is just "bigger".
• Common Mistake: Using "more bigger" instead of just "bigger".

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End of Answer Key