ANTHONY CLARET SCHOOL
REVISION WORKSHEET 2023-24
SUBJECT : LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
Grade : III Date of submission:20-02-24
Name :
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I. Fill in the blanks:
1. Plop is a night bird
2. Plop is afraid of dark.
3. The boy says dark is exciting.
4. Plop says dark is nasty .
5. The children’s father went out to find a carpenter and a tinsmith.
6. Snow crystals shone like diamonds on the empty bookshelves.
7. The window panes were covered with snow and icicles.
8. Eugenie encountered a wild shark.
9. Eugenie got a chance to explore the Red sea.
10. Heidi felt like a bird trapped in a cage in the city.
11. Aunt Detie comes to take Heidi to Frankfurt.
II. Give one word for:
1. speaking in a low voice which is not clear and difficult to understand : mumbling
2. a type of firework that rotates quickly and produces sparks and colour flame Catherine -
wheel
3. unkind or mean nasty
4. moves unsteadily wobbles
5. dancing in a fast and lively manner jigging
6. a place where people discuss fish and ways to protect them : aquarium society
7. freshwater aquarium fish: guppies
8. sat close together to be warm : huddled
[Link] your attention completely fixed by something you see or hear: spellbound
III. Read the extract and answer the following:
1. “The little boy says DARK IS EXCITING. I still do not like it at all”.
a. Who speaks the above line? To whom does he speak these words?
Ans : Plop, the baby Owl , speaks the above line to his mother.
b. What does the character wish to be, in order to avoid the dark?
Ans: Plop wishes to be a day bird because he is afraid of the dark.
c. What does the little boy want Plop to do?
Ans: The little boy wants Plop to come out in the dark to watch fireworks.
2. With time, people started appreciating ……towards the protection of sharks.”
a. Why did people appreciate her research?
Ans: People found that she was clever enough to make several discoveries about marine life
and also that she was brave enough to be among sharks.
b. Was Eugenie satisfied with her achievements?
Ans: No, she was not satisfied. She wanted to save sharks from being killed, by proving
they were not dangerous.
3. On thin golden poles/ gliding up, sliding down.
a. What is the poet talking about?
Ans: Here, the speaker is talking about the wooden horses that glide up and slide down the
thin golden poles on the Carousel.
[Link] do medley of ponies parade?
Ans: A medley of ponies parade in a row in a carousel.
c. When do the riders hold on to the reins of the horses?
Ans: The riders hold onto the reins of soft leather when the horses spin around the carousel,
gliding up and down.
IV. Who said to whom:
1. “Oh yes, Dark is exciting”
The little boy said this sentence to baby Owl.
2. “Owls are never afraid of the dark”.
Mrs Barn Owl said this sentence to baby owl.
3. “Will they be smart enough to understand”.
Eugenie thought to herself.
4. “It is black and I don’t like it at all”.
Baby owl said this sentence to its mother
V. Choose the correct homophones to complete the sentences:
1. He had to wait for an hour to fill a pail _of water. [pail – pale]
2. We saw a deer [deer – dear] and a kangaroo in the park.
3. That is our [hour – our] car.
4. The new pair [pair – pear] of shoes I bought, is made of leather.
5. The eight [eight – ate] year old boy recited the poem beautifully.
VI. Underline the subjects in the sentences:
1. Some of his old books are interesting.
2. The new bedroom carpet has become dirty.
3. My youngest sister is a good swimmer.
4. All the six boys are my friends
VII. Complete the following sentences:
1. Plop is fluffy with a heart-shaped ruff and enormous eyes..
2. The little boy says DARK IS EXCITING
3. Another one goes whizzing about leaving bright Trails of squiggles behind.
4. Plop enjoyed watching the display of fireworks with his parents.
5. Heidi ran to the boy standing at the corner of the street because she wanted him to show
her a church-tower.
6. Eugenie showed the world that sharks were not mindless killers.
7. Eugenie became the first scientist in in the world to train sharks.
8. After about four hours, the roof could not take it more.
VIII. Complete the sentences with suitable adverbs:
( carefully, here, softly, today, there, This )
1. Put the cake there
2. Sandy and Tammy are leaving to Goa today
3. Drive carefully.
4. Talk softly
5. This morning, I saw a yellow bird sitting on my windowsill.
6. Please bring that book here
IX. Make sentences of your own:
[Link]: They live in an enormous house
[Link]: The team was disappointed for not getting selected to the finals.
3. mumbling: Arjun was mumbling in his sleep.
4. companion : My pet is a good companion for me.
5. exciting : There was very exciting news last week in the newaspaper.
