DAV PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ODISHA
ANNUAL EXAMINATION, 2023-24
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CLASS: III
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
Time Allowed: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 50
General Instructions :
1. This question paper contains 12 numbers of questions.
1. 2. It is divided into four sections.
Section-A-Reading (10 marks)
Section-B-Writing (10 marks)
Section-C- Grammar (15 marks)
Section D-Literature (15 marks)
2. 3. Internal Choice is given in question number 3, 4, 11 and 12.
3. 4. Write all answers orderly in legible handwriting.
5. Read the instruction of each question thoroughly and attempt all the
questions.
SECTION-A (READING-10 MARKS)
Q1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
(5X1=5)
The Sahara Desert is the world’s largest hot desert and the third-largest desert
covering about 3.5 million square miles located in North Africa. It is home to a
variety of flora and fauna. Vegetation in the Sahara desert includes cactus, date palms
and acacia. Fauna includes camels, lizards, snakes and rodents. (Para-1)
The Sahara Desert is known for its extreme temperature, with day time temperature
reaching 122 degrees Fahrenheit and night time temperature falling below freezing.
Despite its harsh conditions, the Sahara desert is an important part of the Earth’s
ecosystem, as it helps regulate the planet’s temperature and climate. There are over
20 lakes, most of which are saltwater lakes in the Sahara Desert. (Para-2)
(a) List the types of plants and animals can be found in the Sahara desert?
(b) Write what kinds of lakes are found in the Sahara desert?
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(c) Sahara Desert is located in .
(i) India (ii) North Africa (iii) Australia
(iv) France
(d) The Sahara desert is known for its .
(i) low temperature (ii) big lakes
(iii) extreme temperature (iv) deep lakes
(e) Find out a word from the passage which means the same as ‘situated’ from
Para-1.
Q2. Read the following poem carefully: (5x1=5)
I have a key in my pocket,
I found it just yesterday.
This key must be for an adventure.
What does it go to? Who can say?
Could be, it opens a treasure chest
stuffed full of diamonds and gold,
or maybe it opens a journal
with its secrets locked up for years
and if I find it and read it,
I’ll be famous and people will cheer.
I guess it could fit in a sports car.
I’d be too young to drive it right now,
but I’d hide it away till I’m older,
When I’d drive it, my friend will say Wow.
On the basis of your understanding of the above poem, answer the following
questions:
(a) Find out the place where the boy got the key.
(b) Explain the reason, how he will be famous.
(c) A pair of rhyming words in the first stanza is _________.
Fill in the blanks choosing the correct option:-
(d) The boy got the key __________.
i) today ii) yesterday iii) two days before iv) many years before
(e) The boy is too young to __________.
i) open the treasure chest ii) read a journal
iii) drive a car iv) do an adventure
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SECTION-B (WRITING-10 MARKS)
Q3. You are Ayush or Ayushi of Little Flower High School, Hyderabad. Write an
application to your Principal requesting for three days leave as you are suffering from
Dengue.(60 to 80 words) (5 Marks)
OR
You are Anil /Anita Sahu, living at Plot no-542, Acharya Vihar, Bhubaneswar. Write a
letter to your friend thanking him/her for the gift that you got on your birthday. (60 to
80 words)
Q4. Write a paragraph in about 60 to 80 words on any one of the following.
(5 Marks)
‘My Best Friend’
OR
‘My Favourite Game’
SECTION-C (GRAMMAR-15 MARKS)
Q5. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct preposition given in the bracket.
(3X1=3)
The rainy season is one of the six seasons (a) _________(on/ by/ in/ to) India. It
begins (b)__________ (in/ on/ at/ of) the month of June and continues till September.
This season gives relief (c)_________ (of /to /by /from) the sun’s heat.
Q6. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line which
has been underlined. Write the correct one in the space provided. The first one has
been done for you. (3x1=3)
Correct Word
Once upon an time, there Ex: a
was a intelligent person. (a) ________
He was an true believer of God. (b)________
He used to worship a sun everyday. (c) ________
Q7. Unscramble the jumbled words to make meaningful sentences. One has been
given as an example. (3x1=3)
Ex- forty /species /crow /are /there /of /the
Ans: There are forty species of the crow.
(a) find / it / all / over / world / the / we
(b) useful / it / a / very / bird / is
(c) keeps / it / our / clean / environment
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Q8. Complete the following sentences by using suitable subject or predicate.
(3x1=3)
My grandparents and I (a)__________________ . (b)____________ reads
newspaper daily. My grandmother (c) __________________.
Q9. Frame questions by filling the blanks using appropriate Wh - word given in
the bracket. (3x1=3)
(a) _______ (Why / What / When) are you standing there? I am waiting for my friend.
(b)_______ (Who / What / When) will your friend come? (c) _______ (Who / Where
/ What) will you go?
SECTION-D (LITERATURE-15 MARKS)
Q10. Read the following extract and choose the correct options. (4x1=4)
“ Go and fetch the prize from the table."
(a) The speaker of the above line is ___________.
i) Peter ii) Ellen iii) Mary iv) The teacher
(b) The speaker says these words to_____________.
i) Mary ii) Doris iii) Peter iv) John
(c) The prize was a ___________.
i) packet of socks ii) big book of detective stories
iii) box of chocolates iv) big book of adventure stories
(d) The prize was given for the best ____________.
i) student of the year ii) story teller
iii) cared for pet iv) monitor of the class
Q11. Answer any four questions out of five briefly in 20 to 30 words. (4x2=8)
(a) How did Michael feel when he found the ladder missing? (Michael Goes climbing)
(b) Describe the first flight of a man. (Man Learns to Fly)
(c) How was Poppy’s wish fulfilled? (The Magic Room)
(d) Michael was very successful at sea. Explain the reason. (Michael Goes Climbing)
(e) Poppy could not accompany her parents. Mention the reason. (The Magic Room)
Q12. Answer any one out of 2 questions in 30 words. (3x1=3)
Nina lost the race. But the title of the story says ‘Nina is the Winner’. In what way is
she the winner? (Nina is the winner)
OR
Describe the way Krishna welcomed Sudama. Write the values that you learn from
Krishna. (Krishna and Sudama)
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