Hope Estate primary School

Continuous Assessment
Grade Three
Name _______________________________________________

1. Which of the following blends represent the beginning sound

for the picture below?

(A) sc B) sk (C) sl
(D) sr
2. Choose the correct word which have the same beginning
sound as the picture.

A) crab B) though C) drum

D) bright
3. Underline the word that is use incorrectly in the
sentence below:
I want to wear my favorite pare of shoes on my
birthday

4. Which of the following word have the same number of

syllables as the word “flower”
A) unexpected B) teacher C) watermelon
D) hamburger

5.Which type of sentence tells us something?

A) exclamatory B) imperative C) declarative
D) interrogative
6. Why is the sentence "I can't believe it's already June!" an
exclamatory sentence?

A) It asks for information. B) It expresses strong

feeling.
C) It gives a command. D) It makes a statement.

7 . Which of the following sentences has “the cat” as the

subject?
A) The cat runs fast. B) My neighbors have a brown
cat.
B) I want a pet cat. D) Mary and john have a pet cat
In question 8-9 identify the predicate in each sentence.

8. "The flowers bloom in spring,"

A) The flowers B) bloom C) in spring D) bloom in
spring
9. Mom is making chicken for dinner.
A) is making chicken B) Mom
C) is making chicken for dinner D) for dinner

In question 10-11 choose the correct word to complete the

sentence below:
10. Today we saw the mighty brown __________ at the zoo.
A) bare B) beer C) bear
(D) brer
11. They took blood from the old man ________
A) vane B) vein C) vain D) vien

For question 12 choose the prefix that is most suitable to

complete the word in bracket .
12. Tricia was _________ to visit her friend because she had a lot of
homework to do. ( able )
A) un B) in C) im D) mis
13. Which of the following prefixes should be added to the word
“happy" to form its opposite?
A) Pre- B) Un- C) Re- D) Mis-
Choose the most suitable suffix to complete question 14-
15.
14. She has little aware___ of the dangers she will face.
A) ment B) ing C) ness D)
ity
15. I can hear you clear____ on the phone.
A) ies B) able C) ly D) ous

Composition
Write a descriptive essay on the topic: “A toy I would like to have
for Christmas.”
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 Hope Estate primary School
Continuous Assessment
Grade Three
Name ______________________________________________

1. If you add 100 to the number 73, what will be the new
number?
A) 137 B) 173 C) 273 D) 731

2. In the number 5371, what is the place value of the 3?

A) Ones B) Tens C) Hundreds D) Thousands 3

3. 45/100 change to a fraction is ___________

A) 04.5 B) 45.0 C) 0.45 D) 0.450

4. The number six hundred and three can be written as

A) 630 B) 360 C) 6003 D) 603

5.Which of the following best defines the term perimeter?

A) The area inside the shape

B) The distance around the shape
C) The number of sides the shape has
D) The color of the shape 3.
6. Which of the following shapes has the greatest perimeter?
A) A triangle with sides 2 cm, 3 cm, and 4 cm
B) B) A square with each side 2 cm
C) A rectangle with length 4 cm and width 2 cm
D) A rectangle with length 5cm and width 5 cm
7. Look at the shape below and find the perimeter.
12cm
7cm
A) 19cm B) 84 cm C) 38cm D) 18
cm
8. Samantha has 78 stickers. She gives 34 stickers to her friend.
How many stickers does Samantha have now?
A) 44 B) 45 C) 46 D) 47

9. What is the inverse operation of division?

A) Addition B) Subtraction C) Multiplication D)
Division
10. The inverse for 24 ÷ 6 = 4 is____________

A) 24 × 6 = 144 B) 6 × 4 = 24 C) 24 – 6 = 18 D) 24 +
6= 30
11. If you have 24 cookies and want to share them equally
among 6 friends. What would you do to find out how many
cookies each friends received ?
A) Add 24 and 6 B) Divide 24 by 6
C) Multiply 24 by 6 D) Subtract 6 from 24.

12. Mother have 55 mangoes. She wants to share them among 5

children. How much mangoes will each child collect?
A) 60 B) 11 C) 50 D) 275
13. Which of the following numbers is NOT a multiple of 5?
A) 10 B) 15 C) 22 D) 25
14. There are 36 pupils in a class. How many pupils are there in 2
classes?
A) 39 B) 37 C) 72 D) 73
15. Which one of the number statements below is correct?
A) 7×2= 17 B) 33 ÷4 = 11 C) 8+3+6=16 D)
19-4=15

Paper two
1. Complete the following:

a) 6 7 b) 9 3
+3 8 -27
2. Solve these

a) 72 oranges arranged in heaps of 6. How many oranges are

there in each heap?

b) It takes a rocket 7 seconds to travel a mile. How long would

it take the rocket to go 2 miles at that speed?

c) Find the perimeter for the given shapes below.

a) 3cm b) 4cm

9cm

Write these using numerals-

a) Six hundred and eleven-

b) One hundred and one –

Complete the following division.

a) 21 ÷ 4= 29 ÷ 3 =
 Hope Estate primary School
Continuous Assessment
Grade Three
Name _______________________________________________

1.Which one of the following can be attracted by a magnet

A) plastic B) wood C) iron D) glass

2. Which word means the same a ‘pull together’?

A) repel B) attract C) radiant D) push
3.The environment in which plants and animals live is called their___________
A) dwelling B) ecosystem C) habitat D) surrounding
4. Mr. James went sight-seeing. He saw shrimps, seal, and fish? Mr. Benn
most likely went __________.
A) at the sea B) in the forest C) at a circus D) in his backyard
5. Duck weed is to water as ___________ is to land
A) water lily B) shrub (C) moss D)water chestnut
6. The _____________ store water in its hump for survival.
A) cow B) elephant C) fish D) camel
7. Which of the following animals use plants to build their homes?
A) bird B) fish C) dog D) ant
8. All of the following are reasons for animals/humans depending on plant
EXCEPT for
A) food B) shelter C) transportation D) clothing
9. Plants depend on animals for all of the following except______________
A) pollination B) manure C) scatter their species D) oxygen
10. Every night Sarah hears something moving in her ceiling. What animal do you
think is living in her ceiling?
A) Bat B). Dog C). Fish D). Cat
11. Which of these is an example of an adaptation?
A) A bird that builds a nest in a tree B) A fish that can breathe air
C) A turtle that can hide in its shell D) All of the above

12. Mary ask her teacher which animal would best live in the desert?
A) monkey B) penguins C) fish D) camel
13. Which of these animals is an example of using camouflage.
A) A green frog in the grass B) A lion that roars loudly
C) A bird that sings D) A fish that swims
14. Plants and animals are said to be interdependent because:
A) only plants depend on animals for survival. Animals do not depend
on plants.
B) only plants depend on animals for survival. Plants do not depend
on animals.
C)plants and animals both depend on one another for survival.
D) none of the above
15. One example of an animal that lay egg is a ___________________
A) humans B) tiger C) fish D) sheep
Paper Two
A) Define what is a food chain?
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B) In the food chain above, name the producer.

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Study the picture below, then state whether it is an aquatic or a
land-bound food chain.

C) It is a __________________ food chain.

D) Name any example of a predator and its prey

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Circle whether the animal is helping with pollination or scattering of
seeds.