Class 3 – English Question & Answer Paper
Chapters: At the Zoo, The Canary, The God of River, Minu and Diano
Grammar: Naming Words (Common & Proper Noun), Replacing Words (Pronoun), How Many?
(Numbers)
Full Marks: 100 | Time: 2 Hours
Section A – Reading & Comprehension (40 Marks)
1. Answer the following questions from “At the Zoo” (2 × 4 = 8 marks):
a) What animals did the children see at the zoo?
b) How did the monkeys behave?
c) What did the children eat at the zoo?
d) Why was the day at the zoo enjoyable?
2. Answer the following from “The Canary” (2 × 4 = 8 marks):
a) What is a canary?
b) How did the canary sing?
c) Who looked after the canary?
d) Why was the canary loved?
3. Answer the following from “The God of River” (2 × 3 = 6 marks):
a) Who was the God of the river?
b) What did the villagers pray for?
c) How did the God of the river help them?
4. Answer the following from “Minu and Diano” (2 × 4 = 8 marks):
a) Who was Diano?
b) How did Minu meet Diano?
c) What adventure did they have together?
d) How did their friendship grow?
5. Vocabulary – Match the words with their meanings (1 × 10 = 10 marks):
Words Meanings
a) cage 1) a small yellow bird
b) riverbank 2) a place to keep animals
c) adventure 3) a musical sound from the mouth
d) canary 4) side of a river
e) chirp 5) exciting experience
f) monkey 6) an animal that climbs trees
g) pray 7) to talk to God
h) zoo 8) place where animals are kept for visitors
i) friendship 9) close relationship between people/animals
j) help 10) to make things easier for someone
Section B – Grammar (40 Marks)
6. Naming Words – Write whether the underlined word is a Common Noun or Proper Noun (1 × 8 =
8 marks):
a) We went to the zoo.
b) Ganga is a holy river.
c) The dog is barking.
d) Rani is my best friend.
e) We went to Delhi in winter.
f) The teacher is kind.
g) Mount Everest is very high.
h) The market is crowded.
7. Replacing Words – Fill in the blanks with the correct Pronoun (1 × 8 = 8 marks):
a) This is my book. It is ___
b) Raj is my friend. ___ plays football.
c) Rita and I are going to school. ___ are happy.
d) That is Mina’s doll. It is ___
e) The boys are running. ___ are tired.
f) This is my mother. I love ___
g) This is my cat. ___ is very cute.
h) The book is on the table. Give it to ___
8. How Many? – Write the number words for the given numbers (1 × 6 = 6 marks):
a) 5 → ___________
b) 12 → ___________
c) 21 → ___________
d) 30 → ___________
e) 50 → ___________
f) 100 → ___________
9. Rewrite the sentences with the correct numbers (2 × 4 = 8 marks):
a) I have two apple.
b) There is five dogs in the park.
c) She bought three books and one pen.
d) Ten boy are playing in the field.
10. Fill in the blanks with Common or Proper nouns (2 × 5 = 10 marks):
a) My name is ___ (Proper)
b) The ___ is shining. (Common)
c) We live in ___ (Proper)
d) The ___ is barking loudly. (Common)
e) ___ is our national leader. (Proper)
Section C – Creative Writing (20 Marks)
11. Write 5 sentences on “My Visit to the Zoo” (10 marks)
12. Write a short story on “A Lost Bird” in 5–6 lines (10 marks)
Answer Key
1. a) Lions, tigers, monkeys, birds, elephants
b) They jumped and made funny faces
c) Sandwiches and fruits
d) Because they saw many animals and enjoyed with friends
2. a) A small yellow bird
b) Sweetly and softly
c) The narrator (or the owner)
d) For its lovely singing and friendly nature
3. a) A deity of the river
b) Rain for crops
c) Sent rain and filled the river
4. a) A friendly animal
b) While playing outside
c) They went on a fun journey
d) By helping and playing with each other
5. a-2, b-4, c-5, d-1, e-3, f-6, g-7, h-8, i-9, j-10
6. a) Common, b) Proper, c) Common, d) Proper, e) Proper, f) Common, g) Proper, h) Common
7. a) mine, b) He, c) We, d) hers, e) They, f) her, g) It, h) me
8. a) five, b) twelve, c) twenty-one, d) thirty, e) fifty, f) one hundred
9. a) I have two apples.
b) There are five dogs in the park.
c) ✔ (correct)
d) Ten boys are playing in the field.
10. a) Rina, b) sun, c) Kolkata, d) dog, e) Mahatma Gandhi
11. Sample: I went to the zoo with my family. We saw lions, tigers and monkeys. The elephants
were very big. We ate lunch near the bird area. It was a fun day.
12. Sample: One day I saw a small bird in my garden. It looked sad and hungry. I gave it some food
and water. It sat on my hand happily. Later, it flew away to its home.
