III Eng.

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BEST PRIMARY SCHOOL

II Semester
Std-III Subject English Text

Paper style
Q-1 Fill in the blanks.
Q-2 True or False.
Q-3 Meanings.
Q-4 Choose correct option.
Q-5 Answer in one word.
Q-6 Who said to whom.
Q-7 Answer the questions.
Q-8 Give reasons.
Q-9 Complete the lines.

Meanings
1. Clung-held on tight
2. Object-thing
3. Crude-very simple
4. Several-many
5. Stammering sounds-words spoken with difficulty
6. Screamed-shouted
7. Pronounce-speak
8. Excellent-very good
9. Dawn-very early in the morning
10. Rooster- a fully grown male chicken, cock
11. Puzzled-confused
12. Fooled us-played a trick on us
13. Howl-cry
14. Laws-rules
15. Chief main
16. Truly perfect- really the best
17. Amusing-funny
18. Handsome-good-looking man
19. Marvelous-wonderful
20. Quarrel-dispute
21. Fault-mistake
22. Unpleasant-not so nice
23. Annoyed-angry
24. Aim well-hit correctly

Answer in one word.

1. Copy by saying or doing the same thing To imitate
2. Small pieces of paper or cardboard Slips
3. Printing with raised, round marks which blind people can read by touching-Braille
4. The words that people use when the speak Human speech
5. The opposite of how things should be- Topsy-turvy
6. People who work for the king and advice him- Ministers
7. A feeling that comes when you do the same thing again and again- Bored
8. Say that you are unhappy with something or angry with someone Complain
9. The sounds made by an owl Hoot
10. Stop doing something because it is difficult or impossible Give in
11. When people show that they disagree with something- Argument
12. A hard, grey metal used to make steel, weapons-Iron
13. Something that has no meaning- Nonsense
14. What you think about something- Opinion
15. Unhappy because someone else has something you want- Jealous
16. A way of saying no strongly- Not at all.
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Fill in the blanks.

1. Helen began to make crude signs.
2. The teacher gave Helen slips of cardboard.
3. The slips of cardboard had printed words in raised letters.
4. Helen started to read books printed in Braille.
5. Helen made a sentence with the words.
6. Helen kicked and screamed until she was tired.
7. The king of Ultapur told his ministers that they should do things differently.
8. The ministers were bored because they followed the laws of nature.
9. In Ultapur, everyone woke at six in the evening.
10. Outsiders called Ultapur a ghost town.
11. The solar eclipse cast a dark shadow on Ultapur.
12. At dawn, everyone went to sleep.
13. Athena is the goddess of strength and wisdom.
14. Momus is the god of writers and poets.
15. Poseidon is the god of the sea.
16. Zeus is the chief of the gods.
17. Momus always finds fault with everything.
18. Athena made a house.

True or False.
1. Helen Keller was an American. True
2. Helen shook her head to say yes. False
3. Helen was taught to place the words on the right objects. True
4. A book with raised printed letters is known as Braille. True
5. Helen felt sad that she could not utter her first sentence properly. False
6. Helens first sentence was It is cold. False
7. Ultapur was ruled by Badshah Batata. True
8. The badshah was not happy with the idea. False
9. Horses and goats could not sleep. True
10. The people of Ultapur had to follow the badshahs order. True
11. Ultapur was called a night town. False
12. The badshah was secretly sad. False
13. Poseidon made a house. False
14. Momus thinks a house is perfect if it has iron wheels. True
15. Zeus thinks that the man he has made is perfect. True
16. Poseidon thinks Athenas house is not very nice. False
17. Momus thinks the bull is perfect. False
18. Zeus, Poseidon and Athena were happy with Momus opinion. False

Who said to whom.

1. Yes, I am asleep.
A. Nasruddin said to his brother-in-law.
2. My house is already overcrowded.
A. The neighbor said to Mulla Nasruddin.
3. Go back home and take all the animals back outside.
A. Mulla Nasruddin said to his neighbor.
4. I have lost my ring.
A. King Akbar said to Birbal.
5. Do not worry your Majesty.
A. Birbal said to King Akbar.
6. How did you find that out, Birbal?
A. King Akbar asked Birbal.
7. In times of difficulty, a person speaks only in his mother tongue.
B. Birbal said to King Akbar.
8. Whats a stone doing here?
A. Amandas mother asked to Amanda.
9. What are you doing?
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A. Amanda asked to her father.

10. This is a fossil.
A. Amandas father said to Amanda.
11. The place for this is on the mantelpiece.
A. Amandas father said to Amanda.
12. We must do things differently.
A. The badshah said to his ministers.
13. We have an excellent idea.
A. The ministers said to the badshah.
14. My donkey wont stop braying.
A. The clothes-washer said to the badshah.
15. Nature has fooled us today.
A. The ministers said to the people.
16. Thats a most wonderful, handsome man!
A. Athena said to Zeus.
17. The bull is marvelous!
A. Zeus said to Poseidon.
18. But it needs iron wheels.
A. Momus said to Athena.
19. Youre just jealous!
A. Poseidon said to Momus.
20. I dont want to hear your opinion about my bull!
A. Poseidon said to Momus.
21. From tomorrow everyone will wake up at sunset and go to bed at sunrise.
A. The badshah said to the ministers.
22. Lets do the opposite.
A. The ministers said to the people.
23. The fault lies with the sun and the moon.
A. The ministers said to the badshah.
24. But you always find fault with everything!
A. Poseidon said to Momus.
25. Iron wheels?
A. Athena asked Momus.
26. I want the man to have a window on his chest.
A. Momus said to Zeus.

MCQ
1. Helen Keller was born in___________
a. 1880 b. 1890 c. 1980
2. Helen used to stand between two people and touched their___________
a. Hands b. lips c. eyes
3. The most important day of Helens life was, when her ___________ came to her.
a. Father b. mother c. teacher
4. ___________was Helens teacher.
a. Miss Anne Sullivan b. Mr. Keller c. Mr. Fuller
5. Miss Sullivan wrote the words on Helens ___________ instead of speaking them.
a. Book b. paper c. hand
6. Helen pronounced water as ___________
a. Pa-pa b. wa-wa c. water
7. Helen was very ___________when she spoke her first sentence.
a. Angry b. upset c. delighted
8. Helens first words were ___________
a. Clear and correct b. broken and stammering sounds c.incorrect
9. ___________ stopped coming to Ultapur.
a. Travellers b. sellers c. merchants
10. Many people came to ___________ to the badshah.
a. Thank b. meet c. complain
11. The people of Ultapur were___________
a. Happy b. puzzled c.satisfied
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12. ___________ was the king of Ultapur.

a. Akbar b. Badshah Batata c. Birbal
13. In Ultapur, markets opened at ___________
a. Morning b.noon c. night
14. A ___________ is when the moon passes in front of the sun and casts a dark shadow on earth.
a. Solar eclipse b. Lunar eclipse c. Makarshankrant
15. The badshah was secretly ___________
a. Sad b. angry c. happy
16. Athena, Zeus and Poseidon were ___________
a. Dancing b. quarrelling c. singing
17. ___________ was the judge.
a. Momus b. Zeus c. Athena
18. ___________ is good enough for Momus.
a. Something b. Everything c. Nothing
19. Momus thinks that the man made by Zeus should have a ___________
a. Window b. door c. iron wheels
20. Poseidon thinks that Momus always find ___________ with everything.
a. Good point b. option c. fault

Give reason.
1. Robinson was surprised because he saw a footprint of a man on the sand.
2. Robinson realized that it could not be his footprint because he had not gone to that part of the beach since a
long time.
3. Alice could not go through that door because it was too small for her to do so.
4. Mullas neighbor was sad because he lived with his big family in a small house. There was very little space
to move around.
5. At last the neighbor was happy because all the animals were outside and there was enough space in the
house for all the family members.
6. The courtier moved his finger over his beard because Birbal said that courtier who has a straw in his beard
has the emperors ring.
7. No one could find out what was the pundits mother tongue because he could speak many languages
fluently.
8. The pundit was surprised because Birbal told everyone in the court that the pundits mother tongue was
Telugu and it was the truth.
9. The stone did not want to go because it wanted a little comfort in its old age.
10. Amandas father was tapping the stone with a hammer because he wanted to check if the stone was really a
fossil.
11. The stone was very proud because it was the first time it had a name.
12. Helen kicked and screamed because she was angry.
13. Helen could not speak at first because she could not hear and had forgotten what talking was.
14. Helen could not understand the talk between two persons because she could neither see them nor hear
them.
15. The king of Ultapur wanted a change because he was tired of living the same kind of life day in and day
out.
16. The ministers of Ultapur changed the new law because they thought nature had fooled them. They did not
want to give in, so they decided to do the opposite.
17. The badshah was secretly happy because he did not want to hear any more complaints from the people.
18. Momus wants the house to have wheels because he thinks people can move their house if they dont like
their neighbours.
19. The gods were not happy with Momus opinion because his advice is neither helpful nor true.

20. The people of Ultapur were puzzled because a Solar eclipse had made the day dark as night and woken
them up.
21. The people of Ultapur followed the order because they were afraid that they would be imprisoned if they
didnt.
22. The people of Ultapur were happy at last because things were going back to being normal.
23. Momus says that a window is useful because people can see through the window into a persons heart. If
the person does not like them, they can keep out of his way.
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Answer the questions.

1. What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw?
A. The rabbit could talk, he wore a red coat and he carried a watch.
2. Describe the garden that Alice saw.
A. The garden was very lovely. It had bright flowers and cool fountains.
3. What did Alice see on the table?
A. Alice saw a golden key on the table.
4. Describe the rabbit.
A. The rabbit was white. He had pink eyes. He wore a red coat and had a big watch in his pocket. He could
also talk.
5. What did Mullas brother-in-law ask? What was Mullas reply?
A. Mullas brother-in-law asked him if he could lend him three hundred rupees. In reply, Mulla said that he
was asleep.
6. What was Mullas advice to his neighbour?
A. Mulla advised his neighbour to take his chickens, his donkey and his goat inside the house.
7. How did Mulla solve his neighbours problem?
A. When the neighbour took all the animals inside the house, there was no space left at all. Then Mulla asked
him to take them back outside the house. The neighbour did so. Now there was lots of place for the family.
8. How much money did Mullas brother-in-law want?
A. Mullas brother-in-law wanted three hundred rupees.
9. How many members were there in the neighbours family?
A. There were six members in the neighbours family-his wife, his three children, his mother-in-law and the
neighbour himself.
10. Who visited King Akbars court? What was his mastery?
A. A learned pundit visited the court of King Akbar. He had mastery over many different languages.
11. What did the pundit challenge everyone?
A. The pundit challenged everybody in the court to find out his mother tongue.
12. What did Birbal do to the pundit one night?
A. One night, Birbal went quietly to the pundits room when he was asleep. Birbal whispered into the pundits
ear and tickled him with a feather.
13. How did Birbal find out the pundits mother tongue?
A. When the pundit was asleep, Birbal tickled his ear with a feather, so the pundit, half awake shouted some
words in his mother tongue. This way Birbal found out the pundits mother tongue.
14. What did the grey stone long for?
A. The grey stone longed to go to school or see the inside of a house.
15. How did the stone reach the doormat?
A. The stone was on the road. It was kicked here and there by Amanda till it reached the doormat.
16. How did the grey stone get inside the house?
A. When Amandas mother asked her to prop the door open, she picked up the stone and placed it against the
door inside the house.
17. What did the grey stone see inside the house?
A. The grey stone saw the cat, dog and the baby in the cradle inside the house.
18. How did the mice help the grey stone?
A. The mice dragged Amandas velvet cap and pulled it over the top of the stone to disguise it.
19. What did Amanda and her father see inside the stone?
A. Amanda and her father saw a fern and tiny, beautiful leaves inside the stone.
20. How did Helen learn about the things around her soon after her illness?
A. Helen felt every object and noted every movement as she sat in her mothers lap or moved around with her.
21. What was the most important day in Helens life? Why did she call it so?
A. The most important day in Helens life was when her teacher Anne Sullivan came to teach her. She called
it so because Ms.Sullivan taught her to communicate with people like anyone else could.
22. How did Helen lose her sight and hearing?
A. Helen Keller suffered from an illness early in her childhood and that resulted in her losing her sight and
hearing.
23. How did Helen learn to read?
A. Helens teacher gave her slips of cardboard on which were printed words in raised letters. Helen could feel
the letters and soon learnt what each word stood for.
24. What was Helens first sentence?
A. Helens first sentence was It is warm.
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25. What does Ultapur mean?

A. Ultapur means upside-down city.
26. What did the birds and animals do when life changed in Ultapur?
A. The birds were surprised and began to chirp and fly around. Horses and goats could not sleep during the
day and were tired at night.
27. What brought back normal life to Ultapur?
A. A total solar eclipse restored normal life in Ultapur.
28. Did the people of Ultapur follow the new law gladly? Why?
A. No, the people of Ultapur did not follow the new law gladly. They found it difficult to do things.
29. What were the complaints that the king heard because of new law?
A. A man said that the rooster crowded early in the morning and disturbed his sleep while the clothes-washer
said that the donkey wouldnt stop braying.
30. Who was Momus and why was he amused?
A. Momus was the god of writers and poets. He was amused that the gods were fighting among themselves.
31. What were the gods quarrelling about?
A. The gods were quarrelling about who can make something truly perfect.
32. What has each god made?
A. Zeus made a man, Athena made a house and Poseidon made a bull.
33. What do Zeus, Athena and Poseidon think about Momus?
A. Zeus, Athena and Poseidon think that Momus always finds faults with everything and that nothing is good
enough for him.