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April 2024

English
Grade 3
Stage 3
Paper 2 Fiction

3rd Term Assessment

Name

Class Date

For Teacher’s Use

Total Marks: 35 Obtained Marks:

1 hour
Additional Material: ---

INSTRUCTIONS
 Answer all questions.

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 Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
 You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting.

INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 35.
 The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
 Suggestions for how long to spend on each section are given in the booklet.

Section A: Reading

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

1 Look at line 1-10.
(a) Where is the story set? Tick () one box. [1]

by a windy beach

on a snowy mountain

in the dark woods

(b) Find and copy one word that shows the stream was very cold. [1]
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(c) What was the chimney hidden by? Tick () one box. [1]

rocks

bushes

trees

(d) Find and copy one word that tells us the chimney was big. [1]

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(e) What was the witch wearing? [2]

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2 Circle one word that shows Meera moved quietly. [1]

Meera was curious so she tiptoed towards it.

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3 Look at the sentence (line 10). Find and copy an example of simile. [1]

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4 Look at the sentence (line 15).

She nodded to herself.

Find and copy the pronoun in this sentence. [1]

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5 Draw three lines and complete each sentence. [3]

She was deep in the and Meera stopped feeling

woods… afraid.

when she thought that she

Meera was curious… was lost.

The witch’s voice was so she tiptoed towards it.

gentle…

6 Number the events from 1-5 to show the order in which they happen in the story. The
first one has been done for you. [4]

1 Meera plunges her feet into the stream.

4 Meera first sees the witch.

2 Meera finds the map.

5 Meera speaks with the witch.

3 Meera sees the great chimney.

7 What was Meera worried about? (lines 21-25) [1]

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8 Look at these sentences. Draw lines to match each sentence from the text with the
correct sentence type. [2]

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Sentence Sentence type

Meera wiped the sweat from
  compound sentence
her forehead.

People think witches are evil

  simple sentence
but our hearts are kind.

9 Which letter is replaced by an apostrophe (‘) in doesn’t. [1]

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Section B: Writing

Spend 30 minutes on this section.

10 Continue the Adventure of Meera and the Witch. [15]

Imagine what adventures await Meera as she decides whether to help the witch.

Write the next part of the story, considering the following points:

 What does Meera choose to do about the witch’s request for help?
 What is Meera’s idea to help the witch go back to her house?
 What kind of problems might they meet on their way?
 In what way does Meera’s grandma help in their adventure?

Remember to write in paragraphs adding as many details as you can with the correct
spelling and punctuation.

PLANNING
Spend up to five minutes making notes in the box to plan your story.

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Creation of texts (Wc) [3] Vocabulary and language (Wv) [2]

Structure of texts (Ws) [4] Word structure [spelling] (Ww) [2]

Grammar and punctuation (Wp) [4] Total [15]

Write your story here.

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