Subject: English

Title: Revision Worksheets

Class: Gr. 3 (A&B)
Date: ……/……/2023 - (1st Term)
Name: ……………………………

UNIT 1 WEEK 1
READING

Traditional Tales
A traditional tale is a made-up story that has been told and retold many times.
Folktales are another name of traditional tale stories
Purpose : To entertain or teach a lesson
Recognize the literary elements of traditional tales.
It includes
• A title, or the name of the story
• A familiar setting, or the time and place of the story
• Characters, or the people or animals in a story
• A conflict, or problem, between characters
• A plot, or series of events (the sequence of events in the story)
• A theme, or message and lesson of the story (what have you learnt )

Academic vocabulary
Fierce: - wild or dangerous
Baring: - showing
flexing: - curling
Crouching: - bending down
Swipe: - hit

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 Vocabulary
Directions: Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the
underlined word.
1. The fierce tiger lives deep in the jungle.
a. colorful b. dangerous c. silent
2. The bear is flexing its claws to show how sharp they are.
b. curling b. swishing c. marking
3. The cat is baring its teeth because it is scared of a large dog.
a. Cleaning b. protecting c. showing
4. Visitors saw the lion crouching behind a rock, watching them.
a. Bending down b. jumping high c. standing tall
5. He swiped at the ball and missed.
a. Hit b .like c .live

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 Phonics& Word Study
Syllable Pattern VC/CV
Break words into syllables to help you read words that you do not know how to
pronounce.
• In VC/CV words, there are two consonants in the middle of a two-syllable word.
Divide VC/CV words between the two consonants to pronounce the word
correctly.
happen = hap / pen
hunger = hun / ger
Directions: Choose the word that best answers each question. napkin = nap / kin
1. There is a lot of traffic on the way to school.
Which word has the same syllable pattern as the VC/CV in traffic?
a. dentist b. lower c. music
2. I see a rabbit in my garden.
Which word has the same syllable pattern as the VC/CV in rabbit?
a. crime b. lesson c. second
3. Beth tied a ribbon around the strap of her sandal.
Which word has the same syllable pattern as the VC/CV in sandal?
a. acorn b. picnic c. placed
4. The sudden storm made us run for cover.
Which word has the same syllable pattern as the VC/CV in sudden?
a. even b. finish C. Muffin
5. The word that has the same syllable pattern as the VC/CV in confide is —
A melon B mistake C splash
Decode the following VC/CV words by dividing syllables and writing each
syllable on a line.
picture _____________/_________________
soccer _____________/_________________
window ____________/_______________ _
basket _____________/_______________ _
silver ______________/________________
button _____________/________________
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 Spelling

Basket traffic absent disgust compact

Subject mustard cosmic fantastic lesson

Two Syllables

Three Syllables

Comprehension Questions
After reading the story“Grandma and the Great Gourd” ,answer the
following questions.
1.What type of fiction story is Grandma and the Great Gourd?
o Folktale
o realistic fiction
2.What elements make this story a folktale(fiction)?
o it talks about culture
o it has been told and retold
o animals and humans communicate
o all choices are correct
3.Where did Grandma live ?
o with her daughter
o at the edge of the village
o in the city
4.You can find many _______animals in the jungle that are ready to attack.
o fierce
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 o swipe
5.What were the names of Grandma's dogs?
o Kalu and Bhulu
o Fox and Bear
6.Who lived on the other side of the jungle that Grandma was going to see?
o daughter
o the fireman
7.Where did Grandma’s daughter live ?
o on the other side of the jungle.
o With Grandma
8.What made Grandma scared at the Beginning of the story?
o traveling through the jungle where many fierce animals lived
o getting eaten by fox
o playing with her grandchildren
9.Grandma didn't mind living near the jungle because she—
o had two loyal dogs to protect her
o loved the sounds
o had become friends with the king of the jungle
10.What did Grandma tell Kalu and Bhulu to do while she was gone?
Before Grandma left to visit her daughter, she reminded the dogs to---
o deliver her vegetables to the man in the market
o take care of her garden

11.When Grandma came upon the clever red fox, what did she tell him?
o He could eat her on her way home from her daughter's house.
o She had a magic walking stick that would grant him one wish.

12.What were the animals that Grandma met in the jungle on her way to daughter's house?
There are 3 correct answers. Pick 3
o snake
o bear
o fox
o tiger

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13.How did Grandma trick the fox, the bear, and the tiger? How did Grandma trick the
animals at the first time?
o She told them that she is much too thin and she will be more plumper on her way back
from her daughter's house ,so they can eat her then `
o She told them she wouldn't taste good.

14.At her daughters house, Grandma had a wonderful time when she---.
o taught the fox, tiger and bear to water the garden
o played with her grandchildren
15.What did Grandma and her daughter do before she went back at home?
o thought of a plan
o fed the dogs
o called Bhulu and Kalu for help

16. What character traits can best describe grandma?

o intelligent and hard-working
o rude and ugly
17.What did Grandma hide in so she could get home without being eaten?
o a giant gourd
o a large basket
18.On her way home in the giant gourd Grandma is able to get past two of the animals
without any problems, what animal found Grandma in the gourd?
o Tiger
o Bear
o Fox
19. Why couldn't Tiger, Bear, and Fox smell Grandma?
o Because the gourd was sealed with rice glue
o Because they had the corona virus and lost the sense of smell

20.Before the fox started chewing on Grandma, he allowed her to---

o say goodbye to her daughter
o sing one last song

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21. How did Grandma feel about her dogs?
o she doesn't care for them
o she hates them
o she feels grateful

22.Which of the following words is the synonym of the word plumper?

o chunky
o skinny
o thin

23.Which of the following words is the synonym of the word skinny?

o chunky
o fat
o thin

Language and Conventions

Simple Sentences
A simple sentence expresses one complete thought. It has a subject and a predicate. The
subject and verb must agree. This means a singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural
subject takes a plural verb.

In the sentences below, circle the subject and underline the predicate.

1. The teacher writes the sentence on the board.

2. She sits in the library to read.

Edit the sentences below so that each expresses a complete thought. Write the
new sentences on the lines below.

1. The bird in the sky.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The swims in the lake.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Edit the verbs in the sentences below so that the subject and verb agree. Write the
new sentences on the lines below
1. The boys runs to the park.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The dog bark at the birds.
………………………………………………………………………………………………

Read each group of words below. Write S if the group of words is a simple sentence. Draw
a line between the subject and the predicate.
1. My friend Mara likes snow. ________________
2. We built a snowman. ________________
3. Cold and windy. ________________
4. My brother skated on the pond. ________________
5. Threw snowballs at us. ________________
6. Mara and I hid behind a snow fort. ________________

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