CANAAN PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL
STANDARD THREE
TERM TWO
END OF TERM TEST
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023
GRAMMAR
(60 MINUTES)
SURNAME:
OTHER NAMES:
DATE:
DIRECTIONS
Work carefully and use the paper provided.
DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.
Remember to check your work carefully.
Marks Obtained
Total = ____ /50
A. Underline the parts of Speech stated in each sentence below.
1. Noun Her honesty was a refreshing change.
2. Verb The herd of cattle grazed in the field.
3. Adjective The greedy dog lost his bone.
4. Adverb Max fell madly in love with the puppy.
5. Pronoun That book is mine.
(5 marks)
B. Write a suitable collective noun to complete each sentence.
6. Daddy bought mummy a ____________________ of flowers for Valentine’s
Day.
7. Our picnic was invaded by an _______________ of ants.
8. The ____________________ of cars lined the street for the parade.
(3 marks)
C. Use the opposite gender of the nouns in brackets to complete the
sentences below.
9. The ________________ of England once ruled over Trinidad and Tobago.
(King)
10. The _________________ of the story is almost always a good guy.
(heroine)
11. A ________________ was chasing the rabbit through the woods.
(doe)
(3 marks)
D. Write the correct spelling of the plural form of the underlined nouns:
12. My sister-in-law love to bake. ________________________________
13. There were many dried leaf on the floor. __________________________
14. The furniture at the store looked beautiful. ________________________
15. Jerry received two jersey for his birthday. _________________________
(4 marks)
E. Underline the correct verb from the brackets to complete the sentences.
16. The gaggle of geese (attack, attacks) anyone who goes near their babies.
17. Mummy and daddy (go, goes) to dinner regularly.
18. The principal, teacher and students (enjoy, enjoys) singing on Tuesdays.
19. Alex, my best friend (read, reads) a storybook every week.
(4marks)
F. Rewrite each sentence using the possessive form of the nouns.
20. The books belonging to the boys were on the floor.
______________________________________________________________
21. Jane kept a close eye on the marbles of her friend.
______________________________________________________________
22. The dresses of the ladies were sewn by my aunt.
______________________________________________________________
23. The ties of the men were on sale at the clothing store.
________________________________________________________________
(4 marks)
G. Complete the sentences below using “a” or “an”
24. The choir sang ____________ beautiful hymn on Sunday.
25. The boy ate ____________ ice-cream after lunch.
26. ____________ Eskimo must wear warm clothing at all times.
(3 marks)
H. Underline the correct pronoun from the brackets to complete each
sentence below.
27. My dog ran around (his, its) bowl.
28. Our teacher gave (we, us) a pop quiz.
29. Do you know (who, whose) car is at the gate?
(3 marks)
I. Underline the prepositions in the sentences below.
30. The lazy cat got stuck beneath the couch.
31. Max threw the ball across the field.
32. Everyone screamed as the roller coaster went through the dark tunnel.
(3 marks)
J. Join the sentences given to make one sentence by using an appropriate
conjunction from the box below.
but since so because
33. The boy visited the doctor. He was ill.
________________________________________________________________
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34. The house is very small. The house feels very spacious.
________________________________________________________________
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35. Daddy was driving fast. He missed the turn to the mall.
________________________________________________________________
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(3 marks)
K. Identify and underline the error and rewrite the sentences correctly.
36. I agree with that plan.
________________________________________________________________
37. He suffered with a heart attack.
________________________________________________________________
(4 marks)
L. Write the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the
sentences.
38. She ______________________ to her sister in England last week. (write)
39. The chef _____________ all the vegetables the night before. (cut)
40. We _______________________ the mall next weekend. (visit)
41. He _______________________ a medal for his bravery. (give)
42. The children were ___________________ in the rain. (play)
(5 marks)
M. Write in the missing punctuation marks and capital letters in the
paragraph below.
These were the items Gregory lewis bought at the nearest supermarket in
mayaro. He purchased rice, milk juice and snacks. On his arrival at home, he
discovered that he had forgotten to purchase cheese. Gregory mother had to
return to the grocery to get the missing item. Why did he forget the cheese He
should have been paying attention when his mother listed the items for him to
purchase Mother was very annoyed that she had to go back to the supermarket.
(6 marks)
END OF TEST
