Grade 3 Geography Exam
Based on Chapters 1 & 2 of the TIE Textbook
Total Time: 1 hour
Total Marks: 50
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (10 Marks)
1. Geography is the study of:
a) Plants and animals
b) Human beings and their environment
c) The solar system
d) Cars and buildings
2. The two main types of the environment are:
a) Water and air
b) Natural and built
c) Trees and animals
d) Mountains and valleys
3. Which of the following is a non-living thing?
a) River
b) Elephant
c) Tree
d) Bird
4. Which relief feature is the highest?
a) Hill
b) Mountain
c) Plain
d) Basin
5. What is a plateau?
a) A low area between hills
b) A high landform with a flat top
c) A small hill
d) A water body
6. What is the past participle of the verb 'see'?
a) Saw
b) Seen
c) Seeing
d) Sees
7. Which landform is mostly used for farming?
a) Mountain
b) Hill
c) Plain
d) Valley
8. The best place for building roads and houses is:
a) A mountain
b) A plain
c) A valley
d) A hill
9. A basin is:
a) A high landform with steep sides
b) A flat lowland
c) A low area of land that collects water
d) A type of hill
10. What is a hill?
a) A high landform, smaller than a mountain
b) A very large and steep landform
c) A flat lowland
d) A landform found only in cities
Section B: Fill in the Blanks (10 Marks)
11. Geography is the study of _______________ and their environment.
12. The two types of environment are _______________ and _______________.
13. A _______________ is a landform lower than a mountain but higher than a plain.
14. Valleys are usually formed by _______________.
15. The past tense of the verb 'go' is _______________.
16. The past participle of 'write' is _______________.
17. _______________ is a high landform with a flat top.
18. A _______________ is a wide, flat landform good for farming.
19. The highest landform on Earth is a _______________.
Section C: Matching Items (10 Marks)
Match the landform to its correct description by writing the letter in the blank space.
20. Mountain ___ | a) A high landform with a flat top.
21. Hill ___ | b) A low area between hills or mountains.
22. Valley ___ | c) A low area where water collects.
23. Basin ___ | d) A small, elevated landform lower than a mountain.
24. Plateau ___ | e) The highest landform with steep sides.
Section D: True or False (10 Marks)
25. A plain is a landform with steep slopes.
26. Mountains are usually lower than hills.
27. A plateau is an elevated landform with a flat top.
28. The past participle of 'eat' is 'eaten'.
29. A valley is always found on top of a mountain.
30. Water can be found in basins.
31. The past tense of 'run' is 'ran'.
32. Geography only studies animals.
33. A basin is a type of mountain.
34. A plateau is a flat area on high land.
Section E: Short Answer Questions (10 Marks)
35. What is the difference between a mountain and a hill?
36. Why are plains important for people?
37. What is a valley and how is it formed?
38. Give one example of a past tense verb and its past participle form.
39. How do humans use relief features in daily life?
