LTTC - English Grammar Proficiency Test Grade 3
A. Short Comprehension The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand the passage (around 70 words) and answer the questions.
B. Usage The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the following grammar areas:
1. Simple present or present continuous tense – She always eats a banana in the morning; She is having a banana at the moment. 2. Simple past tense of ‘be’ – I / he / she was ; you / we / they were 3. Simple past tense (regular verbs) – arrive, borrow, collect, etc. 4. Countable and Uncountable nouns – furniture, cheese, juice, paper, etc. 5. Irregular plural nouns – man, men; foot, feet; child, children; etc. 6. Usage of ‘any’ – Is there any juice in the cup? There isn’t any water in the jar. 7. Determiners ‘many & much’ – We have too much food for dinner. 8. Gerunds – She loves dancing and singing; He likes reading and writing. 9. Subject & Object Pronouns – I want to play with them. 10. Adverbs of frequency – always, sometimes, often, usually, never, etc. 11. Prepositions of place – between, behind, below, before, beside, etc. 12. Coordinating conjunctions – and, so, but, or
C. Lexis The candidate is expected to demonstrate the ability to understand and use the vocabulary related to:
1. Injuries – cut her finger, twisted his ankle, got a bruise, bleeding, etc. 2. Shops – bakery, café, convenience store, supermarket, pharmacy, etc. 3. Sports – badminton, golf, volleyball, cricket, etc. 4. School facilities – computer room, canteen, art room, etc. 5. Shapes – a circle, round; a rectangle, rectangular; a point, pointed; etc. 6. Domestic appliances – microwave, refrigerator, air conditioning, etc. 7. Food items – sausage, soup, salad, sandwich, pizza, pancake, etc. 8. Colours - beige, grey, turquoise, etc. 9. Compound nouns – ice cream, post office, tin opener, etc. 10. Phrasal verbs – afraid of, throw away, take off, pick up
Total Marks: 100 Time allowed: 1 hour Attainment Bands: Excellent (100 - 90), Distinction (89 - 80), Merit (79 - 70), Pass (69 - 50), Unsuccessful (≤49) LTTC Grammar Proficiency Test Grade 3
English Grammar Proficiency Test Grade Three
Student’s name: ________
Date:
Time allowed: 1 hour
Total 100 marks
Marks:
Attainment Bands: Excellent (100 - 90), Distinction (89 - 80), Merit (79 - 70), Pass (69 - 50), Unsuccessful (≤49)
LTTC English Grammar Proficiency Test Grade 3 – Sample Paper -1-
1. Short Comprehension
Dave has some bad habits
Dave has some bad habits. He is often late for classes. He seldom helps his mother to clean their house. He loves watching TV and playing computer games before he finishes his homework. He loves soccer very much. He always plays soccer in the playground with his friends. Sometimes he even plays soccer in the living-room and breaks the household ornaments. His mother is angry with him for his bad habits. She tries to change his bad habits, but he doesn’t listen to her. Therefore, they sometimes quarrel with each other.
Choose the correct answers and fill in the brackets (3%) 1. Dave is often late for ( ). A. classes B. meetings C. movies D. soccer
2. He loves ( ). A. watching TV B. playing computer games C. helping his mother to clean their house D. watching TV, playing computer games and playing soccer
3. He always plays soccer with his ( ). A. mother B. friends C. father D. brother
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Answer the following questions in complete sentences (10%)
1. What does Dave like best?
_
_
2. What makes Dave’s mother angry with him?
_
3. Why do Dave and his mother sometimes quarrel with each other?
4. Use three adjectives to describe Dave. <Adjectives: small, big, hot, etc.>
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2. Fill in the blanks using the following words (5%)
many any much some
1. How ______________ apples do we have in the basket?
We have nine apples.
2. How _________________ are the flowers? $35
They are thirty-five dollars.
3. Do you have any money in your wallet?
Yes, I have _________________ money in my wallet.
4. How much cheese do we have in the refrigerator?
We don’t have _________________ cheese.
5. Is there _________________ soup left?
Yes, there is.
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3. Write the correct answers on the lines (10%)
Example: Is an elephant small?
No, an elephant is big.
A. long B. big C. hungry
1. Is the bucket full?
No, the bucket is ______________.
A. hungry B. empty C. small
2. Is his shirt dirty?
No, his shirt is ______________.
A. new B. ugly C. clean
3. Is the ruler long?
No, the ruler is ______________.
A. short B. thin C. tall
4. Is your brother hardworking?
No, my brother is ______________.
A. beautiful B. soft C. lazy
5. Is Mrs. Hui thin?
No, she is ______________.
A. fast B. fat C. funny
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4. Circle the correct answers (10%)
1. Jessica likes ( playing / play ) the piano.
2. I don’t want ( walking / to walk ) into town.
3. Miss Lam loves ( listen / listening ) to soft music.
4. Tiffany enjoys ( collecting / collects ) stamps.
5. Peter always talks about ( going / went ) to Australia.
6. ( Travelled / Travelling ) by taxi is more expensive than travelling by bus.
7. My father likes ( take / taking ) photos of different people.
8. The children hate ( are doing / doing ) housework.
9. I want to ( flying / fly ) kites in the park next Sunday.
10. ( Smoking / To smoke ) costs a lot of money.
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5. Complete Jo’s diary with the verbs in the simple past tense (12%)
Monday – I __________ (arrive) late at school and __________ (miss) the first
lesson.
Tuesday – My cousin in Canada __________ (call) and we __________ (talk) for an
hour on the phone.
Wednesday – Mum __________ (borrow) three interesting story books for me from
the library.
Thursday – I __________ (be) ill in bed and __________ (stay) at home all day.
Friday – My best friend __________ (visit) me in the afternoon.
Saturday – It __________ (be) a sunny day and we __________ (play) in the garden.
Sunday – My sister and I __________ (help) our father to wash his car.
We __________ (be) very tired when we finished.
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6. Fill in the blanks with the following words (13%)
but at for and
1. Janice gets up seven o’clock every day.
She has ham eggs breakfast.
She likes apple juice she doesn’t like orange juice.
at behind in with
2. Janice and Andy are school. Janice is playing
badminton Andy the playground.
They are class 3A. Janice sits _ Andy.
on to after from
3. After school, Janice goes home foot.
She watches television dinner.
She always watches 8 o’clock 9 o’clock.
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7. Write the correct answers on the lines (10%)
1. I want to _______________ around the world. A. travel to B. travel C. travelling
2. Are you _______________ spiders? A. afraid with B. afraid to C. afraid of
3. Don't _______________ your tickets _______________! A. throw … away B. throw … down C. throw … back
4. He _______________ his jacket and put it in the laundry. A. took off B. took over C. took away
5. My mother often _______________ after school. A. picks me up B. picks me in C. picks me out
6. Who will _______________ your children when you go to work? A. look for B. look after C. look out
7. The Chans _______________ a new house last week. A. moved down B. moved at C. moved to
8. The children are _______________ the films they saw last weekend. A. talking to B. talking with C. talking about
9. Firemen help to _______________ fires and rescue people from danger. A. put out B. put up C. put in
10. When I _______________, I want to be a fireman. A. grow in B. grow on C. grow up
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8. Look at the table. Fill in the blanks with the given adverbs. (12%)
MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ Sally
√ Amy
David
√ √ Alan
√ √ √ √ Lucas
√ √ √ √ √ Jenny
always usually often sometimes never
1. Alan plays football.
2. Sally watches TV in the afternoon.
3. David goes swimming after school
4. Jenny cooks at home.
5. Amy goes cycling in the afternoon.
6. Lucas reads story books.
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9. Fill in the blanks with the following words (5%)
my our your her its their his
1. I iron own clothes.
2. The little boy is flying model plane in the park.
3. Betty and Tony are staying with grandparents.
4. Mrs. Lee and husband live on Hong Kong Island.
5. Shirley and I are doing class work at the moment.
10. Write one word on each line to complete the sentences (10%)
1. is the month between January and March.
2. Ice-cream must be put in the .
3. My school has a big where we can do exercises
and play basketball.
4. Cindy cut her finger. It is ___________________.
5. Would you mind turning the up a little bit? I feel really hot in this room.
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