Unit
11
STELLAR
Primary 3 Term 3
There’s a Boy under the Bed
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unit 11- There’s a Boy Under the bed
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VOCABULARY
New Words / biscuits, broccoli, hammer, humans, liquorice, marshmallow, muffin, sardine, scrawny, seaweed, slime, slug, snailburgers, trapdoorGRAMMAR
Nouns (as adjectives) / marshmallow (bits), sardine-and-broccoli (muffin), secret (trapdoor), cheese/liquorice (biscuits), seaweed (salad)Adjectives / deep, dried, icky, nice, pink, scary, scrawny, silly, upset
Verbs / special: picked out
contractions / don’t, didn’t, I’m
Tense / It was raining when the accident happened
Preposition / Position – in/out, up/down, over/under
Pronouns / reflexive: himself
SENTENCE MANIPULATION
Sentence Structure / Use of connector 'because' to combine two sentencesParent's signature: ______
Date: ______
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Date:______
List six words that begin with the prefix un. Using the six words, write sentences that would show their meaning.
Example:
unlock
The treasure chest was locked. We tried to unlock it so that we could find out what was inside.
1. un______
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2. un______
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3. un______
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4. un______
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5. un______
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6. un______
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Date:______
A) Fill in the blanks with the correct reflexive pronouns.
1) I went to the canteen to buy ______a drink.
2) John sings to ______in the shower.
3) Susan cooked dinner for ______when she got home.
4) My neighbour’s cat hurt ______when it jumped over the fence.
B) Make sentences using the following reflexive pronouns.
5) itself:______
______
6) himself:______
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7) herself:______
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8) myself:______
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Date:______
Smook has decided to pay the boy a visit. Write down what they did during Smook’s visit.
Fill in the blanks using the past continuous tense for the first half of the sentence and a suitable phrase for the second half.
Example:
The boy was sleeping on his bed when Smook knocked on the door.
1) The boy was reading a book when Smook ______
______.
2) The boy ______
when Smook jumped on the chair.
3) The boy was singing a song when Smook ______
______.
4) Smook ______
when the boy brought out his toys.
5) Smook was jumping for joy when the boy ______
______.
Date: ______
Visual Text Comprehension
Date: ______
For each questions from 1 – 5, choose the most appropriate option and write its number
( 1, 2, 3 or 4 ) in the brackets provided.
1. The Singing Competition is sponsored by ______.
(1) Fun Club
(2) Community Centres
(3) Local Primary Schools
(4) Customer Service Department ( )
2. The theme for this Competition is ______.
(1) Fun Singing
(2) Together Harmony
(3) Harmony Singing
(4) Community Singing ( )
3. The winners will be performing in the ______.
(1) Fly High Centre
(2) Harmony Council
(3) Community Centres
(4) Harmony Department ( )
4. Completed entry forms must be submitted ______.
(1) by 27 February
(2) after 27 February
(3) around 27 February
(4) between 27 February ( )
5. Which one of the following is true of the Harmony Singing Competition?
(1) All prize winners will receive $3000
(2) A total of thirty prizes will be given away.
(3) The winner gets to visit the Fly High Centre.
(5) Each winner will receive certificate of achievement from the school. ( )
Grammar MCQ
Choose the correct answer and write its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided.
1. There are ______cups of jelly left in the fridge. I think I need to buy more for the party.
(1) a few
(2) much
(3) many
(4) a little ( )
2. My family and I ______television when suddenly, a power failure occurred.
(1) watches
(2) watched
(3) was watching
(4) were watching ( )
3. "Mr Latiff, can you______me solve this problem?" asked Raja.
(1) help
(2) helps
(3) helped
(4) helping ( )
4. In order to win the competition next week, Amy ______to practise hard.
(1) has
(2) had
(3) have
(4) having ( )
5. The blackout lasted ______three long hours.
(1) so
(2) where
(3) which
(4) although ( )
Vocabulary MCQ
Choose the correct answer and write its number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the brackets provided.
1. The speaker's message was interesting and ______. The audience had a good time laughing during the talk.
(1) dull
(2) boring
(3) tedious
(4) amusing ( )
2. Shakira was ______when she found out she was not the top pupil in class.
(1) happy
(2) satisfied
(3) contented
(4) disappointed ( )
3. Do not be tricked by that young man. He is as ______as a fox.
(1) kind
(2) slow
(3) cunning
(4) stubborn ( )
4. Please shell the ______before you add them to your noodles.
(1) fish
(2) chicken
(3) shrimps
(4) broccoli ( )
5. The tiger is hunting for its ______in the forest. It is hungry.
(1) prey
(2) cubs
(3) mate
(4) predator ( )
Date: ______
Comprehension Open-ended
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
For Question 1, read each statement and put a tick √ for “True” or “False”.
1.
Statement / True / FalseExample / The old shipwreck lay in the mouth of the river, covered with slimy seaweed. / √
a. / The Captain was tall and huge in size.
b. / George was able to read the words on one of the chest.
c. / Many sea creatures were living on the floor.
2. Give two reasons why the captain asked for help to open the door?
a) ______
b) ______
3. Which word in the first paragraph has the same meaning as “climbed awkwardly”?
Question 4 – 5, write your answers in complete sentences.
4. What were the wriggly creatures they found in the darkness?
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5. What do you think Tom was pointing at when he said “Never mind that, just look.”?
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For each of the questions, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word(s) provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the given one(s).
1. The match was exciting. Both teams were very good.
______because
______.
2. Grandma was injured. We called for an ambulance.
______because
______.
3. Tom was upset. Tom could not play his computer games.
______because
______.
4. That man was arrested. That man was shoplifting.
______because
______.
5. Mei Mei is sick. Mei Mei did not go to school today.
______because
______.
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