KAMPALA JUNIOR ACADEMY
END OF AUGUST ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION
PRIMARY THREE
ENGLISH
NAME: ___________________________________ CLASS:
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BRANCH:
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For questions 1 – 5, fill in the missing letters.
1. n___rth
2. sc__ __ol
3. d__visi__n
4. cl__ss
5. s__b co__nty
For questions 6 – 8, fill in ‘is’ or ‘are’ to complete the
sentences.
6. The man _______________sleeping on the mat.
7. They _________________playing football.
8. Abigail _______________ smarter than her sister.
For questions 9 – 10, arrange the given words in alphabetical
order.
9. south, east, west, north
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10. teacher, policeman, carpenter, fisherman
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For questions 11 – 14, choose the correct word from the
brackets to complete the sentences.
11. I am turning to the___________________. (write, right)
12. A fishmonger is __________________fish in the market. (sale, sell)
13. Christians should __________________ in the church. (pray, play)
14. ____________________father is very rich. (hour, our)
For questions 15 – 18, rearrange the words to form correct
sentences.
15. in Central Division Our school is found.
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16. doctor A treats people sick.
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17. do you How have many ears?
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18. live Muyenga I in.
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For questions 19 – 21, give the opposites of these words.
19. dirty ________________________________________________
20. big _________________________________________________
21. short ________________________________________________
For questions 22 – 25, form a small word from the big word.
22. teacher ______________________________________________
23. farmer ______________________________________________
24. carpenter ____________________________________________
25. policeman ____________________________________________
For questions 26 – 27, construct sentences using these
words.
26. cat _________________________________________________
27. cut _________________________________________________
For questions 28 – 30, give the plural form of the underlined
words.
28. The boss punished the cook.
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29. They have not found the secretary in the office.
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30. I like teaching an active child.
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31a. Rearrange the sentences to form a correct sentences.
a. After a short period, Jane went to get her dress.
b. The tailor kept it and she forgot to sew it.
c. In November, Jane took her dress to the tailor.
d. Jane felt very bad.
e. The tailor looked for the best dress but it had been eaten by rats.
a. _____________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________
31b. Read the dialogues below and in full sentences answer
the questions that follow.
Fishmonger: Good afternoon. Will you buy some fish today?
Mother: No, please. Yesterday you gave me fish which had gone
bad.
Fishmonger: I am sorry. I did not intend it.
Mother: Ok, how much is fish today?
Fishmonger: It is one thousand six hundred shillings.
Mother: That’s much money. Let me give you one thousand five
hundred shillings each.
Fishmonger: ok, thank you, how many fish should I give you?
Mother: two fish will be enough for my family.
Questions
a. At what time of the day did mother talk to the fishmonger?
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b. What was the fishmonger selling?
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c. When did mother buy bad fish?
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d. How many fish did mother buy?
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e. Who started the conversation?
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32. Use the words in the box to fill in the blank spaces.
Shillings crying market mangoes mother Musa Saturday
home road cooking oil
Last________________mother sent his son___________________to Owino
________________to buy tomatoes, onions, cooking oil and
_________________ . She gave him ten thousand ________________ for
buying those items.
On his way back ________________, he saw a snake in the middle of
the _________________.
Musa shouted loudly, slid and finally poured the ______________. He
reached home_________________and his __________________ felt sorry
for him.
