English to Enjoy 3B
English to Enjoy 3B
Assessment Task 1 (Units 1–3)
Reading and Writing
Name: ______( ) Class: ______
Date: ______
Section / Part / Language focus and skills / ScoreA / 1 / l Locate specific information in a simple text
l Recognise key words / / 12
2 / l Locate specific information in a simple text
l Recognise key words / / 10
B / 3 / l Use ordinal numbers to talk about dates / / 12
4 / l Use ‘on’, ‘in’ and ‘at’ to talk about days, months, festivals and school events / / 10
5 / l Use ‘did’ to ask about the past / / 12
6 / l Use the regular and irregular past tense to talk about past activities or events / / 14
7 / l Use question words or phrases to ask questions / / 10
C / 8 / l Write about a festival based on pictures and word cues / / 20
Total score / / 100
Section A
Part 1 (12 marks, 3 marks each)
Alice and her mother are reading a school circular about the Christmas party. Read the circular.
Happy Primary School
13th December 20XX
Christmas Party for P.3 Students
Dear Parents,
The Christmas party will be held on Friday, 23rd December in the school playground. Parents are welcome to join us.
Students will need to bring along one present, but please do not buy expensive ones. Each student may spend up to $30 on one present for the present exchange game.
Details:
The party starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 3.30 p.m.
Free food and drink.
Bring your own washable forks and plates.
There is no need to wear school uniform.
Choir members should arrive at 9.30 a.m.
Please return the reply slip by 16th December.
Yours sincerely,
Susan Cheung
Susan Cheung
Principal
Answer the questions in complete sentences.
e.g. What is the circular about?
The circular is about the Christmas party for P.3 students.
1. Who wrote the circular?
______
2. When is the Christmas party?
______
3. What is the rule for the present exchange game?
______
4. Besides a present, what else should the students and the parents bring
to the party?
______
Part 2 (10 marks, 2 marks each)
Alice is reading a fable written by her classmate. Read the fable. Choose the best answers by blackening the circles.
The Beautiful OwlBetty the bird and Olive the owl were good friends. One day, they saw a beautiful parrot in a tree in the valley. Betty said to Olive, ‘That parrot has beautiful feathers. It would be great to be her friend.’ Olive looked at her own ugly feathers and walked away quietly. Betty made friends with the parrot and they flew away together.
While Betty was with the parrot, a gust of wind blew Betty out of a tree. She fell to the ground and hurt her wing. The parrot saw that Betty was hurt and said, ‘I’ll find someone to save you!’ Betty waited for hours but the parrot did not return. She was alone in the forest for the whole night.
Betty heard a voice the next morning. ‘Betty, are you all right?’ Betty was surprised to see Olive. ‘Did the parrot ask you to help?’ she asked. ‘No,’ Olive answered. ‘I’m so sorry, Olive. How could I leave you alone? You were my best friend and you were always so good to me,’ Betty said with tears in her eyes. / 5
10
e.g. What kind of animal is Olive?
A. a chicken B. a cat
● C. an owl D. a parrot
1. Betty wanted to make friends with the parrot because the parrot had _____.
A. a tree B. beautiful feathers
C. ugly feathers D. a good heart
2. Where did Betty fall off from?
3. What part of her body did Betty hurt?
A. / B. / C. / D.4. Read line 9: ‘She was alone in the forest for the whole night.’
Who does ‘She’ refer to?
A. Betty B. a farmer
C. the parrot D. Olive
5. Which of the following is NOT true about Olive the owl?
A. She was a kind and helpful friend.
B. She had a good heart.
C. She didn’t want to be friends with Betty.
D. No one told her that Betty had an accident.
Section B
Part 3 (12 marks, 3 marks each)
Alice is reading the school calendar. Read the calendar and answer the questions. Write the dates of the events in words.
School Events
28/9 / Open Day12/10 / English Fun Day
3/12–7/12 / Exam Week
22/1 / Parents’ Day
11/2–15/2 / Art Week
24/4 / Easter Service
30/6 / Sports Day
e.g. When’s Open Day?
It’s on the twenty-eighth of September .
1. When’s English Fun Day?
It’s on ______.
2. When’s Parents’ Day?
______
3. When’s Art Week?
______
4. When’s Sports Day?
______
Part 4 (10 marks, 2 marks each)
Alice is talking with Ben about some school events. Complete what they say with the words in the box. You may use the words more than once.
Ben: Alice, did you enjoy the events (e.g.) on Open Day last Sunday?
Alice: Yes, my family and I enjoyed the events very much. It was a bit too hot to play outside (1)______a hot summer day though.
Ben: When’s our next school event?
Alice: We’re having Sports Day next month.
Ben: How about the school camp? I’m really excited about it.
Alice: So am I. I love the games (2)______the school camp. We will have it a week after the examinations.
Ben: Examinations! I hate having examinations (3) ______early January. I really don’t like studying (4) ______Christmas.
Alice: Just forget about the examinations and think about the fun we will have tomorrow.
Ben: Yes, you’re right! Let’s play hard (5) ______English Fun Day tomorrow.
Part 5 (12 marks, 3 marks each)
Alice is asking Miss Chan about how she celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival when she was small. Read Miss Chan’s answers and write the questions using ‘Did …?’
Alice: Miss Chan, (e.g.) did you eat a lot of mooncakes at Mid-Autumn Festival when you were small?
Miss Chan: No, I didn’t. Mooncakes were too expensive. Everyone in my family just ate a small piece.
Alice: (1)______
Miss Chan: Yes, I did. I played with lanterns with my neighbours in the playground.
Alice: (2)______
Miss Chan: Yes, I did. I made my own lantern with coloured paper and sticks.
Alice: (3)______
Miss Chan: Yes, I did. I ate mooncakes under the big full moon.
Alice: People like watching the full moon at Victoria Park. (4)______
Miss Chan: No, I didn’t go to Victoria Park because it was too far away from my home.
Part 6 (14 marks, 2 marks each)
Alice is writing a new ending for the fable ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’. Read her story and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.
The Hare and the Tortoise (Part II)
The hare (e.g.) felt (feel) very unhappy after losing the race. He (1)______(say) to himself, ‘I can’t fall asleep in a race again.’
The next day, the hare (2)______(go) to the tortoise and (3)______(ask) if they could race again. The tortoise (4)______(not want) to have another race with the hare. He said, ‘I was the winner. I don’t want to have another race with you.’
‘You (5)______(be) first only because I was careless,’ said the hare.
The tortoise was angry. ‘All right! Let’s have one more race. This time I want to go across the river,’ he said. The hare didn’t know what to do. In a few minutes, the tortoise (6)______(cross) to the other side
of the river.
Once again, the hare (7)______(not win) the race because he was careless.
Part 7 (10 marks, 2 marks each)
Alice and May are talking about the Art Camp. Complete their questions with the words in the box.
Alice: Tomorrow is the first day of the Art Camp. I’m very excited.
(e.g.)When are we going to meet at school, May?
May: Nine o’clock in the morning.
Alice: (1)______is joining the camp? Are our friends coming?
May: Yes, Becky, Sue and Alan are coming.
Alice: Great! I haven’t packed anything for the camp yet. (2)______do we need to bring to the camp?
May: Miss Lee told us to bring our own coloured pencils, a pair of scissors and some glue.
Alice: I see. Oh no! I remember I lost my scissors.
May: (3)______did you lose them?
Alice: I lost them last week.
May: I got a new pair from the stationery shop yesterday. You can go and buy a pair, too.
Alice: (4)______is the shop?
May: It’s near my house. I can take you there.
Alice: That’s very kind of you. (5)______are the scissors?
May: They only cost ten dollars.
Alice: OK, let’s go now.
.
Section C
Part 8 (20 marks)
Alice is writing about the Christmas party for the school newsletter. Look at the pictures and write about 35 words. The pictures and word clues may help you.
1.Christmas tree / presents / 2.
sing/dance
3.
eat / 4.
give/happy
Happy Primary School Issue No. 25
Christmas Party 20XX
The Christmas Party was held on 23rd December at the School Hall.
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