Question 1 of 35
What is the past form of sleep?
📖 English · Class 3 · 2026-27
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- Questions35
- Marks40
- Time60 min
- Sections4
The paper
Tap an answer for each question. The 60-minute clock starts at your first answer; press Finish and mark at the bottom when you are done, and every answer is explained.
Section 1 — Word and Structure Knowledge · 15 × 1 mark
- Question 2 of 35
Read the situation and choose how the person feels.
Nobody came to play with Sita on the whole long holiday.
- Question 3 of 35
What does the proverb “Better late than never.” mean?
- Question 4 of 35
Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence.
We / going / to / the / are / today / market
- Question 5 of 35
Choose the proper noun.
- Question 6 of 35
Choose the correct question tag.
We can go now, ______
- Question 7 of 35
Which pair of words sound the same but are spelt differently?
- Question 8 of 35
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
- Question 9 of 35
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
A bee ___.
- Question 10 of 35
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
Next Sunday my cousins ___ us in Nagpur.
- Question 11 of 35
Choose the word that names the picture.
- Question 12 of 35
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
Wash your hands ___ every meal.
- Question 13 of 35
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
Meera and ___ walk to school together every day.
- Question 14 of 35
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
The shepherd counted his ___ at sunset.
- Question 15 of 35
What kind of sentence is this?
The train reached the station on time.
Section 2 — Reading · 10 × 1 mark
- Question 16 of 35
Look at the picture. How many leaves are there?
- Question 17 of 35
The Fox and the Grapes
One hot day a hungry fox came into a garden and saw a bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a high vine. They were purple and heavy, and the sight of them made his mouth water. He backed away, took a run and jumped. He missed. He tried again, and again, jumping higher each time, until his legs ached and his breath came in gasps. The grapes still hung where they had always hung. At last the fox walked away with his nose in the air. “I did not want them anyway,” he said to himself. “I am quite sure they were sour.”
What did the fox do first?
- Question 18 of 35
The Hare and the Tortoise
The hare was for ever boasting about how fast he could run. One day the tortoise grew tired of listening and said quietly, “I will race you to the old banyan tree.” Every animal in the wood came to watch. The hare shot ahead and was soon out of sight. Halfway there he looked back, saw no one at all, and thought, “I have time to spare.” He lay down under a bush and fell fast asleep. The tortoise never stopped. Step after slow step he came along the path, past the sleeping hare and on to the banyan tree. The cheering woke the hare. He ran as he had never run before, but the tortoise was already there.
Who suggested the race?
- Question 19 of 35
The Milkmaid and Her Pail
A milkmaid was walking to the market with a pail of milk balanced on her head. As she walked, she began to plan. “With the money from this milk I shall buy a dozen eggs,” she said to herself. “The eggs will hatch into chicks, the chicks will grow into hens, and the hens will lay more eggs than I can count. With that money I shall buy a fine silk shawl, and when I wear it to the fair everyone will turn to look at me. And if any boy asks me to dance, I shall toss my head — like this!” She tossed her head. The pail slid off, the milk ran away between the stones of the road, and with it went the eggs, the hens and the silk shawl.
How did the milkmaid feel while she was making her plans?
- Question 20 of 35
Class 3-B — Monday Timetable
CLASS 3-B — MONDAY Period 1 — 8:30 to 9:15 — English Period 2 — 9:15 to 10:00 — Mathematics Short break — 10:00 to 10:20 Period 3 — 10:20 to 11:05 — Science Period 4 — 11:05 to 11:50 — Hindi Lunch — 11:50 to 12:30 Period 5 — 12:30 to 1:15 — Art Period 6 — 1:15 to 2:00 — Games
Which subject does Class 3-B have in Period 3?
- Question 21 of 35
How many periods are there before lunch?
- Question 22 of 35
At what time does lunch begin?
- Question 23 of 35
Look at the picture. Which of these is not in it?
- Question 24 of 35
Notice — Library Closed
NOTICE LIBRARY CLOSED FOR STOCK-TAKING The school library will remain closed from Monday, 3rd August to Wednesday, 5th August, while every book is counted and checked. All borrowed books must be returned by Friday, 31st July. No book will be issued during the three closed days. The library will open again on Thursday, 6th August at 8:30 a.m. — Librarian
By when must borrowed books be returned?
- Question 25 of 35
The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf
A shepherd boy took his master's sheep to graze on the hillside every day. The hours passed slowly and he grew bored, so one afternoon he thought of a game. He ran down towards the village shouting, “Wolf! Wolf! A wolf is eating the sheep!” The villagers dropped their work and ran up the hill with sticks. They found no wolf at all, only the boy laughing at them. A few days later he played the same trick, and again the villagers came running for nothing. Then one evening a wolf really did come out of the wood and slip in among the flock. The boy shouted with all his might, but the villagers only shook their heads and said, “He is playing his game again.” Nobody came, and the wolf did as it pleased.
What does the word ‘graze’ mean in the passage?
Section 3 — Spoken and Written Expression · 5 × 1 mark
- Question 26 of 35
A classmate finds the badge you had lost and hands it back to you.
Classmate: Here, I found this near the gate.
What is the best thing to say?
- Question 27 of 35
Choose the most suitable option to complete the conversation.
Teacher: Please hand ___ these worksheets to everyone.
Monitor: Yes, ma'am.
- Question 28 of 35
You reach the choir rehearsal ten minutes late.
Teacher: You are late again.
What is the best thing to say?
- Question 29 of 35
You want the librarian to help you find a book you cannot see on the shelf.
Librarian: Yes?
What is the best thing to say?
- Question 30 of 35
Your friend has never met your elder brother, who has just walked in.
Friend: Who is this?
What is the best thing to say?
Section 4 — Achievers Section · 5 × 2 marks
- Question 31 of 35
Choose the sentence that has a mistake in it.
- Question 32 of 35
Read the situation and choose the most suitable reply.
You walk up to two teachers who are in the middle of a conversation.
Teacher: Yes, what is it?
- Question 33 of 35
Read the sentence and choose what the phrase in bold means.
Nobody spoke until Ira told a joke to break the ice.
- Question 34 of 35
Choose the word closest in meaning to permit.
- Question 35 of 35
Choose the correct antonym of weary.
Answer key and explanations (opens below)
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (C) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (D) 10. (B) 11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (D) 17. (D) 18. (D) 19. (A) 20. (B) 21. (C) 22. (D) 23. (C) 24. (D) 25. (A) 26. (C) 27. (A) 28. (D) 29. (A) 30. (A) 31. (C) 32. (A) 33. (D) 34. (A) 35. (C)
- 1. (B)
Yesterday I slept — the past of ‘sleep’ is slept.
- 2. (B)
Anyone in that situation would feel lonely.
- 3. (C)
Doing something late is better than not doing it at all.
- 4. (C)
The words make sense in this order: “We are going to the market today.”
- 5. (C)
Delhi is the name of one particular city, so it is a proper noun and takes a capital letter.
- 6. (C)
The statement is positive and uses ‘can’, so the tag is ‘can't we?’.
- 7. (B)
son and sun sound exactly alike. A ‘son’ is a boy child; the ‘sun’ is in the sky.
- 8. (A)
The apostrophe in ‘Rani's’ shows that the brother belongs to Rani.
- 9. (D)
A bee buzzes.
- 10. (B)
‘Next Sunday’ is still to come, so the sentence takes the future ‘will visit’.
- 11. (C)
The picture shows a butterfly.
- 12. (A)
The washing comes first and the meal comes after, which is ‘before’.
- 13. (A)
The two of them are doing the walking, and the doer is ‘I’, not ‘me’.
- 14. (B)
The sentence is about more than one, and the plural of sheep is sheep.
- 15. (C)
It tells us a fact, so it is a statement.
- 16. (D)
There are 5 in the row of leaves.
- 17. (D)
The running jump comes before all the failed tries and before he walks away.
- 18. (D)
The tortoise grew tired of the boasting and quietly offered to race.
- 19. (A)
She imagined a fine shawl and everyone turning to look at her, which is a happy, excited daydream.
- 20. (B)
The timetable puts Science from 10:20 to 11:05, which is Period 3.
- 21. (C)
Periods 1 to 4 all come before the 11:50 lunch.
- 22. (D)
The lunch row reads 11:50 to 12:30.
- 23. (C)
The picture shows star, chair, ship — there is no moon in it.
- 24. (D)
The notice says all borrowed books must be returned by Friday, 31st July.
- 25. (A)
The boy took the sheep to the hillside, and sheep are taken there to eat the grass.
- 26. (C)
A kindness is answered with thanks, not with suspicion.
- 27. (A)
To ‘hand out’ is to give something to each person in a group.
- 28. (D)
A real apology accepts the mistake instead of making an excuse for it.
- 29. (A)
‘Excuse me’ opens politely and ‘could you … please’ makes it a request.
- 30. (A)
An introduction gives the person's name and how you know them.
- 31. (C)
Two things are being compared, so the comparing form ‘sweeter’ is used with ‘than’. The sentence should read: “This mango is sweeter than that one.”
- 32. (A)
It apologises for interrupting and offers to wait, instead of pressing on anyway.
- 33. (D)
Here break the ice means to start a friendly talk with a stranger.
- 34. (A)
permit means allow.
- 35. (C)
weary means tired, so its opposite is energetic.
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