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b. What does he read?

i. Comic Stories ii. Cartoons

c. Is Prabesh the first boy?

i. Yes, he is. ii. No, he isn’t.

d. Which class is Prabesh in?

i. He is in class five. ii. I don't know.

e. Is his mother happy?

i. Yes, she is. ii. No, she isn’t.

6. Read the text and answer.

Mohan Sharma is our English teacher. He teaches us grammar.
He is a very good teacher. He teaches us very nicely. He always
tells us to speak English in class. He never becomes angry.
He gives us homework. He is always ready to help the weak
students. He is liked by all the students. We love and respect
him very much.

Complete the sentences choosing the correct alternative:

a. Mr. Sharma is ............................................... .

i. Maths teacher ii. Science teacher iii. English teacher

b. He teaches us .......................................... .

i. very kindly ii. very roughly iii. very nicely

c. He always speaks .......................................... .

i. Nepali ii. English iii. Hindi

d. He never becomes .......................................... .

i. happy ii. sad iii. angry

e. He is liked by .......................................... .

i. one student ii. no student iii. all students

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7. Read the text and answer.
My name is Lily. I am a girl. I am six years old.

I study in class two. I study in Mount Everest
School, Hetauda, Makwanpur. My favourite
fruit is grapes. My favourite colour is green. I
am a good girl.
a. How old is Lily?
................................................................................................. .
b. What is her favourite colour?
................................................................................................. .
c. How old is Lily.
................................................................................................. .
d. What is Lily's favourite fruit?
................................................................................................. .
8. Read the text and answer.
Good morning ! My name is Nita. I am a
girl. I am 6 years old. I read at grade 1. I am
from Palpa. I like dancing . I have a friend.
Her name is Sunita. She is from Pokhara.
Tick () the correct answer.
1. Who is the speaker?
a. Sunita b. Nita
2. How old is Nita?
a. 6 years old b. 5 years old
3. Where is Nita from?
a. Pokhara b. Palpa

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4. What does Nita like? b. dancing
a. playing

5. Who is Nita's friend ?

a. Gita b. Sunita

9. Read the text and answer.

I'm Radif. I'm eight years old. Anik is my friend. He's eight
years old, too. We go to Rajbari Primary School. We are in the
same class. Anik sits next to me. In the afternoon, we play
football.
1. How old is Radif?

................................................................................................. .

2. What is his friend's name?

................................................................................................. .

3. How old is Radif's friend?

................................................................................................. .

4. What school do they go to?

................................................................................................. .

5. Where does Radif sit in class?

................................................................................................. .

6. What do they do in the afternoon?

................................................................................................. .

10. Read the text and answer.

I am Laxman. I am eight years old. I live with my parents.
I have a sister. Her name is Shruti. She is ten years old. My
brother is twelve years old. His name is Raju. My father works
in an office. He goes to work every day. He works hard. He

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buys toys, books, clothes and many other things for us. My
mother also works in a school. She is an accountant. She loves
us very much. Our parents work very hard. They take care of
us. We are a happy family.
A . Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.
loves hard eight her he

i. Laxman is ……………… years old.
ii. ………………….. name is Shruti.
iii. …………………..goes to work every day.
iv. She ..................... us very much.

v. Our parents work …………………….. .

B . Write True or False.
i. Laxman is six years old.
ii. Raju is twelve years old.
iii. The father works in an office.
iv. The parents do not work hard.
v. The mother loves her children very much.
C. Answer the following questions.
i. What is the name of Laxman's sister?
...................................................................................... .
ii. Who works in an office?
...................................................................................... .
iii. What does the father buy?
...................................................................................... .
iv. Who works in a school?
...................................................................................... .

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11. Read the text and answer.
I am Dipesh. This is my school. The name of my school is Shree

Janta Primary School. It is very beautiful. There are nine rooms
in it. There are seven classrooms. There is a library also . There
are many books in it.
There are many desks and benches in my classroom. There is
a whiteboard on the wall. There is a big playground in front
of school building. There are seven teachers in my school. Our
principal's name is Raman Khatiwada. All the teachers love us.
I like my school very much.
A. Fill in the blanks by using the words form the passage.
i. Dipesh's school is very..........................
ii. There are............................. rooms in it.
iii. There is a............................................. also.
iv. There are....................................................... books in it.
v. His principal's name is.............................................
B. Answer the following questions.
i. What is the name of Dipesh's school?
.....................................................................................
ii. How is his school?
.....................................................................................
iii. How many rooms are there in his school?
.....................................................................................
iv. Is there a library also?
.....................................................................................

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v. Where is the playground of his school?
.....................................................................................

vi. Does he like his school?
.....................................................................................

12. Read the text and answer.

Mita is in Grade 2. She gets up at six o'clock. She washes her
face. She has breakfast at seven o’clock. Then, she brushes her
teeth. She goes to school at nine 'o’clock. She walks to her school.
After school, she visits her grandmother at three o’clock. Then,
Mita returns home at five o'clock.

Complete the sentences with the time in numbers. Use
a.m. or p.m.

i. Mita gets up at ……………………….. .
ii. She has breakfast at …………………….. .
iii. She goes to school at …………………….. .
iv. She visits her grandmother at ……………………..
v. She returns home at …………………….. .

13. Read the dialogue and answer.

Sundar : Hello ! I'm Sundar. I'm in Pokhara.

Bijay : Hi ! I'm in Kathmandu.

Sundar : What is the climate of Kathmandu ?

Bijay : It's hot, and there ?

Sundar : It's rainy.

Bijay : Have a nice journey !

Sundar : Thank You

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Choose the correct answer.

a. Who are talking in telephone ?

i. Sundar and Bijay

ii. Bijay and Suman

iii. Sundar and Bigyan

b. Where is Bijay ?

i. Pokhara ii. Kathmandu iii. Bhairahawa

c. Where is Sunder ?

i. Pokhara ii. Kathmandu iii. Bhairahawa

d. What is the climate of Pokhara ?

i. hot ii. rainy iii. cold

e. Who is in journey ?

i. Bijay ii. Sundar iii. both of them

14. Read the admission form of Mr. Rabbit White and answer.

1. Name : Rabbit White

2. Age : 6 years

3. Date of birth : 22.03.2012

4. Mother's name : Mr. Bunny Brown

5. Mother occupation : Gardener

6. Father's name : Mr. Hare white

7. Father's occupation : Animal Doctor

8. Address : Dumre, Tanahu

9. Name of the school : Model Animal School

10. Hobbies : Collecting leaves of

different shapes

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Use the information given in the admission form of Mr.
Rabbit. Write a few lines about him.

The name of the student is ..........................................
He came to join ........................................... school.
He is ........................................................years old.
His father's name is ......................................................
His father is an..............................................................
His hobby is...................................................................

15. Read the story and answer.

One day, two boys were walking through a jungle. One was in
blue shirt and another in yellow T-shirt. They were very close
friends. Suddenly, they had a debate. The blue shirt slapped
the yellow T-shirt who didn't do anything.

They reached near the river. Yellow T-shirt wrote on sand,
"Today my friend slapped me."

It was hot. They started swimming. Unfortunately, the yellow
T-shirt was nearly drowned. The blue shirt quickly pulled him
out. The yellow T-shirt went to a stone and wrote, "Today my
friend saved my life." The blue shirt asked, "Why did you write
firstly on sand and secondly on stone?"

The yellow T-shirt said, "I want to forget bad things and
remember good things." They hugged each other.
Put the statements in correct order according to the story.
a. The yellow t-shirt wrote on the stone.

b. The two boys had a debate.

c. The yellow t-shirt was nearly drowned.

d. The blue shirt slapped the yellow t-shirt.

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e. The yellow t-shirt wrote on the sand.
f. They hugged each other.

a. ............................................................................................ .
b. ............................................................................................ .
c. ............................................................................................ .
d. ............................................................................................ .
e. ............................................................................................ .
f. ............................................................................................ .
16. Read the story 'The Peacock and the
Crane' and answer.
Once upon a time, there was a proud
peacock. He had a lovely tail. One
day, he met a crane. He laughed at the
crane's colourless and dull feathers. He
immediately spread his colourful tail to show it to the crane.
Look at my feathers, the peacock boasters, 'how they shine in
all the colours of the rainbow, while yours are so ugly! I am
dressed like a king!" "that's true," the crane answered, "but I can
fly high above, among the clouds and I can see all the beauty of
the earth, while you live down here just like any other cocks."
Moral: Fine feathers don't make fine birds.
A. Circle the best answer.
a. The peacock was …………………………… .
i. proud ii. shy iii. kind
b. The crane had ………………feathers.
i. lovely ii. ugly iii. long

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c. The crane can fly …………………… .
i. down ii. high iii. proud
d. The peacock had ……………….. tail.
i. colourless ii. beauty iii. Lovely
B. Answer the following questions.
a. Whom did the proud peacock meet?
............................................................................................. .
b. Why did the peacock spread its tail?
............................................................................................. .
c. Pick out any six adjectives from the text and write them.
............................................................................................. .
17. Read the story 'The Monkey and the Dolphin' and
answer.

Once some sailors were sailing
ship happily. They had pets.
One of them had a monkey.
They reached far in the sea and
everything was nice. Suddenly, a
storm came and made their ship
overturn. They fell into the sea
and nobody could come out. A dolphin came and picked the
monkey up. The dolphin took the monkey to an island. The
monkey came down the dolphin's back. The dolphin asked
the monkey. "Do you know this place? "The monkey replied
"Yes, I do. In fact, the king of this island is my best friend. I
am actually a prince! "The dolphin said, "Really? "The monkey
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the king!"
The monkey asked, "How can I be the king?" The dolphin

laughed and said, "That is easy as you are the only creature on
this island."
A. Write 'True' of 'False' for the following statements.
i. The monkey was seen suddenly in the sea.
ii. The monkey overturned the ship.
iii. Everyone fell into the sea.
iv. The dolphin helped the monkey.
v. The monkey said, "I am actually a prince."
vi. The monkey could reach his home.
B. Answer the following questions.
i. Who brought the monkey?
Ans :…………......................................................……..
ii. What happened to the ship far in the sea?
Ans :…………......................................................……..
iii. What did the dolphin do?
Ans :…………......................................................……..
iv. Who asked, "Do you know this place?
Ans :…………......................................................……..
v. Who asked, "How can I be the king"?
Ans :……………......................................................……..

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Test Paper-III

Third Terminal Examination
Subject : English Grammar F. M. :
Class : Two P. M. :

1. Fill in the blanks using ‘How many’ or ‘How much’.
a. ............................ oranges do you want?
b. ............................ honey is there in the bottle?
c. ............................ birds are there on the tree?
d. ............................ rupees do you have?
e. ............................ sugar do you want?

2. Put the given adverbs in the proper spaces.
slowly, already, surely, luckily, hard

a. Kala will ............................ pass her exam.
b. ............................ I was saved.
c. Alisha and Muna work .............................
d. I have ............................ informed her.
e. Bishnu walks .............................
3. Join the following pairs of sentences using ‘but’.
a. Shyam practised a lot. He could not win the race.
: ........................................................................................... .
b. Sarala ran fast. She couldn't catch the bus.
: ............................................................................................... .
c. Ranjana had a fever. She went to school.
: ........................................................................................... .
d. I like reading. I don’t like writing.
: ........................................................................................... .

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e. I am fat. My brother is thin.
: ........................................................................................... .
4. Join these sentences with ‘and’.
a. Tea is a drink. Coffee is a drink.
: ........................................................................................... .
b. I set a table. I set a rack.
: ........................................................................................... .
c. You are slim. You are tall.
: ........................................................................................... .
d. He buys a bag. He buys a belt.
: ........................................................................................... .
e. Pramisa has a pen. Pramisa has a book.
: ........................................................................................... .
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.
a. I was born .............................. 2012. (at, in)
b. The bag is .............................. the table. (on, in)
c. He sat .............................. me. (beside, at)
d. I got a letter .............................. my brother. (by, from)
e. Ram is ............................... Shyam and Hari. (on, between)
6. Use each of the following adjectives in a sentence.
a. intelligent = .................................................................. .
b. pink = ..................................................................... .
c. tidy = ..................................................................... .
d. same = ..................................................................... .
e. good = ..................................................................... .

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7. Supply appropriate statements to the following
interjections.

a. Hello! .................................................................... .

b. Oh ! ..................................................................... .

c. Lo! .................................................................... .

d. Ouch! ..................................................................... .

e. Wow! ..................................................................... .

8. Match the following words and punctuation marks.

a. Dash (,)

b. Question mark (')

c. Full stop (-)

d. Comma (?)

e. Apostrophe (.)

9. Match the following.

a. Hello, Kamal! • What a lovely doll.

b. Oh! • Well done, my son.

c. Alas ! • We have won the match.

d. Bravo ! • The old woman died.

e. Hurrah ! • How are you?

10. Pick out ‘conjunctions’ from the following sentences.

a. I like her because she helps me. ...........................

b. He is fat but weak. ...........................

c. Is the water clean or dirty? ...........................

d. Karina is ill so she cannot walk. ...........................

e. Rabina is very rich but she is very greedy. ..........................

Best of Luck!

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