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Education and Manpower Bureau Territory-wide System Assessment 2004

Primary 3

English Language

Reading and Writing (Parts 2A – 3D)

Instructions:

1. There are eight parts in this booklet.

2. Answer all questions.

3. The time allowed is 30 minutes.

4. Write your answers in this question booklet.

5. Write your School Code, Class and Class Number in the spaces below.

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Part 2A

Mrs Chan is going to the zoo on 10 October with her children. They are watching the weather report on TV.

Read the weather report.

Hong Kong’s weather 9/10

Saturday

10/10 Sunday

11/10 Monday

12/10 Tuesday

Tick the best answer 5.

1. The Chan family is going to the zoo on ___________.

2. Today is 9 October. What is the weather like?

3. What do these pictures mean?

Write the correct letter in the . A. Saturday

B. Sunday C. Monday D. Tuesday

A. rainy B. sunny C. cloudy D. windy

e.g. B

B. C. D.

A.

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Part 2B

Mary is asking her mother about the visit to the zoo.

Read what they say about the things to take.

Mary is taking down some notes. Help Mary complete her notes.

What should we take with us?

Mary, remember to take…

Things to take e.g. camera

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

1.

2. 3. 4. 5.

e.g.

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Read what they say about the things to see.

Mary is taking down some notes. Help Mary complete her notes.

What can we see?

You can see…

1.

2. 3.

4.

5.

e.g.

Things to see e.g. snakes

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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Story by G. Fredmanʳ Illustrated by R.White

Story by W. Seaman Illustrated by P. Smith

Written by R. Colemanʳ Pictures by V. Thomson Written by S. Leeʳ

Pictures by J. Chan

Part 2C

Mrs Chan is going to tell the children a story in the zoo. She is choosing a story for them.

Look at the book titles and the book covers.

1. Write A, B, C or D in the correct box.

A.

Lucy and the Cat

B.

The Man on the Farm

C.

The Three Rabbits and Other Stories

D.

Mr Snowman

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Story by W. Seaman Illustrated by P. Smith

Written by R. Coleman Pictures by V. Thomson

2. Who wrote ?

3. Who drew the book cover for ?

A. G. Fredman B. R. Coleman C. J. Chan D. V. Thomson A. G. Fredman B. W. Seaman C. P. Smith D. R. Coleman

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Part 2D

The children want to read “The Three Rabbits and Other Stories”.

Look at the contents page of this book.

Write the correct answers in the blanks.

1. The children want to read the second story. They must turn to page . 2. How many stories are there in “The Three Rabbits and Other Stories”?

Contents Page The Three Rabbits 1 The Naughty Cat 5 The Clever Elephant 10 Ten Little Birds 14

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Part 3A

Mrs Chan is reading “The Three Rabbits” to the children.

Read the first part of the story.

1. What are Daisy, Flopsy and Bunny?

A. rabbits B. bears C. dishes D. toys

After that, Mrs Rabbit asks them to wash the dishes, but they do not listen to her. They just play with their toys. Mrs Rabbit gets very angry.

Daisy, Flopsy and Bunny are sisters. They live in the forest with their mother, Mrs Rabbit. There are many trees near their house. Every morning, they get up late and have breakfast. They go to the park. In the afternoon, they go home and take a bath. Then they have lunch.

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2. Where do Daisy, Flopsy and Bunny live?

A. B.

C. D.

3. What do Daisy, Flopsy and Bunny do every day?

Complete the timetable.

Time Things to do

10:00 am – 12:00 noon e.g. x get up x

x

12:00 noon – 3:00 pm e.g. x go home x

x x

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Part 3B

Read the second part of the story.

1. “You are grown up now.” What does this sentence mean?

A. Flopsy is big now.

B. Flopsy is lovely now.

C. Mrs Rabbit does not want Flopsy any more.

D. Mrs Rabbit wants to take care of Flopsy.

One day, Mrs Rabbit says to Flopsy, “My lovely girl, you are grown up now.

You can take care of yourself. It’s time for you to leave home to see the world. Here’s some money to help you.”

Mrs Rabbit gives Flopsy a farewell kiss. “Goodbye, Mum,” says Flopsy.

Flopsy walks to a town.

She sees many special trees there. They have different colours. Flopsy makes many friends in the town. They tell her stories and she writes poems for them. She is very happy.

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2. Why does Mrs Rabbit want Flopsy to leave home?

A. to spend money

B. to learn about the world

C. to go to the next town

D. to read poems

3. “Mrs Rabbit gives Flopsy a farewell kiss.” What does “farewell” mean?

A. goodbye

B. good night

C. money

D. a book

4. What does Flopsy do in the town?

A. She makes some friends there.

B. She tells her friends stories.

C. She gives her money to her friends.

D. She sees very few buildings.

5. Why does Flopsy think the trees are special?

A. There are a lot of trees in the town.

B. They are of different colours.

C. They are tall.

D. They are big.

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6. In paragraph 3, “Flopsy makes many friends in the town. They tell her stories and she writes poems for them.” “Them” means ______.

A. colours

B. stories

C. trees

D. Flopsy’s friends

Part 3C

Flopsy has a lot of good friends. You also have a good friend.

Write about your good friend in 30 words or more.

My Good Friend

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Part 3D

Flopsy likes writing poems. She writes a poem about her favourite season.

Help her complete the poem. Write your answer in the .

My favourite season I like summer.

It is a good time to hike, And ride my e.g. bike.

Out in the sun, I wear a red hat.

So does Kitty, my pet . At the top of the hill,

I play on rocks.

I do not wear shoes or . At the beach,

I like to swim in the sea,

Then sleep under a . At bedtime,

My mum says, “Good night.”

She turns off the . Oh, yes! I love summer.

I want this good weather To last forever.

END OF PAPER

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