Ministry of Education

Primary Sector
Grade Three
Practice Workbook

Name of Learners
School
 GUYANA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

TO ELIMINATE ILLITERACY, TO MODERNIZE EDUCATION, TO STRENGTHEN TOLERANCE

__________________________________________________________________________________________

To the Parents and Guardians of Primary School-aged Learners:

The Ministry of Education seeks to ensure that our learners are safe and meaningfully occupied during the
COVID-19 Pandemic period. We understand that this is uncharted territory and that you may become frustrated
while attempting to adapt to the new lifestyle of social and physical distancing and all that comes with it. We
encourage you to follow all the precautionary measures issued by the Ministry of Public Health.

Our learners are and will continue to be at home indefinitely during this Pandemic and we are aware that you
are concerned about your child’s academic Life and the continuation of his/her educational journey. During this
period much emphasis should be placed on helping our learners. In the best interest of your child, you are
encouraged to work closely with his/her teacher.

The Ministry of Education has and will continue to chart a course to provide our learners with access to
continuous learning. To chart this course, we have initiated several plans as listed below.

- The distribution of Grades 2, 4 and 6 Assessment papers to all schools across the country.
- The distribution of learning packages for the Grades 1, 3 and 5 learners across the country. These packages
include practice papers on content and skills covered in the four core subject areas within the respective
grades and will be available during the first week of May at your school. Learners are expected to complete
each practice paper while you may give additional practice exercises.
- Workbooks will be issued to the Grades One, Three and Five learners. You are encouraged to spend time
with your child/children to explain the instructions that are in the workbooks and on the practice papers.

Please remember to be patient and supportive bearing in mind that this home-based teaching/learning
arrangement may be new to both of you. When in doubt, teachers should be contacted for guidance. Our
teachers who will continue to communicate with you and learners via the internet will be more than willing to
give guidance. For those children who have access to the internet, you are encouraged to visit recommended
websites for additional support. We encourage you to continue to communicate with your child’s teacher.

You are reminded that learning can take place anywhere and at any time. While at home during the Pandemic
you can:

 use this period to teach social graces, respect for self and other, social etiquette, table manners and
how to care for body parts.
 find time to bond with your children and help the family to relax and communicate.
 teach skill sets they will not be taught at school.
 teach children anger management and how to deal with stress.
 introduce your child/children to the concept of sustainability.
 sing songs with your child/children, encourage them to compose songs and participate in a singing
competition.
 encourage your child/children to do art work using materials from within the home or the environment.
 conduct tree planting exercises or gardening with your child/children.
 encourage your child/children to create games.
 have your child/children conduct experiments under your supervision.

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  plan with the family what every activity will be: Schedule activities for each person and give a topic for
the day which will be discussed as a family.

Remember do encourage your child/children to have a “growth mindset”. We will all be stronger and more
committed by putting education first when we come out on the other side of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

For more information and access to additional resources to support your child please continue to use the
Ministry of Education website (education.gov.gy) and our Facebook and Instagram pages. Also, stay tuned to
the Guyana Learning Channel and the local radio/television stations.

Regards,

……………………………………………
Carol Benn
Assistant Chief Education Officer (Primary)

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ENGLISH
LANGUAGE

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Fill in the vowels

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Fill the blanks at the beginning of each word
with the correct blends

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Digraphs worksheet

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Digraphs worksheet

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Complete each word by listening to the final
sound. Use final blends bank to help you.

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Fill the blanks with the correct day of the week.

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 Months of the year
Unscramble the words

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Fill the blanks with the correct month of the year

1. First month of the year __________

2. Last month of the year __________

3. Month after June __________

4. Month before September __________

5. Month between May and July __________

6. Second month of the year __________

7. Tenth month of the year __________

8. Third month of the year __________

9. Month between March and May __________

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Circle the word that comes first in alphabetical
order.
Draw an X through the word that comes last in
alphabetical order.

1. cricket dog elephant crocodile dolphin

2. beetle monkey mouse coala bee

3. anteater eagle sloth mice rat

4. iguana dog cow sheep goat

5. door step house bedroom kitchen

6. chair table stove fork bottle

7. pencil book towel paper hand

8. squid wasp tiger spider flea

9. lion reptile lizard octopus flower

10.number letter paper cloth measure

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Put the correct punctuation mark (. , ? !) at
the end of each sentence.

1. Did you find any eggs for Easter

2. Christmas and Phagwah are my favourite

holidays

3. Mark, Mary and Marcel are friends

4. Shut up

5. Where are you going

6. I like cherry, guava and golden apple drink

7. What time are you coming over

8. Stop it

9. You have such a nice smile

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Underline the words which need to be
capitalized.

1) tom had a birthday party on friday.

2) the zoo has a monkey named roger.

3) it is very hot in guyana during the month of

september.

4) last saturday, I went to pizza hut.

5) anthony and ashton are twin brothers.

6) my family enjoyed the trip to berbice.

7) we did not get to fly our kites on easter monday.

8) john has a pet named popo.

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Arrange the words to form a meaningful
sentence.
1. were / the /theatre? / We / in

_________________________________

2. Kate / old / How / last / was / year?

_________________________________

3. Saturday? / were / Where / you / last

_________________________________

4. English / very / The / test / easy. / was

_________________________________

5. finish. / too / We / tired / to / were

_________________________________

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Colour the correct choice.

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Use was or were to complete each sentence.

1. Why _________________________ he laughing?

2. We _____________________ having so much fun.

3. Where __________________________ he going?

4. They ______________________ very mad at him.

5. He ________________________eating his apple.

6. There ________________________eating apples.

7. They _____________________singing in the choir.

8. Did he say what he ____________________ doing?

9. She _____________________________ skipping.

10. I _______________________ happy that I won.

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Fill the blanks with “an” or “a” .

1. I am feeling ______________________ bit unwell.

2. Tim bought __________________ orange to share.

3. Fluff is chewing on ______________ really big bone.

4. I won ___________________ ticket to Disneyland.

5. I am having ____________________ awesome day!

6. Who has ________________________extra form?

7. May I have _________________________snack?

8. Have ________________________amazing day!

9. I bought her ________________ box of chocolate.

10.Open your books to _____________blank page.

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Write the correct name for each object.

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Underline the noun in each sentence. Then,
write S, if the noun is singular and P if the noun
is plural.

1) Where is my book? __________

2) Your shoes are red. __________

3) There is one person missing. __________

4) Clean your room. ___________

5) Can you walk your day? __________

6) Put your clothes away. ___________

7) Your booths are dirty. ___________

8) The cat is lazy. ____________

9) We will buy four tickets. ___________

10) Children, please sit down. ___________

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Write each noun below in the correct column. If
it is s proper noun, remember the first letter
must be written as a capital letter.

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Add s or es to each word below.Write the new
word on the line.
1.dish __________________
2.goat __________________
3. peach _________________
4. chair _________________
5. door __________________
6. stove__________________
7. brush__________________
8. bottle _________________
9. sink ___________________
10. book __________________
11. box __________________
12. lunch _________________
13. light _________________
14 lamp __________________
15. spoon ________________
16. bus __________________

Write the plural form of each word below

1. Butterfly 2. Umbrella 3. Kangaroo

_________________ ____________________ _________________

4. Jar 5. House 6. Flower

_________________ ___________________ ________________

Write a sentence using any of the words formed above

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Choose a singular or plural noun to fill the
blanks.

AT THE BEACH

1. I always bring lots of _______to the beach. (toy, toys)

2. I want to build a sand ____________. (castle, castles)

3. I build my three _______with lots of sand to go faster.

(bucket, buckets)

4. I can use my ________ to dig a hole. (shovel, shovels)

5. I like to swim if the ____ are not too big. (wave, waves)

6. The water is very salty and it burns my ___________.

(eye, eyes)

7. I eat my treats under the beach ________. (umbrella,

umbrellas)

8. Many __________played with me at the beach. (child,

children

Write two sentences about what you do at the beach.

Underline the nouns in each sentence.
1. ______________________________________

2. ______________________________________

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Use a word from the list below to make a
compound word.

ball kennel fly fish

key book cup cage

1. gold + _______= _________

2. base + ________= _________

3. butter + ________ = _________

4. note + ________= _________

5. bird + ________ = _________

6. dog + ________ = _________

7. tea + ________ = _________

8. key + ________ = _________

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Draw lines from each root word to make
compound words. Write the compound word on
the line.

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Circle the compound word in each sentence

1. The girls were playing softball in the park.

2. Jenny bought some balloons for Samuels’s birthday.

3. Will somebody please help me to clean the dinning room?

4. Rohan made some delicious cupcakes.

5. Rafeek got a sunburn when he was swimming in the pool.

Circle the compound word in each sentence.

1. building sunglasses computer jumped

2. happiness thunder snowflake puppy

3. peanut monkey picture colouring

4. bumble bee singer mailbox

5. cook monkey dragonfly plastic

Complete each sentence with a compound word.

1. When I wake up in the morning, I use a ________ to

clean my teeth.
2. For breakfast, I have to eat _____________ with bread.

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Match to form Collective Nouns

Deck a. of flowers

Army b. of people

Litter c. of cards

Heard d. of ships

Bunch e. of ants

Pack f. of cattle

String g. of cattle

Bouquet h. of kittens

fleet i. of pearls

crowd j. of flowers.

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Fill the blank in each sentence with the correct collective noun from the word bank.

Band school herd swarm

Stack flock deck team

1. A ________________ of bee flew out the bush.

2. My teacher graded a ______________ of papers.

3. The dolphin swam with a _____________ of fish.

4. The horse _____________ ran free on the prairie.

5. We saw a ________________ of birds in the sky.

6. The soccer __________________won the game.

7. A ____________ of musicians plays on the street.

8. There are 52 cards in a ___________________.

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Circle the verb in each sentence.
1) Sam is a dog.

2) The Jones visited their grandparents.

3) Mary looks at the books

4) They were afraid.

5) John and Phillip played soccer last summer

6) Your sisters are nice.

7) Matt set the table.

8) Felix and Sue danced all night

9) The students wrote their name.

10) Babita drew a picture for her mother.

11) The teachers were proud of their students.

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Add –ing to each word below. Write the new
word on the blank.
1) walk _____________

2) talk _____________

3) sing _____________

4) jump _____________

5) dance _____________

6) make _____________

7) hope _____________

8) love _____________

9) ride _____________

10) run _____________

11) skip _____________

12) clap _____________

13) dry _____________

14) cry _____________

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Write the contraction for each set of words below.

1. did not _________ 6. he is ___________

2. could not________ 7. we have _________
3. I have _________ 8. she will__________
4. she is _________ 9. I am__________
5. we have_________ 10. he is__________

Write the word that each contraction stands for.

1. didn’t _________ 5. can’t _________

2. she’ll _________ 6. they’ll ________
3. haven’t ________ 7. he’ll ________
4. I’m __________ 8. You’re ________

Select the correct contraction to complete each

sentence.
1) My mother said that she ______ feeling well.
(a)isn’t (b) is’nt (c) is’not

2) The children ______in the yard.

(a) wern’t (b) we’rnt (c) weren’t

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Match the word that is opposite in meaning. Use
a ruler to draw the line.
1) Up sad

2) Ugly sell

3) Shout down

4) Buy beautiful

5) Happy far

6) Hard short

7) Right day

8) Over expensive

9) Night whisper

10) tall hate

11) near old

12) Beginning soft

13) love left

14) young under

15) cheap end

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Match each word below with a similar word. Use
words from the list provided.

1) little __________

2) big __________

3) cold __________

4) happy __________

5) under __________

6) buy __________

7) human __________

8) correct __________

9) noisy __________

10) pretty __________

loud jolly right tiny

people soft beneath purchase
beautiful hard chilly large

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Read each row of words and circle the two
words that are synonyms.
1. fun tall short exciting

2. fast slow big speedy

3. glad sad happy hungry

4. slow smart angry intelligent

Read each row of words and circle the words

that are antonyms.
1. fast quick slow angry

2. tall fast quick short

3. fast upset big happy

4. hungry slow fast short

Read the sentences and circle the word which

best completes the sentence.
1. I saw a ___ on the flower. be bee

2. The wind _________ the leaves. blue blew

3. I will ________my friend at the games. meet meat

4. You should never _______ to your parents. lye lie

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Underline the adverb in each sentence.
1) The boy runs quickly.

2) Lisa watched the ball game closely.

3) We finally got our grades from the test.

4) My mom cares deeply about me.

5) Mother walked into the room hurriedly.

6) John laughed loudly in the class.

7) The girl walked away peacefully

Write a sentence, underline the verb and

circle the adverb.

____________________________________
____________________________________

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Draw a line connecting the subject with a
predicate phrase to form sentences that make
sense.

Underline the Predicate in each sentence

1. John went to the movies with his friend.

2. The horse appeared at the starting point.

3. Many children were playing in the school yard.

4. Mary and Jane are sisters.

5. I like bread and butter

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Circle the correct meaning for each underlined
word.

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Circle the conjunctions in each sentence.

1. She likes bakes, apple pie and black cake.

2. We waited but the bus never came.

3. He knew the answer but he was too shy to raise his

hands.

4. It was raining so we took the bus home.

5. John and his sister likes to draw.

6. Lunch was ready but the children were not home.

7. Mark plays cricket and football during the August

vacation.

8. The soup was tasty but it could be warmer.

9. I stayed in bed because I was not feeling well.

10.Bibi has many friends but her brother does not.

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Select the best word to complete the sentences.

About at in under
up
across from until over

1) Marlon can’t wait ________ the weekend.

2) Jade climbed _________ the tree.

3) The book was ___________ frogs.

4) We walked _________ the store.

5) Sharon was the only one ________the Park.

6) My mom is going to pick me ______ from

school.

7) The dog was hidden ________ the table.

8) Susan lives _________ the river.

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What kind of word is underlined? Circle the
letter near the correct answer.
1. The teacher’s shoes are red.
(a) noun (b) adjective (c) verb

2. I always walk to school.

(a) noun (b) adjective (c) verb

3. The cat sleeps all day.

(a) noun (b) adjective (c) verb

4. He had a green ball.

(a) noun (b) adjective (c) verb

5. Grandma baked cookies.

(a)noun (b) adjective (c) verb

6. The baby drank milk.

(a) noun (b) adjective (c) verb

7. Mary looked at the sky.

(a) noun (b) adjective (c) verb

8. Mary played with a big ball.

(a) noun (b) adjective (c) verb

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 Time: Reading Schedule
Study the schedule then answer the questions.

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Read the passage then answer the question
below.

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MATHEMATICS

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Look carefully at these addition and subtraction
problems. Fill in what is missing to complete the
operation.

9 + 5 = _______ 5 + ______= 14

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9 - 14 = _______ 14 - ______ = 9

7 + 8 = ________ 8 + _____ = 9

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15 - 7 = ________ 15 - _____= 7

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Write each number in words.
1) 37____________________________________
_________________________

2) 684___________________________________
________________________

3) 1545___________________________________
________________________

4) 8112___________________________________
_________________________

5) 9701___________________________________
________________________

6) 10639__________________________________
_______________________

Write each number in standard form.

1) Thirty three
______________________________________

2) Six thousand seven hundred three

______________________________________

3) Four thousand nine hundred thirty two

______________________________________

4) Five thousand and eight

______________________________________

5) Sixteen thousand four hundred ninety one

_______________________________________
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6) Eleven thousand seven hundred fifteen
____________________________________________________________________
Write odd on the blank if the number is odd and even if
the number is even.

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Draw a line between the ordinal number and its
word.

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Complete

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Find the product

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Multiply by a single digit number. Put the
product in the line.

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Find the product

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Add the numbers and write down the correct
answer.

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Add the numbers in each group and write the
answer below the line.

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Calculate each difference.

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Calculate each difference

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Calculate each difference

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Match the following.
1) 60 seconds 2 minutes

2) 60 minutes 1 day

3) 120 seconds 1 minute

4) 12 hours 1 year

5) 180 minutes 5 days

6) 60 hours 1 month

7) 7 days 3 hours

8) 93 days 1 hour

9) 4 weeks 1 week

10)12 months 3 months

Complete the sentence below.

In a Leap Year February has ___________days

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Match to show the same time. Use a ruler to
draw the line.
1) 6:00 am 20:00 h

2) 1:00 am 18:15 h

3) 7:00pm 01:00 h

4) 4:00 am 13:00 h

5) 6:15 pm 14:30 h

6) 12:00pm 23: 00 h

7) 5:45 am 19:00 h

8) 2:30 pm 05:45 h

9) 8:00 pm 24:00 h

10) 11:00pm 04:00 h

11) 1:00pm 06:00 h

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Divide

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Find the quotient

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Convert

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Name the fractions in each box by writing P for
proper fraction and I for improper fraction.

Write the name of any four fractions found

above.
____ ____________________________

____ ____________________________

____ ____________________________

____ ____________________________

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Find the sum.

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Read and answer each question.

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Read and answer each question.

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Read and answer each question.

1. Raj had 340 marbles. He gave his brother 118 of them. How many marbles does he have
left?

2. There are 67 bird families living near a mountain. If 32 bird families flew away for winter,
how many bird families were left near the mountain?

3. At the river 25 out of 55 salmon families went to warmer waters to avoid been frozen.
They had to swim 125 miles to get there. How many salmon families were left in the
water?

4. Some sheep families are also moving out to avoid the shortage of grass that will result
from a drought. If there are 79 sheep families in the area and 45 of them stayed. How
many sheep family moved out?

5. The goats also tried to get away before the drought. They would have walked for 14
days. If 256 goats were left from the original 429, how many goats went away?

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SCIENCE

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Match the predator on the left with its prey on the right.

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Match the animal to its food

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Sort the animals into the correct part of the diagram

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Teeth and Eating Test

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Use the words in the box to complete the sentences
below.

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Label the pictures in the order they occur (from 1 – 4)

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Complete
1. Write vertebrates or invertebrates
a. Animals with backbones are called _____________
b. Humans are _________________________
c. Animals with no backbones are called ___________
d. Insects are _________________________

Colour the animals using the codes: Vertebrates – blue,

Invertebrates - red

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Fill the blanks.

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Fill in the spaces with the words from the plant pot

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 This exercise needs to be typed, too hazy

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Study the picture below then answer the questions.

(a) Name one solid seen in this picture________________

(b) Which state of matter can be found in the balloons?_____

(c) What will be shared at the party that would take the shape of
the container? _________________

(d) What state of matter will the children use to put out the
candles without spoiling the cake?_________________

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SOCIAL STUDIES

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Complete by writing the name of the community
worker.
1. Who helps to put out fires?__________________

2. Who helps you when you are sick? _____________

3. Who harvest rice? ________________________

4. Who cooks food in the restaurant? _____________

5. Who helps to keep our neighbourhood safe? ______

6. Who delivers our mails? ____________________

7. Who represents persons in a court? ____________

8. Who repairs our teeth and keeps them healthy? ____

9. Who helps us to learn? _____________________

10.Who helps to prevent our homes from burning?_____

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Reading a Map

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Word Search

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Are you a good citizen? Circle the sentences that tell
what a good citizen would do. Discuss.

I respect other. I hold the door for others.

I tell stories that are not true. I do not litter.

I lie to others. I push by people.

I stand when I hear the National Anthem.

I follow rules and laws.

I do not want to know and don’t care about rules.

I take care of my environment.

I always walk on the left hand side of the road.

Choose one good citizen trait. Tell about how you follow
this good citizen trait.

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

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Study the picture below then answer the
questions below.

1. The picture above represents a __________ family.

2. It is made up of __________, __________ and

____________.

3. Which type of family is made up of one parent and

children living together?
_____________________________________

4. Name one other type of family.

_________________________

Write True or False on the lines below.

1. I live with my mother, grandmother and siblings. I
belong to a single parent home. _______________

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Study the picture then answer the questions
below.

a) The picture above represents which ethnic group?

______________________________________.

b) This group came from the continent of ____________.

c) Two foods eaten by this ethnic group are ___________

d) and ____________________________.

e) The name of two other ethnic groups are:

_________________________________________
_________________________________________

e) Dashiki is to Africans as Sari is to _______________.

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 National Holidays and Observances

1. The names of two national holidays are ___________

and ____________________.
2. Which national holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus
Christ? ___________________.

3. Phagwah is a Hindu Holiday as ___________ is to

Muslim Holiday.

Match the following

Emancipation Day 23rd February

Christmas Day September

Republic Day 1st August

Education Month 25 December

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