Grade 3 Students Marking Key

Part 1-Comprehension

a. The news spread out among the crowd that two famous jugglers had just arrived.
b. The servant told the mayor about the jugglers.
c. The two jugglers entertained the people by spinning plates in the air and tossing bowls up.
d. The demand of the mayor was to produce a peach.
e. Yes, the jugglers made the mayor’s wish come true by producing a peach.

Part 2-Anagrams

a. Two famous
b. Bystander
c. Cried out
d. Public square
e. Distant province

Part 3-True/False

a. False
b. True
c. False
d. False
e. True

Part 4-Verb form

a. Pushed
b. Crashed
c. Drank
d. Played
e. Laughed

Part 5-Match

a. Isn’t it?
b. In a little old house.
c. Hasn’t it?
d. It stopped raining
e. To be a genius.

Part 6-Rhyming words

a. Dogs
b. Away
c. Train

Part 7-Adjectives

a. Fast as a speeding train.

b. Fall from the dark sky as rain.

Part 8-Opposite (Antonyms)

a. Fast
b. Dark
c. Wet
d. Always
e. Enemy

Part 9-Match the Similes

a. as crunchy as cornflakes
b. as quick as lightning
c. as green as the hills
d. as quiet as a mouse
e. as smooth as glass

Part 10-Composition

“Write down a paragraph about a game you like to play”. It can be any type of game:
imaginary play, a team game, a board game or a computer game.

4. Rubrics

Holistic rubric will be used for assessing the student’s comprehension. Holistic rubric was
specifically used for this end of unit assessment in lieu of analytic rubric as the former would
provide feedback on what the child is able to demonstrate, rather than what s/he cannot
 do. Thus this assessment shall only test and score what the students can do rather than
individually providing scores on each criterion. In this regard, holistic rubrics contain broad
objectives and list evaluation scores, each with an overall criterion summary that
encompasses multiple skills.

Grade Criteria
A (8-10) The A composition is exceptional in every way. It is well organized, has effective language
(cohesive devices) and is engaging. Content is thorough and lacking in no area. There are no
Exceeds
(or few) minor errors in grammar, vocabulary or tense form.
Criteria
B (6-7) The B composition is good and quite organized and is still entirely acceptable. Majority of the
essay is clear and engaging but there may be a few areas which require further development.
Meets
Though there might be some errors in grammar, vocabulary and tense form, these errors are not
criteria egregious enough to detract from the overall point being made.

C (4-5) The C composition is adequate in most areas, but exceptional in none. Organization may be a
slight problem but can be fixed and less engaging. The essay is unclear and requires further
Progressing
development in grammar, vocabulary and tense form as there might be multiple errors here.
to criteria
D (1-3) The D composition is substandard and does not meet the criteria as it is lacking in many areas.
The essay is unorganized, unfocused and underdeveloped. It consists of frequent errors
Below
regarding grammar, vocabulary and tense form.
expectation
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