SUMMER BOOKLET

YEAR 3

EXERCISE 1 OH ! I´M AFRAID!

Adam was sleeping but suddenly he

opened his eyes and pulled the covers up

to his chin. He stared around his room,

searching the darkness for the “thing”

that was making those scary sounds. The

closet door moved as something banged on

it from the inside.

“Who’s there?” Adam asked in a shaky

voice.

The closet slowly began to open. Adam

jumped out of bed and ran to the closet

door, slamming it shut with his palms. He

grabbed his desk chair and blocked the

door. Then he ran out of his room and

down the hall. His brother’s door was wide

open, and Adam jumped onto David’s bed.

“Adam?” David asked. “What are you

doing in here?”

Adam took David’s arm. “There’s

something in my closet!”

“You probably had a bad dream. Go back to bed.”

Adam yanked the blankets off the bed. “It wasn’t a dream. I was awake, and the closet

door started to open by itself!”

David sighed. “Fine. But when we don’t find anything, you have to promise to leave me alone

for the rest of the night.”

Adam nodded. David took a flashlight from his desk drawer. Then they went to Adam’s

room. Adam stopped in the doorway. He could hear something scratching his closet door.

“Can you hear that?” Adam asked.

David nodded. He walked over to Adam’s bed and pulled the case off one of the pillows. He

opened the pillowcase.

“You open the door very slowly, and I’ll grab whatever it is.”

Adam slid the chair to the side and pulled the closet door open a crack. Something banged

against the door, trying to force it open. Adam took a deep breath and opened the door a

bit more. A small furry creature ran right into the pillowcase.

“I got it!” David said, closing the pillowcase and holding it in the air.

“What is it?” Adam moved closer as David peeked inside.

David put the pillowcase on the bed and an orange cat climbed out. Adam scooped the cat

up. “Apricot? How did you get trapped in my closet?”

David laughed. “The poor cat. If I was locked in your closet with your stinky shoes, I’d be

banging on the door to get out, too!”

“Poor, Apricot,” Adam said. “You were probably more scared than I was.”

1. What happened right after David went into Adam's room?

a. Adam jumped into David's bed.

b. David grabbed a flashlight from his desk drawer.

c. Adam awoke to strange sounds coming from his bedroom closet.

d. David heard the noise coming from Adam's closet.

2. What did David plan to do with the pillowcase?

a. keep the creature from coming out of the closet

b. scare the creature in the closet

c. catch the creature in the closet

d. hit the creature in the closet

3. What was making the strange sounds in Adam's closet?

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4. Write three adjectives that describe David. Tell why you choose each word.

__________________ because _______________________________

__________________ because _______________________________

__________________ because_______________________________

Writing Write the body of the following story using the questions as a guide.

Once upon a time there was a boy called Adam. He was sleeping comfortably in his

bedroom when suddenly a strange noise from inside his closet awoke him and made

him feel very scared.

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Apricot climbed Adam´s bed and they all went to

sleep.

1- What did Adam do?

2- What did he put in front of the

closet?

3- Where did he go?

4- What did his brother do?

5- What did his brother hear as

soon as they entered into

Adam´s room?

6- How did his brother catch

“the creature”?

EXERCISE 2 The Catching Tree

Linda looked up at the tree. It was the

biggest tree in town. It was so big that it

caught things that people lost. If something floated away or blew away, it would usually

be caught in the tree. Linda had lost her kite.

She wanted to climb up and see if it was in the tree.

She thought she saw it in one of the high branches. She had

to climb it to make sure. The branches were not close to the ground. They were high up. She needed a ladder to start climbing

up the tree.

She began to climb. In the lowest branches, she found bird nests. Squirrels chattered at her and ran the other way. She went higher.

She found an old baseball. Then there was a kite that was not

hers. She found someone’s kitten, but it ran away from her. She went higher still.

A newspaper was caught in one of the branches. A balloon was

trapped in the leaves. There were more birds, too. She went even higher.

More birds’ nests and angry squirrels greeted her. She found a

paper airplane. Then there was an old shoe, which hung by dirty laces. Next she found a lady’s hat caught in some twigs. She went

even higher to the top.

At last, she found her kite. She found other things, too. There was a toy rocket, another newspaper, a tennis racket, and a

TV antenna. There was an eagle’s nest and other things, too.

Before she went down, she shook down all the stuff that belonged to people. She left the animals alone. They belonged in the tree.

By the time she reached the ground again, the area around the tree

was covered with many things. Many people were surprised, but they were happy to get

their things back. She was just happy to have her kite.

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below.

1. What did Linda lose? __________________________________________________________

2. Where did Linda think the kite was?

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3. What did Linda need to climb the tree? __________________________________________________________

4. What did Linda find in the tree? __________________________________________________________

5. What did Linda do with all the other stuff she found in the tree? __________________________________________________________

WRITING:

Use the questions to write the BODY of the story.

One day, Linda looked up at the tree. It was so big that it caught

things that people lost. If something blew away, it would usually be

caught in the tree.

Linda had lost her kite. She wanted to climb up and see if it was in the tree.

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1-What did she have to do to find

her kite?

2- What did she

need to climb up

the tree?

3-What did she find

in the tree?

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At last, she found her kite. She found other things, too. There was a

toy rocket, another newspaper, a tennis racket, and a TV antenna. There

was an eagle’s nest and other things, too.

Before she went down, she shook down all the stuff that belonged to

people. She left the animals alone. They belonged in the tree. By the time

she reached the ground again, the area around the tree was covered with

many things.

Many people were surprised, but they were happy to get their things back.

She was just happy to have her kite.

EXERCISE 3

New Swing Set

Jane had an old swing set. It was rusty. The

paint was coming off. The chains for the swings were not nice. The plastic was cracked. The rubber

was falling apart. It made Jane sad. She used to

play on it so much. Now it was worn out. One day, Jane woke up to some loud noises.

Her father was outside. He had tools and supplies. He had building pieces. There

were boards and bolts. Her old

swing set was gone! She watched him dig holes. He put posts in the ground. She helped give him tools. He drilled holes. He put up

more boards. He was working very hard!

Jane continued to help her father. He put up more boards. He used a wrench and bolts. They were

working so hard.

After a long time, Jane saw what they were making. It was a new swing set.

This was going to be big. It would be nicer than the old one.

They made a slide. They made swings. Then they made monkey bars. There

was a ladder to climb. There was a tower to play in. There was a

tunnel to crawl through. It was very exciting.

When they were done, Jane had her friends over. They all

played together. Even her father played. He never played!

The swing set was nice. It was a whole playground in her back

yard. The best thing was that they had made it together. She liked working with her father. She liked playing with him, too.

Use the information in the story to answer the questions below.

1. What was wrong with Jane’s old swing set? __________________________________________________________

2. What was Jane’s father making? __________________________________________________________

3. What was part of the swing set? __________________________________________________________

4. What did Jane do when the swing set was done? __________________________________________________________

5. Why did Jane like the new swing set most? __________________________________________________________

WRITING:

Use the questions to write the BODY of the story.

Jane had an old swing set. It was rusty. The paint was

coming off. The chains for the swings were not nice. The plastic was cracked. The rubber was falling apart. It made Jane sad. She

used to play on it so much. Now it was worn out. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

1- Why did Jane wake up

one day?

2- Who was outside?

3- What was he doing?

4- What did she do?

5- What were they

doing?

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When they were done, Jane had her friends over. They all played together.

Even her father played. He never played!

The swing set was nice. It was a whole playground in her back yard. The best thing was that they had made it together. She liked

working with her father. She liked playing with him too.

Draw the part of the story you liked best.

Irregular verbs: The Hare and the Tortoise

Complete the story with the past simple form of the verbs.

One day the hare and the tortoise decided to have a race. The hare

______(know) that he _______(can) run faster than the tortoise. But the

tortoise ______(be) more intelligent than the hare.

'Yes, I'll race you, ____________(say) the clever tortoise. The tortoise

____________(have) a clever plan. He _____________(find) his brothers

and sisters and he ____________(tell) them to wait in different places

along the path of the race. So they all ___________(hide) behind the trees

along the path. The race ___________(begin)! The tortoise _________

(run) as fast as possible. But the hare ___________(be) faster, of course.

'This will be a very easy race', ____________(think) the hare. So the hare

____________(decide) to have a rest, and he quickly ___________(fall)

asleep at the side of the road. Suddenly, the hare __________(wake up) and

he ____________(see) a tortoise ahead of him! 'How did he get ahead of

me?' the hare asked himself. In fact, it ___________(be) not his friend the

tortoise: it ___________(be) the tortoise's sister. But to a hare, all tortoises

look the same. The hare __________(run) past the tortoise easily. Soon, he

____________(can't) see the tortoise, so he ______________(sit) down and

he ___________(have) another rest. Then the hare ____________(get up)

and continued the race. But - as the hare happily

__________________(come) around the last corner before the finish line -

his friend the tortoise crossed the line and ___________-(win) the race!

THE SIMPLE PAST

Compare the Donkey, Shrek, Princess and Prince in the chart. Write sentences using comparatives. Use the adjectives: tall, short, beautiful, ugly, good-looking,

thin, fat, intelligent young ,old, romantic, strong

Draw a picture and decorate your work.

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COMPARATIVES

Read the paragraph. Circle 6 different nouns. Write the plural of those nouns in the chart.

The curtain rose and the actors appeared on stage. A large castle was in the background, and knights marched to protect the king. When the play was over, the audience clapped loudly and the cast bowed.

SINGULAR PLURAL

Singular and Plural nouns