JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

GRAMMAR EXAM 1st BIMESTER

3RD GRADE

NAME: _________________________________________________ GROUP: ________

DATE: ___________________________ L.N. _____
Sandra Suárez total points: _____ of 70

Follow instructions carefully and use your best handwriting; double answers or difficult to read will
be counted as wrong! Answer with pen.
Part 1. PARTS OF SPEECH
I. Complete the following chart. (27 points)
Part of Speech Definition / Use Example

II. What part of speech is the underlined word in the following sentences? (5 points)
1. The cat is under the bed. _____________________________
2. That is an enormous balloon! _____________________________
3. Johnny and Sue like the color of my car. __________________________
4. Robert accidentally cut himself with the scissors. ___________________________
5. Scott is the best student in the class. _________________________

Part 2. TENSES AND VERBS

I. Identify the tense of the following sentences. Write it on the line. (5 points)
1. Jean has been my friend for many years. ______________________________________
2. They went to the store last week. ____________________________________________
3. We have been spending too much money lately. ________________________________
4. Are you eating the chocolate cake? ___________________________________________
5. I will go to Ireland next summer. _____________________________________________

II. Change the following sentences according to the instructions in (). (5 points)
1. I am happy. (Simple Past) ________________________________________________________
2. They have studied all night. (Tag question)
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. Does Becky go to school in New York? (Affirmative)
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. Peter Parker is a very famous comic book character, is he not? (Question)
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. We had seen the movie before. (Present Perfect – Negative)
______________________________________________________________________________
III. Complete the following chart. (8 points)
Present Past Past Participle
be
think
catch
swim
go
sit
speak
do

Part 3. USE OF ENGLISH

I. Read the following sentences carefully. Circle the mistake. Write the correct form on the line.
(10 points)
1. This boots are too tight! _______________________
2. We don’t do nothing on the weekends. ___________________
3. I meet Sue fifteen years ago. _________________________
4. She is driving when the accident happened. ________________________
5. I gone to France last year. _______________________
6. She breaks her arm while playing basketball. ________________
7. I will going to the movies next weekend. __________________
8. Patrick have been sick. ______________________
9. Can you help me with these math problem? _______________
10. He runs very fastly. ______________

II. Complete these sentences using the correct form of the word in CAPITALS. (5 points)
1. It was a huge __________________ that we could not get into the show. DISAPPOINT
2. _______________________ is our greatest goal in life. HAPPY
3. That is the most _____________________ movie I have ever seen! ORIGIN
4. ____________________ words help you understand text structure. SIGN
5. I do not like _______________________ people. HONEST

III. Complete the following sentences, so that they have the same meaning as the one given. (5
points)
1. There is a party at Mike’s house next week.
Next week __________________________________________________party at his house.

2. When you called me, it was my lunchtime.

When you called me ___________________________ lunch.

3. Our exam is tomorrow.

We _________________________________ tomorrow.

4. Jack left the office before I arrived.

When I arrived at the office ___________________________ left.

5. This is my first visit to Scotland.

This is the first time ______________________ Scotland.