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CBSE · Class 3 · English

Describing Words (Adjectives)

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Write full answers in Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
Which word is a describing word (adjective)?
  1. girl
  2. pencil
  3. quickly
  4. pretty
2.
Which is the describing word in this sentence? “The brave horse pulls carts.”
  1. brave
  2. horse
  3. pulls
  4. carts
3.
Which describing word fits best? A feather is very ____.
  1. naughty
  2. kind
  3. angry
  4. light
4.
Which word tells us the sound of something?
  1. noisy
  2. purple
  3. salty
  4. square
5.
“There are ten monkeys in the tree.” Which word tells us how many?
  1. are
  2. monkeys
  3. tree
  4. ten
6.
Which is the describing word in this sentence? “The happy girl reads books.”
  1. happy
  2. books
  3. girl
  4. reads
7.
Which describing word fits best? Sugar is ____.
  1. sweet
  2. shy
  3. naughty
  4. angry
8.
Which word in this sentence tells us the size? “A huge ship came to the port.”
  1. came
  2. ship
  3. huge
  4. port
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
Write the describing word in this sentence: “The cheerful cook makes soup.”
10.
Write the describing word in this sentence: “The happy baby loves toys.”
11.
Write the two describing words in this sentence: “The clever fox found a sweet grape.”
12.
Which word tells us the shape? “The clock on the wall is round.”
13.
Write a describing word for each: (a) a ____ flower (b) a ____ sun
14.
Write the word that tells us how many: “I can see nine goats in the field.”
15.
Complete the sentence with a describing word: The night sky is ____.
16.
Write two describing words for ice cream.
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Write the describing word in each sentence:
(1) The tiny kitten drinks milk.
(2) The brave horse pulls carts.
(3) The busy farmer grows rice.
(4) The big dog chases cats.
18.
Write two describing words for each: (a) a kitten (b) a balloon (c) the sea (d) a mango
19.
Write four sentences about your favourite fruit. Use at least four describing words and underline them.
20.
Describe a park in four sentences. Use describing words.
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Describing Words (Adjectives) · AW-3E-ADJ-2026-V1 · For parents — fold back or tear off before handing the sheet to your child.

QAnswerWorking
1(d) prettya describing word tells us more about a naming word
2(a) brave“brave” tells us what the horse is like
3(d) light“light” describes it
4(a) noisysound words: loud, noisy, squeaky
5(d) ten“ten” is a number word that describes the monkeys
6(a) happy“happy” tells us what the girl is like
7(a) sweet“sweet” describes it
8(c) huge“huge” is a size word
9cheerful“cheerful” tells us about the cook
10happy“happy” tells us about the baby
11first: clever; second: sweetclever and sweet
12roundshape word
13e.g. (a) pretty (b) brightAny describing word that makes sense.
14ninenumber words are describing words too
15e.g. The night sky is dark.Any describing word that makes sense.
16e.g. cold, sweetAny two suitable describing words.
17(1) tiny; (2) brave; (3) busy; (4) bigdescribing words tell us more about naming words
18e.g. (a) small, soft (b) round, red (c) blue, deep (d) sweet, yellowAny two suitable describing words for each.
19e.g. My favourite fruit is the mango. It is yellow and juicy. It grows in hot summer months. I eat a sweet mango after lunch.Correct sentences with four describing words underlined.
20e.g. The park near my house is big and green. It has tall trees and colourful swings. Happy children play there every evening. Old people walk slowly on the path.Four sentences with describing words.