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English Within 20 minutes
Year 3
Prepared by:
Too Ah Koon
Khei Lai Ngoh
Suriati Mohamad
Norihan Abd Wahab
Shashi Raj Supramaniam
Siti Rohana Mohd Arip
SK Bandar Paloh
SK Seri Lalang
SK Sultan Sir Ibrahim
SK Seri Taman Kluang Barat
SK Ladang Pamol
SK Kg Chamek
Text 1
Topic: Birthday Party
Yesterday was Alis birthday. He had invited his friends to his party. His
mother had baked a big strawberry cake for him. There were nine candles on the cake.
His friends clapped their hands after Ali had blown out the candles. Ali cut the
cake with a knife. Alis friends brought many presents for him.
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks.
His friends clapped their ___________ after Ali had blown out the candles. Ali
cut the cake with a ____________. Alis friends brought many _____________ for
him.
presents
knife
birthday
friends
candles
hands
Exercise 2
Match and rewrite the sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Yesterday was
He had invited
There were nine
His friends clapped
Ali cut the cake
Alis friends brought
many presents.
Alis birthday.
his friends to his party.
with a knife.
candles on the cake.
their hands.
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________
Exercise 3
Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.
1. Alis
was
Yesterday
birthday
______________________________________________________
2. invited
He
friends
his
______________________________________________________
3. strawberry
baked
mother
Alis
cake
______________________________________________________
4. knife
cut
He
cake
the
with
______________________________________________________
5. candles
it
There
nine
on
were
______________________________________________________
Text 2
Topic : Mr Ahmad, The Fisherman
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks.
every
day.
Sometimes
he
goes
out
to
sea
for
many
_____________. He catches many types of fishes, prawns and cuttlefish. Some are
___________ and some are small. Mr Ahmad usually sells the fishes at the
____________. The ____________ like to buy fish from him because he sells
___________ fishes.
Big
Fresh
villagers
days
market
fisherman
sea
fish
Exercise 2
Match the sentence parts. Then rewrite them in a paragraph.
1. Mr Ahmad is
2. He catches
3. He goes out
4. Sometimes he goes
5. Mr Ahmad usually sells
6. The villagers like to buy fish
fishes.
the fishes at the market.
fish.
a fisherman.
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________
Exercise 3
Form correct sentences from the words given below.
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1. Mr Ahmad
fisherman.
________________________________________
2. He
fish.
________________________________________
3. He
sea
everyday.
________________________________________
4. sells
fish
market.
________________________________________
5. like
buy
fresh.
________________________________________
Text 3
Topic : Pet
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Siti has a pet. It is a rabbit. She calls the rabbit Putih because it
is white. Putih likes to eat carrots. Siti spends a little time every day
with her pet. She says that Putih is a smart rabbit and can understand
what she says.
Exercise 1
Circle the correct answers then read out the sentences.
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Siti
have
has
the
a rabbit
eats
with
her pet. She says that Putih is a smart rabbit and can
understand what
she
he
says.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks.
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Exercise 3
Construct 5 sentences from the table.
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Siti
has
She
keeps
a pet rabbit.
some beautiful flower plants.
a few gold fish in her aquarium.
1. _______________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________
Text 4
An incident
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Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks.
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Exercise 2
Match and rewrite the sentences.
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1. My brother, Fitri
2. Yesterday, my father
is in the hospital.
4. We took Fitri
5. The doctor
Exercise 3
Circle the correct answer.
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1. Who is Fitri?
A.
Writers brother
B.
Writers father
C.
Writers sister
D.
Writers cousin
B.
on the car
C.
D.
writers father
B.
mother
C.
sister
D.
the writer
father
B.
doctor
C.
mother
D.
sister
one day
B.
two day
C.
one week
D.
one month
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Text 5
Topic : Plants
Susila grows many flower plants in her garden. There are roses,
orchids, lilies and hibiscus. Susila loves roses the most. She has many
red, yellow, white and pink roses. Every evening, Susila waters the plants.
She pulls out the weeds from the pot. She takes very good care of her
plants.
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Exercise 1
Underline the correct answer.
Susila
vase).
She
her_____________(plants , weeds).
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Every__________(night ,
takes
very
good
care
of
Exercise 2
Write True or False.
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Exercise 3
Complete the sentences.
flower plants
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Text 6
Topic : A Good Deed
Minah was a poor young woman. She lived in a small hut. One day,
she went to catch fish at a river, but there was no fish that day. Then,
Minah saw an old woman. The old woman asked for some food to eat.
Minah gave her whatever food she had.
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Exercise 1
Underline the correct answer.
a__________ (sea , river), but there was no fish that day. Then, Minah
saw an old__________(man ,
woman).
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Exercise 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Minah was
She lived
One day, she went to
The old man asked
In her place, there was
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_____________
Exercise 3
Make sentences with the words given.
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1.
2.
went - river
_____________________________________________
3.
asked - eat
_____________________________________________
4.
gave - food
_____________________________________________
5.
Text 7
Topic : Chinese New Year Shopping
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The Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year. Mr Tan and his wife went shopping.
Su Lan and her brother Su Lek went along. They all wanted to buy new clothes.
Mr Tan bought a red batik shirt and a pair of black trousers. Mrs Tan bought a
pink cheongsam and a pair of shoes. They bought a yellow dress for Su Lan. Su Lek
bought a white T-shirt and a pair of blue jeans. They are very happy with their
shopping.
Exercise 1
Underline the correct answer.
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The Chinese celebrate (Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Puasa). Mr Tan and his
wife went shopping. Su Lan and her brother, Su Lek went along. They all wanted to buy
new (clothes, furniture).
Mr Tan bought a red batik (shirt, dress) and a pair of black trousers. Mrs Tan
bought a pink (cheongsam, baju kurung) and a pair of shoes. They bought a yellow
dress for Su Lan. Su Lek bought a white T-shirt and a pair of blue (jeans, skirt). They
were very happy with their shopping.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences.
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Exercise 3
Form correct sentences from the words given below.
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1. The Chinese
________________________________________
2. bought
a pair
black trousers.
________________________________________
3. Mrs Tan
pair
shoes.
________________________________________
4. Su Lek
white
T-shirt.
________________________________________
5. happy
shopping.
________________________________________
Text 8
Topic
: Tigers
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Have you ever seen tigers? Tigers are wild animals. They have
stripes on their bodies. They live in the jungle. Tigers are mammals. They
give birth to their youngs. They like to eat meat. We can see tigers at the
National zoo. They are big and fierce.
Exercise
: tigers
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1. slamina
..
2. dboy
..
3. mammals
..
4. gnuyso
..
5. staem
...
6. ozo
7. erecfi
..
Exercise 2
Under line the correct answers.
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Have you ever seen tigers? Tigers are (wild / tame) animals. They
have (stripes / spots) on their bodies. They live in the (jungle / house).
Tigers are (mammals / reptiles). They give birth to their youngs. They like
to eat (meat / fruits). We can see tigers at the National zoo. They are big
and (fierce / lovely).
Exercise 3
Write five sentences from the substitution table.
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1. Tigers
2. They
mammals.
have
wild animals.
stripes on their bodies.
Text 9
Topic : The Rabbit and The Tortoise
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One day, a tortoise met a rabbit. The rabbit laughed at the slow tortoise. The
tortoise asked the rabbit to race with him up the hill. The rabbit and the tortoise
started the race. The rabbit ran fast. The tortoise walked slowly. Halfway up the hill,
the rabbit stopped to rest. He soon fell asleep. When the rabbit woke up, he saw the
tortoise at the top of the hill. The tortoise won the race.
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
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Exercise 2
Match and rewrite the sentences.
1. A tortoise met
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________
7. ____________________________________________________
Exercise 3.
Underline the correct answers.
A tortoise met a (rabbit, wolf).The tortoise asked the rabbit to (race , walk)
with him . The rabbit ran (fast, slowly). The tortoise walked (slowly, fast). The rabbit
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stopped to rest and soon fell asleep. When he woke up, he saw the tortoise at the
(top, bottom) of the hill. The tortoise (lost, won) the race.
Text 10
Topic : My New Classmate
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Azman was my new classmate. Yesterday was his first day in school. He was very
shy. Our teacher said, Good morning class, this is your new friend, Azman. Azman, you
can sit next to Sashi.
Azman then sat next to me. During recess, Azman and I went to the canteen
together. We enjoyed our food.
Exercise 1
Complete the sentences with the correct word.
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fried noodles
food
Exercise 2
Match and rewrite the sentences.
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Sashi
shy
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Azman was
He was very
Azman sat
Azman and Sashi went
They bought
We enjoyed
next to Sashi.
our food.
shy.
some fried noodles.
my new classmate.
to the canteen together.
1. ____________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________
Exercise 3
Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.
1. my
Azman
new
was
classmate.
______________________________________________________
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2. shy.
very
was
He
______________________________________________________
3. to
sat
Azman
Sashi.
next
______________________________________________________
4. some
They
fried
noodles.
bought
______________________________________________________
5. went
They
to
canteen
the
together.
______________________________________________________
Text 11
Topic : A Visit To The Zoo
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Last holidays, Marina and Malik went to the zoo with their parents. They
went there by bus.
giraffes. They also saw many birds in cages. Malik went for a ride on an
elephant while Marina sat on a camel. Their parents sat on a bench and
watched the beautiful swans in the water. Before they left, they went
for a tram ride around the zoo.
Exercise 1
Name the animals mentioned in the passage.
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(a) ________________
(f) ________________
(b) ________________
(g) ________________
(c) ________________
(h) ________________
(d) ________________
(e) ________________
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences with the help of the letters.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Exercise 3
Match the questions to the correct answers.
answers as a passage.
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_________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_________________________
_________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
___________________________________________
Text 12
Topic : The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs
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Once, a farmer and his wife had a very special goose which can lay golden eggs.
They sold the eggs at the market. Soon, they were rich but they were still not happy.
They wanted to get rich fast, so the farmer killed the goose and cut open it to get
more golden eggs. He could not find any eggs. They were very sad.
Exercise 1
Find these words in the wordmaze.
farmer, goose, market, golden, egg, cut, sad.
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a
e
s
o
o
g
r
c
s
c
e
r
e
d
u
m
z
n
m
t
i
a
m
e
r
y
d
r
p
d
a
w
a
k
v
l
f
l
s
e
b
o
g
g
e
t
d
g
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.
Once, a farmer and his wife had a very special ___________ which can
lay golden eggs. They sold the eggs at the ____________. Soon, they were
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_____________ but they were still not happy. They wanted to get rich fast, so the
farmer _______________ the goose and cut open it to get more golden eggs. He
could not find any ______________ . They were very ______________.
Exercise 3
Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.
1. has
special
farmer
goose.
______________________________________________________
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2. goose
can
The
lay
eggs.
golden
______________________________________________________
3. They
the
sold
market.
the
in
eggs
______________________________________________________
4. farmer
the
killed
The
goose.
______________________________________________________
5. very
were
sad.
They
______________________________________________________
Text 13
Topic : Good Friends
Mei Ling and Anis live next to each other. They go to the same school on the
same bus. They are in the same class too.
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They get together to read each others books. They play with each others
games. They do not fight or get angry with each other. Their parents are very happy
to see them behave so well.
Exercise 1
Tick the correct answers. Write five sentences to form a paragraph.
sisters.
neigbours.
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school.
play.
books.
games.
Share.
quarrel.
4. The girls do not
parent.
teachers.
very happy.
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Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks.
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Exercise 3
Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.
1. and
Mei Ling
live
next
Anis
each
other.
to
______________________________________________________
2. school.
They
go
to
same
the
______________________________________________________
3. get
together
They
others
books.
to
read
each
______________________________________________________
4. each
play
They
with
others
games.
______________________________________________________
5. are
parents
very
happy.
Their
______________________________________________________
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Text 14
Topic : Our Teeth
We use our teeth to chew food. Our first set of teeth are called milk
teeth. They grow when we are babies. When they fall out, adult teeth
will grow. There are thirty two adult teeth. The front ones are used for
biting. The back teeth are used for crushing the food. We should brush
our teeth well to keep them healthy.
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Exercise 1
Underline the correct answers.
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Exercise 2
Tick the correct answers. Then write them as a paragraph.
to chew food.
to smash food.
baby teeth
milk teeth.
are old.
are babies.
4. There are
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Exercise 3
Complete the answers.
milk teeth
to crush food.
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Text 15
Topic : A Visit To Cameron Highlands
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Exercise 1
Write the present tense of these words.
1. visited
2. went
3. saw
4. learned
5. had
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Exercise 2
Write (True) or (False).
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Exercise 3.
Write a short passage from the substitution table.
Cameron Highlands.
In the morning, they went
visited the
tea plantation.
jogging.
vegetable farm.
They saw many kinds of
hunting.
Peter learned to ride a
They
buffalo.
horse.
wonderful
time there.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_____________
Text 16
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He likes
Exercise 1
Complete the sentences with the help of the letters.
i c t o s
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Exercise 3
Write a short passage from the substitution table.
Amirul enjoys taking part in competition. He likes spelling, essay
writing, story telling and
sports.
football.
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He always wins
prizes
drawing competition.
in the competitions. He will be taking part in the
medals
Inter-Class
Inter-School
champion.
He will also ask his younger brother to take
runner-up.
sister
part in the competition. He hopes that they can win
Three
two
Rantau Abang is famous for its beautiful beach. Every year, between May
to September, many people go there to see turtles laying eggs. Visitors
are warned not to disturb or harm the turtles. When they have finished
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laying their eggs, the turtles cover them with sand. Then, they go back to
the sea.
Exercise 1
Fill in the missing letters.
1. l __ y i __g
2. d i __ t __ __ b
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3. b __ __ u t __ f __ l
4. f __ m __ __ s
5. b __ __ c h
6. t __ __ __ l e s
7. e __ __ s
8. c __ v __ __
Exercise 2
Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.
Exercise 3
Complete the passage with suitable phrases.
to
September,
many
people
to___________________________________.
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go
there
not to _______________________________.
finished
laying
their
eggs,
_________________________________.
the
cover
Then,
they
go_______________________________________________.
Text 18
Topic : Anisahs Dream
Once, there was a girl named Anisah. She wanted to go to space. One day she
asked her father, Father, I want to go to space to study the sun. Her father was
shocked and then he said You cannot do that, the sun will burn you. The girl taught
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for a while and then she said, Dont worry father, I will go at night. Her father
laughed so hard that his false teeth fell out!
Exercise 1
Complete the sentences.
Exercise 2
Match and rewrite the sentences.
1. There was a
2. Anisah wanted to
3. She wanted to study
4. Her father
the sun.
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________
Exercise 3
Write five simple sentences.
1. girl
Anisah
________________________________________
2. wanted
go
space
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________________________________________
3. study
sun
________________________________________
4. father
shocked
________________________________________
5. father
laughed ________________________________________
Text 19
Topic : My Grandmother
I call my grandmother Grandma. She is sixty-two years old. She likes to eat
fruits and cakes. She goes to the market to buy fresh fruits. She also buys meat and
vegetables. She takes a taxi there. Sometimes she helps my mother to cook for the
family. She is loving and caring. I love her very much.
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Exercise 1
Tick the correct answers. Write five sentences to form a paragraph.
less than
more than
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vegetables.
fruits.
park.
market.
also buys
does not buy
washes
cooks.
Exercise 2
Match and rewrite the sentences.
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
My grandmother is
She likes to
She goes to the market
She also buys
She takes
Sometimes she
1. ____________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________
Exercise 3
Rearrange the phrases to form correct sentences.
1. sixty-two
years old.
My grandmother is
______________________________________________________
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2. to eat
She likes
______________________________________________________
3. to the market
fresh fruits.
She goes
to buy
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
5. a taxi there.
She takes
______________________________________________________
6. to cook
helps my mother
Sometimes she
______________________________________________________
Text 20
Topic : The Tree With A Hundred Uses
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The coconut tree is the most useful tree. That is why it has been called
The tree with a hundred uses. We can use its trunk to make bridges.
We can enjoy the coconut water. We use the coconut milk for cooking.
We use the spine of the leaves to make brooms and satay sticks. The
shell can be made into many decorative things.
Exercise 1
Rearrange the letters to form correct words.
1.
m k
- ___________
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2.
- ___________
3.
- ___________
4.
- ___________
5.
- ___________
6.
7.
8.
- ___________
- ___________
Exercise 2
Complete the crossword puzzle.
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- ___________
L
W
T
B
M
Across
1
Down
4
80
oil palm
The
is the most useful tree
It is called
coconut
tree
The tree with a hundred
uses.
We can use the trunk
The palm with ten
bridges.
Water
to make
We use the cococnut
roads.
milk
for cooking.
make
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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