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Y3.8 Simple Synonyms

Calculators not allowed · about 40 minutes

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Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.

Ali's Trip to the City Museum

Source written for Revision Library (original, copyright-free). A short original story written for Year 3 synonym practice.

On Monday morning, Ali felt happy because his class was going on a trip to the city museum. The coach was enormous, so there was room for the whole class to sit together. When they arrived, Mr Patel said, 'Stay close together and walk quietly through the halls.' Ali gazed at a huge dinosaur skeleton that towered above the visitors. His friend Noor giggled when she spotted a tiny model of a Roman soldier, no bigger than her thumb. In the next room, the class found a display of shiny coins that gleamed under the bright lights. Ali felt tired after climbing the museum stairs, but he was too excited to rest. Outside, a noisy fire engine raced past the museum windows, and everybody rushed to look. 'That was a loud siren!' exclaimed Noor. By the time the coach arrived to take them home, the sky had turned grey and the air felt chilly. Ali was scared of missing the coach, so he hurried quickly across the car park. He climbed aboard just in time and sank into his seat with a happy sigh. It had been an amazing day, and Ali could not wait to tell his family all about it.

Tick the synonym (the word that means nearly the same) for the word given in each part.

(a)happy(1)

A) glad
B) sad
C) tall

(b)big(1)

A) tiny
B) huge
C) quick

(c)said(1)

A) replied
B) opened
C) counted

(d)quick(1)

A) slow
B) heavy
C) fast

Tick the pair of words that are synonyms (words that mean nearly the same as each other).

A) huge and tiny
B) happy and glad
C) loud and quiet
D) cold and hot

Circle the correct synonym in the brackets to complete each sentence.

(a)The children felt (glad / sad) when the show started.(1)

(b)The coach taking the class to the museum was (small / enormous), so there was room for the whole class.(1)

(c)The library was (noisy / silent) during study time.(1)

Look at the word bank. Write a synonym for each word in the table below.
Word bank: cheerful | enormous | swift | frightened

Word	Synonym
happy
big
quick
scared

(4)

Tick the word in each list that is NOT a synonym of the word given.

(a)tired(1)

A) weary
B) sleepy
C) excited

(b)shiny(1)

A) gleaming
B) sparkling
C) dull

Choose a synonym from the word bank to complete each sentence about Ali's trip to the museum.
Word bank: enormous | gazed | giggled | gleamed

(a)The coach taking the class to the museum was ___.(1)

(b)Ali ___ at the huge dinosaur skeleton in the museum hall.(1)

(c)Noor ___ when she spotted the tiny model of a Roman soldier.(1)

(d)The coins in the display case ___ under the bright lights.(1)

Rewrite each sentence below, replacing the word in single quotes with a different synonym of your own choice. The sentence must still make sense.

(a)Ali felt 'happy' because his class was going on a trip to the museum.(1)

(b)A 'noisy' fire engine raced past the museum windows.(1)

The paragraph below repeats the word 'nice' four times. Rewrite each numbered sentence, replacing 'nice' with a different synonym from the word bank so the same word is not used twice.
Word bank: pleasant | lovely | wonderful | delightful
(1) It was a nice day for the museum trip.
(2) The dinosaur skeleton was nice to look at.
(3) The shiny coins looked nice too.
(4) Everyone agreed it had been a nice day out.

(a)(1) It was a nice day for the museum trip.(1)

(b)(2) The dinosaur skeleton was nice to look at.(1)

(c)(3) The shiny coins looked nice too.(1)

(d)(4) Everyone agreed it had been a nice day out.(1)

Circle the word that shows the strongest degree of size.

After walking inside, Ali said the dinosaur skeleton was ___.

large
huge
gigantic

The two sentences below repeat the word 'looked'. Rewrite the second sentence, replacing 'looked' with a synonym so the same word is not repeated.

Ali looked at the huge dinosaur skeleton. Noor looked at the tiny model of the Roman soldier.

(2)

Tick the sentence where a synonym has been used incorrectly, so the sentence does not make sense.

A) The kitten was tiny, so it fitted inside Ali's pocket.
B) The soup was boiling hot, so Ali shivered with cold.
C) The museum was enormous, so it took all day to see everything.
D) The coach was noisy, so everyone had to shout to be heard.

Each sentence below uses the wrong synonym, so it does not make sense. Circle the wrong word and write the correct synonym above it.

(a)The ice lolly felt scorching in Ali's hand.(1)

(b)The museum hall was silent because the school trip filled every room with noise.(1)

This sentence about the museum trip has two synonyms swapped the wrong way round. Find both mistakes and write the sentence correctly.

The huge model of the Roman soldier made Noor giggle, while the tiny dinosaur skeleton towered above the visitors.

(2)

Write your own sentence using the word 'enormous' as a synonym for 'big'. Remember a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end.

(2)

Choose two different pairs of synonyms from the box. Write one sentence of your own for each pair, using both synonym words in the same sentence to show they mean nearly the same thing.
Word bank: happy/cheerful | quick/swift | loud/noisy

(a)First pair of synonyms.(1)

(b)Second pair of synonyms (must be different from part a).(1)

Choose three different pairs of synonyms from the box below. Write one sentence of your own about the museum trip in the story for each pair.
Word bank: tired/weary | shiny/gleaming | scared/frightened

(3)

Mark scheme · Y3.8 Simple Synonyms

Question 1

(a) B1 A ticked (glad) cao
(a) Answer: A) glad
(b) B1 B ticked (huge) cao
(b) Answer: B) huge
(c) B1 A ticked (replied) cao
(c) Answer: A) replied
(d) B1 C ticked (fast) cao
(d) Answer: C) fast

Question 2

B1 B ticked only (cao)
Answer: B

Question 3

(a) B1 circles 'glad' (cao)
(a) Answer: glad
(b) B1 circles 'enormous' (cao)
(b) Answer: enormous
(c) B1 circles 'silent' (cao)
(c) Answer: silent

Question 4

B1 happy -> cheerful (oe, e.g. glad) cao
B1 big -> enormous (oe, e.g. huge) cao
B1 quick -> swift (oe, e.g. fast) cao
B1 scared -> frightened (oe, e.g. afraid) cao
Answer: happy -> cheerful, big -> enormous, quick -> swift, scared -> frightened

Question 5

(a) B1 C ticked (excited) cao
(a) Answer: C) excited
(b) B1 C ticked (dull) cao
(b) Answer: C) dull

Question 6

(a) B1 enormous cao
(a) Answer: enormous
(b) B1 gazed cao
(b) Answer: gazed
(c) B1 giggled cao
(c) Answer: giggled
(d) B1 gleamed cao
(d) Answer: gleamed

Question 7

(a) B1 any valid synonym of 'happy' used correctly, e.g. glad, cheerful, pleased, delighted (oe)
(a) Answer: e.g. Ali felt delighted because his class was going on a trip to the museum.
(b) B1 any valid synonym of 'noisy' used correctly, e.g. loud, blaring (oe)
(b) Answer: e.g. A loud fire engine raced past the museum windows.

Question 8

(a) B1 'nice' replaced with 'pleasant' (oe, any word bank synonym not reused in a later part) cao
(a) Answer: It was a pleasant day for the museum trip.
(b) B1 'nice' replaced with 'lovely' (oe, any word bank synonym not already used in part a) cao
(b) Answer: The dinosaur skeleton was lovely to look at.
(c) B1 'nice' replaced with 'wonderful' (oe, any word bank synonym not already used in parts a-b) cao
(c) Answer: The shiny coins looked wonderful too.
(d) B1 'nice' replaced with 'delightful' (oe, the remaining word bank synonym not used in parts a-c) cao
(d) Answer: Everyone agreed it had been a delightful day out.

Question 9

B1 gigantic circled cao
Answer: gigantic

Question 10

B1 'looked' replaced with a valid synonym, e.g. gazed, stared, peered, glanced (oe)
B1 rest of the sentence copied correctly with sense retained cao
Answer: Noor gazed at the tiny model of the Roman soldier.

Question 11

B1 B ticked only (cao)
Answer: B

Question 12

(a) B1 circles 'scorching' and writes a sensible replacement, e.g. freezing, icy, cold (oe, both needed for the mark)
(a) Answer: scorching -> e.g. freezing
(b) B1 circles 'silent' and writes a sensible replacement, e.g. noisy, loud (oe, both needed for the mark)
(b) Answer: silent -> e.g. noisy

Question 13

B1 corrects 'huge' to 'tiny' for the soldier model (oe, e.g. small) cao
B1 corrects 'tiny' to 'huge' for the dinosaur skeleton (oe, e.g. enormous) cao
Answer: The tiny model of the Roman soldier made Noor giggle, while the huge dinosaur skeleton towered above the visitors.

Question 14

B1 sentence makes sense and correctly uses 'enormous' (oe)
B1 sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (cao)
Answer: e.g. The enormous whale swam past the boat.

Question 15

(a) B1 sentence makes sense and correctly uses both words from one synonym pair in the box (oe)
(a) Answer: e.g. Priya felt happy and cheerful when the museum trip was announced.
(b) B1 sentence makes sense and correctly uses both words from a different synonym pair in the box (oe)
(b) Answer: e.g. The quick, swift fox darted across the field.

Question 16

B1 first sentence makes sense, is about the museum trip and correctly uses one synonym pair from the box (oe)
B1 second sentence makes sense, is about the museum trip and correctly uses a different synonym pair from the box (oe)
B1 third sentence makes sense, is about the museum trip and correctly uses a different synonym pair from the box (oe)
Answer: e.g. Ali felt tired and weary after climbing all the museum stairs. The shiny, gleaming coins caught everyone's eye in the display case. Noor felt scared and frightened that they might miss the coach home.

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