Examination on English Language Studies
Class: Primary 2
Term: First Term
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES

Instruction: Answer all questions.

READING COMPREHENSION
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Yesterday, Tunde visited his grandmother in the village. She lived in a small, mud house with a big mango tree in front. Tunde saw many chickens and a black goat. His grandmother cooked a delicious meal with fresh vegetables from her garden. Tunde ate a lot and felt very happy. He helped her water the plants before he left.

Answer questions 1–10 based on the passage.

1. Who did Tunde visit yesterday? (a) His friend (b) His grandmother (c) His teacher
2. Where did his grandmother live? (a) In the city (b) In a big house (c) In the village
3. What kind of house did she have? (a) A tall house (b) A small, mud house (c) A wooden house
4. Which animal did Tunde see at the house? (a) A dog (b) A cat (c) A goat
5. What was in front of the house? (a) A small car (b) A big mango tree (c) A flower garden
6. What did his grandmother cook? (a) Rice and beans (b) A delicious meal (c) Fried yam
7. Where did the vegetables come from? (a) The market (b) Her garden (c) A neighbour
8. How did Tunde feel after eating? (a) Sad (b) Angry (c) Happy
9. What did Tunde help his grandmother do before leaving? (a) Wash dishes (b) Water the plants (c) Feed the chickens
10. The word “delicious” in the passage means ________. (a) bad (b) tasty (c) small

LISTENING AND SPEAKING
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11. An example of a regular plural noun is ________. (a) children (b) boxes (c) sheep
12. The plural of “cat” is ________. (a) cats (b) catss (c) caties
13. Which of these is the plural form? (a) boy (b) girl (c) houses
14. The ________ is called a “pencil” when it is one. (a) pencils (b) pencil (c) pencile
15. Which of the following describes something made of wood? (a) A plastic cup (b) A wooden table (c) A metal spoon
16. A shoe is made of ________. (a) glass (b) paper (c) leather
17. All of these describe size except ________. (a) big (b) heavy (c) small
18. Which of these words describes weight? (a) long (b) light (c) bright
19. The correct response to “Where are you going?” is ________. (a) I am running (b) I am going home (c) I am happy
20. Which is NOT a correct response to “Are you hungry?” (a) Yes, I am (b) No, I am not (c) I am eating
21. The girl ________ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) told (c) telling
22. Which of these expresses a past action? (a) I will play (b) I played (c) I am playing

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY
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23. We ________ happy children. (a) is (b) are (c) am
24. You ________ good friends. (a) is (b) am (c) are
25. They ________ playing outside. (a) is (b) am (c) are
26. The correct form of the adjective for a big animal is ________. (a) bigly (b) bigger (c) big
27. Which of the following describes a heavy bag? (a) The bag is light (b) The bag is heavy (c) The bag is small
28. My mother ________ a delicious meal yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cooking
29. I ________ to school every morning. (a) go (b) went (c) going
30. The sun ________ brightly today. (a) shines (b) shined (c) shining
31. Which of these shows an ongoing action? (a) She reads a book (b) She is reading a book (c) She read a book
32. They ________ football now. (a) play (b) played (c) are playing
33. The correct way to say “my plan for tomorrow” is ________. (a) I am visiting my aunt tomorrow (b) I visited my aunt tomorrow (c) I visit my aunt tomorrow
34. My brother ________ a new toy. (a) have (b) has (c) having
35. We ________ many books. (a) has (b) have (c) having
36. Which of these is the negative form of “I have a pen”? (a) I have not a pen (b) I do not have a pen (c) I am not have a pen
37. The teacher ________ a red dress. (a) has not (b) does not have (c) is not have
38. Is the cat ________ the chair? (a) in (b) on (c) under
39. Are you ________ home? (a) at (b) in (c) on
40. The book is ________ the table. (a) in (b) on (c) under
41. Which of the following is correct? (a) He is at the park. (b) He is on the park. (c) He is in the park.
42. The bird is ________ the tree. (a) on (b) in (c) at

WRITING
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43. Which of these colours is correctly spelled? (a) Blu (b) Blue (c) Blew
44. The correct spelling for a place where we learn is ________. (a) scool (b) school (c) skool
45. An example of a familiar object is ________. (a) computer (b) elephant (c) chair
46. Which of these words is spelled correctly? (a) taable (b) table (c) tabel
47. The correct sentence about a body part is ________. (a) I have two eyes. (b) I has two eye. (c) I am two eyes.
48. Which of the following is a simple, correct sentence? (a) The cat on the mat. (b) The cat is on the mat. (c) Cat is on mat.
49. The correct spelling of a common fruit is ________. (a) apul (b) apple (c) appl
50. My ________ are used for walking. (a) hands (b) legs (c) ears

SECTION B: WRITING

Instruction: Answer ONE question only.

1. Complete the passage below with the correct words.

My body has many parts. I have two _______ and two hands. I use my _______ to see. I use my _______ to hear sounds. My _______ help me to walk and run. I keep my body _______.

OBJECTIVE MARKING SCHEME

Question 1 – ✅ (b) His grandmother
Question 2 – ✅ (c) In the village
Question 3 – ✅ (b) A small, mud house
Question 4 – ✅ (c) A goat
Question 5 – ✅ (b) A big mango tree
Question 6 – ✅ (b) A delicious meal
Question 7 – ✅ (b) Her garden
Question 8 – ✅ (c) Happy
Question 9 – ✅ (b) Water the plants
Question 10 – ✅ (b) tasty
Question 11 – ✅ (b) boxes
Question 12 – ✅ (a) cats
Question 13 – ✅ (c) houses
Question 14 – ✅ (b) pencil
Question 15 – ✅ (b) A wooden table
Question 16 – ✅ (c) leather
Question 17 – ✅ (b) heavy
Question 18 – ✅ (b) light
Question 19 – ✅ (b) I am going home
Question 20 – ✅ (c) I am eating
Question 21 – ✅ (b) told
Question 22 – ✅ (b) I played
Question 23 – ✅ (b) are
Question 24 – ✅ (c) are
Question 25 – ✅ (c) are
Question 26 – ✅ (c) big
Question 27 – ✅ (b) The bag is heavy
Question 28 – ✅ (b) cooked
Question 29 – ✅ (a) go
Question 30 – ✅ (a) shines
Question 31 – ✅ (b) She is reading a book
Question 32 – ✅ (c) are playing
Question 33 – ✅ (a) I am visiting my aunt tomorrow
Question 34 – ✅ (b) has
Question 35 – ✅ (b) have
Question 36 – ✅ (b) I do not have a pen
Question 37 – ✅ (b) does not have
Question 38 – ✅ (b) on
Question 39 – ✅ (a) at
Question 40 – ✅ (b) on
Question 41 – ✅ (a) He is at the park.
Question 42 – ✅ (b) in
Question 43 – ✅ (b) Blue
Question 44 – ✅ (b) school
Question 45 – ✅ (c) chair
Question 46 – ✅ (b) table
Question 47 – ✅ (a) I have two eyes.
Question 48 – ✅ (b) The cat is on the mat.
Question 49 – ✅ (b) apple
Question 50 – ✅ (b) legs