First Term English Language Studies Examination for Primary 3

Examination on English Language Studies
Class: Primary 3
Term: First Term
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION
Funmi loves to play football. Every Saturday, she goes to the field with her friends. They kick the ball and run very fast. Funmi always wears her green jersey and blue shorts. Sometimes, they score many goals. Playing football makes Funmi happy and strong. She enjoys spending time with her friends and staying active.

Answer questions 1–10 based on the passage.

Instruction: Answer all questions.

1. What does Funmi love to play? (a) Tennis (b) Football (c) Basketball (d) Volleyball
2. When does Funmi go to the field? (a) Sunday (b) Monday (c) Saturday (d) Friday
3. Who does Funmi play with? (a) Her family (b) Her friends (c) Her teachers (d) Her neighbours
4. What colour is Funmi’s jersey? (a) Blue (b) Red (c) Green (d) Yellow
5. Which of these makes Funmi happy and strong? (a) Eating sweets (b) Watching TV (c) Playing football (d) Sleeping all day
6. What do Funmi and her friends do on the field? (a) Read books (b) Kick the ball (c) Eat snacks (d) Watch movies
7. The word “active” in the passage means Funmi is: (a) Lazy (b) Tired (c) Lively (d) Sad
8. What does Funmi wear on her legs? (a) Trousers (b) Skirt (c) Shorts (d) Dress
9. How often does Funmi play football? (a) Once a week (b) Twice a week (c) Every day (d) Never
10. The main reason for Funmi’s happiness is ________. (a) scoring goals (b) playing with friends (c) wearing her jersey (d) running fast

READING COMPREHENSION
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11. Which of the following is a type of printed material? (a) Radio (b) Television (c) Magazine (d) Telephone
12. The ________ is usually found at the beginning of a book, introducing the content. (a) index (b) glossary (c) preface (d) appendix
13. A storybook is different from a textbook because it is mainly for: (a) learning facts (b) telling a tale (c) teaching grammar (d) scientific research
14. All of these are features of a book except ________. (a) title page (b) chapter (c) battery (d) cover
15. Which of these words has the /i:/ sound? (a) Fish (b) Sit (c) Tree (d) Pig
16. The word “cat” has the vowel sound: (a) /æ/ (b) /a:/ (c) /e/ (d) /i/
17. Which of the following words contains the /u:/ sound? (a) Book (b) Cook (c) Moon (d) Foot
18. The word “car” has the vowel sound: (a) /æ/ (b) /a:/ (c) /e/ (d) /i/
19. Which word has the /ɔ:/ sound? (a) Pot (b) Cot (c) Ball (d) Hot
20. The word “bed” has the vowel sound: (a) /æ/ (b) /a:/ (c) /e/ (d) /i/

LISTENING AND SPEAKING
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21. Which word has the consonant cluster /pl/? (a) Play (b) Pray (c) Run (d) Jump
22. The word “brush” begins with the consonant cluster: (a) /bl/ (b) /pr/ (c) /br/ (d) /tr/
23. Identify the word with the /f/ sound. (a) Van (b) Fan (c) Pen (d) Big
24. Which of these words has the /v/ sound? (a) Fine (b) Vine (c) Pine (d) Shine
25. The correct stress for the word “body” is on the: (a) first syllable (b) second syllable (c) both syllables (d) no stress
26. Which of the following words has the /ai/ diphthong? (a) Boy (b) Cow (c) My (d) Go
27. The word “house” contains the diphthong: (a) /ei/ (b) /əu/ (c) /au/ (d) /iə/
28. Choose the word with the /uə/ diphthong. (a) Tour (b) Boat (c) Coin (d) Buy
29. Please ________ me your book. (a) give (b) gives (c) gave (d) giving
30. Which of these words has the /əu/ diphthong? (a) Stone (b) Train (c) Chair (d) Bread
31. The word “elephant” has how many syllables? (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four
32. Which of the following words has the /tr/ cluster? (a) Tree (b) Three (c) Free (d) Glee
33. The word “dragon” starts with the consonant cluster: (a) /gr/ (b) /kr/ (c) /dr/ (d) /pr/
34. Which word has the /g/ sound? (a) Cat (b) Gate (c) Kite (d) Hat
35. The word “crab” has the consonant cluster: (a) /bl/ (b) /br/ (c) /cr/ (d) /kr/

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY
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36. The plural of “man” is ________. (a) mans (b) men (c) manes (d) menn
37. All of these are irregular plurals except ________. (a) children (b) feet (c) houses (d) women
38. Which of these is a zero plural? (a) Dog (b) Cat (c) Sheep (d) Bird
39. The correct plural form of “box” is: (a) boxs (b) boxies (c) boxes (d) boxen
40. An example of an action word is ________. (a) happy (b) quickly (c) run (d) table
41. Which of the following words is a verb? (a) Beautiful (b) Jump (c) Slowly (d) Chair
42. You ________ go out to play after your homework. (a) can (b) must not (c) will not (d) may not
43. My mother ________ travel tomorrow. (a) will (b) will not (c) may (d) can
44. They ________ be playing football yesterday morning. (a) were (b) was (c) are (d) is
45. I ________ not eat that food. (a) will (b) shall (c) will not (d) shall not
46. The correct form of the verb to complete “She ________ playing yesterday” is: (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) are
47. We ________ finished our lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) is (d) are
48. He ________ lived in Lagos since 2010. (a) has (b) have (c) is (d) are
49. Which sentence is in the present perfect tense? (a) I am eating now. (b) I ate yesterday. (c) I have eaten. (d) I will eat later.
50. They ________ building a house when it started raining. (a) are (b) were (c) was (d) is

SECTION B: WRITING
Instruction: Answer ONE question only.

1. Write a short composition about “About Myself”.
2. Write a descriptive essay about “My Best Friend”.
3. Write a narrative essay about “A Day I Will Never Forget”, using past forms of verbs.

OBJECTIVE MARKING SCHEME
Question 1 – ✅ (b) Football
Question 2 – ✅ (c) Saturday
Question 3 – ✅ (b) Her friends
Question 4 – ✅ (c) Green
Question 5 – ✅ (c) Playing football
Question 6 – ✅ (b) Kick the ball
Question 7 – ✅ (c) Lively
Question 8 – ✅ (c) Shorts
Question 9 – ✅ (a) Once a week
Question 10 – ✅ (b) playing with friends
Question 11 – ✅ (c) Magazine
Question 12 – ✅ (c) preface
Question 13 – ✅ (b) telling a tale
Question 14 – ✅ (c) battery
Question 15 – ✅ (c) Tree
Question 16 – ✅ (a) /æ/
Question 17 – ✅ (c) Moon
Question 18 – ✅ (b) /a:/
Question 19 – ✅ (c) Ball
Question 20 – ✅ (c) /e/
Question 21 – ✅ (a) Play
Question 22 – ✅ (c) /br/
Question 23 – ✅ (b) Fan
Question 24 – ✅ (b) Vine
Question 25 – ✅ (a) first syllable
Question 26 – ✅ (c) My
Question 27 – ✅ (c) /au/
Question 28 – ✅ (a) Tour
Question 29 – ✅ (a) give
Question 30 – ✅ (a) Stone
Question 31 – ✅ (c) Three
Question 32 – ✅ (a) Tree
Question 33 – ✅ (c) /dr/
Question 34 – ✅ (b) Gate
Question 35 – ✅ (d) /kr/
Question 36 – ✅ (b) men
Question 37 – ✅ (c) houses
Question 38 – ✅ (c) Sheep
Question 39 – ✅ (c) boxes
Question 40 – ✅ (c) run
Question 41 – ✅ (b) Jump
Question 42 – ✅ (a) can
Question 43 – ✅ (a) will
Question 44 – ✅ (a) were
Question 45 – ✅ (c) will not
Question 46 – ✅ (b) was
Question 47 – ✅ (b) have
Question 48 – ✅ (a) has
Question 49 – ✅ (c) I have eaten.
Question 50 – ✅ (b) were