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

SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION

My name is Ayo. I have a small red ball. It is my ball. My friend, Bola, has a blue car. It is her car. We play in the park every day. The sun shines brightly. We love to run and jump. Playing makes us happy.

Answer questions 1–10 based on the passage.

Instruction: Answer all questions.

1. What is the name of the child in the passage? (a) Bola (b) Ayo (c) Sun
2. What colour is Ayo’s ball? (a) Blue (b) Green (c) Red
3. The red ball belongs to ________. (a) Bola (b) Ayo (c) My friend
4. Who has a blue car? (a) Ayo (b) Bola (c) My friend
5. Where do Ayo and Bola play? (a) In the house (b) In the park (c) In the car
6. How does the sun shine? (a) Lightly (b) Brightly (c) Sadly
7. Ayo and Bola love to run and ________. (a) Sleep (b) Jump (c) Eat
8. Playing makes them ________. (a) Sad (b) Angry (c) Happy
9. The blue car is ________ car. (a) his (b) her (c) their
10. Which of the following is true about Ayo? (a) She has a blue car (b) She has a red ball (c) She plays alone

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

11. Choose the word with the /sh/ sound. (a) Chair (b) Ship (c) Cake
12. The word ‘thumb’ starts with the ________ sound. (a) /f/ (b) /t/ (c) /th/
13. Which of these words rhymes with ‘cat’? (a) Run (b) Hat (c) Dog
14. The sound in ‘tree’ is a ________ cluster. (a) cr (b) tr (c) gr
15. Identify the word with the ‘ch’ sound. (a) School (b) Church (c) Clock
16. The correct pronunciation for ‘knife’ starts with the ________ sound. (a) /n/ (b) /k/ (c) /f/
17. Complete the rhyme: Twinkle, twinkle, little ______. (a) Car (b) Star (c) Far
18. Which word has a /pl/ sound? (a) Play (b) Clap (c) Sleep
19. My book is on the table. It is ________ book. (a) my (b) your (c) her
20. The ________ is called a blend. (a) ‘sh’ in ‘shoe’ (b) ‘ea’ in ‘read’ (c) ‘oy’ in ‘boy’
21. Which word does NOT have the ‘bl’ sound? (a) Blue (b) Black (c) Ball
22. The sound in ‘frog’ is a ________ cluster. (a) fr (b) gr (c) dr
23. All of these words have the ‘th’ sound except ________. (a) Three (b) Then (c) Top
24. Which of these is a possessive adjective? (a) Mine (b) Hers (c) Our
25. The correct sound for ‘ph’ in ‘phone’ is ________. (a) /p/ (b) /f/ (c) /h/

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

26. The plural of ‘cat’ is ________. (a) Cats (b) Caties (c) Cate
27. This is my sister’s doll. The apostrophe shows ________. (a) Plural (b) Possession (c) Action
28. The boys ________ playing outside. (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
29. My mother ________ to work every day. (a) Go (b) Goes (c) Going
30. The ________ form of ‘box’ is ‘boxes’. (a) singular (b) plural (c) verb
31. Whose pencil is this? It is ________. (a) I (b) mine (c) my
32. The big dog ________ fast. (a) Run (b) Runs (c) Running
33. Identify the adjective in the sentence: “The girl has a beautiful dress.” (a) Girl (b) Has (c) Beautiful
34. Which of the following is an adverb? (a) Slowly (b) Happy (c) Jump
35. The baby ________ sleeping now. (a) Is (b) Are (c) Was
36. We ________ our teeth in the morning. (a) Brush (b) Brushes (c) Brushing
37. The correct form of ‘child’s toy’ means the toy belongs to ________. (a) many children (b) one child (c) a child and a toy
38. Which sentence uses the present continuous tense correctly? (a) She reads a book (b) She is reading a book (c) She read a book
39. An example of a possessive pronoun is ________. (a) My (b) Your (c) Hers
40. The birds ________ singing loudly. (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
41. Which of these is not a plural form? (a) Tables (b) Chairs (c) Book
42. The children ________ happily in the garden. (a) Play (b) Plays (c) Playing
43. The dog is ________. It is a ________ dog. (a) hungry, hungry (b) hungry, hungrily (c) hungrily, hungry
44. The correct form of ‘teacher’s’ means something belongs to ________. (a) many teachers (b) one teacher (c) teaching
45. My friends ________ to school together. (a) Walk (b) Walks (c) Walking

WRITING

46. Which sentence is written correctly? (a) The cat is on the mat (b) the cat is on the mat (c) the Cat is on the mat
47. Complete the sentence meaningfully: “The sun ________ in the sky.” (a) Eats (b) Shines (c) Sleeps
48. Which sentence describes an everyday situation? (a) The moon is made of cheese (b) Birds fly in the air (c) Fish climb trees
49. The correct way to write “I have a new book” is ________. (a) i have a new book. (b) I have a new book. (c) I have a new book?
50. Arrange the words to form a correct sentence: “ball / has / a / she / red.” (a) She has a red ball. (b) Red ball she has a. (c) A red ball she has.

SECTION B: WRITING
20 Marks

Instruction: Answer ONE question only.

1. Complete the following passage with your own words.

My name is ______. I am a ______ boy/girl. I like to play with my ______. My favourite colour is ______. I go to ______ school.

OBJECTIVE MARKING SCHEME

Question 1 – ✅ (b) Ayo
Question 2 – ✅ (c) Red
Question 3 – ✅ (b) Ayo
Question 4 – ✅ (b) Bola
Question 5 – ✅ (b) In the park
Question 6 – ✅ (b) Brightly
Question 7 – ✅ (b) Jump
Question 8 – ✅ (c) Happy
Question 9 – ✅ (b) her
Question 10 – ✅ (b) She has a red ball
Question 11 – ✅ (b) Ship
Question 12 – ✅ (c) /th/
Question 13 – ✅ (b) Hat
Question 14 – ✅ (b) tr
Question 15 – ✅ (b) Church
Question 16 – ✅ (a) /n/
Question 17 – ✅ (b) Star
Question 18 – ✅ (a) Play
Question 19 – ✅ (a) my
Question 20 – ✅ (a) ‘sh’ in ‘shoe’
Question 21 – ✅ (c) Ball
Question 22 – ✅ (a) fr
Question 23 – ✅ (c) Top
Question 24 – ✅ (c) Our
Question 25 – ✅ (b) /f/
Question 26 – ✅ (a) Cats
Question 27 – ✅ (b) Possession
Question 28 – ✅ (b) Are
Question 29 – ✅ (b) Goes
Question 30 – ✅ (b) plural
Question 31 – ✅ (b) mine
Question 32 – ✅ (b) Runs
Question 33 – ✅ (c) Beautiful
Question 34 – ✅ (a) Slowly
Question 35 – ✅ (a) Is
Question 36 – ✅ (a) Brush
Question 37 – ✅ (b) one child
Question 38 – ✅ (b) She is reading a book
Question 39 – ✅ (c) Hers
Question 40 – ✅ (b) Are
Question 41 – ✅ (c) Book
Question 42 – ✅ (a) Play
Question 43 – ✅ (a) hungry, hungry
Question 44 – ✅ (b) one teacher
Question 45 – ✅ (a) Walk
Question 46 – ✅ (a) The cat is on the mat
Question 47 – ✅ (b) Shines
Question 48 – ✅ (b) Birds fly in the air
Question 49 – ✅ (b) I have a new book.
Question 50 – ✅ (a) She has a red ball.