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

Instruction: Answer all questions.

SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION
Aisha loves to bake. Every Saturday, she helps her mum in the kitchen. Today, they are baking a delicious chocolate cake. Aisha mixes the flour and sugar. Her mum cracks the eggs. Soon, the kitchen smells wonderful. When the cake is ready, they will share it with their neighbours. Aisha wants to be a great baker someday.

Answer questions 1–10 based on the passage.

1. Aisha helps her mum every ________. (a) Sunday (b) Saturday (c) Monday (d) Friday
2. The main reason Aisha helps her mum is to ________. (a) play (b) bake a cake (c) watch TV (d) read a book
3. Which of the following ingredients does Aisha mix? (a) Eggs (b) Milk (c) Flour and sugar (d) Butter
4. Her mum cracks the ________. (a) sugar (b) eggs (c) flour (d) butter
5. The kitchen smells wonderful when the cake is ________. (a) burning (b) ready (c) raw (d) frozen
6. Who will they share the cake with? (a) Their friends (b) Their neighbours (c) Their family (d) Their teacher
7. Aisha wants to be a great ________ someday. (a) doctor (b) teacher (c) baker (d) pilot
8. The word “delicious” in the passage means ________. (a) bad (b) tasty (c) small (d) ugly
9. All of these are true about Aisha except ________. (a) She bakes (b) She helps her mum (c) She dislikes cake (d) She loves baking
10. The story is mainly about ________. (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) cleaning the kitchen (d) going to school

LISTENING AND SPEAKING
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11. Which of these words has the /b/ sound? (a) Pen (b) Ball (c) Fan (d) Sun
12. The word “dog” starts with the ________ sound. (a) /b/ (b) /d/ (c) /g/ (d) /p/
13. My sister ________ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) will tell (c) told (d) tell
14. John is ________ his lunch now. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eating (d) eaten
15. Which of these sentences expresses a past action? (a) I am playing (b) I will play (c) I played (d) I play
16. “What are you doing?” The correct answer is ________. (a) I ate (b) I will eat (c) I am eating (d) I eat
17. The main character in a story is usually the ________. (a) setting (b) hero (c) problem (d) solution
18. An example of a continuous action is ________. (a) She runs (b) She ran (c) She is running (d) She will run
19. Which is NOT a part of telling a story? (a) Characters (b) Events (c) Moral (d) Counting numbers
20. The boy ________ a song happily. (a) sang (b) sing (c) sings (d) will sing

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY
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21. The plural of “book” is ________. (a) bookes (b) bookies (c) books (d) book’s
22. The plural of “box” is ________. (a) boxs (b) boxies (c) boxes (d) box’s
23. An example of an irregular plural is ________. (a) cat – cats (b) boy – boys (c) child – children (d) table – tables
24. The plural of “tooth” is ________. (a) tooths (b) teeth (c) toothies (d) tooth’s
25. My ________ hat is red. (a) sister (b) sisters (c) sister’s (d) sisters’
26. The correct form of the verb “go” in the past tense is ________. (a) goed (b) went (c) gone (d) going
27. Yesterday, I ________ to the market. (a) go (b) going (c) went (d) goes
28. They ________ football now. (a) play (b) played (c) are playing (d) will play
29. She ________ a letter to her friend yesterday. (a) writes (b) is writing (c) wrote (d) write
30. The boys ________ their toys. (a) share (b) shares (c) shared (d) is sharing
31. The ________ cat ran fast. (a) black (b) quickly (c) runs (d) in
32. The word “quickly” in “The boy ran quickly” is an ________. (a) adjective (b) noun (c) adverb (d) verb
33. Which of these sentences uses an apostrophe correctly for possession? (a) The dogs bone (b) The dog’s bone (c) The dogs’ bone (d) The dog bone’s
34. The plural of “man” is ________. (a) mans (b) men (c) manes (d) man’s
35. The plural of “foot” is ________. (a) foots (b) feet (c) footies (d) foot’s
36. The ________ children are playing outside. (a) happy (b) happily (c) run (d) eats
37. The teacher ________ clearly. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speak
38. Which of these words has the /d/ sound? (a) Fan (b) Door (c) Pen (d) Sun
39. The correct sentence using present continuous is ________. (a) He watch TV (b) He is watching TV (c) He watched TV (d) He watches TV
40. The plural of “mother-in-law” is ________. (a) mother-in-laws (b) mothers-in-law (c) mothers-in-laws (d) mother-in-law’s

READING
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41. The opposite of “big” is ________. (a) large (b) huge (c) small (d) tall
42. The word nearest in meaning to “happy” is ________. (a) sad (b) joyful (c) angry (d) tired
43. Which of these is a part of a book? (a) Window (b) Table (c) Cover (d) Door
44. The ________ tells you the name of the book. (a) page (b) index (c) title (d) picture
45. The opposite of “up” is ________. (a) over (b) below (c) down (d) above

WRITING
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46. Which day comes after Tuesday? (a) Monday (b) Wednesday (c) Thursday (d) Friday
47. The correct spelling of the second day of the week is ________. (a) Monda (b) Monday (c) Munday (d) Mondea
48. What time is shown on a clock face when the big hand is on 12 and the small hand is on 3? (a) 12 o’clock (b) 3 o’clock (c) 6 o’clock (d) 9 o’clock
49. An example of a simple command is ________. (a) I am running (b) Please sit down (c) He reads a book (d) She will sing
50. Which of these is NOT a part of a book? (a) Chapter (b) Index (c) Table of Contents (d) Steering wheel

SECTION B: WRITING (20 Marks)
Instruction: Answer ONE question only.

Complete the story about Bola’s dream job by filling in the blanks with suitable words.

Bola loves to ________. She watches her mum ________ delicious meals every day. Bola wants to be a great ________ when she grows up. She will cook ________ food for everyone. She will wear a clean white ________ and a tall white ________. Her kitchen will always be ________ and tidy. Bola knows that to be a great chef, she must ________ hard and learn many ________.

OBJECTIVE MARKING SCHEME
Question 1 – ✅ (b) Saturday
Question 2 – ✅ (b) bake a cake
Question 3 – ✅ (c) Flour and sugar
Question 4 – ✅ (b) eggs
Question 5 – ✅ (b) ready
Question 6 – ✅ (b) Their neighbours
Question 7 – ✅ (c) baker
Question 8 – ✅ (b) tasty
Question 9 – ✅ (c) She dislikes cake
Question 10 – ✅ (b) baking a cake
Question 11 – ✅ (b) Ball
Question 12 – ✅ (b) /d/
Question 13 – ✅ (c) told
Question 14 – ✅ (c) eating
Question 15 – ✅ (c) I played
Question 16 – ✅ (c) I am eating
Question 17 – ✅ (b) hero
Question 18 – ✅ (c) She is running
Question 19 – ✅ (d) Counting numbers
Question 20 – ✅ (a) sang
Question 21 – ✅ (c) books
Question 22 – ✅ (c) boxes
Question 23 – ✅ (c) child – children
Question 24 – ✅ (b) teeth
Question 25 – ✅ (c) sister’s
Question 26 – ✅ (b) went
Question 27 – ✅ (c) went
Question 28 – ✅ (c) are playing
Question 29 – ✅ (c) wrote
Question 30 – ✅ (c) shared
Question 31 – ✅ (a) black
Question 32 – ✅ (c) adverb
Question 33 – ✅ (b) The dog’s bone
Question 34 – ✅ (b) men
Question 35 – ✅ (b) feet
Question 36 – ✅ (a) happy
Question 37 – ✅ (a) speaks
Question 38 – ✅ (b) Door
Question 39 – ✅ (b) He is watching TV
Question 40 – ✅ (b) mothers-in-law
Question 41 – ✅ (c) small
Question 42 – ✅ (b) joyful
Question 43 – ✅ (c) Cover
Question 44 – ✅ (c) title
Question 45 – ✅ (c) down
Question 46 – ✅ (b) Wednesday
Question 47 – ✅ (b) Monday
Question 48 – ✅ (b) 3 o’clock
Question 49 – ✅ (b) Please sit down
Question 50 – ✅ (d) Steering wheel