Third Term English Language Studies Examination for Primary 3

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

Instruction: Answer all questions in Section A. Answer ONE question only in Section B.

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (50 Marks)

READING COMPREHENSION
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Last Saturday was our school’s Prize-Giving Day. Many parents came to watch. Our head teacher, Mrs. Ade, gave a speech about hard work. I received a prize for being the best in English. My friend, Bola, won a prize for Mathematics. We were all very happy. After the ceremony, we had some snacks and juice. It was a wonderful day for everyone.

Answer questions 1–10 based on the passage.

1. The event described in the passage is called ________. (a) Sports Day (b) Prize-Giving Day (c) Open Day (d) Parents’ Forum
2. Which of the following people came to watch the event? (a) Teachers (b) Students (c) Parents (d) Friends
3. The head teacher’s name is ________. (a) Mrs. Bola (b) Mrs. Ade (c) Mrs. English (d) Mrs. Saturday
4. The head teacher gave a speech about ________. (a) playing games (b) eating snacks (c) hard work (d) going home
5. The narrator received a prize for being the best in ________. (a) Mathematics (b) English (c) Science (d) Art
6. The main reason for the children’s happiness was ________. (a) the snacks (b) the prizes (c) the speech (d) the parents
7. After the ceremony, they had ________. (a) lunch and water (b) snacks and juice (c) rice and stew (d) cake and milk
8. Bola won a prize for ________. (a) English (b) Reading (c) Mathematics (d) Writing
9. All of these are true about the day except ________. (a) it was Saturday (b) it was a sad day (c) there was a speech (d) children received prizes
10. The word “wonderful” in the passage means ________. (a) bad (b) boring (c) amazing (d) quiet

READING COMPREHENSION
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11. Choose the word nearest in meaning to “ancient”. (a) new (b) old (c) modern (d) fast
12. The correct form of the sentence “book the read I” is ________. (a) Read I the book. (b) I read the book. (c) The book I read. (d) Book I the read.
13. Arrange these words to form a meaningful sentence: day / hot / a / it / is. (a) Hot a day it is. (b) It is a hot day. (c) A hot day it is. (d) Day it is a hot.
14. Which of the following words is a place? (a) happy (b) run (c) Lagos (d) quickly
15. The main idea of a story is ________. (a) the first sentence (b) what the story is mostly about (c) all the small details (d) the last word

LISTENING AND SPEAKING
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16. Which word has the /tʃ/ sound? (a) pleasure (b) measure (c) church (d) vision
17. The word with the /ʒ/ sound is ________. (a) chair (b) jump (c) treasure (d) catch
18. Choose the option with the /j/ sound. (a) jam (b) yellow (c) zoo (d) judge
19. Which word has the /z/ sound? (a) pleasure (b) busy (c) sing (d) ship
20. The word with the /dʒ/ sound is ________. (a) yellow (b) vision (c) joy (d) sheep
21. Which of these words has the vowel pattern /əu/? (a) cat (b) boat (c) sun (d) tree
22. The word with the /ei/ vowel pattern is ________. (a) play (b) pen (c) pot (d) pig
23. In the word “teacher”, the stress is on the ________ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) third (d) last
24. Choose the word that is stressed on the first syllable. (a) aBout (b) HAPpy (c) beLOW (d) toDAY
25. The ________ is called intonation. (a) speed of speaking (b) loudness of voice (c) rise and fall of voice (d) pause in speech

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY
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26. My mother ________ cooking dinner now. (a) are (b) is (c) am (d) were
27. The boys ________ playing football in the field. (a) is (b) am (c) are (d) was
28. I ________ to the market tomorrow. (a) go (b) goes (c) am going (d) went
29. She ________ visit her grandmother next week. (a) is (b) are (c) shall (d) must
30. You ________ finish your homework before you play. (a) must (b) can (c) may (d) will
31. We ________ to obey our parents. (a) must (b) shall (c) ought (d) have
32. The correct form of “They ________ (eat) rice every day” is ________. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
33. An example of asking for permission politely is ________. (a) I will go out now. (b) May I go out now? (c) You must go out now. (d) Go out now!
34. My brother ________ his teeth every morning. (a) brush (b) brushes (c) brushing (d) brushed
35. The plural of “child” is ________. (a) childs (b) children (c) childes (d) childen
36. Which of the following is an irregular plural? (a) books (b) tables (c) men (d) chairs
37. We have lived here ________ five years. (a) since (b) for (c) in (d) at
38. She has been waiting ________ 8 o’clock. (a) for (b) during (c) since (d) while
39. They ________ not be at home later. (a) will (b) is (c) are (d) has
40. The correct negative future action for “I shall go” is ________. (a) I shall not go. (b) I will not go. (c) I am not going. (d) I did not go.
41. Which of these shows obligation? (a) I can swim. (b) You should study. (c) We may leave. (d) He will come.
42. The children ________ playing in the park now. (a) is (b) are (c) am (d) was
43. The ________ is called a modal auxiliary. (a) quickly (b) running (c) should (d) beautiful
44. The correct form of the plural for “mouse” is ________. (a) mouses (b) mice (c) mouse’s (d) mous
45. All of these are regular plurals except ________. (a) trees (b) boxes (c) sheep (d) pens

WRITING
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46. Complete the sentence meaningfully: The sun rises in the ________. (a) west (b) south (c) east (d) north
47. Which sentence uses a question mark correctly? (a) What is your name. (b) What is your name! (c) What is your name? (d) What is your name
48. An example of a descriptive sentence about an object is ________. (a) The box is brown and square. (b) The box runs fast. (c) The box sings well. (d) The box eats food.
49. We found our lost ball ________. (a) there (b) then (c) they (d) their
50. Which sentence uses an exclamation mark correctly? (a) What a beautiful flower. (b) What a beautiful flower! (c) What a beautiful flower? (d) What a beautiful flower,

SECTION B: WRITING (20 Marks)

Instruction: Answer ONE question only.

1. Write a composition about “How I Spent My Last Holiday”. Remember to use past tense and arrange your events in chronological order.
2. Write a short composition about “The Food I Like Best”. Describe why you like it and what it looks like.
3. Write simple descriptive sentences about five objects you can see in your classroom.

OBJECTIVE MARKING SCHEME

Question 1 – ✅ (b) Prize-Giving Day
Question 2 – ✅ (c) Parents
Question 3 – ✅ (b) Mrs. Ade
Question 4 – ✅ (c) hard work
Question 5 – ✅ (b) English
Question 6 – ✅ (b) the prizes
Question 7 – ✅ (b) snacks and juice
Question 8 – ✅ (c) Mathematics
Question 9 – ✅ (b) it was a sad day
Question 10 – ✅ (c) amazing
Question 11 – ✅ (b) old
Question 12 – ✅ (b) I read the book.
Question 13 – ✅ (b) It is a hot day.
Question 14 – ✅ (c) Lagos
Question 15 – ✅ (b) what the story is mostly about
Question 16 – ✅ (c) church
Question 17 – ✅ (c) treasure
Question 18 – ✅ (b) yellow
Question 19 – ✅ (b) busy
Question 20 – ✅ (c) joy
Question 21 – ✅ (b) boat
Question 22 – ✅ (a) play
Question 23 – ✅ (a) first
Question 24 – ✅ (b) HAPpy
Question 25 – ✅ (c) rise and fall of voice
Question 26 – ✅ (b) is
Question 27 – ✅ (c) are
Question 28 – ✅ (c) am going
Question 29 – ✅ (c) shall
Question 30 – ✅ (a) must
Question 31 – ✅ (c) ought
Question 32 – ✅ (c) eat
Question 33 – ✅ (b) May I go out now?
Question 34 – ✅ (b) brushes
Question 35 – ✅ (b) children
Question 36 – ✅ (c) men
Question 37 – ✅ (b) for
Question 38 – ✅ (c) since
Question 39 – ✅ (a) will
Question 40 – ✅ (a) I shall not go.
Question 41 – ✅ (b) You should study.
Question 42 – ✅ (b) are
Question 43 – ✅ (c) should
Question 44 – ✅ (b) mice
Question 45 – ✅ (c) sheep
Question 46 – ✅ (c) east
Question 47 – ✅ (c) What is your name?
Question 48 – ✅ (a) The box is brown and square.
Question 49 – ✅ (a) there
Question 50 – ✅ (b) What a beautiful flower!