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

SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION

Wata rana kunkuru ya gayyaci zomo cin abinci. Zomo ya je gidan kunkuru da sauri. Kunkuru ya ajiye abinci a cikin kwanon leɓe mai faɗi. Kunkuru ya ci abincinsa da sauƙi, amma zomo bai iya ci ba domin bakinsa bai kai ƙasa ba. Kunkuru ya yi dariya. Zomo ya ji kunya sosai. Daga baya, zomo ya gayyaci kunkuru cin abinci a kwanon wuya mai tsayi.

Answer questions 1–5 based on the passage.

1. Wane dabba ne Kunkuru ya gayyata cin abinci? (a) Kare (b) Zomo (c) Damisa
2. A ina Kunkuru ya ajiye abincinsa? (a) A faranti (b) A kwanon leɓe mai faɗi (c) A kwanon wuya mai tsayi
3. Me ya sa Zomo bai iya cin abincin Kunkuru ba? (a) Cikinsa ya ƙoshi (b) Abincin bai da daɗi (c) Bakinsa bai kai ƙasa ba
4. Wane irin kwanon Zomo ya yi amfani da shi lokacin da ya gayyaci Kunkuru? (a) Kwano mai faɗi (b) Kwano mai zurfi (c) Kwano mai wuya tsayi
5. Wane darasi za mu koya daga wannan tatsuniya? (a) Mu riƙa cin abinci da yawa (b) Kada mu yi wa mutane dariya (c) Mu riƙa gayyata abokai

OBJECTIVES SECTION
Instruction: Answer all questions.

6. An example of kayan ɗakin kwana is ________. (a) Ludayi (b) Gado (c) Sabulu
7. Which of the following is found in the kitchen? (a) Kwano (b) Soso (c) Madubi
8. All of these are kayan bayan ɗaki except ________. (a) Sabulu (b) Buhu (c) Soso
9. ________ is used for bathing. (a) Ludayi (b) Sabulu (c) Siket
10. The ________ is used to sweep the floor. (a) Mop (b) Tsintsiya (c) Fensir
11. Which is NOT a kitchen utensil? (a) Mara (b) Ludayi (c) Gado
12. An example of kayan gida is ________. (a) Jirgin sama (b) Kujera (c) Keke
13. We use ________ to wash clothes. (a) Sabulu (b) Madubi (c) Hannu
14. The ________ is called ‘mirror’ in English. (a) Madubi (b) Akwati (c) Gado
15. Which of these is not a bathroom item? (a) Bucike (b) Soso (c) Tukunya
16. The letter ‘ɓ’ is an example of ________. (a) Wasali (b) Baƙi (c) Lambar
17. Which of the following is a vowel in Hausa? (a) B (b) I (c) K
18. The word ‘ruwa’ has ________ syllables. (a) ɗaya (b) biyu (c) uku
19. All of these are Hausa vowels except ________. (a) A (b) O (c) D
20. The correct form of ‘ka-za’ is a word with ________ syllables. (a) ɗaya (b) biyu (c) uku
21. Which of these is a glottalized consonant? (a) D (b) ɗ (c) F
22. The word ‘makaranta’ has ________ gaɓoɓɓin kalma. (a) biyu (b) uku (c) huɗu
23. Which of these is a Hausa vowel? (a) K (b) G (c) A
24. The Hausa alphabet has special letters like ________. (a) ɓ, ɗ, ƙ (b) b, d, k (c) a, e, i
25. Which is NOT a Hausa consonant? (a) U (b) M (c) S
26. The word ‘bayan’ is made of ________ syllables. (a) ɗaya (b) biyu (c) uku
27. The main reason for learning haruffa is to ________. (a) Iya magana (b) Iya rubutu (c) Iya wasa
28. Which of these is not a vowel? (a) E (b) U (c) C
29. The letter ‘ƙ’ is called ________. (a) Kwakwalwa (b) Kaa mai tsawa (c) Kaa mai haɗi
30. How many vowels are there in Hausa? (a) uku (b) huɗu (c) biyar
31. The story of Bayajida is a ________. (a) Tatsuniya (b) Tarihi (c) Waƙa
32. Which of the following is one of the Hausa Bakwai? (a) Kano (b) Zamfara (c) Kebbi
33. All of these are Hausa Banza except ________. (a) Daura (b) Zamfara (c) Gwari
34. The main reason for telling tatsuniyoyi is to ________. (a) Ba da labari mai ban dariya (b) Koyar da darasi (c) Koyar da waƙa
35. An example of a tatsuniya is ________. (a) Labarin gaskiya (b) Labarin almara (c) Labarin rayuwar mutum
36. Which is NOT a Hausa Bakwai city? (a) Katsina (b) Zaria (c) Bauchi
37. The correct form of the place where Bayajida killed the snake is ________. (a) Ramin maciji (b) Rijiyar kusugu (c) Kogin Rima
38. Which of these is not a lesson from fables? (a) Aminci (b) Gaskiya (c) Son kai
39. The ________ is called ‘fable’ in English. (a) Tatsuniya (b) Tarihi (c) Wasiƙa
40. Bayajida killed a ________ in Daura. (a) Zaki (b) Maciji (c) Giwa

SECTION B: THEORY
Instruction: Answer any THREE questions.

1. (a) Ka lissafo kayan ɗakin girki guda uku (3). (3)
(b) Ka lissafo kayan bayan ɗaki guda uku (3). (3)
(c) Menene amfanin gado da kujera? (4)

2. (a) Menene ma’anar ‘haruffa’? (3)
(b) Ka rubuta baƙaƙe guda uku (3) waɗanda suke da sauti na musamman a Hausa. (3)
(c) Ka lissafo wasulla biyar (5) na Hausa. (4)

3. (a) Menene tatsuniya? (3)
(b) Ka bayyana muhimmancin tatsuniyoyi guda biyu (2). (3)
(c) Ka lissafo manyan biranen Hausa Bakwai guda huɗu (4). (4)

4. (a) Menene ma’anar ‘gaɓoɓɓin kalma’? (3)
(b) Ka raba kalmar ‘makaranta’ zuwa gaɓoɓɓinta. (3)
(c) Ka ba da misalan kalmomi biyu (2) masu gaɓoɓbi uku-uku. (4)

OBJECTIVE MARKING SCHEME

Question 1 – ✅ (b) Zomo
Question 2 – ✅ (b) A kwanon leɓe mai faɗi
Question 3 – ✅ (c) Bakinsa bai kai ƙasa ba
Question 4 – ✅ (c) Kwano mai wuya tsayi
Question 5 – ✅ (b) Kada mu yi wa mutane dariya
Question 6 – ✅ (b) Gado
Question 7 – ✅ (a) Kwano
Question 8 – ✅ (b) Buhu
Question 9 – ✅ (b) Sabulu
Question 10 – ✅ (b) Tsintsiya
Question 11 – ✅ (c) Gado
Question 12 – ✅ (b) Kujera
Question 13 – ✅ (a) Sabulu
Question 14 – ✅ (a) Madubi
Question 15 – ✅ (c) Tukunya
Question 16 – ✅ (b) Baƙi
Question 17 – ✅ (b) I
Question 18 – ✅ (b) biyu
Question 19 – ✅ (c) D
Question 20 – ✅ (b) biyu
Question 21 – ✅ (b) ɗ
Question 22 – ✅ (c) huɗu
Question 23 – ✅ (c) A
Question 24 – ✅ (a) ɓ, ɗ, ƙ
Question 25 – ✅ (a) U
Question 26 – ✅ (b) biyu
Question 27 – ✅ (b) Iya rubutu
Question 28 – ✅ (c) C
Question 29 – ✅ (b) Kaa mai tsawa
Question 30 – ✅ (c) biyar
Question 31 – ✅ (b) Tarihi
Question 32 – ✅ (a) Kano
Question 33 – ✅ (a) Daura
Question 34 – ✅ (b) Koyar da darasi
Question 35 – ✅ (b) Labarin almara
Question 36 – ✅ (c) Bauchi
Question 37 – ✅ (b) Rijiyar kusugu
Question 38 – ✅ (c) Son kai
Question 39 – ✅ (a) Tatsuniya
Question 40 – ✅ (b) Maciji