First Term Examination English Studies and Composition for Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Exam Questions
ENGLISH STUDIES
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
CLASS – PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4)
INSTRUCTION: Answer all the questions.
SECTION A
COMPREHENSION
Answer all the questions in this section.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follows:
Football is the most popular sport in the world. It is a game played by two teams at a time, each have ten players and one goal keeper. The game is played on a field which has two goal post, one at each end of the field. A referee with help of two line men oversees a football match.
People of all races and complexion like the game. Both government and private are interested in the game.
QUESTIONS
a. What is a football?
b. How many people are there in a football team at a time ?
c. Mention people that oversee the game of football .
d. Find a word in the first paragraph which means “ Famous“
SECTION B
Attempt all questions.
1. l have ______________.
[a] speak
[b] spoken
[c] speak
2. They have been using that car ______________ 2001 .
[a] for
[b] since
[c] in
3. Moses ______________ to church and his sister.
[a] was going
[b] gone
[c] go
4. A ______________ is a small bed with high side for baby.
[a] cot
[b] court
[c] cut
5. My aunt just bought a new ______________ machine .
[a] sowing
[b] sooing
[c] sewing
6. The maid ______________ the bucket with water .
[a] feels
[b] fills
[c] filling
7. l am ______________. l can read and write.
[a] good
[b] literate
[c] illiterate
8. l ______________ my father’s friend at the park .
[a] seen
[b] seeing
[c] saw
9. l ______________ come when l have finished eating.
[a] may
[b] can
[c] have
10. We ______________ at the stadium last week .
[a] was
[b] have
[c] were
11. l ______________ show you where to go.
[a] will
[b] can
[c] may
12. The ______________ box could not fit in the car .
[a] tiny
[b] large
[c] small
13. The fans ______________ when their team scored.
[a] jeered
[b] cheered
[c] laugh
14. Oku is the ______________ child.
[a] tallest
[b] tall
[c] taller
15. My dress is ______________ than hers.
[a] beautiful
[b] more beautiful
[c] most beautiful.
SECTION B
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Fill in the gaps with “may or can‘’
a. Please ma, _____________ l come?
b. Sir ___________ we go to bed now?
c. Jide __________ l have the money, please?
d. The soldiers asked the commander, ________ we return to camp tomorrow.
2. Give the past tense of the following:
a. Give – ________________
b. Cut – ________________
c. Travel – ________________
d. Walk – ________________
3. Make a sentence with each of the following words:
a. Step mother ________________________________________________
b. Goal keep ________________________________________________
c. interesting ________________________________________________
d. important ________________________________________________
4. Write 4 sentences about your family:
i. ________________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________________
iii. ________________________________________________
iv. ________________________________________________
COMPOSITION
SECTION C
INSTRUCTION: Choose one out of the following:
1. Write a composition about your family.
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2. Write a composition about my school.
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