First Term Examination English Studies and Compositions for Primary 2 (Basic 2) Exam Questions

 

ENGLISH STUDIES 

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS – PRIMARY 2 (BASIC 2) 

 

 

VOLUME 1 ENGLISH STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS

SECTION A – COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION – Reading the passage carefully and answer the question that follow. 

Femi and father are painting their house. They have four buckets of paint. They have pink, red, blue and white paint. They have three paint brushes and three rollers. They also have a tray.

Femi and his father are using the red paint to paint the wall. Femi is using a big roller and his father is using a paint brush. The red paint is in the tray. Femi likes helping his father to paint their house.

 

QUESTIONS

a. What are femi and his father doing?

b. What colour paint do they have?

c. How many paint brushes do they have?

d. What are they painting real?

 

SECTION B

INSTRUCTION – Fill in the spaces with the correct form of words. 

1. There ______ a small window in the kitchen.

[a] is

[b] are

[c] has

 

2. There _______ three chairs around the table.

[a] is

[b] are

[c] in

 

3. You must throw your ______ in the bin.

[a] food

[b] money

[c] litter

 

4. We grow vegetables in our ______.

[a] garden

[b] church

[c] school

 

5. Never ______ with a sharp knife.

[a] run

[b] drive

[c] play

 

6. People who are very sick or injured have to go to the ______.

[a] school

[b] hospital

[c] market

 

7. I have five ______.

[a] book

[b] bookes

[c] books

 

8. All the ______________ are crying.

[a] children

[b] child

[c] childrens

 

9. The tortoise walked ______.

[a] madly

[b] slowly

[c] fast

 

10. The monkey ate a _______________ of banana.

[a] key

[b] band

[c] bunch

 

11. December is the ____________ month of the year.

[a] first

[b] last

[c] third

 

12. Eniayo __________ the plants.

[a] waters

[b] water

[c] watered

 

13. My name ___________ Testimony.

[a] are

[b] were

[c] is

 

14. Everybody ______ a ruler.

[a] many

[b] has

[c] have

 

15. She likes to ______.

[a] sang

[b] song

[c] sing

 

SECTION C

INSTRUCTION – Answer all the questions in this section. 

1. Match each word with the correct meaning.

a. Medicine   –   the room in a home where you store or prepare food.

b. Burn           –   something that you put things in.

c. Kitchen      –   a break from school or work.

d. Holiday      –   ills or syrup you take when you are sick.

e. Suitcase    –   to destroy something with fire.

 

2. Fill in the spaces with the correct plural words. 

a. The ______ were big ( bus )

b. I can see many ______ over there ( cow )

c. The woman sold some ______ ( potatoes )

 

3. Words and Opposite

a. Man ______

b. ______    King

c. Cold ______.

 

4. Complete with possessive pronoun. Hers, Mine, His, It’s. 

a. Dupe owns that dress. It is ______.

b. These houses belong to them. They are ______.

c. This is my shoes. It is ______.

 

5. Copy and Complete each sentence about yourself. 

a. My name is ______.

b. I am a ______.

c. I am ______ years old.

 

 

VOLUME 2 ENGLISH STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS

SECTION A – COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION – Reading the passage carefully and answer the question that follow. 

Yinka is in the kitchen with mother. Yinka wants to help her. Mother is stirring something in a big pot. There are apples and bananas on the table. There is a big bolw too. Mother says, “ put the fruit in the bowl, please. “

Now Kehinde is in the kitchen with mother. He wants to help her too. Mother is chopping vegetables on the table. There are two carrots, three potatoes and beans . There is one tomato too. Mother says , “ Give me a pot, please. “

 

QUESTIONS

a. Who is in the kitchen with Yinka?

b. What fruits are on the table?

c. What does mother say to Yinka?

d. What do the children want to do in the kitchen?

e. Why does mother ask kehinde for a pot?

 

SECTION B

INSTRUCTION – Fill in the spaces with the correct form of words. 

1. Everybody ______ a ruler.
[a] many

[b] has

[c] have

 

2. He stood ____________ her mother.

[a] buy

[b] it

[c] bye

 

3. There are six ______ in the room

[a] lady

[b] ladys

[c] ladies

 

4. Praise is ______ obedient

[a] an

[b] a

[c] we

 

5. My name ______ peter.

[a] are

[b] were

[c] is

 

6. Some books ______ torn.

[a] were

[b] was

[c] when

 

7. She ________ her friend last week.

[a] see

[b] saw

[c] seen

 

8. The tortoise walked ______.

[a] madly

[b] slowly

[c] fast

 

9. The monkey ate a ______ of banana

[a] key

[b] band

[c] bunch

 

10. Never ______ with a sharp knife

[a] cut

[b] run

[c] play

 

11. She ______ her face every morning

[a] washed

[b] wash

[c] washes

 

12. July comes ______ June

[a] before

[b] after

[c] last

 

13. Ayo ______ the plants

[a] waters

[b] water

[c] watered

 

14. She likes to ______.

[a] sang

[b] song

[c] sing

 

15. December is the ______ month of the year.

[a] first

[b] last

[c] third

 

SECTION C

INSTRUCTION – Attempt all the questions in this section. 

1. Match each word with the correct meaning.

a. Medicine   –   the room in a home where you store or prepare food.

b. Burn           –   something that you put things in.

c. Kitchen      –   a break from school or work.

d. Holiday      –   ills or syrup you take when you are sick.

e. Suitcase    –   to destroy something with fire.

 

2. Fill in the spaces with the correct plural words. 

a. The ______ are big (potato).

b. The has lost his new pair of ______ (shoe).

c. My ______ hurt (tooth)

d. She has three beautiful ______ (child)

e. l have five ______ (book)

 

3. Words and Opposite 

a. Boy ______

b. Father ______

c. ______ Slow

d. Happy ______

e. ______ Small

 

4. Underline the adjectives in the sentences.

a. l have a new pencil

b. Solomon was a wise man

c. He was a happy king

d. We read an interesting book

e. Dayo wore a purple dress

 

5. Present Tense – Past Tense

a. See ______

b. ______ Came

c. Eat ______

d. Sit ______

e. ______ Slept

 

6. Use few or little to complete these sentences. 

a. A ______ tea

b. A ______ mangoes

c. A ______ toys

d. A ______ meat

e. A ______ dresses