Primary 4 (Basic 4) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer key

FIRST TERM ENGLISH STUDIES EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4)

ENGLISH STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A 

ENGLISH COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION – Read the passage carefully. 

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 C – 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:

ENGLISH STUDIES – COMPOSITION

SECTION – Choose one out of the following:

1. Write a composition about your family.

2. Write a composition about my school.

ANSWER KEY 

SECTION A (Comprehension)

a. Football is a game played by two teams on a field with a ball.

b. Eleven players

c. Referee and two linesmen

d. Popular

SECTION B (Objectives)

1. B 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. A 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. B

SECTION B (Theory)

1. a. May b. May c. Can d. May

2. a. Gave b. Cut c. Travelled d. Walked

3. a. My stepmother is kind.

b. The goalkeeper saved the ball.

c. The story is interesting.

d. Education is important.

4. a. I have a happy family.

b. My father works hard.

c. My mother takes care of us.

d. We love one another.

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