Primary 5 (Basic 5) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer key

FIRST TERM ENGLISH STUDIES EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 5 (BASIC 5)

ENGLISH STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – English Comprehension INSTRUCTION – Read the passage carefully. 

Once upon a time a dog was carrying a piece of meat in his mouth. Although his home was far away, He wanted to keep the meat to eat there. He did not want to share it with anyone.

On his way home, he came to a bridge over a river. As he crossed the bridge over a river, he stopped to look down at the water flowing under the bridge. He was surprised to see another dog with piece of meat in his mouth in the water below. He did not realize that it was only his reflection.

The dog snapped at his reflection hoping to grab the piece of meat he could see. Then l will have two pieces of meat he thought. As he opened his mouth, the piece of meat fell out. lt dropped into the water below and was carried off by the river. And so, the dog had nothing to eat when he got home.

QUESTIONS – Answer these question about the passage. 

1. Where was the dog going?

2. How did he cross the river?

3. What did he see in the water beneath the bridge?

4. What did the dog have to eat when he got home?

5. What lesson do you think this story teaches us?

SECTION B – Fill in the gaps with the correct answers. 

1. You better hurry up since you must get there ______ seven o’ clock.

[a] at

[b] in

[c] by

2. The dog ran ______ the thief.

[a] into

[b] over

[c] after

3. This is her ______ room.

[a] baby

[b] babies

[c] baby’s

4. Nna bought a few ______ of oranges for the picnic.

[a] plate

[b] create

[c] plant

5. l saw a ______ of stars in the sky last night.

[a] assembly

[b] group

[c] galaxy

6. The bag ______ was filled with money was mine.

[a] who

[b] which

[c] that

7. Pupils ______ respect their teachers.

[a] have to

[b] ought to

[c] must

8. Do not distract the driver ______ he is driving.

[a] after

[b] while

[c] when

9. He goes to football practice ______ school.

[a] after

[b] until

[c] during

10. She felt sad ______ her dog died.

[a] when

[b] lf

[c] unless

11. You ______ look, left and right before crossing the road.

[a] will

[b] should

[c] could

12. She walked into the room ______ as she could.

[a] as quietly

[b] as finely

[c] as openly

13. Alaba works ______ than Adamu.

[a] more carefully

[b] more careful

[c] most careful

14. She ______ up very early everyday.

[a] wakes

[b] wake

[c] wake down

15. My mother ______ a cake every Sunday.

[a] bake

[b] bakes

[c] baked

SECTION C – Fill in the gap. 

1. Replace the underlined words with a suitable adverb:

a. The dancers dance with grace: ______

b. My brothers go to south east Asia once a year: ______

c. The lady took care of the baby with love: ______

d. She ran out of the room all of a sudden: _________

2. Change these active voice to passive voice:

a. The girl washes the clothes; ______

b. The girl is washing the cloth; ______

c. They will send her to the clinic; ______

d. Tolu was sweeping the floor; ______

3. Choose from the words that is most appropriate in the box for each gaps below:

a. My pet cat gave birth to a ______ of kitten yesterday.

b. He learnt to hunt from a ______ of natives who lived in the jungle.

c. A ______ of people gathered to watch the magic show

d. They jumped into the pool to escape from a ______ of bees.

4. Complete these sentences using Who, Which or that:

a. The bag ______ was filled with money was mine.

b. Where is the money ______ your mother gave you?

c. The man ______ drove the car was excited.

d. Mrs Okolie ______ is a new teacher at our school taught us a greeting rhyme.

5. Use have to, ought to or must in the gaps:

a. Pupils ______ respect their teachers.

b. Do you ______ walk to school?

c. l ______ remember to phone my mother.

d. Do you ______ get to school on time.

6. Change each of these indirect to (reported) speeches to direct speech:
a. The Boy said that he had lost his pen ______.

b. Kehinde said that birds can fly ______.

c. Halimah says that she lives in a bungalow ______.

d. The student said that she was reading ______.

ANSWER KEY 

Section A – Comprehension

1. He was going home.

2. He crossed the river by a bridge.

3. He saw another dog with a piece of meat (his reflection).

4. He had nothing to eat.

5. Lesson: Greed leads to loss/Be content with what you have.

Section B – Objectives

1. c 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. c 6. c 7. c 8. b 9. a 10. a 11. b 12. a 13. a 14. a 15. b

Section C

1. Adverbs – a. gracefully b. yearly c. lovingly d. suddenly

2. Passive Voice

a. The clothes are washed by the girl.

b. The cloth is being washed by the girl.

c. She will be sent to the clinic.

d. The floor was being swept by Tolu.

3. Collective Nouns – a. litter b. tribe c. crowd d. swarm

4. Who/Which/That – a. that b. that c. who d. who

5. Modal Verbs – a. must b. have to c. must d. have to

6. Direct Speech

a. The boy said, “I have lost my pen.”

b. Kehinde said, “Birds can fly.”

c. Halimah says, “I live i n a bungalow.”

d. The student said, “I am reading.”

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