Third Term Promotional Examinations Primary 2 English Grammar

THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION 2017

CLASS: PRIMARY 2 SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………

Comprehension

Yesterday was Chuka’s birthday. She had sent out fifteen invitation cards to some friends for a party.

Only thirteen of her friends came. Chuka’s mother made a big round cake for the occasion. She put ten candles on it and placed it on a stool.

They had some fruit juice, chinchin and ice cream.

Questions:

1.) Who celebrated her birthday? ___________________________________________________

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2.) How many invitation cards were sent out? _________________________________________

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3.) Was there a birthday cake? _____________________________________________________

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4.) Did the children have some fruit juice at the party? _________________________________

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5.) How many of her friends came for the party? ______________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

Form compound words with the words given below

Ground Lash Stop Room Box Board

Stairs Day Mate Warm Lace Sticks

6.) Eye – ____________________________

7.) Black – ____________________________

8.) Class – ____________________________

9.) Book – ____________________________

10.) Bus – ____________________________

Family Members

Solve the riddles below

11.) Your father is her uncle. Her father is your uncle. Who is she?

(a) aunty (b) cousin (c) sister (d) friend

12.) She is not your mother. Your mother is her daughter. Who is she?

(a) Grandmother (b) Aunty (c) Niece (d) Sister

13.) Her husband and your father are the same man. Who is she?

(a) mother (b) brother (c) niece (d) aunty

Fill in the blanks with the simple past tense of the verbs given in brackets

14.) We ____ care tired and hungry

15.) My aunt _____ (visits) me last year

Complete the following table

Positive Comparative Superlative

16.) ___________________ Heavier _____________________

17.) Big Bigger _____________________

18.) Fat ___________________ Fattest

19.) ___________________ More popular _____________________

20.) Long ___________________ _____________________

Write a, an, or the in each blank to complete the sentences

21.) There’s somebody at ________ door

22.) There is ______ old church in _______ town of Kaduna

23.) He is wearing _____________ old pair of shoes

24.) __________ ant is ___________ insect

25.) A ____________ is a baby dog. (a) calf (b) kid (c) duckling (d) puppy

26.) A ______ is a baby lion (a) cub (b) kid (c) calf (d) kitten

Give the feminine or masculine gender of the following

Masculine Feminine

27.) Hero ____________________________

28.) __________________________ Daughter-in-law

29.) Gentleman ____________________________

30.) ___________________________ Headmistress

Literature

The Pig who became King

1.) Why did these people leave their kingdom?

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2.) What killed the king of Lamido?

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3.) Did king Ardo have a son?

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4.) How many people were to go?

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5.) How many wives did king Ardo marry?

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Composition

A Computer

A _________________________________ is an electronic device

A computer can do many things at a _______________ (time, night)

A speaker is an ________________________ device (output, input)

A computer monitor looks like ___________________________________

The CPU means _______________________________________________________________