SECOND TERM EXAMINATION PRIMARY 1 SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2020

CLASS: PRIMARY 1 SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………

Section A: Comprehension

Instruction: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions

PIG AND TORTOISE

There was famine in the forest. Animals could not find food to eat. They were hungry. Tortoise went to pig to borrow some money to buy food.

Tortoise could not pay back on time s he had promised. Pig went to his house to ask for his money. He met tortoise’s wife grinding pepper. Pig became angry because tortoise’s wife did not answer his greetings. He threw away the grinding stone in anger. Pig did not know it was tortoise that he threw away. Soon, tortoise walked in. Tortoise told him he would not pay unless pig found his grinding stone. Pig could not find the grinding stone. Tortoise did not pay.

Question

1.) Which two animals are in the story __________________ and ____________________

2.) Whose wife is also in the story (a) pig’s wife (b) tortoise wife

3.) Who did tortoise ask to lend him money ____________ (a) pig (b) wife

4.) Could tortoise pay the money back? ________________________________

5.) Where did Pig go to ask for his money? (a) tortoise farm (b) tortoise house

Section B: Grammar

Complete the sentences with the correct pronouns

6.) Moyo and I visited the airport. ___________ visited the airport (it, we)

7.) Dayo met Chike and Ahmed there. Dayo meet _______ (them, us)

8.) I am Femi, He is John. __________ are friends (we, he)

9.) The canoe is made of wood. ____________ is made of wood (they, it)

10.) The birds are flying in the air. _____________ are flying in the air. ( she, they)

Fill in “a” or “an” in each blank

11.) ____________ hairdresser

12.) ____________ bone

13.) ____________ apple

14.) ____________ orange

15.) ____________ tree

Write the masculine or feminine for the following

16.) Actor ___________________________

17.) Lady ___________________________

18.) Daughter ___________________________

19.) King ___________________________

20.) Landlord ___________________________

Section C: Composition

Scissors is a tool used by tailor (a) I don’t know (b) true (c) false

My favourite sport is _________________________________________

I do it in the _______________________________________ (morning, evening)

I do it ________________________________________ (alone, with friends)

It is ___________________________ (bad, good) for the body

It is a form of _______________________ (light, exercise)

I use ____________________________ when doing it

Section D: Literature

1.) Who is Salome’s step mother? (a) Alice (b) Mabel (c) Meg

2.) Salome called Jebba a ____________________ city (a) funny (b) new (c) famous

3.) ___________________ asked for some water (a) Mabel (b) Salome (c) Jane

4.) Mention the three main cities in this story

5.) Salome wanted to visit __________________ (a) Jebba (b) Lokoja (c) Zaria