Week 11: Revision – English Grammar (Primary 5, First Term)

General Information

• Subject: English Grammar
• Class: Primary 5
• Term: First Term
• Week: 11
• Age: 9 years
• Topic: Revision of All Topics Covered in the Term
• Duration: 60 minutes

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Part A: Review and Revision (20 Frequently Asked Questions with Answers)

1. What is a tense in English grammar?
   • A tense shows the time an action happens (past, present, or future).
2. Give three examples of present tense sentences.
   • She plays football.
   • We go to school every day.
   • He reads books.
3. What are modal auxiliaries?
   • They are helping verbs like can, must, shall, will, may, and ought to.
4. Use “must” in a sentence.
   • You must do your homework.
5. What is the difference between active and passive voice?
   • In active voice, the subject does the action. In passive voice, the subject receives the action.
6. Change this sentence to passive voice: “The boy kicked the ball.”
   • The ball was kicked by the boy.
7. What is an adjective?
   • An adjective describes a noun, e.g., big, small, happy, tall.
8. Use “happy” in a sentence.
   • The happy girl danced.
9. What is an adverb?
   • An adverb tells more about a verb, e.g., quickly, slowly, happily.
10. Use “slowly” in a sentence.
    • The turtle walks slowly.
11. What is a reported speech?
    • It is when we tell what someone said without using quotation marks.
12. Change this to reported speech: “She said, ‘I am tired.'”
    • She said she was tired.
13. What are command sentences?
    • Sentences that give orders, e.g., Close the door!
14. Change this command to reported speech: “Sit down!”
    • He told me to sit down.
15. What is a sentence?
    • A group of words that make a complete meaning.
16. Give two examples of simple sentences.
    • The sun shines.
    • The baby sleeps.
17. What is the present perfect tense?
    • It shows an action that happened in the past but has a connection to now.
18. Give an example of a present perfect tense sentence.
    • She has eaten lunch.
19. What are the three degrees of comparison for adjectives?
    • Positive, Comparative, Superlative (e.g., big, bigger, biggest).
20. What is direct speech?
    • When we write exactly what someone said using quotation marks.

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Part B: Objective Questions (20 Fill-in-the-Blank Questions with Options)

1. The past tense of “go” is _____.
   a) goes
   b) gone
   c) went
   d) going
2. The opposite of “happy” is _____.
   a) joyful
   b) sad
   c) excited
   d) cheerful
3. A sentence must have a _____ to make sense.
   a) verb
   b) question
   c) comma
   d) picture
4. The present perfect tense uses “has” or “_____” before the verb.
   a) had
   b) have
   c) is
   d) was
5. Change to passive: “She wrote a letter.”
   a) She writes a letter.
   b) A letter is writing.
   c) A letter was written by her.
   d) The letter wrote her.
6. Which word is an adverb?
   a) run
   b) quickly
   c) ball
   d) strong
7. The opposite of “soft” is _____.
   a) loud
   b) smooth
   c) hard
   d) sweet
8. What is the comparative form of “small”?
   a) smallest
   b) more small
   c) smallish
   d) smaller
9. The word “will” shows _____.
   a) present
   b) past
   c) future
   d) command
10. “He _____ (eat) his food before leaving.” (Choose the correct form)
    a) eats
    b) ate
    c) has eaten
    d) eating
11. Which sentence is in active voice?
    a) The cake was baked by Mary.
    b) Mary baked the cake.
    c) The cake was being baked.
    d) The cake is baked.
12. The verb in “He sings beautifully” is _____.
    a) sings
    b) beautifully
    c) he
    d) song
13. The past tense of “run” is _____.
    a) runs
    b) ran
    c) running
    d) runned
14. “She _____ (read) the book already.” (Choose the correct form)
    a) reads
    b) read
    c) has read
    d) reading
15. Which is a reported speech?
    a) “I am happy,” she said.
    b) She said she was happy.
    c) I said, “She is happy.”
    d) “She is happy,” I said.
16. Which word is an adjective?
    a) slowly
    b) big
    c) sing
    d) quickly
17. The superlative form of “fast” is _____.
    a) faster
    b) fastly
    c) fastest
    d) more fast
18. Which sentence is a command?
    a) I like ice cream.
    b) Close the window!
    c) What is your name?
    d) The sun is bright.
19. Which of these sentences is in passive voice?
    a) The man drives a car.
    b) The car is driven by the man.
    c) The man drove the car.
    d) He is driving.
20. What is the past tense of “eat”?
    a) eats
    b) ate
    c) eaten
    d) eating

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Part C: Theory Questions (20 Short-Answer Questions)

1. Define an adjective.
2. Give two examples of modal auxiliaries.
3. What is a simple sentence?
4. Change “He wrote a letter” to passive voice.
5. What is the past tense of “swim”?
6. Write a sentence using “should.”
7. What is the function of an adverb?
8. Write a sentence in present perfect tense.
9. Convert this to reported speech: She said, “I am hungry.”
10. What are the three degrees of comparison?
11. Identify the verb: The baby cried loudly.
12. What is the opposite of “hot”?
13. Use “can” in a sentence.
14. What is direct speech?
15. Write a sentence in passive voice.
16. Change “They are playing football” to past tense.
17. What is a verb?
18. Give an example of an interrogative sentence.
19. Convert “She is writing a story” to past tense.
20. Write a command sentence.

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Part D: True or False (20 Questions)

1. A noun is an action word. (False)
2. “Quickly” is an adverb. (True)
3. Passive voice is more direct than active voice. (False)
4. “Happy” is an adjective. (True)
5. “Has” is used in present perfect tense. (True)
6. The present perfect tense describes actions that happened in the past. (True/False)
7. Modal auxiliaries include “can” and “should.” (True/False)
8. Active voice sentences focus on the action rather than the subject. (True/False)
9. “Beautiful” is an example of an adverb. (True/False)
10. The passive voice shows who is receiving the action. (True/False)
11. The present perfect tense uses “has” or “have” with a past participle. (True/False)
12. “She has gone” is an example of past tense. (True/False)
13. Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns. (True/False)
14. “Quickly” is an example of an adjective. (True/False)
15. Direct speech uses quotation marks. (True/False)
16. “He can swim” is an example of using a modal auxiliary. (True/False)
17. Passive voice sentences always use “was” or “were.” (True/False)
18. The present perfect tense shows actions completed in the future. (True/False)
19. Adverbs describe actions and other adverbs. (True/False)
20. The sentence “The ball is kicked by the boy” is in active voice. (True/False)

Conclusion

The teacher will review the answers with the students, clarify any mistakes, and provide additional explanations as needed. This will help reinforce their understanding of all topics covered during the first term.