First Term Primary 4 Examinations English Language
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2020/2021
CLASS: BASIC FOUR
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
TIME: 1 HOUR
INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Passage:
Pa Bako had just taken his pension allowance as usual from a bank at the city center. He went to the market to get some items for the family. Leaving the market, he had four different polythene bags and his umbrella to carry. He boarded a taxi.
By the time Pa Bako got home, it was raining heavily. He spread his umbrella and carried his bags. He still had some distance to trek. As soon as he got home, he wanted to keep his money. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find the small polythene bag containing the money he got from the bank. He was worried and began to sweat in the cold weather. It was still raining and getting dark.
Questions:
- What money was Pa Bako carrying?
- From where did he collect the money?
- How many bags was Pa Bako carrying?
- Why did he have so many things to carry?
- How did Pa Bako get home from the city center?
Complete each of the following statements with the most appropriate of the options lettered a – c:
- Favour is __________ girl in the street.
- (a) beautiful
- (b) most beautiful
- (c) more beautiful
- (d) beautify
- My cow is __________ than Chuck’s and James.
- (a) healthy
- (b) healthier
- (c) healthiest
- (d) health
- The boy is __________ than others.
- (a) handsome
- (b) more handsome
- (c) most handsome
- (d) handsomer
- Mayowa is the ______ of all the students in the school.
- (a) smart
- (b) smarter
- (c) smartest
- (d) most smart
- The headmistress ________ us to face our studies well.
- (a) advise
- (b) advises
- (c) had advised
- (d) advised
Choose from the options lettered a – c, the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence:
- The man is harsh.
- (a) cool
- (b) pretended
- (c) wicked
- (d) cruel
- The woman is very fat.
- (a) thin
- (b) increase
- (c) short
- (d) plump
- The price of sugar increased in the market.
- (a) decreased
- (b) produced
- (c) installed
- (d) developed
- The boy is tall.
- (a) short
- (b) fat
- (c) huge
- (d) long
- The beautiful princess lost her golden wristwatch.
- (a) pretty
- (b) famous
- (c) ugly
- (d) agile
Turn the following sentences to indirect speech:
- “I have two pencils,” said Oluchi.
- Chike said, “Our team won the match.”
- “My father is a banker,” Shola shouted.
LITERATURE: Ego the Father’s Pride
- What are the major occupations of the people of Ebudo town?
- Who is Isioma?
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- I was sleeping when father ………….
[a] come
[b] came
[c] comes - I have ……………. The party before it started raining
[a] leave
[b] left
[c] leaving - The boys ………… live next door to us are from my village.
[a] that
[b] is
[c] were - ………….. is the boy whose money was stolen.
[a] who
[b] that
[c] they
Use the below poem to answer questions 5 – 10:
Little lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
By the stream and o’er the mead
Gave thee clothing of delight
Softest clothing, wooly, bright
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the values rejoice;
Little lamb who made thee?
Does thou know who made thee?
- Who wrote the poem ……….
[a] William Blake
[b] Mr Olu
[c] Muhammadu Buhari - Give a word which rhymes with ‘rejoice’ in the poem
[a] voice
[b] gave
[c] delight - Describe the little lamb’s clothing ………….
[a] wooly
[b] bright
[c] A and B - Who made the little lamb ………….
[a] God
[b] You
[c] thee - ……………. Is the name of any person, animal, place or thing
[a] preposition
[b] noun
[c] verb - Ade ………… not come to school yesterday
[a] do
[b] did
[c] may
SECTION B
- Write a composition about your best friend.
- Make sentences with each of the following words;
- Letter: ……………………………………
Punishment: …………………………………… - Give a synonym for each word;
- Affection: ……………………………………
- Hardworking: ………………………………………