Mother is having a baby very soon.

 

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 

CLASS: PRIMARY 2

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

NAME:……………………………………………

Comprehension

Mother is having a baby very soon. Her tummy is very bog. The family is preparing. Mother is doing a lot of shopping today. She is going to the market. She is buying babies’ wear, socks, nappies, oil and cream. She is also buying dresses for herself. Dayo and Dupe are going to have new dresses as well.

Dayo and Dupe are excited. They like babies. They want to know if the baby is going to be a boy or a girl.

Questions:

  1. Who is having a baby very soon? ________________________________________________
  2. What is mother doing today? ____________________________________________________
  3. Why were Dayo and Dupe excited? ______________________________________________
  4. Are Dupe and Dayo getting new dresses? __________________________________________
  5. Do you like babies? ___________________________________________________________

Give the Simple Past Tense Form of the following words

  1. Fight – ___________________________
  2. Blow – ___________________________
  3. Win – ____________________________
  4. Enter – ___________________________
  5. Draw – __________________________

Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions to make meaningful sentences

  1. She went to bed early __________ she was sleepy (a) so (b) since (c) and (d) but
  2. ________ she just swept the floor, it is still dusty. (a) as (b) although (c) yet (d) because
  3. Taiwo studied very hard _________ he did well in his exams (a) if (b) or (c) yet (d) so
  4. It is dry ____________warm (a) and (b) so (c) if (d) but
  5. He was thirsty ________ refused to drink water (a) Although (b) because (c) but (d) and

Literature

The Old Man and the Four Wishes

  1. Why did the Old man’s wife leave him?
  2. Did Pa Rabiu choose what his friend has suggested?
  3. Who else did Pa Rabiu decide to visit after his visit to Baba Ramoni?
  4. Why did Bade’s mother slap him?
  5. Why did he begin to wish for long life?

Composition

MY BEST FOOD

My best food is ___________________________________________

It is a/an _______________________________________ giving food

It is very _________________________________________________

It makes my body to be _____________________________________

The food is popular among ____________________________ people

Some of the ingredients for preparing my best food are _________, _________ and __________

I like my best food because it ________________________________