English Grammar JSS 1 First Term Examinations
SUBJECT:
English Grammar
CLASS
Jss 1
TIME:
2 hours
NAME..
CLASS……….
COMPREHENSION
SECTION A
Read the passages below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options lettered A-E
(No 1-5) PASSAGE
The memory of my strict father
My father could stand anything from his children, but the only thing he wouldn’t stand was having his children go out at night to join other children in their moonlight play. He, therefore, made sure that the door.
was locked and that we went down on our sleeping mats in our room as soon as possible.
On many occasions, we would lie on our mats and listen to the joyful noise and songs of other children. We would see our father as the wicked man in the village, which was our world. After some time,
however, we had come to accept this way of life without complaint.. But then, two cousins, who recently lost their father, came to live with us. They had been brought up
differently and were not used to being kept indoors while other boys were playing outside. They grew restless as the days passed and began to think of a way out. Soon they worked out a plan. They knew that my father usually went to sleep in the front room of the house after checking that we were locked up in our room and that the gates was locked. In their plan, my cousins included me. It was that one of us would be left behind so as to lock the gate and the door of our room after the two who had sneaked out to play. We could do this in rotation. My father would find both the door and the gate locked and assume were safe inside.
I did not take kindly to this plan. However, after a lot of argument, I agreed to stay in every night and see to the locking and opening of the doors. My cousins were delighted, and this plan worked for many weeks.
1.
According to the passage, the children could
do anything EXCEPT
A. go out at night to play
B. listen to other children play
C. lock the door
D. sleep on their mats
E. wake up very carly
2. The children perceived their father as the most
………..man in the village.
A. acceptable
B. caring
C. playful
D. selfish
E. wicked
3. Another word that can be used to replace
sneaked in the passage is
A. crept
B. moved
C. tread
D. ran
E walked
4. In order for the children to go out at night,
they
A. grew restless
B. locked up their room
C. Slept in the front room
D. went to sleep
E. worked out a plan
5. Which of the following
is NOT true according to the passage?
A. His cousins were delighted with the
plan
B. The plan was successful
C. The writer stayed in every night
D. The writer was not comfortable with the plan
E The writer went out to play
Complete each of the following questions with the appropriate of the options
6. Our teacher asked us to move…… to the other line.
A. above
B. Across
C. Below
D. Under
7. It …… here in Alapere during the ceremony
A. rain
B. rained
C. rains
D. raining
E. had rained
8. The receptionist took me round and….. me all the vacant rooms
A had showed
B. had shown.
C. showed show
D. show
E shows
9. Our commander asked us to ____ by the
rules.
A. abide
B. adhere
C. follow
D. Stick
E. tum
10. The two suspects blamed ____ for their
actions.
A. each other
B. one another
C. theirself
D. theirselfs
E. themselves
11. There was so… traffic that we got home
late.
A. many
B. more
C. most
D. much
E. plenty
12. It is a pleasure to welcome you… our home.
A. at
B. from
C. in
D. on
E to
13. He wants to start…so he bought some
chicken and chicks.
A. business
B. livestock
C. piggery
D. poultry
E. ranch
14. The………blew the whistle to signal the end of the football match.
A Captain
B Commissioner
C. Linesman
D. Referee
E. Umpire
15. The patient was discharged…….the hospital yesterday.
A. around
B. at
C From
D In
E. With
Complete the following questions with the most appropriate of the options lettered A-D
16. Who is ___ in the school?
A. the most very handsome boy
B. a most handsome boy
C. the most handsome boy
D. the more handsome boy
17. We waited ___ for the visitor
A. attentively
B. sooner.
C. anxiously.
D. soundly.
18. My bag is…than yours, please help
me.
A. heavy
B. heavier
C. heaviest
D. more heavier
19. ____ a road without looking right and
left is crazy.
A. to cross
B. cross
C. you cross
D. to be crossing
20. The villagers are tired — complaining to
the local government about the lack of
drinking water
A of
B in
C for
D with
ENGLISH JSS 1 EXAMS QUESTIONS THIRD TERM
21.Davido’s performance in the examination
was… than mine.
A. Best
B. Better
C. Good
D. More better
22. Neither Inioluwa… Temidayo was
around for the meeting.
A. Also
B. And
C. Or
D. Nor
23. The Principal… declared the ceremony
open.
A. Himself
B. Yourself
C. Itself
D. Themselves
24. It is only polite that one knocks…
entering an office.
A. After
B.Before
C. Even
D. Yet
25. That girl is… than her sisters.
A. Arrogant
B. More arrogant
C. Most arrogant
D. Much arrogant
26. “Ladies and gentlemen, let us come
together to know…….better”
A. each other
B. one another
C. Us
D, ourselves
27. The couple danced with…
A. each other
B. one another
C. Themselves other
D. ourselves
28. The writer of a poem is called a …….
A. pottery
B. poet
C. character
D. hero
29. A play that ends happily is called ……………
A. sonnet
B. ballad
C. tragedy
D. comedy
30. The genre of literature are.
A. prose, fiction and novel.
B drama, nonfiction and fiction
C. prose, poetry and drama
D. plays, pomes and novels
31. The following are types of drama except..
A. comedian
B. tragedy
C. comedy.
D tragi comedy
32. The following are features of folktales
except…
A. entertaining
B didactic
C. playful
D makes use of magic
33. No sooner had we arrived the park…the
bus took off.
A. then
B. that
C. than
D. As
34. My father enjoys…a lot.
A. talks
B. talking
C. talk
D. to talk
35. Taiwo was punished for speaking…in the library,
A.quickly
B. gently
C loudly
D. rapidly
36. The… of flower are smelling so nicely
A. bouquet
B. bunch
C. pack
D.group.
37. A letter that has two addresses is a…
letter
A. formal
B. informal
C. semi-formal
D. non formal
38. A letter that ends with “Yours sincerely’
a… letter
A.formal
B. informal
C. semi-formal
D. non formal
39. A letter that is written to people we are
close to is a… letter
A. formal
B. informal
C. semi-formal
D. non formal
40. A letter that is written to someone we are not close to is a… letter
A. formal
B. informal
C. semi-formal
D. non formal
Introduction to Letter Writing and Types
SPEECH WORK
41. There are… consonant sounds in English.
A. 21
B. 24
C 26
D. 20
42. Consonant sounds are either voiceless or..
A. voicing
B vibrating
C. voiced
D. vigour
43. Vowel sounds are diphthongs and…
A. impure vowels
B. Pure Vowels
C. Sure Vowels
D. Unsure Vowels
44. There are majorly…sounds
A. 26
B. 44
C. 34
D. 30
45. /i:/
A. sin
B. seen
C. chair
D. first
46. /I/
A. fit
B. Feet
C. Shirt
D. Bite
47. /
A. store
B. pot
C. rat
D. what
48. /
A. start
B. work
C. pat
D. cough
49. /
A. start
B. work
C. pat
D. cough
50. /
A. store
B. pot
C. cut
D. hurt
THEORY
ESSAY
1. Write a letter to a friend of yours in another school, telling him at least three ways you have been preparing for your first examination.
STRUCTURE
GRAMMAR
2a.
Give the comparative and superlative form of these adjectives: well, arrogant, healthy, red, common, comforting, dirty, awful, naughty, and delicious
2b.
In a tabular form, give the past and perfect form of these verbs: run, catch, come, freeze, burst, bear, ring, strive, and go.
LITERATURE
3a. What is folk tale?
3b. State five functions of literature.
3c. State the three main types of drama and explain briefly.
Literature 1st Term Exams Primary 4
