English Grammar Primary 2 First Term Examination

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2021/2022

CLASS: PRIMARY 2

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

NAME:………………………………………………………

Comprehension

The Ant and the Grasshopper

In a field one summer’s day, a grasshopper was hopping, chirping and singing to it’s heart delight. An ant passed by, carrying an ear of corn to its nest.

Why not come and cha with me, “said the grasshopper, instead of working and sweating in the way”?

I am helping to store up food for the winter, ‘said the ant’, I think you should do the same. Why bother about winter? Said the grasshopper. We have got plenty of food at present. But the ant went on its way and continued its work. When the winter came, the grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ant happily eating corn and grain everyday from the stores it had made in the summer.

Answer these questions

1.) What was the grasshopper doing? (a) hopping (b) dancing (c) playing

2.) What was the ant doing? (a) carrying an ear of corn to its nest

(b) carrying an ear of corn to grasshopper (c) carrying an ear of corn to the winter

3.) What did the grasshopper ask the ant to do? (a) why not come and sing with me

(b) why not come and sleep with me (c) why not come and chat with me

4.) What happened to the grasshopper when winter came? (a) the grasshopper had plenty food to eat (b) the grasshopper had no food (c) the grasshopper was happy

5.) What happened to the ant during winter? (a) the ant was hungry

(b) the ant was sad (c) the ant was happily eating corn and grain everyday.

Grammar

Fill in the blanks with the correct personal pronouns

He, they, yours, she, it, us

6.) Lara has gone home. _________________________ went home by bus

7.) Adamu and Yusuf are brothers. ______________________ stay near my house.

8.) I saw a cat in the drain. ________________________ was wet and dirty.

9.) Ola is my friend ___________________________ likes to play basketball.

10.) Both the sisters look alike but ________________________ are not twins.

Literature

11.) The death of Sabrina’s parents made her ______________

(a) a window (b) an outcast (c) an orphan

12.) Sabrina lived ______________ the villages dwellers

(a) among (b) far away from (c) beside

13.) Why did Sabrina’s late father decide to teach her how the mixtures were made?

(a) because she asked to be taught (b) because she was very respectful

(c) because she was eager to learn

14.) The fruits in the farmyard were sweet (a) True (b) False

15.) He late mother often ______________ her (a) avoided (b) abused (c) admired

Singular Plural

16.) Potato

17.) Glass

18.) Bench

19.) Lady

20.) Army

Composition: Myself

Fill in the gaps with the suitable words

My name is _____________________________________

I am _________________ years old

I am in primary ________________

I am ___________________ in complexion

The name of my school is _______________________________________________

My best food is _________________________________

My best colour is ______________________________

The name of my best friend is ___________________________

I would like to be a ________________________ in future

Primary 2 ENGLISH GRAMMAR Second Term Examination

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2019 CLASS: PRIMARY 1 SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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