Third Term Examinations Primary 2 English Grammar
THIRD TERM
SUBJECT: ENGLISH STUDIES CLASS: PRIMARY 2
Read the comprehension passage and answer the following question
Baking Cupcakes
Today we are going to bake some cupcakes, “said Chidera, “will you help me?” “yes, I will, “Said Rotimi. “Great! “Said
Chidera. “We are going to need three cups of flour, some oil, a cup of sugar and four eggs.”
We are also going to need missing bowls, spoons and an oven,” said Rotimi.
And we are going to need icing sugar, water and red food colouring,” added Chidera.
First Chidera mixed the eggs, oil and sugar. Then she added the floor, after that she poured the mixture into small round
cupcakes.
Last she put the cupcakes into the oven to bake. Meanwhile Rotimi mixed the icing sugar with a little water. He added a
bit of red food colouring to make pink icing.
After half an hour, Chidera took the cupcakes out of the oven. She let the cupcakes cool. Then Rotimi helped her to ice
the cupcakes.
“Mmmm, they look delicious!” said Chidera. “Thank you for helping me, Rotimi!”.
QUESTIONS
1) Who does Chidera ask to help her to bake cupcakes? ____________________________________________________
2) What does she say they will need to make the cake mixture? ______________________________________________
3) What does Chidera do first? ________________________________________________________________________
4) What does she do last? __________________________________________________________________________
5) How does Rotimi make the icing? __________________________________________________________________
GRAMMAR
State whether each sentence below is a statement, a question, a command or an exclamation
Example: Be quiet (Command)
6) He is in my class. (_______________________________)
7) Do you know him? (_____________________________ )
8) How terrible! (_________________________________)
9) Is this for me (________________________________)
10) We need air to breathe (____________________________)
Fill in the blanks with the correct WH question words
11) ________________did he say? (a)What (b)When (c)Why
12) _______________do you live? (a)What (b)whose (c)where
13) ______________ is the show (a)who (b)when (c)what
14) ______________is she crying (a)why (b)what (c)whose
15) ______________is the man? (a)Why (b)who (c)what
Write suitable questions for the answers given use the WH – question words
Example: The pink dress is mine
Which dress is yours?
16) My name is Asabe ______________________________________________________
17) I came here by bus ______________________________________________________
18) I live in a village ______________________________________________________
19) He is crying because he is hungry __________________________________________
20) I will come tomorrow ______________________________________________________
Change the simple sentences below into compound sentences
Example: He is my brother. We go to the same school
He is my brother and we go to the same school
21) They are here—-. They are waiting for the bus
__________________________________________________________
22) I came earlier. You came late
__________________________________________________________
23) She looks strict. She is very kind
_________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentences below using capital letters
Example: he came to Nigeria by plane
He came to Nigeria by plane
24) they will be here on thursday _______________________________________________
25) miss lami is here to see you _______________________________________________
Write ‘sh’ ‘ch’ or ‘ck’ in each blank to form a complete word
Example: Cat – catch
26) Wa ________ 27) Clo_____ 28) Fi_____
Write ‘st’ ‘sk’ or dr
29) _______ess 30) ________ ick
Write the work place of these people
31) Doctor _________________32) Fish monger ____________________ 33) Waiter ____________________
What sounds are made by the following animal?
34) The Cat ___________________ 35) The Elephant __________________
Composition
36) A doctor is the person that takes _______________ care of sick people (good/bad)
37) A doctor can be a _____________or a __________________ (Man/Woman , boy/girl)
38) He or she works in the _______________ (school / hospital)
39) A __________________works with the doctor (nurse / teacher )
40) A doctor is always _____________________(neat /dirty)
41) A doctor is a ____________person (clever / dull)
42) He or she usually puts a ________________round his neck (rope /stethoscope)
DICTATION