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