ENGLISH STUDIES FIRST TERM EXAMINATION PRIMARY 6

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FIRST TERM

SUBJECT: ENGLISH STUDIES                                                                                CLASS: PRIMARY 6

Read the following passage and answer the questions which follow

THE KANGAROO

Of all the animals in Australia, the Kangaroo is the most famous. In fact, it is to this continent as the elephant is to india. Next to the Kangaroo is the duck – billed platypus.

The Kangaroo has a very powerful tail and hind legs which enable it to move along quickly. This movement is made up of a series of long jumps. So active is the Kangaroo that it can move at a high speed to cover a long distance within a short time.

The most interesting point about this creature is the way it carries its young ones in a pouch on its belly, rather like the West Arica monkey. Though the difference is that the young monkey does not stay in pouch but holds fast to its mother with its arms and legs as she moves from branch to branch.

The forelegs of the Kangaroo are short and do not touch the ground during movement. The bushmen of Australia though they are the most primitive natives in the world are very fond of this animal. These people have strange beliefs and customs but they are very kind to the Kangaroo.

Questions:

1)            Name the two Chief wild animals of Australia : ___________________________________________________________

2)        Describe the movement of the Knagaroo ________________________________________________________________

3)        Where does it carry its young ones? ___________________________________________________________________

4)        In what way can you compare the Kangaroo with a monkey ________________________________________________

5)        Which legs of the Kangaroo do not touch the ground______________________________________________________

SECTION B

Replace the underlined words below with others similar in meaning

6)        We assembled there last Sunday :: _________________________________________

7)        The wide river is shallow :___________________________________________

8)        The table is circular in shape :__________________________________________

9)        We talked till ten O’clock :_____________________________________________

10)      Try to imitate the right thing :_______________________________________________

Underline the nouns in each of these sentences

11)      Andrew is a very nice boy

12)      The people shouted in fear

13)      The farmer worked in the rain

14)      The soldier waved at the civilians

15)      Our market is near the school

In each of the sentences below, pick out the correct adjective in the brackets

16)      Rita is the (tallest; taller)of the twins

17)      He is the (fattest; fat) boy in the class

18)      Which is the (biggest; bigger) a cow or an elephant

19)      Everest is the (higher; highest) mountain in the world

20)      Ben is the (smallest, smaller) of the triplets

Choose the appropriate word from the list below to complete each of the following sentences (Under, among, off, between) (of, by, since)

21)      She travelled to Kano                    train

22)      Divide the oranges                         the ten children

23)      The Cats played                              the table

24)      My box is made                              iron

25)      Share the oranges                          the two girls

Fill in a, an, or the where necessary in each of the following sentences.

26)                              man who came here is                             driver

27)      He brought                          pen and                                 umbrella

28)      There is                                 university in Ile-Ife

29)                              lion is                         brave animal

30)                              black goat belongs to our farm

SECTION C

Composition

Write a composition on one of the following

1)        How I spent my last holiday

2)        A teacher is more important than a farmer (support or oppose the motion)

3)        Write on ‘ Airport’

4)        Mention 5 guides to essay writing with examples

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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