English Grammar Examination Primary 5 Third Term Lesson

THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION 2024
CLASS PRIMARY 5
SUBJECT: ENGLISH STUDIES
NAME:

Grammar Comprehension, Composition & Literature

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV. It is a virus that makes someone ill and very sick. People who have HIV do not look sick and can have the virus for many years without any symptoms. They may pass it to others without knowing and that is why HIV is so dangerous. You get HIV from blood and some other body fluids that have the virus. So never share razors or needles. For example, if you want to make holes in your ears, make sure a new clean needle is used. Most important of all, as a child, never have sex, because that is the easiest way to get HIV.

Questions

1. AIDS is caused by a virus called ________.
2. The virus makes someone ________.
3. People who have AIDS or HIV at times do not look ________ or ________.
4. The virus does not show any ________.
5. As a child, do not have ________ with anybody because that is one of the easiest ways to get HIV.

Write out the feminine of the following words

Masculine

6. King – ________
7. Uncle – ________
8. Dog – ________
9. Niece – ________
10. Bride – ________

Fill the gaps with the right preposition from the box (for, from, into, in, to)

11. James suffered ________
12. Please wait ________ me.
13. The headmistress promised to look ________ the matter of water scarcity in the school.
14. Nobody is interested ________ my own side of the story.
15. Removal of fuel subsidy has done more evil than good ________ this economy.

Fill in the gaps

16. Linking words are used to ________ words or sentences together.
17. ________ are descriptive words.
18. Four examples of adjectives are ________, ________, ________, and ________.
19. A ________ is a group of words that make sense on its own.
20. Adjectival clause is a group of words that describes ________.

Guided composition: Drug Abuse

Drug Abuse is when people ________ drug in a wrong way. Drug abuse can be ________ to our health. Some people abuse drug to feel ________. Drug abuse can cause serious ________. We should be careful of the types of ________ that we keep. Drug ________ problems.

Literature

Twilight to Greatness by Vera Oyaletor

26. Why was Akume moving about the house happily? He knew all ________.
27. Akume painted a picture of how life would be after ________.
28. What aspect of everything was Neli more interested in? The part of ________.
29. What was common to all they have heard about the city? It is a place of ________.
30. Mention at least one item Akume was asked to bring along for the interviews ________.