Primary 6 English Grammar First Term Examination

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS: Primary 6
SUBJECT: English Language

NAME: ___________________________________________

COMPREHENSION PASSAGE

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Abdul wandered in the desert for nearly three days but found no water. He thought of nothing but water to drink. At about ten o’clock on the third night, feeling very tired and thirsty, he lay down to sleep. The sound of thunder disturbed his sleep. A few drops of rain splashed on him. He got up and with great joy collected some rainwater and drank it. He then continued on his journey, not riding on his camel but leading it because the clouds had covered the moon. Just before dawn, he heard a loud and confused noise to the right of his course. He went towards the sound and was happy to find that the noise was the croaking of frogs in a shallow, muddy pool. There were so many frogs that it was hard to see the surface of the water. The noise the frogs made frightened the camel. He had to keep them quiet by beating the surface of the pool with a stick while he and the camel drank. When they had had enough, Abdul climbed a stunted tree to survey the land.

Answer the following questions:

1. What interrupted Abdul’s sleep on the third night? ____________________________
2. Abdul decided to lead his camel rather than riding it because __________________________________________________
3. What was the loud and confused noise Abdul heard? ___________________________
4. Abdul could not see the surface of the water in the pool because ____________________________________________________________
5. In the passage, “to survey the land” means _______________________________

GRAMMAR

Underline the verbs in the following sentences:

6. Ibironke is a beautiful girl.
7. The horse neighs.
8. The flowers are bright.

VOCABULARY

Choose from letter A to D the words nearest in meaning to the words underlined.

9. My mother advised me to always be punctual.
   (a) nice (b) on time (c) late (d) quick
10. We found the missing items packed in the store.
    (a) misplaced (b) wrong (c) lost (d) neglect
11. The enemies invaded the village and captured the village chief.
    (a) searched (b) attacked (c) saved (d) camped
12. It is good to hear that you have agreed to resolve your dispute.
    (a) settle (b) forgive (c) push (d) tell
13. I shall certainly pass my examination if I study very hard.
    (a) honestly (b) happily (c) surely (d) painfully

OPPOSITES

From letter A-D choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined words.

14. The wood has some rough edges.
    (a) clean (b) smooth (c) soft (d) hard
15. The dog sat on its fore limbs.
    (a) hind (b) near (c) fast (d) rare
16. It is dangerous to go near a viper.
    (a) pleasant (b) beautiful (c) safe (d) wise
17. I met the reckless driver again yesterday.
    (a) fast (b) careful (c) slow (d) good
18. It was very rude of Mary to walk out on the teacher.
    (a) stupid (b) wise (c) mad (d) polite

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

Change the following direct speech into indirect speech.

19. “I will help you,” she promised.
20. “The sun rises in the east,” said Tawab.
21. Balqiz asked us, “Where is Olamiposi?”
22. “Would you like a cup of tea?” Dele asked.
23. “Africa is a continent,” said the teacher.

VERB FORMS

Give the past and past participle of the following words:

24. Blow: _______________ _______________
25. Dig: _______________ _______________
26. Eat: _______________ _______________
27. Write: _______________ _______________
28. Fly: _______________ _______________

SENTENCE REARRANGEMENT

Rearrange the following words to form correct sentences:

29. quickly / the / ran / dog / away / .
30. market / mother / my / to / went / .
31. brother / my / school / goes / to / everyday / .
32. singing / the / is / girl / beautifully / .
33. cake / sister / baked / my / a / delicious / .

PUNCTUATION

Rewrite the following sentences with the correct punctuation marks:

34. when will you come home
35. my father bought me a new car
36. oh what a beautiful dress
37. she asked where are you going
38. mr olamide is our English teacher

PLURAL FORMS

Write the plural forms of the following words:

39. Child: _______________
40. Foot: _______________
41. Mouse: _______________
42. Tooth: _______________
43. Leaf: _______________

COMPOSITION

Write a composition of not less than 150 words on:

44. How I Spent My Last Holiday

TENSES

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets:

45. She __________ (go) to the market yesterday.
46. They __________ (play) football every evening.
47. My mother __________ (cook) dinner when I got home.
48. The baby __________ (cry) for milk now.
49. We __________ (visit) the zoo last weekend.
50. The teacher __________ (teach) us a new topic tomorrow.

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:

• Answer all the questions.
• Write neatly and legibly.
• Ensure your answers are correct before submitting.