Primary 4 – First Term Examination for English Studies Questions and Answers

PRIMARY 4 – FIRST TERM EXAMINATION FOR ENGLISH STUDIES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 

Class: Primary 4 Time Allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes Total Marks: 70

SECTION A – MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options given.

1. The plural of child is ______.

A. childs  B. children  C. childes  D. childer

2. The opposite of hot is ______.

A. cool  B. warm  C. cold  D. heat

3. The word teacher is a ______.

A. verb  B. noun  C. adjective  D. adverb

4. Which of the following words is correctly spelt?

A. becos  B. because  C. becaus  D. becouse

5. A word that means the same as happy is ______.

A. sad  B. glad  C. tired  D. hungry

6. The opposite of buy is ______.

A. sell  B. pay  C. borrow  D. take

7. The past tense of go is ______.

A. gone  B. going  C. goes  D. went

8. The word beautiful describes a ______.

A. noun  B. verb  C. preposition  D. pronoun

9. Which of these is a punctuation mark?

A. full stop  B. question  C. sentence  D. letter

10. “The boy is running fast.” The verb in this sentence is ______.

A. boy  B. running  C. fast  D. is

11. Which of these is a correct sentence?

A. she are my friend.  B. She is my friend.  C. she am my friend.  D. she be my friend.

12. Choose the correct article: “I saw ______ apple on the table.”

A. a  B. an  C. the  D. some

13. Which of these words means small?

A. big  B. tiny  C. huge  D. tall

14. The opposite of early is ______.

A. fast  B. late  C. slow  D. quickly

15. Which of these is a pronoun?

A. dog  B. John  C. she  D. book

16. “They ______ playing football now.”

A. is  B. am  C. are  D. was

17. The correct question form of “She is reading” is ______.

A. Is she reading?  B. She is reading?  C. Are she reading?  D. Does she reading?

18. A group of words that makes complete sense is called a ______.

A. phrase  B. word  C. sentence  D. letter

19. Which of the following words is a verb?

A. jump  B. chair  C. book  D. house

20. A sentence must begin with a ______ letter.

A. small  B. capital  C. cursive  D. double

 

ANSWER KEY – SECTION A

1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. B 11. B 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. B

SECTION B – THEORY (50 Marks)

Question 1 – Comprehension (10 Marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions below:

Last Sunday, my family went to the park. We saw many beautiful flowers and green trees. My little sister played on the swing, and my father took pictures. After some time, we ate our food and returned home happily.

Questions:

(a) Where did the family go on Sunday? (2 marks)

(b) What did the sister do at the park? (2 marks)

(c) Who took pictures? (2 marks)

(d) What did they do after playing? (2 marks)

(e) How did they feel when they went home? (2 marks)

 

Answer Key:

(a) The family went to the park.

(b) She played on the swing.

(c) The father took pictures.

(d) They ate their food.

(e) They felt happy.

 

Question 2 – Grammar (15 Marks)

(a) Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs:

i. She ______ (is/are) my best friend.

ii. We ______ (was/were) in school yesterday.

iii. The man ______ (has/have) a big farm.

iv. It ______ (rains/rain) every day in June.

v. They ______ (plays/play) football every evening.

(b) Write the plural forms of the following:

i. box  ii. leaf  iii. child  iv. woman  v. knife

 

Answer Key:

(a) i. is ii. were iii. has iv. rains v. play

(b) boxes, leaves, children, women, knives

 

Question 3 – Vocabulary (10 Marks)

Match each word to its opposite:

Words	Opposites
1. tall	a. old
2. up	b. bad
3. good	c. down
4. new	d. short
5. day	e. night

 

Answer Key:
1 – do, 2 – c, 3 – b, 4 – a, 5 – e

 

Question 4 – Composition (15 Marks)

Write a short composition on: “My Best Friend.”

Write about:

(a) Your friend’s name.

(b) What he/she looks like.

(c) What you like about him/her.

(d) What you do together.

 

Answer Guide (Expected Points):

(a) Name and description of friend.

(b) Good character and helpful nature.

(c) Shared activities (playing, reading, helping others).

(d) Sentences properly punctuated, 5–8 sentences (15 marks).