Primary 3 – First Term Examination for English Studies Questions and Answers

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

Class: Primary 4 Time Allowed: 1 Hour Total Marks: 70

SECTION A – READING COMPREHENSION 

INSTRUCTION – Read the passage below carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Passage:

Lola lives in a small town with her family. Every day, she wakes up early and helps her mother to sweep the yard. She then goes to the nearby well to fetch water. Lola carries the bucket carefully on her head. Afterward, she goes to school. At school, she studies Maths, English and Science. Her favourite subject is Science because she loves to learn about plants and animals. After school, Lola returns home and helps to prepare dinner. In the evening, she reads her school book by the light of a lamp.

Questions:

1. Where does Lola live?

A. In a city
B. In a small town
C. In a village
D. On a farm

2. What does Lola do first thing in the morning?

A. Reads a book
B. Sweeps the yard
C. Prepares dinner
D. Goes to school

3. From where does Lola fetch water?

A. Pipe
B. River
C. Well
D. Fountain

4. Which subject is Lola’s favourite?

A. English
B. Mathematics
C. Science
D. History

5. Why does she like Science?

A. Because it’s easy
B. Because she likes to learn about plants and animals
C. Because she likes numbers
D. Because she hates reading

6. When does Lola read her school book?

A. In the morning
B. At noon
C. In the evening
D. At midnight

 

SECTION B – GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 

7. Write the plural forms of these words:

a) book → _______ b) child → _______ c) lamp → _______

8. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Lola ______ to school every day.

A. goes    B. go    C. going    D. gone

9. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition: Lola carries water ______ her head.

10. Which word is a verb?

A. water    B. school    C. fetch    D. yard

11. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to “early“:

A. soon   B. late   C. Quick   D. fast

12. Make a correct sentence from the following words (rearrange them): “Lola / reads / her / book / every / evening”

Your sentence:

 

SECTION C – LANGUAGE USAGE 

13. Underline the correct word in each sentence:

a) She (help / helps) her mother.

b) The bucket is (heavy / heavies).

c) They (is / are) fetching water.

d) He carries the lamp (on / in) his head.

e) We (study / studies) in class three.

14. Change these sentences from present to past tense:

a) Lola goes to school. →

b) She helps her parents. →

 

SECTION D – CREATIVE WRITING

15. Write a short composition (about 6–8 sentences) on “My Morning”.

 

ANSWER KEY

Section A: Comprehension

1. B 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B. 6. C

 

Section B: Grammar / Vocabulary

7. (a) books (b) children (c) lamps

8. A (goes)

9. on

10. C (fetch)

11. B (late)

12. Lola reads her book every evening.

 

Section C: Language Usage

13. a) helps b) heavy c) are d) on e) study

14. a) Lola went to school. b) She helped her parents.

 

Section D: Creative Writing

15. Accept any sensible 6–8 sentences about the pupil’s morning routine. Award marks for coherence, grammar, spelling, punctuation.