PRIMARY 1: ENGLISH STUDIES – SECOND TERM | ANSWERS & MARKING SCHEME

Updated September 2, 2026English Studies, Examination, Primary 1, Second Term

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Answers & Marking Scheme

PRIMARY 1 ENGLISH STUDIES

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION — ANSWERS & MARKING SCHEME

Note: This page contains the answers and marking guide for the corresponding Primary 1 English Studies Second Term Examination.

SECTION A: READING AND COMPREHENSION — 10 MARKS

Award 2 marks for each correct answer.

Q	Answer	Marks
1	B — Tunde	2
2	C — Blue	2
3	A — A book	2
4	B — On the table	2
5	A — big	2

SECTION B: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS — 20 MARKS

Award 1 mark for each correct answer.

Q	Answer	Q	Answer
6	A — my	16	B — small
7	B — is	17	A — cold
8	A — green	18	B — title
9	B — blue	19	A — author
10	B — cats	20	A — want
11	A — books	21	A — a
12	B — this	22	B — .
13	B — these	23	A — on
14	B — his	24	B — under
15	A — her	25	A — inside

SECTION C: WORD WORK, GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION — 15 MARKS

Award 1 mark for each correct response.

Question	Answer
26	cats
27	books
28	bags
29	This
30	These
31	his
32	her
33	on
34	under
35	inside
36	Any correct word beginning with M from the lesson, e.g. mango.
37	Any correct word beginning with S from the lesson, e.g. sun.
38	small
39	Full stop: .
40	want

SECTION D: WRITTEN / STRUCTURED QUESTIONS — 10 MARKS

Question	Expected Answer / Marking Guide	Marks
41	a b c d e. Award 1 mark for each correctly written lowercase letter.	5
42	red, blue, green. Award 1 mark for each correct colour word.	3
43	Any two valid simple three-letter words from the term’s work, e.g. cat, dog, pen, bag, sun, cup, rat, top. Award 1 mark per correct word.	2

SECTION E: ORAL ENGLISH AND READING — 5 MARKS

Question	Assessment Standard	Marks
44	Pupil reads at least 4 of the 5 sight words correctly: I, my, you, are, is.	1
45	Pupil gives recognizable words beginning with I, J, K and L, such as ink, jug, kite and lion.	1
46	Pupil reads at least 4 of 5 words correctly: cat, dog, pen, bag, sun.	1
47	Pupil reads “The book is on the table.” intelligibly, with the words substantially correct.	1
48	Pupil answers “inside the bag” or equivalent, and makes a sensible “I want…” sentence.	1

TOTAL SCORE

Section	Marks
A — Reading and Comprehension	10
B — Objective Questions	20
C — Word Work, Grammar and Punctuation	15
D — Written / Structured Questions	10
E — Oral English and Reading	5
Total	60

General Marking Principle: Because this is a Primary 1 examination, teachers may accept clearly recognizable answers despite minor handwriting or spelling imperfections where the intended response is unambiguous and consistent with the lesson content.

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