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

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

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Answers & Marking Scheme

PRIMARY 1 ENGLISH STUDIES

THIRD TERM EXAMINATION — ANSWERS & MARKING SCHEME

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

SECTION A: READING AND COMPREHENSION — 10 MARKS

Award 2 marks for each correct answer.

Q	Answer	Marks
1	A — A girl	2
2	A — Ada’s brother	2
3	B — Reading	2
4	C — Red	2
5	A — Inside a bag	2

SECTION B: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS — 20 MARKS

Award 1 mark for each correct answer.

Q	Answer	Q	Answer
6	A — Red	16	A — Eyes
7	B — Square	17	A — what
8	B — barks	18	A — person
9	A — moos	19	B — She
10	A — Thank you	20	B — eggs
11	A — Goodbye	21	B — twelve
12	A — Brother	22	B — an
13	A — thumb	23	A — this
14	B — his	24	B — these
15	A — her	25	B — played

SECTION C: WORD WORK AND GRAMMAR — 15 MARKS

Award 1 mark for each correct response.

Question	Answer
26	cat
27	dog
28	pen
29	bag
30	my
31	his
32	her
33	a
34	an
35	an
36	This
37	These
38	Those
39	walked
40	played

SECTION D: WRITTEN / STRUCTURED QUESTIONS — 10 MARKS

Question	Expected Answer / Marking Guide	Marks
41	Any four correct body parts from the lesson, e.g. eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hands, feet. Award 1 mark per correct answer.	4
42	11 — eleven; 15 — fifteen; 20 — twenty. Award 1 mark for each correct number name.	3
43	Any three correct days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Award 1 mark per correct day.	3

SECTION E: ORAL ENGLISH AND READING — 5 MARKS

Question	Assessment Standard	Marks
44	Pupil says A–Z in substantially correct sequence. Minor self-correction is acceptable.	1
45	Pupil gives recognizable words beginning with U, V and W, such as umbrella, van and watch.	1
46	Pupil reads at least 4 of 5 words correctly: book, bag, chair, rice, egg.	1
47	Pupil says any five correct days of the week.	1
48	Pupil correctly identifies the familiar object in response to “What is this?” and says “Thank you” appropriately.	1

TOTAL SCORE

Section	Marks
A — Reading and Comprehension	10
B — Objective Questions	20
C — Word Work and Grammar	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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