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Answers & Marking Scheme
PRIMARY 4 ENGLISH STUDIES
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION — ANSWERS & MARKING SCHEME
Note: This page contains the answers and marking guide for the corresponding Primary 4 English Studies First Term Examination.
SECTION A: READING AND COMPREHENSION — 10 MARKS
Award 2 marks for each correct answer.
| Q | Answer | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B — Ibadan | 2 |
| 2 | A — His mother | 2 |
| 3 | C — At the motor park | 2 |
| 4 | A — He carried an old woman’s bag | 2 |
| 5 | A — He enjoyed it | 2 |
SECTION B: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS — 20 MARKS
Award 1 mark for each correct answer.
| Q | Answer | Q | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | A — ability | 16 | C — aeroplane |
| 7 | B — May I come in? | 17 | A — passenger |
| 8 | A — conversation | 18 | B — airport |
| 9 | A — ball | 19 | A — honesty |
| 10 | A — correctly, clearly and smoothly | 20 | A — good manners |
| 11 | B — played | 21 | B — sings |
| 12 | A — ate | 22 | A — a close friend |
| 13 | B — has | 23 | A — salutation |
| 14 | B — were | 24 | A — farm |
| 15 | A — bus | 25 | B — ball |
SECTION C: LANGUAGE AND SPEECH WORK — 15 MARKS
Award 1 mark for each correct answer.
| Q | Answer / Acceptable Response | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | can | 1 |
| 27 | May | 1 |
| 28 | I played football. | 1 |
| 29 | has | 1 |
| 30 | were | 1 |
| 31 | writes | 1 |
| 32 | Any correct example: car, bus, bicycle, motorcycle or truck. | 1 |
| 33 | Any correct example: boat, ship or canoe. | 1 |
| 34 | driver | 1 |
| 35 | Any correct example: honesty, kindness, respect, obedience, sharing or helping others. | 1 |
| 36 | night | 1 |
| 37 | away | 1 |
| 38 | Any taught example: car, farm, father or class. | 1 |
| 39 | Any taught example: ball, tall, call or small. | 1 |
| 40 | Showing good manners. | 1 |
SECTION D: WRITTEN / STRUCTURED QUESTIONS — 10 MARKS
| Q | Expected Answer / Marking Guide | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | (a) She played football. — 1 mark. (b) We ate rice. — 1 mark. | 2 |
| 42 | Any sensible two-line dialogue in which one speaker uses may correctly to ask permission and the other gives a suitable response. Award 1 mark for correct use of may and 1 mark for a meaningful dialogue. | 2 |
| 43 | Road — car; Rail — train; Air — aeroplane; Water — boat. Award ½ mark each. | 2 |
| 44 | Any four: writer’s address, date, salutation, body of the letter, closing, writer’s name. Award ½ mark each. | 2 |
| 45 | Any four meaningful sentences about the pupil’s family. Award ½ mark for each relevant, understandable sentence, up to 2 marks. | 2 |
SECTION E: ORAL ENGLISH AND READING — 5 MARKS
| Q | Marking Guide | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Reading passage: clear pronunciation — 1 mark; smooth/accurate reading — 1 mark; suitable expression and attention to punctuation — 1 mark. | 3 |
| 47 | Pupil clearly pronounces ship and sheep so the vowel sounds can be distinguished. | 1 |
| 48 | Pupil correctly pronounces one taught /aː/ word (e.g. farm) and one taught /ɔː/ word (e.g. ball). | 1 |
TOTAL SCORE
| Section | Marks |
|---|---|
| A — Reading and Comprehension | 10 |
| B — Objective Questions | 20 |
| C — Language and Speech Work | 15 |
| D — Written / Structured Questions | 10 |
| E — Oral English and Reading | 5 |
| Total | 60 |
Teacher’s guidance: Accept equivalent correct expressions where a question allows more than one sensible answer. For open-ended writing, focus on relevance, meaning and correct use of the language taught during the term.