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PRIMARY 4 ENGLISH STUDIES
THIRD TERM EXAMINATION
Academic Session: __________________________
Date: __________________________
Name: ____________________________________
Class: Primary 4 (Basic 4)
Subject: English Studies
Term: Third Term
Written Examination Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Total Marks: 60 Marks
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions.
Read each question carefully before answering.
Choose only one answer where options are given.
Write neatly in the spaces provided.
Check your work before submitting your paper.
Oral/Reading Assessment: Teacher-administered.
SECTION A: READING AND COMPREHENSION — 10 MARKS
Read the passage carefully and answer Questions 1–5.
A DAY AT ZUMA ROCK
During the holiday, Chinedu travelled with his family to see Zuma Rock near Abuja. They left early in the morning and went by car. Chinedu was surprised by the size of the rock. Their guide explained that Zuma Rock is one of Nigeria’s well-known landmarks. The family took pictures and rested under a tree before returning home. Chinedu was happy because he learnt something new about Nigeria.
1. Where did Chinedu and his family go?
A. To a hospitalB. To Zuma RockC. To a market
2. How did they travel?
A. By carB. By canoeC. By train
3. What surprised Chinedu?
A. The size of the rockB. The colour of a busC. The school bell
4. What did the family do before returning home?
A. They played footballB. They rested under a treeC. They went fishing
5. Why was Chinedu happy?
A. He learnt something new about NigeriaB. He missed schoolC. He bought a bicycle
SECTION B: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS — 20 MARKS
Choose the correct answer.
6. Stress means saying one part of a word __________.
A. more stronglyB. more quietly onlyC. twice
7. A traditional story passed from one generation to another is a __________.
A. folktaleB. noticeC. timetable
8. The lesson taught by a folktale is called the __________.
A. moralB. addressC. title page
9. Complete: She is happy, __________?
A. isn’t sheB. doesn’t sheC. can’t she
10. Complete: Tunde can swim, __________?
A. isn’t heB. can’t heC. won’t he
11. An eyewitness account is given by someone who __________.
A. saw the event happenB. slept through the eventC. invented a song
12. Which is a public notice?
A. NO SMOKINGB. My FamilyC. Good morning
13. Which of these is an adverbial phrase of time?
A. after schoolB. under the chairC. the tall boy
14. Which sentence gives a warning?
A. Do not touch the fire.B. Study hard every day.C. I like rice.
15. Which word rhymes with “right”?
A. lightB. roadC. tree
16. Intonation is the way our voice __________ when we speak.
A. rises or fallsB. disappearsC. is written
17. Which word is used for people in a relative clause?
A. whoB. whichC. when
18. Complete: This is the book __________ I bought.
A. whoB. whichC. when
19. Complete: __________ it rains, we will stay indoors.
A. IfB. WhoC. Which
20. “Unless” means __________.
A. if notB. becauseC. before
21. The environment is __________.
A. everything around usB. only our classroomC. only trees
22. Drama is a story __________.
A. acted by peopleB. drawn on a mapC. used as a road sign
23. Prose is ordinary writing arranged in __________.
A. sentences and paragraphsB. road signs onlyC. numbers only
24. Which is a Nigerian landmark?
A. Zuma RockB. school bagC. exercise book
25. The past participle of “write” is __________.
A. wroteB. writtenC. writing
SECTION C: LANGUAGE AND SPEECH WORK — 15 MARKS
Answer Questions 26–40. Each question carries 1 mark.
26. Identify the stressed part in TA-ble.
27. Mention one linking word.
28. Complete: She is a pupil, __________?
29. Complete: Tunde can swim, __________?
30. Mention one modal auxiliary verb.
31. Write one simple public notice.
32. Identify the adverbial phrase: “We play after school.”
33. Complete: The woman __________ teaches us is kind.
34. Complete: This is the book __________ I bought.
35. Complete: I go inside __________ it starts to rain.
36. Complete: __________ you study hard, you will pass.
37. Give the present participle of “play”.
38. Give the past participle of “write”.
39. Complete: She is __________ a book. (read/reading)
40. Complete: I have __________ my food. (eat/eaten)
SECTION D: WRITTEN / STRUCTURED QUESTIONS — 10 MARKS
41. Write two features of a folktale. (2 marks)
(a)
(b)
42. Write two duties of children in the family. (2 marks)
(a)
(b)
43. Make one correct sentence with “unless”. (2 marks)
44. Change these lines to prose. (2 marks)
The sun is bright, It gives us light.
45. Write four meaningful sentences about a Nigerian landmark. (2 marks)
SECTION E: ORAL ENGLISH AND READING — 5 MARKS
Teacher-administered.
46. Read this aloud clearly. (3 marks)
“Amaka lives in a village with her family. Every morning, she helps to sweep the compound before going to school. When she returns, she helps her mother.”
47. Pronounce these words with the correct stress: “table” and “about”. (1 mark)
48. Say one question with rising intonation and one statement with falling intonation. (1 mark)
