PRIMARY 5: ENGLISH STUDIES – SECOND TERM | ANSWERS & MARKING SCHEME

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Answers & Marking Scheme

PRIMARY 5 ENGLISH STUDIES

Note: This page contains the answers and marking guide for the corresponding Primary 5 English Studies Second Term Examination.

Award 2 marks for each correct answer.

Award 1 mark for each correct answer.

Q	Answer	Q	Answer
6	A — a shortened form of a word	16	A — Musa is taller than Tunde.
7	B — Information and Communication Technology	17	B — effect
8	A — Central Bank of Nigeria	18	B — that
9	A — Mother told Ada to wash the plates.	19	A — who
10	A — a conversation between people	20	B — where
11	B — May I borrow your pen, please?	21	B — an
12	A — because	22	C — the
13	A — dependent	23	B — Ada had cooked rice before Mother arrived.
14	C — The boy ran.	24	A — clinic
15	A — a traditional story	25	A — Turn left.

Award 1 mark for each correct answer.

Question	Answer
26	Doctor
27	Nigerian Television Authority
28	/s/
29	/z/
30	Rising
31	Falling
32	because
33	so
34	who
35	where
36	a
37	an
38	had
39	She passed her examination.
40	Any suitable health word, e.g. doctor, nurse, hospital, medicine, patient, sickness, treatment or clinic.

Question	Expected Answer / Marking Guide	Marks
41	Father told me/us/him/her to close the gate. Accept another correct reported-command construction with a suitable object.	2
42	a. Independent — 1 mark. b. Dependent — 1 mark.	2
43	Any correct sentence, e.g. “My bag is the same colour as yours.”	1
44	Any three of: name of host, purpose/event, date, time, venue. Award 1 mark each.	3
45	Any two clear direction expressions, e.g. Go straight; turn left; turn right; walk past the school; it is beside the bank; it is opposite the market. Award 1 mark each.	2

Question	Assessment Standard	Marks
46	Pupil clearly distinguishes /s/ in sun/sit and /z/ in zoo/zero.	1
47	Pupil uses falling intonation for the statement and rising intonation for the yes-or-no question.	1
48	Pupil makes a polite request such as “May I borrow your ruler, please?”	1
49	Pupil confidently states name, age and class in understandable sentences.	1
50	Pupil reads the sentence intelligibly with substantially correct wording.	1

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

General Marking Principle: Accept equivalent correct expressions where a question allows more than one reasonable answer.

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