English Language

LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION
NAME: _________________________________
CLASS: BASIC 5
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
DATE:
SECTION A: Grammer
1. A good dictionary usually gives all of the following information except
(a) the correct pronunciation (b) the meaning (c) the part of speech
(d) the homophones
2. ____ as a punctuation mark is used to show ownership or
contraction. (a) colon (b) apostrophe (c) question mark (d) comma
3. A ______ noun names a physical thing, animal or person that you
can actually see, touch, hear, or smell. (a) proper (b) compound (c)
concrete (d) abstract
4. When a noun ends in ‘ss’, ‘sh’, ‘ch’, or ‘x’ we add _____ to the noun
to form the plural. (a) -es (b) -s (c) -ves (d) -ies
5. A ______ pronoun refers back to the noun or the pronoun that is the
subject of the sentence. (a) possessive (b) indefinite (c) relative (d)
reflexive
6. _____ is a definite article used to refer to things/persons that your
listener knows about. (a) an(b) the (c) a (d) it
7. _____ verb is used with another verb to show its tense, person,
mood, etc and as such the helps the main verb. (a) regular (b) active
(c) auxiliary (d) passive
8. ______ are words used to show or describe how things or adjectives.
(a) adjectives (b) pronouns (c) adverbs (d) noun
9. Adverbs of _____ is used to show how often an action takes place.
(a) degree (b) frequency (c) reason (d) manner
10. What degree of adjective is used when two things are
compared? (a) first degree (b) comparative (c) superlative (d) none of
the above
SECTION B: Writing
From no.1 - 2, form adverbs from the adjectives in brackets and use
them to complete the sentences.
1. The pupil wrote the exam _____________ (careful).
2. The teacher asked the pupils to speak ________________ (clear) in
class.
From no. 3 - 6, put “who”, “whom”, “whose”, or “which” where
necessary in the blank spaces.
3. From __________ much is given, much is expected.
4. The book _________ you gave me is very interesting.
5. This is the teacher ________ taught us English language.
6. The girl _________ notebook was missing is my sister.
From no.7 - 8, change from the passive voice to the active voice. You
may add your own words.
7. The ball was played. ________________________________
8. The letter has been written. ________________________________
From no.9 - 10, fill in the gaps with the correct degree of the
adjectives in brackets.
9. This is the __________ drama I have watched in years. (bad)
10. Of all the teachers, Uncle Brighten is the ________________.
(funny)
SECTION C: Comprehension
INSTRUCTION: Read the story on page 64 of your English textbook,
and then answer the following questions:
1. What was strange about the tree?
2. What were the colors of all birds long ago?
3. What was the plan of the birds?
4. What did the tree look like?
5. How many colors has a sunbird?
6. Which bird first tried to get some of the fire out of the tree?
7. The long beaks of the birds were for what?
8. Which bird said this, “We live in a hot place, although it can be cool at
night. Sometimes, my nest high in the tree is too cold. I could make a
fire to keep my baby chicks warm.”?
9. Where was the small tree?
10. How many paragraphs has the story?
SECTION C: Phonics
INSTRUCTION: Choose the option that has the same sound as the
one underlined.
1. CUPBOARD (a) upper (b) grapes (c) copy (d) psalm
2. PLUMBER (a) rabbit (b) debt (c) habit (d) rubber
3. AUNT (a) launch (b) because (c) half (d) sausage
4. SUN (a) love (b) pawn (c) naught (d) cough
5. FASTEN (a) stalk (b) hustle (c) cutter (d) chanted
Choose the correct option that has the following transcriptions:
6. /ts3:ts/ (a) touch (b) change (c) church (d) thatch
7. /eb^v/ (a) elbow (b) about (c) ebb (d) above
8. /kaesl/ (a) castle (b) cast (c) cancel (d) capsule
9. /b3:n/ (a) bent (b) ben (c) burn (d) berg
10. /fIge/ (a) fig (b) figure (c) figgy (d) flogged
SECTION E: Writing
Write a letter to the school’s proprietress thanking her for the class teacher
posted to your class. (20 marks)

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