English Comprehension - Primary 1 - Exams

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS: PRIMARY 1       SUBJECT: COMPREHENSION AND LITERATURE

SECTION A

GAMES

Games make children happy and strong. Children play many games. Some games can be played in the room. They are called indoor games. Examples are Ludo, snakes and ladders and tennis.

Some are played outside. They are called outdoor games. Examples are volley ball, net ball, football and hopscotch. In football, each team must have eleven players.

Answer the following questions

(1) Mention the names of two indoor games children play.

(2) Mention the names of three outdoor games children play.

(3) How many players can play football in each team?

Use the words in the box to complete the sentences. 

(4) Games make______ happy and strong.

(5)______ games can be played in the room

(6) Volley ball is an example of an outdoor_____

(7)______ is an example of an indoor game

Unscramble these letters. Example: roodtuo outdoor

(1) Moor _____       (2) llabyellov ________

(3) deyalp _____    (4) semag ___________

(5) odul____            (6) nerdlihc_________

(7) llabtoof _____   (8) roodni_________

(9) nevele______    (10) gnorts________

SECTION B: LITERATURE

(11) ______is a group of work of art made up of words (a) English (b) Alphabets (c) literature.

(12)_______ and (13)_______ are the two forms of literature (a) Oral and Written literature (b) Oral and Oral literature.

(14) All these are the functions of literature except ________ (a) it entertains us (b) we can fill ourselves with knowledge (c) it makes people unhappy

(15) How many genres of literature do we have?

(16)_______, (17) ________ and (18) ________ are the genres of literature (a) poetry, prose, prose (b) Drama, poetry and prose.

(19)__________ is meant to be acted on a stage (a) poetry (b) drama (c) prose.

(20) The art of storytelling either long or short in a narrative way is known as _________ (a) pose (b) boss (c) prose.

Complete The Rhymes

(21) Once I saw a little _______ (a) dog (b) cat (c) bird.

(22) So I ________, little bird (a) laugh (b) cried (c) shout.

(23) I was going to the _______ (a) window (b) door (c) room.

(24) But he shook his ________ (a) head (b) little tail (c) neck.

(25) And away he ________ (a) stop (b) fall (c) flew.

(26) ______Gander (a) pussy pussy (b) goosey goosey (c) doggy doggy.

(27) Upstairs, _______ and in my lady’s chambers (a) downstairs (b) upstairs(c) up.

(28) There I met an ________ man (a) new (b) young (c) old.

(29) I took him by the ________ leg (a) right (b) left (c) right.

(30) And threw him _______ the stairs (a) up (b) over (c) down.