Grammer - Primary 5 - Exams

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION QUESTIONS 2022/2023 SESSION
CLASS: PRIMARY 5 SUBJECT: GRAMMAR & COMPOSITION
SECTION A: GRAMMAR
Pick out(by underlining) the best simile in the following
1. As flat as (a kettle, a pancake, a loaf, a saucer)
2. As steady as (a rock, a book, a box, a table)
3. As fast as (a child, a tortoise, a herring, a deer)
4. As proud as (a lamb, a daisy, a peacock, a rabbit)
5. As happy as (a giraffe, a lark, a lobster, a serpent)
In each of the following, give one word for a person who
6. attends to people’s teeth _______________
7. flies an aeroplane _____________________
8. Investigates crimes ____________________
9. The one who sells meat _________________
10. One who rides horses in a race_____________

What sounds are made by the following animals?
11. donkey ________________
12. horse _________________
13. pig ___________________
14. wolf __________________
15. cock __________________
16. Deer __________________
17. Cow __________________
18. Hyena _________________
19. Serpent ________________
20. Frog ___________________
(Hisses, lows, screams, croaks, crows, bells, brays, grunts, howls, neighs)

Underline the word(in brackets) which has a similar meaning to the first three words in each line
Example
Cost, fee, charge (money, price, purse, silver)
21. Concluded, finish, ended (commenced, allowed, completed, carried)
22. Hail, greet, salute (alarm, habit, welcome, ignore)
23. Peace, calm, rest (quietness, worry, agitated, movement)
24. Support, help, aid (abandon, remedy, assist, ignore)
25. Annoy, pester, torment (deceive, irritate, influence, hinder)

Put in suitable words in the spaces below
Example: Little is to big as dwarf is to giant
26. ____________ are to birds as scales are to fish
27. Tear is to sorrow as smile is to __________
28. High is to low as ___________ is to down
29. North is to ___________ as east is to west
30. Soldier is to ___________ as sailor is to navy

SECTION B: COMPOSITION
INSTRUCTION: Answer all
1. In not less than 100 words, describe an “Unforgettable outing” that happened to you recently
(The key word is “unforgettable”- it shows that the outing can be either a pleasant or an unpleasant one. The story must have a main event which forms the unforgettable outing)

2. Write a short story on “being honest”
(Write a short story about a boy/girl who comes from a poor background but displayed honesty and was rewarded for it)