Primary 1 English Language First Term Examination

Primary 1 English Language – First Term Examination

Time Allowed: 1 hour

Name: ____________________ Class: Primary 1

Section A – Phonics and Sounds (10 marks)

1. Which sound begins the word ball?
   A. /b/ B. /c/ C. /a/ D. /t/
2. Which word is built from /c/ + /a/ + /t/?
   A. cap B. cat C. mat D. map
3. Which sound do you hear at the end of dog?
   A. /g/ B. /d/ C. /o/ D. /m/
4. Which of these rhymes with sun?
   A. pen B. run C. bag D. mat
5. The first sound in fish is…
   A. /s/ B. /h/ C. /f/ D. /p/

Section B – Vocabulary and Word Building (10 marks)

1. Which is a two-letter word?
   A. hat B. on C. sun D. pen
2. Choose the correct spelling:
   A. garl B. gurl C. girl D. gerl
3. Which of these is NOT an object?
   A. bag B. cup C. mat D. sing
4. Which is the correct word?
   A. boook B. book C. buk D. bock
5. Which word is three letters?
   A. sun B. fish C. ball D. book

Section C – Oral Comprehension (10 marks)

Read the story carefully and answer the questions:

“Ada has a cat. The cat is white. Ada also has a dog. The dog is black. Ada loves her cat and her dog.”

1. What pet does Ada have?
   A. cat and goat B. cat and dog C. dog and cow D. dog and fish
2. What colour is the cat?
   A. black B. brown C. white D. red
3. What colour is the dog?
   A. red B. black C. green D. yellow
4. Who owns the pets?
   A. Ada B. Tolu C. Musa D. Tom
5. Ada loves her ______.
   A. toys B. food C. pets D. friends

Section D – Grammar and Functions (10 marks)

1. What do you say in the morning?
   A. Good morning B. Good night C. Goodbye D. Thank you
2. What do you say when you want to leave?
   A. Sit down B. Goodbye C. Come here D. Stop it
3. When someone gives you food, you say…
   A. Sorry B. Please C. Thank you D. Welcome
4. Which of these is a command?
   A. How are you? B. Stand up C. Good afternoon D. Thank you
5. What do you say before going to bed?
   A. Good night B. Good morning C. Good afternoon D. Hello

Section E – Writing (10 marks)

21. Fill in the missing letters (5 marks):
    21. c _ t (Answer: ___ )
    22. s u _ (Answer: ___ )
    23. m _ n (Answer: ___ )
    24. h _ t (Answer: ___ )
    25. f i _ h (Answer: ___ )
22. Write two correct two-letter words (5 marks):
    26. ___________________
    27. ___________________