WAKISO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

PRE-END TERM 3 EXAMINATIONS 2023

ENGLISH – P.4
Time Allowed: 2hrs 15 min
Name: ...............................................................................
SECTION A: 50 MARKS
In each of the questions 1 to 5, fill in the missing in the blank space with a suitable word.
1. The butcher sold the fatty to me.
2. Primary four pupils were happy as a king after eating grasshoppers.
3. did Jane put her school bag?
4. Most of the girls in our school are good dancing.
5. The monkey while the dog barks.
In each of the questions 6 to 15, use the correct form of the word given in brackets to
complete the sentences.
6. Samuel always his aunt during the holidays. (Visit)
7. The put their goods along the road. (sell)
8. Morning hours are than afternoon hours.(cold)
9. That boy sitting over there is very (hunger)
10.Musa picks his daughter from school (day)
11.Tinah smiled at her sister because she helped the little
girl.(proud)
12.Mr. Yawe told us to our pencils (sharp)
13.The visitors asked me for the to the church.(direct)
14.The villagers will the road to the district offices.(wide)

15.He my food yesterday. (eat)

In each of the questions 16 and 17, arrange the given words in alphabetical order.
16.duster, desk , door , driver

17.bench , band , box, big

In each of the questions 18 and 19, Re-write the sentence giving the opposite of the
underlined word.
18.That nurse is unkind to her patients.

19.The farmer sold many bags of coffee yesterday.

Use the given words to construct meaningful sentences.

20.Aunt

21.Ant

In each of the questions 22 to 24, rewrite the sentence giving one word for the underlined
group of words.
22.The young one of a duck is sick.

23.Santos is not happy.

24.Some schools opened in the first month of the year .

In each of the questions 25 to 26, write the abbreviations in full.

25.Kg
26.It’s
In each of the questions 27 and 28, rearrange the words to form a meaningful sentence.
27.is What the colour of dress her?

28.sweeps Mary our every compound day.

In each of the questions 29 and 30, Write the plural form of the given word.
29.Half 30.Sub – county

SUB – SECTIOBN II
In each of the questions 31 to 50, Re write the sentence as instructed in brackets.
31.He sells fish.(Re-write the sentence ending: ………… fish monger)

32.This book belongs to Oketcho.(Re write the sentence using:……… owner….)

33.A kitten is playful. A puppy is playful.( Join the sentence using: …….as ……as……)

34.To tell stories is very interesting. (Rewrite the sentence beginning: Telling………)

35.We use a pencil to draw pictures. (Re write the sentence using………used for …….)

36.Tom prefers promoting peace to creating violence.(Rewrite the sentence using:…likes..)

37.Mrs. Ssemanda teaches pupils at Nkumba Primary school.(Re write the sentence using :
… is a…)

38.A zebra is big. An elephant is very big. (Join the sentences using: ……. than ……)

39.The goat was grazing in the compound.(Rewrite the sentence using:……..were…..)

40.You have to complete the work now.(Rewrite the sentence using: …….. must……)

41.The mosque is near the market.(Re write the sentence using:………..next to ……)

42.Jacinta is going to school now. (Rewrite the sentence using: …..went……..)

43.Trinity is a smart girl. Tracy is also a smart girl. (Join the sentence beginning: Both……)

44.The boy is very strong. He can lift two Jerrycans of water.( Join the sentence using:
……so……that.....)

45. That is the man. His wife is a member of parliament.(Join the sentences using:
……..whose…….)

46.This food is as as fire. (Re write and complete the simile)

47.monica came here on tuesday.(Punctuate the sentence correctly)

48.This is the church. We go for prayers on Sunday. (Join the sentences using….where….)

49.Lucy is old. She can go to school. (Join using :………enough…………)

50.An early bird .( Complete the proverb)

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 SECTION B
51.Read the passage below and then answer in full sentences, the questions that follow.
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
My name is Hope. I live in Luwero. I am ten years old and I am a pupil of Hope Primary
school. In our family, there are six members. Both of my parents are doctors at Mengo
hospital. The patients like them because they are kind and honest. My mother is tall and
beautiful but my father is short and handsome. I have two brothers and a sister. One of my
brothers is called Chris, he is brown and handsome. He wants to become a musician when he
grows up. Jackson is the youngest in our family. He is a dark skinned boy. He wants to
become a teacher in future. My sister is a thin and polite girl. We live happily in our family
because all of us are proud of who we are.
Questions
a) Where does Hope live?

b) How old is the writer?

c) Where does Hope study from?

d) How many members are in this family?

e) What do the writer’s parents do?

f) Who is brown and handsome?

g) How many sisters does the writer have?

h) Who is thin and polite?

i) Who wants to become a teacher in future?

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j) Write the title of the passage.

52.Read the poem below and then answer in full sentences, the questions that follow.
FATHER
Father! Father!
What a wonderful person you are
You build permanent houses for us
You work very hard So
that we go to school,
You buy all basic needs
To make me and my sisters happy.

Father! Father! What

a wonderful person you are You
wake us up early
At six o’clock in the morning
To go and attend classes At
Rushere Primary School
Father, you are our pride.
Roman

Questions
a) Who is the wonderful person in the poem?

b) Which houses does the writer’s father build?

c) Why does the writer’s father work hard?

d) What does the writer’s father buy?

e) Who becomes happy in stanza one?

f) At what time does the writer wake up?

g) To which school does the writer go?

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h) How many stanzas does the poem have?

i) Who wrote the poem?

j) Write the title of the above poem?

53.A Complete the table correctly.

Animal Home
Pig
Kraal
Rabbit
Dog
Pen

B) Match people to their occupations.

A B
a) Teacher drives vehicles
b) Doctor sells in a shop
c) Driver teaches pupils
d) Shop keeper makes furniture
e) Carpenter treats sick people
a) Teacher
b) Doctor
c) Driver
d) Shop keeper
e) Carpenter

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54.A) Complete the table correctly.
Positive Comparative Superlative
Big Biggest
Small Smaller
Long Longest
More expensive Most expensive
Bad worst

B) Complete the table correctly.

Animal Sound
Goat
Roars
Dog
Chatters
Bellows

55.Complete the story below using the words provided in the box.
what very week newspapers an eating thanked in because
teacher

Last , our teacher of English asked all the pupils

our class we like. I raised my arm and I told her that I like playing
netball it makes me physically fit. Another pupil said he likes
a jackfruit because it is sweet.
One of the girls called Jacinta told the that she likes
reading . Very many pupils told the teacher what they like. This
was interesting lesson. We our teacher for
teaching us.

****GOOD LUCK****

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