English Language Activities Comprehension, Grammar and Writing - CBC Grade 1 End of Term 3 Exam SET 1 2022

QUESTIONS

Task 1: COMPREHENSION.   (10mks)

1. Read the story below and answer the questions that follow.(5mks)
   Jane looked at his fingers. Her fingernails were long. She looked for a nailcutter and asked her mother to cut her fingernails because she did not want to hurt her fingers. Jane knew that short fingernails do not keep germs.
   1. Whose fingernails were long?
   2. What did she look for to cut her fingernails? 
   3. Who cut her fingernails? 
   4. Why did she not cut her fingernails? 
   5. Short fingernails do not keep
2. Read the story below and answer the following questions (5mks)
   On Saturday we helped our parents with work at home. Otieno wiped the table. Akinyi swept the house, collected the rubbish and put in the bin. Their mother was very happy.
   1. On which day did these children help their parents?
   2. What did Otieno do? 
   3. What did Akinyi do? 
   4. Where did she put the rubbish?
   5. Draw a dustbin'

Task 2: GRAMMAR.   (15mks) 

1. Write these words in small letters  (5mks)
   1. CLEAN 
   2. KITE
   3. LION
   4. GRASS
   5. JEMBE
2. Fill in the gaps with a, e, i, o, u. (5mks)
   1. r_in
   2. t_ ble
   3. b_ _k
   4. sp _ _n
   5. d__ck
3. Write these words well   (5mks)
   1. doow ........................
   2. bew ........................
   3. oatg ........................
   4. keca........................
   5. ourf ........................

Task 3: WRITING                              (10mks)
Dictation
Write ten words that your teacher will read for you.

1. ........................
2. ........................
3. ........................
4. ........................
5. ........................
6. ........................
7. ........................
8. ........................
9. ........................
10. ........................

Marking scheme

Task 1.

1.                            
   1. Jane's
   2. a nailcutter
   3. her mother / Jane's mother
   4. she did not want to hurt herself / her fingers
   5. germs
2.                                  
   1. on Saturday
   2. wiped the table
   3. akinyi swept the house
   4. she put the rubbish in the bin
   5. 

Task 2: Grammar

1.                           
   1. clean
   2. kite
   3. lion
   4. grass
   5. jembe
2.                        
   1. a/u
   2. a
   3. oo 
   4. oo
   5. u
3.                               
   1. wood
   2. web
   3. goat
   4. cake
   5. four

Task 3: Writing      

1. (dictate any words and mark accordingly)