English Questions and Answers - Grade 5 Opener Exams Term 1 2023 Set 6

Read the following conversation and then answer questions 1 to 4. 

Annette:  Hallo Ken, you look sad. What is wrong? 
Ken:        Hallo to Annette, I am not sad. My face is swollen.
Annette:  Ooh, I am sorry. What happened to your face? 
Ken:        I ate an egg cake at the party yesterday. My body swells everytime I cat eggs. Doctor says I have                                       allergies. 
Annette:  I would suggest you do not cat eggs again and take care of yourself. 
Ken:        Yes, I will be careful not to cat eggs again. 

1. What did Ken eat that made his face swell?
2. According to the conversation Ken has _____________________ that's why his body swells after taking eggs.
3. Who are the characters in the conversation?
   1. Doctor and mother.
   2. Ken and Annette.
   3. Allergies and eggs
   4. Ken and eggs
4. What should ken do to avoid swellings on his body?
   1. Eat many eggs.
   2. Go at partics many times
   3. Avoid cating eggs.
   4. Tell his mother he has eaten eggs. 

Read this passage carefully and answer questions 5 to 9 

One day during the holidays, my mother decided to send me to my grandmother's home. The news that I would spend a week at the farm came as a pleasant surprise. I was as happy as a lark.

My grandmother's home was not very far from our home. However, I had taken long to visit her since I had joined boarding school. I missed my grandmother. As they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder. I prepared myself as fast as lighting and set off for the journey. 

5. The writer was going to visit his _________________________
   1. uncle
   2. father
   3. aunt
   4. grandmother
6. Write one simile used in the passage.
7. The news that the writer would visit his grandmother came to him as a _______________________
   1. great prize.
   2. pleasant surprise.
   3. bad game.
   4. none of the above.
8. Complete this saying according to the passage. "Absence makes heart grow ___________________
   1. fonder.
   2. ponder.
   3. fatter.
   4. softer.
9. When did the writer visit his grandmother?
   1. on saturday.
   2. after school. 
   3. after church
   4. during the holiday.

Write the underlined words in short form 

10. My name is not sheep.
    1. My name's not sheep.
    2. My name is sheep.
    3. My name isn't sheep.
    4. My name's sheep.
11. I cannot eat grass.
    1. I can't eat grass.
    2. I can eat grass.
    3. I can not eat grass.
    4. I canot eat grass.

Use the correct demonstrative determiner to complete the sentence below. 

12. ___________________cup is very big.
    1. Those
    2. This
    3. Them
    4. Those 

Choose the correct verb to fill in the blanks. 

13. I will _____________________ the car, when I get a driving license.
    1. drive
    2. driving
    3. is driving
    4. drove
14. If you are late you will ___________________________ the train.
    1. missed
    2. mist
    3. miss
    4. missing 

Choose the correct plural of the underlined words. 

15. The old man has one wife.
    1. wifes
    2. wives
    3. wifves
    4. wifeves 

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence. 

16.  
    1. didn't you hear the good news.
    2. Didn't you hear the good news.
    3. Didn't you hear the good news?
    4. didn't you hear the good news? 

Choose the most suitable answer to complete the sentences. 

17. "____________________set the table for dinner?" "yes you may"
    1. Can I
    2. May I 
    3. Might I
    4. Could I
18. That shop belongs to Mr. Isaac. It is __________________
    1. hers
    2. ours
    3. theirs
    4. his 

Fill in the blank spaces by choosing the correct answer from the choices given. 

Friends ___19___ very important people in our lives. They give ___20___ to us fully. Friends will always be there for you when you ___21___them. It is important to keep your ___22___  close to you. We should try hard to ___23___ our neighbours our ___24___ friends.  If your neighbours are ___25___ friends, they can let you know when ___26___is a problem ___27___ your place in your absence. That is why we must ___28___ peacefully with our friends as ___29___ as neighbours. ___30___ in a while, we share a meal. 

COMPOSITION 

Write an interesting composition about: 

MY BIRTHDAY PARTY 

MARKING SCHEME

1. Eating eggs, cake
2. Allergies
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. happy as a lark, fast as lightning
7. B
8. A
9. D
10. C
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. C
17. B
18. D
19. B
20. A
21. A
22. C
23. A
24. D
25. B
26. A
27. A
28. D
29. C
30. A