Language Activities Questions and Answers - CBC Grade 1 Term 2 Opener Exams 2023 SET 2

Task 1: COMPREHENSION.  (10mks) 

1. Read the story and answer the following questions.    (5 mks) 
   
   Tom is in the kitchen. He is washing fruits. He has bananas and oranges. He wants to eat them. He will give his sister some fruits.
   1. Tom is in the __________________________(1 mark)
      (bedroom, kitchen)
   2. Tom is washing. ______________________________________(1mark)
      (fruits, utensils)
   3. Tom has _______________________and _____________________________ (2 marks)
   4. Tom will give his sister some ______________________________  (1 mark)
      (books, fruits)   
2. Read the story and answer the following questions.    (5mks) 
   
   Last Saturday, Mary visited her grandparents in the village. Her grandparents have a lot of animals. They have also grown many crops. Mary's grandfather taught her how to milk cows. She also took sheep and goats to the field to graze. Her grandmother cooked her yams. She was also given milk to drink.
   1. Last Saturday Mary visited her ___________________________________(1 mark) 
       (friends, grandparents)
   2. Mary's grandfather taught her how to milk ________________________________(1 mark)
      (sheep, cows)
   3. Mary took  __________________________ and ________________________ to the field to graze    (2 marks)
   4. Who cooked yams? ________________________________(1 mark)
      (grandmother, mother) 

TASK 2:   GRAMMAR   (15mks) 

1. Fill in the blanks to make words     (4mks)
   1. b ____y
   2. C____t
   3. n____t
   4. l____g
2. Draw these pictures  (2mks) 
   
   1. Cup
      
   2. Book
      
3. Write words in capital letters    (4mks)
   1. play __________________________
   2. clean  __________________________
   3. wash   __________________________
   4. jump   __________________________
4. Fill in the blanks using 'in', 'on', 'between'     (3mks)
   1. The milk is _____________________________ the jug.
      
   2. The cup is  _____________________________ the table. 
      
   3. The ball is ____________________________ the trees.
            
5. Add 's' to the words to write in plural    (2 mks)
           One             Many
   1. Desk            _______________
   2. Pot               _______________

TASK 3: WRITING    (10MKS) 

Write ten words that the teacher will read to you 

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

MARKING SCHEME

Task 1

1.  
   1. kitchen
   2. fruits
   3. bananas and oranges
   4. fruits
2.  
   1. grandparents
   2. cows
   3. sheep and goats
   4. grandmother

Task 2

1.  
   1. boy, buy
   2. cut, cat, cot
   3. nut, not, net
   4. log, leg. lag
2. Teacher to assess
3.  
   1. PLAY
   2. CLEAN
   3. WASH
   4. JUMP
4.  
   1. in
   2. on
   3. between
5.  
   1. Desks
   2. Pots