HAVEN EDUCATION CENTRE

MID TERM ONE EXAMINATION 2023

PRIMARY FOUR – ENGLISH

Time allowed: 2 hours 1 5 minutes

Name: ……………………………………………………………………………

Date: ……………………………………………………………………………

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. This paper is made up of two sections; A and B

2. Answer all questions carefully.
3. A good hand writing is expected.
4. Unnecessary crossing may lead to loss of marks.
5. Read the questions carefully before answering.

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 SECTION A
Fill in the suitable word to complete the sentences.
1. The man is as big an elephant.
2. We usually go to church taxi.
3. The gave me a lot of food during lunch.
4. Joseph John are friends
5. My aunt is suffering malaria.

Use the correct form of the words given in the brackets to complete the sentences.
6. This house is the of the two houses. (large)
7. Our father bought only beds last evening. (rectangle)
8. Martha peeling now. (to be)
9. Our has given us work. (teach)
10. She was the in the beginning of term examinations. (two)
11. The girl is porridge. (eat)
12. A rabbit is than a goat. (small)
13. A good child attention in class. (pay)
14. This bag belongs to . (my)
15. Kenny is our new . (drive)

Write in full
16. Rev. 17. Dr.
18. Wed.

In numbers 19-21, give the opposites of the underlined words.

19. Musoke is a very polite boy.

20. Daniel is one of the shortest boys in class.

21. Our maid is hard-working.

Give the plural forms of the underlined words.

22. Our pupils go to church every Sunday.

23. My uncle bought a sheep last week.

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Give a single word for the underlined word.
24. There was silence in the place where books are kept.

25. Our cow has two young ones.

Re-arrange the words to form correct sentences.

26. smart is boy a Tom.

27. dirtied my who shirt?

Arrange the words in alphabetical order.

28. road, ship, driver, motorcycle

29. rude, kind, fair, dirty

30. bend, buy,bind, band

For numbers 31-50, rewrite as instructed in brackets.

31. Lutalo is bright. Kityo is very bright. (Use……..not as…….as ........... )

32. Dorcus is short. Kagimu is very short. (Use…..than ............ )

33. She woke up late. She arrived late. (Use…………..because ................... )

34. Musoke is sick. He is weak. (Use………………and… ............. )

35. This is the boy. He ran away with our luggage. (Use………..who… ............... )

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36. He is very big. He can’t sit on a bicycle. (Use….too ........... to……)

37. Father is rich. Mother is rich. (Begin Either……….or .........)

38. The bicycle was repaired. It has broken down. (Use………which ......... )

39. Juma was mopping. Juma saw a snake. (Begin: While… .................... )

40. My class teacher went home early. The pupils went home early. (Begin: Both………)

41. Tamale is very weak. Tamale cannot run. (Use…….so…..that .............. )

42. There is some tea in the cup. (Used ………any… .....)

43. This is the woman. Her son is a mountain climber. (Use………whose............)

44. John is tall. Petra is tall. (Use……as…….as ............... )

45. Her teacher is sick. She came to teach. (Join the sentences using………but ........... )

46. Jalia cried. Jalia fell down. (Use……. when… .............. )

47. Adong is strong. Odong is strong. (Use………as ......... as….)

48. This is a knife. (Begin: These.......................... )

49. Win is short. Windy is shorter. (Use……than.............)

50. You should respect elders. (Use……. must ............... )

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 SECTION B
51. Read the passage below and answer in full sentences.
THE TWO FRIENDS
My name is Sarah, I live with my parents at Kapeeka. At our neighbourhood, there
are two friends Catherine and Rita. Catherine is a tall brown girl and her friend Rita,
is short and dark skinned, some people say Catherine is a beautiful girl because she
has big eyes but others say she is not. Both girls are bright. They answer questions
in their class of primary four. Ritah is fatter than Catherine and Catherine is taller of
the two girls. Catherine is thirteen years and Rita is twelve years old.

Questions
a. What is the story about?

b. Who is telling the story?

c. In which village do Catherine and Rita live?

d. According to the passage, who is tall?

e. How is Catherine related to Rita?

f. Who is fatter according to the poem?

g. In which class is Catherine?

h. What do the two girls do in class?

i) Who is older of the two girls?

j) With whom does Sarah live?

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52. Re-arrange the sentences below and forma correct story.
a. There was a big party
b. Sulutani asked Mercy to marry him
c. All people ate, drank and danced
d. They named them Nyangoma and Kato
e. The woman was called Mercy
f. He lived near a hill
g. Long ago there was a man called Sulutani
h. So the two got married
i. One day, he met a very beautiful young woman
j. Later Mercy gave birth to twins

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53. Read the advertisement below and answer in full sentences

PLAY PLAY PLAY

Title: The ugly Giant
Date: Saturday 16th March 2019
Place: Katoomi Hotel
Fee: Adults: 5000/=
Children: 2000/=
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Secretary

Questions
a. What is the advertisement about?

b. Where will the show take place?

c. Write the title of the play.

d. How much will Mr. Mugabe pay to watch the play?

e. Namale is in P.4 at Kisubi Boys, how much will she pay to watch the play?

f. At what time will the play start?

g. According to the advertisement, on which day will the play be staged?

h. For how long will the play be staged?

i. Write another word to mean place.

j. Who wrote the advertisement?

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54. a) Read the dialogue below and answer the questions in full sentences.
Joel: Good morning, Israel
Israel: Good morning to you
Joel: I have lost my English book; may I borrow your spare please?
Israel: Yes, you may but keep it well. You may lose it again.
Joel: Thank you, I will keep it well
Israel: You are welcome.

Questions
a) Who lost a book?

b) Who are the people in the conversation?

c) At what time of day did the dialogue take place?

d) How many people are taking part in the dialogue?

e) Who was the first person to talk?

f) Which type of book was lost?

b) Complete the table below. Fill in the missing words.

Positive Comparative Superlative
tall tallest
big bigger
good best
More beautiful Most beautiful

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55. Use the following words to complete the story below

cheeks math cheeky and began

with obedient acrobats from most

One day, Uncle Alfred took Roger Diana to a circus. It was a

troupe Moscow and the tent was packed. Everyone clapped
loudly when the show . First, there was a trapeze act.
The swung on hanging bars skillfully. Then there was the bears’
performance. The item that the c h i l d r e n l i k e d was
the monkeys’ act. The monkeys w e r e both and cute. Uncle
liked the tig e r’ s pe rforma nc e b e st . The t ig e rs l ooke d m a j e s t i c a n d were
very
to their trainer. Roger and Diana were filled
surprise when the trainer put his head into the open
of a fierce-looking tiger. The last item was the clowns’ act.
They were dressed in baggy costumes with painted faces. Roger and Diana were
made to laugh till tears rolled down there .

***********GOD BLESS**********

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