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. ·NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMENT . . .. 2012

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1

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Read the story below, then: answer q~estions' 6 to 10, by circling the letter next to the CR"-ec~., . answer. ·· · ,

• I J ,_ p, ' ; ... One aftemoon Andy and Harry went to the_.playgrp"Uild to play football. They met four other boys, so theyiormed two teams. The boys were enjoying the game when suddenly it started to rain.

"Let us hid~ under that big tree", said Harry. "No!" shouted the other boys. "We can have fun playing in the raitl." :

The boys ran on the wet grass .and kicked the ball around. ' ' The game ended when Andy fell and hurt his ariri . . ·

6. Where did the boys play football?

(A) In the yard

(B) In the park

(C) In the playground

7. How many boys were on each team?

(A) Three (B) Four (C) Six

8 . Why did Harry want to go under the tree?

(A) He wanted to rest.

(B) It was raining.

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(A) he was pushed.

(B) he was tired.

(C) the ground was wet.

10. How do you think the boys felt . when Andy hurt his · arm?

(A) Sad (B) Angry (C) Happy

In questions 11 and 12, circle the letter near to the correct name for the picture.

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(A) lamp

(B) candle

(C) bulb

(A) bicycle

(B) car

(C) scooter

In questions 13, circle the letter near tb(the··•otCI·With the same beginning sound as the name of the picture.

13. (A) shot

(B) snail

(C) shape

In question 14, circle the letter near to the word with the same ending sound as the name of the picture.

14. (A) watch

(B) cake

(C) duck

In question 15, circle the letter near to the word which is opposite in meaning to the word underlined in the sentence.

15. I go to sleep at 08:00 hours every night.

(A) week (B) day (C) month

In questions 16 and 17, circle the letter near to the correct spelling of the word to complete each sentence.

16. ·Kim likes to

(A) swepe. (B) · sweap. (C) sweep.

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17: :·The·· dentist looks after. our ... •. :,. . ., .

(A) teat. (B) teeth. (C) theet.

In question 18, complete the list of rhyming words.

18. beat seat . treat

(A) bite (B) coat (C) meet

In questions 19 and 20, choose a word from the box to make a compound word with the last word in each . sentence. Write the word on the line.

bell, cup, key, nail

19. Ann put some sugar in her tea

20. She has a long finger ---....,

In question 21, circle the word which should begin with a capital letter.

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girl bag

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In questions 22 and 23, put a full stop or question ·.'· mark at the end of each sentence.

22. How many pencils do you have

23. That is a beautiful dress

I.n questions 24 and 25, circle the correct word from the brackets to complete each sentence.

24. We sit at the table in our own (cheer, chair)

25. The woman has on a green (hat, at)

In question 26, write the plural of the given word on the Une.

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branch

In questions 27 and 28, circle the · correct word from the brackets to complete each sentence.

27. Mother always _____ with me. (smile, smiles)

28. The butchers ____ beef every Saturday. · (sells, sell) 8

If the words in question 29 are put in alphabetical order, which word will come first? Write the word on the line.

29. tree basket orange nail

In question 30, arrange the words in the correct order to make a sentence. Write the sentence on the Hne.

30. feed dog the I everyday

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