GUYANA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMENT
2009

ENGLISH
PAPER 1
TIME: One (1) hour

My name is

Answer all questions.

To be completed by the Test Supervisor

Name of School:

Region:

Score
Look at the picture, then answer questions 1 to 5.

Circle the letter near to the correct answer.

1. The people are at a

(A) store. (B) shop. (C) market.

2. The persons who are selling are called
(A) customers
(B) vendors

(C) shopkeepers

3. How many kinds of vegetables can you see in the picture?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 6

4. What is the price of a pineapple?

(A) $300 (B) $200 (C) $100

5. The best name for the picture is

(A) Market day.
(B) At the supermarket.
(C) Shopping day.
Read the story, then answer questions 6 to 10.

Shana likes school. She goes to school everyday. Shana is never

late. Early in the morning, she packs her school bag.

While she is preparing for school, Frisky, her pet cat, mews and

follows Shana wherever she goes. Shana feeds Frisky, then she
sets off for school.

Circle the letter near to the correct answer.

6. The story tells us that Shana

(A) prepares her lunch.
(B) takes her pet to school.
(C) is always early for school.

7. Before Shana leaves for school, she

(A) cleans her bicycle.
(B) feeds her pet.
(C) reads her book.

8. When does Shana pack her school bag?

(A) Early in the morning
(B) When she gets to school
(C) On the night before
9. The name of Shana's pet cat is

(A) Mitsy (B) Cripsy (C) Frisky

10. What does Frisky do while Shana prepares for school?

(A) Sleeps and eats its food
(B) Mews and follows Shana

(C) Plays with Shana's school bag

Circle the letter near to the correct name for the picture.

11. (A) cattle

(B) animals
(C) poultry

12. (A) plants

(B) roses
(C) flowers

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Circle the letter near to the word with the same beginning
sound as the name of the picture.

13. (A) unity

(B) us

Umbrella (C) use

14.
0Circle
(A)
(B)

(C)
chop
celery

come

Circle the letter near to the word that is the opposite of

the underlined word in questions 15 and 16.

15. Sam is tall but his sister is

(A) short (B) fat (C) little

16. The days are hot but the nights are

(A) windy (B) warm (C) cold

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In questions 17 and 18, choose a word from one of the
boxes to make a compound word with the last word in
each sentence.

full bald cream steps ball

17. Mother put the pen in her hand

18. In the yard, I heard foot

Circle the letter near to the correct spelling of the word

to complete each sentence.

19. Simon stole the puppy's

(A) chain (B) chane (C) chaine

20. Mother bakes

(A) cakies (B) caks (C) cakes

Circle the word which should begin with a capital letter.

21. boy paul school shoes

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Put a full stop or question mark at the end of each
sentence in questions 22 and 23.

22. Why were you late

23. There are many fruits on the table

In questions 24 anfl 25, complete the sentence with the

correct word from the brackets.

24. Every Friday we eat (meet, meat).

25. We had fun at our (fair, fear).

Write the plural of the given word in question 26.

26.

brush

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In questions 27 and 28, circle the word that rhymes with
the word that is underlined.

27. See me hop

With my
(A) friend (B) mop (C) book

28. I took a fish

Out of the
(A) dish (B) bowl (C) pot

Choose the correct word from the brackets to complete

each sentence.

29. My sister food everyday. (cook, cooks)

30. The children new story books. (has, have)

END OF TEST

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 GUYANA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL GRADE TWO ASSESSMENT
2009
ENGLISH PAPER

KEYS / MARK SCHEME

1 mark each

1. C 16. C

2. B 17. bag

3. B 18. steps

4. A 19. A

5. A 20. C

6. C 21. Paul
7. B 22. ?
8. A 23.

9. C 24. meat

10. B 25. fair

11. B 26. brushes

12. C 27. B

13. B 28. A

14. B 29. cooks

15. A 30. have

Total (30 marks)

of

Is.