NAMAGUNGA PRIMARY BOARDING SCHOOL

TERM I HOLIDAY WORK - 2020

PRIMARY TWO – ENGLISH
Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………....Stream: ………………………………

SECTION A
Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable word.

1. The kittens ___________too young to eat meat.

2. Birds use ___________ for flying.

3. Hens lay_________.

4. A policeman keeps _________ and order.

5. That is the man __________bought a sweet for me.

Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete
the sentences.
6. A ______________grows crops.(farm)
7. Our teachers are_____________ in the shelter. (meet)
8. Josephine is ________________than Matovu.(tall)
9. They have ten ____________ each.( box)
10. Mary is ______________ the exercise.(do)
11. Sam and Grace ________________gone.(has)
12. I went to the hospital______________. (slow)
13. This is __________ bag.(me)
14. Tom _____________ English everyday. (learn)
15. ____________have nice stories to tell.(child)

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Arrange the following words in alphabetical order.
16. dog, ant, hen
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17. green, yellow, blue
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18. charts, bag, pencils

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Arrange the words to make correct sentences

19. youngone The a of is kid goat a

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20. going Where you are?

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Write a meaningful sentence using each word.
21. ant ______________________________________

22. aunt ____________________________________

Give one word for the underlined group of words.

23. People who grow crops and rear animals are very
important.
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24. The man who repairs shoes is sick.

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25. The woman who heads a school is in the office.
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Write in singular (one).
26. mosquitoes _______________
27. toes _____________
28. tins of water _____________

Write in full.

29. Feb. ________________

30. don’t ________________

31. Mon. ________________

Give the opposite of the underlined words.

32. Mr. Musoke is short. _______________

33. Our uncle is sick. _______________

34. That hole is shallow. _______________

Re-write the sentences as instructed in brackets.

35. Pretty was sleeping. Lisa was washing plates.(Join
using……while…….)
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36. Show me the girl. Her bag was stolen. (Use: ……whose……)
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37. Priests preach the word of God. (Begin: A ………………………)
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38. Okot writes well. He is playful. (Join using: ………but ………)
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39. The teacher was not happy. The children were shouting.
(Use: ……………………because………………………)
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40. Empty ________ make a lot of noise. (Complete the
proverb correctly)
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41. Molly saw the soldier. He shot the thief. (Use ……who……)
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42. That is a classroom. (Use: ……………are……………………)
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43. I saw the aeroplane. It landed yesterday. (Use: ………………
which…………………)
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44. John cooks food everyday.( End….yesterday)
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45. March is the third month of the year. (Begin: The…………)
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46. The matron is happy. The nurse is happy (Use……and……)
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47. Kizza is tall. Joan is tall (Join using………than……………………)
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48. That is the school. My friend teaches.(Use….where……..)
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49. This ball belongs to me. (Begin:This is……….)
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50. Nose is for smelling as………………………..is for tasting.
( Complete the simile correctly)
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51. Read the story and answer questions about it correctly
PLAYING
On Saturday, my friend Tom was playing with a ball. He kicked
the ball and it fell in a dustbin. Tom ran to remove it. He found a
snake near the bin. It was swallowing a rat. Tom called the
teacher on duty to kill the snake.
Written by,
Mate
Questions:
(a) Write the title of the story.
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(b) Who was playing with a ball?
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(c) What did Tom do to the ball?
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(d) Where did it fall?
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(e) What was near a dustbin?
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(f) Why did Tom call the teacher on duty?
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(g) Who wrote the story?
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(h) When was Tom playing football?
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(i) Write the plurals:
a) dustbin _______________
b) snake _______________

52(a) Read the rhyme below and answer questions about it.
Good morning Good morning Good morning
Good morning everyone,
We are the Golden Singers,
We sing like birds in the jungle.
Muchucha, muchucha, muchucha

By Kale.
Questions
a) Who sings like birds in the jungle?
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b) How many lines does the rhyme have?
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c) Who wrote the rhyme?
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 d) Find a small word.
(i) golden ___________

(ii) sing ___________

e) Where do birds sing?
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(b). Choose and write the correct word to complete the

sentences
uncle aunt cousin nephew niece

(a) A sister to your father or mother is your ___________.

(b) Your brother’s boy child is your _______________.
(c) A brother to your father or mother is your__________.
(d) A child to your aunt or uncle is your _____________.

53 (a) Arrange the sentences to form a correct story

a) To put on our swimming dresses.
b) We did our tests on Saturday.
c) And we went to swim.
d) Then ran in the dormitory.
e) And went for breakfast.

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 (b) Make five correct sentences from the table
We get pork maize
I mutton cows
She gets chicken from sheep
They posho hen
He beef pigs

a) _____________________________________
b) _____________________________________
c) _____________________________________
d) _____________________________________
e) _____________________________________

54. Read the dialogue and answer questions about it.

Juma: Kato, where are you going?
Kato: I am going to visit my friend in the clinic.
Juma: What happened to him?
Kato: He fell sick on Tuesday.
Juma: Where is the clinic?
Kato: It is in town.
Juma: May I go with you to see him
Kato: No problem, let us go.
Questions
(a) How many people are talking?
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(b) Who was going to the clinic?
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(c) What happened to Kato’s friend?
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(d) When did Kato’s friend fall sick?
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(e) Write the opposite of friend.
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(f) Which day comes after Tuesday?
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54. Match the verbs to their past tense

see came

fall went

go saw

come fell

55. Use the words in the box to complete the story

happy , sweet , home , headmistress , One , had ,

took , stopped , canteen , and

A NEW PUPIL
Jane was the last in Primary________ Exams.
Her parents _________her to another boarding school.
Jane _______never been in a boarding school.
When her parents went back _______, Jane started
crying. The ____________found her crying _______
took her to the____________. She gave her a _______.
Jane __________crying and became __________ again.

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