END OF TERM I JOINT EXAMINATION 2013

PRIMARY FOUR
ENGLISH
Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes

Name: ______________________________________________________________

School: _____________________________________________________________

FOR EXAMINER’S USE

Read the following instructions carefully: ONLY
1. The paper has two sections: A and B

2. Section A Sub-Section I has 30 questions (30 marks)

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY
and Sub-Section II has 20 questions (20 marks)

3. Section B has 5 questions (50 marks) Qn. No MARK SIGN

4. Answer ALL questions. All answers to both Sections A 1 – 16

and B must be written in the spaces provided. 17– 26

27 – 35
5. All answers must be written using a blue or black ball
36 – 44
point pen or ink. Diagrams should be drawn in pencil.
45 – 50
6. Unnecessary crossing of work may lead to loss of marks.
51 – 52
7. Any handwriting that cannot be easily read may lead to
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loss of marks. 54
8. Do not fill anything in the boxes indicated 55

For Examiner’s use only. TOTAL

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SECTION A

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 Sub-section I
In each of the questions 1 to 5, fill in the blank space with a correct word or
group of words.
1. Either Jane ____________________________ Jesca will collect our books.
2. Sam is good ____________________________ playing basketball.
3. I cannot remember ____________________________ wrote on the blackboard.
4. One by one ________________________________________.
5. Five boys shared the oranges ____________________________ themselves.

In each of the questions 6 to 10, use the correct form of the word given in
brackets to complete the sentence.
6. A friend of ____________________________ gave me a nice pen. (me)
7. Akello is ____________________________ than her sister Adong. (beautiful)
8. The ____________________________ which I made was very good. (decide)
9. She walked ____________________________ to her office. (slow)
10. The two ____________________________ have just crossed the road. (ox)

For numbers 11 and 12, use each of the given words in a sentence to show that
you know the difference in their meaning.
11. feel
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12. fill
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In each of the questions 13 and 14, arrange the words in alphabetical order.
13. wash, wallet, war, wall
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14. chat, chair, chance, change
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For questions 15 and 16, write the given abbreviations in full.
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15. ex. _______________________________________________________________
16. c/o ________________________________________________________________

In each of the questions 17 to 20, re-write the given sentence, using the plural
form of the underlined word.
17. The goose ate all the groundnuts from the basket.
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18. If you wash your hair regularly, you can avoid louse.
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19. The donkey did a great job yesterday.
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20. The child in our class refused to go out for breakfast.
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In each of the questions 21 to 24, give the opposite of the underlined word.
21. All children must pay tax to government.
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22. Very few females plait their hair in Kampala.
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23. That chair is dirty, please do not sit on it.
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24. Your uncle cooks very well.
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In each of the questions 25 to 28, re-write the sentence giving a single word that
has the same meaning as the underlined group of words.

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25. The man who collects money from passengers did not give me change.
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26. A young goat cannot kill a cat.
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27. Angella is my mother’s sister.
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28. The person who stole things was imprisoned.
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In each of the questions 29 to 30, Re-arrange the given words to form correct
sentences.
29. against lean Don’t wet wall the
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30. any isn’t there the car fuel in
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Sub-section II
In each of the questions 31 to 50, answer as instructed in the brackets.
31. Kevin fell down. Kevin did not cry when he fell down. (Re-write as one sentence
using: ………but………….)
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32. I was busy. I could not attend the party. (Re-write as one sentence using:
……..because……….)
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33. Mother was cooking. I was doing my homework. (Re-write as one sentence
beginning: While………)

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34. These are my sweets. (Re-write ending: ………..mine.)
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35. This is the road. This road leads to my house. (Re-write as one sentence using:
………which………)
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36. His father is a fat man. He can run very fast. (Re-write as one sentence beginning:
Although.…….)
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37. That is the driver. His lorry caught fire yesterday. (Re-write as one sentence using:
……..whose…….)
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38. I am sleeping on my mat now. (Re-write using: ……….slept………..)
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39. This is the lady. She visited our school last term. (Re-write as one sentence using:
………who……...)
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40. A mountain is high. A hill is not so high. (Re-write as one sentence using:…...not as
…… as……)
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41. I feel vey tired. I cannot carry my bag. (Re-write as one sentence using:
……..too…….to………)
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42. Male has a red pen. Lule has a red pen. (Re-write as one sentence beginning:
Both…….)

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43. I like football more than netball. (Re-write using: ………..prefer………to………..)
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44. Primary Four is an interesting class. Primary Three is an interesting class. (Re-write
as one sentence using: ………as ………as…………)
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45. what a clever boy martin is (Punctuate correctly)
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46. There is no sugar in the bowl. (Re-write using: ……..any……..)
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47. I woke up early in the morning. There was no power in the house. (Re-write as one
sentence beginning: When……….)
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48. Apples are sweet fruits. (Re-write the sentence beginning: An………)
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49. Tilapia is not the same as Nile perch. (Re-write using: ……..different……….)
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50. All the boys were dirty. (Re-write beginning: None………….)
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SECTION B

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51. Read the passage below and answer in full sentences the questions that
follow.
A VISIT TO OWINO MARKET
Last Sunday, Mr. Waiswa went to Owino market with his children: Mbidde, Mukasa and
Kisakye. He wanted to buy foods like; bananas, yams, cassava, fruits and vegetables and
some things for his children to use at school.

They went where food was being sold. “What do you want, Kisakye?” Mr. Waiswa asked. “I
like yams more than bananas,” answered Kisakye. Mbidde preferred bananas to yams.
Mukasa liked both Cassava and bananas. All the children liked fruits more than vegetables.

After buying food, they went where school materials were being sold. Mukasa asked his
father to buy him a red bag but not a blue one. However, Kisakye liked a blue bag. “What
colour do you like Mbidde?” asked their father. “I like purple,” said Mbidde. Mr. Waiswa
bought all the items his children liked.

Questions:
a) What is the title of the story?
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b) Where did Mr. Waiswa and his children go?
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c) Who are the children in the story?
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d) Who preferred bananas to yams?
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e) Which colour of bags did Mbidde like?

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f) Who liked both cassava and bananas?
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g) What did all the children like?
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h) Who asked for a red bag?
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i) Write the opposite of each of the following words.
i) like _________________________
ii) went _________________________

52. Study carefully Megerwa’s revision timetable below and answer in full
sentences the questions that follow.

MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN

Eng MTC & Scie & S.ST Eng & MTC Scie &
S.ST MTC Scie S.ST

KEY
Eng = English MTC = Mathematics S.ST = Social Studies Scie = Science
MON = Monday TUE = Tuesday WED = Wednesday THUR = Thursday
FRI = Friday SAT = Saturday SUN = Sunday

Questions:
a) Whose timetable is shown above?
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b). What is the above table about?
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c). On which days does Mugerwa revise English?
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d) What does Mugerwa revise on Thursday?
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e) When does Mugerwa calculate numbers only?
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f) How many times does he revise S.ST?
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g) Write in full.
(i) S.ST ___________________________________________________________
(ii) MTC ___________________________________________________________
h) When does he revise Science and Maths?
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i) Does Mugerwa revise throughout the week?
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53. There are two short poems A and B. Read each of them carefully and
answer in full sentences, the questions that follow.
A
I have a little cough, Sir
In my little chest, Sir
Every time I cough, Sir
It leaves a little pain, Sir
Ahem! Ahem! Ahem! Ahem!
There it is again, Sir
a) Which disease is being talked about?
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b) Where does the person feel the pain?
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c) When does the person in the poem feel a little pain?
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d) Write the words which show that the person in the poem is coughing.
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e) Do you think the person in the poem was talking to a woman?
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B
Who was the one who ate the apple?
I, said the worm.
Who was the one who ate the worm?
I, said the bird.
Who was the one who killed the bird?
I, said the boy…….

a) Who ate the apple?

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b) How many things were eaten?
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c) Who ate the worm?
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d) Was the bird killed?
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e) How many things were killed?
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54. There are two stories A and B. The sentences in each story are not
arranged in their correct order. Read each story carefully and re-arrange
the sentences to make the story meaningful.
A
(a) When he was about to score a second goal, he fell down and injured himself.
(b) He was carried off the play-ground on a stretcher.
(c) One afternoon, John went to the play-ground to play football.
(d) He fell so badly that he broke his leg.
(e) He played so well and scored the first goal.
Correct Story
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B
(a) The baby cried and cried all the way.
(b) When the driver stopped, the passengers forced the woman to breastfeed her baby.
(c) I sat next to a woman who was carrying a baby.
(d) One day, I boarded a taxi to Masaka.
(e) Somewhere along the way, the passengers ordered the driver to stop.
Correct Story
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55. The conversation below took place between the Headmaster and a pupil.
Read it carefully and fill the gaps with a correct word from the list.
Pupil: _________________________ me Sir, may I come in?
Headmaster: Yes, please come _________________________ and have a seat.
Pupil: Thank you, Sir. Good _________________________ Sir,
Headmaster: Good morning. _________________________ I help you?
Pupil: Yes, Sir. I have a _________________________.
Headmaster: Which one?
Pupil: I lost my _________________________ when we were in the field, and
it was for transport.
Headmaster: _________________________ much was it?
Pupil: It was two _________________________ shillings.
Headmaster: Okay, let me give you this one. I think it will be enough.
Pupil: _________________________ you very much, Sir.
Headmaster: You are _________________________.

How May Excuse thousand Thank

in money welcome problem morning

Good Luck

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MARKING GUIDE FOR P4 ENGLISH 38- I slept on my mat yesterday.
END OF TERM I 2013 39- This is the lady who visited our school
SECTION A last term.
Sub-section I 40- A hill is not as high as a mountain.
1- or 41- I feel too tired to carry my bag.
2- at 42- Both Male and Lule have red pens.
3- who 43- I prefer football to netball.
4- makes a bundle 44- Primary Four is as interesting as Primary
5- among Three.
6- mine 45- What a clever boy Martin is!
7- more beautiful 46- There isn’t any sugar in the bowl.
8- decision 47- When is woke up early in the morning,
9- slowly there was no power in the house.
10- oxen 48- An apple is a sweet fruit.
11- 49- Tilapia is different from Nile perch.
12- 50- None of the boys was clean.
13- wall, wallet, war, wall SECTION B
14- chair, chance, change, chat 51-
15- example a) The title of the story is A VISIT TO
16- care of OWINO MARKET.
17- The geese ate all the ground nuts from b) Mr. Waiswa and his children went to
the basket. Owino market.
18- If you wash your hair regularly, you can c) The children in the story are: Kisakye,
avoid lice. Mbidde and Mukasa.
19- The donkeys did a great job yesterday. d) Mbidde preferred bananas to yams.
20- The children in our class refused to go e) Mbidde liked purple.
out for break tea. f) Mukasa liked both cassava and bananas.
21- adults g) All children liked fruits.
22- males h) Mukasa asked for a red bag.
23- clean i) dislike
24- aunt j) came
25- The conductor did not give me change. 52. –
26- A kid cannot kill a cat. a) The time table shown above is for
27- Angella is my aunt. Mugerwa.
28- The thief was imprisoned. b) The above table is about Mugerwa’s
29- Don’t lean against the wet wall. revision. (time table)
30- There isn’t any fuel in the car. c) Mugerwa revises English on Monday
Sub-section II and Friday.
31- Kevin fell down but he did not cry. d) Mugerwa revises Social Studies on
32- I could not attend the party because I was Thursday.
very busy. e) Mugerwa calculates numbers only on
33- While mother was cooking, I was doing Saturday.
my home work. f) He revises SST three times.
34- These sweets are mine. g) (i) Social Studies.
35- This is the road which leads to my house. (ii) Mathematics
36- Although his father is a fat man, he can h) He revises Science and Mathematics
run very fast. on Wednesday.
37- That is the driver whose lorry caught fire i) Yes, Mugerwa revises throughout the
yesterday. week.

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53.
A.
a) A little cough is being talked
about.
b) The person feels the pain in
his/her little chest.
c) The person in the poem feels a
little pain every time he/she
coughs.
d) Ahem! Ahem! Ahem! Ahem!
e) No, I think the person in the poem
was talking to a man.

B.
a) The worm ate the apple.
b) Two things were eaten.
c) The bird ate the worm.
d) Yes, the bird was killed.
e) Two things were killed. (a worm
and a bird)

54.
A. c, e, a, d, b.

B. d, c, a, e, b

55. –
Excuse,
in,
morning,
May,
problem,
money,
How
thousand
Thank
welcome