CLASS TWO

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

SECTION A

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage carefully and answer the question below.

Boafo, Ntim and Ahenkan were friends. None of them completed even the primary
school. Boafo stopped going to school when he was in class 4. Ntim too, when he
was in class three. As for Ahenkan he stopped going to school in class two. They
are all young men now. They do odd jobs for a living. They carry loads for traders
on market days. They are hired to weed on people’s farms. Sometimes they work
as labourers to help masons build houses.

On Wednesday, Maame Serwaa hired them to weed on her farm. When they were
weeding , Boafo saw a ripe pawpaw. It was partly eaten by a rat. They could see
the teeth marks on the pawpaw. Later Ahenkan saw a rat hole. He called his friends
. They soon found two other holes. Ntim cut a long stick. He pushed it into one of
the holes. The rat did not come out. They later fetched palm leaves and put them in
one of the holes. They made a fan and set fire to the leaves. They began to fan it.
Soon smoke came out of all the holes. All of a sudden, a big cobra came out of one
of the holes. It bit Boafo on his ankle and quickly moved into the bush.

Boafo screamed “ I have been bitten by the snake”. The two other friends shouted
for help. Opanin Nimo was working on his farm. He heard the shouts of the young
men. He quickly run to them. He first tied a piece of cloth above where the snake
had bitten Boafo. He went to the bush and collected some herbs. He mashed them
together. He gave it to Boafo to chew and swallow. Opanin Nimo, Ahenkan and
Ntim carried Boafo to the road side.

They took him to Yaaba Hospital. His leg was swollen. The Doctor quickly gave
him two injections. One of nurses removed the cloth, cleaned the ankle of Boafo.
He applied some liniment and bandaged it. Boafo hopped to the male ward. He
was admitted for three days. When he was discharged, Boafo and his friends went
and thanked the doctor and nurses for saving Boafo’s life. They also thanked
Opanin Nimo for the first aid he gave Boafo.

Answer these questions

1. What work did they do for traders?

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2. What did the nurse do to Boafo’s leg?
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3. At what age did Ahenkan stop going to school?

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4. What were they expecting to come out of the hole?

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5. What lesson have you learnt from the passage?

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SECTION B

Underline the Correct Answer

1. The puppy sits _________ the girls.

a. From b. between c. over
2. The boys are eating _________ the tree.
a. Above b. under c. below
3. The cat is __________ the table.
a. In b. on c. after
4. Did you go out ____________ Tuesday?
a. Above b. on c. near
5. He met my father ___________ the bank.
a. Above b. below c. near
6. Will you come today?
a. Yes, I want b. No, I will c. Yes, I will
7. Will daddy visit us tomorrow?
a. No, she won’t b. No, he will c. No, he won’t
8. Will you read the story book?
a. Yes, you will b. No, I will c. Yes, I will
9. Will Mrs. Aseidu go to the hospital?
a. Yes, I will b. Yes, I won’t c. Yes, she will
10.The teachers _____________ in the bus.
a. Is singing b. Was singing c. Were singing
11.I was born on _____________ April 1995.
a. 3rd b. 4 c. 3th
12.I am number _______________
a. Second b. three c. third
13.May is the ____________ month of the year.
a. Six b. five c. fifth
14.The pastor __________ every day.
a. Prays b. pray c. prayed
15.The students ____________ to the airport.
a. Walk b. walks c. walking
16.The child ____________ a new computer.
a. Have b. Has c. Is
17.The men _____________ swept the room.
a. Are b. Have c. Has
18.The soldiers ____________ marched to the stadium.
a. Are b. have c. Has
19.Okwei was ______________ in class.
a. Tenth b. ten c. one
20.There are ______________ books on the floor.
 a. Four b. fourth c. second
21.The headmaster____________ taken the books.
a. Has b. have c. are

Read the passage carefully and answer question 22-27

A boy went to the river side one day to fish. He was using a hook and line in the
fishing. Soon he caught a very big fish. He brought it closer to pull it from the
hook. The fish bit the boy on his right little finger which made the boy leave the
fish into the river. The boy now shows which of the fingers the fish bit, which
made him to let the fish go.

22.Why did the boy let the fish go?

a. The fish bite him
b. The fish bit him
c. The fish bit her
23.What activity is the boy doing?
a. Swimming
b. Fishing
c. Singing
24.What title can you give to the passage?
a. Once I caught a fish alive
b. A fish bit a boy
c. The boy and a river
25.The passage talks about a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?
a. Song
b. Poem
c. Myth
26.The past tense of bite is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. Bit
b. Bitten
c. Bite
27.What did the boy use to catch the fish?
a. Only hook
b. Net
c. Hook and line
28.The minister of Education ________________ to Methodist Senior High
School yesterday.
a. Went
b. Go
c. Goes
29.The president and chief justice _____________ travelled to USA.
a. Are
b. Has
c. Have
30.The teachers and their children _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ gathered in the classroom.
a. Has
b. Having
c. Are

SECTION C

Underline the adjectives

1. The fair girl is my sister.

2. The fat men cannot run.
3. The mad woman is eating under the tree.
4. That lazy girl is sleeping.
5. My father has a big house.

Write three questions and responses to express the future.

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7. Question:

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8. Question:

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SECTION D

Choose only one

1) Describe your best friend.

2) Describe your brother.

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