PRIMARY SEVEN GROUP WORK

SATURDAY 19TH MARCH, 2016

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Fill in the blank space with a suitable word.
1. Our teachers want us to have _________________ uniform handwriting pattern.
2. The bees have _____________________ a number of people in the village.
3. The motorist stopped at the zebra crossing so that the children___________________
cross the road.
4. _______________________ hardworking Priscilla is!
5. At the party last week, the guests ____________________ juice to soda.

Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to complete the
sentences.
6. __________________ is one of the activities done with clay soil. (model)
7. Most children __________________ their sports attire last Friday. (wear)
8. The _________________________ who usually visits you on Sunday is admitted to
Mulago Hospital. (cartoon)
9. They _____________________ welcomed the head teacher to address the assembly.
(happy)
10.The cakes were so ___________________ that none of us had a second helping.
(sugar)
11.A ____________________ of won a gold medal during the recent Olympics. (them)
12.Most Ugandans have forgotten their _________________________ practices.
(culture)
13.Although the opposers spoke _______________________________ than the
proposers, they were not declared winners. (confident)
14.The Easter holiday usually _________________________ in the month of March.
(occur)
15.Litterbugs spoil the __________________________ of our school. (clean)
Rewrite the sentences giving the plural form of the underlined word.
16. This dormitory does not have a fire extinguisher.

17.Our kitchen has a chimney.

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 18.Pick an atlas from the bookshelf and look up the map.
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Rearrange the given words in alphabetical order.

19.internal, intend, interest, intimidate

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20.robbery, skilful, robberies, skilled
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Write the full forms of the short forms below.
21.P.S.V_____________________________________________________________
22.we’re_____________________________________________________________
23.NB_______________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentences giving the opposite of the underlined words.
24. She was holidaying away from her home when the accident occurred.
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25.Much as the sea was rough, the fishermen brought a big catch.
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26.The gentlemen who talked to us yesterday is our village chief.

27._________________________________________________________________
Rearrange the words to form a correct sentence.
28.holidays you did spend your where?

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29.egg what huge hen the laid a nice!

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Give a single word for the underlined group of words.
30.The chart showing dates and months was torn by Trina.
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31.The motorist slowed when he reached the place where a road crosses a railway.

Rewrite the sentences as instructed in brackets.

 32.My sister prefers visiting friends to watching cartoons in holidays. (Rewrite the
sentence using…………..…rather……………………..than………………………..)

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33.Uganda has attractive features. Many tourists come to Uganda every year. ( Join the
sentences using:
…………………………….because……………………………………)

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34.The journalist denied breaking into the editor’s office. (Rewrite the sentence using:
……………………………..said that…………………………..)

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35.Although the hotel room was well laid, we did not like it at all. (Rewrite the sentence

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36.If I want to get a first grade, I have to pay attention to my teachers. ( Rewrite the
sentence using:…………….or else …………………………………..)

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37.Maria has a diary and so does John. (Rewrite the sentence using:
Both…………………………………..)

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38.You will widen your vocabulary if you use a thesaurus. (Rewrite the sentence using:
………………………..would…………………………….)

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39.Who hung the certificate at that height? ( Rewrite the sentence beginning: By
whom………………?)

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 40.He will not go to the reception. He will not go to the church. ( Join the sentences
using:………………neither……………………)

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41.The boys will sew the torn shirts tomorrow. (Rewrite the sentence ending:
…………………the boys.)
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42.That girl copied those words from your book, didn’t she? (Rewrite the sentence
ending:……………….did she?)

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43.The boy has lost the bag. You gave it to him. (Join the sentence using:
…………….whom……………)

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44.She was so early that she arrived at school in time. (Rewrite the sentence using:
………………..reached…………….)
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45.You packed a mattress in your travel bag. It was not necessary. ( Join the sentences
using:………………needn’t…………………………)

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46.All the pupils in our class are present. ( Rewrite the sentence using:
…………………………………not………….)

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47.What a beautiful town Fort Portal is! ( Rewrite the sentence beginning: Fort
Portal…………………………..)

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 48.Mukasa is a very outstanding speaker. We don’t think he will lose in the competition.
(Rewrite as one sentence using:………………………………………..such a
…………………….that………………….)

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49.As soon as I gave the cashier my paying-slip, she stamped it. ( Rewrite the sentence
using : ………….immediately…………………)

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50.The girl was not old enough to be given a driving permit. (Rewrite the sentence using:
………………..too……….to……………….)

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51.You shouldn’t visit your relatives before informing them. (Rewrite the sentence using:
…………………..ought……………………..)
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