THE PEARL EDUCATIONAL CONSULT

KAMPALA SCHOOLS
P.4 END OF TERM ONE EXAMINATION-2024
ENGLISH
Time allowed: 2hours 15 minutes

Name: ………………………….……………………………………………
School: ……………………………………………………………………
District …………………………………………………………………….
Read the following instructions carefully: FOR EXAMINERS’
1. Do not write your school or district name USE ONLY
Qn. No. MARKS EXR’S No.
anywhere onthis paper.
2. This paper has two sections A and B. 1 – 10
Section A has 50questions and section B
11 – 20
has 5 questions .This paper has 12 pages
printed altogether. 21 – 30
3. Answer all questions. All the working for
both sections A and B must be shown in 31 – 40
the spaces provided.
41 – 50
4. All working must be done using a blue or
black ball point pen or ink. Any work done 51
in pencil will NOT be marked except
drawings and diagram. 52
5. Unnecessary changes in your work and
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handwriting that cannot be easily read
may lead to loss of marks. 54
6. Do not fill anything in the table indicated
“For examiners’ use only” and the boxes 55
inside the question paper.
TOTAL

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 SECTION A: 50 MARKS
Questions 1 to 50 carry one mark each.
SUB-SECTION I
For questions 1-3, rearrange the letters to form a correct word.
1. enar_________________________ 3. mubleh__________________
2. rdpou_______________________
For questions 4 – 10, fill in the blank space with a suitable word.
4. There wasn’t _______________pupil in classroom.
5. Muhindo is too fat ____________pass through that door way.
6. He is fond ________________playing rough games.
7. That is the boy _________________rubbed off our work.
8. Our home is next __________________the police station.
9. Apples are sweeter ______________________mangoes.
10. Those flowers ___________________to us.
For questions 11 – 18, use the correct form of the words in the brackets
to complete the sentences.
11. Malibu is the _______________________boy in our class. (strong)
12. All the girls have ______________________their homework. (write)
13. A chameleon walks ______________________(slow)
14. Six _____________________were knocked down yesterday. (puppy)
15. They _______________________writing an examination. (is)
16. Nakku and Namusoke are ____________________a rope. (skip)
17. We ________________________chicken at my sister’s birthday. (eat)
18. Moreen is _____________________than her young brother. (heavy)
For questions 19 -20, rearrange the words to form a correct sentence.
19. gone London uncle has Paul to
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20. come How you school do to?
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For questions 21-23, rearrange the words in ABC order.
21. clinic, church, come, came
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22. police, home, school, market
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23. sweeping, dancing, clapping, singing.
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 For questions 24-25, use the words in sentences to show that you know
the difference in their meaning.
24. hear_________________________________________________________________
25. here_________________________________________________________________
For questions 26-28, rewrite the sentences giving the opposite of the
underlined word.
26. He is a smart boy.
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27. Our niece is getting married today.
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28. The lion is very tough.
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For questions 29-31, give the plural form of the underlined word.
29. The goose is swimming.
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30. Our calf has fallen in a pit latrine.
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31. The tray is on the table.
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For questions 32-33, rewrite the sentence giving one word for the
underlined group of words.
32. We always go to the place where wild animals are kept.
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33. Maria is a person who cares for the sick people.
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For questions 34 -35, write the short forms in full
34. Rev. _________________________ 35. c/o__________________________
For questions 36-50, rewrite the sentences as instructed in the brackets.
36. This is the dog. It ate our hens. (Join the sentences using: ….which….)
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37. Madina is brown. Monica is brown.. (join the sentences using:…..as….as….)
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38. I like dancing more than singing. (Rewrite the sentence using:..prefer…to…)
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39. Mr. Okello is a teacher. Mrs. Magina is a teacher. (Join beginning: Both…..)
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40. The church is near. The school is nearer. (Rewrite as one using:….than…..)
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41. A sheep has a big tail. (Begin: Sheep……….)
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42. A set is cheap. A bag is expensive. (rewrite as one sentence using: …..but…)
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43. edrine and gilbert are going to rwanda(Rewrite and punctuate the sentence)
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44. I like playing cards. (Rewrite the sentence using :…don’t ….)
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45. That is the man. His children are missing. (Join using: …..whose….)
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46. Eva was cooking. Elly was playing. (Join the sentences using:…. while…..)
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47. There is some sugar in the porridge. (Rewrite using:……any……)
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48. He is going to the market. (Begin: Where……..?)
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49. Better late……………(Rewrite and complete the proverb)
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50. They did not go to school. It was a public holiday. (Join using:….because…)
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SECTION B
51. Study the table below about the different food liked by people in Mr.
Majwega’s family.
Matooke Rice Posho Millet
Monica Moreen Sharom Mrs. Majwega
Mercy Samuel Joshua
Miriam Chloe Mr. Majwega
Mr. Majwega
Questions:
(a) What is the table about?
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(b) How many types of food are shown on the table above?
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(c) Who is Mr. Majwega’s wife?
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(d) Which food is liked by boys only?
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(e) Who likes more than one type of food?
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(f) How many people like millet?
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 (g) Which food is liked by only one person?
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(h) How many daughters does Mr. Majwega have?
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(i) Mention the boy who doesn’t like posho.
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(j) How many more girls does Mr. Majwega have than boys?
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52. Read the story below and in full sentences answer the questions that
follow.
A LAZY MAN
Once there lived a man in Nakitokolo village who did not want to work. This
man was nicknamed “Lugojanye”. Every morning he walked around the
village greeting people who worked in their gardens. Every day, he would tell
people not to work very hard because they would grow old quickly.

During the harvesting season, he would ask people for food. At first
everybody gave him food. He sold some and used the money for drinking
beer. People were not happy with this lazy man. One day they met and
agreed not to give him any more food because he did not want to work. They
planned to tell him to go to work with his family.

One morning, he went begging for food and nobody gave him. In the evening
he was very hungry and sad. He went and told his wife that the following
day he shall ask his friend to give him a piece of land to grow food. His
friend gave him a piece of land with three hoes, a panga and a basket of
maize for planting.
Questions:
(a) What is the story about?
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(b) In which village did the lazy man live?
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(c) What was the lazy man nicknamed?
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(d) What would the lazy man tell the people everyday?
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(e) Why did the lazy man tell the people not to work very hard?
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(f) What did the lazy man use the money for?
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(g) Where the people in the village happy with this lazy man?
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(h) What did the lazy man tell his wife when he was not given food?
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(i) Apart from a piece of land, mention two other things that were given to the
lazy man.
(i)_______________________________ (ii) _______________________________
53. Read the dialogue below and in full sentences answer the questions
that follow.
Paula: Good afternoon Petrah.
Petrah: Good afternoon Paula, where are you coming from?
Paula: I am coming from church.
Petrah: Oh! I had forgotten that today is Sunday.
Paula: So, you did not go to church.
Petrah: Yes please, it’s a shame on me.
Paula: The priest has told us to love one another like Jesus did and to help
the needy.
Petrah: That’s good. Whom are you going to help now?
Paula: My neghbour is lame and can’t help herself well.
Petrah: So, how are you going to help her?
Paula: I am going to fetch water and wash utensils for my neighbor.
Petrah: That is good. Let me also go and help my grandmother at home.
Questions:
(a) Who are the people talking in the dialogue?
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(b) At what time of the day did the dialogue take place?
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(c) Who was coming from church?
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(d) What did the priest tell the people at the church?
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(e) Who had forgotten that it was Sunday?
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(f) Whom was Paula going to help?
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(g) How was Paula going to help that person?
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(h) With whom does Petrah stay?
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(i) Who was the first to talk in the dialogue?
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(j) How many times did Petrah speak?
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54. The sentences below are in wrong order, re-arrange them to form a
correct story.
a) From the bathroom, I put on my uniform and stockings.
b) I kneel down and say my prayer.
c) Aunt Kuluthum gives me tea and bread.
d) I pick my bag and put on the shoes
e) I wake up every day in the morning.
f) After taking the tea, I move to my bedroom.
g) Uncle Peter then drives me to school.
h) I greet everybody in my house.
i) I go and sit at the dinning table.
j) I go to bathe and brush my teeth.
Good story
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55. Use the words in the box below to complete the story.

three, knew, Saturday, enter, direct, left,

Mulimira’s, down, home, walk

Last _____________________, I met an old woman. I was going back

__________________. She asked me to ___________________her to Mr.
Mulimira’s home. Luck enough , I ________________the home. I told the old
woman to move back on her _________________side. Then slope
____________________a bit. From there, I told her to ________________her right
hand side. There were _______________
gates but I told her to _________________in the black gate. The black gate was
__________________home.

****GOOD LUCK****

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