KABUBA PRIMARY SCHOOL
ENGLISH PAPER 1 SECOND TERM 2022
GRADE 5 MIDYEAR EXAMS
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Karl Katz
A great many years ago there lived in a village at the foot of a mountain, a man called Katz Katz. Karl
was a goat herder and every morning he drove his flock to a part of the mountain side where there
were patches of good grass. In the evenings he sometimes thought it too late to drive his flock
home, so he used to shut up the animals in a ruin in the woods. The ruin was part of an old castle
that had long been deserted. One evening he found that the prettiest goat of his flock had vanished
soon after they were driven into the fold. He searched for it everywhere but in vain.
Comprehension Questions.
1. Karl Katz lived in a A) cave B) city C) village D) boat
2. When did the story happen? A) last year B) last week C) many years ago D) a decade ago
3. Karl Katz was in charge of A) a herd of cows B) a flock of sheep C) a caravan of camels
D) a flock of goats
4. At what time did he drive the goats for grazing? A) morning B) afternoon C) evening D) night
5. Which of his flock was nursing? A) the smallest B) the biggest C) the oldest D) the prettiest
6. We say a flock of sheep and a _________ of cattle. A) gang B) swarm C) bunch D) herd
7. Which word in the passage means disappeared? A) vanished B) vain C) fold D) gathered
Language Questions
8. Everyday wash __________ in warm water. A) yourself B) themselves C) myself D) itself
9. A thief has __________ my bag. A) steal B) stolen C) stole D) stealing
10. I have ____________ the drinking bottle. A) hide B) hidden C) hid D) hiding
11. A person who writes books is called A) a teacher B) a reporter C) an author D) a
librarian
12. The people who are listening to a speech are called the A) clan B) gathering C)
spectators D) audience
13. The opposite of competent is A) imcompetent B) discompetent C) incompetent D)
uncompetent
14. Lionel Messi ________ for Barcelona Football Club. A) play B) plays C) playing D) played
15. A __________ repairs shoes. A) plumber B) cobbler C) optician D) surgeon
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow
People all over the world go to school, colleges and universities to get education. For you to get
education you have to read and study hard. Education is needed for you to get knowledge so that
you qualify for the right job suitable for you. These days if you don’t stand up and fight against your
opponent laziness, you will find yourself roaming around the streets looking for things you can’t get.
Today the population is increasing and employees are now increasing. Today nothing is for free, for
you to get something you have to work for it. I say it is better for people to for what they want and
not to sit and wait for it to come to them.
Comprehension Questions
16. Where do people all over the world go? A) football matches B) churches C) cities D) school,
colleges and universities
17. What must you do to get education? A) play B) use internet C) google D) read and study
hard
18. Education helps us to A) get knowledge B) get data C) be able to read D) calculate maths
19. Education will help you __________ for the right job suitable for you. A) good B) able C)
qualify D) disqualify
20. Which is our opponent in the passage? A) books B) laziness C) knowledge D) population
21. Which word in the passage means moving up and down the streets? A) employs B)
roaming C) opponent D) qualify
Language questions
Choose the best answer.
22. Many people are afraid ______ wild animals. A) with B) to C) by D) of
23. We are now looking forward ______ the warm weather. A) at B) on C) to D) for
24. I have never _____ a cheetah. A) see B) saw C) seen D) seeing
25. A person travelling on foot is called a A) pedestrian B) passenger C) cyclist D) motorist
26. I do not go to bed before I have _______ my homework. A) doing B) does C) done D) did
27. Chivhu is halfway ______ Harare and Masvingo. A) to B) between C) from D)
on
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Borrowing and Lending
Mata and Temba went to Mrs Nyathi to borrow hoes to weed their gardens. Mrs Nyathi agreed to
lend a hoe each to the two men for two days. After two days the farmer returned the hoes in good
condition. The latter, however did not return the hoe for three , five, nine days. On the tenth day
Mrs Nyathi reminded Temba to return the hoe. Temba finally sent back the hoe, its handle was
broken and there was a crack in the metal blade. From that day onwards Mrs Nyathi stopped lending
any of her tools to Temba.
Comprehension Questions
28. Who was lending the hoes? A) Mafa B) Temba C) Mrs Nyathi D) two men
29. What did they want to use the hoes for? A) weeding their garden B) repairing them C)
breaking them D) digging holes
30. Who returned the hoe in good condition? A) Mata B) Temba C) Mrs Nyathi D) the farmer
31. Who broke the hoe? A) Mata B) Temba C) Mrs Nyathi D) the farmer
32. Who between them was trustworthy? A) Mata B) Temba C) Mrs Nyathi D) everyone
33. People who visit places on holiday are known as A) visitors B) travellers C) tourists D)
strangers
Language Questions
Choose the best answer.
34. “Mother likes apples, “_______________ ? A) is she? B) do she? C) does
she? D) won’t she?
35. The box was ______ heavy to carry. A) very B) too C) so D) as
36. Most trees shed their leaves _______ winter. A) during B) through C) at D)
when
37. ________ I was going home, I met a friend. A) Because B) And C) As D) Until
38. Father will buy me a bicycle ______ I pass. A) when B) because C) if D) then
39. We did not go to school ______ it was a Saturday. A) since B) but C) and D)
then
40. I could tell that there was a snake when I heard its ________ A) roaring B) hissing
C) whistling D) shrieking
KABUBA PRIMARY SCHOOL
ENGLISH PAPER 2 SECOND TERM 2022
GRADE 5
SECTION A (Composition)
Answer either (a) or (b)
1. a) Write an composition about a “family I admire.” Your composition should be between 80 and
120 words in length. Use the following points and any other you may think of to write the
composition.
Names of family members
The home
Jobs and schools
Hobbies and life style
Why you admire them
b) Write a letter to your friend telling them how you started the second term at your school. Your
letter should be between 80 and 120 words in length. Include the following points and any other
you may think of to write the letter.
School time table
Learning activities
Sporting activities
New teacher
Your new classmates and friends
SECTION B (Comprehension)
Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
The Frogs
Some frogs who lived in a large pond wished very much to have a king to rule over them, but they
could not decide which of them should be chosen. So they asked Jupiter the king of the Gods to send
them a king,
Jupiter, saying “This is your king,” dropped a heavy log with a great splash into the pool. After a time
the frogs grew used to the log, which only floated there and did nothing else. So they asked Jupiter
for a new king, one hoe would be more exciting.
This time Jupiter sent them a stork to rule over them and it was not long before the new king was
moving about amongst his subjects, gobbling up as many as he could catch. The frogs fled in terror
to the bottom of the pool. They asked Jupiter to take away their cruel king. But Jupiter refused to do
so.
Comprehension Questions
1. Where did the frogs live? {1}
2. What was the frogs wish? {1}
3. Where was Jupiter? {1}
4. What type of king were they given by Jupiter at first? {1}
5. Why were the frogs not excited by their old king? {1}
6. Where was the new king sent by Jupiter? {1}
7. Who were the subjects in the story? {1}
8. The word, “gobbling” is describing how the stork was ___________________ {1}
9. Why did the frogs flee in terror? {1}
10. The phrase which describes how the heavy log fell into the pool was __________ {1}
TOTAL {10}
11. Summary
In less than 50 words summarise the story you read about The Frogs (5)
