GRADE 1 DECEMBER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
GRADE ONE FAMILY AND HERITAGE HOLIDAY WORK
FAMILY HISTORY AND LOCAL HERITAGE
1. My name is ________.
2. I am a ________.
3. l am ______________ years old.
4. My teacher is ___________.
5. My school is _______________.
6. Name and draw five kitchen utensils.
7.Name and draw three indigenous foods.
8. We must ___________ elders.( greet / kick)
9. Wash your_________ before you eat. ( legs/ hands)
10. It is good to ____________ old people. (hate/help)
11. Grandmother tells us _________ . (stories/ books)
12. We play ________ at school. (games/work)
13. We need ____________ to play with. (friends/ animals)
14. Games have ____________. ( rules/water)
15. It is __________ to play with fire. ( good/bad)
16. My country is called____________.
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17. The national anthem is the song for our ___________.
(country/ school)
18. Draw the national flag and colour it.
19._______ and _________ are national symbols. ( national
bird/ national flag/ national anthem/ national school pledge)
21. It is __________ to beat others.
22. ______ can do bad things to children. ( Anyone/ Nobody)
23. When someone does a bad things to me l should _______.
( smile/ report)
24. I have right to ____________.
25. I have the responsibility to ___________.
26. ___________ is human shelter.
27. ______________ is shelter for animals.
28. Long ago people lived in ____________. ( caves/ tents)
29. People and animals need shelter for ________.
30. A person who can not see is__________
31. _______ and __________ need our help. Orphans/ rich/
poor/ )
32. We get food from _________ and ___________.
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33. ___________ is a safe place to keep your money.
34. We use money to _________ and _________. ((but food/
buy books/ eat/ keep)
35. ___________ is a form of wealth.
36. ____________ work at the hospital. (Teacher/ Nurse)
37. The goods train carry ______ and ________.
38. It is safe to cross the road at the __________. ( zebra
crossing/ cycle track)
39. ________ is a means of communication.
40. After work it is good for me to _________. (rest/ dig)
41. ________ cause veld fires. ( Fire guard/ Open fires)
42. Do not stand under trees when there is __________. (sun /
lightning)
CHISHONA
VAKA MAZWI mashanu mashanu
mw ch dz. rw sh ng bv mv pf nz mh bh dz ny vh gw kw
dh ts sv zv hw nj
Isa muuzhinji
1. Mombe. ____________
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2. Banga. ______________.
3. Vana. ________________.
4. Benzi. __________________.
5. Budzi. _________________.
6. Badza. _________________.
Nhengo dzemuviri
maziso nzeve muromo tsoka mabvi makumbo.
maoko mazino
1. Tinopfugama ne___________.
2. Tinomhanya ne____________.
3. Tinoona ne____________.
4. Tinotaura ne_____________.
5. Tinoteerera ne______________.
6. Tinotsika ne_______________
7. Tinobata ne________________.
8. Tinotsenga ne______________.
CHIKORO CHEDU
Chikoro chedu chinonzi___________
Chakavakwa pedo ne___________.
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Chikoro chedu chiro mudunhu re__________.
Mudzidzisi wedu anonzi _______________.
Mudzidzisi mukuru wechikoro chedu ndi_____________.
Vana vepachikoro chedu va________________.
ZVINONGEDZO
uhwu aya uyu iri
1. Makwikwi ________.
2. Svondo ___________.
3. Badza ____________.
4. Musha ____________.
5. Hwahwa ____________.
6. Mubairo _____________.
7. Gore _____________.
8. Hwowa __________&.
9. Musikana ___________.
10. Zuva ___________.
MATAURIRO AKANAKA
ino rino muno chino runo pano
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1. Musha _________ mine vana vakawanda.
2. Rwendo _________ hapana anoda kusara.
3. Chokwadi ________ pasi pane matambudzika.
4. Mvura inonaya panguva __________ yegore.
5. Chikoro ________ chine vadzidzisi vakawanda.
6. Gore ________ handidi kusaririra kumashure.
ENGLISH
Use have / has
I ___two brothers
She ___a new dress
Our cat ____kittens
Uncle Ben and aunty Mary ____a new car.
_____the children come home yet
Use a / an
____ elephant
____ball
____house
____apple
____ink
Use was / were
Anna ____in the house
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Jacob and Esau ___twins
We _____at the wedding yesterday
The baby ____crying
Tendai ___not feeling well
Use is / are
Peter ___a tall boy.
They ____making noise.
The teachers ____in a meeting
That ___our house
Our car ___red
Opposites
Barry bought a new car and sold the_____ one.
We had a ___day out even though the weather was bad.
I was late for school yesterday, but I was ____today
The lion is strong but the mouse is ____.
There was hot and ____water.
Some apples are hard, others are____.
Mr Dube was in but Mrs Dube was ____.
Paul is a tall boy, but his brother Mark is quite _____.
The shop is open Saturday and ____on Sunday.
Some horses are wild and some are _____.
Sally looks pretty when she smiles but ______when she
frowns.
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Three sums were right and one was ____.
Jeremy likes thick slices of bread Jean only eats ____slices.
The show begins at 7 o’clock and ____at 9 o’clock.
The clean cups were put away and the ___dishes were put in
the sink.
Comprehension
Last month it rained but these days it is dry and windy. The nights
are cold. Soon it will be cold in the day time. The leaves are
falling. The plants are not growing. The sun is shining now, and
the sky is blue. It will be cold tonight.
17. When did it rain last?
18. It is ____ and ___ these days.
19. Soon it will be ______ in the day.
20. What is the sky like today?
MAKE WORDS
21. ow. 22. ou. 23. ea
24. ou. 25. oi
Hormophones
I like sadza and ______(meet meat)
I go to town____bus (buy by)
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The tea is ____sweet, (to two too)
John is my ____. (sun son)
There are seven days in a ______( week weak).
We should ____clean clothes (wear where)
It is very ____(cold called)
I sleep on a _____(bird bad bed)
A cow has a _______(tail tale)
Joseph had a beautiful _____(coat cot)
I bake a cake with _____(flour flower)
Water ____(floors flows)
My jersey is _____(blew blue)
Chipo has a ______dress. (new knew)
May I have a ______of cake. (piece peace)
Past tense
Sanjay ____loudly.(cough)
They______ last Monday. (arrive)
The crowd _______the queen.(cheer)
Helen _____sausages for us (cook)
We________ for you.( wait )
Sam _________ to school. ( cycle )
Dad __________ his present. ( love)
Everyone________ very smart (look)
Camilla_______ her teeth (clean)
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Sue ________ very carefully. (watch)
Jane _______ her mother for another cake.(ask)
The dog ________ with the postman.(play)
It _______ all day yesterday.(rain)
He _______ the door and went in.(open)
The cow ________ the grass for a long time.(c
Animal sounds
1. A snake _______
2. A pig ________
3. A lion ________
4. A baby _______
5. An elephant ________
Animal homes,
6. A cow lives in _______________
7. A horse lives in a_____________
8. A dog lives a _______________
9. A pig lives in a ______________
10. A bird lives in a _____________
Young Ones.
11. Goat -------
12. Cat --------
13. Sheep --------
14. Dog -----------
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15. Cow----------
16. Lion ---------
17. Elephant --------
18. Pig---------
19. Hen --------
20. Bird --------
CHISHONA
Zadzisa
Uyu, iyi, urwu, icho, aka,
1. Chimudhori________
2. Rwizi _______________
3. Huku _______________
4. Mwana _______________
5. Kamwana _______________
6. Mombe inogara mu ________________
7. Mbudzi inogara mu _________________
8. Huku inogara mu ____________________
9. Nyoka inogara mu ____________________
10. Shiri inogara mu ____________________
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Ita zvirevo nemazwi awa
11. Hurudza
12. Rwizi
13. Chikomo
14. Musha
Zadzisa
mudzimu, hwahwa, hurudza, bute, zviyo, njanji,
mumvura, mudenga, mumugwagwa.
1. Mweya wemufi wevanhu vemudzinza unonzi
_____________________
2. Fodya yakakuyiwa inonzi _________________________
3. Rukweza zvakafanana nokuti _________________________
4. Doro zvakafanana nokuti _________________________
5. Shasha pakurima inonzi __________________________
6. Mota inofamba __________________________
7. Ndege inobhururuka ___________________________
8. Chitima chinofamba _________________________
9. Chikepe chinofamba ___________________________
10. Ini ndinouya kuchikoro ne _________________________
Mazwi anopesana
1. Mukobvu --------------
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2. Murefu ----------------
3. Mukomana -----------
4. Mhandara -------------
5. Pedo --------------------
6. Kumusoro -------------
7. Zvizhinji ---------------
8. Kusviba ----------------
9. Kurumidza ------------
10. Murume --------------
11. Chitema --------------
12. Pinda -----------------
13. Mhara ----------------
14. Yakanaka ------------
15. Fara -------------------
Mazwi muuzhinji
1. Shiri --------
2. Munhu-------
3. Mwana -------
4. Murume --------
5. Gomo --------
6. Gudo ------
7. Banga ------
8. Chigunwe -------
9. Rwizi --------
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10. Gondo ------
11. Mutupo -------
12. Imba -------
13. Uswa -------
14. Tafura -------
15. Chituro ------
1. ___________ vane basa rakawanda panguva yekisimusi. (Vana,
Vabereki, Vanaamai)
2. Kisimusi iriko mumwedzi wa ____________. (Ndira, zvita,
Chikunguru)
3. Vabereki vakangwara pazororo rekisimusi _______ mari.
(Vanokwereta, vanodya, vanochengeta)
4. Muna ________ vabereki vazhinji vanochema nokushaiwa mari
yechikoro.
(mbudzi, ndira, zvita)
5. Vanhu vazhinji vanosakura mumwaka we_______________.
( chando, zhizha, chirimo)
6. Zvirimwa zvinochengeterwa ______________ (mumatura,
muchikwere, mubakwa)
7. Huni dzinochengeterwa mu ______________. (mumatura,
mubakwa , muchikwere)
8. Mwaka wekutonhora unonzi ___________________. (zhizha,
chando, chirimo)
9. Mwedzi ________ unowanikwa muchirimo. (wagumiguru,
wazvita, wandira)
10. Mwedzi wokutanga pagore ndi__________. (kukadzi, ndira,
zvita)
11. Akangwara se_________. (tsuro, kamba)
12. kuchena semwedzi we ____________.(chando, chirimo)
13. Anoshanda se _______________. ( nhoro, mbongoro)
14. Masokisi ake anonhuhwa se____________. (gudo, chidembo)
15. Kuvava se__________. (mhiripiri, muboora)
GRADE 1 DECEMBER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
MATHS
Write in words
2 is ___________
10 is __________
16 is___________
4 is ____________
0 is ____________
Write in numerals
twenty-one is ____
three is ________
fifteen is_________
twelve is_________
seven is__________
Put the correct sign >< =
13_____1+3
25_____21
14_____1(4)
2(2)____2+2
45_____54
Missing number greater lighter
A hen is ______________than a pig
A sofa is ______________than a stool
A needle is ____________than a pair of scissors
A car is _______________than a bicycle
A goat is _____________than a cow
Tens and units
Represent these numbers on an abacus
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11. 45
12. 60
13. 79
14. 34
15. 72
16. 1c 1c 1c =∆c
17.5c 1c 1c =∆c
18. 5c 5c 1c 1c =∆c
19. 10c 5c 1c =∆c
20. 20c 10c 1c =∆c
Addition
17. 10c + 5c = ∆c
18. 17c + 1c = ∆c
19. 20c + 5c = ∆c
20. 21c + 4c = ∆c
21. 70c + 2c =∆c
Addition stories
21. Tendai had 17 eggs
John had 21 eggs
Altogether they had ∆ eggs
23. Sipho had 35 mealies
Mary had 23 mealies
Altogether they had ∆ mealies
24.Busi had 14 cents
Chipo had 53 cents
Altogether they had ∆cents
Addition
1. 10c + 85c = ∆c
2.17c + 21c = ∆c
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3.20c + 35c = ∆c
4.45c +44c = ∆c
5.77c + 2c =∆c
Addition stories
1.Tendai had 67 eggs
John had 21 eggs
Altogether they had ∆ eggs
2.Sipho had 35 mealies
Mary had 23 mealies
Altogether they had ∆ mealies
3.Busi had 14 cents
Chipo had 53 cents
Altogether they had ∆cents
4.l paid. 90c
It cost 40c
My change is
1. ( leg / ear)
2. ( ear / eye )
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3. We wash our body every _____ ( week / day )
4. This is used to cut our ____. ( hair / fingers
5 This is a _____
( rake / comb )
6. I walk with my ______ (legs / hands )
7. _____ is colourless. ( water / dress )
8. This is a ______
9. A ____ is a wild animal. ( dog / kudu )
10. I smell with my _______
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VISUAL PERFORMING ARTS
1. This is a ________ ( guitar / shaker )
2. A group of people singing is called _______ ( class / choir )
3. People can sing when they are _________ ( eating /
working )
4. This is a ________ (television /
bucket )
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5. There are _______ primary colours. (three / five )
6 This is a ___ ( band / team )
7. This is a _______ ( keyboard / laptop )
8. Which one is a musical tool?
(drum / pot )
9. Name any one musician in Zimbabwe.( Kapfupi / Jah Prayza)
10. We sing using our _________ ( ears / mouth )
Test 2
GRADE 1 DECEMBER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
1. Visual performing Arts is for play and
get____(money/rubbish)
2. One who writes and performs music is
called____(Gwenya/Nyanduri)
3. The song "Makoti auya" is a _______song ( wedding./funeral)
4._____composed the song 'Mudhara achauya' (Simon
Chimbetu/ Jah Prayzah)
5. Jah Prayzar's real name is (Mukudzei Makombe/Aleck
Macheso)
6. Music can be used when___(eating/working)
7. One example of working song is___
8. A_______ is a musical tool (guitar/spoon)
9. An example of a church song is____
10. A person who plays Mbira and guitars is
called____(typist/gwenyambira)
GRADE 1 DECEMBER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
ICT
Match the computer parts
1. monitor
2. Keyboard
3. Mouse
4. cpu
5. Tablet
6. We draw shapes in ______________________.
( paint , mouse , Microsoft word )
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7. We type using a
__________________.
( monitor, keyboard , robot )
8. At home I use a
_____________________
to draw shapes. ( laptop , tv ,
dvd )
9. At school I do my Ruzivo using a
_________________.
( printer , radio , tablet )
10. At school we use a computer
to__________________.
( learn , fight , clean )
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11 .
We use a mouse for
________________
( typing , printing , clicking )
12. Do not step on
the___________________________
( door , pencil , plugs )
13. No making
_____________________________________
( noise , shapes , words )
14. Do not bring _____________________ in the
lab.
( keyboard , mouse , water )
15. When typing you space ______________
16 No use of computers when there is
______________________
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( an exam ,
lightning , wind )
17. At school we learn ICT in the computer
_________________
(yard , lab , school)
18. Do not use ________________ near the computer.
( liquids , usb flash , chairs)
19. No use of computers when there is
______________________
( an exam ,
lightning , wind 20. ________________ your work
when you have finished.
( print , close , type )
Match pictures with correct names
21.
________________
22.
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______________________
23.
____________________
24.
_______________________
25.
________________________
( television, projector , joystick , laptop ,
camera
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Test 2
1. ______________________ (mat, monitor)
2.______________________ (rat, mouse)
3. _____________________ (car, C.P.U)
4. _______________________ (sun, speakers)
5.______________________ (sun, recycle bin)
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6._____________________ (cup, keyboard)
7.________________button. (start/speakers)
8.____________________ (space bar, cup key)
9.____________________ (arrow keys/hut keys)
10.__________________ (computer /class)
11. We open ______________ program for us to draw.
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12. We take our colours from the ____________ box.
13. We take our shapes and pencil from the ______ box
14. handwriting is also called ________________________.
15. We click using the ________________________.
(mouse , font , toolbox , colourbox , Paint)
16. A smart phone can be used to play
_____________________.
17. A projector is used to watch
______________ as a class.
18.
___________________ are for listening
to music on the phone.
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19.
This is a __________________
(movies , earphones , games , printer)
20.. At school computers are found in the _______.
( tuckshop, orchard, lab )
VPA
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1. Movement of body according to music is called _________.
( rhythm / style )
2. Music is recorded on a _______. ( Piano / disk )
3. A place where dramas are performed is called a ________ (
gala / theatre )
4. We record music in a ____________ (studio / classroom )
5. This person is a _________. (electrician / sculptor )
6. An artist can _____ music. ( ignore / compose )
7. We sing using our _______. ( mouth / hands )
8. A photographer takes _______. ( photographs / audios )
9. A _________ is a visual device.
A B
10. _____ is for people to be happy. ( fight / music
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1. This is a ________ ( guitar / gun )
2. A group of people singing is called _______ ( class / choir )
3. People can sing when they are _________ ( eating / working )
4. This is a ________ (television / radio )
5. There are _______ primary colours. (three / five )
6. This person may be a ___ ( teacher / comedian )
7. This is a _______ ( keyboard / laptop )
8. A _______ performs visual arts. ( lawyer / comedian )
(drum / pot )
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9. Name any one musician in Zimbabwe.
10. We sing using our _________ ( ears / mouth )
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
1 Play centres should have broken____ ( grass/bottles)
2.When playing football wear____( soccer
boots/gumboots)
.Match tools to their games.
3Football
4. Rope skipping_______________
5. Tyre rolling__________________
6. Swinging____________________.
7.____causes diseases ( germs/food)
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8_____is a sporting activity. (writing/skipping)
9. The boy is ____(swimming/walking)
10. We get proteins from,___________
11. I see with my _______ . ( nose / eyes )
12. I smell with my _______ . ( nose / ear )
13. We use _____ to clean ears. ( sticks / ear buds )
Panashe
Tawana
14. ______ is a boy.
15. ______ is a girl.
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16. When playing netball we use ______. ( hands /
legs )
17. Broken bottles can cause ______ ( cuts / burns
18. This is a ____. ( orange / ball )
19. The children are playing ________ ( basketball /
netball )
20. It is _______ to have game rules. ( good / rules )
TEST 2
Match
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1.Protective food ________________
2. Energy giving food______________
3.growth________________________
4 We clean our ears using___ (earbuds/matches)
5.We comb our hair using ( comb/fork)
6._____ is an indoor game( football/ chess)
7._____is an outdoor game( chuti/ table tennis)
8.A bag containing sporting tool is a( satchel/kit)
9.Sports is done by_____(all people/children only)
10.The boy is_________ ( walking/jumping)
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE GRADE
1.An ________ lives in soil. ( elephant / ant )
2. A _________ is where animals live. ( tree / habitat )
3. We should ______ plants. ( cut / grow )
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4. The boys on the picture is doing
____ . ( bad / good )
5. The picture shows _______ . ( a
bird / earthworm )
6. Plants grow on _________ . ( soil / rock )
7. Plants need ______ to grow. ( sand / manure )
8. A ____ is a domestic animal. ( goat / tortoise )
9. This is a ______ ( tortoise / bird )
10. A _____ is a wild animal. ( baboon / sheep )
1. A ______ is a body part. ( leg / tree )
2. I should wash _______ after using the toilet . ( head /
hands )
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3. It is ________ . ( bad / good )
4. It is ________ to smoke cigarettes. ( good / bad )
5. _______ can cause cuts. ( knife / pot )
6. We can get energy from ________ . ( sadza / eggs )
7. We can get vitamins from _______. ( fish / oranges )
8. We can get proteins from _______. ( Rice /eggs )
9. This food gives us _______. ( proteins / vitamins )
10. ________ causes diseases. ( food / germs )
11. How many
( 9/ 11 )
12.
( 20 / 17 )
Arrange the numbers from the smallest
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13. 7, 3, 5
14. 22, 14, 13
Pic the biggest number
15. 9, 6, 4
16. 12, 7, 15
Write a set of
17. 10
18. 7
19. 29 is near ____ ( 20 / 30 )
20. 3 is near ______ ( 0 / 10 )
1.We get light from the _______ ( cloud / sun )
2. We wear a jersey when it is ________ ( cold / hot )
3. When it is raining we wear _____ ( sun glasses / rain coat )
4. It is ________. ( hot / raining )
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5. It is ________ ( hot / cold )
6. This is a ____ (thermometer / wind vane )
7. We cannot see _____ ( air / clouds )
8. This is a _______ ( pump / stick )
9. People sit by the fire when it is ______. ( hot /cold )
10. This is a _______ ( goat / dog )
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