First Semester Examination ­ March 2020

Written Paper : 70%

Listening Comprehension : 10%
Subject : English
Class : 1 .......... Reading : 10%
Oral Examination : 10%
Duration : 2 periods

01. Look at the picture. Write the jumbled letters in the correct
Candidate's name : ......................................................................... Date : ..........................

order.

(i) sgge

(ii) kboo

(iii) shfi

(iv) enp

(v) reet
[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]
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Grade 1 English contd.....from page 1

02. Fill in the blanks with a , e , i , o , u

The first one has been done for you.

Eg :­ u
The s____n is shining.

(i) The d____g is sleeping.

(ii) The h ____n sits on a pen.

(iii) The c____t ran after the rat.

(iv) The rat jumped over a b____n.

(v) The j____g is on the table.

[Total = 3 × 5 = 15 marks]
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03. Fill in the blanks. Use the words in the word box.

wearing reading watching walking flying

(i) He is ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ a book at the library.

(ii) She is ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ a skirt.

(iii)They are ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ kites.

(iv) I am ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ television.

(v) She is ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ with her dog.

[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]
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04. Tick () the opposite word.

(i) clean fresh , dirty

(ii) easy hard , clear

(iii) right true , wrong

(iv) fast quick , slow

(v) quiet loud , silent

[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]

05. Colour the rhyming word to match.

(i) stick chick bat

(ii) tree hop bee

(iii) meet feet run

(iv) cold fold nail

(v) boat coat ten

[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]

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06. Fill in the blanks using;

ch ll st rk ck

(i) be

(ii) ips

(iii) sha

(iv) sa

(v) eps

[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]

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07. Write in plurals.

eg: cat ­ cats

(i) pen ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(ii) book ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(iii) clock ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(iv) van ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

(v) boy ­ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]

END

Ref : CP
 First Semester Examination ­ March 2020
English Listening Comprehension
Grade 1
Instructions to Teachers/ Examiners
(1) On the day of the test, prepare the students by telling them that the second part of the
examination will be the Listening Comprehension for which they have practised. Announce
to them that they are not allowed to talk or ask questions while the test is in session.

(2) Remind them of the practice sessions and tell them the test is in three steps.

(3) Give out the question paper; ask them to write their name etc. on it.

(4) Ask the students to read the questions for 2 minutes.

(5) Ensure that the students are ready with their pencils and erasers.

(6) Announce to the class that you are going to read the text and that students should listen
ONLY.

(7) Read the full text at the usual speed the students are used to, with correct
stress/intonation/pronunciation and attention to punctuation. A incorrect practice. The entire
text should be read in go unless they are independent, unrelated sentences.

(8) Give a few seconds for the students to think about what they just heard.

(9) Announce that you are going to read the text again and that they may note the answers down
as they hear them. Read each section only once. Pause after each section.

(10) Give 3 minutes for the students to continue writing after you have finished the second
reading.

(11) Announce that you are going to read the text for the third and last time. Read each section
only once. Pause after each section.

(12) Give the class 5 minutes to finish the task and collect the answer scripts.

(13) Commend the class for doing the test properly/well.

(14) The final mark recorded as the candidate’s score should be out of ten.

END Ref : CP
 First Semester Examination ­ March 2020
Subject : English Listening Comprehension ­ Teacher's copy
Class : 1 ..........
Duration : 15 minutes

• Listen to the passage carefully.

• I will read the passage three times.

• 1st time ­ Listen only.

• 2nd time ­ Listen and answer
• 3rd time ­ Check your answers.

A mother bird sat on her nest. She was a big bird, with yellow feathers.
She was sitting on some eggs.

One day the eggs cracked open. Then some little birds popped out from the
eggs. Now the mother bird has six little birds.

END

Ref : CP
 First Semester Examination ­ March 2020
Subject : English Listening Comprehension ­ Student copy
Class : 1 ..........
Duration : 15 minutes
Listen carefully and tick the correct box.
1. Where did the mother bird sit ?
(a) (b) (c)

2. What colour was her feathers ?

(a) black (b) yellow (c) brown

3. What happened to the eggs one day ?

(a) (b)

4. What came out of the eggs ?

(a) (b) (c)

5. How many little birds were there ?

(a) One (b) six (c) three
[Total = 2 × 5 = 10 marks]

END
Ref : CP