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Date: 30 / 06 /2022
Period: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
END OF TERM III EXAMINATIONS

GRADE / LEVEL: PRIMARY FIVE
DURATION: 2 HOURS
MARKS: …... /50 MARKS
INSTRUCTIONS
This paper consists of two sections of 15 questions which weight 50 marks.
Section A: Reading Comprehension (10 marks)
Section B: Language use (40 marks)
• All the sections are compulsory.

• You must answer all the questions in Section A and B.
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Read the following passage and answer comprehension questions.
TEXT: Androclus and the Lion
In Rome there was once a poor slave whose name was Androclus. His master
was a cruel man and so unkind to him that Androclus ran away. Androclus hid
in the woods for many days, but there was no food to be found, and he grew
weak and sick.
One day he crept into a cave and lay down and soon he was fast asleep. After a
while, a great noise woke him up. A lion had come into the cave and was roaring
loudly. Androclus was very afraid because he felt sure that the beast would kill
him. Soon, however, he saw that the lion was not angry, but that he limped as
though his foot hurt him.
Androclus grew bold and took hold of the lion's lame paw to see what was wrong.
The lion stood quite still and rubbed his head against the man's shoulder. He
seemed to say,— “I know that you will help me.”
Androclus lifted the paw from the ground and saw that it was a long, sharp thorn
that was hurting the lion a lot. He took the end of the thorn in his fingers, then
he gave a strong, quick pull, and out it came. The lion was full of joy. He jumped
about like a dog and licked the hands and feet of his new friend.
Androclus was not at all afraid of the lion, and, when night came, he and the
lion lay down and slept side by side.
The lion brought food to Androclus every day, and the two became such good
friends that Androclus was very happy in his new life.
SECTION 1: READING COMPREHENSION/ 10 MARKS
QUESTION 1: What is the name of the poor slave? (1 mark)
QUESTION 2: Why did Androclus run away from his master? (2 marks)
QUESTION 3: Why did Androclus help the lion in the cave? (2 marks)
QUESTION 4: How did the lion assist Androclus? (2 marks)
QUESTION 5: What do you think this story is trying to teach you? (3 marks)
SECTION 2: LANGUAGE USE (40 MARKS)

QUESTION 5: Fill in the gaps using “some” or “any”. (3 marks)
a) Please give the dog ……………...food. It doesn’t seem to have eaten.
b) I don’t have ……… time to waste.
c) Please give me …………. Money.
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QUESTION 6: Re-write the following sentences by replacing the underlined
group of words with one word. (4 marks)
a) The group of thieves attacked the village.
b) The football match had many people watching it.
c) Our school has a nice group of singers.
d) Their school lacks a collection of books.
QUESTION 7: Complete these comparisons. (2 marks)
a. As proud as ………….
c. As cold as…………….
d. As white as …………….
f. As a green as ………...
QUESTION 8: Change the following sentences into question form. The answer
is underlined. (5 marks)
a. Joyce writes on the black board.
b. I shall go there tomorrow.
c. There is water in the tank.
d. Peter likes bananas.
e. The basket is under the table.
QUESTION 9: Rewrite each of the following sentences as instructed in the

brackets. (5 marks)
a. My stick is long. Her stick is longer. (Join the sentences using……
than……)
b. River Nyabarongo is wide. River Akagera is also wide. (Join the sentences
using: ….as…...as……)
c. The mountain is very steep. We can’t climb it. (Join the sentences
using……so……that……...)
d. Most tourists like visiting Rwanda. It is beautiful and clean. (Join the
sentences using……. because………)
e. I would see gorillas. I went to Volcano national park. (Join the sentences
using ……… if …………)
QUESTION 10: Give the opposite form of the underlined words. (2 marks)
a. Lake Kivu is very deep.
b. All roads in Kigali are very wide.
c. It is a long distance from Gisenyi to Kigali.

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d. Kalisimbi is the tallest mountain in Rwanda.
QUESTION 11: Use the correct form of the word given in the brackets.
(4 marks)
a. What is the…………...between Kigali and Nyamata. (distant)
b. The …………...of the first plane was delayed by bad weather. (arrive)
c. What is the ………… between transport and communication? (different)
d. His poor ……………. has caused my delay. (communicate)
QUESTION 12: Fill the blanks with the correct word or group of words.
(2 marks)
a. Waiters and ………... at la Palme hotel are always smart.
b. Children who don’t eat fruits suffer ………. Scurvy.
c. Food is prepared ………. the chef.
d. The milk from that. ……….. was not good.
QUESTION 13: Rearrange these words to make correct sentences. (6 marks)

a. Eat food vitamins should We with.
b. Eat food we look to healthy.
c. Proteins good are our for health.
QUESTION 14: Use the correct form of the word given in the brackets.
(3 marks)
1) Karamuka uses………………tools on his farm. (tradition)
2) My grandfather was a known…………. in Karongi district. (farm)
3) ……………. should be done in the evening. (transplant)
4) France …………. tea from Rwanda. (import)
5) They weed their crops in the……… season. (rain)
6) Agriculture has helped Rwandans to fight against…………(poor)
QUESTION 15: Rewrite these sentences as instructed in the brackets.
(4 marks)
a. Gasana is a farmer. Kayitesi is also a farmer. (Join the sentences
beginning: Both…………….)
b. Mathew will not grow coffee. Johnson will not grow coffee. (Join the
sentences beginning: Neither……………...)
c. Our sty is very big. It can accommodate 100 pigs. (Join the sentences
using…... enough to…….)
d. The weather is very bad. Farmers can’t grow crops now. (Join the
sentences using………. too……to…….)
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Period: 2:00 – 4:00 PM

END OF TERM III EXAMINATIONS

MARKS: …... /50 MARKS

This paper consists of two sections of 15 questions which weight 50 marks.

Section A: Reading Comprehension (10 marks)

Section B: Language use (40 marks)

• All the sections are compulsory.

TEXT: Androclus and the Lion

SECTION 1: READING COMPREHENSION/ 10 MARKS

QUESTION 1: What is the name of the poor slave? (1 mark)

QUESTION 4: How did the lion assist Androclus? (2 marks)

SECTION 2: LANGUAGE USE (40 MARKS)

a. Joyce writes on the black board.

b. I shall go there tomorrow.

c. There is water in the tank.

d. Peter likes bananas.

e. The basket is under the table.

QUESTION 9: Rewrite each of the following sentences as instructed in the

a. Lake Kivu is very deep.

b. All roads in Kigali are very wide.

c. It is a long distance from Gisenyi to Kigali.

QUESTION 13: Rearrange these words to make correct sentences. (6 marks)

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