MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

2010 GRADE 2 NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

Language Arts

October 13, 2010

80 Marks

Name of Student: ______________________________

Name of School: ______________________________

Grade: _______________________________

Name of Teacher: ______________________________

This assessment consists of four sections 1, 2, 3 & 4 with pages

numbered 2 – 13. All Sections MUST be done. The information
at the top of page 13 MUST be filled out by each student.
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Section 1 Word Recognition (7 Marks)

On each of the lines provided match the clues with the most
suitable words from the list.

1.

Pencil You can sit on me _______________

Umbrella 2.

You sweep the floor with me _____________

chair

3.
dentist
You can find all kinds of books where I am.
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library

4.
broom
You use me to write. ________________

shoes
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bag You wear me on your feet.

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teacher 6.

You use me to shelter from the sun or rain.

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7.

I take care of your teeth. _______________

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Section 2 Reading Comprehension (16 Marks)

Read this passage carefully then answer the questions that

follow it.

Devon bent down and quickly peeped inside his desk at the big, juicy
mango. How he wished it was break time! The smell of the mango
made him smile. He hoped Miss Browne did not see him. He
wondered if he should take a quick bite but he was afraid he would
get caught. How he wished Miss Browne would leave the 5
classroom!

He decided to stop wishing and wait for 10:15 a.m. Once he was
outside, he would really enjoy his mango. As he sat there thinking
about eating his mango, he noticed the other students looking at him
and giggling. 10

“I am waiting for an answer to the question,” Miss Browne said.

Devon did not know what to say, but he knew that he would have to
wait longer to eat his mango.

A. At the end of each statement, write T for True and F for

False. (4 marks)

8. Devon was not listening to Miss Browne. _______

9. He was eating a mango. ________

10. The mango was on the desk. _______

11. The story was taking place in the afternoon. _______

B. Circle the letter beside the correct answer. (4 marks)

12. Devon decided to wait until 10:15 because it was

A. break time

B. lunch time

C. home time
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13. Why were the children looking at him and giggling?

A. He did not know that Miss Browne had asked him a question.

B. He did not know the answer.

C. They smelled the mango.

14. Which of these words means the same as afraid? (L 4)

A. Ashamed

B. Scared

C. Smart

15. Which of these words means almost the same as giggling? (L 10)

A. Talking

B. Smiling

C. Laughing

C. Complete these answers. (8 marks)

16. Why was Devon smiling? (1 mark)

Devon was smiling because ___________________________

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17. Who was Miss Browne? (2 marks)

Miss Brown was__________________________________________

18. Why do you think Devon wanted Miss Browne to leave the
classroom? (1 mark)
He wanted her to leave the classroom because___________________
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19. Why would Devon have to wait longer to eat his mango?
(2 marks)
He would have to wait longer to eat his mango because ________
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20. How do you think Devon felt at the end of the story? Give one
reason for your answer. (2 marks)

I think Devon felt_________________ at the end of the story because

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Section 3 Grammar, Mechanics & Spelling (40 Marks)

A. Change the noun underlined in each sentence to its plural

form. Write the plural on the line in the sentence next to it.
(4 marks)

Eg. One table is in the classroom. Six tables are in the classroom.

21. One picture is on the wall. Four _________ are on the wall.

22. One mango is ripe. Three _________ are ripe.

23. One child is reading All the __________ are reading.

24. One tooth is hurting. Two _________ are hurting.

B. Draw a line under each noun in these sentences. There is

ONE noun in each sentence. (4 marks)

25. Kim seems very happy.

26. Most children sleep well.

27. Where are your new books?

28. They are in my bag.

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C. Draw a line under each verb. There is ONE verb in each

sentence. (3 marks)

29. The new boys play with us on the field.

30. After the games we run back to class.

31. Our teachers read stories to us very often.

D. Draw a line under each adjective. There is ONE adjective in

each sentence. (3 marks)

32. The book with the yellow cover is mine.

33. My dad’s fast car won the race.

34. We love Mr Harris because he is a kind man.

E. Complete each sentence using the correct word from the

brackets. (3 marks)

35. Kareem _______________ a new bicycle. (has, have)

36. He and his friend Mark ______________ (was, were) riding

yesterday.

37. They _____________ in the same village. (live, lives)

F. Change each verb in the brackets to the past tense then

write each new word on the line. (3 marks)

38. The group _____________ for the visitors. (dance)

39. They _____________ lovely. (look)

40. Some people ___________ to the show. (walk)

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G. Put capital letters where necessary. (3 marks)

41. aldis likes to write letters.

42. She lives at belmont.
43. i like to read.

H. Read each sentence carefully. Put a question mark (?) at

the end of each asking sentence (question) and a full stop
(.) at the end of each telling sentence (statement).
(4 marks)
44. Some students are almost finished
45. How old are you
46. I am almost finished too
47. Do you think the test is easy
I. Choose the correct word from the brackets to complete
each sentence. (4 marks)

48. There are five large boats on the _____________. (see, sea)

49. Do not pull the cat’s ____________. (tale, tail)

50. ____________ is used to make bread. (flower, flour)

51. All my answers are ______________. (write, right)

J. Draw lines to match the words in Column A with their

opposites in Column B (4 marks)

Column A Column B

52. high short

53. big wrong
54. strong little
55. tall low
weak

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K. Use ch or sh to complete each word in the following

sentences. (5 marks)

56. Mom gave me a __ __ ain for my birthday.

57. Last year she gave me a wat__ __.

58. The colour of this __ __ irt is blue.

59. There are new ben__ __ es in the park.

60. Could you please __ __ arpen my pencil?

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DO NOT TURN TO THE NEXT PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO

SO BY YOUR TEACHER.

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Section 4 Composition OR Letter Writing (12 Marks)

In this section you must write either a composition OR a letter.

Do not write both. Only ONE will be marked.

Section 4A

Write a composition about yourself. You must write SEVEN

sentences or more. Do not list the sentences as 1 2 3 4 5
6 7. Use a paragraph.

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OR
Section 4B
Write a letter to your Uncle Pete thanking him for a gift that he
sent you for your birthday.

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Section 4 C Form Filling (5 Marks)

Fill out the form below with the correct information about
yourself.

Name: _______________ _______________

First Last

Date of Birth: ____________________________________

Day Month Year

Male: [ ] Female: [ ]
Put a tick in the correct box.

Full Address: __________________________

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Name of Parent/Guardian: ____________________________
Phone Number: _________________________

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G2NA Language Arts

Name of Student: ____________________________________

Name of School: _____________________________________

Do not write in this section. For official use only.

Marked by: Checked by:

Max.
Marks
Section 1 (7)
Word Recognition 7
Section 2 (16)
Reading Comprehension
True/False 4
Multiple Choice 4
Sentence Completion 8
Section 3 (40)
A-Plurals 4
B-Nouns 4
C-Verbs 3
D-Adjectives 3
E-Subject/Verb Agreement 3
F-Past Tense 3
G-Capitalisation 3
H-Punctuation 4
I-Homophones 4
J-Opposites 4
K-Consonant Digraphs 5
Section 4 (17)
Composition 12
OR
Letter 12
Form Filling 5

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