English Primary Six Quiz

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT PUNCTUATION

Punctuate the following sentences.

1. Where is she going.
2. I wont go to Kampala said mary
3. do you remember where she lives
4. i wanted to see them said the head master
5. jesus loves us a lot
6. the english say practice makes perfect
7. We learn maths sst and science at st. peters primary school.
8. Oh I have broken her arm.
9. was she present last week
10. I once lived in tanzania and nigeria.
11. my father in law has flown to london
12. where are you going sarah the teacher asked
13. mary peter joy and florence are needed by the headmaster.

Write the short form of the given words.

4. for instance
5. will not
6. shall not
7. I would
8. please turn over
9. have not
10. must not

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT SAFETY ON THE ROAD

Use the correct word from the brackets to fill in the gaps. (First aid, hand signal, junction.)

1. The driver made a ………………to show that he was turning left.
2. Drivers should not over take at ………of the road.
3. Drivers should be careful not to knock a ……down.
4. He was given …. after gettng an accident.
5. We met John at the road……….

Fill in the gaps with a correct word to complete the sentence.

6. ………. are the people moving along the road.
7. Pedestrians should cross the road at the …..

Re- write the sentences as instructed in brackets.

8. When the bus arrived, the children boarded. (Re- write and begin: As soon ….)
9. If you d not wake up early, you will miss the bus. (Re- write using:… unless…)
10. The cyclist knocked down a cow. He was over speeding. (Join using … because,,,,)
11. The pedestrians should cross the road at the zebra – crossing. (Re – write using….must….)
12. The road was clear. The children crossed the road. (Re- write using …as soon as….)
13. One must report an accident at the police stattion. (Write a question for the given answer.)

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT NOUNS

Use the correct form of the words given in he brackets to complete the sentences.

1. Nalukwago is famous for her…. (beautiful)
2. The National Anthem was sung after the President’s ……………….. (arrive)
3. The headmaster gave a long ……………during the parents meeting. (speak)
4. Nakato was given …………….to go home. (permit)
5. The new students have taken their …………letters. (admit)
6. The teacher told us to get ……..from the headmaster. (clear)

Re- write the following sentences giving the opposite of the underlined words.

7. The spinster went to France last year.
8. The fox killed my hen.
9. The lion is corssing the road.
10. The prince wedded last Saturday.
11. The wolf killed our ram.

Give a single word for the underlined group of words.

2. The people in the church cheered when the Bishop entered.
3. The bride had a nice group of flowers.
4. A group of sheep was struck by lightning.
5. The naughty children were stung by a group of bees.

Re- write the following sentences giving the plural form of the underlined words.

6. Give me a punch – of – salt.
7. John bought a goose
8. I will buy a mouse trap next week.
9. Their brother has a beautiful wife.
10. The village chief was killed by the thieves.

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT PRONOUNS

Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to complete the senteces.

1. The cat of ……….. went on following them.(they)
2. I always look ………in the mirror before I go to work. (I)
3. One can easily decieve …………..that one’s work is perfect. (one)
4. You can go and do it by ………….(you)

Fill in the gaps with the correct reflexive pronouns.

5. Jonan clapped hands by …………………
6. One clapped hands by …………………….
7. The bird misses its prey by ……………….

Re- write the sentences giving the plural form of the underlined words.

8. This is my
9. He has a beautiful wife.
10. His cow destroyed my
11. My school is very good.
12. He hurt himself.
13. This mango is rotten.

Re – write the sentences as instructed in brackets.

4. You should respect your parents. (Begin: One….)
5. Mary washed her uniform without any body ‘s help. (Re- write using….herself)
6. One should wrte one’s notes by oneself. (Begin: You should ….)
7. John and Joseph washed the car. The car beongs to them. (Re- write using ….their…)
8. This book belongs to me. (Re- write using ….mine.)
9. She has a big goose. (Write in plural form)
10. This is Mary’s book. It is ……….(complete sensibly)

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT VERBS AND THEIR TENSES.

Use the correct tense of the verb given in brackets.

1. The baby ……………….every night. (cry)
2. Mary …………fluent English. (speak)
3. Aisha ………not play in class. (do)
4. We always ………….prayer before going to bed. (say)
5. The plane …………….over our house every week. (fly)
6. The girls were …………netball while the boys were singing. (play)
7. My uncle ……. to London last week. (fly)
8. We are ……..the notes now. (write)

Fill in the blank spaces with a correct words to complete the sentences

9. I haven’t met my friend ……three years.
10. Mary couldn’t swim in the river, ………..?
11. Let’s go out, ………..?
12. I have been in this school…………..1998.
13. The boys didn’t play tennis, ………..?
14. There isn’t ……………salt in the sauce.

Re- write the sentences as instructed in brackets.

5. Sarah picks fruits everyday. (Begin: Fruits …..)
6. The boy is playing football. (Begin: Football…..)
7. The hunter killed the lion. (Begin: The lion…)
8. Peter was bitten by the snake. (Begin: The snake…)
9. The teacher has told us to sweep the class room. (Begin: We have…..)
10. There is some sugar in the tea. (Re- write using…any…)

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT ADJECTIVES

Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. Of the two brothers, Joseph is the ……………(old)
2. Nakahunde is ……….than mine. (beautiful)
3. Nyang is the …………boy in the school. (tall)
4. Juliet is the ……………of the triplets. (small)

Re- write the sentences giving the opposites of the underlined words.

5. Most Ugandans are
6. John is a very strong
7. The innocent man was sentenced to jail.
8. Doctor Wasswa bought an expensive

Re- write the sentences as instructed in brackets.

9. As one grows old, one becomes weak. (Begin: The older…)
10. He stood far and beacme small. (Begin: The …, the..)
11. Mary and Martha are equally smart. (Re- write using …as…as…)
12. John weighs 30 kg. Peter weighs 35 kg. (Join using …than…)
13. Annette is clever. Janet is very clever. (Join using …as….as…)
14. Nobody beats Ofwono in height. (Begin Ofono is …)
15. Okello is younger than Opio. (Re-write and begin: Opio….)
16. I am not as hardworking as my brother. (Begin: My brother….)
17. No girl in the whole school is smarter than Carolyne. (Begin: Carolyne…)
18. Mary is a very lazy girl. Re- write the sentence using the opposite of the underlined work.
19. My uncle bought a car. It is red. It is new. It is also big. (Re- write as one sentence without using ‘and’ ‘which’ or ‘that’…)

TOPICAL REVISION ABOUT ADVERBS

Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the sentence.

1. Musa walks ……than Mukasa. (quick)
2. The children walked………from home to school. (hurry)
3. The teacher told us to do our work……….(care)
4. ………………..does the snail move. (slow)
5. His father was killed …..(brutal)
6. The drunkard fell …….on the ground. (heavy)
7. Christians go to church ……. a week. (One)

Re- write the sentences using the correct adverb order.

8. The prefect spoke (yesterday, at the parade, carefully)
9. I shall take the ball (outside, today, stealthily)
10. The congregation prayed (in the church, very hard, last Sunday)

Give the opposites of the underlined words

1. The school children were dressed smartly on assembly.
2. The teacher told her to speak
3. The headmaster said that we did the work correctly.
4. The class monitor barked at us rudely.
5. The old man talked to us cruelly.

Re- write the sentences giving a single word for the underlined words.

6. Joseph did his work with a lot of care.
7. The children left their classes in hurry.
8. The soldier faced the rebels without any fear.
9. Mary does her work in a playful manner.
10. The children welcomed their parents in a cheerful way.

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT FUTURE SIMPLE TENSE.

Use the verb in brackets to complete the sentences correctly.

1. John …………………us next month. (visit)
2. She …………………..the homework after dinner. (do)
3. The headmaster is going to ……..the school tomorrow. (address)
4. They will not ……………..the money tomorrow. (pay)
5. Will you ……………..with us next week? (travel )
6. The baby will ……………, won’t she? (cry)
7. Supply question tags correctly.
8. We shall see him tomorrow,……………?
9. He will mark our books tomorrow evening, ……?
10. The baby will not eat the porridge, ………….?
11. We shall not come back, …………….?

Change the following statements form active to passive voice.

2. Children will destroy that beautiful flower vase.
3. We shall sing the National anthem at two o’clock.
4. Musa will ride my bicycle.
5. Moses will clean the blackboard.

Change the following statements into active voice

6. The seeds will be sawn tomorrow.
7. The news will be read by Dan Kyazze.
8. The house will be mopped by Oliver.
9. The books will be taken for marking by the class.
10. We shall get our holidays in April. (Begin: By May…)
11. We shall go home at 4:00p.m. (Begin: By 5:00p.m……….)

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Re – write the following sentences giving the opposites of the underlined words.

1. Her nephew has gone to school.
2. My aunt is very rich.
3. Their grandfather lives in the village.
4. My grandson graduated last year.

Give the opposites of the underlined words.

5. My uncle’s son is a bright boy.
6. My mother’s daughter wedded last year.
7. My son’s wife gave birth yesterday.
8. My husband’s wife is sick.
9. Annet is my father’s daughter but not my mother’s.
10. Mary’s husband’s father lives in South Africa.
11. His wife’s sister graduated last year.

Fill in the blank spaces with correct words to complete the sentence.

1. Our mother buys food………..the market.
2. My watch reads ten minutes ……………4 o’clock.
3. Don’t laugh …….lame people and never shout ….them.
4. One should always knock ……the door before entering.

1. They listened ……….the speakers.
2. The old man is blind ………….one eye.
3. The pupil seemed to be incapable ……..doing the work neatly.
4. Flowers need plenty …….water and sunshine.
5. The mother shared an orange …………….her twins.
6. Every body got ………when the National Anthem was played.
7. He has been ill …………….a fortnight.
8. The poor man is ……….need of money.
9. The boy was accused ……….stealing from the office.
10. I am grateful ……..you for your help.
11. She never gets tired………….talking to strangers.
12. I have been in this school……..1998.
13. Are you afraid………..dogs?
14. What is the time ……….your watch?
15. I am not jealous ………my friend’s success.
16. You must work hard to succeed……your studies.

 TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Use the correct tense of the verb given in brackets to fill in the gaps.

1. She would tell you the story if she ………..you. (see)
2. The dog will eat the bone if it …………….it. (get)
3. If I receive your letter, I ……….it tomorrow.(deliver)
4. I ………happy if I learnt how to ride a bicycle. (be)
5. If I …….the money, I would have bought a car. (have)
6. The soldier ……….the lion if he had seen it. (kill)
7. Unless the teacher ……..early, we shall not do the morning work. (come)
8. If Nabukenya ……………the skirt, she would become smart. (buy)
9. John ………if he saw a snake under his bed. (shout)
10. If the driver had driven carefully, the accident ……………(happen)

Re- write the sentences as instructed in the brackets

1. If you are not serious, you will not pass the exams. (Begin Unless ……)
2. I did not go to Kasese. I did not see the elephants. (Join and begin: Had………)
3. If I get money, I will buy a car. (Re- write using …would..)
4. If it had rained, the crops would not have dried. (Re- write as two separate sentences)
5. Unless you wake up early, you will miss the bus. (Re- write and begin: If ……..)
6. If Mary goes to America, she will grow fat. (Re- write using …..would have……)
7. He would get a prize if he passed the exams. (Re- write using ….will…)
8. If he delays, he will miss the flight. (Re- write using…unless…)
9. If I had transport, I would have gone to the village. (Re- write using…will…)
10. Crops are likely to dry when t doesn’t rain. (Re- write and begin: If……..)

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT RELATIVE CLAUSES.

Re – write as instructed in brackets.

1. The boy was crying. He lost his bag. (Join using …who…)
2. This is the shop. We bought text books from this shop. (Join using …which….)
3. That is the old woman. Her daughter is a nurse. (Join using…whose…)
4. We met a lady at the church. The lady is here. (Join using…whom…)
5. I met a mad man. I was going to school. (Begin: When …)
6. That is the driver. His car caught fire. (Join using: ..whose…)
7. Robert is my friend. His father is a pilot. (Join using:…whose…)
8. This is the hospital. Mr. Kawalya was born here. (Join using…where…)
9. The police was looking for a girl. The girl stole a phone from the shop. (Join using … for whom…)
10. The lady is wearing a red hat. She is my aunt. (Join using …who…)

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT ADJECTIVAL QUALIFIERS

1. Mary is very young. She can not go to school. (Join using …enough…)
2. Mary woke up very early. She wanted to catch the first bus. (Join using …..so as……..)
3. Joseph works very hard so that he can pass the exams. (Re- write using … in order to…)
4. Mary will prepare breakfast. Martha will prepare breakfast. (Begin : Either .. or…)
5. Mukasa will eat posho. Mukasa will eat rice. (Join using ….either… or)
6. Aisha doesn’t eat Pork. Rehema doesn’t eat pork. (Join using …and so…)
7. Musa didn’t go to school. Mukasa didn’t go to school. (Begin : Neither…)
8. Mary and Sarah are equally smart. (Re – write using …and so…)
9. Mary is an intelligent girl. Every teacher likes her. Join using …so ..that….)
10. Mary is a beautiful girl. Every man desires to marry her. (Join using …so as….)
11. He opened the door quietly. He wanted to escape. (Join and begin: In order to …..)
12. John has not attended the party. Robert has not attended the party. (Join using…and neither….)
13. The panga was too blunt to cut down the tree. (Write two separate sentences.)
14. The floor was very smooth. Every one fell down. (Join using … so…that…)
15. My mother is not sick. My father is not sick. (Begin: Neither…nor…)
16. David is very brave. He can not slap me. (Join using …too….to…)
17. He didn’t kick me. He didn’t slap me. (Jon using … neither….nor…)
18. He stood on the table. He wanted to close the door. (Join using .. so that…)
19. Peter is a bright boy. Paul is a bright boy. (Join using ….and so…)
20. The old man shouted. He wanted to get help. (Join using : …so as…)

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT ADVERB CLAUSES

Re- write the sentences as instructed in brackets

1. Immediately I entered the house, it started raining. (Begin: No sooner…)
2. As soon as the teacher left the class, the pupils started shouting. (Begin: Barely….)
3. The dog barked as soon as it saw the stranger. (Re- write using….immediately ….)
4. The plane caught fire just as it landed. (Re- write and begin: Scarcely….)
5. Barely had I entered the house when he closed the door. (Re – write the sentence using: As soon as….)
6. No sooner had Ronaldo entered he field than he scored a goal. (Re- write using …as soon as…)
7. Scarcely had they stood up when the soldier ordered them to sit down. (Re – write using: No sooner…)
8. The man ran away as soon as he saw the lion. (Begin: Hardly…..)
9. The police arrested the thief immediately they saw him. (Re – write using …as soon as….)

1. Paul screamed immediately he stepped on the  snake. (Begin : No sooner…)

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT SPEECHES

Re- write the sentences as instructed in brackets

1. Mary said that she was going to sweep the class. (Begin: Mary said. “ ……………”
2. John said, “ I will graduate next week.” (Write the sentence in reported speech)
3. The teacher ordered us to sweep the classroom. (Begin: “……..” the teacher ordered.
4. “Did you see my keys?’ the driver asked. (Begin: The driver asked……)
5. Sara says “ I drink milk daily.”(Re- write in reported speech)
6. “These mangoes are rotten,” said the doctor. (Begin : The doctor said that….)
7. “What is your name?” the teacher asked me. (Re- write using … wanted to know….)
8. “I have been here since morning,” the boy said. (Begin: The boy said that………)
9. “We have been waiting for you,” the children told the teacher. (Re – write in reported speech)
10. The matron asked us if we had eaten food. (Re – write in direct speech.)
11. “I will visit you next week,” said Sarah. (Re- write in reported speech.)
12. The policeman ordered the thief to stop running. (Re- write the sentence in direct speech.)
13. The teacher asked me whether we would go to church the following day. (Re- write the sentences in direct speech)
14. The teacher asked Peter why he had gone late to school. (Re- write in direct speech)
15. “annet said the teacher is a stubborn girl.” (Re- write the sentence and punctuate correctly.
16. Who drew the headmaster asked the picture on the wall. (Re- arrange the sentence correctly)
17. “Where do you live?” the stranger asked. (Begin : The stranger asked…)
18. Why asked the gatekeeper did you open the gate. (Punctuate the sentence correctly)
19. The teacher ordered us to keep quiet. (Re- write in direct speech.)
20. Mary said I will wed next Saturday. (Punctuate the sentence correctly)

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT ADVERB CLAUSES

Re- write the sentences as instructed in brackets

1. It was raining heavily. The players continued playing. (Re- write using: In spite of …)
2. Richard is a rich man but his children don’t go to good schools. (Re – write and begin: Although….)
3. Mary is a clever girl yet she writes poorly. (Re- write and begin: Even though…)
4. We came late but the teacher didn’t pass. (Re- write and begin: Although..)
5. Mary is a beautiful girl. No man admires to marry her. ( Join using .. in spite of ..)
6. Mary worked very hard but failed the exams. (Re- write and begin: However……..)
7. We won the match. We didn’t get a prize. Join and begin: Despite ….)
8. Mary woke up early but she missed the first bus. (Re- write using ….though…)
9. Musa directed me very well. I did not see the factory. (Join using ……..but…)
10. Musa is a quiet boy. He reads clearly in the class. (Join using ………although………)
11. Naluyima is very bright. Naluyima is not kind. Begin: Inspite of ……….)
12. The teacher taught the lesson though he came late. (Begin: Despite …………)
13. Oryem is beautiful. She didn’t pass the beauty contest. Join and use … in spite of…)
14. Despite the fact that the traffic is noisy, it does not disturb the pupils in class. (Re- write as two separate sentences)
15. The beggar is poor. The beggar is honest. (Join using …nevertheless…….)
16. Although I don’t talk, I know what goes on. (Re- write as two separate sentences)
17. The stubborn boy was playing about but the cobra didn’t bite him. (Re- write as two separate sentences)
18. The children were shouting. The teacher continued teaching. (Join and use: Even though …)
19. The children slept well. Their parents were restless. (Join and use: in spite of ………….)
20. John slapped the boy. John kicked the boy. (Join and Begin: Not only …………………..but……)

TOPICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT NECESSITY AND OBLIGATION

1. You needn’t lose my pen which I lent to you. (Re- write using …….. needn’t have)
2. There was no need for Mary to go to Gulu. (Re- write using ……….didn’t need…..)
3. Dorothy needn’t draw lines without a ruler. (Re- write using …..needn’t have…..)
4. My father needn’t have bought a new car. (Re- write using ………un necessary…….)
5. It was not necessary for John to go out at night. (Re- write the sentence using …. Needn’t have……)
6. The drivers must drive carefully to avoid the accidents. (Re- write using ………had to……..)
7. He is to kneel here for an hour. (Re- write using …..was to…)
8. You must eat this stale food. (Re- write using ……needn’t…)
9. The teacher needn’t have punished the pupils. (re- write the sentence using ….necessary…..)
10. The lazy child must go to school. (Re- write using ….must not….)
11. Jane should not have gone to town. (Re- write using …..needn’t have……)
12. It is not necessary for children to come late to school. (Re – write using …….needn’t……..)
13. The spectators needn’t stand near the goal post but they do. (Re- write using ….. necessary……..)
14. It was not necessary for Betty to go to town. (Re- write using …..needn’t………)
15. We should go to church every Sunday. (Re- write using ….ought………)
16. There was no need for Henry to tell me about his journey, so he kept a secret. (Re- write using …needn’t have…)
17. The nursery girl needn’t take a guide because she knows the way. (Re- write using ….necessary….)
18. There was no need for Juliet to attend the party when she was shabby. (Re- write using…didn’t need…..)
19. School children needn’t reach school late. (Re- write using …didn’t need…)
20. It is not necessary to make noise in class. (Re- write using …..needn’t…)