UNIT FOUR: READING FLUENTLY - LEARN ENGLISH STANDARD TWO NOTES

UNIT FOUR: READING FLUENTLY – LEARN ENGLISH STANDARD TWO NOTES

Activity 1

Read the following passage then answer the questions below.

Birds are beautiful small creatures. They feel like we do and get hurt. We should not hurt them or make them angry. Some people put them in a cage. Their home is the nest in the field, the garden and not a cage. Some children pluck their wings. It is like breaking your legs.

QUESTIONS:

Birds are__________________ (beautiful, worse)
We should not hurt the ________________according to the passage.
We should be _____________________ to the birds. ( not kind, kind)
Some children pluck their______________ (wings , skins)
The home of a bird is a________________________

Read the following passage then answer the questions.

Four children went for shopping at a nearby shop. They were Teddy, Neema, Wilson and Deep. Teddy bought an ice-cream and a chocolate. Neema bought a lollypop and a biscuit. Wilson bought a toy and an apple. Deep bought a cake and a bubble gum.

Answer the following questions.

1. How many children went to the shop?

___________________________

2. What did Neema buy?

___________________________

3. What did Deep buy?

_________________________

4. What did Teddy buy?

__________________________

5. What did Wilson buy?

____________________________

Read the following passage than answer the following questions.

SADA’S GRADUATION

My name is Aman. My sister is called Sada. My sister is called Sada. My brother is called Heri. We live with our parents at Mangunga village in Tanga. Last year my sister graduated from Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science. She became a doctor. Our parents were very happy. They invited our neighbours and family friends to my sister’s graduation ceremony. on that day, my sister looked very smart and formal. She put on nice clothes with her graduation gown. We ate, drink and danced. She received gift from our parents and the invited guests. It was a very nice and memorable day.

QUESTIONS

1. What did Sada receive from her parents and invited guests?_________________

2. Which university did Sada graduated from? _______________________

3. Where do Amani, Sada and Heri live? ____________________________

4. The story is about ______________________________________

Read the following passage and answer the questions

Our village is big. It has many things. People at the Village like to work hard. They like to greet each other. They also like to share what they have. Our Village is nice. I like our village very much. People at the village grow maize and fruits such as bananas. There is never hunger in our village. Everyone is happy and healthy. This is our Ujamaa village.

QUESTIONS:

1. What is the name of our Village?

_______________________

2. People in our Village grows

____________________________________________

3. People at our village like to (3)_________________ hard (4) _____________ each other and (5)_____________________ what they have

Read the passage below and answer the questions in full sentences.

By names am called Rita Kipara I live at Morogoro. My young brother Andrew Kipara is next to meand Judith Kipara is the last child in our family but Joseph Kipara is the eldest brother.

Questions:

1. Who is first born in the family? ___________________

2. Where does Rita live? _____________________

3. Who heads that family? _____________________

4. Who is the last born? ______________________

5. The oldest child in the family is ________________________

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follows

Emmanuel likes drawing but he dislikes singing. Last month he drew a picture of president Kikwete. He sold it at fifty thousand shilling. He used the money to help her mother to pay his school fees.

1. What does Emmanuel like?

_____________________

2. When did Emmanuel draw the picture of president Kikwete?

__________________

3. Who did Emmanuel draw

_____________________

4. How much did Emmanuel sell his picture?

________________________

5. What does Emmanuel dislike?

_____________________

Read the story and answer the questions:-

Imam Hassan and Imam Hussein had good manners. One day when they were very small they saw an old man doing wudhu in the mosque. He was not correct. Imam Hassan told Imam Hussein show me how you do wudhu. Imam Hussein showed Imam Hassan the way to do wudhoo. The old man looked at them. At the end he said. Thank you boys for showing me how to do wudhu correctly in a good way.

Answer the questions in a sentence.

1. Did the old man do wudhu correctly?

(a) He was right (b) He was wrong ( )

2. Who was in the mosque together with the old man?

(a) Ally and Fatma (b) Hassan and Hussein ( )

3. Who did the wudhu correctly? ( )

(a) Imam Hussein showed the correct was

(b) Imam Hassan showed the correct was

4. What did the old man do?

(a) He was angry (b) He thanked them ( )

Read the story and answer the questions.

Musa’s Toys.

Musa has a big box full of toys. Some are old but most of them are new. He has big and small toys. The toy he likes best is his aeroplane. The oldest toy is a clockwork train. His father bought it for his second birthday. He will not throw any of them away. Musa has a big crane and a car. These are new. The crane can lift the car right off the floor. The toy was made up of plastic.

Answer these questions.

1. Where does Musa keep his toys?

_______________________

2. Which toy does Musa like best?

_______________________

3. Which is the oldest toy?

_____________________________

4. The opposite of big is

____________________

5. The opposite of new is

____________________

UNIT FOUR: READING FLUENTLY – LEARN ENGLISH STANDARD TWO NOTES