NAMAGUNGA PRIMARY BOARDING SCHOOL

PRIMARY SIX HOLIDAY WORK 2021

ENGLISH

NAME:___________________________________________________________STREAM: ______
SECTION A:
In questions 1-5, fill the blank space with a suitable word.
1. The cake was not tasty because some ___________________were missing in it.
2. To be safe on the road, we should always cross it at the ____________________.
3. ________________ else are you looking for apart from Nora?
4. A donkey brays whereas a horse ______________________.
5. Before a ___________________sews a dress, she first takes measurements.
For questions 6-15, use the correct for of the word in brackets to
complete the sentence.
6. ___________________is one of my favourite professions. (carpenter)
7. Rosita is the ___________________of the two girls. (dirty)
8. The choristers sang ________________ during Mass. (funny)
9. He ____________the carcass by the side of an anthill. (bury)
10. Amina presented _______________points very well. (she)
11. Moses _______________such a careless boy that he misplaces his books all the
time. (to be)
12. If Erume had invited me for his graduation party, I __________________attended
it. (not attend)
13. Women drive cars _____________________ than men. (careful)
14. A strong ________________broke out between the proposers and opposers.
(argue)
15. I think all _______________are dark-skinned. (Ghana)
In questions 16-18, arrange the words alphabetically.
16. saw, drill, plane, hammer
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17. arrive, architect, aerie, aerial
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18. thimble, thread, thumb, through
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 For questions 19-20, use each word in a sentence correctly.
19. cloth: _______________________________________________________________________
20. clothe: ______________________________________________________________________
For questions 21-23, re-write the sentence giving the opposite f the
underlined word.

21. The princes will visit us next year.

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22. Our visitors are soon arriving.
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23. The monument was permanently built.
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In questions 24-25, give the plural form of the word or words.
24. a lady’s blouse ________________________________
25. mousetrap _________________________________
From questions 26-28, re-write giving a single word for the underlined
words.

26. Your mother is likely to give birth to five children at once.

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27. Lotok will be the person in control of the football match of tomorrow’s match.
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28. Before you bake, ensure that you have the set of instruments to guide you on
how to bake at hand.
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In questions 29 and 30, write the abbreviations in their full forms.
29. wef: _______________________________________________________________
30. via: _______________________________________________________________
For questions 31-50, re-write each sentence as instructions in the
brackets.
31. It is better I eat venison other than veal. (Use: ……rather…..than……)
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32. The cobbler repairs bags besides shoes. (Use …..not only…..)

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33. The women liked knitting more than sewing clothes.
(Re-write the sentence using………prefer……)
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34. Apart from keeping animals, he also grows crops.
(Re-write the sentence using…….besides……)
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35. You are not supposed to go to bed before praying. (Use: ……….after…….)
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36. Oluka’s nephew is strong but my niece is stronger.
(Re-write the sentence using………as …..as …..)
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37. Did the dog bite the thief last night? (Begin: Was ………?)
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38. As soon as we reached the stage, we boarded a taxi.
(Re-write using……immediately………..)
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39. It is not easy to make nice furniture. (Begin: How………..!)
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40. If I met a gang on the way at night, …………..) (supply a suitable question tag)
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41. The bride was as graceful as __________(Complete the simile correctly)
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42. We always read our books hard. We want to excel in our examinations.
(Join using…….so that……)
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43. All the debaters were polite. (Begin: None........................)
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44. When one is smart, one walks slowly. (Use: The …….the…….)
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45. Your trousers are not similar to mine. (Begin: There is a………………….)
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46. “Why do you behave arrogantly?” Lumberjack asked the carpenter.
(Re-write the sentence using…wanted to know…..)

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47. Nakato killed a rat yesterday. The rat was very big. It was brown. The rat
was old. (Re-write and join into one sentence without using “which” “that”, or
“and”)
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48. Debating is a very interesting activity. Singing is also a very interesting
activity. (Join using: ……….as well as ……)
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49. It was not necessary for terrorists to kill innocent people.
(Re-write using: …….needn’t…….)
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50. If you cannot give me the phone, then give me the charger.
(Use:...................either............or................)

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SECTION B:
51. Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions about it.
Each person’s job is very important because he or she earns a living out of it.
Once in Nebi town, there was a farmer called Yoachel. He used to rear animals
such as cattle, sheep and goats. With the money he got from keeping the
animals, he opened a carpentry workshop and hardware shop. Time reached
when he bought a bus. He named the bus Ngacan meaning “a pauper”.

The first bus Yoachel bought together with the other businesses enabled him
to buy other buses till they became twenty. Yoachel started earning twenty
five million shillings every day.

Much as Yoachel was very rich, he did not show off. He remained a simple
man and wherever he went, he was treated as a very poor person. One time,
he travelled to Kampala and went to one of the most expensive boutiques. The
woman who was selling the clothes told him, “These clothes are so expensive
that you cannot afford them. Just move to the next shops and bargain on the
cheap ones there.”

Yoachel pleaded to the woman to tell him the price but she refused saying,
“These clothes are for people above your class, sir.” Yoachel went away very
angry. He went to another boutique which also sold clothes very expensively.

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 When he asked for the prices, the attendant humbly told him that each dress
was being sold at three hundred fifty thousand shillings whereas the trousers
were five hundred fifty thousand shilling each.

With the annoyance Yoachel had, he bought ten dresses and ten pairs of
trousers. He then directed the shopkeeper to take the clothes to the other first
boutique where he had been humiliated and minimised. He did this to show
the boutique attendant that it is wrong to judge people by their appearance.
Yoachel followed up and told the drapers, “I have bought these ten dresses and
pairs of trousers for you and your husband respectively because you thought I
was poor. In fact I own twenty buses but I can look for your boss and make
you lose your job anytime.”

Since that experience, the draper does not minimise any customer. She even
vowed to treat all customers equally.

Questions:
a) In which town was the farmer?
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b) Who was the farmer?
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c) How did Yoachel utilize the money he earned from farming?
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d) Give another word to mean:
i) rich: ______________________________
ii) a very poor person: _________________________________
e) How many buses did the farmer own altogether?
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f) Give one word to describe how the farmer felt when the woman refused to tell
him the price of clothes.
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g) Why did the draper refuse to tell Yoachel the cost of the clothes?
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h) Did the draper minimise any customer anymore?
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i) What lesson do you learn from the story above?
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52. Below is a Saturday Revision time Table for Mbula Parents School. Study
it carefully and answer the questions that follow correctly.
TIME SUBJECT TEACHER IN CHARGE
8:00 – 9:00 English Amojong Christine
9:00 – 10:00 Mathematics Kityo Paddy
10:00 – 10:30 Break Teacher on duty
10:30 – 11:30 Science Elatu Thomas
11:30 – 12:30 Social Studies Olugu Matayo
12:30 – 1:00 Lunch Teacher on duty
1:00 – 2:00 English Okot Francis
2:00 – 3:00 Science Elatu Thomas

Questions:
a) For which day is the time table above?
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b) In which school is the time table above used?
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c) How long is each lesson?
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d) Who teaches Social Studies in that class?
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e) How long is break time?
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f) Which two subjects are taught twice on that day?
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g) Which male teacher teaches English on that day?
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h) Who is in charge of lunch time?
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i) At what time do the pupils in this school go for lunch?
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 j) When does the revision end on this day?
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53. The sentence below are in a wrong order. Arrange them correctly to form
a meaningful composition about making furniture.

a) These may include; a hammer, saw, plane, wood glue etc

b) Having smoothed the wood, design the planks.
c) After joining the planks, use sand paper to smooth the furniture.
d) Get the timber and cut into desirable pieces.
e) Before you make furniture,
f) You can now join the planks using nails or wood glue.
g) Finally, polish the furniture using a brush and varnish.
h) Ensure that you have the required tools and materials.
i) After cutting the timber, smooth the pieces using a plane.
j) You can now follow the following procedure.

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54. The information below appeared in the New Vision newspaper of 14th
April 2021. Study it carefully and answer the questions that follow
correctly.

UGANDA BAATI
SUPERIOR QUALITY SINCE 1964
Annual General Meeting

To : All shareholders

NOTICE is hereby given that the annual General

Meeting of the company will be held on Thursday
13th May 2021 at Hotel Africana Kagera Hall, Plot 24
Wampewo Avenue, Kampala starting at 2:30p.m.

MANAGEMENT

Questions:

a) What kind of information is shown above?

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b) Where was the information published?
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c) When was the information published?
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d) Mention the company that has made the announcement.
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e) Who are being informed?
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f) What will be held?
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g) In which month will the meeting be held?
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h) Where is Hotel Africana Kagera Hall located?
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i) At what time of the day is the meeting starting
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j) Who wrote the announcement?
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55. Study the family tree below carefully and then answer the questions
about if correctly.

Mr. and Mrs. Mwanika

Nansereko + Job Musoke Namuli Nakamya + Joseph

Nantale Nabakungulu John Jude Joshua

Questions:

a) Whose family tree is shown above?

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b) How many children did Mrs. Mwanika bear?
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c) To whom did Nansereko get married?
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d) How many grandchildren did Mr. and Mrs. Mwanika have?
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e) Of Mwanika’s children, who produced boys only?
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f) What is the relationship between Job’s children and Nakamya’s?
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g) What does Nabakungulu call Namuli?
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h) Name Joseph’s wife.
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i). How many families are shown on the family tree?
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j) What does John call Musoke?

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End

Parent’s Name: ______________________________________ Signature: _____________

Date: _____________________________

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