English Class 5 Term 1 Week # Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # 1 1 School 1 Muthoniʼs Visitors 2 A Library Lesson 3 Exhibition Test Vocabulary Words Advise (advised) Anthem Certificate Compound Greetings Mathematics Monitor Neighbours Prefect (not perfect) Social studies 1. Which word means a person who helps keep order and records? (monitor) 2. An official document is called _____ ? (certificate) 3. What is the subject in school that deals with addition and subtraction? (mathematics) 4. Which of these words is a song? (anthem) 5. What word refers to an area of enclosed land? (compound) 6. People who live nearby or sit next to you are called ________ . (neighbours) 7. When you offer suggestions to someone you ________ . (advise) 8. A subject in school in which you might learn about the history of Kenya. (Social Studies) 9. Which word refers to a chief officer or magistrate? (prefect) 10. ʻHaloʼ and ʻWelcomeʼ are called ________ (greetings) • Going Beyond: Write a short story using some of this weekʼs vocabulary words. Be prepared to share this story with the class. 2 Test 1 4 An English Test 5 Mbogori Cooks Lunch Always Capital letters Classmate Dictionary Full stop Hardly Homework Punctuation marks Question marks Wait for 1. Write a sentence using a question mark. 2. Give an example of something you always do. 3. Give an example of something you hardly do. 4. Name something you often wait for. Read the following statements carefully. Decide which answer best describes the italicized vocabulary word and circle the letter of the correct answer. 5. Capital letters are used to: a. Punctuate sentences b. Begin sentences c. End sentences (b) 6. Classmate a member of the same a. Team b. Family c. Class (c) 7. A dictionary contains: a. Words and definitions b. Punctuation marks and questions c. Words and classmates (a) 8. Full stop indicates: a. Definitions b. End of sentence c. End of question (b) 9. Homework is lessons to be a. Defined b. Punctuated c. Completed (c) 10.Punctuation marks help with a. Meaning of words b. Homework c. Classmates (b) • Going Beyond: Create a sentence or two that changes meaning when different punctuation marks are used. (ex: This plant is beautiful? This plant is beautiful! or Letʼs eat, Robert. Letʼs eat Robert. Or When I sing well, ladies feel sick. When I sing, well ladies feel sick.) Have fun with punctuation! Be sure to share these with the class. (certificate) • Revision: An official document is called _____ ? What word refers to an area of enclosed land? (compound) English Class 5 Term 1 Week # Syllabus Unit # 3 2 Home Test Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Bowl Bulk Cooker Container Flame Flower garden (not flour) Furniture Switch Vegetable garden Veranda (or verandah) Using the words from the list, choose the best word to complete each of the following sentences. 1. Last week, the ____ went out under the pot, so Samuel borrowed fire from his neighbour. (flame) 2. One of Faithʼs chores is to sweep the ____ each week. (verandah) 3. A wooden table and chair make nice _____ . (furniture) 4. Luke enjoys picking ripe tomatoes from the ______ (vegetable garden) 5. Luke uses a basket, bucket, or other ____ to carry the vegetables. (container) 6. If you are the last to leave a room, please turn off the light ______ (switch) 7. Maryʼs mother buys rice in ___, and then packages it in small packets. (bulk) 8. Joshua enjoys picking bouquets from the _____ . (flower garden) 9. When mixing the ingredients for chipatis, it is best to used a large _____ (bowl) 10. It is necessary to have a large ____ at the centre in order to prepare enough food for all of the pupils. (cooker) • Going Beyond: Name other pieces of furniture. • Going Beyond: The letter ʻuʼ is used in words in the vocabulary list. Challenge your friends to list words using the letter ʻuʼ. Can you list more words than your friends? Good luck! (monitor) • Revision: What word means a person who helps keep order and records? People who live nearby or sit next to you are called ________ . (neighbours) What is a synonym for the word hardly? Capital letters are used to: a. Punctuate sentences 4 2 Bathroom Crack Explain (explained) Fireplace Instructions b. Begin sentences c. End sentences Lamp Lantern Path Portrait Shower (b) English Term 1 Week # Test Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Choose the word from the list that best matches the situation described in each statement. ___ 1. A walking ____ , a trail (path) ___ 2. Directions (instructions) ___ 3. Itʼs much safer to keep the fire inside the ___ (fireplace) ___ 4. A fracture or a break in a plate or bowl (crack) ___ 5. There is a ___ of the President in the office. (portrait) ___ 6. A room with a sink and toilet. (bathroom) ___ 7. An electric light with a light bulb. (lamp) ___ 8. Describe; make clear (explain) ___ 9. A brief rain (shower) ___ 10. A light, often oil-burning (lantern) • Going Beyond: What do you think is the difference between the words instructions and explain? • Going Beyond: Many words end with the letter ʻnʼ. Challenge your friends to list words ending the letter ʻnʼ. Is your list longer than your friendsʼ? You can do it! (anthem) • Revision: What word is an important song, as in a national _____? Which word refers to a chief officer or magistrate or a ____ of Police? (prefect) 5 Test 3 Family 6 A Long Walk Aunt Uncle Cousin Family member First born (last born) ____ -in-law (Mother, Father Sister, Brother, Daughter, Son) Nephew Niece Relations Step- _____ (Mother, Father Sister, Brother, Daughter, Son) Please describe how each of these people might be related to YOU. (When necessary, pretend you have these family members.) • Going Beyond: Create a pretend family. Tell about each member of this make-believe family - what they look like, their name, their age where they live. Use the vocabulary words from this week. • Revision: Luke uses a basket, bucket, or other ____ to carry the vegetables. (container) A synonym for directions (instructions) There is a ___ of the President in the office. (portrait) An electric light with a light bulb. (lamp) A light, often oil-burning (lantern) 6 15 Environment 7 The Lion, Hare, Antelope Altitude (not attitude) Canopy Environment Farming Gabion Flow Surface Terrace (terraces) Trenches Wash away English Term 1 Week # Test Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words 1. Which word refers to the height of something above sea level? (altitude) 2. If you wanted to construct a small dam to hold back water, what would you build? (gabion) 3. What business involves growing crops? (farming) 4. Which word means to move along in a steady current or stream? (flow) 5. Which word refers to the uppermost layer of something? (surface) 6. Another way to say ʻTo wear away by heavy rainʼ ? (wash away or erode) 7. Which word refers to a series of flat areas made on a slope? (terraces) 8. What is the word that is an umbrella-like covering? (canopy) 9. The setting or condition in which a person or animal lives is called the ___ (environment) 10. Which word means the same as ditches? (trenches) • Going Beyond: Draw a picture of a gabion. Then, write an description of a gabion, so a young reader might understand what it is and how it is useful. (compound) • Revision: What word refers to an area of enclosed land? When you offer suggestions to someone you ________ them. (advise) A dictionary contains: a. Words and definitions b. Punctuation marks and questions c. Words and classmates (a) Punctuation marks help with a. Meaning of words b. Homework c. Classmates (b) 7 Test 15 8 Conserving the Soil Deposit Downpour Effects Fertile Rich Soil (topsoil) Soil erosion: Splash Sheet Gully Using the words from the list, choose the best word to complete each of the following sentences. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. There was a very heavy rain today. It was a ______ ! (downpour) The soil in the Rift Valley is rich and _____ . (fertile) The wind and rain left a muddy ____ on the path. (deposit) The _____ of the the downpour was erosion and muddy paths. (effects) The ___ in the garden is very ___ and able to produce many vegetables. (soil; rich) The wearing away of soil and rocks is called ____ (erosion) Splash erosion is ________ Gulley erosion is ______ Sheet erosion is ________ • Going Beyond: There are different types of erosion. Pretend you must teach the Class 4 about each type of erosion. Write what you would say. (You may uses pictures, as well.) (b) • Revision: A verandah is similar to a: a. field b. porch/balcony c. gabion If you are the last to leave a room, please turn off the light ______ (switch) A room with a sink and toilet. (bathroom) What word refers to the height of something above sea level? (altitude) 8 4 Geographical Features 9 Moving to the Countryside Conservation Conserving Forest Lowlands Mountain Peak Plain Rocky Stream Swamps English Term 1 Week # Test Class 5 Syllabus Unit # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Write a name of a mountain. Explain: what is a peak? Describe a forest. What is the difference between a stream and a river? Conserving is protecting something from __________ Lowlands are areas of ________. A plain is a ______ land with few _____ . If something is rocky, it means it is full of ____ List the characteristics of a swamp. (Mt. Kenya, Mt. Kilimanjaro) (flat, trees) • Going Beyond: What might be the difference between a valley and a lowland? List some things that might be conserved. • Revision: Maryʼs mother buys rice in ___, and then packages it in small packets. (bulk) What is the word that is an umbrella-like covering? (canopy) If you wanted to construct a small dam to hold back water, what would you build? (gabion) 9 Test 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Cultivate Dung Feature Geographical Hillside Humus Landscape Scenic Vegetation View Give an example of a geographical feature. (hill, river, lake, etc.) In farming, for what is dung used? (fertilizer) What does humus consist of? (decomposed leaves, etc) When you prepare and use the land for growing crops, you _____ the land. (cultivate) All the visible features of an area of countryside is called the ______ (landscape) An area that has beautiful natural scenery is considered to be _____ (scenic) The area that can be seen from a particular point is called a ____ (view) The sloping side of a hill is called ______ (hillside) • Going Beyond: What is the difference between vegetables and vegetation? What is the same between vegetables and vegetation? Describe a scenic area that you have seen or would like to see. • Revision: It is necessary to have a large ____ at the centre in order to prepare enough food for all of the pupils. (cooker) What word means to move along in a steady current or stream? (flow) The wearing away of soil and rocks is called ____ (erosion) 10 (Catch-up) Use this week to teach re-teach any lessons and/or words that are yet fully understood by the class. 11 Revision Using their 4-square vocabulary notes, allow pupils to revise the entire first termʼs vocabulary. They may work in partners or by themselves. One day, allow the class to quiz you or for pupils to ask a question of the class. English Term 1 Week # 12 Final Test Term 1 4 parts Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Give an example of the following: 1. A classmate. 2. Something you always do. 3. A capital letter. 4. An effect of drug abuse. 5. A family member. 6. A farming vehicle. 7. A geographical feature. 8. A greeting. 9. A mathematics problem. 10. A sentence using a question mark. 11. Something you would learn about in Social Studies. 12. A type of soil erosion. 13. Something grown in a vegetable garden. 14. Something you might wait for. 15.Something in the environment. Choose the word from the list that best matches the situation described in each statement. ___ 1. A walking ____ , a trail (path) ___ 2. Directions (instructions) ___ 3. Itʼs much safer to keep the fire inside the ___ (fireplace) ___ 4. A fracture or a break in a plate or bowl (crack) ___ 5. There is a ___ of the President in the office. (portrait) ___ 6. A room with a sink and toilet. (bathroom) ___ 7. An electric light with a light bulb. (lamp) ___ 8. Describe; make clear (explain) ___ 9. A brief rain (shower) ___ 10. A light, often oil-burning (lantern) ___ 11. Which word refers to the height of something above sea level? (altitude) ___ 12. To construct a small dam to hold back water, what would you build? (gabion) ___ 13. An official document is called _____ ? (certificate) ___ 14. Which word means to move along in a steady current or stream? (flow) ___ 15. Which word refers to the uppermost layer of something? (surface) ___ 16. Another way to say ʻTo wear away by heavy rainʼ ? (wash away or erode) ___ 17. Which word refers to a series of flat areas made on a slope? (terraces) ___ 18. What is the word that is an umbrella-like covering? (canopy) ___ 19. Which word means the same as ditches? (trenches) ___ 20. What word refers to an area of enclosed land? (compound) English Term 1 Week # 12 Final Test Term 1 4 parts Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Read the following statements carefully. Decide which answer best describes the italicized vocabulary word and circle the letter of the correct answer. 1. Anthem is a special and important: a. Consequence b. Song c. Document (b) 2. Prefect a. Chief officer b. Government c. Impact (a) 3. Advise a. Offer suggestions b. Complain c. Protect (a) 4. Stream a. Narrow valley b. Narrow river c. Narrow drainage (b) 5. Humus is from a. Decomposed leaves b. Natural Scenery c. Rivers (a) 6. Switch - a device used to open or close a a. Door b. Resource c. Circuit (c) 7. Dung a. Well-supplied b. Erosion c. Manure (c) 8. Fertile a. Rich in resources b. Vapour c. Decomposed (a) 9. Scenic - providing a. Rich resources b. Beautiful views b. Formed rocks (b) 10.Landscape a. Erosion of the land b. Features of the land c. Resources of the land (b) 11.Plain (adjective) a. Simple, ordinary b. Large area of flat land (a) 12.Plain (noun) a. Simple, ordinary b. Large area of flat land (b) 13. Verandah a. Balcony or covered porch b. Plants grown in a certain area c. Heavy rain (a) 14. Peak a. Top of a mountain b. Lowlands c. Abundant Resources (a) 15. Swamp - area of lowland where a. Vegetables grow b. Soil is fertile c.Water collects (c) Write Yes or No to answer the following questions. (Extra points: if No, make corrections.) 1. Your motherʼs sister is your cousin. (no) 2. Your fatherʼs sister is your aunt. (yes) 3. The mother of your wife/husband is your mother. (no) 4. If you are first born, you have no older brothers. (yes) 5. Your motherʼs brother is your uncle. (yes) 6. Your wife/husbandʼs brother is your brother-in-law. (yes) 7. If your father remarries, his wife is your step-mother. (yes) 8. Your sisterʼs son is your niece. (no) 9. All of your family members are called your respectives. (no) 10.People who live near you are your neighbours. (yes) 11.A shower is a heavy downpour. (no) 12. When you wait for someone you stay in place for that person to arrive. (yes) 13. The word rocky means full of rocks. (yes) 14. A monitor is someone who helps keep relatives. (no) 15. If you buy something in bulk, you buy large amounts of it, not small packages. (yes) 16. To cultivate means to prepare a meal for someone. (no) 17. A flame is the burning gas or vapour of a fire. (yes) 18. If you hardly do something, it means you rarely do it, almost never. (yes) 19. A hillside is the pointed top of a mountain. (no) 20. A dictionary contains definitions of words and other useful things. (yes) English Class 5 Term 2 Week # Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # 1 5 Travel 10 Nandwa Learns a Lesson Test Vocabulary Words Bicycle Brakes Chain Handlebars Mudguard Pedal (noun/verb) Pump Ride Saddle Spokes In your own words, describe each of these terms. Use drawings if you wish. • Going Beyond: Write a short story using some of this weekʼs vocabulary words. Be prepared to share this story with the class. (wash away or erode) • Revision: Another way to say ʻTo wear away by heavy rainʼ ? There was a very heavy rain today. It was a ______ ! (downpour) What word refers to a series of flat areas made on a slope? (terraces) 2 Test 5 11 A Visit to the City 12 Road Safety Considerate Cycle Cyclist Motorcycle Pack (verb/noun) Parking Pedestrian Road map Route Traveling bag Choose the word from the list that best matches the situation described in each question. ___ 1. A path or course for traveling (route) ___ 2. A place to temporarily leave a vehicle (parking) ___ 3. Another term for bicycle (cycle) ___ 4. A person who walks (pedestrian) ___ 5. Being polite and having concern for others is being ______ (considerate) ___ 6. A container in which something may be stored or carried (pack) ___ 7. A chart or map that shows streets and highways (road map) ___ 8. A person who rides a bicycle or motorcycle (cyclist) ___ 9. A suitcase or luggage for carrying clothes and necessities (traveling bag) ___ 10. A 2-wheeled motorized vehicle (motorcycle) • Going Beyond: What is the difference between a route and a road map? • Revision: The setting or condition in which a person or animal lives is called the ___ (environment) Which word means the same as ditches? (trenches) Explain: what is a peak? 3 6 Technology 13 Using the Telephone 14 Cheka Takes a Photograph 15 Recorded Lesson Fax (verb) Fax machine (noun) Machine Mobile phone Photocopier (noun) Photocopy (verb) Photographs Seal (verb) Sealing machine (noun) Technology English Term 2 Week # Test Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Read the following statements carefully. Decide which answer best describes the italicized vocabulary word and circle the letter of the correct answer. 1. Fax a. Office materials b. Transmitted document b. Mobile machine (b) 2. Fax machine is for a. Transmitting documents b. Photocopying c. Sealing (a) 3. Machine a. Document b. Photocopy c. Device (c) 4. Mobile phone a. Portable phone b. Copied phone c. Sealed phone (a) 5. Photocopier a. Machine b. Picture c. Document (a) 6. Photocopy a. Duplicate b. Picture c. Computer (a) 7. Photograph a. Copy b. Mobile c. Picture (c) 8. Seal a. To completely enclose b. to transmit c. To photocopy (a) 9. Sealing machine a. A device that seals 10.Technology is the application of b. A machine that faxes c. A mobile machine a. Seal b. Fax c. Knowledge (a) (c) • Going Beyond: The letter ʻxʼ is rarely used in English. (Only ʻjʼ and ʻzʼ are used less often.) Make a list of all the words you can think of that contain this rare letter ʻxʼ. Excellent! (fertilizer) • Revision: In farming, for what is dung used? When you prepare and use the land for growing crops, you _____ the land. (cultivate) A person who walks is a _____ (pedestrian) Being polite and having concern for others is being ______ (considerate) 4 Test 8 Health And Hygiene 16 Take Great Care Ache (tooth___, stomach___) Cough Fat Fever Skin Sweat (sweating) Temperature (fever?) Thermometer Thin / slim Out-patient / in-patient Using the words from the list, choose the best word to complete each of the following sentences. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The thin layer of tissue that covers the body is the ______ . (skin) Sarah had a very high temperature, a ______ . (fever) The nurse measured Sarahʼs ______ with a _______ . (temperature; thermometer) Another word for slim is ____ . (thin) Mrs. Waweru is very plump, not thin. She has plenty of body ____ . (fat) 6. Mr. Mutua was treated as an ____at the hospital, and came home the same day. (out-patient) 7. The doctor told Mr. Mutua he could be treated with medicine. The doctor reminded Mr. Mutua to cover his mouth when he had to _____. (cough) 8. Martha complained of a dull, steady pain in her stomach. She had a stomach___ .(ache) 9. After playing football, Samuel noticed _____ on his body. It was perspiration. (sweat) • Going Beyond: What is the difference between a temperature and a fever? Why do you think we sweat? (decomposed leaves, etc) • Revision: What does humus consist of? An area that has beautiful natural scenery is considered to be _____ (scenic) A path or course for traveling (route) A person who rides a bicycle or motorcycle (cyclist) English Class 5 Term 2 Week # Syllabus Unit # 5 8 Test Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Health Ill (illness) Immunize Immunization Injection Injury Sick (sickness) Silence Sores Tooth ___ (brush, paste) Select the best synonym in Column B for each vocabulary word in Column A. Circle the correct answer. Column A Column B Answer 1. Health a. Well-being b. Disease c. Pain 2. Ill a. Medicine b. Sick c. Disease 3. Immunize a. Vaccinate b. Injection c. Infection 4. Immunization a. Bruise b. Injection c. Infection 5. Injection a. Vaccination b. Injury c. Disease 6. Injury a. Pain b. Sick c. Damage 7. Sick a. Bruise b. ill c. Disease 8. Silence is remaining a. ill b. Well-being c. Quiet 9. Sores a. Wounds b. Injections c. Sick 10. Toothbrush is for cleaning a. Tooth b. Teeth c. Feet (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (c) (b) (c) (a) (b) • Going Beyond: Give an example of an injury. Give an example of an illness. What is the difference in meaning between an injury and an illness? (hillside) • Revision: The sloping side of a hill is called ______ A chart or map that shows streets and highways (road map) Fax machine is for a. Transmitting documents b. Photocopying c. Sealing (a) The thin layer of tissue that covers the body is the ______ . (skin) 6 Test 9 Farm 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 17 Sheep 18 The Lost Calf Bred (verb) Breed (noun) Ewe Flock Kitten Lamb Piglet Ram Shear (verb/noun) Shorn What is an adult kitten? What is the difference in meaning between bred and breed ? What is the difference in meaning between shear and shorn? What do you call a baby sheep? What do you call a baby pig? What is the difference between a ewe and a ram? What might come in a flock? (cat) (lamb) (piglet) • Going Beyond: The words bred and bread sound the same, yet are spelled differently and have different meanings. These are called homonyms. What other homonyms can you list? (a) • Revision: Mobile phone: a. Portable phone b. Copied phone c. Sealed phone Photograph a. Copy b. Mobile c. Picture (c) Sarah had a very high temperature, a ______ . (fever) Mr. Mutua was treated as an ____at the hospital, and came home the same day. (out-patient) English Class 5 Term 2 Week # Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # 7 9 19 Catching A Thief Test Vocabulary Words Bull Calf Heifer Onion Oxen (ox) Pesticide Seedbed Seedling Trough Water tank Choose the word from the list that best matches the situation described in each question. ___ 1. A very large container for water (water tank) ___ 2. Edible plant with a strong taste and smell (onion) ___ 3. A female cow that hasnʼt yet had a baby (heifer) ___ 4. More than one ox (oxen) ___ 5. A young cow (calf) ___ 6. A young plant (seedling) ___ 7. A male cow (bull) ___ 8. Chemical poison used for killing unwanted plants or insects (pesticide) ___ 9. A long, narrow container which holds food or water for animals. (trough) ___ 10. An area of soil used for growing things (seedbed) • Going Beyond: Write a short story using some of this weekʼs vocabulary words. Be prepared to share this story with the class, if youʼd like. • Revision: Fax: a. Office materials b. Transmitted document b. Mobile machine (b) The nurse measured Sarahʼs ______ with a _______ . (temperature; thermometer) Mrs. Waweru is very plump, not thin. She has plenty of body ____ . (fat) Sores a. Wounds b. Injections c. Sick (a) 8 10 Occupations 20 A House On Fire Editor (news) Journalist Reader page News Newscaster Newsman (newsmen) Newspaper Page (back page, front page) Report (verb) Writer English Term 2 Week # Test Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Using the words from the list, choose the best word to complete each of the following sentences. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Mr. Wango is a ______. He delivers the news at the television station. (newscaster) Diana works for the Daily Nation, a Kenyan _____. (newspaper) Winnie is a _____ for the Kenya Times. She writes about business matters. (writer) Caleb read about the Mombasa football club. The story was on the front ____ of the newspaper. (page) Robert gathers and reports the news for KTN. He is a _______ (newsman) Mrs. Ndemo is an _____ for a magazine. She is the head of a department. (editor) These words have similar definitions: ____ and _____. Both refer to the people who gather and report the news. (journalist, newsman) Florence heard the _____ of the volcano eruption in Iceland. (news) • Going Beyond: Which would you rather be: a newscaster or a writer? Explain your choice. a. Seal b. Fax c. Knowledge (c) • Revision: Technology is the application of The doctor told Mr. Mutua he could be treated with medicine. The doctor reminded Mr. Mutua to cover his mouth when he had to _____. (cough) Immunization a. Bruise b. Injection c. Infection (b) 9 Test 10 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Advertisement Captain Elders Firefighter Fireman Headline Inverted comma Neighbouring Sailor Sportsman Draw an example of an inverted comma. (“ “ ) What word describes an older person with authority? (elder) Which two words might mean the same? (firefighter, fireman) What might you read in a headline? Name a neighbouring country of Kenya. This word might describe someone in command of a ship or a sports team. (captain) What might you see in an advertisement? What word describes a person who is interested in sports? (sportsman) • Going Beyond: What is your favourite sport? Do you like to participate in this sport or watch others play? (thin) • Revision: Another word for slim is ____ . Health a. Well-being b. Disease c. Pain (a) What is the difference in meaning between shear and shorn? A female cow that hasnʼt yet had a baby (heifer) 10 (Catch-up) 11 Revision Using their 4-square vocabulary notes, allow pupils to revise the entire first and second termʼs vocabulary. They may work in partners or by themselves. One day, allow the class to quiz you or for pupils to ask a question of the class. English Term 2 Week # 12 Final Test Term 2 4 parts Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Select the best synonym in Column B for each vocabulary word in Column A. Circle the correct answer. Column A Column B Answer 1. Health a. Well-being b. Disease c. Pain (a) 2. Ill a. Medicine b. Sick c. Disease (b) 3. Immunize a. Vaccinate b. Injection c. Infection (a) 4. Immunization a. Bruise b. Injection c. Infection (b) 5. Injection a. Vaccination b. Injury c. Disease (a) 6. Injury a. Pain b. Sick c. Damage (c) 7. Sick a. Bruise b. ill c. Disease (b) 8. Silence is remaining a. ill b. Well-being c. Quiet (c) 9. Sores a. Wounds b. Injections c. Sick (a) 10. Toothbrush is for cleaning a. Tooth b. Teeth c. Feet (b) 11.Fax machine is for a. Transmitting documents b. Photocopying c. Sealing (a) 12.Machine a. Document b. Photocopy c. Device (c) 13.Mobile phone a. Portable phone b. Copied phone c. Sealed phone (a) 14.Photocopier a. Machine b. Picture c. Document (a) 15.Photocopy a. Duplicate b. Picture c. Computer (a) 16.Photograph a. Copy b. Mobile c. Picture (c) 17.Seal a. To completely enclose b. to transmit c. To photocopy (a) 18.Sealing machine a. A device that seals b. A machine that faxes c. A mobile machine 19.Technology is the application of a. Seal b. Fax c. Knowledge 20.Fax a. Office materials b. Transmitted document b. Mobile machine (a) (c) (b) Choose the word from the list that best matches the situation described in each question. ___ 1. A very large container for water (water tank) ___ 2. Edible plant with a strong taste and smell (onion) ___ 3. A female cow that hasnʼt yet had a baby (heifer) ___ 4. More than one ox (oxen) ___ 5. A young cow (calf) ___ 6. A young plant (seedling) ___ 7. A male cow (bull) ___ 8. Chemical poison used for killing unwanted plants or insects (pesticide) ___ 9. A long, narrow container which holds food or water for animals. (trough) ___ 10. An area of soil used for growing things (seedbed) ___ 11. A person who is interested in sports (sportsman) ___ 12. An older person with authority (elder) ___ 13. A person whose job is to extinguish fires (firefighter, fireman) ___ 14. A female sheep (ewe) ___ 15. Cut the wool off sheep (shear) ___ 16. A group of animals (sheep, goats, birds) (flock) ___ 17. Perspiration (sweat) ___ 18. The wire rods connecting the center of a wheel (spokes) ___ 20. The degree of hotness or coldness of anything (temperature) English Term 2 Week # 12 Final Test Term 2 4 parts Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words 1. Draw an example of an inverted comma. 2. What might you see in an advertisement? 3. What might you read in a headline? 4. Name a neighbouring country of Kenya. 5. What is an adult kitten? 6. What is the difference in meaning between bred and breed ? 7. What is the difference in meaning between shear and shorn? 8. What do you call a baby sheep? 9. What do you call a baby pig? 10.What is the difference between a ewe and a ram? 11.What might come in a flock? 12.How many wheels does a motorcycle have? 13.What do you call a person whose job it is to write books? 14. What is a dull pain in your tooth or stomach called? 15. What is the seat of a bicycle called? (“ “ ) (cat) (lamb) (piglet) (2) (writer) (ache) (saddle Choose the word from the list that best matches the situation described in each question. ___ 1. A path or course for traveling (route) ___ 2. A place to temporarily leave a vehicle (parking) ___ 3. Another term for bicycle (cycle) ___ 4. A person who walks (pedestrian) ___ 5. Being polite and having concern for others is being ______ (considerate) ___ 6. A container in which something may be stored or carried (pack) ___ 7. A chart or map that shows streets and highways (road map) ___ 8. A person who rides a bicycle or motorcycle (cyclist) ___ 9. A suitcase or luggage for carrying clothes and necessities (traveling bag) ___ 10. A mariner (sailor) ___ 11. An instrument for measuring temperature (thermometer) ___ 12. The thin layer of tissue covering a persons body (skin) ___ 13. A person who receives medical treatment without being admitted to the hospital (out-patient) ___ 14. A person in command of a ship (captain) ___ 15. A person who writes for newspapers (journalist) English Class 5 Term 3 Week # Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # 1 11 The Sea 21 A Visit To the Port Test Vocabulary Words Beach Coral Coral reef Ocean Sea (vs ocean) Sea shells Sea weed Shore Tide (high, low) Waves Read the following sentences carefully. Decide which answer best describes the vocabulary word and circle the letter of the correct answer. 1. Beach a. Sandy shore b. Rocky river c. Deep ocean (a) 2. Coral a. Rocky shore b. Skeletons of sea animals c. Shells (b) 3. Coral reef a. Mound of shells b. Mound of waves c. Mound of coral (c) 4. Ocean is great body of a. Salt water b. Enclosed water c. Fresh water (a) 5. Sea shells are from a. Coral b. Mollusks c. Algae (b) 6. Sea weed a. Sea shells b. Sea coral c. Sea plants (c) 7. Shore is land near a. Waterʼs edge b. Waves c. A beach (a) 8. Tide effects the a. level of water on the shore b. Moon c. Amount of coral (a) 9. Waves are rises or swellings of a. Tides b. Water c. Gravity (b) • Going Beyond: Beach and shore are similar in meaning. How are they similar? How are they different? Sea and ocean are similar in meaning. How are they similar. How are they different? Which would you rather visit: an ocean or a mountain? Explain your choice. Revision: (select questions from Term 1 and Term 2ʼs tests) • 2 Test 11 22 Learning to Swim Cliff Current Drift Horizon Marine life Mast Motor boat Palm trees Port Shallow 1. Draw a palm tree. 2. Which word refers to the line where the sky appears to meet the earth? (horizon) 3. Which word means not very deep? (shallow) 4. To be carried along slowly by a current of water or air is to ______ (drift) 5. What are animals living in the sea called? (marine life) 6. What supports the sails on a boat? (mast) 7. What can go quickly on the water? (motor boat) 8. Which word refers to the harbor where ships can load and unload cargo? (port) 9. What is the flow of water or air in a certain direction called? (current) 10. The high, steep rock face at the edge of the sea is called a _______ (cliff). • Going Beyond: If you could borrow a motor boat, where would you go? a. Sandy shore b. Rocky river c. Deep ocean • Revision: Beach A young plant Chemical poison used for killing unwanted plants or insects A long, narrow container which holds food or water for animals. (a) (seedling) (pesticide) (trough) English Class 5 Term 3 Week # Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # 3 12 Industry 23 Siludhi Coffee Factory Test Vocabulary Words By-product Company Export Import Factory Goods (goods manager) Operation Package Process Safety measures Choose the word from the list that best matches the situation described in each statement. ___ 1. Rules for preventing accidents (safety measures) ___ 2. Method of doing something (process) ___ 3. Something produced while making something else (by-product) ___ 4. Merchandise (not services) that can be bought and sold (goods) ___ 5. Method that is part of a series (operation) ___ 6. A building where things are produced (factory) ___ 7. Selling merchandise to other countries (export) ___ 8. A commercial industry or business (company) ___ 9. Something wrapped or boxed (package) ___ 10. Goods that are purchased from other countries (import) • Going Beyond: What do you think is the importance of having safety measures? If you could start your own factory, what would you like to produce? Why? (shallow) • Revision: What is a word that means not very deep? Sea weed is: a. Sea shells b. Sea coral c. Sea plants (c) What is marine life? A shore is land near a. Waterʼs edge b. Waves c. A beach (a) 4 13 Clothing 24 The Drama Festival Boutique Bracelet Competition Fashion show Kitenge Lady Necklace Show Stroll Styles English Term 3 Week # Test Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Using the words from the list, choose the best word to complete each of the following sentences. 1. The ____ is wearing a beautiful dress. (lady) 2. Mercy enjoyed watching the ___. The models wore beautiful dresses and jewelry. (fashion show) 3. However, some of the dress ____ were for older women. (styles) 4. Class Five is preparing for the dance _____ . They have been practicing and are hopeful to win a trophy. (competition) 5. The art ___ had many displays of paintings and carvings. (show) 6. Joseph purchased a _____ for his mother to wear around her wrist. (bracelet) 7. The women in the sewing class were interested in purchasing colourful _____ . They will create dresses, skirts, and scarves from the fabric. (kitenge) 8. The friends enjoy going to the shopping mall where they ____ past the windows of the shops. It is a fun way to spend a leisurely day. (stroll) 9. The woman word a ____ around her neck. The beads matched her other jewelry. (necklace) 10. To find the latest fashion in clothes and jewelry, the ____ at Village Market is the best place to shop. (boutique) • Going Beyond: What might be the difference between walking and strolling? • Going Beyond: Write a short story using some of this weekʼs vocabulary words. Be prepared to share this story with the class. Ocean or Fashion Show? • Revision: Where might you see a coral reef? The tide effects the a. level of water on the shore b. Moon c. Amount of coral Draw a palm tree. The high, steep rock face at the edge of the sea is called a _______ (cliff). 5 Test 13 Bangles Catwalk Clothes (clothing) Earrings Elegant (a) Head gear Head scarf Posture Swing Veil In your own words, describe each of these terms. Use drawings, if you wish. • Going Beyond: When you read the word elegant, what do you think of? Why? • Going Beyond: Design your own head scarf (for yourself, your sister, or a friend). Draw a picture of it. • Revision: What does the word process mean? What are animals living in the sea called? (marine life) What word refers to the harbor where ships can load and unload cargo? (port) Mr. Wango is a ______. He delivers the news at the television station. (newscaster) 6 14 Transport 25 The Ship of the Desert Camel Caravan Cart Desert Donkey Ferry Oasis Ship Speed Train English Term 3 Week # Test Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words 1. Which animal has a large hump, and can store its own water? (camel) 2. What is a two-wheeled vehicle used to carry things called? (cart) 3. A large sea-going vessel is called a ______ (ship) 4. Which animal has long ears and can carry loads? (donkey) 5. A boat used to carry people across water for short distances is called a _______ (ferry). 6. Which word refers to a dry, sandy region? (desert) 7. To move very quickly is to move with ______ (speed). 8. Which word refers to a group traveling together? (caravan) 9. What is a word for a fertile spot in a desert where water is found? (oasis) 10. A line of railroad cars is also called a _______ (train) • Going Beyond: If you lived in the desert, which would you rather have: a camel or a donkey? If you lived in the city, which would you rather have? Explain your choice. Pretend that you and your friends are in a caravan. Where might you be traveling? What might you see along the way? (mast) • Revision: What supports the sails of a sail boat? What is another word for boutique? A method that is part of a series is called an _______ (operation) These words have similar definitions: ____ and _____. Both refer to the people who gather and report the news. (journalist, newsman) 7 Test 16 Tourism 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 26 A Visit to a Game Park Art Culture Foreign exchange Game forest (game reserve) National Park Safari Tourism Tourist Trade Name one thing you might see on safari. What is the difference between a tourist and tourism? What is the same between a tourist and tourism? What does Kenya trade with other countries? What is a game reserve? What do you know about a National Park? What countryʼs culture is most similar to Kenyaʼs culture? Name some things you might you see at an art shop? • Going Beyond: Pretend you are a great explorer. Which would you rather explore: the ocean, a game reserve, or a neighbouring country? Tell about your exploring. sea shells or palm trees ? • Revision: What come from mollusks: What is another word for merchandise (not services) that can be bought and sold Which animal has long ears and can carry loads? 8 7 Social Activities 27 Nasiruʼs Birthday 28 Why the Hyena Limps 29 Fauma and the Jini Burial Coffin Condolence Eulogy Funeral (goods) (donkey) Grave Hearse Mourn Procession Service English Term 3 Week # Test Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Read the following statements carefully. Then, choose the vocabulary word that best completes each sentence. 1. The ____ of Wamuyuʼs grandmother will be on Saturday. (funeral) 2. The ____ is made of beautifully carved hardwood. Wamuyuʼs cousin made it. (coffin) 3. The cousin also wrote words of sympathy and ____ in a letter to Wamuyu. (condolence) 4. The black ____ will be driven by John. (hearse) 5. All the cars will follow in a line, and this ____ will lead to the graveyard. (procession) 6. Since Wamuyuʼs grandmother was a kind and loving woman, it will be easy for Pastor Caleb to bring a wonderful _____. (eulogy) 7. The grandmotherʼs ____ will be marked with a head stone. (grave) 8. The _____ will include singing, and finally the ____ of the coffin in the ground. (service, burial) 9. Even though Wamuyu and the family will ____, it will be a celebration because grandmother was a believer, and is heaven now. Praise God! (mourn) • Going Beyond: Pretend you are a research scientist and have discovered the cure for a disease. What cure would you like to find? Explain your choice. b. Enclosed water c. Fresh water • Revision: An ocean is great body of a. Salt water Name one thing you might see on safari. Name one thing you would see at a fashion show. 9 Revision Class 3 Using their 4-square vocabulary notes, allow pupils to revise the entire Class 3 yearʼs vocabulary. They may work in partners or by themselves. One day, allow the class to quiz you or for pupils to ask a question of the class. 10 Revision Class 4 Using their 4-square vocabulary notes, allow pupils to revise the entire Class 4 yearʼs vocabulary. They may work in partners or by themselves. One day, allow the class to quiz you or for pupils to ask a question of the class. 11 Revision Class 5 Using their 4-square vocabulary notes, allow pupils to revise the entire class 5 yearʼs vocabulary. They may work in partners or by themselves. One day, allow the class to quiz you or for pupils to ask a question of the class. English Term 3 Week # 12 Term Three Final Test Four Parts Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Choose the word from the list that best matches the situation described in each statement. ___ 1. Rules for preventing accidents (safety measures) ___ 2. Method of doing something (process) ___ 3. Something produced while making something else (by-product) ___ 4. An animal with a large hump that can store its own water (camel) ___ 5. Merchandise (not services) that can be bought and sold (goods) ___ 6. Two-wheeled vehicle used to carry things (cart) ___ 7. Method that is part of a series (operation) ___ 8. A building where things are produced (factory) ___ 9. A large sea-going vessel (ship) ___ 10. Selling merchandise to other countries (export) ___ 11. A commercial industry or business (company) ___ 12. An animal with long ears, used to carry loads (donkey) ___ 13. Something wrapped or boxed (package) ___ 14. Goods that are purchased from other countries (import) ___ 15. A boat used to carry people across water for short distances (ferry) ___ 16. A dry, sandy region (desert) ___ 17. To move very quickly is to move with ______ (speed) ___ 18. A group traveling together (caravan) ___ 19. A fertile spot in a desert where water is found (oasis) ___ 20. A line of railroad cars (train) 1. Name one thing you might see on safari. 2. What is the difference between a tourist and tourism? 3. What is the same between a tourist and tourism? 4. What does Kenya trade with other countries? 5. What is a game reserve? 6. What do you know about a National Park? 7. What countryʼs culture is most similar to Kenyaʼs culture? 8. Name some things you might you see at an art shop? 9. Draw a palm tree. 10. Where on the body is a bracelet worn? 11. What might be sold at a boutique? 12. For what is a catwalk used? 13.What might you see at a fashion show? 14. Is a stroll a fast or a slow walk? 15. Where (on the body) is a veil worn? English Term 3 Week # 12 Term Three Final Test Four Parts Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words Read the following sentences carefully. Decide which answer best describes the vocabulary word and circle the letter of the correct answer. 1. Beach a. Sandy shore b. Rocky river c. Deep ocean (a) 2. Coral a. Rocky shore b. Skeletons of sea animals c. Shells (b) 3. Coral reef a. Mound of shells b. Mound of waves c. Mound of coral (c) 4. Ocean is great body of a. Salt water b. Enclosed water c. Fresh water (a) 5. Sea shells are from a. Coral b. Mollusks c. Algae (b) 6. Sea weed a. Sea shells b. Sea coral c. Sea plants (c) 7. Shore is land near a. Waterʼs edge b. Waves c. A beach (a) 8. The tide effects the a. level of water on the shore b. Moon c. Amount of coral (a) 9. Waves are rises or swellings of a. Tides b. Water c. Gravity (b) 10.Where the sky appears to meet the earth a. Horizon b. Vertical c. Space (a) 11.Not very deep a. Wide b. Shallow c. Current (b) 12.To be carried along slowly by a current of water or air a. Current b. Tide c. Drift (c) 13. Animals living in the sea a. Marine life b. Water coral c. Sea shells (a) 14. A mast supports ___ on a boat a. Port b. Motor c. Sails (c) 15. Flow of water or air in a certain direction a. Wind b. Tide c. Current (c) 16. High, steep rock face at the edge of the sea a. Beach b. Cliff c. Shore (b) 17. Expression of sympathy with another person in grief a. Condolence b. Greeting c. Procession (a) 18. Characterized by a sense of grace and good manners a. Kitenge b. Elegant c. Lady (b) 19. To walk in a freely swaying movement a. Swing b. Stroll c. Style (a) 20. Position of the body while standing, sitting or walking a. Style b. Posture c. elegance (b) Read the following statements carefully. Then, choose the vocabulary word that best completes each sentence. 1. The ____ of Wamuyuʼs grandmother will be on Saturday. (funeral) 2. The ____ is made of beautifully carved hardwood. Wamuyuʼs cousin made it. (coffin) 3. The cousin also wrote words of sympathy and ____ in a letter to Wamuyu. (condolence) 4. The black ____ will be driven by John. (hearse) 5. John will wear his nicest _____ for the service. (clothes) 6. All the cars will follow in a line, and this ____ will lead to the graveyard. (procession) 7. Since Wamuyuʼs grandmother was a kind and loving woman, it will be easy for Pastor Caleb to bring a wonderful _____. (eulogy) 8. The grandmotherʼs ____ will be marked with a head stone. (grave) 9. The _____ will include singing, and finally the ____ of the coffin in the ground. (service, burial) 10.Even though Wamuyu and the family will ____, it will be a celebration because grandmother was a believer, and is heaven now. Praise God! (mourn) English Term 3 Week # Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Synonyms: Hardly ever rarely Path trail Explain describe Instructions directions Wash away erode Thin slim Fat plump Ill sick Pedestrian walker Synonyms Route Ill Thin slim Antonyms Shallow deep Healthy sick Import export Homonyms Sea see Aunt ant Verb/noun Pack Match the young Plant/seedling Kitten cat Pig piglet Cow calf Ewe/ram Vocabulary Words English Term 3 Week # Ideas Class 5 Syllabus Unit # Primary English Unit # Vocabulary Words 1. Working in small groups, have pupils categorize a list of words. Allow them to create their own categories. Have each group share. For example: Things That Move Things you wear People caravan bangles classmate Motor boat veil neighbours English Class 5 Term 1 -AAdvise (advised) Always Altitude (not attitude) Anthem Aunt (not ant) -BBathroom Bowl Bulk -CCanopy Capital letters Certificate Classmate Compound Container Cooker Cousin Crack Cultivate -DDeposit Dictionary Downpour Dung -EEffects Environment Explain (explained) -FFamily member Farming Feature Fertile Fireplace First born (last born) Flame Flow Flower garden (not flour) Full stop Furniture -GGabion Geographical Greetings -HHardly Hillside Homework Humus Term 2 -A-BAche (tooth, stomach) Advertisement Bicycle Brakes Bred Breed Bull -C-D-ECalf Captain Chain Considerate Cough Cycle Editor (news) Elders Ewes -F-GFat Fax (verb) Fax machine (noun) Fever Firefighter Fireman Flock -H-I-JHandlebars Headline Health Heifer Ill (illness) Immunize Immunization Injection Injury In-patient Inverted comma Journalist - K - L - M -N Kitten Lamb Machine Mobile phone Motorcycle Mudguard Neighbouring News Newscaster Newsman (newsmen) Newspaper Term 3 -A-BArt Bangles Beach Boutique Bracelet Burial By-product -CCamel Caravan Cart Catwalk Cliff Clothes (clothing) Coffin Company Competitions Condolence Coral Coral reef Culture Current -DDesert Donkey Drift -EEarrings Elegant Eulogy Export -FFactory Fashion show Ferry Foreign exchange Funeral -GGame forest (game reserve) Goods (goods manager) Grave -H-I-JHead gear Head scarf Hearse Horizon Import -K-LKitenge Lady English Class 5 Term 1 -I-J-K___ - in-law Instructions -LLamp Landscape Lantern -MMathematics Monitor -N-ONeighbours Nephew Niece -P-QPath Peak Plain Portrait Prefect (not perfect) Punctuation marks Question marks -RRelations Rich Rocky -SScenic Shower Social Studies Soil (top soil) Soil erosion: Splash Sheet Gulley Step _____ (ex: step mother) Streams Surface Swamps Switch -T-U-VTerrace (terraces) Trenches Uncle Vegetable garden Vegetation Veranda View -W-X-Y-ZWait for Washes away Term 2 -O Onions Out-patient Oxen (ox) -P-Q-RPack (verb/noun) Page (reader page, front, back) Parking Pedal (noun/verb) Pedestrian Pesticide Photo copier (noun) Photocopy (verb) Photographs Piglet Pump Roadmap Route -SSaddle Sailor Seal (verb) Sealing machine (noun) Seedbed Seedling Shear Shorn Sick (sickness) Silence Skin Sores Spokes Sportsman Sweat (sweating) -T-U-VTechnology Temperature Thermometer Thin / slim Toothbrush Toothpaste Traveling bag Trough -W-X-Y-ZWater tank Writer Term 3 -MMarine life Mast Motor boat Mourn -NNational Park Necklace -OOasis Ocean Operation -P-Q-RPackage Palm trees Port Posture Process Procession -SSafari Safety measures Sea Sea shells Sea weed Service Shallow Shore Show Ship Speed Stroll Styles Swing -T-UTide (low, high) Tourism Tourist Trade Train -V-W-X-Y-ZVeil Waves
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