PRIMARY TWO ENGLISH NOTES

TERM 111
 P.2 ENGLISH NOTES – TERM III
THEME: PEACE AND SECURITY
SUB-THEME: ROLES OF PEOPLE WHO KEEP PEACE AND SECURITY
LESSON 1
Present simple tense related to roles of people who keep peace and security.
‘S’ is added to the main verb after the pronoun he / she it or after
Singular nouns e.g
The teacher, the prefect, the priest, etc
Examples:……………………….

Activities done regularly by people who keep peace and security.

e.g
The priest preaches the word of God everyday.
The policeman arrests thieves every night.
Parents take us to church every Sunday.
The class monitor keeps in class every day.

What does a teacher / matron/ parents do every day?

The matron keeps _____________________________________________________
She keeps ____________________________________________________________
I keep ________________________________________________________________
He keeps _____________________________________________________________

Fill in the word given in the brackets in the correct form (present simple)
a) The prefect ______________________ the bell everyday. (ring)
b) The nun _______________ in the convent. (live)
c) The prisoners ____________________ hard every day. (work)
d) The policeman ____________________ law and order every day. (keep)
e) The matron ___________________our clothes every Saturday. (wash)
f) Our Imam __________________ softly. (talk)
g) He _________________ the compound every evening. (sweep)
Reference: Oxford Eng Bk 2 pg 64.
Read and write Eng pg 46-47.
LESSON 2
Present simple tense
Verbs ending with y will change the y to i before adding es for singular nouns or pronouns.
e.g
The priest tries his best.
He tries his best to perform well.
We try to come to school early.

Verbs which end with y.

Hurry marry spy
Carry burry fry
Worry dry tidy
Cry copy
Fly empty

Complete these sentences in the present simple tense.

a) The cook _________________ good food every Sunday. (fry)
b) The pilot _________________ an aero plane every evening. (fly)
c) He ___________________ me all the time about his sick child. (worry)
d) The prefect _________________ her work neatly. (copy)

Reference: Junior Eng bk 2 pg 20.

Word Perfect spelling bk 2 pg 37.

Lesson 3

Conversation about roles of people

Teacher: Who are you and what do you do?
Child I: I am a policeman. I keep law and order.
Teacher: What about you?
Child II: I am a teacher. I teach children at school.
Teacher: What about you?
Child III: I am an Imam. I lead prayers in the mosque.
Teacher: What about you?
Child IV: I am a soldier. I protect the country and keep security.
Teacher: Oh! What a good team we have!

Questions:
1. How many people are in the conversation?
____________________________________________________________
2. Who keeps law and order?
____________________________________________________________
3. Where does an imam lead prayers from?
____________________________________________________________
4. What is the work of a teacher?
____________________________________________________________
5. Mention any three important people talked about in the conversation.
a) _______________________________________
b) _______________________________________
c) _______________________________________
6. Write the plural of these words.
a) child ___________________________
b) teacher ________________________
c) policeman ____________________
Lesson 4
Joining sentences using….too…to….
Example;
a) She is very sick. She cannot walk
She is too sick to walk.
Exercise
1) She is short. She cannot close the window.
2) The policeman was very slow. He could not catch the thief.
 3) Tom was very scared. He could not scream for help.
4) The guard was very lazy. He could not keep awake.
5) The boy is young. He cannot carry the heavy box.

LESSON 5
Topical test
1. Fill in the missing letters.
a) m__s__que c) t__ach__r
b) ch__r__ch d) p__l__ce
2. a) Whom am I?
I keep law and order.
I work at the police station.
Who am I? ________________________________________
b) I help children to learn.
I work at school.
Who am I? _________________________________________
3. Use these words correctly in sentences.
a) police man b) nun c) priest d) cleaner
e) gardener
i) The thief was arrested by the _________________________________.
ii) The ___________________ planted the flowers.
iii) The _________________ keeps our compound clean.
iv) The _________________ covers her head with a veil.
v) A ___________________ preaches the word of God in church.

Make sentences using these words.

a) greet ______________________________________________________________________
b) gift ________________________________________________________________________
c) friend ______________________________________________________________________
Lesson 6
Jumbled sentences related to roles of people who keep peace and security.

Re arrange the sentences to make a correct story.

A
a) The stranger was arrested and taken to the police station.
b) One evening as John was going back home,
c) An elder came and rescued him.
d) John shouted for help.
e) He met a stranger who tried to grab him.
a) __________________________________________________________________

b___________________________________________________________________

c) ___________________________________________________________________

d) __________________________________________________________________

e) ___________________________________________________________________

B
a) The dog saw them and barked loudly.
b) The guard shot at the thieves and they ran away.
c) One day, Annet was left alone at home.
d) Annet ran quickly to the guard for help.
e) The thieves climbed the wall and entered the compound.
a) ________________________________________________________________
b) __________________________________________________________________
c) _____________________________________________________________________
d) _____________________________________________________________________
e) ______________________________________________________________________
Lesson 7

Free composition related to people who keep peace and security

Guiding words
children policemen / women
parents religious leaders
teachers guidance
discipline teaching
Law and order property
preach praying
rules thanking
obeying

References
Thematic curriculum for Uganda

Lesson 8

Joining sentences using …as …as….

Examples
1) Sarah is bright. She is like her sister.
Sarah is as bright as her sister.

2) His shirt is green. It is like grass.

His shirt is as green as grass.

Written Exercise
1. Juma is brave. He is like a lion.
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Mary is hard working. She is like her mother.
______________________________________________________________________
3. Alex is proud. He is like a peacock.
______________________________________________________________________
 4. Lule is playful. He is like a kitten.
______________________________________________________________________
5. Peter is smart. John is smart.
_______________________________________________________________________
5. Alice is bright. Ashley is bright.
______________________________________________________________________
Reference: Junior English book two

LESSON 9
Similars related to the theme

Similars are words with the same meaning.

1. gift - present 7. pile - heap
2. rich - wealth 8. Stop - halt
3. weep - cry 9. collect - gather
4. large - big 10. start - begin
5. end - finish 11. speak - talk
6. difficult - hard 12. joy - happiness

Write one word which means the same as the underlined

1. The teacher gave me a gift. __________________________________
2. Please assist me with your pencil. ________________________________
3. The rich man has a lot of respect. _______________________________
4. She wept at the death of his brother. ____________________________
5. The father put on halt all his work when it rained. _________________

Junior Eng bk 1 pg 63-82.

Junior Eng bk 2 pg 23, 59.

Lesson 10
A story about peace in our community
Mrs. Opio is a police officer. She is very kind and hardworking. She says she uses the gun
to keep peace in the village. One day she was going to the police station. On her way
she saw a man who had a sack and she asked him what he was carrying. When she
checked she found a young girl in the sack. He wanted to cut her head off for sacrifice.
Mrs. Opio wanted to arrest the man. He took off into the bush. The police officer ran after
him. She found him hiding in the bush. The thief tried to beat the police officer. She got
her gun ready to shoot. The thief put up his hands and asked Mrs. Opio to forgive him. She
tied his hand and took him to the police station. Now there is no more kidnapping
because of Mrs. Opio.
Questions:
1. What is the name of the police woman?
2. What does she use to keep peace and security in the village?
3. What did the policewoman find in the sack?
4. What did the man want the girl for?
5. Where did the man hide?
6. Why didn’t Mrs. Opio shoot the man?
7. What is the work of the police in our community?

LESSON 11
Use of their and there
‘Their’ is used to show ownership.
For example
Their car is new.

‘There’ is used to show a place.

For example
My mother is over there.
We shall go there tomorrow.

Pre-Exercises
 Making oral sentences using the words.
 Doing written exercises.
Fill in the gap with their or there
1. a )________________ are four boys in the field.
b) The thief is over _________.
c) _______________ dog is barking.
d) _____________ are three policemen on the road.
e) I want to talk to _________________ matron.
f) They built ___________________house on a hill.
g) __________________ is no meat in the saucepan.
h) ________________ mother is coming tomorrow.
i) Once ________________ was a beautiful prince.
j) Who locked ____________________ gate?

2. Make four sentences using;

i) there
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
ii) their
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
LESSON 12
Use of to, too, two
‘To’ is used for a place.
‘Too’ is used to mean very, very
Two is used to mean number.

Use to, too, two to fill the gaps in the following;

a) There was ___________ much work for me.
b) My _______________ brothers are coming today.
c) She used a knife ________________________ cut.
d) Diana gave ____________ pencils __________ me.
e) Aunt is going _____________ town with me.
f) He is __________________ old __________ walk.
g) These ______________ girls are friends.
h) The maid was ____________ tied to wash the clothes.
i) ________________ cats hid under my bed.
j) The road was _________________ slippery for us to drive fast.
k) My __________________ friends came ________________ see me yesterday.

Reference: Standard 2 read and write Eng pg 68.

LESSON 13
Use of do and does
Does is used for one thing or person.
Do is used for many things or people.
Do is also used when you see pronouns I, you, they, we.

Pre-exercises
 Reading sentences using the words do or does.
 Doing written exercises.

1. Complete these sentences using do or does.

a) The child ________________ her homework neatly.
b) What will you _______________ tomorrow?
c) The teacher ____________ not like eggs.
d) You _________ not care for your work.
e) I _______________ revision exercises everyday.
f) Sam _______________ not like eggs.
g) _____________ you like your teacher very much.
h) The teacher ____________ not like to see children who fight.
i) My mother ___________ her best to help me.
j) Jonah __________ his art in the evening daily.
LESSON 14
Guided composition
Use these words to complete the story.
gifts, child sacrifice, spirits, children, child abuse, beating,
battering, places, strange.
______________ is the way children are mistreated. Forms of child abuse include burning,
______________, denial of basic needs, child labour, harassing _____________ and
threatening. Some parents deny responsibilities towards their own children. The rights of
______________ should not be abused. _______________ is when children are killed. They are
offered to evil _______________ and watch craft. Children should avoid lonely __________
and also _______________. Children should also avoid _____________ and lifts strangers

Lesson 15
Theme: Child protection
Sub theme: Child work and child abuse

Past simple tense of verbs which end with y

Example
copy - copied burry - _______________
carry - carried try - _______________
hurry - hurried dry - _______________
marry - married fry - _______________

Pre-Exercises
 Identifying verbs which end with y.
 Changing the verbs to past simple tense.
 Spelling the verbs in past simple tense.

Written Exercise
Change these words to past simple tense.
a) cry - ______________________ d) empty - _________________
b) copy - ____________________ e) spy - ____________________
c) carry - ____________________ f) try - _____________________
Use these words in the brackets correctly
a) She _______________ to run very fast from the stranger last week. (try)
b) The baby ______________ loudly because she had fallen off the bed. (cry)
c) We ________________ the work from the chalkboard yesterday. (copy)
d) The prefect ____________________ all the dustbins last evening. (empty)
e) The sun _______________ all the crops in the garden last month. (dry)
f) Mummy ______________ some eggs for the visitors last Sunday. (fry)
g) The policeman ___________________ over the thieves last month. (spy)

Reference: Junior Eng 2 pg 20.

LESSON 16
Sub theme:
Vocabulary
Parent gift get
Guide advise
Help listen

Pre-Exercises
 Listening and reading the vocabulary.
 Constructing sentences using the vocabulary.

Written Exercise
1. Write the odd one out
a) table, chair, bench, gift
_____________________________________________________
b) goat, cat, friend, cow, sheep
_____________________________________________________
c) locust, parent, beetle, wasp
_____________________________________________________
2. Write the plurals of these words
a) gift _______________________________
b) friend _______________________________
c) parent _______________________________
3. Write another word which has the same meaning as the underlined.
a) Do not take my gift.
_______________________________________
b) I can’t find my father and mother.
________________________________________
c) You should help everybody.
________________________________________
Primary school curriculum for Uganda book 2

Lesson 17
Past simple tense of irregular verbs
Examples
get - got bite - bit
break - broke feel - felt
drink - drank hear - heard
sweep - swept stand - stood

Pre-Exercises
 Identifying irregular verbs.
 Spelling the irregular verbs.

Written Exercise
1. Change these words to past simple tense
a) see _______________________________
b) take _______________________________
c) run _______________________________
d) fight ______________________________
e) catch ______________________________
f) buy ______________________________
g) come ______________________________

Complete these sentences using the correct form of the words in the brackets
1. We __________________ milk from the supermarket yesterday. (buy)
2. The house was __________________ last week. (burn)
3. The two boys ________________________ for a toy car last evening. (fight)
4. Luutu __________________ sorry for the blind man last Sunday. (feel)
5. The old woman ________________ under the tree yesterday afternoon. (sit)
6. Our grandmother ___________________ care of us when we went to the village last year.
(take

LESSON 18
Gender
Nouns referring to females are feminine.
Nouns referring to males are masculine.

Other nouns which refer to either male or female are common.

Examples of feminine and masculine gender.

Feminine masculine
Mother father
Wife husband
Sister brother
Aunt uncle
Princess prince
Girl boy
Landlady landlord
Niece nephew
Common gender
Teacher cousin pupil, e.t.c
Friend reverend
Child doctor
Pre-Exercises
 Defining feminine, masculine and common gender.
 Spelling words related to gender.
 Doing written exercise.

Written Exercise
1. Write each noun in the correct box.
Teacher wife
niece nephew
husband head boy
aunt prince
uncle pupil
neighbor child

feminine masculine common

2. Write the feminine nouns for the words underlined.

a) The policeman arrested a thief.
_______________________________________
b) The husband listened to his
______________________________________
c) My uncle abused me last week.
______________________________________
d) Our landlord is coming today.
______________________________________
e) Do you want to see your grandfather in the hospital?
______________________________________

Reference: Essential Eng work bk 3, pg 14-15.

Junior Eng bk 2 pg 40.

LESSON 19
Study the shopping list and answer the questions that follow.
Joan’s shopping list
Item price
1 packet of salt 500/=
1 bar of soap 2000/=
1 kilogram of sugar 3000/=
A pair of shoes 5000/=
1 book 1000/=
Questions
1. Whose shopping list is shown above?
2. How many items did she buy?
3. How much does a bar of soap?
4. How much will Joan pay for a book and a kilo of sugar/
5. Which item has the lowest price?

LESSON 20
THEME: MEASURES
SUBTHEME: TIME

Vocabulary
time o’clock month
day first second
week third February
hour fourth Wednesday
daily calendar January
diary quarter thirty
Structure:-
a) What time is it?
It is six o’clock.

b) What time do you ……………..?

I …………………. at ………………. O’clock.

Pre-Exercises
 Reading through the vocabulary.
 Spelling the vocabulary.
 Constructing oral and written sentences.

Written Exercise
1. Make five sentences using the words given above.
a) ___________________________________________________________________
b) ___________________________________________________________________
c) ___________________________________________________________________
d) ___________________________________________________________________
e) ___________________________________________________________________
2. What time is now?
___________________________________________________________________

3. Make small words from the big ones.

a) Fourth ____________________________, _______________________
b) Wednesday ___________________________, _________________________
c) calendar ___________________________, _________________________
4. Write the short forms of the days of the week.
Reference: MK Eng bk 2 pg 54 (oral)
Exercise pg 57.
LESSON 22
Months of the year
There are twelve months in a year. Months of the year are always written with capital
letters.
Example
February, April, March, June

Months of the year and their short forms.

January - Jan
Feb - _________________
March - __________________
April - ___________________

Pre-Exercises
 Naming months of the year.
 Writing months of the year in their short forms.
 Spelling months of the year.

Written Exercise
1. Fill in the missing letter.
a) Febr__ary d) Ap__il
b) M__rch e) S__pt__mb__r
c) D__c__mber f) Au__u__t

2. Answer these questions correctly.

3. Write the short forms of these months.

a) February __________________
b) December __________________
c) October __________________
d) January __________________
e) July __________________
f) August __________________
4. Punctuate correctly
a) the ninth month of the year is September.
____________________________________________________________________________
b) Mummy went to Nairobi in april.
____________________________________________________________________________
c) their grandmother died in november.
____________________________________________________________________________
d) february comes after January.
____________________________________________________________________________
Reference: MK Eng bk 2 pg 59.

LESSON 22
Use of ‘were’ and ‘where’
‘Were’ is used for many people or things. It is the plural of was.
Example
 They were not at home.
 The dogs were barking the whole night.
‘Where’ is used to ask questions about places. It always comes at the beginning of the
questions.
Examples:-
Where is your home?
Where did your father go?

Pre-Exercises
 Constructing sentences using were and where orally.
 Filling in the correct word in sentences.

Written Exercise
1. Fill in the gaps with were or where.
a) The teachers ___________________ in a meeting at four o’clock.
b) Paul and Pamela ________________ born in April.
c) ____________________ did you go during the holiday?
d) There _____________ many apples in the basket.
e) ___________________ you at the theatre last week?
f) ____________________ does your grandmother live?
g) They _________________________ in the hospital in June.

2. Construct these sentences using;

i) Where a) ___________________________________________________________
b) ___________________________________________________________
c) ___________________________________________________________
ii) Were a) ___________________________________________________________
b) ___________________________________________________________
c) ___________________________________________________________

Reference: Improve your Eng bk 2 pg 90.

Standard Eng 2 read and write page 57.

LESSON 23
Use of shall and will
Shall is used with I and we.
Example
I shall go to the market at five o’clock.
We shall meet them in the classroom.

Will is used with you, he, she

Example
You will ring the bell at three o’clock.
They will come for the party next week.

Pre-Exercise
 Constructing oral sentences using shall and will.

Written Exercise
1. Make three sentences using will and shall.
a) shall a) ___________________________________________________________
b) ___________________________________________________________
c) ___________________________________________________________
b) will a) ___________________________________________________________
b) ___________________________________________________________
c) ___________________________________________________________
2. Fill in the gaps correctly using shall and will.
a) The matron _________________ come to school on Monday.
b) The workers ________________ finish painting the house tomorrow.
c) She _______________ be coming from Masaka next week.
d) We _________________ not go to school on Saturday.
e) Tom _____________________ learn to ride a bicycle next month.
f) I __________________ watch the play on Sunday.
g) It _________________ rain in the afternoon.

Reference: Standard Eng bk 2 page

LESSON 24
Punctuation marks
The apostrophe.
We can use the apostrophe to show ownership.

Examples
The cry of the baby.
The baby’s cry.

The shoes for Jeremiah.

Jeremiah’s shoes.

Pre-exercises
 Children will answer oral questions using the apostrophe.
 Written exercise.
Written Exercise
1. Write these sentences using the apostrophe.
a. The bag for my grandmother.
____________________________________________________________________
b) The stick for the old man.
____________________________________________________________________
c) The legs for the cow.
____________________________________________________________________
d) The books for Grace.
____________________________________________________________________
e) The crown for the queen.
____________________________________________________________________
f) A dog for Mr. Kato.
____________________________________________________________________
g) He has booked the ticket for my sister.
____________________________________________________________________
h) The dress for Joy is clean.
____________________________________________________________________
i) The feathers for the peacocks are good for decoration.
____________________________________________________________________
j) The shirt for Joel is smaller than mine.
____________________________________________________________________

LESSON 25
Apostrophe
We can use the apostrophe to write words in short form.
Examples
You are - you’re
He is - He’s
They are - they’re
Pre-Exercise
 Writing words in short forms using the apostrophe.
Exercise
1. Write these words in short form.
Who is _____________________________ has not ___________________
Where is ____________________________ was not ___________________
There is ____________________________ did not ___________________
What is ____________________________ that is ___________________
I am ____________________________ does not ___________________
2. Write out the short forms of the underlined words.
a) Ruth does not like going to town.
__________________________________________________________________
b) We cannot work when there is noise in the room.
__________________________________________________________________
c) The pears are not quite ripe.
__________________________________________________________________
d) I can guess what is in the box.
__________________________________________________________________
e) Rhoda is tall and she is pretty too.
__________________________________________________________________
f) This is not a lovely flower.
__________________________________________________________________
g) We can not understand his words, because he talks very fast.
__________________________________________________________________
Reference: Junior Eng bk 2 pg 29
LESSON 26
Greenhill Academy
P1 and P2 swimming Gala
Date: Friday 26th October 2015.
Time: 10: 00a.m – 1: 00p.m.
Venue: Swimming pool
Come and see your child’s talent.
Headmaster.
Questions
1. What is the notice about?
2. Who wrote the notice?
3. Which classes have the swimming gala?
4. When will the swimming gala take place?
5. At what time will it start?
6. For which school is the notice?

LESSON 27
Subtheme: Cultural festivals
Vocabulary
name mother
father relatives
enjoyment sing
uncle dance
twin picnic
holiday eat
brother grandmother

Pre-Exercises
 Read the vocabulary.
 Spelling the vocabulary.
 Doing written exercise.

Written Exercise
1. Make small words from these.
a) enjoyment ________________ _______________ ____________ _______________
b) father ________________ _______________ ____________ _______________
c) brother ________________ _______________ ____________ _______________
2. Write the plurals of these words.
twin _____________________
mother _____________________
relative _____________________
holiday _____________________
grandmother____________________

3. Fill in the missing letters.

a) un__cle d) p__cn__c
b) rel___t___ve e) d__nc__
c) m__th__r f) tw__n

4. Make sentences using these words.

a) enjoyment ________________ d) picnic______________
b) holiday ________________ e) twins ______________

Written Exercise
1. Write these words in past simple tense
a) act _______________ f) match _________________
b) dance ______________ g) visit ____________________
c) pray _______________ h) drink __________________
d) eat ______________ i) sing __________________
e) pray ______________

2. Make sentences using these words

a) visit _____________________________________________________________
b) match _____________________________________________________________
c) pray _____________________________________________________________
d) act _____________________________________________________________
3. Complete these sentences using the correct form of words in the brackets.
a) I _______________ a castle in the sand. ( build)
b) We ________________ at the party last evening. (dance)
c) They will __________________ their grandmother during the holiday. (visit)
d) She ________________ a lot of milk when she went to Mbarara. (drink)
e) Diana _______________meat, sausages and a cake at the wedding party. (eat)

LESSON 28
Comprehension
A passage about recreation
Recreation are the activities done during our free time. Recreation activities at home
include; playing games, watching television, reading for pleasure, telling and listening to
stories. Recreation activities at school include; resting, listening to music, swimming and
watching video. We go for recreation to have a rest, exercise our bodies, amusement,
enjoyment and entertainment. There are many places in Kampala where we go for
recreation which include; Freedom city, KK beach, Kiwatule recreation ground and many
others.
Questions
1. What is recreation?
2. Name any three recreation activities done at home.
3. Why do we go for recreation?
4. Name any two places where we go for recreation in Kampala.
5. Name any three recreation activities done at school.
6. What is the title of the passage?
7. Give the past tense of swim?

LESSON 29
Comprehension
Recreation at school
Mary and John go to school from Monday to Friday. They read and write everyday. They
also play at school. They need to play and rest so that their bodies may grow well. On
Saturday they go to the shop to buy what they will need for the week. On Sunday they go
for prayers.

Holidays are times when people are free from work. Schools are closed and children stay
at their homes. This is the time to visit friends and relatives. It is also the time to help at
home with the house work and visit places of interest. Holiday time is a time to fish, swim
and play.

Questions:
1. When do Jane and John go to school?
2. Why do they play and rest?
3. When do they visit their friends?
4. Who are the children mentioned in the story?
5. Why do Mary and John go to school?
6. When do they go for prayers?
7. What do children do during the holidays?
8. Give the title of the passage?

LESSON 30
Comprehension
A letter
Mengo Primary school,
P.o Box 1001,
Kamala.

21st September, 2014.

Dear Aunt Suzan,

I arrived home safely on Tuesday afternoon. It was a long hot journey in the bus and I was
glad to drink some orange juice and have a rest in my own home again. I enjoyed
staying with you in Mombasa. I liked going to the harbor and watching the big ships
come and go. You and Uncle Peter were very kind to have me for a week and I hope I
may come and stay with you another time.

Yours loving,
John.
Questions
1. Who wrote the letter?
2. When was the letter written?
3. Where does John live?
4. What is the name of John’s aunt?
5. Did John travel by bus or a train?
6. What did John drink when he arrived home?
7. What did John see in Mombasa?
8. To whom was the letter written?

Lesson 3

Conversation about roles of people

Teacher: Who are you and what do you do?
Child I: I am a policeman. I keep law and order.
Teacher: What about you?
Child II: I am a teacher. I teach children at school.
Teacher: What about you?
Child III: I am an Imam. I lead prayers in the mosque.
Teacher: What about you?
Child IV: I am a soldier. I protect the country and keep security.
Teacher: Oh! What a good team we have!

Questions:
1. How many people are in the conversation?
____________________________________________________________
2. Who keeps law and order?
____________________________________________________________
3. Where does an imam lead prayers from?
____________________________________________________________
4. What is the work of a teacher?
____________________________________________________________
5. Mention any three important people talked about in the conversation.
a) _______________________________________
b) _______________________________________
c) _______________________________________
6. Write the plural of these words.
a) child ___________________________
b) teacher ________________________
c) policeman ____________________

Jumbled sentences related to roles of people who keep peace and security.

Re arrange the sentences to make a correct story.

A
a) The stranger was arrested and taken to the police station.
b) One evening as John was going back home,
c) An elder came and rescued him.
d) John shouted for help.
e) He met a stranger who tried to grab him.
a) __________________________________________________________________

b___________________________________________________________________

c) ___________________________________________________________________

d) __________________________________________________________________

e) ___________________________________________________________________

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f) The dog saw them and barked loudly.
g) The guard shot at the thieves and they ran away.
h) One day, Annet was left alone at home.
i) Annet ran quickly to the guard for help.
j) The thieves climbed the wall and entered the compound.
Lesson 10
A story about peace in our community
Mrs. Opio is a police officer. She is very kind and hardworking. She says she uses the gun
to keep peace in the village. One day she was going to the police station. On her way
she saw a man who had a sack and she asked him what he was carrying. When she
checked she found a young girl in the sack. He wanted to cut her head off for sacrifice.
Mrs. Opio wanted to arrest the man. He took off into the bush. The police officer ran after
him. She found him hiding in the bush. The thief tried to beat the police officer. She got
her gun ready to shoot. The thief put up his hands and asked Mrs. Opio to forgive him. She
tied his hand and took him to the police station. Now there is no more kidnapping
because of Mrs. Opio.
Questions:
1. What is the name of the police woman?
2. What does she use to keep peace and security in the village?
3. What did the policewoman find in the sack?
4. What did the man want the girl for?
5. Where did the man hide?
6. Why didn’t Mrs. Opio shoot the man?
7. What is the work of the police in our community?

LESSON 14
Guided composition
Use these words to complete the story.
gifts, child sacrifice, spirits, children, child abuse, beating,
battering, places, strange.
______________ is the way children are mistreated. Forms of child abuse include burning,
______________, denial of basic needs, child labour, harassing _____________ and
threatening. Some parents deny responsibilities towards their own children. The rights of
______________ should not be abused. _______________ is when children are killed. They are
offered to evil _______________ and watch craft. Children should avoid lonely __________
and also _______________. Children should also avoid _____________ and lifts strangers

LESSON 19
Study the shopping list and answer the questions that follow.
Joan’s shopping list
Item price
1 packet of salt 500/=
1 bar of soap 2000/=
1 kilogram of sugar 3000/=
A pair of shoes 5000/=
1 book 1000/=
Questions
1. Whose shopping list is shown above?
2. How many items did she buy?
3. How much does a bar of soap?
4. How much will Joan pay for a book and a kilo of sugar/
5. Which item has the lowest price?

LESSON 26

Greenhill Academy
P1 and P2 swimming Gala.
Date: Friday 26th October 2015.
Time: 10: 00a.m – 1: 00p.m.
Venue: Swimming pool
Come and see your child’s talent.
Headmaster.
Questions
1. What is the notice about?
2. Who wrote the notice?
3. Which classes have the swimming gala?
4. When will the swimming gala take place?
 5. At what time will it start?
6. For which school is the notice?

LESSON 28
Comprehension
A passage about recreation
Recreation are the activities done during our free time. Recreation activities at home
include; playing games, watching television, reading for pleasure, telling and listening to
stories. Recreation activities at school include; resting, listening to music, swimming and
watching video. We go for recreation to have a rest, exercise our bodies, amusement,
enjoyment and entertainment. There are many places in Kampala where we go for
recreation which include; Freedom city, KK beach, Kiwatule recreation ground and many
others.
Questions
1. What is recreation?
2. Name any three recreation activities done at home.
3. Why do we go for recreation?
4. Name any two places where we go for recreation in Kampala.
5. Name any three recreation activities done at school.
6. What is the title of the passage?
7. Give the past tense of swim?

LESSON 29
Comprehension
Recreation at school
Mary and John go to school from Monday to Friday. They read and write everyday. They
also play at school. They need to play and rest so that their bodies may grow well. On
Saturday they go to the shop to buy what they will need for the week. On Sunday they go
for prayers.

Holidays are times when people are free from work. Schools are closed and children stay
at their homes. This is the time to visit friends and relatives. It is also the time to help at
home with the house work and visit places of interest. Holiday time is a time to fish, swim
and play.

Questions:
1. When do Jane and John go to school?
2. Why do they play and rest?
3. When do they visit their friends?
4. Who are the children mentioned in the story?
5. Why do Mary and John go to school?
6. When do they go for prayers?
7. What do children do during the holidays?
8. Give the title of the passage?

LESSON 30
Comprehension
A letter
Mengo Primary school,
P.o Box 1001,
Kamala.

21st September, 2014.

Dear Aunt Suzan,

I arrived home safely on Tuesday afternoon. It was a long hot journey in the bus and I was
glad to drink some orange juice and have a rest in my own home again. I enjoyed
staying with you in Mombasa. I liked going to the harbor and watching the big ships
come and go. You and Uncle Peter were very kind to have me for a week and I hope I
may come and stay with you another time.

Yours loving,
John.
Questions
1. Who wrote the letter?
2. When was the letter written?
3. Where does John live?
4. What is the name of John’s aunt?
5. Did John travel by bus or a train?
6. What did John drink when he arrived home?
7. What did John see in Mombasa?
8. To whom was the letter written?