# English Grade 1 ANA Exemplars 2012 Question Paper

> Grade 1 English question paper from the ANA Exemplars 2012, 7 pages. Read online or get the free PDF download, memo linked when available.

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- Subject: English
- Grade: Grade 1
- Language: English
- Document type: Question paper
- Year: 2012
- Exam period: ANA Exemplars
- Curriculum: CAPS
- Pages: 7

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### Page 1

ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

         GRADE 1

  ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE

    2012 EXEMPLAR TEST

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1.   Circle the letter of the correct answer.

     1.1   This is a ...

           A        dog.
           B        hat.
           C        sun.
           D        car.

     1.2   I can read a ...

           A        pen.
           B        door.
           C        book.
           D        chair.

2.   Read the story below and then answer the questions that follow.

       It was Monday. We went to play with the ducks at the pond. We got lost. Sam
       fell and hurt his hand. Ben, the dog found us.

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2.1   Circle the letter of the correct answer.
           The children went to play with the ...

           A       dogs.
           B       cats.
           C       ducks.
           D       birds.

     2.2   What happened to the children?

           The children _________________________________

3.   Number the sentences below to show the order in which things
     happened in the story.

      The dog found them.

      Sam hurt his hand.

      The children went to the pond.

      They got lost.

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4.   Circle the letter of the correct answer.

     The best title for the story is ...

     A   Sam and Ann are cold
     B   Sam and Ann get lost
     C   Sam and Ann go to sleep
     D   Sam and Ann go to school

5.   Circle the letter of the correct answer.
     Sam hurt his hand when he ...

     A     fell.
     B     ran.
     C     jumped.
     D     played.

6.   Circle the letter of the correct answer.

     Which one is the longest?

     A

     B

     C

     D

7.   Fill in the correct pronouns for the underlined words.

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7.1       Instead 0f saying Sam fell, we can say _____________fell.

     7.2       Instead of saying the children got lost, we can say ________got
               lost.

8.    Circle the letter of the correct answer.

       They walk to the pond.                               Yesterday they _____ to the
       pond.

      A      walkd
      B      walkt
      C      walks
      D      walked

9.   Circle the letter of the correct answer.
     This is a ...

      A      ship.
      B      chip.
      C      sheep.

                                       4

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D           shep.

10.              Look at the picture below.
                 Write 2 sentences about this picture.

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