OUTREACH SCHOOLS EXAMINATION BOARD

MIDTERM II EXAMINATION 2023

PRIMARY THREE
LITERACY 1B

Time allowed: 2hours: 15mins

Name: __________________________________________________
School: __________________________________________________
SECTION A (40 marks)
1. Name any one domestic animal that gives us milk.
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2. In which direction does the compass arrow always point?
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3. How is a carpenter important in our sub county / division?
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4. Which economic activity is carried out using chalk?
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5. Mention the role of a head teacher in your school.
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6. Name the special book where pupil’s names are recorded in a class.
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7. Give one way in which people can live in peace in our community.
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8. Name the main natural source of light in the environment.
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9. What are wild animals?
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10. Circle the cultural leader.
President, administrator, omukama , head teacher
11. Name any one colour of the traffic lights.
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12. Name any one example of a legend.
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13. How is the police important in our community?
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14. Who is responsible for children’s affairs at the L.C I committee?
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15. Name any one item used to build a permanent house.
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16. Draw any one animal kept in the zoo.

17. Write any one example of a school symbol.

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18. Name any one crop grown in swamps.
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19. Name any one member of a nuclear family.
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20. Mention any one example of a foodstuff eaten at school.
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21. Draw a road symbol for animal crossing.

22. Write the name of your school.

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23. How are farmers important in a community?
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Write the following abbreviations in full.
24. MP ______________________________________________________________
25. Dr. ______________________________________________________________
26. Hosp. _____________________________________________________________
Give one word for each group of words.
27. Maker of iron tools ___________________________________________________
28. Meat of a hen ______________________________________________________
29. A place where stones are mined ____________________________________

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30. The controller of a moving ship _______________________________________
31. Where the sun rises from _____________________________________________
Fill in the missing word.
32. North is the opposite direction of ___________________________________.
33. Law breakers are kept in __________________________ to help them
change their behaviour.
34. ____________________________ is the traditional wear of Baganda men.
35. The smallest ethnic group in Uganda is ______________________________
Write Yes or No at the end of the sentence.
36. Are valleys examples of land forms? ________________________________
37. Does a buffalo feed on other animals? ______________________________
38. Is the Kabaka a cultural leader? ______________________________________
39. What is the use of campus to a pilot?
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40. Which physical features have peaks?
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41. a) Name one animal that provides security at home.
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b) State any one use of a cat at home.
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c) Give any two ways of caring for domestic animals.
i) ___________________________________________________________________
ii) ___________________________________________________________________
42. a) What is a map?
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b) Name any two elements of a good map.
i) ___________________________________________________________________
ii) ___________________________________________________________________
c) Why should a good map have a key?
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43. a) Write the term that means the sending and receiving of messages.
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b) Mention any two means used when sending and receiving
messages.
i) _________________________________ ii) ________________________________

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 c) Write any one problem faced by people when sending and
receiving messages.
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44. a) State any two dangers of floods to people.
i) ___________________________________________________________________
ii) ___________________________________________________________________
b) Mention any one way of controlling floods in an area.
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c) Name any one example of people made changes.
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45. a) Name any two examples of crafts.
i) ________________________________________________________________
ii) _______________________________________________________________
b) State any two uses of crafts that we make.
i) __________________________________________________________________
ii) ___________________________________________________________________
46. Name the map symbols below.

47. a) Name any one type of houses built in your area.

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b) How are ventilators useful on a house?
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c) Give any two materials used in building houses.
i) _________________________________ ii) _______________________________
48. The table below shows kingdoms and the titles of their leaders. Fill in the
missing words.
Kingdom Title of leader
Buganda ___________________
_______________ Omukama
Busoga ____________________

Tooro ____________________

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49. Draw the map of each of these objects.
Picture Map

50. a) Write the use of a tailor in a community.

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b)List two tools (machines) that a tailor uses when doing his work.
i) __________________________________________________________________
ii) __________________________________________________________________
c) Mention one other person who does useful work in a community
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51. Match the leader in list A to the type of leader in list B.
A (leader) B (type of leader)
District Education Officer Religious leader
Member of Parliament Cultural leader
Kyabazinga Civic leader
Priest Political leader
52. Read and write True or False
a) A compass tells time of day. ___________________
b) A key tells meaning of map symbols. _____________________
c) You can tell what the map shows by reading the heading. ___________
d) A scale shows the weight of a map. ______________________

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53. Study the diagram below and answer questions that follow.

X Y

a) Name the landform marked Y.

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b) Name the water body marked X.
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c) Write any one use of hills to people.
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d) Name the largest lake in Uganda.
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54. a) Draw and name two handcrafts.
(i) (ii)

b) Name any two local materials used in making crafts.

(i) ___________________________________________________________________
(ii) ___________________________________________________________________
55. Read and complete correctly.
a) South is to North as ___________________ is to East.
b) NorthEast is to _____________________ as NorthWest is to SouthEast.
c) Lamb is to sheep as ______________________ is to goat.
d) Rabbit is to fur as sheep is to ______________________.

“GOOD LUCK”

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