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Reading simple sentences

Lower Primary 5 questions
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What reading simple sentences means

In this skill, you read short sentences and pick out the meaning. You use the words in the sentence to answer simple questions and check whether a sentence is complete.

What you will practise

  • Read short sentences carefully from start to finish
  • Answer simple questions from one sentence
  • Find key words such as names, places, colours and actions
  • Choose whether a sentence is complete
  • Use sentence meaning to check your answer

Before you start

You should already know most common letters and basic sounds. It also helps if you can read a few simple words and know that a sentence tells a complete thought.

Worked example

One question from this skill's own question bank, shown with its full working.

Question

Read: Kofi has a red ball. What colour is the ball?

  • Blue
  • Red
  • Green
  • Yellow
Answer: Red

Working: The sentence says the ball is red.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Rushing past one word can change the meaning. Read every word before answering.
  • Guessing from the picture instead of the sentence can lead you wrong. Use the words first.
  • Mixing up names, places and actions is common. Look for the exact word in the sentence.
  • Forgetting the full stop or missing the verb can make a sentence incomplete. Check both subject and action.

Curriculum and exam alignment

Ghana GES Basic 1 to 3 syllabusSchool-based assessment

This topic usually comes in Lower Primary reading and language work as children move from word reading to understanding simple text. It supports school-based continuous assessment and end-of-term tests by checking whether you can read a sentence and show understanding.

Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.

Related skills

Other Early Reading and Writing skills in English, at the same point in the course.

Other English topics

Letters and SoundsSHS English and LiteratureAcademic and Professional WritingGrammarVocabularyReading Comprehension

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Exams that assess reading simple sentences

Lower Primary work on this skill feeds directly into these exam papers. Each page lists the English topics that appear on it.

GESGES practice questionsFree GES practice across the subjects at this stage, with worked answers.BECEBECE practice questionsListed as a related subject on the BECE practice page.WASSCEWASSCE practice questionsListed as a related subject on the WASSCE practice page.

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