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Basic 1 · English Language

Questions, Comprehension, Substitution Tables and Positions

In this topic you will ask and answer yes/no questions, answer questions about a text, copy sentences from a substitution table and use more position words.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Ask and answer yes/no questions
  • Answer questions about a short text
  • Make sentences from a substitution table
  • Use position words correctly

What you already know

  • Position words

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Lesson 1

Strand
Oral Language
Sub-strand
Asking and Answering Questions
Indicator
B1.1.8.1.1 – Use appropriate pronunciation and intonation in asking and answering yes/no questions

Introduction

Some questions are answered with "yes" or "no".

Yes/No Questions

Questions and answers
QuestionAnswer
Is this your bag?Yes, it is.
Do you like rice?Yes, I do.
Is it raining?No, it is not.
Can you swim?No, I cannot.

Our voice goes up at the end of a yes/no question.

New words

question
Something we ask.
answer
What we say back.
question mark
The mark (?) at the end of a question.

Summary

  • Yes/no questions are answered with yes or no.
  • Questions end with a question mark.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. How do you answer "Do you like rice?"

    • A. Yes, I do.
    • B. Rice is red.
    • C. I am a bag.
    • D. Run.
    Show answer
    Answer: Yes, I do.It answers the question.

  2. 2. A question ends with a question mark.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThe mark is ?.

  3. 3. Is it raining? No, it is ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: not"No, it is not."

  4. 4. Write one yes/no question.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. Is the door open?It can be answered yes or no.

Lesson 2

Strand
Reading
Sub-strand
Comprehension
Indicator
B1.2.7.1.2 – Ask and answer factual and inferential and applicative questions about level-appropriate texts

Introduction

Newspapers and adverts have words we can read and understand.

Reading an Advert

"Fresh Bread! Big loaf: GH₵10. Small loaf: GH₵5. Come to Auntie Ama's Bakery."

Questions

  • What is sold? (bread)
  • How much is a big loaf? (GH₵10)
  • Whose bakery is it? (Auntie Ama's)
A simple advert for fresh bread with prices
Figure 1: A bread advert Draw an advert for something you like.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

advert
A notice that tells people to buy something.
price
How much something costs.
bakery
A place where bread is made.

Summary

  • We read adverts and find information.
  • A big loaf costs GH₵10.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. How much is a small loaf?

    • A. GH₵5
    • B. GH₵10
    • C. GH₵1
    • D. GH₵20
    Show answer
    Answer: GH₵5The advert says GH₵5.

  2. 2. The bakery belongs to Auntie Ama.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThe advert says so.

  3. 3. A place where bread is made is a ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: bakeryThat is a bakery.

  4. 4. What is sold in the advert?

    Show answer
    Answer: BreadThe advert is about fresh bread.

Lesson 3

Strand
Writing
Sub-strand
Controlled Writing
Indicator
B1.4.7.1.1 – Find read and copy sentences from a given substitution tables

Introduction

A substitution table helps us make many sentences.

Substitution Tables

Make sentences
WhoActionWhat
Amaeatsrice.
Kofidrinkswater.
The babylikesmilk.

Example sentences: "Ama eats rice." "Kofi drinks water." "The baby likes milk."

New words

substitution table
A table for making sentences.
column
A row going down.
sentence
Words that make sense.

Summary

  • Choose one word from each column to make a sentence.
  • Copy sentences neatly.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. Which sentence can you make from the table?

    • A. Kofi drinks water.
    • B. Water Kofi drinks.
    • C. Drinks Kofi.
    • D. Rice baby.
    Show answer
    Answer: Kofi drinks water.It uses one word from each column in order.

  2. 2. "The baby likes milk." is a sentence.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueIt makes sense.

  3. 3. Ama ______ rice.

    Show answer
    Answer: eatsFrom the table.

  4. 4. Make one sentence from the table.

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. Ama likes milk.One word from each column.

Lesson 4

Strand
Writing Conventions & Grammar Usage
Sub-strand
Using Simple Prepositions
Indicator
B1.5.7.1.1 – Identify and spell simple words correctly

Introduction

Let us use position words to tell where things are.

More Position Words

Position words
WordExample
besideThe calabash is beside the basket.
behindThe boy is behind the tree.
in front ofThe car is in front of the house.

New words

beside
Next to.
behind
At the back of.
in front of
Ahead of.

Summary

  • Beside, behind and in front of are position words.
  • They tell where things are.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. The calabash is next to the basket. It is ___ the basket.

    • A. beside
    • B. under
    • C. in
    • D. on
    Show answer
    Answer: besideBeside means next to.

  2. 2. "Behind" means at the back of.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueThat is its meaning.

  3. 3. The car is in ______ of the house.

    Show answer
    Answer: front"In front of".

  4. 4. Write a sentence with "behind".

    Show answer
    Answer: E.g. The dog is behind the door.Behind means at the back.

Lesson 5

Strand
Extensive Reading
Sub-strand
Building the Love and Culture of Reading
Indicator
B1.6.1.1.1 – Read a variety of age – appropriate books and texts from print

Introduction

Today we read about a football match.

Reading Time

"Our school played football. Kwesi scored a goal. We won the match. Everyone was happy."

Questions

  • Who scored a goal? (Kwesi)
  • Did the school win? (Yes)
Children celebrating a goal on a school field
Figure 2: The football match Draw a football match.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

match
A game between two teams.
goal
A point scored in football.
won
Came first in a game.

Summary

  • We read about a football match.
  • Kwesi scored and the school won.

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. Who scored a goal?

    • A. Kwesi
    • B. Ama
    • C. The teacher
    • D. Nobody
    Show answer
    Answer: KwesiThe story says Kwesi.

  2. 2. The school lost the match.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseThey won.

  3. 3. Everyone was ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: happyThe story says happy.

  4. 4. What game did the school play?

    Show answer
    Answer: FootballThe story says football.

Homework

  1. Ask your family three yes/no questions.