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Nigeria Primary 3 English Studies Practice Tests

Five free, full-length Primary 3 english studies practice tests for Nigeria, written to the NERDC Basic and Senior Secondary Education Curriculum. Take them online for instant scoring and a skill breakdown, or print them with an answer key.

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Practice Test 119 questions · Grammar · Key details · Plot
Practice Test 219 questions · Grammar · Key details · Inference
Practice Test 319 questions · Grammar · Key details · Vocabulary
Practice Test 419 questions · Grammar · Key details · Character
Practice Test 519 questions · Grammar · Spelling · Vocabulary

All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any government, ministry, department of education, exam board or assessment body. Not official tests.

What these tests cover

Reading and comprehensionGrammar and structureVocabulary developmentComposition (essay and letter writing)Oral English

Course: Basic Education (Primary)

Skills across all five tests: Grammar (23) · Key details (16) · Punctuation (7) · Spelling (7) · Vocabulary (6) · Character (6) · Theme (5) · Capitalization (5) · Writing (5) · Plot (4)

Each test has an original reading passage (and, for most levels, a second text), language and spelling questions, and a writing task with a guide to what a strong answer includes.

Sample questions from Practice Test 1

  1. From the passage “Olumo Rock”

    Where is Olumo Rock?
    A. in Calabar   B. in Abeokuta, Ogun State   C. in Abuja   D. in Kano
    Show answerin Abeokuta, Ogun State
  2. What does "Abeokuta" mean?
    A. new city   B. under the rock   C. high hill   D. big river
    Show answerunder the rock
  3. How did the rock help the Egba people?
    A. It was their market.   B. It gave them gold.   C. It gave them food.   D. It gave them shelter during war.
    Show answerIt gave them shelter during war.
  4. What can visitors see from the top?
    A. the whole city and the Ogun River   B. Mount Kenya   C. the sea   D. nothing
    Show answerthe whole city and the Ogun River

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Frequently asked questions

What is in these Nigeria Primary 3 English Studies practice tests?

Five full original tests of about 19 questions each. Each test has an original reading passage (and, for most levels, a second text), language and spelling questions, and a writing task with a guide to what a strong answer includes. You get a score, a skill breakdown and a review of every answer at the end.

Do these tests follow the Nigeria curriculum?

Yes. They are written to the NERDC Basic and Senior Secondary Education Curriculum — Reading and comprehension, Grammar and structure, Vocabulary development, Composition (essay and letter writing). Pagine summarizes the curriculum in its own words and links to the official documents.

Can I print them?

Yes. Every test has a printable version with an answer key.

Are these official tests?

All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any government, ministry, department of education, exam board or assessment body. Not official tests.

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