Hong Kong Primary 2 English Practice Paper with Answers | Grammar, Reading, Writing

Hong Kong Primary 2 English Practice Paper with Answers | Grammar, Reading, Writing | 50 Minutes, 100 Marks

2026-10-28

Practice paper · Primary English

A Primary 2 English paper in the local primary format: grammar 30 marks, reading 40 marks and writing 30 marks, 24 questions in 50 minutes, with a full answer key, marking notes and a model composition.

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Paper details Level: Primary 2 | Subject: English Language | Time: 50 minutes | Total: 100 marks | Questions: 24

Section A — Words and Grammar (30 marks)

A1. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets. (8 marks)

#	Question	Answer and marking notes
1	My brother ______ (like) ice cream.	likes
2	We ______ (go) to the park on Sundays.	go
3	The cat ______ (sleep) on my bed every night.	sleeps
4	They ______ (play) football after school.	play

A2. Complete each sentence with the present continuous form of the verb in brackets. (8 marks)

#	Question	Answer and marking notes
1	Look! The baby ______ (cry).	is crying
2	Mum ______ (cook) dinner now.	is cooking
3	The children ______ (run) in the playground.	are running
4	I ______ (write) a letter to my friend.	am writing

A3. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. (6 marks)

#	Question	Answer and marking notes
1	The book is ______ the desk.	on
2	The ball is ______ the box.	in
3	My cat is ______ the sofa, so I cannot see it.	under

A4. Rewrite each sentence with capital letters and a full stop. (8 marks)

#	Question	Answer and marking notes
1	i have two apples in my bag	I have two apples in my bag.
2	tom and mary are in the classroom now	Tom and Mary are in the classroom now.

Section B — Reading Comprehension (40 marks)

The Book Fair

Last week our school had a Book Fair in the hall. Every class visited the fair with their English teacher. Pupils could buy books, and every pupil who read a book at home wrote the title of the book on a card.

On Friday the teachers counted the cards. Class 1A read 24 books. Class 1B read 18 books. Class 2A read 30 books. Class 2B read 20 books. The table below shows the number of books each class read.

Class 2A read the most books. Class 1B read the fewest. Miss Ho, the English panel head, said, “This is not a competition. The important thing is that you enjoy reading.”

The pupils in 2A will visit the public library next month. Miss Ho will go with them.

Books read by each class in Book Fair week
Class	1A	1B	2A	2B
Books read	24	18	30	20

B1. Are the sentences true or false? If a sentence is false, write the correct information. (12 marks)

#	Question	Answer and marking notes
1	The Book Fair was in the school hall.	True.
2	Class 1A read the most books.	False. Class 2A read the most books (30).
3	Class 2B read 20 books.	True.
4	Miss Ho said the class that read the most books would get a prize.	False. She said it was not a competition and the important thing was enjoying reading.

B2. Answer the questions. Show your working where a calculation is needed. (16 marks)

#	Question	Answer and marking notes
1	How many books did Class 1B read?	18 books.
2	How many books did the four classes read altogether?	24 + 18 + 30 + 20 = 92 books.
3	What is the average number of books per class?	92 ÷ 4 = 23 books.
4	How many more books did Class 2A read than Class 1B?	30 − 18 = 12 more books.

B3. Find a word in the passage that means the same as the words below. (6 marks)

#	Question	Answer and marking notes
1	a large room where many people can meet or buy things	hall
2	something you get because you have done well	reward

B4. Answer in two or three sentences. (6 marks)

#	Question	Answer and marking notes
1	Which class do you think enjoyed the Book Fair most? Give one reason.	Model: I think Class 2A enjoyed it most, because they read 30 books, more than any other class. (Any class with a reason that uses the table: choice 3 marks, reason 3 marks.)

Section C — Writing (30 marks)

Write about 40 words about your favourite day at school. Write five sentences. Say which day it is, what you do on that day and why you like it.

Item	marks
Content — the day, what happens, why you like it	12
Language — present tense, spelling, word order	12
Organisation — five sentences in a clear order	6

My favourite day at school is Friday. On Friday we have PE and music. In PE we play basketball with Class 2B. After lunch we sing songs in the music room. I like Friday because I can play with my friends and we have no homework.

Marking notes for tutors

Five sentences are required — fewer than four sentences scores at most 8 of 12 for organisation.
Watch the third person -s — a pupil who writes “he play” loses Language marks; write the corrected word above the error, not over it.
Do not accept a list of subjects — the task asks what the pupil does on that day; “Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday” alone scores 0 for content.

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