St Margaret College Half Yearly Examinations 2011 Year 4 English Written Time: 1 Hour 15 minutes Name: Class: 1. Where do they work? restaurant newsroom farm school hospital. e.g) I am a nurse. I help sick people. She works in a hospital. I am a reporter. I tell people about a) the latest news. She works in a. I am a teacher b) and I like to teach children. She works in a. I am a cook and I c) cook is the best food in town. He works in a. I am a farmer. I d) grow fruit and vegetables. He works on a. (4 marks) English Written Year 4 - Half Yearly Examinations 2011 - Page 1 of 9
2. These are places you can find in a town. police station bank cinema fishmonger toyshop library a) Where do you go? e.g. Where can I put my money? bank 1. Where can I buy some fish? 2. Where can I borrow a book? 3. Where can I buy a bicycle? 4. Where can I ask for help? 5. Where can I watch a film? (5 marks) b) Shops you see in the street. grocer bakery shoe shop toyshop bookshop Tick True or False Ex The grocer is the first shop in the street. True False a b c d e The shoe shop is next to the toyshop. The bookshop is at the end of the street. The bakery is between the shoe shop and the toyshop. The bookshop is next to the grocer. The toyshop is next to the bookshop. (5 marks) English Written Year 4 - Half Yearly Examinations 2011 - Page 2 of 9
3. Look at these pictures then read the sentences below. Tracy Kitty Mary Bob Jay Dan a) Who is talking? Ex I like to swim and to fish. I do not like running. (5 marks) Kitty 1. My favourite sport is football. I am great at it. 2. I love to run around on my skateboard. 3. I am a fast runner and I often go jogging. 4. I do not like sports but I like to go bowling. 5. Basketball is my favourite game. b) What do they do? Answer in full. Sometimes Often Never play basketball read play tennis go fishing go skating go swimming Dan e.g. Dan never goes swimming. Bob Bob. Tracy Tracy. Mary Mary. Jay Jay. Kitty Kitty. (10 marks) English Written Year 4 - Half Yearly Examinations 2011 - Page 3 of 9
4. Read the following passage carefully. (25 marks) One, Two, Three The shed was near the house. It was dark because it had only one small window covered with cobwebs. There were some tools in the shed. There was a spade, a rake and a pile of old sacks. There was something else as well, that not many people knew about. If you stood quite still in the shed, you cold hear the crackle of straw and perhaps a tiny cry. The crackle of straw and the tiny cry came from a box standing in a corner. In the box were a mother cat and her three newborn kittens. The cat s name was Minnie and her kittens were named One, Two and Three. When they were big enough and could drink milk from a saucer, they would go to homes of their own. Then someone would give them proper names, but for now everyone called them One, Two and Three. Sometimes a dog barked. What is that? asked One, his little legs shaking. It s only Prince, the dog, purred Minnie. He s taking care of us. He barks when he sees a stranger coming. Sometimes a door banged. What is that? mewed Two, shuddering like a jelly. It s only the wind blowing the door shut, purred Minnie. Now the wind won t get into our snug bed. Sometimes the woodcutter tipped the logs of wood out with a sound like thunder. What is that? cried Three, hiding her face in her mother s fur. It s only the woodcutter, purred Minnie. His logs of wood will make the kitchen fire burn brightly. I will take you into the kitchen for a treat, when you are bigger, if you are very good. A lady named Mrs Plum lived in the kitchen. She wore a white apron. Every day she brought Minnie s meals to her, in a blue dish. When Minnie had finished her food, the dish was as clean as if it had been washed. English Written Year 4 - Half Yearly Examinations 2011 - Page 4 of 9
Now answer these: A. Tick ( ) the box to show the correct answer. (4 x 1 mark = 4 marks) E.g. Where was the shed? a) It was in the garden. b) It was in a park. c) It was near a house. 1. Who was Minnie? a) An old lady. b) A little mouse. c) A mother cat. 2. Where were the kittens hiding? a) In a pile of sacks. b) In a box. c) In a hole. 3. What sound does a cat make? a) It mews. b) It barks. c) It chirps. 4. What does a woodcutter do? a) He sells seeds. b) He chops trees. c) He makes furniture. English Written Year 4 - Half Yearly Examinations 2011 - Page 5 of 9
B. Underline the correct word. (4 x 1 mark = 4 marks) a) The kittens were very (noisy, naughty, quiet). b) Their mother was very (annoyed, patient, angry) with her kittens. c) The little kittens were (too young, too old, too fat) to drink milk from a saucer. d) Minnie ate her dinner from a (red, green, blue) dish. C. Put a tick ( ) in each box to show whether each sentence is TRUE or FALSE (6 x 1 mark = 6 marks) Example: The dog had a little puppy. a) In the story it is very windy. b) The kittens were sleeping on some sacks. c) The kittens were very brave. d) They were very cosy in their bed. e) The little kittens were three months old. f) Their mother caught mice for them to eat. True False D. Fill in the box with a word from the second paragraph which means the same as just born? (1 mark) E. Answer the following questions. Write complete sentences. (2 marks each) a) When will the kittens get proper names? The kittens will get proper names when b) What was there in the box to keep Minnie and her kittens warm? In the box c) How do you know that One was frightened when he heard Prince barking? One was frightened English Written Year 4 - Half Yearly Examinations 2011 - Page 6 of 9
d) What made the door bang shut? The door banged shut e) How do you know that Minnie liked the food Mrs Plum gave her? Minnie 6. Finish these sentences about the story. Follow the example. E.g. The dog barked loudly. (loud) 1. The kitten was mewing. (quiet) 2. The lady went in the kitchen. (quick) 3. The woodcutter cut the wood. (swift) 4. Minnie drank the milk. (thirsty) 5. Prince started to bark. (angry) 6. The wind started to blow. (wild) 7. Minnie told her kittens the story of Humpty Dumpty. (6 marks) Use plurals to finish the story. Humpty Dumpty sat on a high wall to see the King and Queen go by. E.g. First he saw a big golden carriage pulled by a team of horses (horse). This was followed by some (maid) riding on tiny (pony). Walking after each other there were lots of white (mouse) wearing coloured (bow). The sound of the hundreds of (foot) was like music. (5 marks) English Written Year 4 - Half Yearly Examinations 2011 - Page 7 of 9
8. Composition. (20 marks) Write 10 sentences or a paragraph about ONE of the following titles. a) The little puppy. Imagine that you found a little puppy. Where did you find it? What did it look like? What did you do with it? b) My best friend. Who is your best friend? What is she/he like? What does she/he like to do? Why are you friends? c) It was a stormy day... Continue the story to say what happened on this day. What were you doing? Did anything strange or scary happen? What happened at the end? d) At the Fun Park. What do you see? What games do you play? What do you eat? What do you enjoy doing most? These words can help you: lots of people, queues, rides, roller coaster, carousel, bouncing castle, candy floss, popcorn, lots of fun English Written Year 4 - Half Yearly Examinations 2011 - Page 8 of 9
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