English Language Questions And Answers - CBC Grade 4 End of Term 3 Exam SET 1 2022

Questions

TASK 1: LISTENING AND SPEAKING (6 MARKS)

The following is a conversation between a teacher and a student. Role play and respond to the conversation after your teacher.

Teacher: How are you, (student's name)?
Learner: ...........................................................
Teacher: How is school?
Learner: ...........................................................
Teacher: What is HIV and AIDS?
Learner: ...........................................................
Teacher: Yes, it's a disease that weakens one's body. How can we control it?
Learner: ...........................................................
Teacher: Who does it affect?
Learner: ...........................................................

TASK 2: READING ALOUD (10 MARKS)
Read the following story aloud as instructed by the teacher.

My dad is a soldier. He goes to training camp every few months. I don't like when he go to the camp because I do not get to see him for a long time. When my dad does come home, he always surprises me. Today, I was at my Spelling Bee at school. I was nervous because I was not a very good word speller. When it was my turn, I stood up. My teacher said," Melissa, your word is grateful I thought I could never spell that. I was about to give up when I saw my dad in the crowd. He gave me two thumbs up. So, I did my best and spelled 'g-r-a-t-e-f-u-l just for him.

TASK 3: COMPREHENSION (8 marks)
Read the stories below and answer the questions that follow.

Monkey saw eight bananas on the tree, but they were too high. His mom asked him if he could try to get them. She said his family would really like those bananas. Monkey was sure that he wouldn't be able to grab those bananas, but he could try. Monkey climbed up four branches and fell to the ground. He did not let this upset him and he did not give up. He got right back up and started climbing again. This time he made it to the top!

1. How many bananas did monkey see on the tree?
2. Why did his mom ask him to get the bananas?
3. What did the monkey do after falling on the ground?
4. How many branches had the monkey climbed before falling on the ground?
5. What do you think is the best title for the story?

TASK 4: GRAMMAR (4 marks) 

1. Write the plural of the following.
   1. Disease ...........................................................
   2. Sign ...........................................................
   3. Haircut ...........................................................
   4. Manure ...........................................................
2. Punctuate the following sentences. (3 marks)
   1. musa went home late
   2. isiolo is not a capital city in kenya 
   3. wow is the best student
3. Rewrite the following words. (4 marks)
   1. boxin ...........................................................
   2. maile ...........................................................
   3. plyre ...........................................................
   4. tercompu ...........................................................
4. use the correct conjunction to complete the following sentences. (3 marks)
   (but neither and)
   1. Derick ........................................................... Mwachumbe have washed their uniform. 
   2. ...........................................................Tom nor Adbinor came late to school. 
   3. He is sick ........................................................... he is dancing.
5. Fill the following paragraph with the correct article. (4 marks)
   Sunday was ...........................................................best day to play soccer. We went with our ball in........................................................... field............................................................ aeroplane passed by and we all stopped playing to look at it. My nephew was so excited to see........................................................... star shining in the sky.
6. Write the opposite of the following.( 4 marks)
   1. Man ...........................................................
   2. Far ...........................................................
   3. High ...........................................................
   4. Heavy...........................................................
7. Write the following in plural or singular. (4 marks)
   1. She cooked well ...........................................................
   2. They came early. ...........................................................
   3. It is big ...........................................................
   4. The dog barks in the evening. ...........................................................

TASK 5:WRITING
Write a short story narrating how you spent your December holiday.

Marking Scheme

TASK I:LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Instructions to the teacher

1. Inform all learners that the task will be a face-to-face assessment. Call learners into the assessment room when their time comes
   (one after the other).
2. Give a seat to the learner facing you.
3. At the beginning of Task 1, explain the expectations of the task
4. Ask the questions provided in Task 
5. Indicate the end of Task 1
6. Assess and record the competency of each leamer.

Tell the learner:
"We will role playa conversation between you and me and ensure you respond during your turn" (Teacher ats)
Lead the dialogue and have provoking content for learners with difficulty to enable them to resond smoothly.

TASK #: READING ALOUD
Instructions to the teacher

1. Explains to the learner the expectations of Task II
2. Every learner should be provided with a copy of the passage. 
3. As the learner reads aloud, listen to the learner and time him/her for one minute.
4. Indicate with a stroke (√) the point where the learner reaches in the passage at the end of one minute.
5. Allow the learner to continue reading to the end of the passage.
6. Underline all the words the learner could not read correctly or had difficulty pronouncing.
7. Indicate on the scoring guide the number of words the learner read correctly (total number of words read within one minute minus the words read with
   errors)."
8. Assess and record the competency of the learner based on the assessment rubrie provided.
9. Have an assessment sheet for each learner for Task II

TASK III: READING COMPREHENSION

1. Eight bananas.
2. To feed the family 
3. Tried again.
4. Four branches. 
5. Mark any suitable title.

TASK 4: GRAMMAR 

1.                      
   1. diseases
   2. Signs
   3. Haircuts
   4. Manure
2.                            
   1. Musa went home late.
   2. Isiolo is not a capital city in Kenya
   3. Wow is the best student
3.                
   1. Inbox
   2. Email
   3. Reply
   4. Computer 
4.                    
   1. and
   2. Neither
   3. But
5.                  
   1. che 
   2. the
   3. and
6.                    
   1. woman
   2. Near
   3. Low
   4. Light
7.                  
   1. They cooled well 
   2. He/she came early 
   3. They are big. 
   4. The dogs bark in the evening.

TASK 5:WRITING
Assess: Length, Grammar, Tenses. Creativity. Originality And any other write up factor