English Questions and Answers - Grade 4 Mid Term 3 Exam 2023 Set 1

Read the conversation below and then answer questions 1-5.

Alex:         Hallow Mr. Ateku! May I come in?
Mr Ateku:  Come in young boy. Oh! Alex sit down.
Alex:         Excuse me sir, I am a new learner in this school from Njiru primary school.
Mr Ateku:  Welcome our school you are not a new learner now, I can still remember your name.
Alex:         Teacher I have a problem. In my new class learners like talking in their mother tougue. But what is strange to me is                        that our classmates beg your food by force. You give them and remain with nothing.
Mr.Ateku:  That is not allowed here. who is your classteacher?
Alex:          I don't know by name but by appearance. When I reported the matter to her,she just laughed and promised to stop                        but in vain.
Mr. Ateku: Oh! My God! What a good boy. Come with me to your class. They will Know that such behaviours are not allowed                          here.
Alex:         Thank you teacher
Mr. Ateku: Welcome!

1. Who is Mr. Ateku according to the above conversation?
   1. Teacher on duty
   2. Headteacher
   3. Class teacher
   4. Class prefect
2. It is true to say that Alex is
   1. An old learner at Njiru primary
   2. One of the teachers
   3. A new learner in Njiru Primary
   4. A new learner from Njiru Primary
3. How many accusations did Alex present to Mr. Ateku
   1. Two
   2. Three
   3. Four
   4. One
4. Which place did Mr. Ateku meet Alex?
   1. In grade four class room
   2. At the school gate
   3. At the assembly ground
   4. In Mr Aleku's office
5. Which polite word did Mr Ateku say to Atex at the end of the conversation?
   1. Thank you!
   2. Oh!
   3. Welcome!
   4. Excuse me!

Read the passage below and then answer questions 6-9

Nzula had never been to the village for along time. He had never gone there since his parents came to the city when he was only seven years. He enjoyed going to the parks, watching movies and eating very delicious foods in hotels in the city centres,during
the weekends.

He imagined how life in the village would be. Some of his friends had told him that life in the rural areas was enjoyable because were alot of space to play and graze goats. Food was also "plenty" and all you had to do was to go to the farm dig or pick what youn want to eat.

During chrismas holiday, his parents told him that they would go to the village to visit his Uncle. Nzula was very exited but anxious. That morning, they woke up very early
and set off for the journey to the village.

6. Who told Nzula that life in the village was enjoyable?
   1. His parents
   2. His Uncle
   3. His friends
   4. His teachers
7. Nzula ate delicious foods from the hotel. The others from the hotel can be
   1. Resturant
   2. City centre
   3. Parks
   4. Bars
8. What is the opposite of the word Uncle as used in the passage?
   1. Parents
   2. grand parent 
   3. Aunt
   4. cousin
9. Nzula would all the following during the weekend except.
   1. go to the parks
   2. go to the farms
   3. Watch movies
   4. eat in hotel

Read the passage below and then answer questions 10-13

More than a half a million people die of malaria in kenya every year. The most affected people are the children below five years. This disease is spread by a female mosquito called anopheles. When the insects bite the children, they have fever,weak joints and sweating at night. This disease kills very fast if not urgently treated in children. People are therefore asked to sleep under mosquito nets, remove stagnant water around their homes.

10. The mosquito that spread malaria has _______________________ legs.
    1. four
    2. Six
    3. eight
    4. two
11. What is a half a million in symbols?
    1. 5000
    2. 50 000
    3. 500 000
    4. 5 000 000
12. Which statement also mean high temprature?
    1. Sweating
    2. Weakull
    3. Joint
    4. Fever
13. Which one is the most effective method of controlling malaria?
    1. Going to the hospital
    2. Taking malaria medicine
    3. Removing stagnant water around homes
    4. Sleeping under mosquito nets

Fill in the blank spaces in numbers 14-18

We have read stories in our newspapers ___14___  accidents which happen ___15___ our roads everyday. These accidents involve motorists, cyclists and ___16___. It is the responsibility of every road user to be ___17___ when using the ___18___.

For questions 19-30, answer according to the instructions.

19. Mary come to school late ________________________ she woke up late.
    1. because
    2. but
    3. through
    4. even
20. During the festival, our school choir sang ___________________________
    1. mercilly
    2. merry
    3. merrily
    4. marrily
21. How __________________________ sugar do you need for the tea?
    1. little
    2. many
    3. least
    4. much
22. The table is ________________________ heavy for Grace to carry.
    1. very
    2. so
    3. much
    4. too
23. I belive in my pet. It is _________________________
    1. mine
    2. me
    3. myne
    4. Yours
24. Our English teacher is fond ____________________________ making jokes to us.
    1. with
    2. for
    3. of
    4. at
25. Which word is correctly spelt?
    1. Address
    2. beauty
    3. Calenda
    4. Suny
26. Param is the __________________________ boy in our class.
    1. Smaller
    2. most smallest
    3. Smallest
    4. Most small
27. Atieno had ___________________________ when the electricity went off.
    1. eaten
    2. at
    3. eatten
    4. Eating
28. All the girls in our class came to school ____________________________ school van.
    1. With
    2. on
    3. for
    4. by
29. The doctor has spent ___________________________ hour with the patient.
    1. Few
    2. an
    3. a
    4. the
30. Use the plural form of the underlined word to complete the sentence.
    All the mouse ran away on seeing our new cat.
    1. mise
    2. mmices
    3. mouses
    4. mice

COMPOSITION

Write an interesting composition about;

MY FIRST JOURNEY BY TRAIN:

MARKING SCHEME

1. B
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. C
12. D
13. C
14. D
15. B
16. A
17. C
18. D
19. A
20. C
21. D
22. D
23. A
24. C
25. A
26. C
27. A
28. D
29. B
30. D