English Language Activities - Grade 4 Opener Exams Term 1 2023 Set 1

SCORING RUBRIC
The grid below is to be filled by the teacher after marking the learner's work

QUESTIONS

Read the following conversation and then answer questions 1 to 5.
John: Joan! Joan! Can't you hear me? Where did you take your cars? (Smiling broadly) 
Joan: Oh no! I'm sorry John. The wind is blowing so hard that I cannot hear you. How have you been?
John: I have been doing well, infact, very well, I must say, and I thank God for that. You? 
Joan: (Sadly) Mmh not so much John. Before we crossed into this new year, my guardian had a bad accident and hurt his legs. He is in hospital right now.
John: Oh my! I am really sorry Joan. How did this happen to Mr. Shani?
Joan: The old man was coming from the shop when a motobike rider hit him hard and rode away. I wish he would have stopped and helped him.
John: Don't worry Joan. I shall help you whenever I can because you are my friend. (shortly after words) About school?
Joan: (Happy) Wow! I'm happy now that we are joining Grade four. I had been longing for this grade.
John: Same to me (both are very happy now) Joan, please let us go and see your guardian (they leave)

1. According to Joan, why couldn't she hear John calling him?
   1. It was very sunny.
   2. John did not shout.
   3. The wind was blowing hard.
   4. Joan was too sorrowful to hear John.
2. Joan was not all that well at home because
   1. she was involved in an accident.
   2. her guardian was involved in an accident.
   3. her parent was sick.
   4. John was involved in an accident.
3. According to this conversation, Mr. Shani was
   1. Joan's guardian.
   2. John's parent.
   3. John's guardian.
   4. Joan's parent.
4. How did Mr. Shani get involved in the accident? When he was
   1. going to school.
   2. coming from the market.
   3. coming from the shop.
   4. at the shop.
5. What made John and Joan very happy finally?
   1. The accident.
   2. The riding away of the rider.
   3. Joining Grade three.
   4. The two of them joining Grade four.

Read the passage and then answer questions 6 to 9.
In the farthest end on Nyamangumu forest, there lived the hare, the hyena and the dog. The three animals were great friends who loved each other deadily. Other animals wondered how the three were friends yet they were very different from one another. One day, hyena was invited for a party by her in-laws, that is, his wife's parents. Like good friends, hare and dog offered him company to the party. They were warmly received. After that, they ate and drank to their satisfaction.

6. How many animals have been mentioned in the story?
   1. Three
   2. Four
   3. Two
   4. Five
7. Why did other animals wonder about the hare, the hyena and the dog? They were
   1. friends yet very alike.
   2. enemies and hated each other.
   3. very different yet good friends.
   4. enemies who loved one another.
8. How were the visitors received? They were given
   1. foods and drinks.
   2. a good place to sleep.
   3. cold water to quench their thirst.
   4. warm water to take a comfortable shower.
9. Where did the party take place? in
   1. hyenas home.
   2. hyena's in-laws home.
   3. dog's in-laws' home.
   4. hare's in-laws' home. 

Read the passage and then answer questions 10 to 12.
There was once a family that lived at the edge of the village. The man was called Timo. He had a beautiful wife called Patricia and two children. Their daughter was called Maria and the son was called Tom. The family was very poor and did not have enough food to eat. They planted maize, beans and potatoes on a small farm.
On market days, they went to sell their farm produce and with the little money they got, they bought few needs which they needed in their house. Timo loved his family very much.

10. According to this story, where did Timo's family live?
    1. In the middle of the forest.
    2. At the edge of the forest.
    3. At the edge of the village.
    4. In the middle of the village.
11. How many people were in Timo's family?
    1. 5
    2. 2.
    3. 3
    4. 4
12. Which one of the following was not planted in Timo's farm?
    1. sugarcane
    2. beans
    3. potatoes
    4. maize

Read the passage and then answer questions 13 to 15.
Long time ago in Pevuka village, there lived a girl called Chausiku. She was a Grade four girl in Ubora primary school and the only child of Mr and Mrs Maunda. They lived near a forest called Pori. Pori forest had dangerous animals like lions. However, the are: residents did not fear because there was an electric fence around the forest. Every Saturday, Mr Maunda would take Chausiku to the safer sides of Pori forest and teach her how to hunt small animals like hares and squirrels. Chausiku enjoyed hunting with her father.

13. Which one of the following statements is not true according to this passage?
    1. Pevuka villagers did not fear the lions.
    2. Mr. Maunda's family had two children.
    3. Chausiku enjoyed hunting.
    4. The animals hunted were hares and squirrels.
14. When did Maunda take her daughter hunting? On
    1. Saturdays and Sundays.
    2. weekends.
    3. Sundays
    4. Saturdays.
15. Pevuka villagers did not fear the lions because
    1. there was an electric fence around the forest.
    2. the lions were not very dangerous.
    3. they were very courageous.
    4. the lions were tamed 

Read the passage below. It contains blank spaces numbered 16 to 20. For each blank space, select the best alternative from the choices given.
Alex had been ......16......for almost twenty ......17...... He realized he must be lost. None of the buildings looked familiar. There were ......18......all around him. His phone battery had run out of power. He had lost the directions his mother had drawn for him on a piece of ......19...... He wondered whether he should ask for direction from the ......20.......passing by or not.

16.                            
    1. walking
    2. sleeping
    3. flying
    4. seated
17.                
    1. days
    2. minutes
    3. years
    4. weeks
18.                    
    1. friends
    2. teachers
    3. neighbours
    4. strangers
19.                      
    1. map
    2. cake
    3. paper
    4. hand
20.                
    1. people
    2. animals
    3. vehicles
    4. buildings

For questions 21 to 24 select the best alternative from the given choices

21. Was there ......................... in the field?
    1. everybody
    2. anybody
    3. somebody
    4. nobody
22. .........................can touch the sky.
    1. Anybody
    2. Somebody
    3. Nobody
    4. Everybody
23. The teacher said that ......................... must be present before we start the journey.
    1. everybody
    2. somebody
    3. nobody
    4. anybody
24. I hear footsteps, ......................... must be coming.
    1. anybody 
    2. somebosy 
    3. no one
    4. nobody

In question 25 -27, choose the plural of the underlined words.

25. Mrs. Masumbuko had a tooth ache
    1. teeths
    2. tooths
    3. tooth
    4. teeth
26. Wanjala has the strongest ox in this village.
    1. ox
    2. oxens
    3. oxen
    4. oxes
27. The mouse hid in a deep pit.
    1. mice
    2. mouse
    3. mouses
    4. mices

For questions 28 to 30. use the correct wh words to complete the statements.

28.  ......................... is your classteacher's name?
    1. When
    2. Who
    3. Why
    4. What
29.  ......................... did she buy her lunchbox?
    1. Who
    2. Where
    3. Whose
    4. What
30.  ......................... bicycle was lost?
    1. Whose
    2. Where
    3. Who
    4. What

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