English Questions and Answers - Grade 4 Opener Exams Term 1 2023 Set 2

 Read the following passage and answer questions 1 to 7.

One day the hare made fun of the slow tortoise. The tortoise quietly replied that if the hare would run a race with him, he would prove that he was not slow. The race began, and the hare quickly leaped ahead at a great pace. He was soon so far in front that he decided to have a little sleep.The tortoise smilingly passed straight ahead and headed for the finishing point.After a time, the hare awoke and raced on. When he reached the winning post, he found that the tortoise had already arrived. Slow but sure he won the race.

Questions.

1. Who won the race?
   1. Hare
   2. Tortoise
   3. Both
   4. None.
2. When the race began the
   1. tortoise was leading
   2. hare slept
   3. hare won
   4. hare was leading.
3. When did the tortoise pass the hare? When the
   1. hare was sleeping
   2.  hare was resting
   3. tortoise was sleeping
   4. hare was running.
4. What happened when the hare arrived at the winning post? He
   1. had a little sleep
   2. found the tortoise
   3. won the race
   4. was very tired.
5. When the hare made fun of the tortoise, the tortoise
   1. ran away
   2. wanted to prove that he was not slow
   3. asked the hare to prove
   4. feared to run.
6. When the tortoise found the sleeping hare it
   1. laughed at him
   2. wept
   3. smiled and passed ahead
   4. ran very fast.
7. What lesson do we learn from the story?
   1. To be proud.
   2. To be slow but sure.
   3. Not to sleep.
   4. To do things in a hurry.

Read the story below then answer the questions 8 to 15.

Maria has a cow. She has named it Molly. She has built a cow shed for it. Maria has to look for grass to feed Molly. In return she gets milk from it. Molly is beautiful. It has black and white fur. Molly gave birth to a calf last year. Maria made a pen for his calf. The calf does not look like it's mother.It is white in colour. Maria loves both Molly and the calf.

Questions

8. From the story, Molly was a
   1. cow
   2. calf
   3. Maria's friend
   4. sheep.
9. Where did Maria's cow live?
   1. Pen
   2. House
   3. Cow shed
   4. Paddock.
10. Which food does Molly feed on?
    1. Food.
    2. Meat
    3. Milk
    4. Grass.
11.  All domestic animals give birth. A cow gives birth to a
    1. calf
    2. chick
    3.  pen
    4. kitten.
12. The fur of Maria's cow was
    1. brown
    2. white and brown
    3. white
    4. white and black.
13. Maria gave her cow grass and in return she got
    1. milk
    2. calf
    3. fur
    4. meat.
14. It is true to say that
    1. Molly had a cow called Maria
    2. Maria had a dairy cow
    3. Maria's cow never gave birth
    4. Maria had two cows.
15. The best title for the passage is
    1. Maria and her cow.
    2. Molly and the calf.
    3. Domestic animals.
    4. Importance of cows.

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to fill in the blank spaces.

Luwi is an          16            .His parents          17         when he was very       18          . He was very         19            after the       20         of his parents.

Choose the correct word to fill in the gaps

21. .A person who flies an aeroplane is called a
    1. dentist
    2. captain
    3. pilot
    4. florist
22. Somebody has                  my pen.
    1. stolen
    2. stole
    3. stealed
    4. still
23. What is the plural of puppy?
    1. Puppy
    2. Pupa
    3. Puppies
    4. Puppys.

Choose the word that is the opposite of the underlined word

24. Venesa is a bad pupil.
    1. good
    2. dirty
    3. shor
    4. ttall
25. His uncle is very poor.
    1. kind
    2. slow
    3. rich
    4. bad.

Choose the past tense of the underlined word.

26. They sit on chairs.
    1. Sat
    2. Sitted
    3. Set
    4. Seated.
27.  I pay money for you.
    1.  Payyed
    2.  Payed
    3. Pay
    4.  Paid

Choose the correct answer.

28. We                    finished our homework.
    1. has
    2. have
    3. are
    4. were
29. Bernard                    bought a new phone.
    1. has
    2.  have
    3. is
    4. was
30.  A cobbler repairs.
    1. clothes
    2. houses
    3. chairs
    4. shoes

Write a short story about:(20 Marks)

MY BIRTHDAY PARTY

MARKINGS SCHEME

ENGLISH

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