English Language Activities Questions and Answers - Grade 4 End Term 1 Exams 2023 Set 1

Read the following conversation and then answer questions 1 to 5.

Father:   Mueni, did I tell you the other day that animals can be grouped into two major groups?
Mueni:   Yes you did, daddy. But you did not tell us the animals in each of the two groups.
Maingi:   I remember in our yesterday's Social Studies lesson, Madam Machoine told us that some animals live with human beings at home and                         others  live in the forests.
Father:   Absolutely. The ones living with humans at home are called domestic animals while the other group is made up of wild animals. Most wild                      animals live in game parks and game reserves.
Mueni:    I like domestic animals because they help us. Cows give us milk and meat, same to goats and camels, pigs gives us pork and sheep give us                 wool and meat called mutton,
Maingi:  Yes, and again, some domestic animals are kept for services. A dog is a good guard. It alerts the family whenever there is danger. Donkeys                   help us carry luggage on carts. Cats help us control destructive rats and mice.
Father:   On the other hand, wild animals attract tourists who come to visit our country. As they see them, we earn foreign exchange which our                             country  uses for various development projects. All animals, therefore, are important to us.

1. According to this conversation, animals can be divided into
   
   1. living and non living.
   2. wild and domestic.
   3. four.
   4. local and foreign.
2. The animals that do not live with people at home
   
   1. are found in parks and reserves.
   2. can help farmers to pull the carts.
   3. are useful for their food products.
   4. are said to be domestic. 
3. Which of the domestic animals below give human beings similar products?
   
   1. Sheep, pigs and goats.
   2. Camels, goats and cats.
   3. Goats, camels and cows.
   4. Cats, dogs and donkeys.
4. According to father, the main importance of wild animals is that they
   
   1. attract tourists.
   2. provide food products.
   3. guard our homested.
   4. enable our country get foreign exchange.
5. As the tourists come to our country and see the animals, they 
   1. get paid some money.
   2. pay foreign exchange.
   3. go with them away.
   4. they bring theirs as well.

Read the passage and then answer questions 6 to 9.   

A long time ago, all animals lived together in the forest. They worked together to get food for all of them. The food was then shared among themselves. Daily, they woke up very early to go to the farm. Dog, Hyena and Lion went to hunt birds. They brought the birds they got and shared them with other animals.

Cat was very lazy and did not want to work. He spent the whole day cleaning his feet and did not want to get dirty. Then he came home to eat.

Other animals were very angry at him. They decided to hide the food and did not give him anything. However, the Cat entered the store quietly and ate all the food. The animals decided to catch the lazy Cat. They left Dog at the door of the store. When the Cat came, the Dog barked very loudly. The other animals woke up. They chased the Cat away. The Cat went to ask for help from man. He promised to help him catch rats. They became great friends.

6. The animals got food by
   
   1. stealing from others.
   2. hunting small animals.
   3. living together.
   4. working together.
7. The other animals were angry at the Cat because he 
   1. ate all the food.
   2. stole some food.
   3. did not work.
   4. disturbed other animals.
8. What did the Dog do when the Cat came to the store? He
   1. barked loudly.
   2. called other animals.
   3. caught the cat.
   4. chased the cat away.
9. What did the Cat promise Man? To A
   1. be his great friend.
   2. catch the birds.
   3. work in the farm.
   4. catch the rats.

Read the passage and then answer questions 10 to 12.   

Industrialisation means making things for people to buy. Those things are made or manufactured in large buildings called factories. Such factories are flour factory, cloth and the soap factory. Here are other names you should remember: raw materials, products and labourers. Raw materials are used for making other things. Clothes are products of the raw materials called cotton.

The word labourer means the people who work in those factories. A lot of money is needed to start a factory. If you build a factory, you must be sure that the raw materials can be obtained easily. You must also be sure that a lot of people would want to buy your products.

10. According to this passage, products are made in
    
    1. factories.
    2. godowns.
    3. stores.
    4. farms.
11. What is the use of a raw material according to the writer?
    
    1. Paying workers.
    2. Exchanging for money.
    3. Making things.
    4. Building factories.
12. The writer says that when you want to start a factory, you must have
    1. enough products.
    2. some few customers.
    3. many friends.
    4. enough money.

Read the passage and then answer questions 13 to 15.

I got up late that morning. I knew my friends, Jon and Ken were waiting for me at the bus stop. We always competed for the front seat in our school bus. Many days I was the first on stage. Whoever got the seat was to get a piece of cake during tea break from any of us who came late. I washed my face quickly and wore my school uniform. I made my bed, cleaned my room and then went to the sitting room. I started eating my breakfast very fast.

13. What did the writer know about John and Ken? That they
    
    1. were in their school bus.
    2. were waiting for her.
    3. would be the first to board the bus.
    4. were already in school.
14. What did the writer and her friends compete for?
    
    1. Reaching school early. 
    2. Eating pieces of cake.
    3. Boarding the school bus.
    4. Getting the front seat.
15. Before the writer sat down for her breakfast, she did not 
    1. get the front seat.
    2. clean her room.
    3. make her bed.
    4. wash her face.

Read the passage below. It contains blank spaces numbered 16 to 20. For each blank space, select the best alternative from the choices given.

It was a bright Tuesday morning during the planting ___16___. The children had closed school a week earlier. The ___17___ had already prepared their farms and it was now time to ___18___. James and his younger sister___19___ grazing the cattle a short distance from their compound. James____20____a gourd of porridge while his sister carried food.

For questions 21 to 23. use the correct word to fill in the blank spaces.

21. We spoke loudly __________________ they did not hear us.
    1. then
    2. because
    3. but
    4. and
22. My brother, ___________________I have new toys.
    1. an
    2. at
    3. but
    4. and
23. Mother came early. __________________ I did not see her.
    1. because
    2. but
    3. and
    4. as

In questions 24 to 27, choose the best alternative to complete the sentences.

24. My bicycle wheel is ______________________ in shape.
    1. small
    2. circular
    3. black
    4. big
25. Most ripe bananas are yellow in
    
    1. shape
    2. taste
    3. size
    4. colour
26. My younger sister's shoes are ______________________ in size.
    
    1. small
    2. good
    3. black
    4. oval
27. The _____________________ of an egg is oval.
    1. colour
    2. taste
    3. size
    4. shape

For questions 28 to 30, choose the correct indefinite pronoun to complete the sentences.

28. _____________________ is coming, I can hear footsteps
    1. Anybody
    2. Nobody
    3. Everybody
    4. Somebody
29. I cannot see my ruler, ____________________must have picked it.
    1. nobody
    2. somebody
    3. anybody 
    4. everybody.
30. _____________________ is allowed to come to school early. 
    1. Nobody 
    2. Somebody
    3. Anybody
    4. No one

MARKING SCHEME

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