English Questions and Answers - Grade 4 School Based Assessment Term 1 Exams 2023 Set 5

Read the conversation below and then answer questions 1-5

Mother: Terry! Terry! Terry! Wake up! You will be late for school.
Terry: Oh! Mum, it is still night. The time is three o'clock. Check your clock.
Mother ; Get out of bed! Are you dreaming? It ispast six o'clock.
Terry:Let me check my watch well. Oh! My God it is twenty minutes past six.
Mother:Go to the bathroom first as I help to make your bed.
Terry:Thank you very much mum! I could have slept upto nine o'clock.
Mother: I will give you a letter to take to your classteacher for apology. Tell her the truth that you woke up late.
Terry:I will mum!

1. Terry sleeps in her                  
   1. bathroom 
   2. bedroom
   3. sitting room
   4. kitchen
2. Terry woke up 'late'. The opposite of 'late' is
   1. at night
   2. at twenty minutes past six
   3. early
   4.  quickly
3. How many people are mentioned in the conversation?
   1. Three
   2. Four
   3. Two
   4. One
4. Who made Terry's bed?
   1. Nobody
   2. Terry herself
   3. Her class teacher
   4. Terry's mother
5. Which polite word did Terry say to her mother?
   1. Welcome!
   2. Good bye!
   3. Thank you!
   4. Well done!

Read the passage below and answer questions 6-13

One day Mr. Zuma took his wife and five children, Agatha, Ian, Lilian, Isaac and Martin for a picnic in the park. He packed a lot of food in the basket. Agatha made some passion juice for the children to drink. Mrs. Zuma made tea and put it in the flask for her husband and herself. He filled the basket with bananas which his grandmother had brought the day before. Lilian who was ten years old put mangoes and pears in the big basket. They enjoyed the picnic in the park.

6. How many daughters does Mr. Zuma have?
   1. Five
   2. Two 
   3. Three
   4. One
7. Which fruit was not packed in the basket?
   1.  Pears
   2. Bananas
   3.  Mangoes
   4. Oranges
8. Who brought the bananas?
   1. Lilian
   2. Mrs. Zuma
   3. Ian's grandmother
   4. Mr. Zuma
9. Who made the passion juice?
   1. Agatha
   2. Mrs. Zuma
   3. Ian 
   4. Martin
10. How many people are there in this family?
    1. Seven
    2. Five
    3. six
    4. ten
11. How old was Lilian?
    1. Twelve years old.
    2. Ten years old 
    3. Nine years old.
    4. Thirteen years old
12. "Son" is to "daughter" as "husband" is to                   ?
    1. woman
    2. Aunt
    3. wife
    4. female
13. Which statement is NOT true?
    1. Mrs Zuma took tea
    2. Mr. Zuma has three sons
    3.  Passion juice is not made from a fruit
    4. The family enjoyed the picnic in the park

For questions 14 - 18, fill the blank spaces with the words below

The cats      14         always at war with the mice. Fighting    15           place everyday and they always       16       The mice never       17        a single victory. The mice           18        to hold a meeting to talk about the situation, and see what could be done.

For questions 19 to 30, answer according to instructions

19. James is                    than Maurice.
    1.  tallest
    2. taller
    3. tall
    4. more taller
20. The man has lost four of his               after the accident.
    1. tooths
    2. teeths
    3. teeth
    4. tooth
21. As               as a deer.
    1. slow 
    2. sweet
    3. first
    4. fast
22. I have given                    sweets to each.
    1. two
    2. to
    3. too
    4. twos
23. The cat is sitting                 the chairs.
    
    1. in
    2. between
    3. under 
    4. on 
24. Jim                  his name badly yesterday.
    1.  writes
    2. write
    3.  wrote
    4. rot
25. A rhino and               elephant are wild animals.
    1. an
    2. a
    3.  the
    4. some
26. The young one of a goat is called
    1. Lamb
    2. Calf
    3. Kid
    4. Kitten
27. The boys                   doing exams.
    1. is
    2. have
    3. are
    4. was
28. Write the sentence in plural form.
    That woman has a knife.
    1. These women have knives.
    2. Those women has knives.
    3. These woman has knives.
    4. Those women have knives.
29. What is the opposite of the word "uncle"?
    1. Aunt
    2. Ant
    3. Niece
    4. Nephew
30. The house of a dog is called?
    1. sty
    2. hutch
    3. kennel
    4. shed

COMPOSITION 

Write an interesting compotision about your 

DECEMBER HOLIDAY 

MARKING SCHEME 

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