English Language Activities Questions and Answers - Grade 4 End Term 1 Exams 2023 Set 2

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

Sahara Hello, Fatuma!,
Fatuma: Hello Sahara./
Sahara What are you doing?
Fatuma: I am reading a magazine on types of food.
I would like to be a nutritionist when I grow up.
Sahara : Oh, that is nice. What does the magazine say?
Fatuma : The magazine says that a balanced diet makes our bodies strong and healthy
Sahara That is interesting. What else do you read?
Fatuma : I read storybooks, poems, magazines and newspapers. Our teacher says reading widely makes you know a lot of things.
Sahara That is true, Fatuma. I would like to read widely too.

1. What would Fatuma like to be when she grows up!
   1. A reader 
   2. A nutritionist
   3. A teacher
   4. A doctor
2. Which among the following materials. does Fatuma not read?
   1. Newspapers 
   2. Magazines
   3. Poems
   4. Textbooks
3. What do we learn about a balanced diet from the conversation?
   1. It makes our bodies strong and healthy
   2. It is eaten every day in our families.
   3. What people fail to observe.
   4. It is the key to a successful life.
4. Who admires to read widely as well?
   1. We are not told. 
   2. Fatuma
   3. Sahara
   4. The writer
5. Why is reading widely important?
   1. It makes one clever.
   2. It makes one eat well.
   3. It improves your brain.
   4. It makes you know a lot of things.

Read the passage below and then answer questions 6-9,

One bright Saturday afternoon, we went to visit my grandfather upcountry. There was a larges when we entered. I moved closer to view it well. When my grandfather saw me staring at the portrait, he came to me. He pulled down the portrait and dusted it. He then led me outside to the shade and began to introduce the people in the portrait to me. They were all my relatives. It was a portrait of my grandfather, grandmother, my father, my aunts, my uncles and some of my cousins. Grandfather told me how my grandmother died six years ago after a long illness. Some of the uncles and aunts in the picture were also no more. Grandfather was now a widower, living in a big house. Fortunately, he lived with one of my uncles who cared for him. He also had a few farm animals which kept him busy.

6. Why did the writer move closer to the wall in his grandfather's house?
   1. He wanted to take a closer look at the portrait.
   2. He wanted to sit next to the portrait.
   3. He had come to view everything in the house.
   4. He was directed by grandfather to go there.
7. Why did grandfather dust the portrait?
   1. Nobody cared about it.
   2. In order to show the writer.
   3. In order for the pictures to be clearly seen.
   4. He saw how interested the writer was.
8. Who among the following was not in the portrait?
   1. Grandmother 
   2. Uncles
   3. Aunts
   4. The writer
9. The best title for the passage above would be
   1. Grandfather and his family.
   2. A family portrait.
   3. Visiting grandfather.
   4. A come together.

Read the passage below and then answer questions 10 - 12.

One day, Ben and Emily were walking to school. The two were very good friends who liked to play and study together. That day, they met Mr. Okitoyi. He needed a mechanic to repair his car. Mr. Okitoyi greeted the children and asked them to help him. "How may we help you, sir?" Beh asked politely "I am sorry I am stuck and I need a mechanic. Do you know the mechanic who lives near his garage down the road?" he asked. The two children exchanged glances and agreed to help the man. They ran fast to the garage and informed the mechanic about Mr Okitoyi's problem. Mr Okitoyi thanked the children and they ran to school. When they arrived at school, they found the teacher in class. They said, "Excuse us teacher Muli, may we come in?" the learner's then explained what had happened and how they had helped Mr. Okitoyi. The teacher congratulated them and asked the other learners to follow their good example.

10. From the behaviour of the two learners we can tell that they were
    1. from a rich family
    2. evil-minded.
    3. rude.
    4. well-mannered.
11. Who do you think a mechanic is?
    1. A person whose car gets stuck.
    2. A person who repairs vehicles which have broken down.
    3. A person who asks for help from learners.
    4. A person who works for others for money
12. What lesson do we learn from the passage?
    1. We should punish latecomers.
    2. Teachers must be fair to all learners.
    3. We should always help those in need. 
    4. It is good to behave well.

Read the poem below and then answer questions 13-15.

My special day
It was a very special day.
Relatives came from near and far,
Some using a plane and others a car,
Some came carrying gifts in baskets,
Some carried presents in caskets,
We were not many.

I was third in line,
A white bird flew by.
As I was being baptised,
Every person cheered with joy.
It was a very special day

13. Which words sound the same in the poem?
    1. far and car.
    2. gifts and presents.
    3. caskets and many.
    4. flew and bird.
14. Which occasion is the writer talking about?
    1. Many people came to the occasion.
    2. He was being baptised.
    3. It was a wedding show.
    4. Some people were flying for the first time in a plane.
15. Why do you think people cheered with joy?
    1. It was a very special day for the writer. 
    2. Many people were being baptised.
    3. Some people were carried by aeroplane.
    4. There was so much food to enjoy

Read the passage below. It contains blank spaces numbered 16-20. For each blank space, choose the best alternative from the given four.

One sunny morning      16          soon after       17       , Mr. Maina had a big task ahead of him. He was going on a long trip to the      18         . He wanted to see his parents. Mr. Maina was busy       19          a small garden outside       20          kitchen window when he saw something gliding towards him. It was a snake. He screamed loudly like a baby.

For questions 21-25, choose the alternative that best completes the given sentence.

21. Adrian took            glass of warm milk and             apple that mother had bought.
    1. a, an 
    2. the, a
    3. an, a 
    4.  a, a
22. Our teacher said that we should have time to play 
    1. a lot 
    2. lots 
    3. enough
    4. all the
23.  The cat was choked by              own food.
    1.  it's
    2. its
    3. their
    4. her
24. The doctors took              first aid kit to the ambulance.
    1.  her
    2. his
    3.  their
    4. there
25. We respect our parents.
    1. a lot
    2.  a lot of 
    3. enough
    4. much

For question 26, choose the alternative that contains the verb.

26. The nurse will bandage the lady's arm
    1. bandage
    2.  nurse
    3.  lady's
    4. arm

For questions 27 and 28, choose the alternative that is the plural of the underlined words

27. On my way to school, I saw a bride on the road.
    1. bridegroom 
    2. bridesmaid
    3. brides
    4. grooms
28. The two child played hide and seek.
    1. childrens 
    2. childs
    3. children's
    4. children

For questions 29 and 30, choose the alternative that means the same as the underlined word(s).

29. We attended a colourful occasion yesterday
    1. wedding 
    2. baptism
    3. ceremony
    4.  holiday
30. Carbohydrates, vitamins and proteins are important for our health.
    1. Balanced diet
    2. Nutritions
    3. Micro things
    4. Foods

COMPOSITION 

Write a letter to your friend telling her or him about an accident you witnessed near your school .

MARKING SCHEME

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