Std 4 End of Term English Test Term 1

Name…………………

A) Where should you look to find the meaning of a word?
♣ atlas
♣ text book
♣ dictionary
♣ encyclopedia

B) The ‘guide words’ at the top of a page in a dictionary are band to boat. Which two words would you find on this page?
apple    brick
bug    dog
carrot    bed
bark    back

C) Tick which word in each group of four comes first in alphabetical order
frog
zebra
dog
monkey

shop
star
shake
sick

chain
chicken
chips
chocolate

window
wizard
wash
west

D) Form a contraction from the two words ( example: do not don’t )
can not
we have
could not
I will
you are
they are

E) Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets
The dog ( jumped / jumping ) over the fire.
I have ( been / went ) to town this morning.
She ( buyed / bought ) some sweets at the shop.
There ( are / is ) no more flour in the bucket.
The lion was ( run / running / ran ) very fast.
We ( go / goed / going ) to school by taxi.

F) Choose the best word to join the two sentences (conjunction).
then  if  and  but  while

♣ I went to town. I bought some fish.
♣ It was raining. I didn’t get wet.
♣ He was talking on the phone. He was driving.
♣ She woke up. She had a shower.
♣ I will buy you a present. You pass your exams.
♣ I like nsima. Not everyday.

G Reading Comprehension Section

Read the story Thunderstorm. Answer the following questions.

Which word is the synonym of the word ‘started’?
• began
• closed
• continued

“It is too dangerous to be out!”
Which word is the antonym of dangerous?
• safe
• risky
• noisy

‘The rain began to pour down on the roof.’ Which word rhymes with pour?
• long
• floor
• cloud

What did mother call?
• It is too dangerous to be out. It was warm inside the kitchen.
• Come in the house!
• Toby, come in! It is too dangerous to be out!

Which word is a homophone of ‘heard’?
• head
• herd
• hurt

Thunderstorm
The thunder started when I was playing outside. My mother called me to come in the house, “Tony, come in! It is too dangerous to be out!” It was warm inside the kitchen. I heard the branches tap against the window. The rain began to pour down on the roof. The power went out as we were eating dinner. My mother lit some candles in the room. We made shadow pictures on my bedroom wall.