MID YEAR EXAMENGLISH YEAR 4 PAPER 1

Fill in the blanks with the plural form of the words given.1. The ________________ are sleeping in their cots. (baby)2. There are some broken _______________ on the table in the kitchen. (dish)3. There are three _______________ in my bedroom. (window)4. Ten ______________ live in that longhouse. (family)5. The ________________ are having lunch in a restaurant. (lady)(5 marks)

Choose the correct answers.1. My friends and I play football when _____________ are free.A. weB. usC. theyD. them2. This is ___________ trophy because we won the game.A. mineB. theirC. ourD. his

3. The little boy wants his toy. He says it is _______________.A. hersB. hisC. mineD. ours4. The baby smiled at ______________ just now.A. IB. meC. mineD. it5. This is _____________ dress. My mother bought it for me.A. mineB. myC. ourD. ours(5 marks)

Rewrite the words below by changing the underlined verbs into the simple past tense.1. The water level of the lake ______________ (rise) after the heavy rain.2. Arun ______________ (read) story book before going to sleep last night.3. Losheni _______________ (make) a timetable for her to study and play.4. Mahimah ________________ (leave) the cinema happily after watching the movie.5. Raven and his family _______________ (go) to singapore during the last holidays.(5 marks)

Join the following sentences using the conjunctions but, because and so.1. Vishnu did not lock the door. The robber got into the house.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. The doctor treated the poor patient. He did not take the money.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Some of the pupils did not line up at the canteen. They were punished.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4. The farmer was very poor. He gave a sack of rice to the old folks.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5. My mother punished me. I failed my Mathematic exam.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(10 marks)Underline the correct answers.1. There is some oil (on , in)the bottle.2. The ceiling fan is (above , up) us.3. My family and I went to Port Dickson (at , on) Saturday.4. I shall meet you (on , at) 10 a.m. for the meeting.5. We can buy plants (from , by)(5 marks)

Read the notice. Write or underline the correct answer to the questions that follow.ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN

Date:20th FebruaryTime:8.30 a.m. 11.30 a.m.Place:School HallClass:All Year 4 6 pupilsSpeaker:ASP G.Kumara Guru(Traffic Branch, Kepong Police Station)Topic:How to Be Safe on the Road

Please take note: Attendance is compulsory for everyone. All pupils are to gather at the school hall by 7.30 a.m. Class teachers are to accompany their class pupils. Class teachers must be in the hall till the end of the talk.

Pn.R.RasamahThe Headmistress,SJK (T) Ladang Edinburgh

1. What is this notice about?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Who wrote the notice?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Who is giving the talk?4. What is the duty of the class teachers?A. To take the class attendanceB. To accompany the speaker during the talkC. To be with the pupils till the end of the talk5. From the notice, we know thatA. the talk will take four hoursB. the talk is given by the policeC. all the prefects are to be in schoolD. all Level 2 pupils are to be in the hall(5 marks)

Read the story then answer the questions that follow.Kabali and Tenali were very good friends. They were always together and shared everything they had between them. One day, they were walking through a forest reach a neighbouring village. On their way, they saw a bear coming towards them. Kabali ran away and climbed up a nearby tree. Tenali did not know to climb up a tree. But he knew that bears did not attack dead bodies. So, he laid down still on the ground. He closed his eyes and held his breath. The bear came to Tenali and sniffed his face. it thought that Tenali was dead and it went away. When the bear was out of sight, Kabali climbed down the tree. He went to Tenali and asked him jokingly, What did the bear whisper in your ears? Tenali stared at Kabali and replied with anger, It told me to away from selfish people like you who leave their friends behind when danger was near at hand.

1. Kabali and Tenali were ______________________ who shared all things each other.2. They were heading to a neighbouring _____________________.3. What did Kabali do when he saw the bear?A. He ran to help his friendB. He lay down on the groundC. He chased the bearD. He ran away and climbed up a tree

4. Why the bear does not attack Tenali?A. He ran away from the bearB. He held his breath and pretended deadC. The villagers helped himD. He told the bear to go away5. What is the moral of the story?A. Never be greedyB. Leave a friend in dangerC. Never trust a friendD. Stay away from a selfish friend(5 marks)