English – Writing Half Yearly Exam 2012 – Year 4 Page 1 of 9

St. Thomas More College

Primary Schools

Half Yearly Examinations

ENGLISH

Reading Comprehension, Language, and Writing

Year 4 February 2012 Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Name: _________________________________ Class:_________________________________

Total : 60 marks

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A. Reading Comprehension (20 marks) Read the following passage carefully. New Shoes for Maddy Maddy loves to jump rope or ride her scooter or her skateboard. One day, Maddy gets a hole in the shoes she likes best while riding her scooter. They are pink with hearts and a Velcro tab. Now she needs new shoes. Mrs. Brown takes Maddy to the shopping complex on Saturday morning. The shopping complex fills with people looking for shirts, dresses, trousers, shoes and toys. Maddy’s mum takes her to the shoe shop. The shoe shop is crowded, and there is a long wait. Maddy does not mind. Maddy sees a pair of purple trainers with orange laces. She sees a pair of red sandals with dots. She sees a pair of green flip-flops. She wants the purple trainers. “But you do not know how to tie your laces,” exclaimed Mrs. Brown. “I will learn,” Maddy answered. Maddy’s mum thought about it. She did not want to tie Maddy’s laces each morning before school. “If we buy the purple trainers, you must learn to tie them before you can wear them to school,” she tells Maddy. “I will! I promise!” says Maddy. She is very happy.

Maddy practices tying her laces for the rest of the day. She practices more on Sunday. Finally, she learns how to tie her laces. She will now wear her new shoes to school on Monday. “I did it,” she says with a big smile.

(Adapted from EnglishForEveryone)

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1. Tick (√) to show the correct answer. 1.1 How does Maddy get a hole in her shoes? (1 mark)

a) riding her skateboard b) riding her scooter c) jumping rope d) playing basketball

1.2 Which shoes does Maddy want to buy? (1 mark)

a) the pink shoes with hearts b) the purple sneakers c) the green sneakers d) the red sandals with dots

2. Tick (√) to show whether each sentence is True or False. (4 marks)

True False

a) Maddy loved to ride her skateboard.

b) Her old shoes were red with hearts and a Velcro tab.

c) The green flip-flops have a hole in them.

d) Mrs. Brown did not want to buy new shoes for Maddy.

e) Maddy made a promise.

f) Maddy liked to practice tying her shoe laces.

g) There were few people at the store.

h) She will wear her new shoes on Friday.

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3. Answer the following questions. A. How does Maddy feel about the long wait at the shoe store? She feels ____________________________________________. (2 marks) B. Which shoes does Maddy choose for herself? Maddy chooses the ____________________________________. (2 marks) C. What does Maddy’s mum NOT want to do? ___________________________________________________. (2 marks) D. What does Maddy promise her mum before they buy the shoes? ___________________________________________________. (2 marks) E. What does Maddy do for the rest of the weekend? ___________________________________________________. (3 marks) F. What lesson does Maddy learn? ___________________________________________________. (3 marks)

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B. Language 10 marks B.1 Fill in the blanks with the Opposite of the words in the brackets.

(5 marks) The first one has been done for you

• Jason’s room is (dirty) clean and (untidy) tidy.

1) The (ugly) ____________, (old) ___________ fairy gave us some

sweets.

2) Mark ended up (first) _________________ in the race, he was

very (happy) _______________.

3) Rose is reading a (thin) ___________, (boring) __________ book.

4) That (short) _______________ and (noisy) _______________

man is my neighbour.

5) The (cruel)_________________ soldier gives money to the (rich)

______________ people.

B.2 Fill in with a suitable Verb in the Past Tense. (5 marks)

The first one has been done for you. • We (do) did our homework together today.

1) The frog (jump) _________________ from one leaf to another.

2) The naughty boy (steal) ________________ my favourite rubber.

3) She (fall) ________________ off the ladder last Sunday.

4) The old lady (be) ____________________ feeding her cats.

5) I (forget) _________________ to study for the English exam!

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C. Writing 30 marks C.1 Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with one suitable

word from the list in the box below. (4 marks)

The first one has been done for you. • Bobby is a cook, here he is in his kitchen.

1) There are some vegetables ___________ the table.

2) The guests will arrive for lunch ___________ 1:00p.m.

3) Bobby is making a delicious cake __________cherries.

4) He has cooked __________ a very long time.

in for at with on

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C.2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. ( 6 marks )

The first one has been done for you. • Mark is crying because… he is afraid of ghosts.

1) Mary is wearing a thick jacket… ____________________

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2) Today in class we…______________________________

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3) Jeff is still in bed today because …__________________

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C.3 Composition (20 marks) In not less than 90 words write ten sentences or a paragraph on ONE of the following: 1. The day I lost my pet. The following words may help you. missing, alarmed, search, did not give up, help, discovered. 2. I was walking home from school when suddenly ....

(continue this story in your own words).

3. My Grandmother/ My Grandfather. Describe your grandmother OR your grandfather. Say what they do and why you like to be with them. 4. Picture Composition

Look at the six pictures and write about what happened.

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