Al Khozama International School, Dammam (B. E. S. T. Schools, Saudi Arabia) Class: 4 Worksheet- 1 Subject: English Annual Exam SECTION A- READING 1. Read the passage given below and complete the sentences that follow. Next week I am on vacation. While I am on vacation, I will work on two projects. First, I will fix the washing machine. The washing machine has been broken for two weeks. To fix it, I will need three tools: a screwdriver, a wrench, and a clamp. It will take one day to fix the washing machine. Next, I will fix our back porch. This is a bigger project. It will probably take about two days to fix the back porch, and will require a screwdriver, a hammer, nails, and a saw. My vacation starts on Monday. I have a lot of work to do, but hopefully I can relax after I finish my work Questions 1) Which of these tools will the author use more than once? a. a screwdriver b. a hammer c. a clamp d. a saw 2) As used in paragraph 3, what does require mean? a. need b. use c. find d. buy 3) Which of the following tools does the author not need to fix the back porch? a. a screwdriver b. a wrench c. nails d. a saw 4) What is the earliest day that the author can finish both projects? a. Monday b. Wednesday c. Thursday d. Friday 5) On which project will the author need to use the most tools? a. fixing the washing machine Page 1 of 9
b. fixing the back porch c. both projects need the same number of tools d. neither project needs any tools 6) According to the passage, fixing the back porch will take longer because a. the author really doesn t want to do it b. it has been broken longer c. it needs more tools d. it is a bigger project 7) The author of this passage can best be described as a. interesting b. lazy c. constructive d. intelligent 8) Write the opposite word in meaning for the word tense 9) Write the synonym for the word in meaning confidently SECTION B WRITING & GRAMMAR 3. Write a letter to your uncle about your field trip. 4. Write an essay about your favourite activities in the school. 5. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of adjectives. a. Of the five cows, the shorter one is the... (big/biggest) of them all. b. He is the... (Cleverest/cleverer? of the two. c. Her... (eldest/oldest) child is only five, so she can't be very old. d. The country is getting...(dry/drier and drier) everyday. e. The...(good/best) prize was won by the boys. 6. Fill in the blanks with the helping verbs (should, must and have to) a. You give someone a clock as a present. b. You are ill. You go to school today. c. You remember to feed the dog. d. You say anything stupid if you want to keep your job. e. Tomorrow is Sunday! So I don't go to school! f. You have goals in life. 7. Underline the personification and circle the similes in the given sentences. a. The stars winked at me. Page 2 of 9
b. The book read itself to me. c. Her decision was as strong as a rock. d. The tree whispered in the wind. e. The cloud was fluffy like cotton candy. f. She came into the room as quiet as a mouse. g. This pencil wrote the words perfectly. h. This computer has a mind of its own. i. Her backpack was like a bag of bricks. j. My car is screaming to be washed. k. Those cookies are calling my name. l. The car danced on the wet road. SECTION C LITERATURE 7. Read the following lines of the poem and answer the questions. They put onion in the oven to bake Onion, a deprived and miserable cake. Feeling the heat, you started to bubble. Watching the others, I knew you were in trouble. a. Identify the rhyming words in the poem. Add two more rhyming words for each pair. b. What is described in these lines? Write in your words. c. What is personified in theses lines? d. Underline the nouns and write the adjectives used to describe the nouns. 10. Answer the following questions in 20 30 words. a. How is Venu s world different from the present world? b. Tigers are found disappearing, Give reasons. c. How did the villagers finally manage to get rain? d. Don t be suspicious! i. Who said it to whom? ii. What was the situation? e. Don t cut the trees. i. The wise ones whom about this? ii. Why did they warn them? f. Oh! The rain! The wonderful, beautiful rain! i. Why was everyone happy for the above situation? ii. How did they show their happiness in the above situation? Page 3 of 9
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Al Khozama International School, Dammam (B. E. S. T. Schools, Saudi Arabia) Class: 4 Worksheet- 2 Subject: English Annual Exam SECTION A- READING 1. Read the passage given below and complete the sentences that follow. The living room does not look good. It looks bad without a carpet. Mary and Dan want to buy a carpet. They want to buy a carpet for their living room. They go to the store. They look at the carpets. There are many colors. There are many sizes. Some have patterns. Some are plain. Mary likes a pink and purple carpet. It has dots. It has pink and purple dots. Dan says no! He does not like the colors. He does not like the pattern. He does not like the size. The pink and purple carpet is too big. Dan likes a green and red carpet. It has stripes. It has green and red stripes. Mary says no! She does not like the colors. She does not like the pattern. She does not like the size. The green and red carpet is too small. Mary and Dan see a tan carpet. It does not have dots. It does not have stripes. It is plain. It is tan and plain. Dan likes the tan carpet. Mary likes the tan carpet. They both like the color. They both like the size. They both say yes! Mary and Dan buy the tan carpet. They put the carpet in the living room. The living room looks wonderful with the new carpet. Questions According to the passage, Mary and Dan want to put the new carpet in their a. bedroom b. dining room c. living room d. bathroom 2) According to the passage, the pink and purple carpet a. has dots b. has stripes c. is too small d. is too plain 3) According to the passage, the green and red carpet a. is plain b. has dots c. is too big Page 5 of 9
d. is too small 4) According to the passage, both Mary and Dan like the a. pink and purple carpet b. green and red carpet c. tan carpet d. blue carpet 5) Mary and Dan do not see a a. black and blue carpet b. pink and purple carpet c. tan carpet d. green and red carpet 6) According to the passage, Mary and Dan see an I. Dotted carpet II. Striped carpet III. Plain carpet a. I only b. I and II only c. II and III only d. I, II, and III 7) Based on information in the passage, it can be understood that both Mary and Dan would like which of the following carpets best? a. a grey carpet with no dots or stripes b. a pink and yellow carpet with dots c. a blue and green carpet with stripes d. a black and white carpet with both dots and stripes 8) Write the opposite word in meaning for the word sell 9) Write the synonym for the word in meaning violet SECTION B WRITING & GRAMMAR 3. Write a letter to your principal requesting permission to stop the selling of junk food in the school canteen. 4. Observe the picture carefully and Write a descriptive paragraph with the details about 5 senses Page 6 of 9
5. Underline the possessive pronouns and circle the possessive nouns in the following conversation. Kevin: No, hers is too small for two of us, and it is not nice like yours. Jim: Well, Mike has got one, too. What s wrong with his? Kevin: Oh! No! It s terribly old, and it lets the rain in. Jim: OK. How about the Browns? Theirs is nice and big. Kevin: Well, theirs is too big for two people. Why don t you let us have yours? You know its ideal for us. Jim: OK. All right then. Be careful with it. Kevin: Oh we will. I promise. Thank you very much Jim. 6. Fill in the Table of adjectives. Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree Angry Nicer Beautiful Interesting Pretty Better Happiest Worst Page 7 of 9
Attractive 7. Underline the personification and circle the similes in the given sentences. a. The stars winked at me. b. The book read itself to me. c. Her decision was as strong as a rock. d. The tree whispered in the wind. e. The cloud was fluffy like cotton candy. f. She came into the room as quiet as a mouse. g. This pencil wrote the words perfectly. h. This computer has a mind of its own. i. Her backpack was like a bag of bricks. j. My car is screaming to be washed. k. Those cookies are calling my name. l. The car danced on the wet road. 8. Write fact or opinion. a) Vanilla ice-cream is the best. b) Sun rises in the east. c) Fish needs gills to breathe. d) I think India is the best country to live. e) Raju knows how to skate. f) We should eat vegetables. SECTION C - LITERATURE 10. Answer the following questions in 20 30 words. a. What does Venu do with the Time machine? b. What were the old people sitting opposite doing? c. How can we save the nature by saving Tigers? d. How was the village looking like before the trees were cut? Page 8 of 9
e. Why was the boy mostly looking out of the window throughout the train journey? f. If you could have a machine from the story Venu s Time Machine, what would it be and what could you do with it? g. What happened when the number of people in the village grew? h. Make a Word Web describing Venu. Page 9 of 9