Grade 4 English FAL 2013 Test

Downloaded from hlayiso.com MARKS ANNUAL NATIONAL ASSESSMENT 2013 GRADE 4 ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TEST MARKS: 50 TIME: 1½ HOURS PROVINCE_______________________________________________________________________ REGION_________________________________________________________________________ DISTRICT ________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL NAME__________________________________________________________________ EMIS NUMBER (9 digits) CLASS (e.g. 4A) __________________________________________________________________ SURNAME ________________________________________________________________________ NAME_____________________________________________________________________________ GENDER (✓) BOY GIRL DATE OF BIRTH C C Y Y M M D D This test consists of 15 pages, excluding the cover page.

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Instructions to the learner 1. Read all the instructions carefully. 2. Answer all the questions in the spaces provided. 3. The test duration is 1½ hours. 4. The teacher will lead you through the practice exercises before you start the test. 5. Write neatly and legibly. Practice exercises 1. Circle the letter of the correct answer. What is a cabbage? A fruit B vegetable C root D berry You have answered the question correctly if you have circled B . 2. Write the correct answer in the space provided. John is a boy and Mary is a ____________. You have answered the question correctly if you wrote ‘girl’ in the space. The test starts on the next page. Grade 4 English FAL Test 1

Downloaded from hlayiso.com SECTION A : COMPREHENSION Read the passage below and answer questions 1–14. One day, two tiny grey mice were watching a huge, strong lion sleeping in the sun. “Run over his nose,” said one. “See if he wakes up!” So the silly little mouse ran over the lion’s nose, and what happened? Of course, the lion woke up and caught the mouse in his big paw. The huge lion was upset and was going to eat the small mouse. “Oh, please don’t eat me, lion,” begged the frightened mouse. “One day I will help you!” The lion laughed. “You? You are too small to help anyone, little mouse! You can’t help me!” He was not really hungry and so the lion let the mouse go. Soon after that, the lion was running in the veld. Suddenly, he ran into a trap that the hunters had made to catch a buck. It was a large net and the lion was caught fast. He couldn’t move, but he could roar. “Help! Help! Help!” he roared. “Save me from this trap.” A buck walked by. “I won’t help you,” said the buck. “Last week you ate my brother.” A rabbit hopped by. “I won’t help you,” said the rabbit. “Last week you ate my mother.” Then, the little grey mouse ran by. “You didn’t eat me last week,” she said. “I will help you.” So the little grey mouse chewed at the net. She chewed and chewed and chewed. Late in the afternoon the hole in the net was big enough for the lion to climb out. “Thank you, little friend. Now I know that even little animals can help big animals like me,” said the lion. Grade 4 English FAL Test 2

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 1. Circle the letter of the correct answer. Which is the best title for this story? A The Little Grey Buck B The Lion and the Wolf C The Mouse and the Rabbit D The Lion and the Mouse (1) 2. Circle the letter of the correct answer. Who is the main character in the story? A hunter B rabbit C lion D buck (1) 3. Circle the letter of the correct answer. Where does the story take place? A veld B zoo C forest D kennel (1) Grade 4 English FAL Test 3

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 4. Circle the letter of the correct answer How did the lion escape from the trap? A The lion set himself free by chewing the ropes. B The lion set himself free by pulling and breaking the ropes. C The lion untied the ropes and freed himself from the trap. D The mouse chewed the ropes and set the lion free. (1) 5. Tick (√) if the statement is True or False. 5.1 The lion needed help from the mouse. True False (1) 5.2 Give a good reason for your answer. ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ (1) 6. Answer the following question: What did the little grey mouse do to wake the lion up? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ (1) Grade 4 English FAL Test 4

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 7. Answer the following question in a full sentence: What happened to the mouse when the lion woke up? ______________________________________________________________ (1) 8. Circle the letter of the correct answer. What lesson did you learn from the story? A Little animals cannot help big animals. B Take care of all animals. C Size is not always important. D Small friends do not make good friends. (1) 9. Circle the letter of the correct answer. Which animal is not in the story? A buck B lion C mouse D elephant (1) 10. Circle the letter of the correct answer. How do you think the lion felt when he was trapped? A lucky B angry C happy D glad (1) Grade 4 English FAL Test 5

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 11. Underline the correct answer within brackets. There were (many, much) lions in the jungle. (1) 12. Underline the correct form of the verb within brackets. The little mouse (run, runs) over the lion’s nose. (1) 13. Circle the letter of the correct answer. Find a word from the passage that has the same meaning as “ little”. A strong B huge C large D tiny (1) 14. Rewrite the following sentence in the past tense. The lion runs into a trap. Yesterday _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________. (1) Grade 4 English FAL Test 6

Downloaded from hlayiso.com Read the advertisement below and answer questions 15 - 22. FEVERDOL FOR CHILDREN Medicine that stops pain and fever Teething Headache Earache Colds and flu  Keep out of reach of children FEVERDOL 4+ YEARS For the relief of pain and fever in children four years and older Free of alcohol and sugar Shake the bottle before use Grade 4 English FAL Test 7

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 15. Circle the letter of the correct answer. How old must children be to take the medicine? A 4+ years B 3 years C 2 years D 1 year (1) 16. Complete the sentence by filling in the missing word. Feverdol has no alcohol and ______________________. (1) 17. Complete the sentence. How does the medicine help sick children? Feverdol stops ________________________________________________ (1) 18. Tick (√) if the statement is True or False. 18.1 Parents must keep medicine away from children. True False (1) 18.2 Give a good reason for your answer. ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ (1) Grade 4 English FAL Test 8

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 19. Circle the letter of the correct answer. What medicine is advertised? A Feverdol B Everdol C Vicks D Panado (1) 20. Write your answer in the space provided. 20.1 Join the two sentences together by using “and”. Feverdol stops pain. Feverdol stops fever. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ (1) 20.2 Join the two sentences together by using “because”. Medicine should be kept out of reach of children. It is dangerous. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ (1) Grade 4 English FAL Test 9

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 21. Circle the letter of the correct answer. Use the correct preposition. The medicine is _____ children. A from B for C to D by (1) 22. Write your answer in the space. One child but many __________________ (1) TOTAL SECTION A: 25 Grade 4 English FAL Test 10

Downloaded from hlayiso.com SECTION B: LANGUAGE STRUCTURE 23. Punctuate the following sentence using a capital letter and a comma. Rewrite your answer in the space provided. Lions are found in Limpopo Gauteng and mpumalanga. _________________________________________________________________ (2) 24. Circle the letter of the correct answer. “You ... too small to help me,” said the lion. A is B am C be D are (1) 25. Circle the letter of the correct answer. The lion woke up and caught the mouse. “The Lion” in the sentence is the ... A subject. B object. C adverb. D verb. (1) Grade 4 English FAL Test 11

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 26 . Complete the sentence. Choose the correct pronoun from the table below. Write your answer in the blank space. his her him The male lion caught the mouse in ___________ big paw. (1) 27. Circle the letter of the correct answer. A huge lion was sleeping in the sun. “Huge” is an example of ... A an adjective. B an object. C a verb. (1) D a noun. Grade 4 English FAL Test 12

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 28. Write the answers in the space. 28.1 One lion but many___________________. (1) 28.2 The opposite gender of “father” is__________. (1) 29. Rewrite the following sentence in the future tense. The silly mouse runs over the lion’s nose. Tomorrow _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________. (1) 30. Underline the correct form of the verb in brackets. The young lion (is, are) eating the rabbit. (1) 31. Circle the letter of the correct answer. TV is the abbreviation for ... A telegram. B television. C telephone. D telegraph. (1) Grade 4 English FAL Test 13

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 32. Change the word “possible” by adding a prefix. im- dis- un- _____possible (1) Read the poem and answer questions 34 - 35. I am your best friend! I have four legs and a tail 1 Two ears, two eyes, a nose, a mouth 2 And whiskers that twitch. 3 I am loyal and loving 4 Strong and brave. 5 I will come when you call 6 And fetch your ball. 7 I am man’s best friend! 8 33. Fill in the blank space. “call” rhymes with ___________ (1) 34. Which two words in line 4 begin with the same sound? ___________________ and ________________ (2) TOTAL SECTION B: 15 Grade 4 English FAL Test 14

Downloaded from hlayiso.com SECTION C: WRITING 35. Write a story of 8–10 sentences about your best friend. A best friend is a person with whom you spend lots of time. You may want to describe your friend, his/her favourite food, colour, pets, hobbies, school subjects and things you do together. Remember to use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation. My best friend _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ TOTAL SECTION C: 10 GRAND TOTAL: 50 Mark allocation for question 35 Criteria Max mark Learner’s mark 35.1 Correct number of sentences 2 35.2 Spelling and punctuation 2 35.3 Sentence construction and language usage 2 35.4 Content 2 35.5 Originality 2 TOTAL 10 Grade 4 English FAL Test 15