Grade 4 English Memo November 2022

1 TOM NEWBY SCHOOL Term 4 Formal Assessment Subject ENGLISH PAPER 2 Examiner MISS K MOODLEY Date NOVEMBER 2022 Total marks 40 Grade 4 Duration 1H30 Moderator MRS A SINGH Special instructions/ Learners are not allowed to use a dictionary or thesaurus. Equipment Learners are allowed to use highlighters. MEMORANDUM QUESTION 1: COMPREHENSION (15 MARKS) Question Answer Mark Level 1.1 c) gold 1 3 1.2 The king was admiring his gold when the fairy 1 2 appeared.  1.3 The fairy's face shone with a dazzling light and 2 2 her shoulders had wings.. 1.4 King Midas wanted that everything he touched 1 2 would turn to shimmering gold. 1.5 His bed. 1 2 Marigold. The food he was eating / drinking. (accept 1 options\) 1.6 King Midas gently kissed her cheek and she 1 3 turned to gold  1.7 “He begged the fairy to take away his gift.” 1 3 1.8 b. the king was happy with his gift. 1 3

2 1.9 False  1 5 1.10 He was very sad and called the fairy to help 1 2 him. 1.11 The king had to take a blessed pitcher to the 2 3 spring, fill it with water and sprinkle the things he touched with the water to restore them.  1.12 A pitcher is a jug.  1 5 1.13 Be appreciative of what you have/don’t be 1 4 greedy QUESTION 2: VISUAL LITERACY (10 MARKS) Question Answer Mark Level 2.1 Exclusive Books 1 1 2.2 King Midas’s Golden Touch 1 2 2.3 d) People who enjoy live readings of books. 1 3 2.4 Macmillan publishers  1 1 2.5 An illustrator draws the 1 5 pictures/images/graphics in a book. 2.6 Julia Jarman and Claudia Venturini 1 3 (1 mark for both authors) 2.7 Exclusive books - Sandton Square 1 1

3 2.8 October 27th 1 3 2.9 The bright colours 1 3 The different font sizes The pictures. (any 1 option) 2.10 Interest: 1 4 You can buy one ticket and get one free.  QUESTION 3: SUMMARY (5 MARKS) Read the story, “King Midas and the Golden Touch” again. Fill in the missing words on the lined spaces provided then arrange the sentences in the correct order as it happened in the story. Write the correct letter in the spaces below. (5) a) The King hated  his golden touch and asked the fairy to take it back. b) King Midas kissed Marigold on her cheek and she turned to gold. c) King Midas was admiring his gold, when a beautiful fairy appeared before him and granted him a wish. d) Everything that the King touched, turned to gold. c d b a QUESTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES & CONVENTIONS (10 MARKS) NB: SPELLING MUST BE CORRECT FOR LANGUAGE If the instruction states to underline or circle then it must be adhered to otherwise it is incorrect. Question Answer Mark 4.1 shiny – shimmering 1 4.2 loved – hated 1 4.3 a) Pronoun – his 1

4 1 b) Proper Noun - Midas 4.4 a) more beautiful 1 4.5 a) compound sentence 1 1 b) simple sentence 4.6 King Midas always admired his shimmering gold. 1 4.7 King Midas gently kissed Marigold’s cheek. 2