GRADE 4 LANGUAGE ARTS PRETEST

Name:__________________________
Grade: 4_________
Date : September ____2013

Date of Birth:__________________

Instruction: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

Say the name of each picture below, then circle the blend or digraph you hear
at the beginning of each word. (1-2) (2 marks)
1.

2.

Bl Cl Gl

Jr

Dr

Fr

.
Change all the singular nouns to plural nouns, then rewrite the sentence on
the lines (3) (3mark3)
3. The mouse hid from the lady behind the box..
Complete the table by giving either the masculine or feminine gender for those
given. 4 17
Masculine

Feminine

4. __________________

girl

5. wife

______________________

6. __________________

duck

Choose the correct punctuation mark to be placed at the* in each sentence 710
7. On July 5* there will be a staff meeting for all teachers.
a) ,

b) ?

c) !

d) .

8. When will you be doing the Grade four Literacy test*

a)

b) !

c) ?

d) .

c) .

d) !

9. Hey* Dont throw the garbage there.

a) ,

b) ?

10. Rocks are made up of materials called minerals*

a) ?

b) ,

c) !

d) .

Select the most suitable pronoun to replace the underlined word or words in
each sentence. (11-13) (5 mks)
11. The girls and the boys studied hard for the exams.
a) He

b) She

c) It

d) They

c) him

d) her

12. Miss Johnson gave the books to Joe.

a) she

b) he

13. Mother bought a new dress for Alyssa to wear to church.

a) She

b) He

c) Her

d) Him

14. Dave and I arrive at school on time every day.

a) We

b) She

c) He

d) Him

Underline the word in each sentence that should be written with a capital
letter 16 - 19.
15. It rained heavily all day on wednesday.
What is the part of speech of the word underlined in sentences 32- 39? (8 mks)
16. The old woman spoke softly to the children.
a) noun

b) verb

c) adjective

d) adverb

17. The rich man lives in a mansion on the hill.

a) noun

b) verb

c) adverb

d) adjective

18. The school bus was late so he walked to school.

a) preposition

b) adjective

c) conjunction

d) adverb

19. I went to school yesterday, although it rained heavily.

a) conjunction

b) preposition

c) adverb

d) adjective

Which sentence is grammatically correct. (20- 23)

20. a) Some people go to church on Sundays.
b) Some people goes to church on Sundays.
c) Some people going to church on Sundays.
d) Some people gone to church on Sundays.
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21. a) When will you be leave for work?

b) When will you left for work?
c) When will you leaves for work?
d) When will you be leaving for work?
22. a) Me and she went to the fair.
b) I and she went to the fair.
c) She and I went to the fair.
d) She and me went to the fair.
Use the antonym of the underlined word to correctly complete each sentence.
23-24
23. The lion that captured ________________________ from the zoo.
24. The interior and the ____________________ of the school are to be painted.
Which word best completes the following sentences. (25 - 30)
25. Father bought half dozen mangoes and gave John the ____________ one.
a) large

b) larger

c) largest

d) more large

26. It is amazing to see a ___________ of birds soaring across the sky.

a) bevy

b) flock

c) swarm

27. Jamaica _______________ many mountains.

a) had
b) has
c) have

d) troop

d) having

28. The black cat yawns and ____________ its tail.

a) rises

b) raises

c) raising

d) rose

29. Jamaica is one of the _______________ islands in the Caribbean.

a) beautifuler

b) beautifulest

c) more beautiful d) most beautiful

30. The farmers in Jamaica produce some of the worlds ______________ crops.
a) good

b) better

c) best

d) bestest

Complete each sentence by underlining the correct homophone.31 -33

31. Sam has a (fair, fare, fear) of dark places.
32. The children place the books (on, and, an) the desk at the back of the
classroom.
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33. We were told a story about a (bare, beer, bear) that lived in the woods.
Study the advertisement, then answer questions 34 - 37
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34. How many different way can you obtain information from this advertisement?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 5
35 Which of the following is available for a short time?
a) Information
b) Family packages
c) Travel

d) Vacation

36) Where would you go to relax and enjoy the sunshine?

a) Bahamas
b) Barbados
c) Cuba

Jamaica

37) In which island can you enjoy an inexpensive vacation?

a) Jamaica
b) Cuba
c) Barbados

d) Bahamas

Read the following passage then answer the questions 38 40

Put it out! cried Eaton. Samuel fought out of his sleeping bag knowing somehow
that theyd never get it out by beating it. Theyd have to get water from the nearby
stream but all they had was a one liter drink bottle.
It was getting away from them in all directions, crackling through the ticket,
burning fiercely while fuelled by the wind. Everything was on fire: grass, fallen
leaves and roots. It was awful to breathe.
38) How many persons are mentioned in the passage?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3

d) 4

39. What disaster does the passage imply?

a) a storm
b) a flood
c) a fire

d) a tornado

40) The passage suggests that the people could have been ______ .
a) camping
b) fishing
c) farming
d) sailing
End of test