MIDTERM ONE ASSESSMENTS ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

Grade 4 English Score Box

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 1. Read the newspaper article below and answer the questions that
follow.
The NewTimes
Saturday, 07 August 2017

A fierce and strong lion broke a fence and got into a Cape Town holiday camp,
damaging a taxi parked nearby.
Jenny Adams and her family from Durban were on holiday at the Golden Game
Reserve Camp. Her children had never been to a game reserve before. She
decided to give them a treat to celebrate their good
results at school. She said that they were having
breakfast outside and enjoying the lovely view
around them when, at 08:30, her youngest son,
Shaun, saw a lion running into the camp.
“The lion seemed desperate and was running
around trying to find its way back to the game
reserve. It seemed lost and started charging
wildly,” she said. The lion attacked their brand
new Mercedes taxi. “I am not sure if our family taxi can be fixed, it is so badly
damaged,” she said.
The family could not pack their bags and go back home immediately because
they had no transport. Jenny had to call her sister to fetch them. Eventually at
10:00, the game rangers managed to get the lion back into the game reserve.
Game ranger, Moses Farman, said that they were not sure what had upset the
lion.
By Lizelle Ruby

1. Which headline would best describe the article? 1

a. Angry Lion Damages Game Reserve
b. Angry Lion Damages a Taxi
c. Angry Lion Damages School
d. Angry Lion Damages Camp

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2. Who wrote the article? 1
a. Shaun Adams
b. Jenny Adams
c. Moses Farman
d. Lizelle Ruby
3. At what time did Shaun see the lion running into the camp? 1
a. 07:30
b. 22:00
c. 08:30
d. 19:30
4. Where did the incident take place? 1
a. Cape Town Game Reserve Camp
b. Durban Game Reserve Camp
c. Golden Game Reserve Camp
d. Lucky Game Reserve Camp
5. What incident does the article describe? 1
a. Jenny Adams and her family having breakfast
b. A strong lion escaping and damaging a taxi
c. Animals at the Golden Game Reserve Camp
d. A family enjoying the view at the game reserve
6. In which newspaper did this article appear? 1
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7. How did the family travel to the game reserve? 1
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8. Why do you think Jenny and her family sat outside to have their breakfast? 1
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9. What made Jenny take her family to the Golden Game Reserve Camp for a
holiday? 1
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10. How would you feel if you were Shaun and had to leave your holiday
earlier than planned? 1
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11. What do you think would have happened if the game rangers did not
return the lion to the game reserve? 1
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12. Who fetched Jenny and her family from the game reserve? 1
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13. Arrange the sentences below in the order they appear in the story.
Use 1-6. 6

The lion destroyed their taxi.

Finally, the rangers got the lion back into the game reserve.
A strong and fierce lion broke a fence and got into the camp.
Jenny called her sister and she picked them up.
It found Jenny Adams and her children in the camp.
Shaun saw it first when they were having breakfast.

14. Find one word from the text that means the same as beautiful. 1
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15. Find one word from the text that is opposite in meaning to weak. 1
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16. Rewrite the following sentence using the correct punctuation.
where does Jenny adams live 1
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17. Rewrite the following sentence in the past tense. 1

Shaun eats his breakfast.

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18. Write the following sentence in the future tense. 1

Jenny visited the game reserve.

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19. Write the plural form of the underlined words in the sentences below. 1
a. There are many family at the camp.

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20. Write the correct form of the adjective in brackets. 1

The lion is the (strong) animal in the game reserve.

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21. Write the correct preposition in the space provided. 1

Jenny sat …………………….. her chair.

22. Use a prefix from the box below to give the opposite of “employed”. Write
only the new word in the space provided. 1
Un dis in

Shaun’s dad was employed.

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23. Which verb in the brackets completes the sentence correctly? Write the
answer in the space provided. 1

The children ……………… a lot of fun at the camp. (had/has)

24. Form an adverb from the word in brackets and rewrite the sentence
correctly. 1
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The boy had to run (quick) to warn his mom.

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25. Which is the adjective in the sentence below? 1

Lizelle wrote a long article.
a. Lizelle
b. Long
c. Article
d. wrote
26. Which is the correct possessive pronoun to complete the sentence below? 1
Shaun was unhappy because he did not enjoy …………….… holiday.
a. Mine
b. His
c. Her
d. our
27. Which is the correct conjunction to complete the sentence below? 1

The lion was upset ……………….…….… he seemed to be lost.

a. While
b. Since
c. Because
d. But

WRITING
2. Rewrite the paragraphs below combining sentences. You can use words
like; because, and, who, but etc.
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a. Math is my favorite subject. Math is easy for me. My teacher is Mr.
Jones. Mr. Jones is very nice. He helps us a lot in class. We all love him.
I study math. I study with my friends. They love math too. It is easy for
them. We have a test on Friday. I will study.
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b. I want a new dog for my birthday. I want a new dog because I love
animals. The dog would sleep in my room. The dog would go outside
during the day.
“We are not getting a pet. A pet is a lot of work,” said my mom. My
mom doesn’t want a dog. My dad loves dogs. I think I can ask him to get
a dog. He comes home from work at five.
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3. Re-arrange the sentences below to make a sensible story. 6

a. He was with a lady.
b. She said that adjectives are describing words.
c. He said she was our new teacher of English.
d. The headmaster entered our classroom one Tuesday morning.
e. The new teacher started a lesson on adjectives.
f. When the headmaster had finished the introduction, he walked out.

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