Pri Eng 2ed tr4 Diagnostic Check Ans

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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 4 DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ANSWERS

Diagnostic check answers


The tests and answers have been written by the authors. These may not fully reflect the
approach of Cambridge Assessment International Education.

Part 1: Non-fiction
Reading
1 Award 2 marks for any 2 correct answers: marine – sea;
threat – danger; carnivore – meat-eating; extinction – to die out.
2 Award 1 mark for any reasonable definition (e.g. Predators are animals or
people that hunt others).
3 Award 1 mark for: they can swim.
4 Award 1 mark for answering ‘True’ and ‘True’.
5 Award 1 mark for ‘calf’ and 1 mark for ‘calves’.
6 Award 1 mark for ‘pod’.
7 Award 1 mark for each answer:
• 8, 28, 30
• Calf
8 Award 1 mark for the correct alphabetical order: pod, pollution, pool, porpoise
9 Award 1 mark for Arctic or Caribbean.
10 Award 1 mark for any reasonable answer: the text is organised into sections
with headings; the text is factual; it has an index.
11 Award 1 mark for ‘present tense’ and any relevant example, like:
A group of dolphins is called a pod.
12 Award 1 mark for any reasonable answer based on the text,
(e.g. control fishing and other human activities in the ocean).

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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 4 DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ANSWERS

Writing
Planning and editing [5]
Content/purpose and tone [2]
Spelling [2]
Text layout and organisation [2]
Punctuation and grammar [2]
Sentence structure [2]

Part 2: Fiction
Reading
1 ‘disappointed’, should be ticked. [1]
2 Learner’s own answers but must substantiate question 1
(e.g. he is disappointed because they won’t be able to go kayaking). [1]
3 a Any two of: heavy (rain); bad (news); another (day). [1]
b They add more information to the nouns they modify. [1]
4 It shows the words are an exclamation or said with feeling. [1]
5 Any two of: surged; smashing; thunder. [2]
6 Any two of: dialogue; characters; build-up in the plot; setting. [2]
7 Adventure [1]
8 The river bank with a raging river flooding down [1]
9 The flooding river is too heavy for kayaking and two boys have got
into trouble losing their kayaks. [1]
10 Two kayaks slammed into the river bank in front of Kamon and his father. [1]
11 Learners’ own answers but should suggest there will be an attempt
at a rescue, which will be dangerous and uncertain, but they will
finally manage to rescue the boys. [1]

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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 4 DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ANSWERS

Writing
Content/purpose and audience [4]
Spelling [2]
Text structure and organisation [3]
Dialogue, punctuation and grammar [3]
Sentence structure [3]

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