ESCOLA BAITUL ILM

Maputo, Moçambique
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FIRST TERM EXAMINATIONS – ACADEMIC

YEAR 2024
CAMBRIDGE CURRICULUM

SUBJECT: English
GRADE: 4

Name: ________________________________________
Date: ____ April 2024
Score: Percentage
___/100 ___/100% :
___/50%
You must:
 have your complete materials (pencil, pen, eraser, coloured
pencils)
 be on time for all exams
 follow instructions of the invigilator

You must NOT:

 talk to, attempt to communicate with, or disturb other
students once you have entered in the classroom
 be involved in any unfair or dishonest practice before, during,
or after the exam
If you are in any doubt raise your hand and speak to an invigilator.
If you break any of the rules you could be DISQUALIFIED.
I. Spelling Dictation:
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 1. ________________________________ 11. ________________________________
2. ________________________________ 12. ________________________________
3. ________________________________ 13. ________________________________
4. ________________________________ 14. ________________________________
5. ________________________________ 15. ________________________________
6. ________________________________ 16. ________________________________
7. ________________________________ 17. ________________________________
8. ________________________________ 18. ________________________________
9. ________________________________ 19. ________________________________
10. ________________________________ 20.
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II. Multiple Choice: Directions: Read each question carefully. Write the letters
of your in the space provided.
_____1. Jeremiah’s favourite sport is
a. basketball b. wakeboarding c. football
_____2. Jeremiah lives in a village in ____________________, Kenya.
a. Maputo b. Nairobi c. Johannesburg
_____3. Camila’s brothers take after their dad: they love
_____________________.
a. gardening b. playing sports c. fishing
_____4. Camila is from ________________________, Argentina.
a. Patagonia b. Madrid c. Buenos Aires
_____5. I really like _______________________ stories about times in the past.
a. comics b. futuristic c. historical
_____6. Someone who is very strong
a. wicked b. fearless c. powerful
_____7. A superhero is a person _____________ is strong and brave.
a. who b. which c. that
_____8. He or she has special powers ______________ ordinary people don’t
have.

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 a. who b. that c. which
_____9. Ben loved ________________ and dreamed of winning a big tournament.
a. karate b. judo c. kung fu
_____ 10. It was a machine for raising water from the channels onto the
fields.
a. shaduf b. plough c. potter’s wheel
_____11. A wicked tribe called the _____________ captured the peaceful
kingdom of Raban.
a. Seekers b. Digons c. Guardians
_____12. He is a young boy with a big heart and wanted to discover the
secret place, find
the stones and save the Kingdom.
a. Kehan b. Horaf c. Bariel
_____13. They choose a special boy or girl to go on a journey to find the
stones.
a. Seekers b. Digons c. Guardians
_____14. The patient was as cold as ____________________
a. ice b. water c. juice
_____15. She likes playing volleyball and he likes playing it ____________.
a. too b. whereas c. both
_____16. Which verb ends with the sound /iz/?
b. does b. plays c. watches
_____17. The wind blowing in hot weather is very
____________________________.
b. kind b. unpleasant c. pleasant
_____18. He runs as fast ________ a cheetah.
b. likes b. like c. as
_____19. I’m really _________________ adventure stories. I love stories with lots
of actions
b. onto b. on c. into

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_____20. She likes ____________________ about things that happened in the
past.
b. learning b. learned c. learn

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III. Sort the letters and write the synonyms.
1. very bad ewkidc __________________________________
2. clever lgneitelitn
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3. brave sefrlaes __________________________________
4. very strong wlfpuoer
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5. enormous geuh __________________________________
6. fast kciuq
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7. strange ousritesym
__________________________________
8. frightened redsca
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9. incredible zingama __________________________________

IV. Match the sentences with the pictures.

1. Don’t talk when the teacher is talking.

____________
2. Don’t run in the classroom. ____________

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 3. Ask the teacher if you want to leave the classroom.
____________
4. Take your books out of your bag.
____________
5. Play football in the playground.
____________
6. Speak English in class. ____________

V. Write the correct verb and sport under each picture.

1. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________

3. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________

VII. Complete the sentences.

peaceful dangerous loyal magical adventurous

1. Keha helps his friends and stays with them – he is

__________________________.
2. The beasts want to attach the children – they are
__________________________.
3. The children wanted to go on the journey – they are
__________________________.
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 4. Before the Digons came, there was no fighting in the kingdom of Raban – it
was very __________________________.
5. The swords have very special powers – they are __________________________.

VIII. Complete the sentences with the past simple.

1. Kehan ___________________ (choose) three friends to go with him on the
journey.
2. The Guardians ___________________ (give) each child a sword.
3. The children ___________________ (start) the journey.
4. Kehan ___________________ (pass) the test.
5. Only the magic stones ___________________ (can) save the Kingdom.
IX. Complete the table.

Character Adjectives Why? What can he/she do?

Leila 1. She can jump from building to

building

2. Powerful He can catch in midair with his

bare hands and strengths

Abdul 3. He can break into the place

where the villains are hiding

4. 5. She can work out the codes of

the cyber attack.

X. Comprehension: Answer the following questions.

The Seekers

1. What happened to the Kingdom of Raban?

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2. Who were the Guardians?

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3. Who did Kehan choose to help him? (2)

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Planning a story ( Ben)

4. Where is the story set?

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5. Who are the characters in the story?(3)

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6. What happens in the end?

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How the Moon was kind to her mother

7. What did the three sisters eat?

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8. Where did the Moon hide part of her supper?

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9. How was the Moon blessed by her mother?

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XI. Reading Comprehension:

Basketball: a new game

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In 1891, a Canadian sports teacher that worked in an American
school in Massachusetts invented a new game. His name was
James Naismith.
James decided to create a game for his lazy and rebellious
students. They had to keep fit but they couldn’t go outside
because it was a very cold winter. They had to play in the gym.
He took two old peach baskets that he saw on the floor and put
them on the wall. Then, he organized the students in two
teams and he asked them to pass a big round ball and throw it into the baskets.
This is how J. Naismith invented basketball.
His students loved the game and learnt the 13 rules that their teacher made.
Soon it became very popular in the USA.
Today basketball is still a very popular team game. Millions of people play this
sport all over the world. And there are excellent basketball players!! Can you
name any?

Answer the questions: (2 pts. each)

1. What was James Naismith’s job?

________________________________________________________________________
2. Where was he from?

________________________________________________________________________
3. When did Naismith invent Basketball?

________________________________________________________________________
4. Why did they have to play in the gym?

________________________________________________________________________
5. Did they use pear baskets to play the game?

________________________________________________________________________
6. How many rules did the game have?

________________________________________________________________________
7. Did the students like the new game?
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Goodluck!

T. Angelie

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