COLEGIO EL CAMINO2014 2015 SCHOOL YEAR4th GRADEENGLISH 5th BIMESTER EXAM GUIDE

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Exercise I : Authors purpose.Instructions: Read the passage and circle the correct Authors purpose then explain your answer:

Persuade InformEntertain

Adopting a Pet from the PoundOwning a pet from the pound or Animal Rescue League has many advantages. First of all, a child feels good about rescuing an abandoned or abused animal and giving it a whole new life. Besides, if the animals from the pound arent adopted right away, they might be put to sleep. Having a pet also means lots of responsibilities. A child has to feed, clean up after, brush, and exercise the pet.Another great advantage of having a pet from the pound is the price of these cute and cuddly animals. Pets from the pound cost only a few dollars while pets at a fancy pet store can cost hundreds of dollars.Once you adopt a pet from the Animal Rescue League, it will quickly become a part of your family. If you are thinking of adopting a pet, you might consider choosing a dog or a cat. Dogs and cats can bring lots of happy times to a family, and they can be excellent companions for a person who lives alone or someone who has lost a loved one. Dogs are also a wonderful source of protection. Cats are funny, and they may help to calm people down when they are sad or mad.Please consider adopting an animal. If you remember all of the advantages of adopting a pet from the pound, you might find the bird, mouse, hamster, dog, or cat of your choice.

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Exercise II : Pronouns.Instructions: Which pronoun would you write instead of these nouns?

Remember: Pronouns are words we use to replace the name of things or people. They are: He , She, It, We, You, They, I

1.-You and your friends________________________________

2.-You________________________________

3.- Prof. Hector________________________________

4.-A lady at the supermarket________________________________

5.- Your dad________________________________

ExerciseIII : Prefixes.Instructions: Answer the following questions.

1.- What is a Prefix?a. Something used to fix toilets.b. A part of a word, used at the beginning of another word, that changes the meaning of the second.c. A teacher who is in charge of discipline.

2.- What do these mean?Uni / Mono_______________________Hepta __________________________Nona_______________________________Tri________________________________Penta______________________________Deca_______________________________Bi_________________________________

Exercise IV : Comparative and Superlative adjectives.Instructions: Complete using the correct comparative or superlative.

1) Neptune is ___________ but Uranus is ____________.a) cold b) colder c) coldest

2) Venus is _________ from Earth but Neptune is ___________.a) far b) farther c) farthest

3) Mercury is the __________ planet in the Solar System.a) hot b) hotter c) hottest

4) Mars is ___________ to Earth than Uranus.a) close b) closer c) closest

5) The moon is ___________ but the sun is ____________.a) bright b) brighter c) brightesExercise V : Sequencing (Ordinal numbers: First, Second, Third, Fourth, etc.).Instructions: Next to the name of each planet write the correct ordinal number for its position in our solar system:

Jupiter_________________________Earth_________________________Mercury_________________________Mars_________________________Pluto _________________________Saturn_________________________Neptune_________________________Venus_________________________Uranus_________________________

Exercise VI : Compare and contrast.Instructions: Read the passage and fill in the Venn diagram with as many similarities and differences as you can find between bats and birds: Frogs and toads have some things in common. They are both amphibians. That means they live on land and in water at different times in their lives. Both lay their eggs in water. They also have the same eating habits. They eat insects with their long sticky tongues. On the other hand, they are different. As adults, frogs spend most of the time in water. They have smooth skin and slim bodies. Frogs have long back legs. Unlike frogs, toads prefer land. Toads have rough skin and plump bodies. Instead of long legs, toads have short back legs.

Exercise VII : Cause and effect.Instructions: For each of the following causes write a possible effect.e.g. Cause: The bathroom door is locked.Effect: I had to go get the key.

1.- Cause: I saw an alien.Effect: ______________________________________________________________2.- Cause: My teacher asked us to be quiet.Effect: ______________________________________________________________3.- Cause: My mum didnt give me lunch money.Effect: ______________________________________________________________4.- Cause: The car broke down (stopped working).Effect: ______________________________________________________________5.- Cause: I solved all of my exam guide.Effect: ______________________________________________________________

Exercise VIII: Writing in the Simple Past.Instructions: Change the following sentences to the Simple Past.

e.g. The cat chases the mouse around the room.The cat chased the mouse around the room.

1.- The teacher speaks to entertain his students.

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2.- I have two hundred Pokemon trading cards.

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3.- My mum tells me Im the best!

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4.- Miss Maty makes us get in line.

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5.- I know my study guide.

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Exercise IX: Verbs in the Past form. REMEMBER: Most verbs are easily made into their Past form with a few simple changes, such as adding an -ed to the end of the word, these are REGULAR, but there is one group of nouns that doesnt seem to follow the rules, they are the IRREGULAR verbs.Instructions: Write the Past form of each of the following verbs.

Regular verbs: walk = ___________ talk= ___________ absorb = ___________ chew = ___________ plow = ___________ change = ___________ paint = ___________ live = ___________ answer = ___________ finish = ___________

Irregular verbs: eat = ___________ write = ___________ dream = ___________ go = ___________ fly = ___________ take = ___________ see = ___________ feel = ___________ leave = ___________ know = ___________ make = ___________ bring = ___________

Exercise X : Contractions.Write the contraction for each pair of words:

Word + Not CONTRACTION

is not ________________

are not ________________

was not ________________

were not ________________

have not ________________

has not ________________

had not ________________

will not ________________

Exercise XI: Identifying the main idea of a text.

Dolphins are mammals that live in theocean. Mammals are different than fish,reptiles or birds. As a mammal, dolphinsbreathe oxygen, even though they livein water. Because they are mammals, adolphin mother gives birth to a live baby,unlike reptiles and birds who lay eggs. Adolphin mother also feeds her baby milklike other mammals.

Write the main idea of the paragraph in your own words.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Write two supporting ideas for the main idea.1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise XII : Showing possession with -s.Instructions: change each sentence to express possession using -sExample:The lunch that belongs to Raul is on the floor.

Rauls lunch is on the floor______________________

1.- The book that belongs to Hugo is quite damaged.

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2.- The handwriting that belongs to Lorenzo is very nice.

____________________________________________________________________________3.- They love the beaches that belongs to Cabo.

____________________________________________________________________________4.-Always brush the hair that belongs to your sister!

____________________________________________________________________________5.- Eat the sweets that belong to the teacher!

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Exercise XIII: Identifying: Headline, by-line, dateline subheads and interview.Instructions: Read the news article about Icarus and Daedalus. Circle and label all of the parts of a news article: Headline, place-line, by-line, dateline, subheads and interview.High flying escape ends in death By Robin Sloan Crete August 7th ,234 b.C.Icarus, son of the famous inventor, Daedalus, plunged into the Aegean Sea and drowned while attempting to escape from the island of Crete early yesterday afternoon. His body has yet to be recovered. Icarus and his father had made wings from wax and bird feathers they had collected over the years while imprisoned on the island of Crete. They attached the homemade wings to their arms and, using a flapping motion, lifted off from the island shortly before noon. While making their escape, Icarus flew too close to the sun. As a result, the heat melted the wax on his wings which caused the feathers to drop off. The wings collapsed and Icarus fell into the sea and drowned. Daedalus, sobbing from the distant shore where he had landed safely, said, My last words to Icarus before we left the island was to stay close and not fly too high! He just didnt listen! Why didnt he listen to me? Daedalus and Icarus had been held prisoner by King Minos on the island of Crete, and had been forced to build a labyrinth at the palace of Knossos. It was known to be the most difficult maze in the world to navigate successfully. Exercise IX: Context clues Figuring out the meaning of unfamiliar words using contextual clues in the surrounding text.Instructions: Read each sentence and replace the underlined word with another simpler word.1.- It was an idyllic day; sunny, warm and perfect for a walk inthe park. 2.- She hums continuously, or all the time, and it annoys me.3.- The team was elated when they won the trophy.4.- During the demonstration, a skirmish broke out and the police were called to restore order.5.- The cat has a kind disposition and would never bite or claw anyone.

Exercise XIV: Vocabulary: Homophones and past form of the verb.Write a sentence using both homophones.

1.- buy : by

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___________________________________________________________________________________Exercise XV: Transformers. Write each of these sentences in the two missing tenses.e.g. Simple Past: The dolphin swam to the beach.Simple Present: The dolphin swims to the beach.Future: The dolphin will swim to the beach.

1.- Simple Past: ________Raul and Joshua ran to the shop to buy the new Minecraft game.Simple Present: ___________________________________________________________________________________Future: ___________________________________________________________________________________

2.- Simple Past: ___________________________________________________________________________________Simple Present: ____All the students make great paper airplanes with kinder 3.__Future: ___________________________________________________________________________________

3.- Simple Past: ___________________________________________________________________________________Simple Present: ___________________________________________________________________________________Future: ___Cars will fly in the future.____________________________________________