Name

Class : Primary 4

SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS* SCHOOLFIRST SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT 2011

ENGLISH LANGUAGEPRIMARY FOUR

( ) Date

Duration: 50 minutes

Parent's Signature

Composition

Choose either (1) or (2)

d) Write a story of at least 120 words based on the pictures below. Give the storyyour own ending. You may use the words in the box. You areencouraged to include other relevant points to make your compositioninteresting.

departmental store

alert

jewellery

regretted

tempted

handcuffs

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necklace

arrested

security guard

shoplifting

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(2) You were at the supermarket with your mother. After you had finished payingfor your items, you noticed an old lady struggling with several bags ofgroceries. As you were looking, one of her bags gave way and a few orangesrolled out onto the supermarket floor.

Based on the above situation, write a composition of at least 120words.

Make use of the following points in your composition:

• how you felt

• what you did

• what happened in the end

You may reorder the points. You may also include other relevant points.

Name

Class : Primary 4

Booklet A

SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL

FIRST SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT 2011

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PRIMARY FOUR

) Date

Duration

Marks

1 h 15 min

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Section A: Grammar (6 marks)

For each question from-1 to 6, four options are given. One of them is the correctanswer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on theOptical Answer Sheet.

3.

Mr. Tan

burglars.

(1) install(2) installed(3) is installing(4) was installing

a burglaralarm later today to protect his home from

My brother often oversleeps because he likes to play computer games latethe night.

(1)to(2) into(3) onto(4) about

The teacher instructed us to take down what she was sayingwould not forget.

(1)if(2) or(3) as(4) so that

we

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4. Suzanne's grandmother wasvery sick but she managed to pull

(1)on(2) out(3) down(4) through

When Jessica saw herfather atthe airport, she threw into hisarms.

(1) itself(2) herself(3) himself(4) themselves

6. Anna, as well as Mary, the school in the next national badmintoncompetition.

(1) represent(2) represented(3) is representing(4) are representing

Section B :Vocabulary (5 marks)

For each question from 7 to 11, four options are given. One of them is the correctanswer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or 4). Shade the correct oval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on theOptical Answer Sheet.

7. The pupils were shocked to find the of a dead bird lying in themiddle of the school courtyard.

(1) flesh(2) corpse(3) feather(4) carcass

8. The old lady shouted for help after her purse was snatched by a thief.. there were many onlookers but no one came forward to help her.

(1) Luckily(2) Fortunately(3) Unbelievably(4) Consequently

In Singapore, the banana is a fruit which is throughout the year.

(1) edible(2) usable(3) available(4) perishable

10. The recent murder case is one of the most ever. The detectiveshave been investigating it for days and still have not found any clues.

(1) baffling(2) obvious(3) amusing(4) amazing

11. John that ifhe put aside some money every month for a year, hewould have saved enough money to buy himselfa new computer.

(1) imagined(2) wondered(3) calculated(4) considered

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Section C : Comprehension (5 marks)

Read the passagecarefully and answer the questions that follow.

There once lived a giant called Kippemose. He lived on a lonely farm inthe mountains. He was not fierce. Indeed, he was as kind and gentle as a giantcould be. He liked children and was fond ofanimals. He was exceptionally goodat telling stories. He was always ready to help anyone, large or small. However,he was friendless. When he went to the town to do his shopping, everyone ran 5away from him. Busy streets emptied in a jiffy. Everyone ran home, bolted theirdoors and closed all their windows even on hot summer days.

Kippemose shouted, "Don't run away! I'll not hurt you! Please don't runaway, I like little people. I've only come to do my shopping. Please come out. I'lltell you a good story about adragon and a mermaid." 10

It was no use. The town stayed silent and empty, and the doors and

windows stayed firmly closed. Poor Kippemose wanted so much to have

someone to talk to. He felt so lonely that he often sat down in the town square

and cried his heart out. You would think someone would take pity on him but noone everdid. He simply could not understand it. He even tried going to another 15town, far across the mountains butthe same thing justhappened again.

"Has the entire world gone mad?" said Kippemose to himself and took

his solitary way home.

The truth was that the people were not afraid of Kippernose and they had

notgone mad either. The truth was that Kippernose had not had a single bath in 20

a hundred years or more! The poor fellow earned such a stink wherever he went

that everyone with a nose on his face ran for cover at the first whiff. Oh, how

that giant reeked!

Poor Kippemose had been shunned by the town people ever since his

mother, who was his main caregiver, had passed away. Kippemose was as 25

helpless as a newborn baby without her.

Adapted from "The Story of Giant Kippemose" by John Cunl'iffe

For each question from 12 to 16, four options are given. One of them is the correctanswer. Make your choice (1, 2, 3 or4). Shade the correctoval (1, 2, 3 or 4) on theOptical Answer Sheet.

12. Kippernose was a very giant.

(1) fierce(2) helpful(3) greedy(4) talkative

13. Why would Kippernose oftensit down inthe town square and cry his heart out?

(1) The town was empty.(2) None of the shops were open.(3) Nobody wanted to befriend him.(4) Nobody found his stories interesting.

14. Kippemose was when he realised that nobody wanted tobe friends with him.

(1) puzzled(2) anxious(3) nervous(4) remorseful

15. Why did the people in the town run home whenever Kippernose appeared?

(1) They were wary of Kippemose.(2) They could not stand his stench.(3) They did not care about Kippernose.(4) They did not understand Kippemose.

16. Why do you think Kippernose had not showered for a long time?

(1) He lived on a farm alone.(2) He did not like to shower.(3) He liked the way he smelt.(4) He did not know how to shower himself.

END OF BOOKLET A

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Name

Class : Primary 4

SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL

FIRST SEMESTRAL ASSESSMENT 2011

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PRIMARY FOUR

( ) Date

Duration : 1 h 15 min

Parent's Signature

Booklet B

Section A: Grammar Cloze

There are 10 blanks, numbered 17 to 26 in the passage below. Choose the mostsuitable word for each blank from the list of words given. Write its letter (A to Q) in theblank provided. The letters (I) and (O) have been omitted to avoid confusion duringmarking.

(10 marks)EACH WORD CAN BE USED ONLY ONCE.

tAJL off TO), too 7$^ istBl to (£Kare fa> off€)k. from i^and "^ the

tKX or t*^L wouldf>). since "ifRJl while(M) unless ^Q^when

What would the world be like without books?

There (17) always fear that the latest technology will lead to the

doJt After thedeath of books. Decades ago, it was the radikfhat (18)

radio came the television, (19) -_now the Internet. The machines change,but the act (20) reading has stayed thesame.

Literature is (21)^

where we came (22) __ story of our lives. It is the record of who we are?

_, and where we are going. (23) non-

fiction shows us the world, fiction explains what non-fiction cannot (24)we read, we come to know the characters more closely than anyone else - whetherwe love, hate, fear or fawn over them.

It is important that we work (25) give every person the

opportunity to enjoy books. Literacy and library programmes (26)important goals fordeveloped and developing nations alike.

Section B: Editing

Correct each word in bold for spelling and each underlined word for grammar Writethe correct word in the relevant box. (10 marks)

(27)

Children is unpredictable, and that was true of Brian too. Seeing no one

around, he had climbed the ladder just like he had seen his elder brother do(28)

earlycr.

It must have been exciting for him because the maid heard him caU'mg out(29)

happily. No one else was in the house. She tKinks that he was playing and calling(30)

out to her just as he ushuatfy did.

(31)

Then she heard a thud and a scream followed with silence. She ran out of(32)

the kitchen and saw Brian on the floor - bleeding from his head. She paniked,(33)

and instead to attending to him, ran screaming to the neighbour's house.

(34)

It was a good thing that Mr. Yeo was at home in that time.Hecalled for

(35) (36)

an ambulance and Brian was gave first aid. The ambulance araived in ten minutes

and took Brian away.

Section C : Comprehension Cloze

Fill in each blank with a suitable word. (10 marks)

The term 'games' includes everything from indoor games, such as board and

computer games, to outdoor yames, such as field and court games. Some

(37) are good while others do more harm than good.

All physically active games, especially team games, are good for everyone.

Such games develop our bodies (38) keep our muscles toned.

Since we are generally (39^ pactive than in the times of our

grandfathers, where computers were not so easily available, games are a must to

keep us physically active. In addition to keeping fit, team games

(40) us to work with one anothei.

Indoor games like chess are (41) and at the same time

they develop our logical thinking skills. Many other (42) __ games

and some computer games also fall under this category. Besides

(43) , there are a lot .of other games which are played for

amusement. Tnese too have their uses as it is important to relax

(44) . between work. -In this category, we can include some

computer games and console games, such as Nintendo and PlayStation.

However, like everything in (45) , games must also be

taken in moderation. Even field games like football which are good for the person

physically can (46) to injury if done in excess. Addiction to games

can belike any other addiction. A child who is addicted will pay somuch attention to

games that they will become more important than everything else- even studies.

Adapted from "Pupils Challenging Essays"

Section D : Svnthesis and Transformers

be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). (8 ma^kl)

47. The fish is too bland. The chicken is too bland.

Both

48. "I forgot to do my homework," Michelle told Miss Teo.

Michelle told

49. My sister is atalented musician. My sister can play the piano, violin and flute.

. who

50. I want to play that computer game for an hour. I have to complete myhomework.

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Section E: Comprehension

Read the passage below and answer questions 51 to 55. (10 marks)

Alexander was a new baby. He was so new that all his aunts, uncles andcousins came to see him. Mother unwrapped him, and theycounted his ten toesand ten fingers, and said how tiny and pink they were. Everyone said, "He'sbeautiful!"

Everyone, that is, except his big sister, Liselotte. 5

Liselotte did not think Alexander was beautiful at all. How could he be,when he had no teeth and hardly any hair? Besides that, he made wet and

smelly messes in his nappy, and when he was hungry, he screamed so loudlyyou could hear him all over the house.

Liselotte did not wear nappies any more, even at night, and she was not 10

allowed to scream. Even when she was hungry, she had to say 'please' and

'thank you'. She had ten toes and ten fingers, like Alexander, but the aunts and

uncles and cousins did not say anything about that. They were too busy fussingover Alexander.

As soon as they went away, Liselotte said, "I don't like Alexander. Can we 15

put him back in your tummy?"

"No," said Mother. "Once a baby is born, he can't go back. Alexander is

yourown little baby brother. You'll be able to playwith him soon."

That night, Alexander cried. Mother changed his nappy and fed him, but

he still cried. Father walked up and down holding him, but he still cried. He was 20

crying when Liselotte went to bed, and he was crying when she woke up. He had

cried all night

By the time the family sat down to breakfast, he was screaming.

Adapted from "Alexander0 by June Epstein

ALL ANSWERS MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

51. How was Liselotte related to Alexander?

52. Why were Alexander's relatives so thrilled to see him?

53. Liselotte was expected to 'grow up' since the birth ofAlexander. Cite twoexamples to prove this.

54. Which two-word phrase in the passage has the same meaning as 'payingattention to'?

55. Why do you think Liselotte wasjealous ofAlexander?

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SCHOOL : SCGS

SUBJECT: PRIMARY 4 ENGLISH

TERM SA1

Ql Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 07 Q8 Q9 QIO Qll Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q173 2 4 4 2 ? 4 3 * 1 3 2 3 1 2 4 G

Q18 Q19 Q20 Q21 Q22 Q23 Q24 Q25 Q26N F H 3 C P Q B E

27)are 28) earlier 29)thought 30)usually 31)by

32)panicked 33) of 34) at 35) given 36)arrived

37)games 38) and 39) less 40) help 41) fun

42) indoor 43) these 44) in 45) life 46) lead

47) Both the fish and the chicken are too bland.

48) Michelle told Miss Teo that she had forgotten to do her homework.

49) My sister who is a talented musician, can play the piano, violin and flute.

50) L have to complete my homework if I want to play that computer game for anhour.

51) Liselotte was Alexandra's older sister.

52)Alexandra's relatives were thrilled to see him as he was a newborn baby.

53) Liselotte was not allowed to scream and she did not wear nappies any more,even at night.

54) The two-word phrase Is " fussing over ".

55) I think that Liselotte was jealous of Alexandra as he was getting all the attentionand she was not.

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