SCHOOL: ANJEF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL. TEST TYPE: MID – TERM ASSESSMENT TEXT, OCTOBER, 2022. GRADE: FOUR (5). DATE: ………………………………………………………………………… NAME: ………………………………………………………………………… SECTION A. READING AND COMPREHENSION Read the passage below and answer the comprehension questions. Stan and Daniel were the fastest bike riders in Whole School. They decided to have a big race on one Saturday. Daniel put air in his tires. He oiled the chain. He checked the frame of his bike to make sure everything was just right. Stan did not do anything to his bike. His bike had cost three times as much as Daniel’s bike. Stan thought that nothing could possibly go wrong. He laughed at all Daniel was doing while he watched a movie. Stan and Daniel arrived at the venue for the race the next day. Both were eager to win the competition with much anticipation. Sooner than later, the race started and the boys begun to pedal. Suddenly Stan heard a noise. The chain had fallen off of his bike while Daniel kept on peddling and won the race at the end. Answer the following question on the passage above. 1.What would be a good title for this passage? (2 marks) 2. Should Stan have checked his bike like Daniel did? Why or why not? (2 marks) 3. Why do you think Stan thought that a more expensive bike would not have any problem? (2 marks) 4. Who do you think should have won the race? Why? (2 marks) 5. Where was the setting of the story? (2 marks) 6. What two preparations did Daniel make ahead of the race? 7. What do you think is the reason why Stan did not make any preparation before the race? (2 marks) 8. Why did Daniel and Stan decide to embark on the race competition? (2 marks) 9. Stan won the race at the end. True / False? (2 marks) 10. What do you think Stan should do next time? (2 marks) For each of the following words (highlighted in the passage), give another word or phrase that means the same and which can replace in the passage. Words synonyms 11. Anticipation ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. (2 marks) 12. Suddenly ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. (2 marks) 13. Venue ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. (2 marks) 14. Fastest ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. (2 marks) 15. checked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (2 marks) SECTION B LANGUAGE FOCUS Sort out the following words in to their respective groups fastest, decided, Whole School, bike, begun, big, Saturday, suddenly, possibly, chain, tires, peddling Frame, watched, laughed, boys, much, eager, sooner Later. Adjective Verb Noun Adverb (10 marks) Underline the verbs in the following sentences written in the table and match them to their respective tenses Stan was laughing without any preparation. 16. Simple future He introduces the next performer. 17. Simple past 18. Past continuous I am balancing on a ball like an acrobat. 19. Future continuous She will be going to college next year. 20. Simple present They received a strange message yesterday. 21. Present continuous A boy will emerge as the winner of the competition. (10 marks) You have read the story about ‘‘When the sea turned to silver’’ In not less than 80 words, describe the setting of the story. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(30 marks)
