REVISION PAPER – Grade 04 SECTION A – Reading Part 1 Name :………………………. 1. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow. Sloths are the slowest mammals on earth. It takes a full minute for a sloth to move 6 feet across the ground. You probably couldn’t move that slowly if you tried! The sloth’s body is about 2 feet long. It has long legs, and curved claws that are 3 to 4 inches long. Their claws and their long legs help them climb trees and hang from tree branches. They spend almost their entire lives hanging from tree branches. The life of a sloth is not very exciting. Sloths have a round head, small ears, a stubby tail, and sad-looking eyes set in a dark-colored “mask.” The shape of a sloth’s mouth makes it look like it is always smiling. It has extra bones in its neck that make it possible for it to turn its head almost all the way around. Sloths are very cute to look at, but they don’t put on much of a show. Sloths are home to other plants and creatures. Tiny plants grow on the sloth’s fur, making the animals appear to be green. This green color makes the sloths almost invisible against the green leaves of the trees they live in. Moths and insects also live in the sloth’s fur. Maybe the sloths move so little and so seldom that the small creatures that live on them don’t even know they are animals. Giant sloths the size of elephants once lived in many places on earth, including North America. Today, sloths can be found in the tropical forests of Central and South America. They eat leaves and berries. A sloth can stick its tongue out 12 inches. Maybe they developed this skill so they wouldn’t have to move to reach the tasty leaves and berries around their resting spot. Their main enemies are jaguars, eagles, and snakes. Many tropical forests are disappearing, along with the sloths that live there. It would be a sad thing if these fascinating little animals became extinct. Maneesha Vindani Revision paper 1)What does a sloth’s body look like? ……………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… (2 marks) 2)How does the extra bones in its neck help it? ………………………………………………………………………………………. ( 1 mark) 3)Name two creatures from the text which inhabit a sloth’s fur ………………………………………………………………………………………. (2 marks) 4)Where can sloths be found? ………………………………………………………………………………………. ( 1 mark) 5)What is the advantage for a sloth in sticking its tongue far away? ………………………………………………………………………………………. ( 2 marks) 6)Name two predators of sloths ………………………………………………………………………………………. ( 2 marks) Maneesha Vindani Revision paper 2. Mark each statement with true or false. (10 marks) 1. Sloths are home to other creatures only- …………… 2. Giant sloths didn’t live in North America-…………… 3. Sloths do not eat berries-…………… 4. A sloth can stick its tongue out ten inches-…………… 5. Sloths are red in colour-…………… 6. Sloths might go extinct-…………… 7. Sloths have a pointy head-…………… 8. Sloths hunt eagles and snakes-…………… 9. A sloth’s body is about 2 feet long-…………… 10. A sloth’s smile looks like its angry-…………… Maneesha Vindani Revision paper Section A: Reading part 2 THE GREAT CUTTY SARK The Cutty Sark was a clipper ship. This means that it was a very fast sailing ship used for transporting cargo during the 1800s. The reason that clipper ships sailed so quickly was that they used three masts. The ships were mainly built for transporting tea from China to the rest of the world. The building of the Cutty Sark was ordered by Captain John Willis in 1869. He wanted it to be part of his shipping company fleet. Work was completed the same year and it was launched from Dumbarton, in Scotland, on the 22nd November, 1869. At the time, it was the fastest ship in the world and could carry 963 tons of tea- enough to make over 200 million cups of tea! 3. Read the passage “The Great Cutty Sark” and answer the questions. Maneesha Vindani Revision paper 1.What type of ship was the Cutty Sark? ……………………………………………………………………………… (2 marks) 2. Why do you think that John Willis wanted the Cutty Sark as part of his fleet? ……………………………………………………………………………… (2 marks) 3. Find and write a sentence which states what clipper ships were used for. …………………………………………………………………………………... (2 marks) 4.Explain using your own words the meaning of the word “ Launched”. …………………………………………………………………………………... (2 marks) SECTION B: Grammar and Punctuation 4. Draw lines to match the suffixes to the correct root words Important ment Measure ous Joy ence Different ance Maneesha Vindani (4 marks) Revision paper 5. Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of verbs. Tick one. (2 marks) The snarling beast………… escaped and it………..running menacingly towards them. had were have were is was had was 6. Sort the words below into the correct word class. Strangle brightly Enviously Adverb Maneesha Vindani Adjective Copy red Fifth under Preposition (10 marks) Ms. Smith beside New York Proper nouns verbs Revision paper 7. Rewrite these sentences in past tense. (10 marks) 1.He is smiling at the doctor. …………………………………………………………………………………….. 2.He writes a cheque book on Wednesday. …………………………………………………………………………………….. 3.Sarah is reading a book, while her mom cooks in the kitchen. …………………………………………………………………………………….. 4.Emily is running a departmental store. …………………………………………………………………………………….. 5.The teacher is collecting the papers while the children write. …………………………………………………………………………………….. 8. Add all the missing punctuation marks for the sentences below. (6 marks) 1.ouch that must have hurt yelled Emily 2.can you help me do the question Robert whispered to Adrian when the teacher shouted no talking 3.congratulations on being chosen for the Olympic games announced the reporter Maneesha Vindani Revision paper SECTION C: Writing 9. Write an essay of 120-150 words on the topic “ Environmental Pollution”. Marks will be awarded for content, paragraph breakdown, and proper punctuation. 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