SJK(C) YONG PENG 1

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FINAL TERM EXAMINATION
PAPER 1
Time : 50 minutes
NAME : _______________________ (

MARKS : _________

YEAR 4 : ___________

SET BY : 42

Each question or incomplete statement below is followed by three or four possible answers. Choose
the correct or best answer from the answers marked A, B and C or A, B, C and D. Then on your
question paper, circle the letter of the answer that you have chosen.
SECTION A
Questions 1 4
Choose the best word to fill in the blanks below.

I was awakened by a crash of ____(1)_____.

eyes and looked at my ____(2)_____

I opened my

clock. It showed a quarter past

one. A flash of lightning was seen ____(3)_____

it started to rain ____(4)_____

the windows. Soon,

1. A. noise

B. thunder

C. lightning

D. voice

2. A. alarm

B. alarms

C. alarmed

D. alarming

3. A. in

B. out

C. inside

D. outside

4. gently

B. loudly

C. fiercely

D. heavily

Questions 5 7
Choose the best phrase to complete the sentences below.

5. The __________ pack of monkeys is swinging on the branches of the

tree.
A. pack
B. troop
C. school
D. swarm
6. The poor girl walked in the rain and her body was as __________.
A. cold as ice
C. weak as water
B. heavy as lead
D. hungry as a hunter
7. It was __________ this morning.
A. shining brightly
B. crashing loudly

C. flowing swiftly

Questions 8 10
Choose the best sentence to describe each picture.

8. A. A man is feeding the giraffes.

B. The boys are playing with the giraffes.
C. The Wong family is looking at the giraffes.
D. Mary and her sister are looking at the giraffes.
9. A. The lady is planting some seeds.
B. The woman is plucking the flowers.
C. Puan Aishah is pulling out the weeds.
D. Mrs Ling is putting some oil into the hole.

10. A. Ali is burning the leaves.

B. He is collecting seashells.
C. The boy is building a sandcastle.
D. The boy is collecting the rubbish.
Questions 11 15
Choose the best answer to fit the situation shown in the picture.

11.

A. From the sea.

B. From the air.
C. From the clouds
D. From the wind.

12.

A. Yes, they do.

B. No, they dont.
C. Most of them do.

13.

A.

Questions 16 19
Choose the best answer.

16. Do you want to go to the museum __________ the zoo?

A. so
B. because
C. or

D. and

17. Abu brought along his raincoat as the sky was __________.
A. sunny
B. windy
C. dark

D. cloudy

18.

Questions 20 21
Choose the word or phrase that has the opposite meaning with the word underlined.
20. The animalls head is big.
A. stomach
B. tail

C. horns

D. nose

21. Butterflies are beautiful.

A. big
B. dangerous

C. ugly

D. strong

Questions 22 23
Choose the answer with the correct spelling.

22. A. leafs
B. lives
C. leaves
D. leafes

23. A.

Questions 24 25
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

Questions 26 30
Look at the picture and then read the passage carefully.

Questions 31 35
Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Birds are beautiful and interesting animals. Birds are warm-blooded animals, just like
mammals. However, mammals have hair on their bodies while birds have feathers.
Some of the common birds of prey in our country are hawks, owls and eagles. They
have strong beaks shapes like hooks. So, they can tear flesh and shreds. They feed on small
animals such as birds, frog, bats, rats, fish and snakes.

31. How is a bird different from a mammal?

A. It has feather
C. It has hairs on its body

B. It has wet skin

D. Its body is covered with scales

32. Which part of the body helps the bird to stay for hours in the air?
A. The beak
C. The wings

B The claws
D The feathers

33. Which of the following is true about birds of prey?

A. They eat fruits
C. They eat vegetables

B They eat paddy

D They eat other animals
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34. Warm-blooded animals have body temperatures that_____________

A. are always low `
C. do not change according
to the surroundings

B are always high

D always change according to the
according

35. Some of the common birds of prey are________

A eagles, hawks and owls
C parrots, sparrows and eagles

B parrots, swallow and owls

D sparrows, pigeon and hawks

Questions 36 40
Read the passage. Answer the questions.

The earth we live in is round. It is a huge ball of rock. It is called a planet. The earth
moves around the sun. Eight other planets travel round the sun. Plants and animals can only
live on our planet. This is because it has the right kind of air and enough heat and water for
them to live.
The earth moves round and round. In one day it moves one round. Have you seen
how the sun moves across the sky from sunrise to sunset?
The sun does not move. The earth moves. When our part of the world faces the sun, we call
it daytime. When it turns away from the sun, we call it night-time.

36. What is the shape of our earth?

A. Square
B. Oval

C. Round

37. How many planets move around the sun?

A. Nine
B. Eight
C. Six

D. Rectangle

D. Seven

38. How many hours does it take for earth to move one round?
A. 6 hours
B. 48 hours
C. 24 hours
D. 12 hours
39. During daytime
A. We face the sun
B. We turn away from the sun

C. The sun moves across the sky

D. We can see the stars

40. Why cant we live in other planets?

A. Because they are too small
C. Because they are far away in the space
B. Because they dont have the
D. Because we cannot reach those planets
right kind of air, water, and heat
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