MID-YEAR Marks

PRACTICE SET 1
100
Time: 1 hour

Listening
Listen. Number the pictures.* LS 1.2.3 5

a b

c d

*Teacher to read aloud from the listening text

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 B Listen. Underline the correct answers.* LS 1.2.2 9

1 Johan has ( two / three ) best friends.

2 Ben has ( straight / short ) hair.

3 Sam has ( curled / curly ) hair.

4 Johan and his friends are ( nine / ten ) years old.

5 Ben is good at ( running / swimming ).

6 Sam is good at ( football / chess ).

7 The three friends go walking in the forest on ( Saturdays / Sundays ).

8 They leave at ( eight / nine ) o’clock in the morning.

9 ( Johan’s / Ben’s / Sam’s ) father takes the boys walking in the forest.

*Teacher to read aloud from the listening text

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 Speaking

A Role-play with a friend. LS 2.1.2 5

Example:

What do you do after

school? I watch some TV. Then
I do my homework.

What do you do before

you go to bed? I read a book. What do
you do after school?

...
What do you do before
you go to bed?

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 B Role-play with a friend. LS 2.2.1 5

Example:

When is your birthday?

It’s in March.

What is the date?

It’s the 20th of March.

Would you like to have a party?

Yes, I would.

Which friends would you invite?

I would invite ...

What about you? When is your birthday?

...
What is the date?

...

Would you like to have a party?

...
Who would you invite?

...

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 Reading

Look at the pictures. Fill in the blanks with the words given. 5
LS 3.2.1
my homework read a book a cartoon

my dinner at 7 p.m.

1
After football practice, I come home

2
I have a shower and then have

3
After dinner, I watch

on TV.

4
Later, I complete

5
Just before bed, I

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 B Read the passage. Then, complete the table. LS 3.2.2 12

Hassan’s dad is Encik Azmi. He is a wedding photographer. Many

people get him to take their wedding photos. Encik Azmi drives a
small van to wedding halls. There, he takes many photos of the
bride and groom. Encik Azmi loves playing badminton. He also loves
his family very much.
Hassan’s mother is Puan Suria. She works as a nurse in a dental
clinic. She helps the dentist. Every day, she takes the bus to work.
She works Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Every evening,
Puan Suria walks around her neighbourhood. She walks to keep fit.
She, too, loves her family very much.

Encik Azmi Puan Suria

occupation  1  2
 

place of work  3  4
   

how he/she   5 in a   6 by
goes to work    

working hours no fixed time  7

days of rest  8  9
 

hobby 10 11
   

loves ... 12 her family

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 C Read the passage. Then, answer the questions. LS 3.2.1, 3.2.2 7

Ben’s older brother is 20 years old. He is a college student and he

works part-time. He is a lifeguard at a hotel pool. He works from 4 p.m.
to 7 p.m. every day. He keeps people safe in the water.
“A lifeguard must be strong,” says Ben’s brother. “To be a lifeguard,
we must sit for life-saving exams, be able to swim 300 meters, dive into
the deep end of the pool and carry up a 4.5-kilogram load.”

Write “true” or “false”.

1 Ben’s brother is 9 years old.

2 Ben’s brother is still studying.

3 Ben’s brother works as a lifeguard at the weekends only.

Circle the correct answers.

4 How long does Ben’s brother work at the hotel
pool? A 2 hours
B 3 hours C
3.5 hours
5 What is required to be a lifeguard?
A The person must be strong and be able to swim far.
B The person must be strong, be able to swim far and be able to dive.
C The person must be strong, be able to swim far, be able to dive and
know how to save lives.

Write the answer.

6 Name one thing that children should not do around swimming pools.
HOTS

(2 marks)

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 Writing

A Look at the table. Fill in the blanks. LS 4.2.4 7

name in the morning in the afternoon in the evening

• sweeps the floor • watches • meets her friend
Mariam • practises the television • cycles
piano • reads a book around the
neighbourhood
Johan • washes the car • plays computer • plays football
• watches games with friends
cartoons

On Saturdays, the twins Mariam and Johan sleep in. After breakfast,

Mariam helps her mother. She . Then,

(1)
she . Her twin brother washes the car.
(2)
Later, .

(3)
After lunch, Mariam watches television. After her programme ends,
. Johan spends the whole afternoon

(4)
.
(5)
Later at 5 p.m., Mariam meets her good friend and they
the neighbourhood. Her brother is off

(6)
to the field to his friends. The twins have
(7)
dinner after that.

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 Look at the pictures. Make sentences with the words given. 10
LS 4.3.3
Saturday – family – went – camping
1

2 father – fished – in – river

3 family – swam – river

4 night – sang – around – campfire

5 next day – packed up – home

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 Language Arts

Read the poem aloud. LS 5.1.1(v)

“Coo-coo-roo-roo”, sing the doves.

“We’ve got two eggs! Two eggs!
We must guard our nest.”
By day, papa dove sits in the nest.
At night, it’s mama dove’s turn.
At last, two baby doves hatch.
“Coo-coo-roo-roo!” they sing.
Now papa dove and mama dove wing up and down,
Taking turns to feed their babies.

A Match the words in List A with the same meaning in List B. 5

List A List B

1 sing fly
2 guard chirp
3 hatch give food to
4 wing protect
5 feed emerge

B Read the statements. Write “true” or “false”. 4

1 When mama dove goes to sit in her nest, it is dark.

2 The doves take turns guarding the nest.

3 Papa dove does not feed the baby doves.

4 Baby doves are able to look for food as soon as they hatch.

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 C Answer the questions. Write short answers. 4

1 How many eggs are there in the nest?

2 Who guards the nest during the day?

3 Who looks for food for the baby doves?

4 Do papa dove and mama dove take turns to feed the baby doves?

D Answer the questions. Write your answers. 6

1 Why must papa dove and mama dove guard their nest?
HOTS

2 Why are papa dove and mama dove busy flying about after the eggs
hatch?

3 (a) Do papa dove and mama dove love their eggs? Circle the
HOTS correct answer.
yes  no

(b) Write one sentence from the poem to show this.

E Circle the correct answer. 1

Choose a suitable title for this poem. HOTS

A Doves Make a Nest
B Cute Baby Doves
C Parents’ Love
D Parents

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 Language Awareness

A Circle the correct answers. LS 3.2.2 7

1 Yesterday, our sports practice at 4 p.m.

A is B was C are D were

2 My older brothers to play hockey. They are in the school

team.
A like B likes C liked D liking
3 They don’t walk to school they take the bus.

A and B but C or D so
4 I like Rani. She is nice friendly.

A and B but C or D so

5 Ben: What are you doing?

Pam: I’m a cake.
A make B makes C made D making
6I got enough money to buy that book.

A hasn’t B hadn’t C haven’t D–

7 are you wearing to the concert?

A What B When C Who D Why

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 B Rewrite the sentences using correct punctuation. LS 4.3.1 4

1 we live in taman hijau

2 is your brother’s name james

3 how many pencils do you have

4 mary priya and anis are my best friends

C Arrange the words in the correct order. Write the sentences. 4

Add a full stop. LS 4.3.1
1 live * a * house * big * We * in

2 has * It * got * walls * white

3 are * large * There * five * bedrooms

4 pink * room * is * My

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