SAINT LUCIA
Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable
Development
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GRADE 4
2018 MINIMUM STANDARDS TEST
COMPREHENSION AND EXPRESSIVE WRITING
NAME:
SCHOOL:
REGISTRATION NUMBER:
DIRECTIONS:
This paper consists of two (2) parts. You must do BOTH parts of
the paper. Write in the spaces provided. Spend no more than 15
minutes on Part I.
TIME: 40 minutesPARTI
COMPREHENSION.
DIRECTIONS: Read the paragraph below. In ONE sentence,
answer the question that follows.
Andre sat in his balcony watching the rooster his uncle had given
him for his birthday. It was feeding in the backyard. He named his
rooster Snow because of its white feathers. He could not wait for
Snow to grow into a bigger rooster.
As soon as Andre entered the house he heard Rover barking,
followed by a crashing noise. Within minutes, the place became
silent. As Andre rushed out of the door, Rover crossed the yard with
a white feather in his mouth. “What have you done!” exclaimed
Andre. His dream of seeing Snow grow into a bigger rooster was
over. The boy’s eyes began to fill with tears as the dog wagged its
tail.
Question:
Why was Andre crying?PART IL
EXPRESSIVE WRITING
DIRECTIONS: Writea composition of about 100 words on ONE
of the following topics.
1. Write a letter to a friend from another school telling him/her
about a race you won at your school’s sports meet.
Z. Write a story about “The Accident”
3. John was afraid of going outside the morning after the storm.
When he opened the door, he could not believe how terrible
the place looked.
Write a story to describe what John saw that morning.