ST.

PATRICK’S MAKAEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

GRADE 4 BENCH MARKING EXAMINATIONS 2023
ENGLISH PAPER 1
Question 1 – Dictation Passage
Instruction to the class teacher:
1. Read the passage to the students at normal speed.
Say to the students
“This is a short paragraph, listen carefully.”

Title: Living Things in the Lake

All plants and animals live together in the Lake. Insects eat the leaves of plants in the lake.
Tadpoles eat the insects in the lake. Small fish eat the tadpoles in the lake. There are many
animals in the lake and they are always hungry.

2. Dictate the, passage, “Living Things in the Lake” to the Students.

The passage is divided into different parts using the symbol /.
Read each part twice. Give enough time to write.
The punctuation and paragraph breakup are written in CAPITAL letters. You must read them twice.
Say to the students
Write the paragraph as I read it to you. Do not write the punctuations. Put in the symbols.
Use block paragraph.

Title: Living Things in the Lake

All plants and animals/ live together in the Lake. (Full stop) /Insects eat the leaves/ of plants in the
lake. (Full stop) /Tadpoles eat the/ insects in the lake. (Full stop) / Small fish eat the/ tadpoles in the
lake. (Full stop) / There are many/ animals in the lake/ and they are/ always hungry. (Full stop)

3. When the students have written the dictation, read the passage again slowly.
Say to the students
I am going to read the passage again slowly.
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GRADE 4 BENCH MARKING EXAMINATIONS 2023
ARTS

Part A: Multiple Choice Questions. Question 1-10 (1 mark each).

For each of these questions write A, B, C or D for your answer on the space provided on the Answer Sheet.

For question 1 to 2 refer to the information below. most people wear black cloths during funeral
Traditional and modern musical instruments come ceremonies.
in different forms, shape, and size. The materials Question 6
used to makes instruments are different too. During singsing in Pomio societies, women dress
in?
Question 1 A. cloths C. shirts
Which of the following is not a traditional musical B. tangets D. shoes
instrument?
A. guitar C. panpipe For question 7 and 8 refer to the information
B. kundu D. cone shell below.
We have traditional colors and modern colors.
Question 2 Choosing colors have meanings and are selected
Traditional and modern drums produce sound for use according to situations.
when beat. What makes the sound that comes out Painting is the using of colours put together to
of the drum when beat? show our feelings; appreciation, respect, etc…of
A. Vibration the environment. We have primary and secondary
B. Kundu colours too.
C. Opening of the drum Question 7
D. Depends on the beating pattern Which of the colors below is not a primary color?
A. yellow C. red
Question 3 B. green D. black
People who sing songs are called musical artists.
People who perform in movies are called Question 8
actors/actress. People who play very well in a Which is a modern paint?
sport are called stars. A. leave C. charcoal
What do we call people who draw pictures using B. water paint D. ash
lines?
A. drawer C. visual artist Question 9
B. artist D. creating artist There are 4 different methods of shading
we may use to shade an area or part of a
Question 4 drawing. Which method is used in the shown on
In the art of weaving, the outcome is normally the right?
a______ pattern. A. using lines C. complete shading
A. curve C. straight B. by cross-hatching D. with dots
B. zigzag D. spiral
Question 10
Question 5 Story telling is part of our culture. Stories can be
The spiral letter in the alphabet is told in many ways including dramatizing, in
A. O C. T writing and through movies.
B. D D. W Telling stories through the use of sign language is
For question 6 refer to the information below. called?
Dressings are different for different occasions and A. stories C. mime
are also not the same in all places. Example, B. singing D. taking
Tolai’s wears red laplaps during singsing while
Part B: Short Answers Question 11-25 Question 20
Work out your answers and write them beside the How many types of drama are there?
question number on the space provided on the Question 21
Answer Sheet. Which type of drama does Kanage’s actions come
under?
Questions 11 and 12 refer to the diagram below.
Question 22
Question 11 How do we form Secondary colours?
The craft shown below is a ___________ Question 23
John mixed together yellow and re clour. Which
secondary colour did he form?
Question 24
Which skill is used in making clay-pots?
Question 25
Question 12 What type f line is shown below?
Write the craft skill used to produce the above
craft._____________

Question 13
What is the name of the musical instrument shown Part C: Extended Response Question 26 to 30
opposite? For questions 26 to 30 refer to the diagram below.
The diagram shows the flag of Papua New
Guinea. The flag is divided into two triangles.
Questions 14 and 15 refer to the diagram below.
Patterns are repeated drawings. Study the pattern
below.

Question 14
Give the name of the missing shape. Question
Question 15 26
Write the name of the type of line used to create Give the name of the bird type on the flag.
the shape.
Question 27
For questions 16 to 18 refer to the diagram below. What colour is the top triangle of the flag?
The picture is a traditional
House builds in Pomio, Question 28
East New Britain Province. The bottom triangle is colour
Men are only allowed to
enter this type of house. Question 29
Question 16 The bottom part of the triangle contains five
Write in Tok Pisin the name given to this type of items. Name the item.
house.________
Question 17 Question 30
The walling of the house is made of blind. Write Who designed the above flag?
the skill used to make the wall of the house.
Question 18
The head or top of the house represents a type of End of the Examination
shape.
Name the shape.________
Question 19
What is Kanage’s real name?
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ARTS

Answer sheet
Name Sex
Class Age
School Year

Part A: Multiple Choice

Q1 Q6
Q2 Q7
Q3 Q8
Q4 Q9
Q5 Q10

Part B: Short Answers

Q11 Q16 Q21
Q12 Q17 Q22
Q13 Q18 Q23
Q14 Q19 Q24
Q15 Q20 Q25
Part C: Extended Response

Q26
Q27
Q28
Q29
Q30
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GRADE 4 BENCH MARKING EXAMINATIONS 2023
ARTS

Marking-Key

Part A: Multiple Choice

Q1 A Q6 B
Q2 A Q7 B
Q3 B Q8 B
Q4 B Q9 B
Q5 A Q10 C

Part B: Short Answers

Q11 Basket Q16 Haus-Boi Q21 Comedy
Q12 Weaving Q17 Weaving Q22 By mixing together the primary
Q13 Bamboo-flute Q18 Semi-circle colours
Q14 Circle Q19 Alphonse Dirau Q23 Orange
Q15 spiral Q20 4 Q24 Modeling
Q25 Zigzag
Part C: Extended Response

Q26 Bird of Paradise

Q27 Red
Q28 Black
Q29 Stars
Q30 Susan Karike

ST. PATRICK’S MAKAEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

GRADE 4 BENCH MARKING EXAMINATIONS 2023
Science
Part A: Multiple Choice Questions 1-10
For each of these questions write A, B, C or D for your answer beside the question number on the space
provided on the Answer Sheet.
For question 1 and 2 refer to the information At birth, there are over 270 bones but many of
below. these fuses together during development, leaving a
total of 206 separate bones in the adult. The
Seeds are of different shapes and sizes. Each seed
largest bone in the human bone is the femur or
is covered by seed coat.
the thigh-bone, and the smallest is the stapes in
Question 1 the middle ear.
Which of the parts grows into new plant? Question 6
A. seed B. seed coat How many bones do adults have?
C. embryo D. food storage
A. 270 B. 207
C. 260 D. 206
Question 2 Question 7
Which type of plants produced seeds? Which bone is the smallest?
A. flowering B. seeds A. femur B. stapes
C. non-flowering D. bean seeds C. arms D. ribs
Question 3 Question 8
What is the correct name to five the following Thigh-bone is also known as the _____
picture?
A. ear B. femur
A. Container C. arm D. bones
B. Beaker
For question 9 and 10 refer to the information
C. Glass
below.
D. Jug
Joints hold the skeleton
For question 4 and 5 refer to the information
together and support
below.
movement. The place of
attachment between two or
more bones is known as a
joint. All the joints of the
Question 4 body are capable of
How many stages a butterfly must pass through movement except for joints
before becoming independent? of the bones of cranium,
which houses the brain.
A. 1 B. 3
There are various kinds of movable joints
C. 4 D. 2
depending upon the movements they perform.
Question 5
In the life cycle, the name given to stage 3 is ____
A. pupa C. caterpillar
Question 9
B. egg D. lava
The above type of joint is a __________
For question 6 to 8 refer to the information below.
A. gliding B. ball and socket
The human body is supported by bones of various
C. hinge D. pivot
sizes and shapes joined together to protect organs
inside. The main bones of the human are the skull, Question 10
ribs, arms, hands, spine, hip, backbone and the Brain joints are immovable joints.
legs.
A. true B. false
 C. no D. body Where does this bird normally live?
Part B- Short Answers (Question 11-25) Question 18
For each of these questions write short answers to Explain why the bird does have a long beak?
the question number on the space provide on the Question 19
Answer Sheet.
When water cools down, it changes its state from
For question 11 refer to the information below. gas to liquid. What is the name of this process?
Question 20
How many percent of the earth is water?
Question 21
The addition of harmful things into the water is
called?
For question 22 to 25, label the diagram correctly.
Question 11
22
Write the name of the picture labeled A? _______
Question 12
Which picture should be in the box labeled 4? ___
For question 13 to 15 refer to the text below. 24
23
Water is essential for life on earth. The water
covers ¾ of the earth surface. The water sources
are grouped into natural water sources and man- 25
made water sources.
Part C- Extended Response
Question 13
For questions 26 to 30 ready and study the life
How many percentage of the earth’s surface is
cycle of the chicken before answering the
covered by water? ___________
questions.
Question 14
Sam is in Grade 4. He helps his uncle care for his
Which state of matter does water come under? poultry. After doing much for his uncle, his uncle
Question 15 gave him a hen as a reward. Sam took care of his
hen for 6 months. On the sixth month his hen laid
Water sources can be grouped into how many eggs. He studied his hen and chicks as they grew
groups? ________ up to be adult chickens.
For question 16 to 18 refer to the picture below. 26. When did the hen lay its egg?
27. What is the name given to stage 3 in this life
cycle?
28. How many baby chickens will Sam have?
Question 16 29. What is the name given to a baby chicken?
Write the name of the bird? 30. What is the name used to describe female
chicken?
Question 17
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GRADE 4 BENCH MARKING EXAMINATIONS 2023
Science

Answer sheet
Name Sex
Class Age
School Year

Part A: Multiple Choice

Q1 Q6
Q2 Q7
Q3 Q8
Q4 Q9
Q5 Q10

Part B: Short Answers

Q11 Q16 Q21
Q12 Q17 Q22
Q13 Q18 Q23
Q14 Q19 Q24
Q15 Q20 Q25
Part C: Extended Response

Q26
Q27
Q28
Q29
Q30

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GRADE 4 BENCH MARKING EXAMINATIONS 2023
Science

Marking - Key
 Part A: Multiple Choice
Q1 C Q6 D
Q2 A Q7 B
Q3 B Q8 B
Q4 B Q9 B
Q5 A Q10 A

Part B: Short Answers

Q11 Frog let Q16 Swan Q21 Water-pollution
Q12 C Q17 Lakes (water) Q22 Flower
Q13 75% Q18 To fish food out of Q23 Stem
Q14 Liquid water Q24 Leaf
Q15 Two (2) Q19 Condensation Q25 Roots
Q20 75%

Part C: Extended Response

Q26 After mating

Q27 Hatching
Q28 4
Q29 Chick
Q30 Hen

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GRADE 4 BENCH MARKING EXAMINATIONS 2023
Math
Part A: Multiple Choices- Question 1-10 (1 mark each)
Write the letter of your choice beside the question number on the Answer Sheet.
Study the number line below.

125 130 135 ___ 145 150

A. reflex C. acute
B. obtuse D. straight
Question 1
Question 7
What is the missing number?
Study this clock face
A. 136 C. 144
B. 140 D. 137
Question 2
The place value of the underline digit is?
6489 The time on the clock is?
A. Hundreds C. Tens A. 6 o clock C. 12:10
B. Units D. Thousands B. 2:30 D. 6:15
Question 3 For question 8 refer to the information below.
3x5= Study this shape
A. 8 C. 18 The shape is made up of 1 square centimeter.
B. 51 D. 15
Question 4
Question 8
369 – 139 =
What is the area of this shape?
A. 203 C. 230
B. 320 D. 239 A. 21cm 2 C. 13 cm2
2
B. 9 cm2 D. 12 cm
Question 5
Question 9
Study this diagram.
Water is measured in?
A. Liters C. Meters
B. Grams D. Kilograms
The coloured fraction is? Question 10
A. ¾ C. 4/3 30 ÷ 5 =
B. ¼ D. 1/3
A. 5 B. 25 C. 6 D. 35

Part B: Short Answer Questions (11-25)

Workout your answer and write them on the space
provided on the Answer Sheet.
Question 6
Question 11
What is the name of this angle? What number is shown on this abacus?
 How many right angles in one full revolution?

Question 12
Study this diagram
Find the missing X
angle X? Question 19
30 ̊
Bill has thirty-six mangoes. He shared the
mangoes to his six friends. How many mangoes
Question 13
will each get? ________
Question 20
What is the area of the shape below?

9
What the name of this solid shape Question 21
Question 14 Round off 3.7 to the nearest whole number
Study this diagram below. Question 22
What is the answer to this?
22.5 + 10.3 = ______
What fraction of the diagram is shaded? Question 23
Question 15 Write this number in words, 3254
Refer to the diagram above. Question 24
What fraction of the diagram is not shaded? Add this 9/20 + 3/20 =
Question 16 Question 25
Find the perimeter of the shape shown? Which unit of measurement can we use to
measure the area of the school?

Part C: Extended Response Question 26-30

Work out your answer and write them on the
space provided on the answer sheet.
Study this calendar for the Month of October.

For question 17 and 18, refer to the story below.

Joseph bought two bottles of cordial. One bottle
holds 1 liter and the other holds 500 milliliters. 26. What day is the 1st of October?
27. How many days in this month?_____days
28. What day is the last date of this month?
Question 17
29. What month of the year is October?
How many 500ml bottle would fill the 1 liter 30. How many weeks in one month?
container? ________ bottles.
Question 18 End of Examination
ST. PATRICK’S MAKAEN PRIMARY SCHOOL
GRADE 4 BENCH MARKING EXAMINATIONS 2023
Math

Answer sheet
Name Sex
Class Age
School Year

Part A: Multiple Choice

Q1 Q6
Q2 Q7
Q3 Q8
Q4 Q9
Q5 Q10

Part B: Short Answers

Q11 Q16 Q21
Q12 Q17 Q22
Q13 Q18 Q23
Q14 Q19 Q24
Q15 Q20 Q25
Part C: Extended Response

Q26
Q27
Q28
Q29
Q30

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GRADE 4 BENCH MARKING EXAMINATIONS 2023
Math

Marking - Key
 Part A: Multiple Choice
Q1 B Q6 B
Q2 A Q7 C
Q3 D Q8 D
Q4 C Q9 A
Q5 A Q10 C

Part B: Short Answers

Q11 36 Q16 15 Q21 4
Q12 60 ̊ Q17 2 bottles Q22 32.8
Q13 Cone Q18 4 Q23 Three thousand two
Q14 1/3 Q19 6 hundred fifty four
Q15 2/3 Q20 81 cm2 Q24 12/20
Q25 m2 (square meters)
Part C: Extended Response

Q26 Monday
Q27 31 days
Q28 Wednesday
Q29 10th month
Q30 4 weeks

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GRADE 4 BENCH MARKING EXAMINATIONS 2023
CCVE
Part A: Multiple Choices- Question 1-10 (1 mark each)
 Write A, B, C or D for your answer. Write the answer next to the question number on the space provided on
the answer sheet.

Question 1 Question 8
In God there is community among the three During the time of Jesus he had a lot of friends.
persons, the Father, _______, and the Holy Spirit. They are called his Apostles. The Apostles
A. Jesus C. Mary followed and helped Jesus to spread the Good
B. The Son D. Angels news to the whole world.
Question 2 How many Apostles were following Jesus?
Each person is different and is to be respected. A. 8 C. 4
This is because we are made in the image of ___? B. 12 D. 15
A. Son C. Jesus Question 9
B. Man D. God Jesus once said, “I am the way, truth and the Life”.
Question 3 According to the bible text, Jesus is the way to
In birth sin separates us from God. Who saved us _______?
from sin? A. His house C. His Mother
A. Jesus C. John B. Angels D. His Father
B. Mark D. Priest Question 10
Question 4 State institutions are organizations that are run by
The Catholic Church has its leaders. He is the ________?
Pope. This leadership is handed down from the A. Companies C. Government
first apostles of Jesus. B. Business D. Organizations
According to the church teachings, who was the Part B: Short Answers – Questions 11-25
first appointed Pope? Work out and write the answer next to the question
A. James C. Mark number on the space provided on the Answer
B. Peter D. Pope Francis Sheet.
Question 5 For question 11 and 12 refer to the information
We mark our birth days yearly with celebrations. below.
In church the birth of Jesus is also celebrated Jesus is God. He came into the world as man to
yearly. continue his father’s love for us. Jesus teaches and
When do we celebrate the birth of Jesus? lives the 10 commandments given to the Israelites
A. Easter C. Sundays by God. During this time Jesus emphasis on the
B. Good Friday D. Christmas Day importance of love.
Question 6 Question 11
There are many different types of books. We have Write the greatest commandment of all the 10
the encyclopedias, dictionaries, exercise books. given by God to the Israelites. ________
The Holy Book of God is called the ______? Question 12
A. Bible C.Yumi Lotu Who was the foster father of Jesus?_________
B. Book D. Blue book
Question 7 For question 13 refer to the information below.
All countries have laws. Most of these laws are Adam and Eve were our first father and mother
made out from the 10 commandments given by created by God, they were sent out of the Garden
God to the Israelites on Mt. Sinai. of Eden. Because they sinned, we are now
The 10 commandments were given to _____? committing sins.
A. Peter C. Moses Question 13
B. Abraham D. David. What happens when we sin?
Question 14 Question 25
We receive the gifts of Faith, Hope, and Love From the passage, what is John’s right?_______
through_______
Question 15
A mass is in two parts; Liturgy of Word, and the Part C: Extended Response – Question 26 – 30
Liturgy of the Eucharist.
What do we do during the Liturgy of the Word? For question 26 – 30 read the information below
Question 16 and answer the questions.
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ST. PATRICK’S MAKAEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

GRADE 4 BENCH MARKING EXAMINATIONS 2023
CCVE
 Answer sheet
Name Sex
Class Age
School Year

Part A: Multiple Choice

Q1 Q6
Q2 Q7
Q3 Q8
Q4 Q9
Q5 Q10

Part B: Short Answers

Q11 Q16 Q21
Q12 Q17 Q22
Q13 Q18 Q23
Q14 Q19 Q24
Q15 Q20 Q25
Part C: Extended Response

Q26
Q27
Q28
Q29
Q30

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GRADE 4 BENCH MARKING EXAMINATIONS 2023
CCVE
 Making - Key

Part A: Multiple Choice

Q1 A Q6 A
Q2 D Q7 C
Q3 A Q8 B
Q4 Q9 D
Q5 D Q10 C

Part B: Short Answers

Q11 Love one and other Q16 14 station Q21 Classroom rule
Q12 Joseph Q17 Pope Q22 Littering
Q13 Separate from God Q18 Holy Spirit Q23 Malmal
Q14 Jesus Q19 Education Q24 Education
Q15 Listen to God’s word Q20 Civil institution Q25 To be educated

Part C: Extended Response

Q26 Government department/body

Q27 Salary
Q28 Health
Q29 Civil institution
Q30 2 weeks