Grade 4 Literacy Assessment: Spelling, Vocabulary, & Punctuation

Grade 4 Assessment 2 31.10.18 Literacy MC 90 minutes (60 marks) Name : ________________________________ Date : ____________________ SPELLING Directions: There is an error in spelling in ONE of the three words in each case. Choose the word with the error, and shade the letter for that word. (10 marks) 1. (a) Castries (b) Micoud (c) Vieux-Fourt (d) Laborie 2. (a) brought (b) buyed (c) knew (d) shouted 3. (a) actor (b) farmar (c) tailor (d) actress 4. (a) thousand (b) hundred (c) elven (d) fifty 5. (a) running (b) swiming (c) jogging (d) planning 6. (a) cherries (b) puppies (c) babies (d) monkies 7. (a) village (b) destrict (c) city (d) community 8. (a) omnivore (b) cannivore (c) herbivore (d) mammal 9. (a) locate (b) town (c) setlement (d) country 10.(a) abundunt (b) abundance (c) jolly (d) indolent WORD USAGE Directions: Read each sentence carefully. Then, circle the NOUNS in each of the following sentences. (15 marks) 1. John has a pet cat named Lily. 2. Castries is the capital of St. Lucia. 1

3. Mark attends the Augier Combined School. 4. Massy Stores sells a wide variety of chocolate ice-cream. 5. Marlon went to Sandy Beach with his sister, Jane. Directions: Underline the verbs in each of the sentences below. 1. The boys went running very early this morning. 2. Dancing and singing are two of my many hobbies. 3. Luke is a very talkative student. 4. We went swimming with our parents yesterday evening. 5. Zaya loves to read fiction novels. PUNCTUATION Directions: Rewrite the sentences below on the lines provided by putting in the correct punctuation marks. (10 marks) 1. Is Adam at school today asked Mary ____________________________________________________________________ 2. What time will we be going to the cinema _____________________________________________________________________ 3. Reading singing dancing and swimming are my favorite hobbies _____________________________________________________________________ 4. Sit down shouted the teacher _____________________________________________________________________ 2

5. We went to the school fair yesterday with our parents _____________________________________________________________________ 6. Jayden Omar and Daniel are all students of grade 4 _____________________________________________________________________ 7. I will not be at school tomorrow because I have to go to dentist _____________________________________________________________________ 8. Is Mrs. John at school today asked the principal _____________________________________________________________________ 9. Orland is one of the fastest runners in St.Lucia _____________________________________________________________________ 10. Johnny said the he will be going to the park tomorrow exclaimed Mark. _____________________________________________________________________ VOCABULARY Directions: In each row there are four words. Select the word that has the SAME meaning with the word in bold capital letters. Shade the letter next to that word. (10 marks) 1. ELATED (a) sad (b) mad (c) happy (d) furious 2. NARROW (a) straight (b) wide (c) limited (d) first 3. MARVELOUS (a) delightful (b) rude (c) funny (d) excited 3

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Directions: In each row there are four words. Select the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the word in bold capital letters. Shade the letter next to that word. 4. IDOLENT (a) energetic (b) lazy (c) funny (d) good 5. ABUNDANT (a) new (b) old (c) plenty (d) amazing 6. GIGANTIC (a) small (b) massive (c) low (d) great Directions: Shade the letter for the word that is the best meaning for the underlined word or phrase in the sentence. 7. Luke gave his teacher a _____________ of bananas yesterday. (a) hand (b) crowd (c) bunch (d) set 8. Michael bought a _____________ of flowers for his mother. (a) bouquet (b) hand (c) school (d) crowd 9. Willy was unable to see the words on the chalkboard, because he is unable to see . (a) deaf (b) blind (c) dumb (d) smart 10. Andy spoke very softly at the bank. (a) screamed (b) shouted (c) whispered (d)bold 4

SENTENCE STRUCTURE Directions: Choose the correct words in the box below to complete the sentences.(5 marks) 1. The _____________ attended the workshop on Anger Management. 2. _______________ is located in the south of St. Lucia. 3. _______________ are very aggressive animals. 4. Every Sunday __________________ goes to church. 5. My _________________ works at the Ministry of Education. Directions: Circle the subject and underline the predicate in the sentences below. (5 marks) 1. The boys were all running at lunch time. 2. Sarah is a very well mannered student. 3. Daddy brought us for ice-cream yesterday to celebrate his new promotion. 4. The girls in the grade 4 classes are very friendly. 5. My mother is an excellent cook and pastry maker. READING AND COMPREHENSION 5 Students Laborie Lions Lucille mother

Directions: Read the passage below carefully. Complete each sentence by choosing the answer that best completes the sentence then shade the letter next to that answer. Do not write in the blank space. Maya was excited to start the new school year. She was excited to see her friends again and to meet her new teacher. She was most excited about using her new backpack. She sat down on the floor with all her new school supplies and her bright pink backpack. First, Maya put her crayons in the backpack. She would use the crayons to draw pictures for her new teacher, Mrs. Smith. Next, she put her scissors in the backpack. She could use her scissors to cut out hearts for her best friend. Maya then placed all her new princess pencils in her pencil case. She thought of all the stories she would write with them. Finally, Maya put a bottle of glitter glue in her backpack. It would make everything she made sparkle. When she had everything put in place, Maya carefully zipped up the backpack and put it next to the door. She smiled as she thought of what a great year it would be. 1. What was the first thing Maya placed in her new pencil case? (a) a book (b)crayons (c) a ruler (d)markers 2. Who was Maya excited to see at school? (a) the principal (b)the dog (c) her friends (d)the teacher 3. What did Maya plan on using her scissors for? 6

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(a) to cut paper (b)as a gift for the teacher (c) to cut hearts for her best friend (d)to cut out pictures 4. What is the name of Maya’s new teacher? (a) Mrs. Charlie (b)Ms. Smith (c) Mrs. Smith (d)Mr. Edmund 5. What was the second item Maya placed into her backpack? (a) eraser (b)ruler (c) scissors (d)markers 6. What is another word that can be used to replace the word excited? (a) funny (b)happy (c) frustrated (d)unhappy 7. What was the last thing Maya place into her backpack? (a) glitter glue (b)note book (c) markers (d)scissors 8. What does the word carefully in the passage mean? 7

(a) riskily (b) mindfully (c) slowly (d) quickly 9. What is a suitable title for this story? (a) The first day of school (b)Maya’s New Backpack (c) New beginnings (d)The Best Day at School 10. Why did Maya smile? (a) she was very happy (b)she thought to herself it would be a great year (c) her mother was proud of her (d)She remembered her pet dog Willy Section Content Area Objectives Domain and Number of Answers 8

Items PART A Spelling  Plural of Nouns  Adverbs  Silent letters  Double Consonants  Occupations  Adjectives  Verbs  Vowel digraphs The students will:  Form the plural of nouns  Form the past and present continuous forms of verbs  Spell words associated with silent letters, double consonant, occupations, adjectives, consonant diagraphs and vowel digraphs. Knowledge 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. PART B Word usage  Verbs  Nouns  Contractions The students will complete sentences by:  Identify verbs in a given sentence  Identify nouns in a given sentence Application 1. PART C Punctuation Capital Letter Comma Full stop Exclamation Mark Question Marks Quotation Marks The students will identify the errors in punctuation in sentences. Application 1. PART D Vocabulary Antonyms Synonyms Words for Phrases The students will identify appropriate synonyms, antonyms and words for phrases in sentences. Knowledge 1. 9

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Part E Sentence Structure Subject and predicate The students will identify correct grammatically correct sentences. Identify the subject and predicate in a given sentence Application 1. Part F Reading Comprehension The students will answer comprehension questions correctly Comprehension 1. 10

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