SAN ĠORĠ PRECA COLLEGE PRIMARY SCHOOLS Total Marks 60 Half Yearly Exams 2017 Year 4 ENGLISH Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Reading Comprehension, Language and Writing Name: Class: San Ġorġ Preca College, Half Yearly Exams 2017, English Yr 4 Page 1 of 13
A. Reading Comprehension 20 marks A. 1. Read the following text carefully. Leprechauns A leprechaun is a type of fairy in Irish folklore. Leprechauns are shoemakers. They are very small creatures and they wear a green coat and a green hat. According to legends, if a human being catches a leprechaun, the leprechaun must grant him three wishes to be able to go free. Some stories say that they hide their gold coins in a pot at the end of the rainbow. 1. Finish the sentences: (2 marks) a. A leprechaun is a type of. b. They wear a coat and a green. c. They are very creatures. 2. Underline the correct answer (3 marks) EXAMPLE : A leprechaun is a tall creature. True/False a. A leprechaun is famous in England. True/False b. The leprechaun must grant a human three wishes to be set free. True/False c. They hide their gold coins in a box. True/False San Ġorġ Preca College, Half Yearly Exams 2017, English Yr 4 Page 2 of 13
A. 2. Read the passage carefully. The Pot of Gold (An Irish Folk Tale) Liam O Leary was sitting outside near his gate, when TIC! TIC! TIC! - It was coming from the field behind him. What can it be? Liam thought to himself. So Liam jumped over the gate and turned around. There, in the long grass of the field, was the tiniest man Liam had ever seen. The tiny man was dressed all in green, with a long white feather in his cap. Liam s eyes lit up. A real, leprechaun! Liam licked his lips greedily. Every tiny leprechaun had a huge pot of gold hidden somewhere. with all his might. Quietly, Liam crept through the grass, reached out his large hands Got you! cried Liam as he squeezed the leprechaun Oooof! cried the leprechaun. Let me go, you big bully! Tell me where your gold is and I will! said Liam. Put me down and I promise I ll show you where my gold is hidden. A broad grin spread across Liam s face as he lowered the leprechaun back down on the grass. The leprechaun told Liam, My gold is buried under here in the middle of the field. And he pointed at a clump of dandelions. You ll need a spade as you need to dig quite a way down! But I don t have a spade with me, he grumbled. What shall I do? Tie your handkerchief around the dandelions so you don t forget where the gold is buried and hurry home and fetch a spade, San Ġorġ Preca College, Half Yearly Exams 2017, English Yr 4 Page 3 of 13
Suggested the Leprechaun. I promise, I won t untie the handkerchief. Liam s face brightened once again. What a great idea! He tied a red silk handkerchief around the clump of dandelions and hurried home. He grabbed the biggest spade he could find and set off back to the field wondering what he would do with the pot of gold. But when Liam O Leary reached the gate, he stopped, dropped his spade and scratched his head. Oh my!! All over the field, thousands of red silk handkerchiefs were tied onto clumps of dandelions. Liam could hear the sound of the leprechaun s laugh. So Liam O Leary never got his pot of gold but that is how he came to own the most successful silk handkerchief shop in Ireland. (Adapted from Five-Minute Stories by Miles Kelly) 1. Underline the correct answer: i) Where was Liam O Leary? (1 mark) a) He was in his house. b) He was sitting near his gate. c) He was having lunch. d) He was sleeping. ii) What did Liam see in the long grass as he turned round? (1 mark) a) He saw a huge man. b) He saw a small boy. c) He saw a very small man. d) He saw a very small dog. San Ġorġ Preca College, Half Yearly Exams 2017, English Yr 4 Page 4 of 13
2. Tick ( ) to show whether each sentence is TRUE or FALSE (3 marks) True False a) The leprechaun had a feather in his cap. b) Liam caught the leprechaun. c) Liam wanted to eat the leprechaun. 3. Put the following sentences in the order that they happened in this passage. (4 marks) Liam found the field full of silk handkerchiefs. Liam saw the tiniest man in the grass. 1 Liam went back home to get a spade. Liam caught the leprechaun with his hands. The leprechaun told Liam to tie a handkerchief around the dandelion. 4. Answer the following questions: a) Why was Liam happy when he saw the leprechaun? (2 marks) He was happy because b) Name two things the leprechaun told Liam to do in order to find the gold? (2 marks) i) ii) San Ġorġ Preca College, Half Yearly Exams 2017, English Yr 4 Page 5 of 13
c) Do you think Liam O Leary was happy after he met the leprechaun? Why? (2 marks) B. Language 10 marks B. 1. Complete with a suitable adjective from the box below. (5 marks) scary delicious pretty several old silly The first sentence is an example. i) The silly monkey is swinging from one tree to another. ii) Rose is going to wear a dress for the party. iii) Grandma baked a apple pie for desert. iv) There were cars parked outside the stadium. v) My brother and his friend watched a film at the cinema. vi) The woman read the letter she received from her son. San Ġorġ Preca College, Half Yearly Exams 2017, English Yr 4 Page 6 of 13
B. 2. Read the paragraph. Underline the correct verbs (action words) to complete the sentences. The first one is an example. (5 marks) During my summer holidays, I always (travel, travels, travelled) to a different country with my family. We already (visits, visited, visit) many countries. We have been to Spain, France, England, Slovakia and Slovenia. Last summer, we (goes, went, go) to Italy. We enjoyed ourselves as my sister (spoke, speaks, speak) Italian really well. I love to (reads, read, is reading) books and look for information on the internet about different countries. I (learns, learn, learned) a lot about different countries and their cultures. San Ġorġ Preca College, Half Yearly Exams 2017, English Yr 4 Page 7 of 13
C. Writing 30 marks C. SHORT TASK (5 marks) 1. Liam O Leary was sitting in his garden, thinking about the leprechaun. Write a sentence to describe the things found in the garden. 1. Example: The birds feed their young in their nests. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. San Ġorġ Preca College, Half Yearly Exams 2017, English Yr 4 Page 8 of 13
2. You found a leprechaun s treasure. Write 5 things you did with it. (5 marks) a) b) c) d) e) San Ġorġ Preca College, Half Yearly Exams 2017, English Yr 4 Page 9 of 13
LONG WRITING TASK (20 marks) In not less than 80 words write ten sentences or a paragraph on ONE of the following: 1. An accident at school. When was the accident? What happened? Who got hurt? Where were you when the accident happened? Who came to help? 2. A Bank Robbery Why did you go to the bank? What did you do? How many thieves were there? What did they wear? What did the people do? What happened at the end? 3. I am a bird. What type of bird are you? Where do you live? With whom do you live? How do you spend your day? Do you like being a bird? San Ġorġ Preca College, Half Yearly Exams 2017, English Yr 4 Page 10 of 13
4. Picture Composition: The Hungry Cat Look at the following pictures carefully and write a story about them. The following words and phrases may help you: stray cat, wandering in the garden, smell of good food, hungry, table was laid. 1 2 3 4 San Ġorġ Preca College, Half Yearly Exams 2017, English Yr 4 Page 11 of 13
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