Revision Booklet

Study For Your

READING
& WRITING

EOT Exam
Name: .............................
Grade: 4
2018
PART I: READING
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Look at the picture and read the text about Omar Abdulrahman.
Circle true or false

A local Sporting Hero

At the age of nine, Omar Abdulrahman started

playing football. He started playing football at home
as he grew up in a family of footballers. First, he played
for AI-Hilal, a Saudi team, in 2000 and then he played
for At Al-Ain football club in 2007. He was 15 years old.
Lots of football clubs wanted Omar to play for them, but he wanted to liv e
close to his family in the UAE. He plays for the Emirati International team .

He hurt his leg in 2009 and couldn't play football for six months. Then, in
2011, he hurt his leg again .He is a v ery good football player and has won
many awards, including Emirati player of the year in 2013. He played football
in the 2012 Olympics .When Omar mov ed to Saudi Arabia, all of his family
went with him too. His father has always helped him and Omar thinks he is a
good football player because his family lov e and say prayers for him.

1 Omar is from the UAE. A. True B. False

2 He was 15 when he started playing football. A. True B. False

3 He has never hurt his leg. A. True B. False

4 He is a very good footballer. A. True B. False

5 He doesn't see his family often. A. True B. False

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Read The text about Essa. Then, Choose the correct answer:
Hello! My name is Essa and I‟m 10 years old. I live with my
parents and my twin brother, Faisal. We live in a city called Salt,
which is in Jordan. My mother usually wakes me up at 5.00 am
and I wash my face, I get dressed and eat breakfast. My mother
drinks coffee but I never drink it. It tastes funny!

I always walk to school, which starts at 7.00 am and we

have lessons in Math, Arabic, Islamic education, Science,
French, Art history and Geography. My favourite subject is
Geography because I like to learn about other countries.
Morning classes finish at twelve and my school closes from
twelve to 2.00 pm. During this time, I often go home to eat
lunch.

Afternoon classes end at 5.00 pm, and I go home. When I

get home, I like to watch television. Sometimes, I play on our
PlayStation. My favourite game is football. I start my homework
at 7.00 pm and have dinner with my family at 8.00 pm. It's
bedtime at 9 o‟clock. Good night!

1. How old is Essa ? :

a. Ten
b. Elev en
c. nine
2. Salt is in ………………………
a. United Arab Emirates
b. Norway
c. Jordon
3. His school starts at…………………..
a. Quarter past two
b. Quarter to sev en
c. Sev en o'clock
4. His favorite game is …………………………………
a. Football
b. Homework
c. Tennis
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Read the story about Paul Bunyan. Then, write true or false?
A Tall Tale – part 1

Paul Bunyan was the biggest baby ev er born. He was a

good baby but he was always v ery hungry. When Paul was
hungry, he cried so loudly that the house used to shake
and the windows used to break. The frogs in the pond
started wearing earplugs! For breakfast ev ery day, Paul Bunyan‟s mum and
dad fed him 12 eggs, a loaf of bread, 10 bananas and 24 pancakes with lots
of syrup. Pancakes were Paul‟s fav ourite food. Paul grew bigger and bigger.
He grew two centimetres ev ery day. By the time Paul was sev en, he was
taller than the tallest home in his v illage.
Paul went to school, but he was too big to fit inside. He had to lie outside on
the grass and watch through the window. After school, the children used to
come and play with Paul. But sometimes he felt lonely. „What‟s the matter?‟
Paul‟s mum asked. „I wish I had a friend who was my size,‟ Paul said to his
mum. One winter, there was a huge snowstorm. Paul heard something crying
outside. He went out in the storm to see who was there. He dug through the
snow and found a baby ox – a v ery big baby ox, just the right size to be
Paul‟s friend. „Hello!‟ exclaimed Paul. The ox was so cold that it had turned
blue. Paul brought the ox inside. He called the ox Babe. Paul and Babe the
Blue Ox became best friends. They lov ed wrestling together. At night, Paul
used to read bedtime stories to the Babe.
1 Paul Bunyan’s parents were very big. ( )
2 When Paul was a child, he learned to read. ( )
3 Paul wanted a friend his own size. ( )
4 Paul met Babe the Blue Ox in the summer. ( )
5 Paul’s favourite food was bananas. ( )
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Read the second part of the story. Then, Choose the correct answer:

A Tall Tale– part 2

On his 18th birthday, Paul‟s parents gav e him a huge axe for cutting down
trees. Paul lov ed his axe. He could cut down a tree with one chop of his axe.
„I‟m going to be a logger,‟ said Paul.

Paul and Babe the Blue Ox set out for the big forests. They met a group of
strong men and together they became a team of loggers.

The men cut down trees and Babe dragged the logs to a long curv y riv er.
The logs floated down the riv er to the town to be sold.

Paul and the loggers worked so fast that the riv er filled with logs. The logs got
stuck in the curves of the riv er.

Paul tied Babe to the end of the riv er. Babe pulled and pulled until the riv er
was straight.

The logs became unstuck and floated quickly to the town.

1. What present did Paul’s parents give him for his 18th birthday?
a. An ox b. A pan c. An axe

2. What job did Paul and Babe do?

a. Digging for metal b. Cutting down trees c. Cooking

3. Why did the logs get stuck in the river?

a. Paul worked too fast.
b. The riv er was straight.
c. Babe was in the riv er.

4. How did Paul and Babe get the logs to town?

a. They dug a new riv er.
b. They pulled the riv er straight.
c. They carried them to town.

5. What was the loggers’ favourite food?

a. Pancakes b. Bananas c. Butter
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Read a text about Rashid. Then, Choose the correct answer:

Hello. I’m Rashed and I live in Liwa Oasis. At the weekend, I usually
get up at 8 o’clock. On Saturdays, I go to football club at 10.30.It’s
hard work! The club finishes at 11.15 and then we all have lunch
together. In the afternoon, I play with my brother or do my
homework. We can watch television at 4.45 until dinner is ready. I
love watching football from the UK.

1. Where does he live?

a. In weekend
b. In Liwa Oasis
c. In RAK
2. He ________________________at 8 o'clock
a. Always gets up
b. Nev er gets up
c. Usually gets up
3. On Saturday, he ________________________ at 11:15
a. goes to football club
b. eats the lunch
c. play with his brother
4. What does he do at quarter to five?
a. plays with his brother
b. does his homework
c. watches TV
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Read a text about Hessa. Then, Choose the correct answer:

Hessa is 12 years old and lives with her parents, her sister, her
brother and her grandparents near Abu Dhabi, in the UAE. Her
house is small and very old.

She always wakes up early for morning prayers. She washes her
face and hands. After prayers, she changes into her school
uniform. She has something to eat for breakfast, usually Chebab or
Khameers, but her favourite food is Harees.

She catches the bus to school, which is about half an hour away.
Hessa starts school at 8 am. There are 26 students in her class.
Hessa‟s favourite subject is Science. When she is older, she wants to
be a scientist and discover new things to help people.

1. Hessa is ________________________ years old.

a. Twenty
b. Eleven
c. Tenlve

2. She lives with her________________________

a. Father and mother
b. Uncle and aunt
c. Cousin

3. Her house is ________________________

a. Tiny
b. Enormous
c. Huge

4. When she grow up she will be________________________

a. A police officer.
b. An engineer
c. A scientist
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Read a text about Robobees . Then, Choose the correct answer:

Robobees

Scientists have invented tiny flying robots called „robobees‟.

Scientists hope that, in the future, robobees will be able to do
many things. Just like real bees, robobees will carry pollen (yellow
powder) from flower to flower on farms. The flowers need the
pollen so that fruit and vegetables can grow. Robobees will also
fly through tiny holes in dangerous places, taking photographs for
scientists. And they will help find people who are trapped in fallen
buildings.

1. The text talks about:

a. The buildings
b. The flowers
c. A robot

2. The Robobee will be able to:

a. Swim in the ocean
b. Carry pollen from one flower to another.
c. Will hide the people.

3. Why does the flower need the pollen?

a. To drink water
b. So fruit can grow
c. To fly very fast

4. Why they need the Robobees to fly through the holes?

a. Fall the building
b. Trapping the people
c. Finding the people
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Read the following passage then answer the questions:

Robots can go to places where it is hard for people to go.

They can measure things and collect things for scientists to study.
They can go to dangerous places, like burning buildings or
buildings that have fallen down. They also can help doctors in
their work. The robot arms hold tiny tools and light. The tiny tools
can reach places that doctor‟s hands can‟t reach like a patient‟s
brain.

a. Choose the correct answer:

1- Robots can collect things for____________________

a. Students
b. boy
c. scientists

2- The opposite of” tiny” is ____________________

a. small
b. old
c. big

3- Tiny tools can reach to patient’s ____________________

a. Foot
b. Hair
c. brain

b. Write “true” or “false” :

1- Robots can go to places where it easy for people to go. ( )

2- Robots hold very small tools on their hands. ( )
3- Robots can help doctors and women at homes. ( )
9 Burj Khalifa,
The UAE has the tallest skyscraper in the world. It
is called the Burj Khalifa, which is in Dubai. It is
nearly 830 metres tall and has 163 floors! Dubai
has over 196 high-rise buildings. If a fire starts in a
tall building, it is very difficult to put it out.
Helicopters can fly up high and throw water on
the flames, but this can take a long time. It is very dangerous and
firefighters must be very brave. Firefighters in Dubai will soon have
flying jetpacks so they can fly up to the high skyscrapers and fight
the fires. It can be very windy at the top of skyscrapers and the
wind makes the fire bigger and stronger. The jetpack firefighters
will be able to reach the higher floors more easily and more
quickly. Firefighters are people who do amazing things to help
other people who do amazing things to help other people
 Choose the correct answer:
1. The tallest skyscraper in the world is in ____________________
a. Abu Dhabi
b. Sharjah
c. Ajman
2. The Burj Khalifa skyscraper is more than____________________
a. 830 centimetres tall
b. 830 metres high
c. 163 metres
3. It is ____________________for firefighters to fight fires in skyscrapers.
a. easy
b. dangerous
c. not dangerous

4. _________________drop water onto the flames of skyscraper fires.

a. A flying jetpack.
b. Building
c. Helicopters
10 Ramadan
Ramadan is the holiest time of the year in
the Islamic religion. It is observed by more than
one billion Muslims around the world. Ramadan
is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar.
It begins when there is a new moon. During the
month of Ramadan, Muslims do not eat or drink
during daylight hours. The purpose of fasting is to teach self-
control, to be reminded of people who suffer, and to
concentrate completely on being a good person and people
who are sick are not expected to fast during Ramadan.
In addition to fasting during Ramadan, many Muslims try to
do good deeds and to give up bad habits. They also try to
strengthen their religious beliefs by going to mosques and
studying the Quran. During Ramadan people have 2 meals each
day. One meal, called "Suhoor", happens before the sun rises. The
other meal, called the "Iftar", is after sunset. The Iftar
often begins with eating dates. Traditionally, dates are
known as the food Muhammad ate when he broke his fast.

A. Write (true) or (false) :

1- Ramadan is the tenth month of the lunar year. ( )
2- The purpose of fasting to be a good person. ( )
3- All people must fast in Ramadan. ( )
4- Muslims eat “suhoor” before sun sets. ( )

B. Choose the correct answers:

1- During Ramadan people hav e …………………… meals.
a. One b. four c. two
2- During Ramadan people eat ……………… after sun sets.
a. suhoor b. Iftar c. dinner
3- Iftar often begins with ……………………………
a. soup b. rice c. dates
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Look at the picture, Read a text about Firefighters and answer the
following questions:

Firefighters are brave and true. Firefighters are

here to help me and you. If a call comes in to the fire
station, a person called the dispatcher giv es
information. To firefighters that help those in need, it‟s
a dangerous job and requires great speed.
They wear special pants, glov es, and coats. Rubber boots protect their
feet and their toes. Helmets help their heads, and protect them from harm.
Firefighters are brav e ev en when it gets warm. Firefighters have special trucks
and tools. When you‟re in trouble, they know what to do. They use trucks with
hoses, water, and ladders.

A. Choose the correct answer:

1- Firefighter works in a ……………………………………
a. Police station b. hospital c. fire station
2- They wear special …………………………
a. pants b. shirts c. watches
3- Firefighters are …………………………………
a. strong b. shy c. lazy
B. Write true or false:
1- If you‟re in trouble, they know what to do. ( )
2- Helmets protect their heads from harm. ( )
3- Firefighter is a very dangerous job. ( )
4- This job requires fun. ( )
PART II: WRITING
1. Write paragraph about your favorite sport.
These questions may help you:
1- What is your fav orite sport?
2- Where do you do it?
3- Why do you like it?
4- Who plays with you?

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2. Write a paragraph about your hero\heroine.

These prompts may help you:
 My Hero is…
 He is….
 He is my hero because….
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 3. Write a paragraph about your day during Ramadan:
You should include what:
- You must do during Ramadan.
-You must not do during Ramadan.
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4. Write about the chores you do at home. Use the pictures to

help you. Write a total of 30-40 words.
1- Do you help your family at home? Why?
2- What are the chores that you do at home?
3- Which household chores do you like the most and which one does you like
the least?

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