Bedfordview Primary School

English
GRADE 4 TASK 9 TERM TEST – PRACTICE TEST
Name: Grade: 4 ____

Examiner: Mrs. S. Reyneke Date:

Moderator: Mrs. M. Coetzer Time Allocation: 1 ½ hours

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INSTRUCTIONS
1. An extra 10 minutes will be provided for reading.
2. Read all the instructions and questions carefully.
3. Write in FULL SENTENCES unless otherwise instructed.
4. Write neatly and legibly.
5. Check spelling and sentence construction carefully.
6. Look carefully at the mark allocation when giving your answer.
7. Answer in the spaces provided.
8. This paper consists of 6 pages.

Question Level Total mark Learner’s mark

Q1: Comprehension 15
Literal questions. 1 3
Questions 1.1 – 1.3
Reorganisation & Understanding 2 5
Questions: 1.4 – 1.7
Inference Analysing Questions 3&4 4
Questions: 1.8 – 1.11
High Order Evaluation / 5 3
Appreciation:
Question 1.12 & 1.13
Q2: Visual Literacy 10
Q3: Summary 5
Q4: Language 10
4.1 Figures of Speech 3
4.2. Parts of speech 3
4.3 Conjunctions 1
4.4. Simple past tense 1
4.5. Continuous present tense 1
4.6. Adverbs 1

This paper consists of FOUR sections.

QUESTION 1: Literary/non-literary text (15)
QUESTION 2: Visual text comprehension (10)
QUESTION 3: Summary (5)
QUESTION 4: Language Structures & Conventions (10)

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QUESTION 1: COMPREHENSION -LITERARY TEXT (15)
Read the following text carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Neil Armstrong
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In 1969 U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. Millions of
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people watched on television as Armstrong stepped out of his spacecraft and said, “That’s one
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small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
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Neil Alden Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Growing up in rural
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America he loved to learn about aeroplanes and space. He got his student pilots’s licence when
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he was 16 – even before he learned to drive a car. After high school Armstrong became an air
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cadet, or trainee, in the U.S. Navy. When Neil was 17, he went to university to
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study aeronautical engineering — the science used in the designing, building and testing of
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aircrafts. Clever! In the early 1950s Armstrong was a pilot in the Korean War.
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On July 16, 1969, Armstrong, Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins left for the moon
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in the Apollo 11 spacecraft. Four days later, Armstrong became the first person to step out
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onto the moon’s surface. The rocket that launched Neil and his crew into space – the Saturn V
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rocket – was as tall as a 36-storey building! The Launch Control Center – which housed the
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team of people responsible for overseeing the launch from the ground – was situated 3.5 miles
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from the launch pad itself. Neil walked a distance of about 60 metres on the surface of the
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moon —that’s roughly the length of 11 Asian elephants!

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For more than two hours Armstrong and Aldrin collected samples of moon soil, made
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measurements, and took photographs before they began their return trip to Earth.

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Armstrong retired from NASA in 1971. He continued to teach and to work on committees about
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the space program. He died on August 25, 2012, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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1.1 Circle the letter of the correct answer: (1)
Neil Armstrong is famous for:
a. Becoming as astronaut
b. Walking on the moon
c. Researching the moon
d. Speaking about the moon
1.2 How were millions of people able to watch him step out of his spacecraft? (1)
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1.3 What did Neil Armstrong love to do when he was a child? (1)

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1.4 What does it mean when it says Neil Armstrong grew up in rural America ? (1)

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1.5 What was Neil able to do before he could drive? (1)

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1.6 When Neil was 17 he studied aeronautical engineering. What does this mean? (1)
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1.7 What launched Neil and the other astronauts into space? (1)
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1.8 How tall was it? (1)
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1.9 How far did Neil Armstrong walk on the moon? (1)
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1.10 Circle the letter of the correct answer. (1)
What can this roughly be compared to:
a. 11 soccer fields.
b. 11 busses.
c. 11 Asian elephants
d. 11 aeroplanes
1.11 What three things did Neil Armstrong do while he was on the moon? (1)
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1.12 Find a synonym for the word ‘rural’ in line 4 and write it down. (1)
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1.13 Think of your own antonym for the word ‘days’ in line 11 and write it down. (1)
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1.14 What does it mean when Neil Armstrong said, “One small step for man, one giant leap for
mankind?” (1)
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1.13 It was Neil Armstrong’s dream to walk on the moon? What is your dream? Write a good
sentence starting with a capital letter and ending with a full stop. (2)

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QUESTION 2: Visual text

Look carefully at the advert on the next page and answer the questions that follow.
If you are not sure what the answers are, go back and read the advertisement again.
Circle the letter next to the correct answer.
2.1. What product is being advertised? (1)
A cell phone
B backpack
C lunch pack
D pens

2.2. Who is the target market for the advertisement? (Who is the advertisement aimed at) (1)
A old people
B school children
C teenagers
D mothers

2.3 Which of these is NOT mentioned in the advertisement?

(1)
A It has wheels.
B It has hidden pockets.
C It is made of a strong fabric.
D It is colourful.

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 Buying a backpack

Did you know?

All kids need a

HOLD-IT-ALL backpack!
Are you going on a school trip?
Use the backpack made for kids!
Carry your things safely and in style.
Made of non-tear polyester, nylon and canvas,
this backpack is made to last.
Keep your books, pens, lunch pack etc. organised and hidden
in the HOLD-IT-ALL.
It has hidden pockets and special compartments

to keep your cell phone and money safe

Zipper locks keep items as safe as a bank.

It has large wheels so you don’t need to carry the bag on your back.
Prices range from R70 to R100.
Available at a shop near you. Everyone wants a
HOLD-IT-ALL backpack!

2.4. What does “get yours before it's too late” mean? (1)
A They may sell out quickly.
B They are very cheap.
C Everyone should have one.
D You need one before school starts.

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2.5. What is this product called? (1)

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2.6. When would children use this product? (1)
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2.7. What persuasive language do they use to make people want to buy it? (3)
(Do not list what it is made of or what it looks like)
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2.8. What is this product’s slogan? (1)
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QUESTION 3: SUMMARY (5)

Below are 5 sentences from the story about Neil Armstrong. Complete each of the sentences
correctly by using the story, and then say in which order they appear in the story. Write the
correct number in column B. The first one has been done for you as an example.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
Complete the sentence by looking in the story. Correct
order.
In the early 1950’s he was a _____________ in the Korean War.

Neil Armstrong was born in August 1930 in Ohio. 1

In 1969 Armstrong and two other astronauts left for the ___________.

While on the moon, they collected samples of moon ____________.

He grew up in _________________ America and learnt about aeroplanes and

space.

MARK ALLOCATION: 4 marks for completing the sentences correctly + 1 for correct order.

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QUESTION 4: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND CONVENTIONS (10)

Read the following poem.

Five Little Astronauts

Five little astronauts, flying in the stars

The first one said, “Let us go see Mars!”
The second one said, “Look at the moon’s frown!”
“It is a giant lightbulb shining down”
The third one said, “There’s a scary alien here!”
The fourth said,”Lightning is dancing in the sky!”
The fifth one said, “Let’s go really up high!”
Then “Whooosh!” went the spaceship.
Buckle up tight!
And five little astronauts
Zoomed out of sight!

4.1. Match the figure of speech to a sentence from the poem. Write the letter of the correct answer
in the third column.

COLUMN A COLUMN B ANSWERS

FIGURE OF SPEECH SENTENCE FROM POEM (it should be a letter)
4.1.1) Personification A) Giant lightbulb shining 4.1.1)
down
4.1.2) Metaphor B) Whooosh! 4.1.2)
4.1.3) Onomatopoeia C) Lightning is dancing in 4.1.3)
the sky
(3)
4.2. Use the underlined words in the poem to link the word in column A to the part of speech in
column B:
COLUMN A COLUMN B ANSWERS
WORD PART OF SPEECH (it should be a letter)
4.2.1) us A) Pronoun 4.2.1)
4.2.2) little B) Adjective 4.2.2)
4.2.3) zoomed C) Verb 4.2.3)
(3)

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4.3 Use a conjunction of your own to join these 2 sentences to make a compound sentence.
(1)
Neil Armstrong wanted to go to space. He became an astronaut.
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4.4 Write the following sentence in the simple past tense. (1)

The astronauts fly to space.

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4.5 Write the following sentence in the continuous present tense. (1)

Neil eats his food.

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4.6 Write down a suitable adverb in the sentence below. (1)

The rocket blasted off _______________________________.

TOTAL QUESTION 4: 10

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