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Reminder for the final exam (term 3 ) for grade 4
The exam includes:
- Reading:Unseen text and ten comprehensive questions about the text itself. ( 15 marks)
- Grammar: negative , contraction , avoiding double negative (5 marks)
- Vocabulary words:politics –intelligent – disorderly – approve – denied -polls- candidates – amendment – legislature – informed)5marks)
- Writing:cause and effect paragraph ( 25 marks )
Notes:
Students have worksheets for lesson 22
How to study for the exam ?
- Reading: Read the text carefully then read the questions. Find the answers in the text itself. the last 3 questions are critical thinking questions, try to make connections with what we have studied in the class with the new text.
- Grammar: you have to recognize what a negative, contraction , and avoiding double negative are.
- Vocabulary: You need to study the meaning of each word carefully
4. Writing :You need to write a cause and effect paragraph , while writing , please write an introduction first , then 5 sentences to explain the cause of any problem , after that you should write the effects of this problem , Finally , write a conclusion of your paragraph . please use signal words such as because , as a result , therefore , so to write a perfect paragraph .
Please don’t forget to write correct grammar ,correct spelling words, and punctuate your paragraph by using full stop and capital letters . .
Mrs. Amina rashad English teacher
Directions :: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.
Most human beings are awake during the day and sleep all night. Owls live the opposite way. Owls are nocturnal. This means that they sleep all day and stay awake at night. Because owls are nocturnal, this means they must eat at night. But finding food in the dark is difficult. To help them, they have special eyes and ears.
Owls have very large eyes. These eyes absorb more light than normal. Since there is little light during the night, it is helpful to be able to absorb more of it. This helps owls find food in the dark.
Owls also have very good hearing. Even when owls are in the trees, they can hear small animals moving in the grass below. This helps owls catch their prey even when it is very dark.
Like owls, mice are also nocturnal animals. Mice have an excellent sense of smell. This helps them find food in the dark.
Being nocturnal helps mice to hide from the many different animals that want to eat them. Most of the birds, snakes, and lizards that like to eat mice sleep at night—except, of course, owls!
Questions
1) In paragraph 1, we learn that "Owls are nocturnal." The word diurnal is the opposite of the word nocturnal. Using information in the passage as a guide, we can understand that an animal that is diurnal
A. sleeps at night and is awake during the day
B. hunts during the day and is awake at night
C. sleeps every other night and is awake during the day
D. hunts during the day and night
2) Based on information in paragraph 2, it can be understood that an animal with small eyes
A. must be diurnal B. has trouble seeing in the dark
C. can see very well at night D. is likely to be eaten by an owl
3) According to the passage, owls can find food in the dark using their sense of
I. sight
II. sound
III. smell
A. l only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III
4) In paragraph 3 the author writes, "This helps owls catch their prey even when it is very dark." Based on its use in the passage, we can understand that prey is
A. a noise that an animal makes during the night
B. a small animal such as a pet dog or cat
C. an animal that is hunted by other animals
D. an animals that hunts other animals
5) Based on information in the final paragraph, it can be understood that mice sleep during the day in order to
A. find food that other animals can not
B. keep themselves safe
C. store energy for night time activities
D. release stress
6) Based on information in the final paragraph, it can be understood that
A. owls hunt mice
B. mice can hide from owls
C. mice and owls both hide from birds, snakes, and lizards
D. birds and snakes often hunt lizards
7) If added to the end of this passage, which of the following conclusions would fit best?
A. The owl is a nocturnal animal. This means it is active at night. The owl's excellent sense of sight and sound enable it to find food in the dark.
B. Mice are nocturnal animals. This means they are active at night. Similar to the owl, mice use their excellent sense of smell to find food in the dark.
C. Both mice and owls are nocturnal. This means they are active at night. Because these animals are active at night, they must sleep during the day. This makes them especially vulnerable to attack from diurnal animals.
D. Some animals are nocturnal. This means they are active at night. The owl and the mouse are good
Vocabulary
Lesson 22
1-Politics: art of government
2- Denied: not allowed to have
3- polls: places where people vote
4- intelligent: smart
5-amendment: a change made to a law
6-disorderly: loud or rude
7- Informed: knowing about the world
8- candidates: people who hope to be chosen
9-legislature: people who make laws
10-approve: agree with
Write 10 sentences using the following words
( politics – denied- polls –intelligent – amendment – disorderly –informed- candidates – legislature – approve )
1-…………………………………………………………………………
2-……………………………………………………………………..
3-……………………………………………………………………..
4-…………………………………………………………………….
5-……………………………………………………………….
6-…………………………………………………………………
7-……………………………………………………………….
8-……………………………………………………………………
9-………………………………………………………………………
10-…………………………………………………………………..
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Grammar
A) Contraction : is made with a verb and the word( not ) is a negative contraction , An apostrophe takes the place of the letter ( o) in each contraction with ( not )
EX: There weren’t many women in the elections .
The verb / contractioncannot / can’t
should not / shouldn’t
are not / aren’t
is not / isn’t
Will not / Won’t
Write the contraction of each verb
1- She is not reading her lesson . ………………………………..
2- They are not playing football . …………………………………
3- You will not travel tomorrow . ………………………………
B) Using Negative : a word that makes a sentence mean ( no) is called negative , such as :{ nobody – not – nowhere – never }
Words / NegativeAll of us / None
Everyone / None
Always / Never
Everywhere / nowhere
Everybody / Nobody
Write the negative of each sentence
4- All of us saw the game . ……………………..
5- The team will play next season . ………………………
6- I understand the lesson . ………………….
C) Avoiding Double negative
Using two negatives together in a sentence is called double negative , Never use two negatives together in a sentence .
Ex:They didn’t have nothing hot to drink at breakfast . ( wrong sentence)
They didn’t have anything hot to drink at breakfast .( correct )
Correct the following sentences :
7- Esther wasn’t never afraid to stand up for her rights .
………………………………………………………………………..
8- Don’t vote for none .
……………………………………
9- She couldn’t find no fresh tea leaves at the market .
…………………………………………………….
D) Kinds of adverbs
Adverb is word that describes a verb. It tells how,when, or where about the verb. The adverb of frequency tell how often something happen, The adverbs of intensity tell how much about the verb .
Ex: Andrew usually leaves his keys in a box.
He sometimes leaves them on his desk.
Underline the adverb
10- Laura looked inside the box .
11- She almost forgets her book .
Cause and effect Rubric
( Study the topics from copy books )
4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0Introductory
sentence / An introductory sentence made the reader interested in reading the essay (4marks) / An introductory sentence with some details was included(3 marks) / A simple
introductory
sentence was
included(2 marks) / No introductory sentence was included
(1 mark) / No evidence
Cause-and effect / At least three
causes-and-effects
were clearly described
in detail( 4marks) / Two causes-and effects were introduced . ( 3 marks) / One cause-and effect was introduced .(2 marks) / No cause-and effect was introduced .
(1 mark) / No evidence
Concluding sentence / A clear, and interesting concluding sentence was included(4 ms) / A clear concluding
sentence was included (3 ms) / A simple concluding
sentence was
included(2 marks) / No concluding
sentence was
included(1 mark) / No evidence
Sentence structure / Writer used 2 or 3 compound sentences ( 4ms) / Writer used one compound sentence .( 3ms) / Writer used simple sentences only . / There are many sentence fragment .(1 mark) / No evidence
Transition words / 4 transition words are used . (4marks) / 3 transition words are used (3marks) / Two transition words is used .(2marks / One transition word is used .(1 mark) / No evidence
Mechanics / Few capitalization,
spelling, grammar or
punctuation
errors(5marks) / Some capitalization, spelling, grammar or punctuation errors
(4 marks) / Many
capitalization,
spelling, grammar or
punctuation
errors(3 marks) / Understanding lost due to capitalization ,spelling , grammar or punctuation errors .(2 marks) / Copy the title and the instructions
(1 mark)
Total ______/ 25
The answer key
a) Reading :
1- A 2- B 3- B 4- C
5- B 6 –A 7- D
C) Grammar :
1- isn’t 2- aren’t 3- won’t
4- none 5- won’t play 6- don’t understand
7- Esther was never afraid to stand up for her rights .
8- Don’t vote for anyone .
9- She couldn’t find any fresh tea leaves at the market .
10- inside
11- almost
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