Grade 4English First Additional Language

This week the work will be about:

Reading and answering questions.

Adjectives

Worksheets from DBE -Book

Questions about the Frog and the Crow.

1.What were the other animals doing?

A. They were drinking and eating food.

B. They were playing.

C. They were collecting food.

2. In what type of tree was Mr Crow sitting?

A. Mr Crow was sitting in an apple tree.

B. Mr Crow was sitting in a lemon tree.

C. Mr Crow was sitting in a marula tree.

3. What was written on the scrap paper that Mr Crow read?

A. The scrap of paper that Mr Crow read had “SA-QEW-2” written on it.

B. The scrap of paper that Mr Crow read had “DM-BW-2” written on it.

C. The scrap of paper that Mr Crow read had “DWW-BB-2” written on it.

4. What did Crow think “DM” meant?

A. The Crow thought it meant “Don’t Matter”.

B. The Crow thought it meant “Dean Martin”.

C. The Crow thought it meant “Don’t Move”.

5. Why did Frog and Crow fall to the ground?

A. They thought the sky is falling.

B. They thought they were in terrible danger.

C. They thought they should fall asleep.

6. Why did Mrs Hen take the piece of paper with her?

A. Mrs Hen took the paper with her because it was her second shopping list.

B. Mrs Hen took the paper with her because it was her banking details.

C. Mrs Hen took the paper with her because it was her friend’s address.

7. What does “DM” means according to Mrs Hen?

A. “DM” is short for “Dry marula” according to Mrs Hen.

B. “DM” is short for “Dry mangoes” according to Mrs Hen.

C. “DM” is short for “Dry mealies” according to Mrs Hen.

8. What does “BW” means according to Mrs Hen?

A. “BW” means “Bag of worms” according to Mrs Hen.

B. “BW” means “Bag of what” according to Mrs Hen.

C. “BW” means “Bag of wigwams” according to Mrs Hen.

9. Why did the Crow and the Frog laugh at Mrs Hen?

A. The crow and the frog misunderstood the note and they felt silly because of it.

B. The crow and the frog thought Mrs Hen’s hat was funny.

C. The crow and the frog laughed at her funny joke.

10. What is Mrs Hen having for supper?

A. Dried mango’s and worms.

B. Dried marul’s and worms.

C. Dried mealies and worms.

11. Why didn’t Mrs Hen laugh with the Crow and the Frog?

A. Mrs Hen did not understand the joke.

B. Mrs Hen did not know what they were laughing about.

C. Mrs Hen did not think the joke is funny.

12. What lesson did Frog and Crow learn?

A. Frog and Crow learnt not to read other people’s messages.

B. Frog and Crow learnt not to believe everything you read.

C. Frog and Crow learnt not to always assume the worst from a situation.

Answers:

1. C

2. C

3. B

4. C

5. B

6. A

7. C

8. A

9. A

10. C

11. B

12. A

Adjectives:

- An adjective is a word that decribes a noun or a pronoun.

- Example:

red, bright, green, big

He gave her a ______ apple.Any of these words would have fit in that sentence.

Read the sentence and fill in the correct adjectives based on the story about the Crow and the Frog.

1. The _____________frog read the message.

a. beautiful red

b. clever purple

c. silly green

2. On the ground fell a message and the ___________ flew to the ground.

a. little black crow.

b. enormous green parrot

c. fluffy pink sparrow.

3. They sat under the ____________ and read the message.

a. giant tree

b. small bush

c. yellow car

4. Mother Hen walked past with her _____________ basket.

a. car

b. shopping

c. gigantic

5. On her neck Mother Hen wears a ___________scarf.

a. long red

b. short red

c. patch red

6. The crow and the frog fell on the ____________ ground?

a. fuzzy

b. white

c. hard

7. The Hen picked up a piece of __________paper.

a. slimy

b. scrap

c. leather

8. In the basket were ____________ tomatoes.

a. bright red

b. dull brown

c. rotten purple

9. She found her ____________ shopping list.

a. thirty

b. second

c. long

10. The Hen’s favourite food is ___________ mealies and a bag of worms.

a. dried

b. squashy

c. yellow

Answers:

1. C

2. A

3. A

4. B

5. A

6. C

7. B

8. A

9. B

10. A

Thank you Grade 4’s.

There will be worksheets on this work.

- You can print it or write it down on a paper and do the work. (Hint – If you write it down, you can practice your spelling as well.)

- Remember to read everyday.