GUYANA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL GRADE FOUR LITERACY ASSESSMENT 2013

GUYANA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL GRADE FOUR LITERACY ASSESSMENT 2013

LITERACY PAPER 1

TIME: 1 hour 10 minutes

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. WRITE YOUR FULL NAME AND CANDIDATE NUMBER AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE ANSWER SHEET.

2. CIRCLE THE SUBJECT AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE ANSWER SHEET.

3. This test contains 30 questions. You are required to answer ALL. Four responses are given for each question. The responses are A, B, C and D. Only ONE is correct.

4. If you are not sure of the answer to a question, then choose the one which you think is BEST. Shade the answer you have chosen on your Answer Sheet.

Here is an example done for you. 1. Red is Tim's colour ANSWER SHEET ----(A) favrite (B) fevorite (C) favourite (D) faverite

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Note: The letter C is shaded on the answer sheet because favourite, the correct answer, is next to C.

5. If you make a mistake, erase the shaded letter cleanly, then shade the letter next to the answer you have now chosen.

6. REMEMBER, each answer MUST only be shown by the shading on your Answer Sheet.

7. Remember only ONE answer must be provided for each question.

DO NOT TURN OVER THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

1. Choose the word that has the same beginning sound as the name for the picture.

(A) Snake

(C) Speed

(B) Shave

(D) Stop

2. Select the word that has the same ending sound as the name for the picture.

(A) Conch

(C) Trash

(B) Mash

(D) Arch

For questions 3 and 4, choose the word that best describes the objects named in the box.

3. I spade

(A) Tools

(C) Metals

cutlass

4. I cars lorries

(A) Land Transportation

(C) Air Transportation

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shovel

(B) Utensils

(D) Dishes

bicycles

fork

trucks

(B) Water Transportation

(D) Land and Air Transportation

Read the rhyme below then answer question 5.

Mary has a yellow top

She pins it on to the mop

Mother yelled for her to 'Stop'

And guess what?

The top dropped.

5. Which pair rhymes?

(A) Yellow and yelled

(C) Stopped and what

(B) Pins and mop

(D) Top and mop

6. Choose the word that is correctly spelt.

(A) Dessart

(C) Surprise

(B) lnvitte

(D) Birtday

7. Choose the word that contains a silent letter.

(A) Corn

(C) Gold

(8) Star

(D) Comb

8. Which part of a letter would you find the words "Dear John"?

(A) Salutation

(C) Signature

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(B) Closing

(D) Address

Choose the possessive pronoun to complete the sentence.

9. Wilema, Sattie and I have bicycles. The bicycles are

(A) hers.

(C) ours.

(B) theirs.

(D) mine.

Read the sentence below then select the two words which were used to form the underlined word.

10. Many of the spectators weren't happy when the Golden Jaguars lost the football match.

(A) would not

(C) was not

· (B) where not

(D) were not

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence in question 11.

11. On Fridays, the pupils of Grade 4 ____ a game of cricket.

(A) play (B) plays

(C) is playing (D) , are playing

Choose the pronoun that should replace the underlined words.

12. The book fell off the shelf. The book hit the pupil on his head.

(A) He

(C) It

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(B) Them

(D) We

In questions 13 and 14, choose the word that best describes the picture.

13.

14.

(A) Chair

(C) Chain

(A) Pen

(C) Pencil

(B) Chest

(D) Chore

(B) Pin

(D) Pole

15. Which prefix will form the opposite of the word 'appear'?

(A) un

(C) il

(B) im

(D) dis

Study the picture then answer question 16.

+ 16. The correct compound word represented is

(A) volleyball. (B) football.

(C) basketball. (D) baseball.

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Choose the best word to complete the sentence in question 17.

17. Marty was disobedient in class so he was by the teacher.

(A) praised

(C) scared

(B) rewarded

(D) scolded

18. The second syllable in the word president is

(A) si.

(C) esi.

(B) sid.

(D) pre.

Use the correct object pronoun to complete the sentence in question 19.

19. Jonathan bought ice-cream for the children.

(A) they (B) we

(C) them (D) you

Read the sentence below then answer question 20.

At sunrise, the village of Monkey Mountain is quiet.

20. The word quiet refers to our sense of

(A) sight. (B) hearing.

(C) taste. (D) · smell.

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In questions 21 and 22, choose the part of speech for the underlined words.

21. Chris Gayle scored 175 runs in the T20 match.

(A) Noun (B) Verb

(C) Adjective (D) Preposition

22. He promised he would come to see us soon.

(A) Adjective

{C) Adverb

(B) Verb

(D) Preposition

Choose the missing punctuation mark to complete the sentence in question 23.

23. Monkeys manatees and a baby jaguar are a few animals found at a zoo.

{A)

(C)

'

(B)

(D) ?

Choose the correct adjective to complete the sentence in question 24.

24. Of the two boys, Jason is the ____ tennis player.

{A) good (B) better

(C) best {D) worst

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Study the picture of the book cover below then answer questions 25 and 26.

At the Beach

Story by Illustrations by Printed by

Sharon Young Flora Jew Zaner Blaser

25. Who is the author of the book?

(A) Zaner Blaser (B) Geometry Brand

(D) Flora Jew (C) Sharon Young

26. What is the role of Flora Jew in the preparation of the book?

(A) Wrote the story

(C) Printed the book

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(B) Drew and coloured pictures

(D) Numbered the pages

27. Which sentence is correctly written?

(A) No one picked the tomatoes.

(B) No one did not pick the tomatoes.

(C) No one did not picked the tomatoes.

(D) No one pick the tomatoes.

28. The best word to complete the rhyme below is

The moon comes out at night

When the sun goes out of

(A) bright.

(C) right.

(B) light.

(D) sight.

Which car comes second if the series is arranged in alphabetical order?

29. (A) (B)

(C) (D)

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30. Which word has the same vowel sound as the word tie?

(A) Cookie

(C) Fried

(B) Believe

(D) Pri~st

END OF TEST

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GUYANA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL. GRADE FOUR ASSESSMENT 2013

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