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Grade 4 Bridge to Success
Reading and Writing End of Term Exam
Term 2
2022 - 2023
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Contents
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Key Lexis
dinosaurs | opposite |
teeth | between |
knee | flower |
head | spots |
tummy | stripes |
to hurt | centre |
to not feel well | fast |
to be healthy | plaster |
next to | ice pack |
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dinosaurs
a group of animals that lived a very long time ago
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teeth
a part of your body that cuts food into small pieces
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knee
the part of your leg that bends
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head
the part of your body which is on top
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tummy
the part of your body in the middle,
where your food goes
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to hurt
to feel pain in your body
When you are strong and your body feels good
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to be healthy
When your body hurts and you need help.
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to not feel well
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next to
Ali is next to Saif
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opposite
Ali is opposite Saif
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between
Ali is between Saif and Saud.
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flower
the colourful part of a plant
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spots
lots of circles together
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stripes
many long lines that are next to each other
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centre
the middle of something
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fast
able to move quickly
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plaster
you put it on your skin after you hurt yourself
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ice pack
a small bag full of ice
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Key Grammar
NELCF Code | Grammatical structure |
G.1.1 | Adjectives (position) |
G.8.1 | Modals (present) |
G.14.1 | Past time (past simple including the verb ‘to be’) |
G.16.2 | Pronouns (object pronouns) |
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It is a big, white house. Ali saw two green, long snakes. I have four big, red apples. | |
Grammatical structure | Adjectives (position) |
Usage | Used to put adjectives in a set order when they describe the same noun: number colour, size noun. |
Other examples | Maitha has three small, black cats. The teacher has many little, colourful pieces of paper. I have big, red flowers in my garden. |
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I can’t run fast. Shall I help you? My brother can swim. | |
Grammatical structure | Modals; present modals |
Usage | Used to describe abilities and to ask polite questions. |
Other examples | Shall I call your mother? Can you say it again, please? Students can read and write. |
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We were at home last night. I went to school yesterday. I saw a camel in the desert. | |
Grammatical structure | Past time (past simple including the verb ‘to be’) |
Usage | Used to talk about actions that happened in the past. |
Other examples | We played with our cousins. She wasn’t at school yesterday. They didn’t do homework. |
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I like this book. → I like it. My mother is giving the children toys. → My mother is giving them toys. He saw the girl on the street. → He saw her on the street. | |
Grammatical structure | Pronouns (object pronouns) |
Usage | Used in place of a proper noun or a noun to describe who or what is acted upon by the subject of the sentence. |
Other examples | Can you ask Ahmed? → Can you ask him? My brother is doing homework. → My brother is doing it. I know Aisha. → I know her. I will call my mother and father. → I will call them. |
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Part A1
Read the texts and answer the questions. Choose true or false.
1. Asma was at school yesterday.
Asma’s head hurt at school yesterday. She didn’t want to see the nurse or ask a teacher for help. She wanted to go home and see her mother.
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Read the texts and answer the questions. Write your answer on the line.
Asma’s head hurt at school yesterday. She didn’t want to see the nurse or ask a teacher for help. She wanted to go home and see her mother.
2. Asma was not well because her ________ hurt.
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Part A2
Make words to match the pictures. Draw lines to join the correct sounds.
3 | t | oa | t | |
4 | b | ee | th | |
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Part B1
Read the text and answer the questions.
Choose a, b or c or write your answer on the line.
Rashid’s family went on a camping trip. They slept in tents under a gharf tree, the tallest tree in the desert. Rashid couldn’t climb the tree. It was cold at night, so they made a campfire.
5. Where did Rashid sleep?
6. At night, it was _______.
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Part B2
Read the text and choose the correct word (s) to complete the sentences.
Dinosaurs 7. ( live / lived / living ) many years ago. There
8. ( were / was / did ) many different dinosaurs. Some dinosaurs could 9. ( read / sleep / climb ) trees and some had 10. ( sharp / tall / fast ) teeth.
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Part C
Look at the image. Answer the questions by writing complete sentences. Use the words in the box to help you.
11. When did you travel?
12. Who did you travel with?
holiday, mother, family, summer, last month, grandmother
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Writing rubric for paper-based exams
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Writing rubric for Bonus Question only
Sample Question Answers
1. T
2. head
3. boat
4. teeth
5. b
6. cold
7. lived
8. were
9. climb
10. sharp
11. Marked according to the rubric.
12. Marked according to the rubric.