Year 4 KSSR exam paper

1. Section A : Listening and Speaking
Task 1: 121 Able to participate in daily conversations:
(a) extend an invitation
(b) accept an invitation
In pairs, pupils need to extend and accept invitations.
(10 marks)
Task 2: 122 Able to listen to, follow and give instructions.
1. Teacher gives a set of pictures to the pupil.
2. Teacher say the words, pupil listen and point to the correct picture.
(10 marks)
Section C: Language Arts
431 Able to plan, produce and display creative works based on literary
texts using a variety of media with guidance
Pupils need to make a kite using their own creativity
(10 marks)
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2. Section B: Reading and Writing
Task 1: 323 Able to punctuate correctly: (a) apostrophe
Rewrite the phrase below using an ‘s.
e.g food belonging to a dog dog’s food
1. cage belonging to a bird _____________________
2. bicycle belonging to Kinah ______________________
3. book belonging to Jagjit ______________________
4. radio belonging to Mr.Ramesh _______________________
5. pencil belonging to Nurul _______________________
(10 marks)
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3. Task 2: 322 Able to write with guidance: (a) label
Ms.Hanna, Kim Seng, Pravin and Kinah are collecting rubbish at their school
compound. Ms.Hanna is picking up a bottle. Pravin is sweeping the dried
leaves and a paper cup. There is also a crumpled paper on the ground. Kim
Seng is holding a sack full of aluminium cans in it. They are all very happy
cleaning their school compound.
Label the items they found at their school compound
1. ____________________ 2. ________________________
3. ___________________ 4. _________________________
5. ___________________ (5 marks)
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4. Task 3: 311 Able to write in neat legible print with correct spelling:
(a) phrases (b) sentences
Match the sentence parts then write them correctly.
Making Salted Fish
1.Encik Kamal’s family makes under the sun
2.He uses the fresh fish he caught from the sea.
3.His wife cuts open and very good salted fish.
4.His daughter sprinkles the fish few days under the hot sun.
5.His son dries the fish with salt.
6.The salted fish will be ready after cleans the fish.
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5. 1. Encik Kamal’s family makes very good salted fish______________________.
2. ______________________________________________________________.
3. ______________________________________________________________.
4. ______________________________________________________________.
5. ______________________________________________________________.
6. ______________________________________________________________.
(10 marks)
Task 4: 512 Able to use pronouns correctly and appropriately.
(a) possessive
mine hers its his yours
1. This oven is __________________. I bought it two weeks ago.
2. This looks like your bag. Is the bag _______________?
3. This is Linda’s dictionary. It is _____________.
4. This antique watch is my grandfather’s. It is ____________.
5. The computer lab is dirty. __________ windows are dusty.
(5 marks)
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6. Task 5: 222 Able to read and understand phrases and sentences from
(a) linear texts
Read the story. Answer the questions. Circle the correct answer.
The Princes and the Phoenix
Once upon a time, there was a princess named Rosemary who lived in a
beautiful castle with her parents. She was a kind-hearted and generous
princess. Everyone in the land loved her.
One night, a big ugly giant captured the beautiful princess and
locked her up in his tall tower. The tower was surrounded by bushes with
sharp thorns. No one could go into the tower because of the thorns.
The King and Queen were very sad. They set free their beautiful
pet, the Phoenix to search and rescue the princess. The Phoenix flew as fast as
it could to the giant’s tower.
The giant roared with anger when he saw the Phoenix flying over
the tower. He tried to kill it. However, the Phoenix was much stronger and
threw fireballs at the giant. At last the giant was defeated.
The Phoenix rescued Rosemary and brought her back to the
kingdom. The King and Queen were really happy that she was safe and sound.
1. Where does Rosemary live?
A. In the tower C. In the castle
B. Near the garden D. In a house
2. Who captured the princess?
A. An ogre C. A gnome
B. A monster D. A giant
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7. 3. How did the King and Queen respond when Rosemary was captured?
A. They set the Phoenix free to save her.
B. They were really happy.
C. They ordered the knights to rescue her.
D. They did nothing.
4. What did the Phoenix do to win the battle?
A. It spits fire. C. It flapped its wings.
B. It threw fireballs D. It used knives.
5. Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A. Rosemary was caught at night.
B. It was an evil ogre who kidnapped Rosemary.
C. A phoenix is a type of bird.
D. The Phoenix was strong and brave.
(10 marks)
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8. Task 6: 223 Able to read and demonstrate understanding of texts by
(a) sequencing
Look at the pictures. Sequence the sentences in the correct order. Write in a
paragraph.
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The giant locked her up in a tall and dark tower.
The Phoenix defeated the giant by throwing fireballs at him.
Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess named Rosemary.
The Phoenix brought Rosemary back to the castle where everyone
rejoiced for her safety.
One day, she was captured by an evil giant in her bedroom.
The King and Queen released the Phoenix to rescue their princess.
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9. ________________________________________________________________
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(10 marks)
Task 7: 221 Able to apply word attack skills by identifying:
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10. (b) homophones
Find words in the sentences that match the sound of the words below.
Someone left a pail by the gate Will it rain today?
The blue flowers in the garden are beautiful.
Please help me pour out the water in the pot.
We will plant rows of flowers here.
We spent an hour in the garden yesterday.
Mr. Lim tied the orchids plants neatly.
He planted one of the hibiscus plants over there.
1. blew- __________________ 6. hear - _______________
2. our - __________________ 7. tide - _______________
3. rein - __________________ 8. won - _______________
4. rose - __________________ 9. their - _______________
5. pale - __________________ 10. paw - _______________
(10 marks)
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