32 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Ask a grown-up to help you mark the written answers.
Section A: objective questions
8 marks
Choose the best answer for each question.
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Question 1
Look at the picture. Katie found a pretty ________.
Picture 1
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A
Katie is holding a shell. She found it on the beach.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.3
Textbook p. 89
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Question 2
Look at the picture. On holiday we sailed a ________.
Picture 2
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B
We sail a boat on the sea.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.1
Textbook p. 85
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Question 3
Yesterday I ________ in the river.
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C
Yesterday is in the past. The past of swim is swam.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.2
Textbook p. 87
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Question 4
"What did you do at the weekend?" "________"
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B
The question is about the past, so we answer with went.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 9.2
Textbook p. 87
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Question 5
Greg's dad ________ a fire and cooked the fish.
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D
The story is in the past. The past of make is made.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.2
Textbook p. 86
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Question 6
"Did you watch TV last night?" "No, I ________."
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A
Did you…? Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 9.4
Textbook p. 90
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Question 7
In the afternoon, my mother took me to the museum, but it was closed, so we didn't go in.
Why didn't they go into the museum?
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C
The text says the museum was closed.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 9.3
Textbook p. 88
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Question 8
In the story The Cub, why did Norman and Lisa take the cub to the vet?
Picture 3
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D
Lisa says, "Look! It can't walk." The cub was hurt, so they took it to the vet.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 9.6
Textbook p. 92
Section B: structured questions
24 marks
Answer all questions. Circle the answer or write it in the space.
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Question 9
Look at the pictures. What did they do? Choose the right words.
[1 mark](a)Picture aShow answerHide answer
looked at the stars
[1 mark](b)Picture bShow answerHide answer
bought postcards
[1 mark](c)Picture cShow answerHide answer
picked flowers
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.3
Textbook p. 89
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Question 10
Match the verb with its past tense. Choose the right word.
[1 mark](a)goShow answerHide answer
went
[1 mark](b)eatShow answerHide answer
ate
[1 mark](c)seeShow answerHide answer
saw
go → went, eat → ate, see → saw. These verbs do not add -ed.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.2
Textbook p. 87
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Question 11
Read about Tim's summer holiday. Is each sentence true or false?
Text 1
[1 mark](a)Tim went to Mexico in July.Show answerHide answer
True
[1 mark](b)It was cold and rainy in Mexico.Show answerHide answer
False
It was hot and sunny.
[1 mark](c)Tim swam in the sea and sailed a boat.Show answerHide answer
True
[1 mark](d)Tim bought a lot of postcards.Show answerHide answer
False
He didn't buy any postcards, but he bought a big hat.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 9.5
Textbook p. 91
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Question 12
Read Amir's diary and answer the questions.
Dear diary, Last Sunday I went to Pinewood Forest with my family. It was sunny and warm. In the morning, my brother and I swam in the river. My father caught two fish and my mother cooked them for lunch. They were delicious! In the afternoon, I wanted to pick flowers, but there were a lot of bees. At night, we made a fire and looked at the stars. It was a great day! Amir
[1 mark](a)Where did Amir go last Sunday?
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He went to Pinewood Forest.
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark](b)What was the weather like?Show answerHide answer
sunny and warm
[1 mark](c)Who caught two fish?Show answerHide answer
his father
[1 mark](d)Why didn't Amir pick flowers?
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Because there were a lot of bees.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 9.3
Textbook p. 88
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Question 13
Complete the sentences.
[1 mark](a)"Did you climb a tree?" "Yes, I ________."Show answerHide answer
did
[1 mark](b)Lisa didn't ________ in the sea.Show answerHide answer
swim
After didn't we use the plain verb: didn't swim.
[1 mark](c)Last summer we ________ (play) on the beach.
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played
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 9.4
Textbook p. 90
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Question 14
Rearrange the words to make a sentence.
[1 mark](a)went / the / I / beach / to
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I went to the beach.
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark](b)didn't / She / postcards / buy
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She didn't buy postcards.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 9.3
Textbook p. 89
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Question 15
Phonics. Choose the word with the same ending sound.
[1 mark](a)sandShow answerHide answer
pond
sand and pond both end with nd.
[1 mark](b)plantShow answerHide answer
tent
plant and tent both end with nt.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 9.7
Textbook p. 113
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Question 16
Look at the pictures. Write three sentences about the children's holiday last month. Use the past tense. You may use these words: packed, bags, plane, beach, sandcastle, sunny.
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[3 marks](a)Write your sentences.
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The children packed their bags. They went on a plane. It was sunny and they made a sandcastle on the beach.
Any 3 points
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard 9.1
