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. Cheetahs are ________ than horses.
Picture 1
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A
The cheetah is running in front of the horse. Cheetahs are faster than horses.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 10.1
Textbook p. 95
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Question 2
Elephants are ________ than tigers.
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C
big ends with one vowel and one consonant, so we double the g: bigger. With than we use the -er word.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 10.1
Textbook p. 95
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Question 3
Look at the picture. Mice are ________ than rats.
Picture 2
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B
The mouse is small and the rat is big. Mice are smaller than rats.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 10.1
Textbook p. 95
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Question 4
Which is the hottest planet?
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D
The book says: Mercury is very hot, but the hottest planet is Venus.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 10.3
Textbook p. 98
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Question 5
good – better – ________
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A
good is a special word: good, better, the best.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 10.3
Textbook p. 99
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Question 6
Look at the picture. What is it?
Picture 3
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C
It is a whale. Whales are very big sea animals. Blue whales are bigger than elephants.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 10.2
Textbook p. 96
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Question 7
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are the coldest planets. Neptune is also the farthest planet from the sun.
Which planet is the farthest from the sun?
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D
The text says Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 10.3
Textbook p. 98
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Question 8
Which word begins with the same sound as whale?
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B
whale and wheel both start with wh, which says /w/. phone, laugh and fin have the /f/ sound.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 10.6
Textbook p. 114
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. Choose the names of the animals.
[1 mark](a)Picture aShow answerHide answer
giraffe
[1 mark](b)Picture bShow answerHide answer
rat
[1 mark](c)Picture cShow answerHide answer
cheetah
[1 mark](d)Picture dShow answerHide answer
a lion and a tiger
The song says: Lions are strong, but tigers are stronger.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 10.1
Textbook p. 104
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Question 10
Read and look at the planets. Choose the right planet for each sentence.
Picture 4
[1 mark](a)It's the biggest planet.Show answerHide answer
Jupiter
[1 mark](b)It's the smallest planet.Show answerHide answer
Mercury
[1 mark](c)It's the hottest planet.Show answerHide answer
Venus
Mercury is closest to the sun, but Venus is the hottest.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 10.3
Textbook p. 104
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Question 11
Read the comic Smart kids. Is each sentence true or false?
Smart kids
[1 mark](a)Greg's project is about sea animals.Show answerHide answer
True
[1 mark](b)Blue whales are smaller than elephants.Show answerHide answer
False
Anna says blue whales are bigger than elephants.
[1 mark](c)An orca is a whale and a dolphin, too.Show answerHide answer
True
Anna says: It's not only a whale. It's a dolphin, too.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 10.2
Textbook p. 96
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Question 12
Read Mei Ling's diary and answer the questions.
Saturday, 12 October Today I went to the zoo with my family. First we saw the giraffes. They were taller than the zebras. Then we saw a cheetah. It was the fastest animal at the zoo! The elephant was the biggest animal. My little brother Adam liked the monkeys. They were funnier than the lions. I was very happy.
[1 mark](a)Who went to the zoo with Mei Ling?
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Her family.
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[1 mark](b)Which was the fastest animal at the zoo?Show answerHide answer
the cheetah
[1 mark](c)The giraffes were ________ than the zebras.
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taller
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[1 mark](d)Why did Adam like the monkeys?Show answerHide answer
They were funnier than the lions.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 10.1
Textbook p. 95
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Question 13
Look at the pictures. Write the correct form of the word in brackets.
[1 mark](a)Claire is ________ (old) than Beth.
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older
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[1 mark](b)Pete is the ________ (fast).
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fastest
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[1 mark](c)Giraffes are ________ (thin) than hippos.
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thinner
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 10.3
Textbook p. 104
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Question 14
Rearrange the words to make a sentence.
[1 mark](a)than / are / Lions / stronger / mice
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Lions are stronger than mice.
Tick each point you got.
[1 mark](b)planet / the / Jupiter / biggest / is
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Jupiter is the biggest planet.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 10.3
Textbook p. 99
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Question 15
Phonics. Choose the missing letters.
[1 mark](a)dol__in (a sea animal)Show answerHide answer
ph
dolphin: ph says /f/.
[1 mark](b)lau__ (ha ha ha!)Show answerHide answer
gh
laugh: gh at the end says /f/.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 10.6
Textbook p. 114
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Question 16
Look at the pictures. Write three sentences comparing the animals. You may use these words: tall, short, big, small, thin, fat.
Picture 5
Picture 6
[3 marks](a)Write your sentences.
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Giraffes are taller than zebras. Elephants are bigger than hippos. Hippos are shorter than elephants.
Any 3 points
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard 10.7