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Bahasa Inggeris questions, module 8

Amazing animals

43 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

11 marks
Choose the best answer for each question.
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Question 1

A gorilla is ______ a monkey.
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A
Big is a short adjective: double the g and add -er, then use than: bigger than.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 8.1
Textbook p. 81
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Question 2

Which is the comparative of heavy?
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B
Heavy ends in a consonant + y, so change y to i and add -er: heavier.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 8.1
Textbook p. 81
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Question 3

Which camel has got more humps? Look at the quiz. The answer is the ______ camel.
Quiz page about animals with six comparing questions
Picture 1
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C
The answer key on p. 118 gives the Bactrian camel as the one with more humps.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 8.1
Textbook p. 81
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Question 4

In the comic, Anna says that Utahraptor was ______ than T. rex.
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B
Anna says: Utahraptor was more dangerous than T. rex.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 8.2
Textbook p. 82
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Question 5

In the last picture, the "dinosaur tooth" is really ______.
Six-picture comic about a dinosaur book and a flowerpot
Picture 2
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B
Anna says: It's not a dinosaur tooth! It's from this flowerpot.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 8.2
Textbook p. 82
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Question 6

An animal that eats only plants is a ______.
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D
Herbivores eat plants. Carnivores eat meat and omnivores eat both.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 8.3
Textbook p. 84
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Question 7

Tyrannosaurus rex's head was ______ a small car.
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C
To say two things are the same size, use as + adjective + as: as big as.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 8.3
Textbook p. 85
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Question 8

"Why do you like kittens?" "______ they're cute and funny."
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D
We use Because to give a reason.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 8.4
Textbook p. 86
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Question 9

Why couldn't Tiny carry the mango?
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A
The text says he tried to carry the mango, but it was too heavy.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 8.6
Textbook p. 88
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Question 10

At the end of "Badang the Brave", what is Badang's mistake?
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C
He promised to keep the crocodiles' secret, but he told his friend Tabiko. The value is: keep your promises.
For the teacher: Evaluating, high difficulty, standard 8.7
Textbook p. 90
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Question 11

In which word is the letter k silent?
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A
In knee we do not say the k. We say the k in kitten, milk and bake.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 8.8
Textbook p. 126

Section B: structured questions

32 marks
Answer all questions. Choose the answer or write it in the space.
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Question 12

Write the correct form of the adjective in brackets.
[1 mark] (a)Elephants are ______ (big) rhinos.
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[1 mark] (b)A polar bear is ______ (heavy) a panda.
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[1 mark] (c)A rhino is ______ (strong) a hippo.
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[1 mark] (d)Utahraptor was ______ (dangerous) T. rex.
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[1 mark] (e)A tortoise is ______ (fast) a snail.
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 8.1
Textbook p. 81
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Question 13

Read the sentences about the comic. Choose True or False.
[1 mark] (a)Greg's favourite dinosaur is Tyrannosaurus rex.
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True
[1 mark] (b)Anna says T. rex was more intelligent than Troodon.
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False
Anna says Troodon was more intelligent than T. rex.
[1 mark] (c)The children find a real dinosaur tooth.
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False
It is a piece of a flowerpot.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 8.2
Textbook p. 83
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Question 14

Look at the text about dinosaurs. Choose the correct word.
[1 mark] (a)Gallimimus ate both animals and plants. It was an ______.
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omnivore
[1 mark] (b)Diplodocus ate plants and tree leaves. It was a ______.
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herbivore
[1 mark] (c)Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the biggest ______.
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carnivores
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 8.3
Textbook p. 84
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Question 15

Read again and complete the sentences.
[1 mark] (a)Dinosaurs lived on Earth ______ million years ago.
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[1 mark] (b)Gallimimus looked like an ______ but it didn't have wings.
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[2 marks] (c)Diplodocus was as long as ______.
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For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 8.3
Textbook p. 84
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Question 16

Write a question and an answer. Ask Why do you like ...? about the animal. Use the word in brackets in your answer.
giraffes (tall): Why do you like giraffes? Because they're tall and pretty.
[2 marks] (a)kittens (cute)
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[2 marks] (b)tigers (strong)
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 8.4
Textbook p. 86
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Question 17

Read "Tiny and Leo" on pp. 88-89 and answer the questions.
[1 mark] (a)How was Tiny different from his mouse friends?
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He was smaller but he was more intelligent.
Tiny was smaller than his friends but more intelligent.
[1 mark] (b)What did the snake say it could do?
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[1 mark] (c)What did Leo do with the snake?
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For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 8.6
Textbook p. 88
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Question 18

Read "Badang the Brave" on pp. 90-91 and answer the questions.
[1 mark] (a)How did Badang go to the crocodile king's palace?
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[1 mark] (b)How did Badang feel when the old man turned into a crocodile?
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[1 mark] (c)What did Badang promise the king?
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For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 8.7
Textbook p. 90
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Question 19

Write four sentences about your favourite animal. Say where it lives, what it looks like, what it eats, and why you like it. Use because in one sentence.
[4 marks]
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Malayan tigers live in forests in Malaysia. They are orange with black stripes. They eat monkeys and deer. I like them because they are strong and beautiful.
1 mark for each correct sentence. Every sentence needs a capital letter and a full stop.
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For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard 8.5
Textbook p. 87
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Question 20

Look at the chant "My cat" on p. 126. Write the silent letters in each word.
[1 mark] (a)night
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[1 mark] (b)straight
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[1 mark] (c)knife
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For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 8.8
Textbook p. 126