GRADE 4 CAMBRIDGE ESL SEMESTER 1 ASSESSMENT
SECTION 1: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (31)
Name: _________________________ Class: ____________________
1. Match the word with its opposite: [2pts - ½ pt each]
nervous generous outgoing optimistic
* * * *
* * * *
shy bad-tempered selfish calm
2. Match the word with the described scenario: [2pts - ½ pt each]
rude * James couldn't stop smiling and whistling as he thought about
* the weekend.
cheerful * The boy was chewing with his mouth open and trying
* interrupting his friends.
lazy * Juan tried to be quiet, but there was so much he always
* wanted to say.
talkative * Janey did not study for her test, not even a single minute
*
3. Choose the correct form of the verb in present simple to complete the sentence: [2pts - ½
pt each]
He like / likes to play basketball. She study / studies Math.
We go / goes to the cinema for the They try / tries to cut in line every
first time since the pandemic began. chance they get.
4. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentences : [2pts - ½ pt each]
at / for / about / in
He is worried _____________ having a high fever. I am interested _________ becoming an
inventor.
Tom feels mad _____________ at Jim because he cheated I am ready ___________ a nice hot
to win the game. shower.
5. Choose the correct adjective to complete the sentence: [2pts - ½ pt each]
I felt so frightened / frightening Doing yoga is so relaxed / relaxing .
when Chucky appeared with a knife.
Romantic movies are so bored / boring . Studying makes me so exhausted /
I want to watch something exciting. exhausting . I need to take a nap
Unit 2:
6. Label the food plate: [5pts]
fruit and vegetables grains, cereals and potatoes dairy
meat,fish, nuts and eggs fats and sugars
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7. Complete the sentences with the correct quantifier: [2pts - ½ pt each]
a lot / a little / much / many / a few / none / any
Jim ate so _____________ pizza slices, he got sick.
Jane drank so _____________ water. About 5 litres!
Can you buy juice? We only have _____________ left.
Do we have _____________ eggs? No, _____________ .
8. Complete the sentences with the correct modal verb: [2pts - ½ pt each]
should / shouldn’t / must / need to / must not
You _____________ go to France, it is so romantic.
In our class, students _____________ respect their classmates.
We _____________ eat pizza during class.
You _____________ use a calculator for that test, the questions are very difficult.
Unit 3:
9. Match the word with the definition. Write the letter in the box. [2pts- ½ pts each]
zebra crossing * An area of land used for growing crops or
* keeping animals.
pavement * A part of the road painted with black and white
* lines where people can cross over safely
traffic lights * A path by the side of a road where people can
* walk on.
field * A set of red, green, and yellow lights that is
* used to stop and start vehicles on the road.
10.Choose the words in the box to complete the sentences: [3pts- ½ pts each]
exciting noisy narrow ancient amazing quiet
The Lost City of Gold is an exotic and an ________________ place.
You can hear the laughter and giggling of kids playing in a ________________ playground.
Big trucks could not pass through a ________________ street.
________________ buildings are considered historical.
We love to look at the ________________ view of the city from our rooftop.
My parents prefer to live in a ________________ place than in a busy city.
11.Circle the correct adjectives to complete the sentences: [2pts- ½ pts each]
The feather bed was more comfortable / most comfortable than the water bed.
New York is the larger / largest city in the USA.
Multiplication is easier / easiest than division.
In the group, Joey was the taller/ tallest boy.
12.Fill in the past simple form of the irregular verbs: [3pts- ½ pts each]
swim go eat fly catch fall drive
swam
13. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past or present tense verb: [2pts- ½
pts each]
My father ________________ (arrive) today!
We ______________ (visit) Disneyland last weekend.
She ______________ (study) for her tests next week.
Last year my mom ________________(cook) for the whole family on Thanksgiving.
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SECTION 3: LISTENING [10pts]
Link to audio
True or false [5pts]
Mid-Autumn festival takes place in the 8th month of the lunar calendar. TRUE FALSE
People go away on a holiday for Mid-Autumn. TRUE FALSE
A mooncake is always cut into 4 pieces. TRUE FALSE
The full moon symbolises unity. TRUE FALSE
Children often make colourful lanterns during the Mid-Autumn festival. TRUE FALSE
Select the correct answer [5pts]
Mid-Autumn festival takes place around which October April July
month?
What is the traditional food of the Mid-Autumn Spring rolls Moonfruit Mooncake
festival?
What does the round mooncake symbolise? family reunion unity peace
What do children put in their lanterns at night? candles wishes mooncake
What animal dance is done for luck? buffalo monkey penguin dragon
