Primary 4 English Practice Paper 4

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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - English Primary 4

TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper (AI) — Version 4

Subject: English
Level: Primary 4
Paper: Grammar Practice Paper (Version 4 of 5)
Duration: 45 minutes
Total Marks: 20
Name: ___________________________
Class: ____________
Date: ____________

Instructions:

• This practice paper has 20 questions. Answer all questions.
• Each question is worth 1 mark.
• Choose the correct option (1, 2, 3, or 4) for MCQs, or fill in the blank where stated.
• This paper is syllabus-first and generated from LLM-inferred templates. It is NOT derived from past-year exam papers.

Section A: Grammar Multiple-Choice (Questions 1–12, 12 marks)

1. The librarian and the students _______ the books on the shelf every morning.
   (1) puts
   (2) put
   (3) putting
   (4) was putting

2. While my brother _______ his homework, the lights went out.
   (1) do
   (2) did
   (3) was doing
   (4) has done

3. Mrs Tan baked the cookies _______ because no one helped her.
   (1) herself
   (2) themselves
   (3) ourselves
   (4) myself

4. _______ boys standing near the gate are from Primary 4.
   (1) This
   (2) That
   (3) These
   (4) Those

5. We have _______ time before the bus leaves, so we can walk slowly.
   (1) many
   (2) a little
   (3) few
   (4) a few

6. The bicycle was returned _______ the shop after the race.
   (1) at
   (2) on
   (3) to
   (4) in

7. The children were tired _______ they had played in the sun for hours.
   (1) but
   (2) because
   (3) or
   (4) and

8. One of the girls _______ a red ribbon in her hair today.
   (1) have
   (2) has
   (3) having
   (4) had

9. The dog _______ loudly when the postman came to the door.
   (1) bark
   (2) barks
   (3) barked
   (4) barking

10. The pupils who _______ present yesterday must submit their work.
    (1) is
    (2) was
    (3) were
    (4) be

11. The teacher spoke _______ so that we could hear every word.
    (1) loud
    (2) louder
    (3) loudly
    (4) loudest

12. If it _______ sunny tomorrow, we will go to the park.
    (1) is
    (2) was
    (3) were
    (4) will be

Section B: Grammar Cloze (Questions 13–16, 4 marks)

Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

13. My sister and I ________ the table before dinner. (hint: past tense of set)

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14. The cat washed ________ after eating the fish. (reflexive pronoun)

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15. They travelled ________ train to Malaysia for the holidays. (preposition)

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16. ________ of the boys won the race, but everyone clapped. (quantifier: one)

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Section C: Sentence Correction (Questions 17–20, 4 marks)

Rewrite each sentence correctly in the blank.

17. Him and me went to the library.

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18. The baby cryed all night because it was hungry.

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19. She don't like to eat vegetables.

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20. We was happy when our team won the match.

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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper — English Primary 4 (Version 4) Answer Key

Total Marks: 20
Note: Syllabus-first content from LLM-inferred templates. Not past-year derived.

Section A: Grammar MCQ (12 marks)

Q1. (2) put
Teaching note: Compound subject "The librarian and the students" is plural, so we use the base verb "put". Common mistake: using "puts" for singular.

Q2. (3) was doing
Teaching note: "While" + past continuous (was/were + verb-ing) shows an ongoing action interrupted by past simple "went out". Correct: was doing.

Q3. (1) herself
Teaching note: "Mrs Tan" is singular female, so reflexive pronoun is "herself". "Themselves" is plural.

Q4. (3) These
Teaching note: "boys" is plural and near ("standing near the gate"), so "These". "Those" = far plural.

Q5. (2) a little
Teaching note: "time" is uncountable; "a little" = some (positive). "few/a few" are for countable nouns.

Q6. (3) to
Teaching note: "returned to" shows direction back to a place. "at/in/on" are wrong for returns.

Q7. (2) because
Teaching note: Shows reason; they were tired BECAUSE they played. "but" contrast, "or" choice, "and" addition.

Q8. (2) has
Teaching note: "One of the girls" = singular, so "has". Common mistake: "have" with plural girls.

Q9. (3) barked
Teaching note: Past action with "when the postman came" = simple past "barked".

Q10. (3) were
Teaching note: Relative clause "who were present" refers to plural "pupils", so "were".

Q11. (3) loudly
Teaching note: Adverb needed to modify verb "spoke"; "-ly" form = loudly.

Q12. (1) is
Teaching note: First conditional "If + present simple, will + base". "is" correct, not "was/were/will be".

Section B: Grammar Cloze (4 marks)

Q13. set
Teaching note: "set" is irregular; past tense of "set" is "set" (not setted). "My sister and I set the table."

Q14. itself
Teaching note: "The cat" singular neuter → reflexive "itself".

Q15. by
Teaching note: "by train" = mode of transport preposition.

Q16. One
Teaching note: "One of the boys" = singular quantifier.

Section C: Sentence Correction (4 marks)

Q17. He and I went to the library.
Teaching note: Subject pronouns "He" and "I", not object "Him/me". Past "went".

Q18. The baby cried all night because it was hungry.
Teaching note: "cry" → "cried" (not "cryed"); past tense with reason clause.

Q19. She doesn't like to eat vegetables.
Teaching note: "She" + doesn't (not don't); base "like".

Q20. We were happy when our team won the match.
Teaching note: "We" plural → "were" (not was); past "won".