Free Printable ASSET PRACTICE-GRADE 4-5 (JANUARY 2020)

1.

John and I ………. born ………. August, 15th, 2000.

a)

was/ on

b)

were/ in

c)

were/ on

d)

was/ in

2.

What is a polite response to the sentence given below? Thank you very much.

a)

Of course!

b)

You're welcome.

c)

Okay!

d)

Me too!

3.

Which words will best complete the following sentence?

The world would be a happier place ____________ people were not so selfish.

a)

if only

b)

provided that

c)

supposing

d)

although

4.

Here is the picture of a camel. Rashid studies it and writes these points in his notebook. Which of them is NOT an OBSERVATION?

a)

A camel has a short tail.

b)

A camel has long and well-padded legs.

c)

A camel eats leaves of the neem tree.

d)

A camel has a hump on its back.

5.

Which word best fills the blank?

Most superstitious people ______ that black cats are unlucky.

a)

beleive

b)

believe

c)

beleave

d)

belive

6.

This is a list of students whose names begin with 'B'.

What kind of sentence is this?

a)

statement

b)

question

c)

instruction

d)

exclamation

7.

Fill in the blank.

The banker uses a special _________ to count all the money that comes in each day.

a)

coast

b)

drift

c)

device

8.

Fill in the blank.

Trey's doctor said that he has to stay ________ if he wants to be healthy.

a)

gradual

b)

active

c)

swift

9.

Which word means the opposite of lazy and sluggish?

a)

device

b)

gradual

c)

active

10.

Identifies synonyms, antonyms and other words

11) Choose the word that can complete the sentence below:

My mother mixes milk, sugar and cream to make icecream. She then freezes it in the fridge. The weather today is so hot, that the icecream..........as soon as she takes it out from the fridge.

a)

heats

b)

cools

c)

melts

d)

hardens

11.

Which word can be added to hand to make a new word meaning good-looking?

a)

back

b)

chair

c)

shine

d)

some

12.

The letters in 'steam' can be rearranged to make which word meaning 'friends'?

a)

meats

b)

mates

c)

stame

d)

astem

13.

Identifies facts and makes important connections in comprehending a passage.

a)

Read

b)

Read

c)

Read

d)

Read

14.

How do you think Mulla Nasruddin felt after his half-hour break?

a)

disappointed

b)

troubled

c)

satisfied

d)

tired

15.

''How did you know what was true?" asked a friend. The friend asked this question because...

a)

wanted to check if Mulla was a silly man.

b)

wanted to understand how Mulla knew what to do.

c)

wanted to know why Mulla took long to decide.

d)

wanted to see whether Mulla spoke the truth.

16.

How did Mulla find out which person was lying in the story?

a)

by talking to the farmer and the man during the half-hour break

b)

by watching where the farmer and the man went during the break

c)

by trying out what the farmer said during the half hour break

d)

by walking up and down and thinking about the farmer for half an hour

17.

What word in the story tells us that the farmer was punished?

a)

Injured

b)

found

c)

tried

d)

fined

18.

The story is mainly about

a)

how well the Mulla settled a touph problem.

b)

how the Mulla got a lump on his head.

c)

why the farmer and the man fought.

d)

who was the best man in the village.

19.

One day, a rather difficult case came to his court. What was that?

a)

A man said that the farmer had bitten his ear in a fight.

b)

A farmer said that a man had bitten his ear in a fight.

c)

A farmer is killed by a man in a fight

d)

A farmer is tied up and beaten by a gang of attackers.

20.

Short stories are narratives that feature a wide range of characters.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A resolution...

a)

Is always happy

b)

Introduces new characters

c)

Resolves the main problem

22.

Which among the list of words given below is DIFFERENT from the rest?

Huge, Terrifying, Gigantic, Immense

a)

Immense

b)

Gigantic

c)

Terrifying

d)

Huge

23.

Choose the option which can replace the underlined expression in the sentence given below appropriately.

I wish my friend would say exactly what he means rather than talking all the time and not getting to the point.

a)

beating around the bush

b)

breaking the news

c)

biting off more than he can chew

d)

barking up the wrong tree

24.

Which of these could be an earth day activity?

a)

Cooking tasty food

b)

Switching off tubelights

c)

Celebrating with fire works

d)

Arranging flowers in vase

25.

Why is Earth Day celebrated?

a)

To observe a planet through a telescope

b)

To teach the students to make posters on earth day

c)

To encourage children to collect money for farming

d)

To make people aware of the dangers to the planet.

26.

Pervez wanted to copy the shape of a key and so pressed the key on an object for 10 seconds. The shape of the key could then be seen on the object as shown in the figure below.Which of the following could the object be made of?

a)

metal

b)

wax

c)

glass

d)

stone

27.

Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke up, I noticed my brother Josh hung up a big sign that said,"Happy Birthday, Charles!" Mom made spaghetti for dinner.

It's my favorite food in the whole world. My friend Dave came over and handed me a wrapped gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new basketball! I had a great day.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

a)

Josh got lots of gifts.

b)

Charles got a lot of gifts.

c)

Charles had a great birthday.

28.

I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!

What is the main idea?

a)

Weekends are times to travel.

b)

The author enjoys spending time with her family.

c)

The author's grandparents live far away.

29.

I could see Neal and Jefron from a block away. They walked in my direction. As they approached, I could see from the looks on their faces that they were happy.

The word "approached" means:

a)

walked farther away

b)

skipped

c)

moved nearer

30.

Kimberly, her parents, and her sister, Camille, were flying to visit Los Angeles. They were going to stay for a week with Kimberly and Camille's grandparents. Then they were going to drive down to San Diego to visit Stephanie, a girl Kimberly had met at summer camp in New Hampshire.

When would Kimberly's family go to San Diego?

a)

after three days in Los Angeles

b)

after six days in Los Angeles

c)

after a week in Los Angeles

31.

The old man was walking down the street slowly. Since he was a pedestrian, he stayed along the outer edges of the lanes and was careful to keep to the crosswalks as he crossed to other streets.

What does the word "pedestrian" mean in the paragraph above?

a)

a person traveling on foot

b)

a person traveling in a car

c)

a person resting from traveling

32.

Steel is a very important metal which is used for many things. In the United States, the automobile industry uses the most steel. Steel is used in putting up buildings, in making cans and containers, and in making farm and factory machines.

The main idea is:

a)

The auto industry is the most important.

b)

The United States produces the most steel in the world.

c)

Steel is used for many purposes.

33.

Read the text and answer the question.

Coronaviruses were discovered in the 1960s. They are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, coronaviruses cause respiratory tract infections that are typically mild, such as the common cold.

The name "coronavirus" is derived from the Latin corona, meaning crown or halo. The name refers to the characteristic appearance of the infective form of the virus, which is reminiscent of a crown or a solar corona.

Question :

What is coronavirus?

a)

Group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds only.

b)

Group of viruses that cause respiratory and tract infections in humans.

c)

Group of viruses that cause common cold only in human.

d)

Group of viruses that name after a Latin scientist

34.

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.

It is clear from the passage that dolphins ----.

a)

don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with them

b)

are proven to be less intelligent than once thought

c)

have a reputation for being friendly to humans

d)

are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans

e)

are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans

35.

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.

The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than they can kill us ----.

a)

means that they are better adapted to their environment than we are

b)

shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communication

c)

proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at sea

d)

does not mean that we are superior to them

e)

proves that Dolphins have linguistic skills far beyond what we previously thought

36.

Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.

One can infer from the reading that ----

a)

dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the world

b)

communication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphins

c)

dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as the ability to think

d)

it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each othe

e)

dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans

37.

Which time are you going to go to __________ house?

a)

your

b)

you're

38.

Did you __________ mom is on the way home. ________ going to be in trouble!

a)

now, your

b)

know, your

c)

now, you're

d)

know, you're

39.

Which is the most effective way to combine the two sentences:

I hope you have many people show up to your birthday party. I hope you get lots of presents!

a)

I hope you have many people show up to your birthday party, yet you get lots of presents!

b)

II hope you have many people show up to your birthday party, so you get lots of presents!

c)

I hope you have many people show up to your birthday party, but you get lots of presents!

d)

I hope you have many people show up to your birthday party, nor you get lots of presents!

40.

What is the correct way to write the sentence below:

I can't believe you did that yelled josh

a)

"I can't believe you did that!" yelled Josh.

b)

"I can't believe you did that yelled Josh!"

c)

"I can't believe you did that, yelled Josh!"

d)

"I can't believe you did that!" yelled Josh?

41.

______ there any chips left? I know ______ friends will be hungry when they get here.

a)

Are, are

b)

Our, our

c)

Are, our

d)

Our, are

42.

Identify the independent clause in this sentence:

When I was 10 years old, I visited the rain forest.

a)

When I was 10 years old

b)

I visited the rain forest.

c)

There is not independent clause in this sentence

d)

Both clauses above are independent clauses

43.

Bruno and Marcela met at a medical assembly, which Marcela ______ _______ ________ for a long time.

a)

was attending

b)

has been attending

c)

have been attending

d)

had been attending

44.

Which of these is not past perfect continuous tense?

a)

I had been helping him to do the task before I started the program.

b)

Richard had been practicing to sing the song since morning

c)

We had been enjoying the program thoroughly for three hours.

d)

They had been to London

45.

She didn't go to work because she ............................................. her leg. (break)

a)

had broken

b)

broke

c)

was break

d)

breaked

46.

I always thank God _____________ I see and feel His grace and mercy upon me in good or bad times.

a)

when

b)

whenever

c)

so

d)

so that

47.

_____________ oats _____________ fruits complete my morning routine.

a)

if... then

b)

either... or

c)

neither... nor

d)

both... and

48.

Find out two correct answers from the options.

The young girl is working day and night to knit scarves to send as gifts for the soldiers. What a selfless person she is!

A selfless person-------------

a)

Is selfish

b)

Has no name

c)

Is too young to work

d)

giving to others without looking for personal gain.

e)

Cares more about others than herself

49.

1) In the grand scheme of history, pants are new. They weren’t invented until about the 6th century BCE. Before that, people mostly wore tunics or dresses. It took a while to come up with the idea for pants.

What are the main ideas of this passage? You can select best two answers from the sentence clues.

a)

Pants were created in the 6th century BCE.

b)

People used to wear dresses or tunics.

c)

Pants are good and comfortable.

d)

Pants are a relatively new invention.

50.

Select two words where the letter ''u'' has a different sound.

a)

Munch

b)

must

c)

music

d)

mud

e)

Mutual

51.

Choose the word that best fills in the blank.

People liked the young president. His thick brown hair would never stay in place. This amused them. When he smiled, they smiled with him. He had a good mind. He said things in a quick, sure way. The President was (select your answer here).

a)

popular

b)

neat

c)

sad

d)

tall

e)

angry

52.

Choose the best word to complete the following sentence.

The teacher asked me to ...(Select your answer here).... puppies to kittens, and write a paper showing how they are the same and how they are different.

a)

valuable

b)

disappointed

c)

compare

d)

recognize

e)

additional

53.

All the sections in the restaurant are "non-smoking" because they ....(Select your answer here).... smoking in public places in the state of Florida.

a)

allow

b)

prohibit

c)

Compliment

d)

Choose

e)

Encourage

54.

Pedro will (select) his tenth birthday this year.

a)

contrast

b)

contract

c)

creature

d)

celebrate

e)

calling

55.

Round; the shape of a circle: ........(select).........

a)

circlear

b)

circluar

c)

circular

d)

circlelir

e)

cirrcular

ASSET PRACTICE-GRADE 4-5 (JANUARY 2020)

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