YEAR 4

LITERACY TEST

NAME:______________________________________________
__________________________

DATE:

1. HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS. Use the words from the box below to

complete the following sentences. (Remember, you must only use
each word once!)
probably
familiar

scared
survival

sign
solution

partnership
insist

struggle

people

bought

depend
shall

pleasant

1 Im not sure if we can enter class yet, I cant read the _______________ on the
door.
2 Life is very hard in some countries. In Africa they have to ________________
every day just to survive.
3 My sister doesnt like her piano teacher because she never smiles. She is
not a very _______________________ person.
4 Dont be _______________! Its only an exam.
5 They arent happy because they dont want to __________________ on their
parents.
6 David hasnt ________________ the new iPhone because it isnt available yet.
7 When _____________ we go to the cinema? Its ________________ better to go
tomorrow.
8 I know how it feels. Its a very __________________ situation.
9 I will pay for the food, said Alex. I _______________.
10 Neymar and Messi are the best goal scoring _____________________ in the
world.
11 How can we solve this problem? I really dont know because there is no
easy ___________________.
12 Although its very sad, some animals have to eat penguins for
_______________. If not, they wouldnt have any food.
1) Why is it so busy today? I dont understand why so many _______________
have decided to come.
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2.PHONICS. Circle five words that have the same vowel sound as shirt.
lunch

film

burn

her

turn

note

hard

skirt

surf

ski

3. CONVENTIONS. Complete the gaps with the singular or plural form of

these nouns.
SINGULAR

PLURAL

SINGULAR

fish

PLURAL
bunnies

mice

tooth

wolf

feet
geese

person

5. CONVENTIONS. Write these sentences in plural.

1. The child likes one story about pirates.
EXAMPLE: The children like some stories about pirates.
2. A woman just had a baby.
____________________________________________________________________________
3.That man has a very big tooth.
____________________________________________________________________________
4.There is a leaf under the tree.
____________________________________________________________________________
5.He has a book in his shelf.
____________________________________________________________________________

hole

6. CONVENTIONS HOMOPHONES. Complete the sentences with a word

from the box.
whole
1.a.I use ______________________ to bake a cake.
b.I picked a ___________________________ from my garden.
2.a.My cousin is ______________________ years old.
b.The students walk ___________________ school.

see
sea
to
two
flour
flower

YEAR 4

LITERACY TEST

3.a.I read the ___________________ book in a week. I really liked it!

b.The _____________________ in the ground was very deep.
4.a.The dolphins swam in the _________________________.
b.I use my eyes to __________________________.
7. COMPREHENSION. Read the story. Then answer the questions.
Test day
The teacher passed out math tests to the class, for children to see their notes. The
tests had grades on them. Ruben and Maya showed their math tests to each other.
"We both got A's!" said Ruben. Then the teacher passed out the spelling tests. "I got
an A!" said Maya. She handed her paper to Ruben and reached for his. Ruben did not
give her his paper. He turned it face down on his desk. He looked down at the floor.
He was not smiling. "You will do better next time," said Maya. "I will study spelling
with you this week." Ruben looked up and nodded.
a) What did both Maya and Ruben do well?
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b) Which child did better on the spelling test?
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c) How did Maya and Ruben feel after the spelling tests were passed out?
Why did they feel in that way?
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d) Say if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F). If they are false,
correct them.
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- Ruben and Maya got a very good mark in the maths exam. (

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- Ruben and Maya got the same mark in the spelling test. (

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- Maya saw Ruben's spelling test. (

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- Maya will help Ruben with his next spelling test. (

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