guyana ministry of education national grade four

GUYANA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

NATIONAL GRADE FOUR ASSESSMENT 2008

READING

A Today is a very exciting day for Joan and her classmates. It is

also the last day of the Christmas term, so the children and their

teacher, Ms John, are having a big party.

There is going to be a big surpris~ for everyone. Mr Williams,

Joan's father, is going to the party dressed in a clown's costume.

The children will not know who is wearing the clown's costume

until the party is over.

There will be lots of food to eat - fried-rice, cook-up rice and

chowmein along with ice-cream and sweets. The children's

parents will prepare the food.

The clown will give a gift to each child and there will be a special

gift for the child who can guess correctly, the name of the person

who is wearing the clown's costume.



READING

B It was Easter Monday. It was a very windy day and just right for

the big board kite David's father made to climb high in the air.

David and his father walked to the park to fly the big kite. David

held the string while his father held the kite above his head. As

soon as he let it go, it caught the wind and flew upwards like a big

blue bird.

"Let out some more string!" shouted his father. . "Go on! As much

as you like!" Higher and higher flew the kite. Soon it was just a dot

dancing in the sky miles above their heads. David was excited to

stand there holding on to something that was so far away, even

though he had to struggle to hold it since the wind had the kite

dancing in the sky.

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NATIONAL GRADE FOUR ASSESSMENT 2008 .

READING

c Our lighthouse is in Kingston, Georgetown. It is a tall, beautiful

building made of red bricks. There are small windows on the

building. Inside the lighthouse, there are one hundred and thirty- ·

five steps from the ground to the tower which is found at the top of

the building.

In the tower, there is a revolving bulb. A bright light from this bulb

shines out to the ocean as well as in the Demerara River. This

light helps to guide crews of ships safely to the harbour in

Georgetown.

At the very top of the building is a platform on which one can

~ stand and look out at the Atlantic Ocean. It is also possible to see

all around Georgetown from this platform.



READING

D On August 1, 2007, we went to a Folk Festival at the Village Park.

Jack, Pat and I were there early in the morning with our parents.

We saw many colourful stalls in the Park. An attractively

decorated stage was in the western corner.

We walked slowly around to see what we could buy. The folk

food smelled so good! There were foods . that belonged to the

Africans, the Chinese, the East Indians, the Portuguese and the

Amerindians. The latter group came to Guyana long, long ago.

They were the first settlers of Guyana. Our money was spent on

pepper-pot and cook-up rice!

In the afternoon, we enjoyed the folk songs, music, skits, dances

and poetry that belonged to the various ethnic groups. ·we played

games and won prizes. The Folk Festival was grand. We had a

wonderful time.

PASSAGE A

Now answer the questions.

1. Why were the children excited?

2. In the story, who will be wearing the clown's costume?

3. What will the clown give to each child?

4. Which child would receive two gifts at the party?

5. What is the root word for 'exciting'?

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PASSAGE B

Now answer the questions.

1. What was the day named in the story?

2. Who were the people flying the kite?

3. What did the kite need to go high in the air?

4. What was the dot dancing in the sky?

5. What is the meaning of the word excited?

Now answer the questions. .

Passage C

1. Where is our lighthouse?

2. What kind of building is it?

3. How can you get to the tower?

4. What is the meaning of the term 'revolving light'?

5. What is likely to happen to the ships if there is no guide light?

PASSAGED

Now answer the ques~ions.

1. Where was the Folk Festival held?

2. Who went to the Village Park?

3. What phrase in the passage best describes the stage?

4. Which word in the passage has the same meaning as the word last?

5. Who are the first settlers of Guyana?

. Passage A.


NATIONAL GRADE F.OUR ASSESSMENT 2008

MARK SCHEME

Note: Any correct answer with an attempt to answer in a sentence. 2 marks

Any correct answer with no attempt to answer in a sentence. 1 mark

1. The Children were excited because it was Christmas time. The children were excited because it was the last day of the school term. The children were excited because they were going to have a party with their teacher They were excited because there will be lots of food to eat.

Any one

Christmas time Last day of school Christmas party

Any one

2. Joan's father will be wearing the clown's costume.

Mr Williams will be wearing the clown's costume. Any one

Mr Williams Joan's Father

Any one

(2 marks)

(1mark)

(2 marks)

3. The clown will give each child a gift. (2 marks)

A gift (1 mark)

4. The child who can guess the name of the clown would receive two gifts. The child who guesses the name of the clown would receive two gifts.

Any one (2 marks)

The child who guesses the name of the clown The child who can guess the name of the clown

Any one

5. The root word for exciting is 'excite'.

Excite is the root word for exciting . ...

Any one

Excite

Total

(1 mark)

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

10 marks



MARK SCHEME

Passage B



.1. Easter Monday was the day named.

Easter Monday

2. The people who were flying the kite were David and his Dad I father.

David and his Dad I father Dad and David

Any one

3. The kite needed the wind to go high in the air.

It needed the wind Wind

Any one

4. The dot dancing in the sky was David's kite. David's kite was the dot dancing in the sky.

Any one

David's kite

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

5. The word excited means eager I enthusiastic I . thrilled I happy

Any one

Eager I enthusiastic I thrilled I happy Any one

Total

END OF MARK SCHEME

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

10 marks

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Passage C



Mark Scheme


Any correct answer with no attempt to answer in a sentence . 1 mark

1. Our lighthouse is in Kingston, Georgetown. (2 marks)

In Kingston /In Georgetown Any one (1 mark)

2. It is a tall , beautiful, building. (2 marks)

A tall building I A beautiful building Any one (1 mark)

3. You can get to the tower by going up one hundred and thirty five steps I You can go to the tower by climbing the steps.

Any one (2 marks)

By climbing the steps. (1 mark)

4. "Revolving light" means a light that goes around. "Revolving light" means a light that spins.

Any one (2 marks)

A spinning light

A light that goes around Any one (1 mark)

5. The ships may stick on the sand bank at the mouth of the river if there is no guide light'/ The ships may stick at the mouth of the river I The ships may stick

Any one

Stick

Total

END OF MARK SCHEME

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

10 marks

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PassageD

GUYANA MINISTRY OF EI;)UCATION

NATIONAL GRADE; FOUR ASSESSMENT . 2008

READING MARK SCHEME



1. The Folk Festival was held at the Village Park.

At the village park.

2. Jack, Pat and their friend/the children and their parents/ parents and children/went to the Village Park.

Any one

People I Jack and Pat/children/parents Mothers and their children

Any one

3. The phrase 'attractively decorated' best describes the stage.

attractively decorated

4. The word 'latter' has the same meaning as last.

Latter

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

5. The Amerindians ar~ the first settlers of Guyana . . . Th~ first settlers of Guyana are the Amerindians.

Any one

The Amerindians

Total

END OF MARK SCHEME

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

10 marks

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SCHOOL:


NATIONAL GRADE FOUR ASSESSMENT I 2008

READING

TALLY SHEET

N~EOFCHILD: ______________________________________ _

AGE: Dyr D mth

EXAMINER:

READING PASSAGE: [~] TOTALSCORE D __Indicate the child's mistakes by placing a tick in the appropriate column .

. ·coNTENT RESPONSES Mis

Pronun- Substi· No Addition Omission Rever-ciation tution Response (word parts) sal

Today is a

very exciting

day for

Joan and her

classmates. It is

also the last day of

~

the Christmas

term, so the

children and their

teacher, Ms

;John, are

Ignores Punctua-

tion

• I

CONTENT RESPONSES Mls .

Pro nun- SUbsti- No Addition Omission Rever- Ignores elation tution Response (word parts) sal Punctu-

ation having

a biQ

party. There

is going

to be a

big surprise

for everyone.

Mr Williams, Joan's father,

is ' goinQ

to the

party dressed

in a

clown's costume.

The children

will not

know who

is wearinQ

the clown's costume

until the

party is

over. There

will be lots of

food to

eat-fried-rice, cook-up

rice and

chowmein alonQ with

. . ~

CONTENT Mis

Pro nun-ciation

ice-cream and

sweets. --- ' The

children's parents

will prepare

the food. The

clown will give a

gift to

each child and

there will be a

special gift for the

child who can

guess correctly,

the name

of the

person who is

wearing the

clown's costume.

Intonation adds to meaning

Reads with a smooth flow

Comprehension

Pronunciation

D D

Substi-tution

A

RESPONSES

No Addition "Response

..

B c D

Marks Obtained

Word Identification

Fluency

Omission (word parts)

E

D D 10IJ\LSCDRE

Rever- Ignores sal Punctua-

tion

D

SCHOOL:



READING

TALLY SHEET

NAME OF CHILD: ________ _ _ _ _ _____ _

AGE: Dyr Omth

EXAMINER:

READINGPASSAGE: ~ TOTALSCORE D Ittdicate the child's mistakes by placing a tick in the appropriate column.

CONTENT RESPONSES Mls

Pronun· SUbsti- No Addition Omission Rever-elation tution Response (word parts) sal

It was

Easter Monday.

It was a

very windy day and just right for the big

board kite

David's father made

to climb high in

the air.

David and his

father walked

to the park to fly the

Ignores Punctua-

tion

. i

vvn•~n• ,,a;;~run~._~

Mis Pro nun· Subsli· No Addition Omission Rever· Ignores ciation tution Response (word parts) sal Punclu·

ation big . kite.

David held . the

string while his

father held the kite

above his

head. As

soon as he let it

go, it

caught the

wind and ... flew

upwards like a

big blue bird. "Let out

some more

string!" shouted

his father.

"Go on! As

much as

you like!"

Higher. and

higher flew the kite. Soon

it was just a

dot

i

CONTENT Mis

Pronun· elation

dancing in

the sky

miles above their

heads. David was

excited to

stand there

holding on to

something that was so far

away, even

though he had to

struggle to

hold it

since the wind had the kite

dancing in

the sky.

CONTENT Mis

Pronun-elation



Comprehension

Pronunciation

D D

RESPONSES

Substi- No Addition Omission Rever- Ignores tution Response (word parts) sal Punctu-

ation

'

RESPONSES

Substi-

I No Addition I Omission I Rever- Ignores

tution Response (word parts) sal Punctu-a lion

A 8 c D E

Marks Obtained

Word Identification D Fluency D

TOTAL SCORE n

SCHOOL:



READING

TALLY$HEET

NAME OF CHILD: ____________________________________ __

AGE: Dyr D mth

EXAMINER:

READING PASSAGE: ~ TOTAL SCORE D Indicate the child's mistakes by placing a tick in the appropriate column.

CONTENT RESPONSES Mis

Pronun· Substi- No Addition Omission Rever-ciation tution Response (word parts) sal

Our lighthouse

is in

Kingston, .. Georgetown.

It is a

tall, beautiful building made

of red

bricks. There

are small

windows on the

building. Inside

the lighthouse,

there are

r one hundred

and thirty-five

steps from the

. ground to

Ignores Punctua-

tion


Pro nun· Substi- No Addition Omission Rever- Ignores elation tution RE!sponse {word parts) sal Punctu-

ation the

tower which

is found

at the top of the

building. In

the tower, there

is a

revolving . bulb.

A briQht light from this bulb

shines ' · out to the

ocean as

well as in

the Demerara

River. This light

helps , . • to

Quide crews

of ships safely

to the

harbour in

Georgetown. At the very top of the

building


Pronun- Subsli- No Addition Omission Rever- Ignores ciation tution Response (word parts) sal Punctu-

ation is a

platform on

which one can

stand and look out at

the Atlantic Ocean.

It is

also possible

to see all

around Georgetown

from this

platform.

A B c D E



Marks Obtained

Comprehension D Word Identification D i Pronunciation D Fluency D D ~

TOTAL SCORE ~

SCHOOL:



READING

TALLY SHEET

NAME OF CHILD:------ --- - - -------

AGE: Dyr Omth

EXAMINER:

READING PASSAGE: [QJ TOTALSCORE D Indicate the child's mistakes by placing a tick in the appropriate column.


Pronun- Substi- No Addition Omission Rever-ciation tution Response (word parts) sal

On August 1, 2007,

we went

to a

Folk Festival

at the

Village Park. Jack, Pat and

I were

· there early

in the

morning with our

parents. We saw

many cplourful

stalls in

the Park. An

attractively decorated

Ignores Punctua-

lion

CONTENT RESP.ONSES Mis . .

Pronun- Substi- . No Addition Omission Rever- Ignores elation !uti on Response (word parts) sal Punctu-

ation stage was . in

the western comer.

We walked slowly around

to see what we

could buy. The folk ·• food

smelled so

good! There were foods ~

that belonged

to the

Africans, : the I

Chinese, I

the East

Indians, the

Portuguese and the

Amerindians. The latter group ... came

to Guyana

long, long ago. They were the first

settlers of

Guyana. Our

money

•

"

CONTENT Mis

Pronun-ciation

was spent

on pepper-pot

and cook-up

rice! In

the afternoon,

we enjoyed

the folk

songs, music, skits,

dances and

poetry that

belonged to the

various ethnic

groups. We

played games

and won

prizes. The Folk

Festival was

grand. We had a

wonderful time.



Comprehension

Pronunciation

D D

Substi-tution

A

RESPONSES

No Addition Omission . Response (word parts)

B c D , E !

! I

I I

Marks Obtained: i

Word Identification i D I .

Fluency i D

Rever-sal

TOTALSCORE D

Ignores Punctu-a lion

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION NATIONAL GRADE FOUR ASSESSMENT 2008

ORAL READING (25 marks)

RATING SCALE

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) WORD . All words identified • 1 to 3 words identified • 4 to 6 words identified . 7 to 9 words identified • Ten or more words IDENTIFICATION correctly incorrectly incorrectly incorrectly identified incorrectly

5 marks 4marks 3 marks 2 marks 1mark .

All words 1 to 3 words 4 to 6 words 7 to 9 words Ten or more words PRONUNCIATION pronounced correctly pronounced pronounced I pronounced pronounced

incorrectly incorrectly incorrectly incorrectly

>

.. 5 marks 4marks 3mar~ 2 marks 1 mark

I • Intonation, which adds • Intonation is sustained • More than half o( . Less than half of • Intonation does not

to meaning is sustained for most of the passage is read ~ith passage is read with add much to throughout passage intonation. 1 correct intonation meaning

FLUENCY 5 marks 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark

8 - 6 punctuatio~ . Less than 3

• 12 punctuation marks • 11 - 9 punctuation • • 5 - 3 punctuation punctuation marks are observed. marks are observed. marks are observed. marks are observed are observed

• 5 marks· 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark

• Reads with smooth flow • Reads with smooth • Short unnecessary • Reads with long, • Unable to read with throughout. flow for most of the pauses are observed unnecessary pauses. a smooth flow.

5 marks passage occasionally 2 marks Reads with 4 marks 3 marks extremely long

unnecessary pauses.

1 mark

I 15 marks 12 marks 9 marks 6 marks 3 marks I

N.B A child who is unable to identify any word gets zero.

School: Class: __________ _

No. Name (Surname first and in Date of alphabetical order) Birth

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NATIONAL GRADE FOUR ASSESSMENT RECORD OF MARKS

YEAR.___ __

Address:

Class Teacher: --------

MATHEMATICS ENGLISH

Mth Mth Eng Eng Com pre-Total Total ·Sex 1 2 1 2 hension

Marks Marks 30 20 50 30 20 50 10

Region:

READING

Pro nun- Word Identi- Fluency Total

ciation :fication Marks

5 5 15 35

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No. MATHEMATICS EN GUSH READING

Mth Mth Total . Eng Eng Total Compre- . Pronun- Word 2 Identi- Fluency Total Name (Surname first and in Date of 1 2

1 hension ciation Sex fication alphabetical order) Birth

Marks Marks Marks 30 20 50 30 20 50 10 5 5 15 35

Signature of Headmaster/Headmistress: ---------- Date:------

Signature of Head of Department of Education:. ____________ __ _ Date: ---------

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