Formative Assessment Paper

Sample Assessment Material - 2

Name: Time: 1 hour

1. Answer the following questions from the give passage.

There are many different kinds of cats. Did you know that the big wild cats are
related to the cats that live in our homes? All cats eat meat. Cats have good
eyesight and a good sense of smell.

Pet cats
 These cats live with people. They don't have
to hunt for food, but sometimes they catch
birds or mice.

Lions
 These cats live in groups called 'prides'. The male lions
often relax while the lionesses do most of the hunting.

Tigers
 These are the most giant cats. They like water, which most
other cats don't like. They are good swimmers and often
relax in the water to cool down.

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Cheetahs
 These are the fastest cats. The cheetah is the
fastest-running animal in the world.

1) Are wild cats related to pet cats? (2 marks)

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2) What do tigers sometimes do to cool down? (2 marks)

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3) Which are the biggest cats? (2 marks)

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4) What do all cats eat? (2 marks)

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5) Look at the sections. In which section do we read about: (4 x 3=12 marks)

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b) the cats not having to hunt for food?

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c) the cats that enjoy swimming?

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d) the fastest cats?

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2. Write down the opposite word of the following adjectives (5 x 2=10 marks)

I. kind - ……………………………………..

II. happy - ……………………………………..

III. like - ……………………………………..

IV. honest - ……………………………………..

V. intelligent - ……………………………………..

3. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B (5 x 2=10 marks)

I. Adventure a) connected with beauty

II. Aesthetic b) belonging to the past

III. Academic c) a person who studies

IV. Historical d) relating to education or

V. Philosopher e) an exciting or dangerous

4. Fill in the spaces using the correct Comparison of adjectives. (5 x 2=10 marks)

I. Piduruthalagala is the ……………………………………………………. mountain in Sri Lanka. (high)

II. Max is the ………………………………………………. boy in the class. (tall)

III. Rosy is …………………………………………… than Alex. (short)

IV. Rose is a …………………………………………… flower (beautiful)

V. Anaconda is more …………………………………………… than a python (dangerous)

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5. Fill in the blanks with "and", "but" "or" (5 x 2=10 marks)
I. Early people lived in caves. They painted pictures on the walls.

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II. Alexander Graham Bell invented the phone in 1876. It was very different from the
phones we use today.

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III. In the stone age people didn't build houses. They did not use metal tools.

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IV. You can read the book. You can watch the DVD.

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V. The land, sea and atmosphere began to form There was no life on Earth.

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1. Match the correct inventor. (5 x 2=10 marks)

a. Dynamite A. John Logie Baird

b. Car B. Thomas Alwa Edison

c. Television C. Alfred Nobel

d. Radio D. Karl Benz

e. Bulb E. Guglielmo Marconi

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 2. Write the correct form of the verb (5 x 2=10 marks)

Munidasa Kumaratunga (1) ……………………………… (be) born in 1887. He (2) …………………………. (be)

a writer, poet, journalist and a grammarian. He (3) ……………………………………….. (write) many

Sinhala story books. Heensaraya, Hathpana and Magulkema (4) ……………………………………….. (be)

some of them. These books (5) ……………………………………….. (be) popular among children today.

3. Write an essay of 75-100 words on a given topic; (20 marks)

a) The place I would like to visit once I am big

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