Grade 4

Term 2

Sample Listening and

Speaking Test

Listening

Part 1

Listen and tick the correct picture.

Example: How was the weather on Wednesday?

1. What was invented in 1876?

2. How do Scientists learn about dinosaurs?

3. Where did Hessa use to go on holiday?

4. What does Fatima have to do next?

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Listening

Part 2

Listen to a teacher talking about interesting facts and circle the correct answer. There is one example.

Example: How much can an owl turn its head?

a) It can turn its head 217 degrees. b) It can turn its head 270 degrees.

5. Who invented an artificial leg?

a) Adeeb Al Baloushi invented it.

b) Peter Markus invented it.

6. How many horns did the Triceratops have?

a) It had two horns. b) It had three horns.

7. What did the Allosaurus eat?

a) Leaves and sticks. b) Lizards and turtles.

8. What did they use for carrying messages in Egypt?

a) They used pigeons. b) They used runners.

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Teacher’s Notes

Speaking Part 1

The teacher will ask you some of the questions below.

Teacher: In this first part, I’m going to ask you some questions about yourself.

(The teacher can choose three or four of the initial + follow-up questions)

INITIAL QUESTION FOLLOW-UP QUESTION(S)

1 What’s your name? 1A Is your name ? [Say the wrong name]

2 How old are you? 2A Are you ? [Say the wrong age]

3 What is your favourite subject? 3A Do you like English/Math/Science?

4 Have you ever visited another country? 4A Have you been to another city in the UAE?

5 Have you ever seen an important person? 5A Have you ever been late for class?

6 Do you like dinosaurs? 6A What don’t you like about dinosaurs?

7 What is your favourite invention? 7A Is your favourite invention the phone/car?

8 What did you do yesterday? 8A Did you watch TV/play/study?

9 Do you like barbecues? 9A What do you usually eat in a barbecue?

10 When did you learn to write in Arabic? 10A Did you learn when you were 6 years old?

Teacher’s Notes

11 Do you like playing puzzle games? 11A What other games do you like to play?

12 What are you going to do after school today? 12A Are you going to study/play/eat/sleep?

13 What would you like to eat next Eid? 13A Would you like to eat chicken/cake?

14 Where would you like to go next holiday? 14A

Would like to go to ? [Mention a different country or a city within the UAE]

15 What is your favourite weather? 15A Do you like hot/rainy/windy weather?

16 Do you exercise? 16A Do you run/do jumping jacks/walk?

17 What do you do on weekends? 17A Do you sleep/watch TV/travel?

18 Who is your friend? 18A

Is your friend ? [If the student cannot answer, mention a classmate’s name]

19 What animal do you think is the tallest? Why? 19A Do you think a giraffe is the tallest animal?

20 Do you like bugs? 20A Do you like camels/elephants?

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Teacher’s Notes

Speaking Part 2

The teacher will select one picture only: Picture 1 or Picture 2 or Picture 3.

Teacher: Now, in this second part I’m going to show you a picture and ask

you some questions.

(The teacher can choose three or four of the questions from below the picture)

Source 1 Can you describe this house?

Do you like this kind of a house? Why/Why not?

How many rooms do you think this house has?

Do you think it is comfortable?

Would you like to live in a house like this?

What things you can or can’t do in this house?

Source 2

Which country do you like? Why?

Have you ever travelled to another country?

Which country would you like to visit?

Has anyone in your family travelled to another country?

Where did you go on holiday last year?

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Teacher’s Notes

Source 3

What is the name of this bird?

What could this bird do in the past?

Do you think it is a clever bird?

Do you think it can fly for long or short distances?

Do you have pigeons in the UAE?

Have you ever seen a pigeon?

Source 1

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Source 2

Source 3

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Speaking Rubric