1001 A+ Question Bank Vocabulary Year 4

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Contents




Unit Topic Pages


1 Friends from Around the World 1 − 6

2 My Weekly Timetable 7 − 12
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3 Let’s Talk about History 13 − 18

4 Special Days Around the Year 19 − 24


5 A Happy and Healthy Me 25 − 30


6 Safety First 31 − 36

7 Doing Our Part 37 − 42


8 Into the Wild 43 − 48

9 Get Moving! 49 − 54


10 Prevention is Better than Cure 55 − 60

Test 1 61 – 62


Test 2 63 – 64

Test 3 65 – 66


Test 4 67 – 68

Test 5 69 – 70


Test 6 71 – 72

Test 7 73 – 74


Test 8 75 – 76


Test 9 77 – 78

Test 10 79 – 80


Answer Key 81 − 85



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1 Friends from Around

the World






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Here are some facts and information about people from around the world.



Country

A country is a piece of land that has its own government and
people. Which country are you from?






Continent

There are seven continents in the world, which include Asia,
Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America and South
America. Do you know which continent your country belongs to?






Nationality
It is also known as citizenship. It means the country you belong
to or come from. Now ask yourself, what is your nationality?






Capital City

It is a city where the central government is located. Most of the
country’s leaders work here. Do you know the capital city of
your country?





Currency

It basically refers to the money used in the country. It can be
in the form of paper or coins. Have you any idea what is the
currency used in your country?



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Practice



A Group the words into the boxes. Match the nationality to its country.




Brazil Malaysia Korean United States

British Indonesia Australia Philippines
Filipino Brazilian Korea Indonesian

Australian Mexican Malaysian United Kingdom

Chinese American China Mexico




Country Nationality


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B Fill in the blanks with the words/phrases given in the box.



Americans Brazilians speak Portuguese traditional costume

United States longest reigning monarch Korean martial art

United Kingdom the most popular sport China Malaysians




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1 Taekwondo, a , is practised widely
around the world.



2 Brazil has won the World Cup five times, so it is not surprising that football is

in the country.



3 celebrate Independence Day on the
31 of August every year.
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4 Queen Elizabeth II, the of the United

Kingdom, has ruled for 66 years.



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5 In the United States, the 4 of July is an important day for the
.



6 The country that has the most population is .



7 The Mexicans speak Spanish whereas the .



8 Fish and chips is a popular dish in the .



9 The basketball game is the second most watched sports in the

.



10 The Korean , known as hanbok, is usually
worn during traditional occasions.


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C Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. Match the capital city to its country.



Rio De Janeiro Philippines Mexico United States Thailand

Kuala Lumpur Canberra Hanoi London China





Country Capital City
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Malaysia 1





2 Mexico City




3 Washington




Brazil 4





United Kingdom 5




Vietnam 6




7 Beijing




8 Bangkok





9 Manila




Australia 10





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Checkpoint


A Based on the picture given, choose the best answer. 5



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A Malaysians were waving the Jalur Gemilang during
the Merdeka Day parade.
B The crowd was singing the national anthem.
C The people were excited to be out under the sun.
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D The crowd was busy taking pictures of
the celebration.


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A The boys were playing soccer at the school field.
B The boys were staring at the ball wondering what
to do with it.
C The boys were discussing among themselves who
should bring the ball home.
D They boys did not enjoy the football game at all.


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A The girl is roller skating around the skating rink.
B The girl is ice skating on the skating rink.

C The girl has some doubt about her ability in
ice skating.

D The girl is confident of her ability in roller skating.



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A The girls enjoy playing badminton at the
badminton court.

B The girls have just finished playing badminton.
C Badminton is a popular sport in Malaysia.
D Badminton is a sport that requires speed and agility.



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A Boys are good at chess.

B Girls are excellent chess players.
C The boy is thinking of his next move in the
chess game.
D The girl is contemplating hard on the game.




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B Based on the picture given, choose the best answer. 5


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A The students are waiting for their coach.
B The students are training hard during the
volleyball practice.
C The students are having fun playing handball.
D The students are doing their stretching exercises
before the game.
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A Mei Lin practises swimming every day.
B Mei Lin likes to splash the water around in the
swimming pool.
C Mei Lin is shouting for help for the lifeguard.

D Mei Lin enjoys snorkeling in the swimming pool.



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A Tom is standing in the field.
B Tom is batting the ball with a bat.
C Tom is chasing after the ball.

D Tom is trying to catch the ball with his
baseball gloves.



4
A The boys were cycling along the busy road.

B The boys were racing their bicycles on the
quiet road.

C The boys were singing loudly while cycling.
D The boys were seen whistling while cycling.



5

A Jill is playing computer games on her laptop.
B Jill usually plays computer games on her desktop.
C Jill and Joe enjoy playing computer games.

D Jill and Joe find computer games entertaining.









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Test 1
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A Choose the best answer from the options given.
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1 is a popular sport in Malaysia.

A Baseball B Football C Karate D Ice skating


2 In the United States, a football game is known as .
A futsal B soccer C handball D basketball


3 An ice skater usually skates at the .

A ice skating rink C ice skating house
B ice skating court D ice skating field


4 A cyclist usually his .

A drives, bicycle C cycles, bicycle
B walks, motorbike D rides, van




B Read the text and choose the best answer based on the pictures given.





Santiago is from . His favourite game is
(5) (6)







. In the evening at , he practises his game.
(7)



5 A Brazil C the United Kingdom

B Mexico D China





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6 A basketball C football

B handball D baseball


7 A half past five C quarter to four
B quarter past four D half past four




C Based on the picture given, choose the best answer.

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A These are a badminton racket and a shuttlecock.
B These are a baseball bat and a baseball glove.
C These are a swimming cap and a pair of goggles.

D These are a protective helmet and a pair of
knee guards.



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A The boy is ice skating on the skating rink.
B The boy is skateboarding with his friends.

C The boy is skateboarding in the park.
D The boy broke his skateboard while skating.





D Choose the word that has the same meaning as the underlined word.


10 The skilful football player scored many goals for his team.

A weak C talented

B lousy D boastful




E Choose the answer with the correct spelling.


11 Many cheered for their school during the volleyball competition.
A spectaters C spectatoors

B spektaters D spectators

12 Carlos is anxious about the chess .

A tournement C tournamen

B tournament D teurnament


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Test 2
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15 minutes



A Choose the best answer from the options given.
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1 English and Art are my subjects.

A popular B wanted C favourite D cool


2 Sandy’s Music class is on every Wednesday. She has it a week.
A three B thrice C twice D once


3 Ann loves to draw and colour. Her favourite subject in class is .

A English B Science C Art D PE


4 Mary has Science classes a week, on Mondays and Thursdays.
A once B twice C thrice D four




B Read the text and choose the best answer based on the pictures given.


John and his brother always help around the house. Every morning, John
(5)



when he wakes up. His brother usually after
(6)






every meal. In the evening, both brothers .
(7)



5 A makes his bed C sweeps his room
B brushes his teeth D takes out the rubbish


6 A washes the sink C washes the dishes

B washes the clothes D washes the aprons



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7 A will rake the leaves C will shovel the snow

B will take out the rubbish D will vacuum the carpet




C Based on the picture given, choose the best answer.

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A Tom is raking the snow in front of the doorstep.
B Tom is shovelling the leaves in front of the doorstep.
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C Tom is raking the leaves in front of the doorstep.
D Tom is shovelling the snow in front of the doorstep.




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A Kelly is dusting the windows.
B Kelly is wiping the windows.
C Kelly is repairing the broken windows.

D Kelly is painting the windows.





D Choose the word that has the opposite meaning as the underlined word.


10 The strong boy carries and throws a bag of rubbish into the trash can.
A slim

B mighty

C fit
D frail




E Choose the answer with the correct spelling.


11 The students are having Science lesson in the .

A laberotory C laboratory
B laborotory D laberotori


12 is a very interesting subject.

A Matematiks C Matemathics
B Mathematiks D Mathematics




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Unit 1 Unit 2
PRACTICE PRACTICE
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A Country Nationality A 1 i 7 a
1 Brazil 1 Brazilian 2 c 8 g
2 China 2 Chinese 3 b 9 l
3 Mexico 3 Mexican 4 d 10 k
4 Korea 4 Korean 5 h 11 e
5 Malaysia 5 Malaysian 6 f 12 j
6 United Kingdom 6 British
7 United States 7 American B 1 make my bed
8 Australia 8 Australian 2 setting up the table
9 Philippines 9 Filipino 3 wash the dishes
10 Indonesia 10 Indonesian 4 rake the leaves
5 feed
B 1 Korean martial art 6 take out the rubbish
2 the most popular sport 7 waters the plants
3 Malaysians 8 wash and scrub
4 longest reigning monarch 9 sweep
5 Americans 10 cleaning the windows
6 China 11 mop
7 Brazilians speak Portuguese 12 iron the clothes
8 United Kingdom
9 United States C 1 We have Maths lessons three times a week
10 traditional costume 2 Tyler likes PE
3 Sam doesn’t have Science classes on Fridays
C 1 Kuala Lumpur 6 Hanoi 4 Anna loves Art and Music
2 Mexico 7 China 5 I have PE lessons twice a week
3 United States 8 Thailand 6 Avie goes swimming once a week
4 Rio De Janeiro 9 Philippines 7 Yi Jie will set the table for dinner every night
5 London 10 Canberra 8 Mother has to go grocery shopping on Sundays
9 Do you have to iron the clothes at home
CHECKPOINT 10 I have English and Maths classes on
Mondays and Wednesdays
2 A 3 B 4 A 5 C
B 1 B 2 A 3 B 4 A 5 B
CHECKPOINT
A 1 B 2 C 3 B 4 A 5 D

B 1 C 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 C



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Unit 3 B 1 l 7 f

PRACTICE 2 d 8 i
3 a 9 e
A L R T V K L O O B X G G O E
4 b 10 g
T K E Z P A P Y R U S R H Z
5 c 11 j
P A F X M Y H G U E Q A I D 6 h 12 k
B E W G U U A F H B Q F E E
N D B H M Y R C C F P M R S
C 1 the same month
M H V V M N A I N D E S O E 2 anniversary
S O W L Y I O G T C N W G R 3 Merdeka Day
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L N I L E V H Q B H C O L T 4 Malay traditional costumes
D A S Z P Y R A M I D O Y G 5 Chinese New Year
S C R I B E M C Z T R X P R 6 red lanterns
C Z X K Q K C E M Y X J H K 7 colour red
Q T E G Y P T G B F G Q I P 8 playing firecrackers
F G I Z A O Y A K K K O C Q 9 ang pows
J T S E S P H I N X P G S A 10 Gawai Festival
11 Kamaatan Festival
B 1 EGYPT 6 PYRAMID 12 Christmas
2 SPHINX 7 PAPYRUS
3 COFFIN 8 MUMMY CHECKPOINT
4 HIEROGLYPHICS 9 EGYPTIANS A 1 C 2 B 3 A 4 D 5 C
5 PHARAOH 10 TREASURE
B 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 B

C 1 lost 7 lived
2 went 8 called Unit 5
3 find 9 repaired PRACTICE
4 visited, flew 10 bought A Healthy Food Unhealthy Food
5 take, broke 11 tried 1 vegetables 1 popcorn
6 studied 12 caught 2 fruit 2 donuts

3 yoghurt 3 chocolates
CHECKPOINT
4 fish 4 lollipops
A 1 B 2 A 3 C 4 C 5 D 5 water 5 cakes
B 1 C 2 D 3 A 4 D 5 A 6 eggs 6 soda
7 wheat bread 7 hamburgers
8 brown rice 8 French fries
Unit 4
9 cheese 9 sausages
PRACTICE
10 cereal 10 brownies
A 1 4 8 fifty-second
2 10 9 nineth B i Meat Seafood
3 22 10 twelfth 1 beef 1 fish
4 31 11 thirtieth 2 turkey 2 prawn
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5 15 12 twenty-fifth 3 chicken 3 crab
6 20 13 eleventh
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7 43 14 nineteenth Dairy Product Vegetable
rd
1 milk 1 broccoli


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