STUDY GUIDE
FINAL EXAMS JUNE 2013
Dear Parents,
FINAL Exams will start June 10, 2013 inshaAllah.
You can support your child through the stress of revision by doing the following things:
· Working out a revision timetable for each subject.
· Breaking revision time into small chunks.
· Making sure your child has all the books, materials and handouts that were given throughout the year.
· Using index cards to act as revision prompts.
· Buying new stationery, highlighters and pens to make revision more interesting.
· Going through school notes with your child or listen while they revise a topic.
· Making sure that your child has done all the questions found on this Study Guide.
· Making sure that your child eats and sleeps well before and during the exam period.
· Contacting your child’s teachers if you have any questions or concerns.
Chers parents,
Les examens de fin d’année (Final exams) débuteront le 10 juin, 2013 inshaAllah.
Vous pouvez soutenir votre enfant en faisant les choses suivantes:
· L'élaboration d'un calendrier de révision.
· Briser le temps de révision en petits morceaux.
· S'assurer que votre enfant a tous les livres et les documents qui lui ont été remis tout au long de l'année.
· Utiliser des fiches de révision.
· Acheter de nouveaux papeterie, surligneurs et stylos pour que la révision soit plus intéressante.
· Ecouter votre enfant révise ses notes.
· Assurer que votre enfant a répondu a toutes les questions dans ce guide.
· Assurer que votre enfant mange et dort bien avant et pendant la période des examens.
· Communiquer avec les enseignants de votre enfant si vous avez des questions ou des préoccupations.
MATHEMATICS
To prepare for the Mathematics final exam, students need to:
1. Review their notes, tests/quizzes, and practice book exercises. All exercises need to be done again!
2. Visit the following web sites to find the Mathematics exercises online. You will also be able to see the answers to the questions at the end of the guide.
Saxon Grade 4 Test 4A (with answer key)
Math Mammoth end of year test
Math Mammoth end of year test ANSWERS
SCIENCE
Chapter 3: Energy in ecosystems
Write the phrase that best completes each sentence.
Carbon dioxide
Carnivore
Chlorophyll
Consumer
Decomposer
Ecosystem
Food chain
Food web
Habitat
Herbivore
Omnivore
Photosynthesis
Predator
Prey
Producer
scavenger
1. A ________________________ eats only plants.
2. A vulture is a _______________________because it eats dead or decaying animals.
3. A plant is a ___________________________ because it can make sugar.
4. An organism that hunts other organisms is called a _________________________.
5. A _______________________ puts minerals and nutrients back into the soil, air and water.
6. The process by which plants use sunlight to make energy is called ________________.
7. Living and nonliving things interact in an ______________________.
8. The flow of energy from a plant to a grasshopper to a frog is ___________________.
9. A _______________________ gets energy from other plants and animals.
10. A consumer that eats nuts, seeds, and insects is an _______________________.
11. The __________________ of a whale is the ocean.
12. A gas found in the air that is used by plants is called _________________________.
13. Because it eats only other animals, a lion is a __________________________-.
14. The green substance in plants is called ______________________.
15. Food chains in a community make up a _____________________________.
16. A rabbit is _________________ to a wolf.
Critical Thinking
Put each of the following food chains in the correct sequence.
a. Rabbit, wolf, lettuce
b. Grass, bird, grasshopper
c. Grass, lion, zebra
Chapter 4: The Makeup of the Earth
Draw a picture or write a paragraph to answer these questions.
1. How do volcanoes form?
2. How do water and ice break down rocks?
3. How is soil important? Why is soil important?
4. What are 3 natural resources, and how do people use them?
Critical Thinking
1. Contrast how igneous and sedimentary rocks are formed?
2. You see a house on the side of a hill with no trees growing around it. Draw a conclusion about what might happen to the house after many heavy rainstorms.
Chapter 5: The Digestive, Circulatory and Nervous Systems
Write the phrase that best completes each sentence.
Artery
Atrium
Capillary
Digestion
Enzyme
Esophagus
Nerve cell
Nerve ending
Nutrient
Plasma
Platelet
Red blood cell
Saliva
Sense organ
Small intestine
Spinal cord
Vein
Ventricule
White blood cell
1. A substance in food that the body uses for energy, for growth and repair, or for working well is a ______________________.
2. The changing of food into forms that body cells can use is called ___________________.
3. The liquid in the mouth that helps break down food is ___________________.
4. A chemical that helps the digestive system change food into nutrients is an ________________.
5. The food that you eat travels from your mouth to your stomach through the ___________.
6. Most digestion of food takes place in the ____________________.
7. The watery part of blood is _____________________.
8. A blood cell that carries oxygen is a ________________.
9. A blood cell that fights germs is a _______________________.
10. A tiny part of a cell that helps stop bleeding is a _______________________.
11. A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart is an ___________________.
12. A tiny blood vessel with thing walls is a ____________________.
13. A blood vessel that carries blood to the heart is a ___________________________.
14. A space in the heart that receives blood from veins is an __________________.
15. A space in the heart that pumps blood out of the heart is a ______________________.
16. A body part, such as the nose, that gathers information about the surroundings is a __________.
17. A cell that gathers and carries information in the body is a ________________.
18. A tiny branch of a nerve cell that gathers information is a _________________.
19. The bundle of nerves that connects the brain with nerves throughout the body is the ________.
Draw and label a diagram or write a paragraph to answer these questions.
1. How does food change as it moves through the digestive system?
2. How does blood move through the heart?
3. How do you know when you are touching something soft?
SOCIAL STUDIES
The student may choose ONE of the following themes. This project will count as the final exam note. Students will start presenting their projects from Tuesday June 4, inshaAllah.
Theme: I’m seeing stars
Power Point Presentation and Oral explications
Include: A cover page with your name, date, and title of the presentation
You should give explications/descriptions to the following questions:
1. Show the constellation of the solar system revolving around the sun.
2. Give the names of all of the planets.
3. Why is gravity important?
4. How do we tell time using the sun?
5. How do we tell prayer time using the sun?
6. Why the moon is important is Islam?
7. Is there life on other planets?
8. Presentation of the document (typing, grammar, spelling, form, neatness)
9. Oral presentation and posture
Theme: Comparing Cultures
Oral and Written Presentation
Students will present different aspects of the Chinese culture. They may choose any THREE aspects to show.
1. Chinese clothing (student will need to explain what he/she is wearing).
2. A Chinese dish (student will explain how the dish was made).
3. Chinese lantern (student will explain how the lantern was made and what it is used for).
4. Chinese writing (student will write on a large piece of paper a Chinese word or phrase, say it, and translate it).
5. Chinese dragon (student will need to draw a Chinese dragon and explain the importance of it).
6. Chinese flag (bring a replica of the flag and explain what the colours mean and the stars).
7. Oral presentation and posture
Theme: Global Trade
Written and Oral Presentation
The student will do a thorough analysis of the coffee trade. Students will be noted on:
1. The introduction of the topic
2. Creation of a map showing how and where coffee is made and exported to
3. Who drinks coffee and why (benefits of coffee)
4. Coffee farming and production (how it is done, and who does it)
5. Coffee selling (how is the coffee sold, and who sells it)
6. Is the trade fair? Explain why or why not.
7. Solutions to make the trade better
8. Conclusion of the topic
9. Presentation of the document (handwriting, typing, grammar, spelling, form, neatness)
10. Oral presentation and posture
ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE
SPELLING
You will have 20 words on the exam. There are 75 words in this list.
1. match
2. maybe
3. meal
4. meat
5. meet
6. merry
7. might
8. milk
9. Monday
10. money
11. more
12. morning
13. most
14. mouse
15. mouth
16. move
17. near
18. neck
19. never
20. newspaper
21. noise
22. none
23. noon
24. note
25. now
26. together
27. told
28. too
29. tooth
30. torn
31. touch
32. town
33. toy
34. toys
35. track
36. trade
37. traded
38. trash
39. tries
40. trouble
41. true
42. trunk
43. trust
44. Tuesday
45. turn
46. until
47. used
48. very
49. voice
50. wagging
51. dollar
52. don't
53. done
54. door
55. drank
56. drawing
57. dream
58. driving
59. drum
60. eagle
61. early
62. ears
63. easy
64. everyone
65. everything
66. eyes
67. face
68. falling
69. family
70. far
71. farm
72. feeding
73. feeling
74. fifty
75. fight
Reading Comprehension
You will find the passages using the links below.
Writing Comprehension
Write at least a half a page on the following topics.
1. You get into a fight with your best friend, who is no longer talking to you. Say how you will resolve the problem.
2. You are going to learn English in South Africa and you need to stay with a family. Write a description about yourself and your likes and dislikes so that you will be able to be placed with the best family match.
Listening Comprehension
You will be given a passage to listen to. You will not be able to listen to the passage before the exam. You will be asked to answer some questions that follow the passage.
