The Egyptian American International School
Grade 4 English Paper 1 Semester 1 Exam Study Guide
The information in this document will help to prepare you for the exam. Make sure you read the text,
review notes, worksheets, homework, and old quizzes and tests. Review the vocabulary for each section
below and make sure you can answer the questions listed underneath each section. Good Luck 
The duration of the exam is one hour and it will count as 50% of the total mark for the Language Arts
Exam.
English Paper 1 exam will cover the following content:
 Section 1: High Frequency words
This section will include a mixture of multiple choice questions tackling synonyms or antonyms, as
well as sentence completion and true or false.
 Section II: Genre
This section will include multiple choice questions that address the different genres covered during
the first semester.
Section III: Reading Skills
This section will be an unseen comprehension(s) to assess the students’ understanding and
acquisition of the different reading skills introduced throughout the semester.
There will be a bonus on the exam not to exceed 2.5% and will address higher order thinking.
Lesson Title
+ Genre
Reading Skills
Character Traits and
Motivations
The Hot and Cold Summer
Realistic fiction
Synonyms and
Antonyms
Vocabulary Words
pact, venture, foist,
deprive, queasy, annoy,
commotion, exhausted,
authority, souvenir.
Textbook page: 24,
practice book page 1 and 4
Mimicry and camouflage
Cause and Effect
Expository non-fiction
So you want to be an
inventor.
Fact and opinion
Narrative nonfiction
Mangrove Wilderness
Sequence
Expository non-fiction
Kai’s journey to the Gold
Mountain
Historical fiction
Compare and Contrast
predators, traits, lure,
mimic, resembles, obvious,
deceptive, avoid.
Textbook: 284, practice
book page 61
quest, barrier, forged,
trampled, hoaxer, tinker,
perfect
Textbook:412 and 440,
practice book : 91
remarkable, extract,
stealthy, advantage,
withstand, and suitable.
Text book pages 626 and
627
Practice book page 138.
solemnly, accusing,
interrogation, averted,
stern, fury, cringed, and
craned
Text book pages 110 and
111.
Practice book page 18.
Resources to study from
Text book, online resources blog
“g4englishforlife.wordpress.com”
Quizlet activities and tests,
comprehension and vocabulary
notebook, review pack and
practice book. Text book pages
22 and 54. Practice book pages 9
and 24.
Textbook pages: 282 and 312.
Practice book pages: 63,69.
Textbook pages: 410 and 440.
Practice book pages: 93-99
Text book pages 596 and 624
Practice book pages 140-145.
Text book pages 80 and 108
Practice book pages
The Egyptian American International School
Charlotte’s Web
Chapters 1-6.
Apply all the
previously taught skills
throughout the
knowledge.
sobbed, injustice,
miserable, infant,
enchanted, amused, trough,
escape, commotion and
hullabaloo.
Novel book, notebook and the
blog.
How to Study for the Literature Exam:
Reading skills : Students should be able to use the different reading skills acquired to answer questions on an unseen
reading comprehension.
Genre: Students should be able to answer questions addressing the identification of different genres and recalling the
genres of the different selections covered.
Vocabulary: Students should be able to:
 Identify the meaning of the words through context.
 Use the words to complete sentences.
 Use the words in proper sentences.
 Give synonyms / antonyms for target words.