SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT (SBA) - 2025
END-OF-YEAR ASSESSMENT
SUBJECT: ENGLISH FINAL TERM
GRADE-4
[Part A: 50 Marks Part B: 50 Marks Total: 100 Marks], Time = 3 hours
School Name: GES RUKHWAN (EMIS: 37140178)
ANSWER KEYS
Q. No.1 : b Q. No.2 : b Q. No.3 : b
Q. No.4 : c Q. No.5 : d Q. No.6 : a
Q. No.7 : a Q. No.8 : c Q. No.9 : d
Q. No.10 : c Q. No.11 : b Q. No.12 : b
Q. No.13 : b Q. No.14 : d Q. No.15 : c
Q. No.16 : a Q. No.17 : b Q. No.18 : c
Q. No.19 : b Q. No.20 : c Q. No.21 : d
Q. No.22 : b Q. No.23 : d Q. No.24 : b
Q. No.25 : c
ANSWERS / RUBRICS
Question No.26:
Item Rubric (English) :
Sample Answer:
1. Swings
2. Stairs
3. Tickethouse
4. Pool
5. Ball
6. Children
7. Trees
8. Benches
9. Flowers
10. Grass
Or any ten relevant items will be considered correct.
Scoring Rubrics:
Award of Marks:
• One Relevant item ------------------------ Mark (1)
• 10 Relevant items --------------------------- Marks (10)
• Irrelevant content or item written with wrong spelling will not be marked.
Question No.27:
Item Rubric (English) :
Sample Answer:
1. We go for a walk in the morning.
2. It is beneficial for our health.
3. Exercise is also necessary for our body.
4. It is said that a sound body has a sound mind.
5. We come back after an hour.
Scoring Rubrics:
Award of Marks:
• Irrelevant content will not be marked.
• 05 Relevant Sentences ------------------------------------- Marks (5)
Conventions of Paragraph Writing
1. Sequence ------------------------------------------------------ Marks (1)
2. Formal Language and Word Choice -------------------- Marks (2)
3. Sentence Structure------------------------------------------- Marks (2)
Deduction of Marks: Mechanics
• No mark will be deducted for up to 3 mistakes in punctuation, grammar and spelling.
• Every four mistakes in punctuation, grammar and spelling will lead to a deduction of one mark from gained marks. Capitalization errors will be
included in the punctuation errors.
• Maximum deduction of marks of punctuation, grammar and spelling will not exceed 2 marks.
Question No.28:
Item Rubric (English) :
Sample Answer:
1. Four bees were caught.
2. Three ants and two spiders were caught.
3. Ladybug was caught in the largest quantity.
4. Spider was caught in the smallest quantity.
5. Three ants were caught.
Scoring Rubrics:
Award of Marks:
One relevant answer in complete sentence form --------------------------Marks (2)
5 relevant answers in complete sentence form ----------------------------Marks (10)
Every one word or two word relevant answer ----------------------------Marks (1)
Irrelevant answer---------------------------------------------------------------Marks (0)
Deduction of Marks:
No mark will be deducted for up to 3 mistakes in punctuation, grammar and spelling.
Every four mistakes in punctuation, grammar and spelling will lead to a deduction of one mark from gained marks. Capitalization errors will be
included in the punctuation errors.
Maximum deduction of marks of punctuation, grammar and spelling will not exceed 2 marks.
Question No.29:
Item Rubric (English) :
Sample Answer:
Title: The Ants and the Grasshopper
Characters: Ant, Grasshopper
Plot: The story is about an aunt and a grasshopper. The ant worked hard during the summer. She collected grains for winter. The grasshopper plays
during summer. He didn’t store anything for winter. In winter, he remained hungry because aunt refused to give him any food.
Scoring Rubrics:
Award of Marks:
Title:
If students clearly understand and write down the title correctly. Marks (2)
Partially relevant titles will be awarded. Mark (1)
Characters:
Award 1 mark for each character as there are 2 characters in the story ------- Marks (2)
Plot:
If students properly understand the theme of the story and write properly without mistakes. Marks (4)
Partially relevant plot Marks (2)
Deduction of marks:
No mark will be deducted for up to 3 mistakes in punctuation, grammar and spelling.
Every four mistakes in punctuation, grammar and spelling will lead to a deduction of one mark from the gained marks.
Capitalization errors will be included in the punctuation errors.
Question No.30:
Item Rubric (English) :
Listening and Speaking
Instructions for Teacher:
Call the students one by one.
Take any two of the following “Consonant Clusters”. (one from two-letters group and one from three-letter group)
Pronounce them clearly and also give at least one word example for each “Consonant Clusters”.
Now, ask the student to repeat the same “Consonant Clusters” and say one word for each of them.
Do not use the same letters for the consecutive students.
Consonant Clusters:
Bl, Cr, Dr, Fr
Shr, Str, Spl, Spr
Sample Answer:
Bl: Black, Blend, Blue
Cr: Crab, Crown, Crust
Dr: Dress, Drop, Dream
Fr: Frog, Frame, Fruit
Shr: Shrink, Shrine, Shrub
Str: Stretch, Strategy, Stream
Spl: Splat, Splint, Splatter
Spr: Sprint, Sprinkle, Spray
Award of Marks:
Listening and Speaking:
Each consonant Blend has two words.
Each word carries 2 marks. So 2x2= 4
Award 2 marks for each correct answer.
Award 0 marks for an irrelevant/ incorrect response.
Reading Instructions for the Teacher:
Call the students one by one.
Select any two words from the word bank and ask the students to read them loudly.
Check if the student reads the word with the correct pronunciation and syllabic division.
Do not repeat the words for any two consecutive students.
WORD BANK:
Excellent, Outstanding, Magnificent, Spectacular, Adventure, Incredible, Intelligent, Courageous, Difficult, Direction
Sample Answer:
Ex-cel-lent Out-stand-ing Mag-nif-i-cent Spec-tac-u-lar Ad-ven-ture
In-cre-di-ble In-tel-li-gent Cour-a-geous Dif-fi-cult Di-rec-tion
Award of Marks:
Each word carries 2 marks.
Award 2 marks if the child reads the word correctly with correct syllabic division.
Award 1 mark if the child reads the word correctly without clear syllabic division.
Award 0 marks for an irrelevant/ incorrect response.
Note: Make an award list according to the given sample and record the results for both reading and listening and speaking
questions on that sheet.
