Pi Leo Academy · Year 4 English

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10 questions and practical tasks · Victorian Curriculum English Version 2.0 · Level 4 · VC2E4LA02

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Question 1

facts opinions and feelings · support

Which sentence uses a word that clearly expresses an opinion about the book?

The book has a blue cover.
The book has twelve chapters.
The book was published in 2020.
The book is wonderful.

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Question 2

facts opinions and feelings · support

Which statement could be checked by counting?

There are twenty-four desks in the room.
The room is the nicest in the school.
The room feels welcoming.
The room is too boring.

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Question 3

facts opinions and feelings · support

Which word signals a personal feeling in: I felt relieved when I found my missing bag?

bag
found
missing
relieved

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Question 4

facts opinions and feelings · extension

Which phrase marks the following statement as a personal opinion? ____ the new ending is better.

The page number shows that
The contents list shows that
In my view,
We counted and found that

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Question 5

facts opinions and feelings · support

Which sentence gives a fact rather than a judgement about the playground?

The playground has two slides.
The playground is magnificent.
The playground is far too small.
The playground has the best swings.

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Question 6

facts opinions and feelings · core

Which word expresses a stronger feeling than pleased?

delighted
disappointed
uncertain
calm

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Question 7

facts opinions and feelings · core

Which word expresses a weaker degree of anger than furious?

delighted
enraged
annoyed
frightened

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Question 8

facts opinions and feelings · extension

Which revision makes the opinion clearly belong to the speaker? 'The film is boring.'

Everyone knows the film is boring.
The film lasts ninety minutes.
The film was shown on Tuesday.
I found the film boring.

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Question 9

facts opinions and feelings · extension

Which sentence separates a checkable fact from a personal judgement?

The race was definitely the greatest ever.
The race was exciting because everyone must love running.
The race was 200 metres long, and I thought it was exciting.
All people enjoyed the best race.

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Question 10

facts opinions and feelings · core

Which word would make this sentence more positive: The class gave a ____ performance?

disappointing
careless
splendid
dreadful

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Answers and review guidance

Open responses, handwriting and spoken tasks need adult review. The models are examples; different responses may meet the criteria.

Question 1

Answer: The book is wonderful.

Wonderful expresses a personal judgement. The other statements describe details that can be checked.

Question 2

Answer: There are twenty-four desks in the room.

Twenty-four desks is a factual quantity that can be verified. Nicest, welcoming and boring express evaluations or feelings.

Question 3

Answer: relieved

Relieved names the speaker's feeling when worry ended. The other words describe an event or an object.

Question 4

Answer: In my view,

In my view explicitly signals the writer's own judgement. Better is also evaluative language.

Question 5

Answer: The playground has two slides.

Two slides is a countable detail. Magnificent, too small and best rely on a person's judgement or expectations.

Question 6

Answer: delighted

Delighted means very pleased, so it increases the strength of the same positive feeling.

Question 7

Answer: annoyed

Annoyed expresses irritation, usually less intense than being furious. Enraged is also intense anger.

Question 8

Answer: I found the film boring.

I found identifies boring as the speaker's experience. Everyone knows makes an unsupported claim about other people's views.

Question 9

Answer: The race was 200 metres long, and I thought it was exciting.

The distance can be checked. I thought clearly signals that exciting is the speaker's judgement.

Question 10

Answer: splendid

Splendid expresses strong approval. The other options express criticism or a lack of care.