Pi Leo Academy · Year 4 English

Writing and editing

9 questions and practical tasks · Victorian Curriculum English Version 2.0 · Level 4 · VC2E4LA01

Questions with a separate answer key and review guidance.

Circle one option for multiple-choice questions. Use the response spaces or extra paper for longer work.

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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

Example response / review guidance: Welcome to Year 4! When you arrive, place your bag in the class storage area. Next, bring your reading book and pencil case to your desk. Check the board for the first quiet activity, then begin while everyone settles in. If you are unsure where something belongs, ask a classmate or the teacher. We all needed help on our first day, so you are welcome to ask.

A guide combines practical directions with language that helps its reader feel included.

Review criteria
  • The routine has three clear steps.
  • The language is friendly and suitable for a new classmate.
  • Adult checks that the guide gives a way to get help.

Question 2

Example response / review guidance: Dear Principal, I would like to suggest a lunchtime drawing club once a week. It could give students a calm place to practise art and share ideas. We could begin with one supervised room and use our own pencil cases, so very few extra materials would be needed. Students could help tidy the room before the bell. If the first month works well, we could invite more year levels to join. Thank you for considering this proposal. Kind regards, A Year 4 student

A formal request combines respectful language with enough detail for someone to consider the proposal.

Review criteria
  • The letter uses a suitable greeting and closing.
  • Benefits are supported by a manageable plan.
  • Adult checks the tone is respectful without demanding agreement.

Question 3

Example response / review guidance: To a cousin: Hi! Come and see our inventions on Friday at 3 pm in Room 4. I'd love to show you our bridge model. Hope you can make it! To a librarian: Dear Community Librarian, Our Year 4 class invites you to its inventions exhibition on Friday at 3 pm in Room 4. We would be pleased to share our designs with you.

A writer can retain the same information while changing language to suit a relationship.

Review criteria
  • Both invitations include event, day, time and place.
  • The difference in formality suits the readers.
  • Adult checks that both messages are welcoming and clear.

Question 4

Example response / review guidance: Dear Stationery Team, I bought a blue notebook from your shop yesterday. When I opened it, I found that several pages in the middle were missing. I have kept the receipt and have not written in the book. Could I please exchange it for a complete notebook? Thank you for helping me resolve this problem. Kind regards, A customer

A useful complaint separates the problem from personal blame and clearly requests a solution.

Review criteria
  • The problem and relevant facts are easy to identify.
  • The requested solution is reasonable.
  • Adult checks the letter maintains a polite, formal tone.

Question 5

Example response / review guidance: Dear Workshop Volunteer, Thank you for showing our class how to mend a loose button. Your slow demonstration helped me see how to pass the thread through the holes and secure it at the back. I also learnt that repairing something can let us use it for longer. I appreciated having time to ask questions and practise with help.

Specific details make thanks meaningful and show the effect of someone's contribution.

Review criteria
  • The note names a particular helpful action.
  • It explains learning or benefit from that action.
  • Adult checks the tone suits a respectful relationship with a volunteer.

Question 6

Example response / review guidance: Subject: Request to display Year 4 recycling posters Dear Community Centre Team, Our Year 4 class has created posters explaining how to sort common classroom waste. We would like to share six posters with people who visit the centre. Each poster is A4 size, and our teacher could arrange delivery and collection. Would it be possible to display them for two weeks next term? Please let us know if there are size limits or other display requirements. Thank you for considering our request. Kind regards, The Year 4 class Revision: 'Can we put stuff up?' became the specific display question.

A request is easier to answer when it supplies relevant details and asks a focused question.

Review criteria
  • The email identifies the class, purpose and display requirements.
  • The recipient has a clear question to answer.
  • Adult reviews one revision that improves precision or appropriate formality.

Question 7

Example response / review guidance: Dear Museum Educator, Our class is planning a visit. Could you please tell us what time the museum opens, where we should meet our guide and whether there is a place to eat lunch? Thank you for your help. Kind regards, The Year 4 class

Editing for formality means choosing language appropriate to the reader and the relationship.

Review criteria
  • All three questions remain clear.
  • The tone suits an adult outside school.
  • Adult checks that greeting and closing match the request.

Question 8

Example response / review guidance: Hi! We decided that our group will meet by the library door on Monday at lunch. Please bring your sketch so we can choose a design together. I'll see you there!

Less formal language can preserve precise information while sounding natural between classmates.

Review criteria
  • Place, time and required item are all retained.
  • The message sounds friendly and natural.
  • Adult checks that clarity has not been lost when shortening the notice.

Question 9

Example response / review guidance: Dear Teacher, I would like our class to create a welcome booklet for new students. It could explain everyday routines, which would reduce uncertainty on the first few days. It could also introduce places to get help, making it easier to ask questions. Small groups could each prepare one page about a useful topic, such as borrowing equipment or finding the library. We could check the information together before making the final booklet. A new student could then tell us which pages were helpful and what was missing. Please consider giving us some class time to try this project. Kind regards, A Year 4 student

A purposeful proposal links benefits, an achievable process and appropriate language for the decision-maker.

Review criteria
  • Two distinct reasons support a specific project.
  • The plan explains who could do what.
  • Adult checks the learner can identify a tone-related revision or explain why the existing tone suits the audience.