| EDUSCAPECARIBBEAN.COM | an ocean of opportunity whatsapp text 770 2222 | SEA 2020 SPECIAL (COVID-19) EDITION PRACTICE TESTS TEST 3 STUDENT: SCHOOL: TEACHER: CLASS: CREATIVE WRITING MATHEMATICS MARK LANGUAGE ARTS MARKGENERAL INSTRUCTIONS READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY 1. This test is divided into three parts: Creative Writing, Mathematics and Language Arts, 2. Bach part above is to be done separately. 3. Make sure that you understand the directions for each section before you begin to work. 4, Do not begin the test until you are told to do so, DIRECTIONS FOR CREATIVE WRITING This test has ONE section. Select one topic and complete your writing based on it. Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation when writing. You have 50 minutes to complete your writing. DIRECTIONS FOR MATHEMATICS You are NOT allowed to use calculators. This test has THREE sections and a total of 45 test items Section I has 20 items (Questions 1-20). Section II has 20 items (Questions 21-40). Section III has 5 items (Questions 41-45). ‘You have 75 minutes to answer ALL questions. DIRECTIONS FOR LANGUAGE ARTS This test has TWO sections and a total of 43 test items. Section I - Spelling/ Punctuation/ Grammar Skills has 18 questions (Questions 1-18). Section II - Reading Comprehension has 25 questions (Questions 19-43). You have 75 minutes to answer ALL questions. Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation when writing your answers. All rights reserved. No part of this resource may be reproduced without written permission of Eduscape Caribbean. These rights have been waived ‘for our nation’s teachers using online methods to reach our students,CREATIVE WRITING Select one topic and complete your writing based on it 1. Your close friend’s family left on a vacation abroad for a week. Your friend entrusted you with the responsibility to care for his or her pet. Write a report to him or her about the activities you followed daily to fulfil your responsibility. Consider including the regular activities and the general behaviour of the pet at first and then later on, Also include an unusual incident that happened on one of the days that involved you and the pet. y Your class was busy completing an end of term test. While it was in progress, you observed a fellow pupil pull out 2 book and copied answers into his or her test paper. That pupil unexpectedly got very high marks in that test. Write a report to your class teacher about what you saw, the detailing the actions and behaviour of that pupil and an apology (or reason) for not reporting the matter immediately. 3. You were walking to get to school one morning when a person whose house you were about to pass stopped you and pleaded for your help. You agreed and went in to help. Unfortunately, what you did dirtied your uniform and also caused you to be late. When you arrived, your principal asked you to write a report to explain the situation. Your report should have ideas of your good intention and what led to the dirty uniform and you being late, You may plan your writing here. EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page |MATHEMATICS _ Section I 1. | What numeral equals to 3 ones + 5 tens + 4 hundreds + 60 thousands? Answer 2. | Circle the answer that is equivalent to. 7 07 70 0.07 3. | The numbers below follow a pattern. Fill in the two missing numbers to complete the sequence. 37 | 30 | 24 | 19 12 | 10 4. | What is the numeral at position A on the number line? A ¥ a 3 7 9 rt Answer 5. | Jane ate = of a cake, her sister ate + and their mother ate < offit. How much cake is left? Answer EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 2© and [[] represent two numbers. If x = 36, and CO + =u, then what is the value of © ? Answer 7. | There are six bills in Ryan's pocket. $20.00 $10.00 $5.00 $10.00 $100.00 ? All Ryan’s money add up to $150.00. What is the value of the unmarked bill? Answer 8. | There are 9 boxes of pencils. Each box has 125 pencils. What is the total number of pencils? Answer FduscapeCaribbean. Examinati for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 3Le For cach ie coin Teddy saves, Sandra saves these eo @ coins. When Teddy saves $1.25, how much money does Sandra save? Answer _ 10. = 765 = 3840 Answer 11. | Draw a line or lines to complete the figure so that the shape has an area of 12 square centimetres. lem — tiem 12. | Two sacks containing onions are weighed. The first weighs 69.9 kilograms and the next weighs 82.46 kilograms. How much heavier is the one sack of onions than the next? Answer ‘EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 413. | Our field trip to Toco began at 8:40 a.m. It took us 2 hours and 27 minutes to get there. At what time did we get to Toco? Answer _ 14. | Saladin first travelled 2.8 kilometres by car and then he walked 900 metres to get to the supermarket, What distance did Saladin cover to get there? Answer 15. | Observe the shapes on the grid. Cirele one name from below to identify triangle A. Scalene _Isosceles__Equilateral 16. The diagram shows a solid. How many rectangular surfaces does it have? Answer EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 20: Page 517. Using the letters, identify the right angles in the diagram. Answer __ 18. The table below shows the ages of 22 children. Insert the missing information. puciiira eeieeee a| ‘Ages Tally Frequency [tHE 7 wo | HHH 12 19. “The mean of six numbers is 8. What is the sum of the six numbers if two of the numbers are identical? Answer 20. The table shows the pets of pupils in a class. iia Pet Types Birds | Fishes ] Mammals{ Reptiles 7 15 18 eal 1£3 more birds and 4 more reptiles were added to the table, how many fewer birds would there be than reptiles?Section I 21. | Maggie sent 3 text messages on Monday, 5 text messages on Tuesday, 8 text messages on Wednesday and 12 text messages on Thursday. If this pattern continues until Friday, calculate how many text messages Maggie sent in al ‘Answer _ (2 marks) 22. | Students participated in a field trip using 13 buses. Each bus accommodated 15 students, All the buses were completely filled except two which had 3 and 2 empty seats respectively. How many students participated in the field trip? Answer (2 marks) 23. | A cooler contained 21 litres of water. When 662% of the water had been used, how many litres of water remained in the cooler? Answer (2 marks) 24. | The ingredients in Recipe A make a cake for 6 people. Gemma wants to make a cake for 3 people. Complete Recipe B to show the amount of ingredients needed, Recipe A Recipe B exes 4 eggs 2 flour 3kg flour = litre milk 2 milk (2 marks) EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 725. ‘Neil bought 4 vacuum cleaners at a total cost of $4600.00. He later sold | vacuum cleaner to make a profit of 50%. How much was the selling price for the vacuum cleaner? Answer (2 marks) 26. ‘Tinisha has 60 stickers in her collection. A + of her stickers is equal to Z of Jimmy’s stickers. (a) How many stickers does Jimmy have? Answer, (2 marks) (b) How many stickers will be equal to = of Tinisha’s stickers? Answer (1 mark) 21, ‘There are 1500 photographs on display at a national schools’ exhibition. are photographs of animals and 3 are photographs of plants. The remaining photographs are of non-living things. (a) How many photographs are of plants and animals? ‘EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparati ss 5m 3 #32 Answer Qmarks) | 3 (b) What fraction of the photographs is of non-living things? ie =s Answer (1 mark) Page 828. | Three years ago, Clevon was 2 the age of his mother. Clevon’s mother is now 39 years old. What is Clevon’s age now? Answer marks) 29. | A visitor to Tobago rents a car at a cost of $325.00 per day from a company. She also spent $420.00 for gas during the entire stay. What was her total cost for a stay of 2 weeks and 4 days if she was given a discount of 10% by the car rental company? Answer (3 marks) 30. | Two pupils observe the shapes below and make a statement about them. Each shape shows a different size of fraction because both of the Shreya complete shapes are different. Each complete shape shows the same fraction because they both aaa have 3 sections that are shaded. Which statement or statements are true? Explain your answer, Answer GB marks) EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 931. | Basketball practice ends at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. During practice, players do warm-up exercises for 30 minutes, then play a game for 45 minutes and finally have a team chat With the coach for another 20 minutes. At what time does basketball practice begin? Answer (2 marks) 32. 30m 15m = fi 10 ae 10cm x 20cm 30m 40m. ‘The floor plan of a performing arts theatre is shown above. The stage is a trapezium and the seating area is a rectangle. (a) The seating area is covered with tiles, each 10cm x 20cm. How many tiles were used? ‘Answer (2 marks) (b) A tile cost $9.00. Calculate the total cost of the tiles to cover the seating area including 12 extra tiles that were bought. Answer __ (1 mark) “FduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 1033. A vendor sells coconuts and coconut water in bottles. He purchased 480 coconuts. He sold 60% in their shells and filled the rest in bottles. A bottle required 6 coconuts to full. How many bottles of coconut water did he full? Answer (2 marks) 34. Mixed together in a container are some 10cm long nails and some 6cm long nails. The total mass of the nails is 5 kilograms. Each 10cm nail has a mass of 50g and each 6cm nail has a mass of 40g, There are 50 nails that are 6cm long. Calculate the number of 10cm nails that are in the container. Answer G marks) EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 1135. Name 1 plane shape and 1 solid shape on the figure. Answer Plane Solid am (2 marks) 36. | Complete the 4" entry in the pattern below. 1 2 3 4 Answer (2 marks) 2020, Test 3 Page 12 “FauscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA37. | In 2019, Jennifer paid the following for 6 months of her telephone bill. Month [January | February | March | April | May June Cost TTS | $65. $20. 360. 360. | $45. In 2020, Jennifer paid the following for 6 months of her telephone bill. 80 70 60 E50 240 B30 2 20 10 ° Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun In some months, Jennifer paid less for her telephone bill in 2019 than in 2020. Which are these months? Answer (2 marks) 38. | Name one shape to complete each part of the table below. Use a shape one time only. a7 a ay Properties ‘Names of Selected Shape A quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and equal in length. A quadrilateral with one line of symmetry and one pair of lines that is not parallel. ‘A quadrilateral which may be separated into two similar quadrilaterals by folding it once. The similar quadrilaterals are not shown above. (3 marks) ee EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 13,39. | Complete the table below using the information given. 900 travellers were asked about their favourite destination in the Caribbean. 45% preferred Bermuda the most. One-quarter favoured the Bahamas. One-fifth of the people liked St. Lucia and 90 people chose Antigua. |” Destination | ‘Number of Travellers Bermuda Antigua 90. St. Lucia Bahamas TOTAL 900. (GB marks) 40. | A rugby team scored the points below during its first 5 games. Game 1 2 3 4 5] Points_| 38 21 43 30 21 | (a) What is the modal number of points scored by the team? Answer (1 mark) (b) The mean score after a 6" game is 36. How many points were scored for the 6" game? Answer (2 marks) EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 20: Page 14Section II 41. | A bakery made some puffs. 3 of them were chicken pufls and the rest were tuna puffs. Z of the chicken puffs and 120 of the tuna puffs were sold. If Z of all the puffs were left unsold, how many puffs were made in total? Answer (4 marks) 42, | Ata construction firm, the basic week of work is 40 hours. During a particular week, Winston earned a wage of $3750.00 but $1350.00 of it was for overtime work. (a) Calculate Winston’s basic rate of payment. Answer (2 marks) (b) Overtime is paid at the rate of “time and a half”. How many hours did Winston work overtime for that particular week? Answer (2 marks) EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 15‘The square ABCD is cut into four equal parts. (a) The shaded part in the diagram above is 1Gem*. Calculate the perimeter of the square ABCD. Answer (2 marks) (b) Calculate the difference between the perimeter of square ABCD and the perimeter of the shaded part. (2 marks) Answer 2020, Test 3 Page 16 “EduscapeCaribbean, Examination for preparation for th(a) One point, A, is shown below. Adele is looking for points B and C, so that ABC is an isosceles triangle. Find the points and complete the drawing. (2 marks) (b) Draw the line or lines of symmetry. (2 marks) ees ;scapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 17From her window at home, Rabiya counted the ‘vehicles that crossed a nearby bridge each minute, During the first minute $5 vehicles drove by, 42 drove by during the second minute and 38 vehicles drove by during the third minute. (@) How many more vehicles passed over the bridge in the first minute than the overall mean? Answer (2 marks) (b) The mean number of vehicles that passed across the bridge after the fourth minute was 49. How many vehicles passed across in the fourth minute? Answer (2 marks) FaacapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation forthe ‘SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 18 FEES co aes aaLANGUAGE ARTS Section 1 Spelling There is ONE mis-spelt word in each line of the passage below. TASK 1 Circle the incorrect word and write its correct spelling in the box provided for each line. for cuting or grinding, protective gear is required (ee | metal and plastic can unfortunately strik the et | Protective clotheing, gloves and especially eye goggles are essencial. Believe that safety is first. 12 marks EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 19Punctuation and Capitalisation ‘There is either one punctuation mark or capital letter that is TASK 2 missing in each line of the passage below. Insert the punctuation mark correctly or the capital letter above the common letter it replaces for each line. | Should we choose foreign over our own local products ae) With foodstuff especially the answer is a definite ‘no’. We certainly need to encourage using our own produce grow buy and eat local vegetables and meats. In this way, the countrys import costs will De reduced greatly and agriculture and fishing sectors will be developed FimcpeCaribbean Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 20Grammar TASK 3 There is ONE grammar error in each line of the passage below. Circle cach error and write the correct form of the word in the box provided for each line. Fishing is particularly important to coast villages. They creates employment and a large portion of the food supply we use locally. Boat buildings, engine servicing like fish vending are a few of the | 16 iH other occupations that supports the industry. Also, | 17. seafood is healthier than poultry meat for you to. 12 marks ‘EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 21Section 2 SA aes cte a teense ee aan Reading Comprehension TASK 4 | Read the passage below and answer questions 19 to 28. Factual Passage 10 15 25 Did you know that the subjects that you study at school belong to & curriculum (terrick-que-lum)? Tae word “curriculum” means a path for leamine. ‘There are two types of curricula: the “written curriculum” and the “hidden curriculum”. “The written curriculum is the work prepared for students atthe various levels of education: early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary. It is planned by experts sn education, It then becomes a printed document or book, given to all schools and we chore, Because education is Key to human development, itis done across the world. ere g all countries have a good idea of what should be taught and learnt at all levels ane neation, what you learn at primary school is very similar to what students in other parts of the world leam at your age. ‘At each level of education, what students should lear is divided into subjects and each subject has topics. At primary school, there are three sub-levels beginning with infant including standard one, then lower junior and finally upper junior aaa evalae ‘Teachers at each of these sub-levels use their written curriculum documents canreoide what topies they must teach. They plan lessons for these topics, and then (o we acy to further help their students. Teachers know that careful planning from the ine en gurricuTum is the best way to achieve the good leaming and understanding ‘from students. ‘The hidden curriculum is not planned and therefore not written, It is very remarkable and most likely works differently for everyone based on their experience, re poours while the written curriculum is being taught at school from day to day’ For ‘nutanoe, students leam to cate, to share, 10 be neat and have a good attitude to Mhoohwork. They leam what is right and wrong, how to interact in an acceptable ooo yend recognise what are the expectations oftheir teachers. Can you think of one fine when, during a lesson, your teacher would have stopped to point out something, apart from the lesson oF to relate it to something you learnt at home? That isa part of the adden curriculum, The hidden curriculum also occurs out ofthe classroom, # Tunch and rc time, at home and among family and friends. It exposes the child to many experiences not stated on the written curriculum.Questions: Task 4 Passage 19. What are two facts about any curriculum that are stated in paragraph 1? (2 marks) @ a Gi) 20. What are the general types of curricula mentioned? (2 marks) 21. State two subjects you do at school now and one matching topic for each. (2 marks) Subject 1 Topic Subject 2 Topic 22. You are currently studying the “upper junior” curriculum. Explain why it is named that way. (2 marks) 23. Is the term “hidden curriculum” suitable? Say why or why not. (2 marks) 24. What are two reasons stated why what you learn at school is very similar to what students, in other parts of world learn at your age? @ (2 marks) EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 23Gi) 28, Write the sentence that best suggests 28 opinion of the writer. 26. How do you suppose, the hidden curriculum can help you to learn’? .d abilities. Using a7. Snudents enter primary school with different habits, attitudes an information from the passage as @ guide, explain why this is not surprising. (2 marks) ‘8. “A teacher’s job does not end at 3:00 P m2" Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give two reasons for your answer (2 marks) @ wi) “or preparation forthe SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 24 TauseapeCaribbean. Examination.TASKS Read the poem below and answer questions 29 to 38. Poetry The Tale of the Oyster There once was an oyster whose story I'll tell Who found that some sand had got into his shell, Just one little grain, but it gave him such pain. Now did he berate the working of fate That brought him to such a deplorable state? 5 Did he curse the government, call that the sea Should give him protection? “No,” he said to himself as he lay on the shelf “Since I cannot remove it, I'll try to improve it.” ‘The years rolled by as the years always do 10 And he came to his ultimate destiny ~ stew. ‘And the grain of sand that bothered him so ‘Was a beautiful pearl, all richly aglow. Now this tale has a moral, for isn’t it grand What an oyster can do with a morsel of sand? 15 So whence you're faced with your grain of sand It’s always a matter of figuring what’s at hand Do not despair or lack for inner strength For within you lies the charm, the resilience That'll find you a way to discover your brilliance. 20 (adapted) Anonymous ——— ‘EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 25iE Questions: Task5 Poem | 29. What was the oyster’s problem? (2 marks) 30, Explain what “berate the working of fate” (line 4) means. (2 marks) 434. Write two lines that best tell that the oyster did not blame anyone for his problem. (2 marks) @ Gi) +32, What did the oyster set about to do? (2 marks) 133. How long did it take for the oyster 0 complete his task? (2 marks) +34, Jn your opinion, did the oyster have any choice in what it did? Give two reasons for Yor" answer. (2:marks)Questions: Task S Poem 29. What was the oyster’s problem? (2 marks) 30, Explain what “berate the working of fate” (line 4) means. (2 marks) 434. Write two lines that best tell thatthe oyster did not blame anyone for his problem. (2 marks) @ Gi) 32. What did the oyster set about to do? (2 marks) 33. How long did it take for the oyster to complete his task? (2 marks) 34. In your opinion, did the oyster have any choice in what it did? Give two reasons for your answer. (2 marks) @_ FamcapcCaribbean. Examination for preparation for he SEA 203 Page 26Ga. 35. What must happen with the oyster for us to discover the beauty of the pearl? (2 marks) 36. Write two emotions evoked in this poem and write a line that supports each. (2 marks) Emotion 1 Line Emotion 2 Line 37. Do you find the moral (Line 14) to which the poet refers interesting? Say why or why not. (2 marks) 38. Is the phrase “discover your brilliance” well used by the poet? Explain why. (2 marks) EduscapeCaribbean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Test 3 Page 277 Read the graphic below and answer questions 39 to 43. ext Will you take one of us home? ‘Attention: Alll pet lovers sete Available for adoption **** A LITTER OF GORGEOUS KITTENS No Cost, Only Love & Care needed Y. Mixed Himalayan and local pedigree. | —=————————— Interested persons should have homes ¥ Greyish-green eyes that are pet friendly, | spacious, safe and secure Y Long grey, black and white coats Y Already litter-box trained v Have had their vaccinations For further information, please contact Diana 233.2222 937 8934, diana@gmail.com c oA eee ae FamcapeCaribhean. Examination for preparation for the SEA 2020, Tes 3 Page 28Questions: Task 6 Graphic Text 39, What has been done to make the kittens you see attractive? (2.marks) 40. List two pieces of information that may encourage someone to adopt a kitten. (2 marks) @ (an) sealer 41. Is the question asked below the photograph in a suitable position on the poster? Give one reason for your answer. (2 marks) 42, Suggest two places where the poster may appear for maximum success. (2:marks) @ Ga 43. What emotion might Diana experience in trying to find homes for the kittens? Explain your answer. (2 marks) a EduseapeCaribhean. 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