Year 4 Melbourne Diagnostic Test

The little boy was promised a lolly by his mother but she never gave him one.

What is the main idea of this sentence?

A: The little boy wanted a lolly.

B: The little boy’s mother promised him a lolly.

C: The little boy’s mother never gave him a lolly.

D: The little boy was disappointed with his mother

E: The little boy was sad because he didn’t get a lolly

The little boy’s mother promised him a lolly but it was never given.

What type of promise was made by the mother?

A: An empty promise

B: A fulfilled promise

C: A broken promise

D: A secret promise

E: A verbal promise

Read the following passage to answer the next four questions (Questions 3-6)

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, located off the coast of Australia. The reef is made up of over 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands, stretching for over 1,400 miles. The Great Barrier Reef is home to a diverse array of marine life, including over 1,500 species of fish, 400 species of coral, and thousands of other species of plants and animals. The reef is also a popular tourist destination, with over two million visitors per year. However, the Great Barrier Reef is facing significant threats from human activities such as pollution, climate change, and overfishing.

What is the Great Barrier Reef?

A: The largest coral reef system in the world

B: A mountain range

C: A desert

D: A river

E: None of these

How many individual reefs make up the Great Barrier Reef?

A: 100

B: 300

C: 1,000

D: 3,000

E: None of these

How many species of fish are found in the Great Barrier Reef?

A: 100

B: 300

C: 1,500

D: 3,000

E: None of these

What are some of the major threats facing the Great Barrier Reef currently?

A: Drought and wildfires

B: Pollution, climate change, and overfishing

C: Flooding and landslides

D: Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

E: None of these

Read the following passage to answer the next four questions (Questions 7-10)

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world, located in the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and Tibet. The mountain stands at 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) tall and is considered one of the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. Mount Everest is a popular destination for climbers and mountaineers, but climbing the mountain can be extremely dangerous due to the high altitude and harsh weather conditions.

Where is Mount Everest located?

A: in Africa

B: in Europe

C: in the Himalayas on the border of Nepal and Tibet

D: in Antarctica

E: None of these

How tall is Mount Everest?

A: 29,029 feet

B: 8,848 meters

C: 29,029 meters

D: 8,848 feet

E: None of these

What is the significance of Mount Everest?

A: it is considered one of the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each of the seven continents

B: it is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World

C: it is the tallest mountain in the world

D: it is the most climbed mountain in the world

E: All of these

What are the dangers of climbing Mount Everest?

A: High altitude and harsh weather conditions

B: Strong wind and cold temperature

C: Low altitude and hot weather

D: Lack of oxygen and dangerous animals

E: None of these

The sentence below has a word in which the letters are jumbled up. Rearrange the letters in capitals and write the correct version below it.

The SRIBD sang in the trees.

A: BRIDS

B: BIRDS

C: DRIBS

D: SRIBD

The sentence below has a word in which the letters are jumbled up. Rearrange the letters in capitals and write the correct version below it.

I’ve had a HGLTIS headache since I woke this morning.

A: LIGHTS

B: GLISTH

C: SHILGT

D: SLIGHT

Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

bright, glaring, dazzling, light, dim

A: bright, glaring

B: light, dim

C: glaring, dazzling

D: bright, dim

Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

vehicle, automobile, bus, car, train

A: automobile, car

B: car, train

C: vehicle, automobile

D: automobile, bus

Find TWO words from the following group of five words that are the CLOSEST in meaning.

ignore, remain, listen, refuse, hear

A: listen, hear

B: refuse, hear

C: ignore, remain

D: remain, listen

Complete the series

-6, -9, -12, …

A: -15

B: -18

C: -21

D: -24

The sum of four consecutive numbers is 18. What is the highest of these numbers?

A: 5

B: 6

C: 7

D: 8

E: 9

An electrical store is offering a 15% discount on all products, and an additional 25% on ovens for club members. Henry, who is a member, bought a $100 toaster and a $1200 oven. How much did Henry pay for both products?

A: $650

 B: $700

 C: $750

 D: $800

 E: $850

Four friends are playing cards. The first player had a number of cards that, when divided by 6, gave a whole number. Similarly, whole numbers are also achieved by dividing the second player’s number of cards by 3, the third player’s by 5, and the fourth player’s by 4.

What is the minimum number of cards that all four players could have had?

A: 10

B: 14

C: 18

D: 22

E: 26

What is the missing number that should replace the question mark?

A: 10

B: 14

C: 18

D: 22

E: 12

A restaurant uses 35 packs of carrots to make 15 servings of beef stew.

How many packs of carrots will the restaurant need to make 9 servings of beef stew?

A: 22

B: 21

C: 24

D: 27

E: 30

Thomas only played 9 games this basketball season.

For the first 8 games he played, he scored an average of 32 points per game.

How many points did he score in the last game of the season if his average score per game for the 9 games was 30 points per game?

A: 14 points

B: 20 points

C: 26 points

D: 30 points

E: 43 points

What is the value of (36 ÷ 4 + 5) – (3 × 2 + 1)?

A: -5

B: -3

C: 5

D: 7

E. 14

What number is 6 more than five-sixths of itself?

A: 30

B: 36

C: 42

D:48

E: 60 

 During a regular day, a factory produces 100 widgets, of which 1 percent are defective.

During a rush day, the factory produces 125 widgets, of which 4 percent are defective.

How many more non-defective widgets does the factory produce on a rush day than on a regular day?

A: 20

B: 21

C: 25

D: 120

E: 125

The average length of the sides of an equilateral triangle is 8 centimetres.

What is the perimeter of the triangle?

A: 8cm
B: 16cm
C: 24cm
D: 32cm
E: It cannot be determined.

The average age of 30 kids is 9.

If five kids will be added, the average age will be 10.

What is the average age of the 5 kids that were added?

A: 16

B: 11

C: 9

D: 8

E: 7

Hellen bought a bunch of bananas for $4.44, five baskets of apples for $4.62 per basket, two baskets of eggplants for $4.04 per basket, and was taxed $2.77.

How much money did Hellen spend in all?

A: $40.84

B: $38.39

C: $35.13

D: $33.94

E. $31.03

Matty bought 3 different items at the Snack Shack.

He spent a total of $4.41.  What did he buy?

A: Fried Olive, Fried Lobster Lips, and Fried Lemon

B: Fried Cantaloupe, Fried Lemon, and Fried Olive

C: Fried Lemon, Fried Lobster Lips, and Fried Cantaloupe

D: None of the above.

John earns $700 per month at his regular job as a mechanic.

However, during the months of June, July, and August, he also works part-time as a bus driver and earns an additional $400 per month from this part-time job.

What percent of John’s annual income does he earn from his part-time job?

A. 8 percent

B. 8 1⁄3 percent

C. 11 percent

D. 12 1⁄2  percent

E. 14 percent