Workbook Solutions: Unlock Your Imagination

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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 4 WORKBOOK ANSWERS
8 Cambridge Primary English 4 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
4  Unlock your imagination
4.1 Read a blurb
1 a ‘Please may I have snack?’ asked Aishah.
 b  Busisiwe said to her sister, ‘I don’t want 
you to read my diary.’
 c  ‘Please help me with this,’ said Mum.  
‘I can’t manage on my own.’
 d  ‘I’ll see you later,’ called Dumisani.  
‘I’m going to visit Tadashi.’
2 a  ‘I don’t want to do my homework,’ 
complained Ibrahim.
 b  Liesel said, ‘Why don’t you come over to 
do homework together?’
 c  ‘We both want to go to the cinema this 
weekend,’ explained Giselle.
 d  ‘Open your books,’ said the teacher.  
‘We are going to read Chapter one.’
3  ‘I can’t believe it,’ gasped Harry. ‘A talking 
parrot who is part of the family!’
  ‘Of course I’m part of the family,’ said 
Madison, offended.
  ‘I didn’t mean to offend you,’ said Harry 
apologetically.
  ‘No offence taken then,’ Mad said more 
cheerfully. ‘Let’s get to know each other,  
shall we?’
4.2 Harry’s Mad
1–3 Learners’ own blurbs, with all the required 
features.
4.3 Understand the plot
1 Ingredients: Characters, Setting, Plot
 Method: a Introduction b Build-up 
c Complication/climax d Resolution 
e Ending
2 Possible answer: a 1, b 5, c 3, d 1, e 2, f 2, g 5
3 Learners’ own story beginnings introducing 
the characters and setting.
4.4  Read more about Harry  
and Mad
1 Learners’ own answers
2 Learners’ own answers
3 a sherbet (Middle East – Turkey or Persia)
 b kindergarten (Germany) 
 c mosquito (Spain) 
 d karate (Japan) 
 e typhoon (China)
4 Learners’ own words
4.5 Present a dramatic reading
1–3 Learners’ own dialogue.
4.6 Check your understanding
1 Possible answers: a foreigner – someone 
from another country b hoarse – the 
sound of the voice when someone has a 
sore throat c coincidence – an unexpected 
event where two things happen at the same 
time d shoved – pushed
2 a shoved b hoarse c foreigner d coincidence
3 Learners’ own sentences
4.7 Work with adverbs
1  a  busily   capably   cheerily   credibly   
crossly   feebly   helpfully   humbly   icily   
kindly   quickly   roughly   smoothly   
cosily
  b  awkward   cheerful   hopeful   horrible   
inevitable   light   lazy   silent   smooth   
sorrowful 
2 
Adverb of 
manner
(How?)
Adverb of 
place
(Where?)
Adverb of 
time
(When?)
confidently somewhere at night
gracefully here later 
noisily underneath now  
secretively upstairs today 
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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 4 WORKBOOK ANSWERS
8 Cambridge Primary English 4 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
4  Unlock your imagination
4.1 Read a blurb
1 a ‘Please may I have snack?’ asked Aishah.
 b  Busisiwe said to her sister, ‘I don’t want 
you to read my diary.’
 c  ‘Please help me with this,’ said Mum.  
‘I can’t manage on my own.’
 d  ‘I’ll see you later,’ called Dumisani.  
‘I’m going to visit Tadashi.’
2 a  ‘I don’t want to do my homework,’ 
complained Ibrahim.
 b  Liesel said, ‘Why don’t you come over to 
do homework together?’
 c  ‘We both want to go to the cinema this 
weekend,’ explained Giselle.
 d  ‘Open your books,’ said the teacher.  
‘We are going to read Chapter one.’
3  ‘I can’t believe it,’ gasped Harry. ‘A talking 
parrot who is part of the family!’
  ‘Of course I’m part of the family,’ said 
Madison, offended.
  ‘I didn’t mean to offend you,’ said Harry 
apologetically.
  ‘No offence taken then,’ Mad said more 
cheerfully. ‘Let’s get to know each other,  
shall we?’
4.2 Harry’s Mad
1–3 Learners’ own blurbs, with all the required 
features.
4.3 Understand the plot
1 Ingredients: Characters, Setting, Plot
 Method: a Introduction b Build-up 
c Complication/climax d Resolution 
e Ending
2 Possible answer: a 1, b 5, c 3, d 1, e 2, f 2, g 5
3 Learners’ own story beginnings introducing 
the characters and setting.
4.4  Read more about Harry  
and Mad
1 Learners’ own answers
2 Learners’ own answers
3 a sherbet (Middle East – Turkey or Persia)
 b kindergarten (Germany) 
 c mosquito (Spain) 
 d karate (Japan) 
 e typhoon (China)
4 Learners’ own words
4.5 Present a dramatic reading
1–3 Learners’ own dialogue.
4.6 Check your understanding
1 Possible answers: a foreigner – someone 
from another country b hoarse – the 
sound of the voice when someone has a 
sore throat c coincidence – an unexpected 
event where two things happen at the same 
time d shoved – pushed
2 a shoved b hoarse c foreigner d coincidence
3 Learners’ own sentences
4.7 Work with adverbs
1  a  busily   capably   cheerily   credibly   
crossly   feebly   helpfully   humbly   icily   
kindly   quickly   roughly   smoothly   
cosily
  b  awkward   cheerful   hopeful   horrible   
inevitable   light   lazy   silent   smooth   
sorrowful 
2 
Adverb of 
manner
(How?)
Adverb of 
place
(Where?)
Adverb of 
time
(When?)
confidently somewhere at night
gracefully here later 
noisily underneath now  
secretively upstairs today 
CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 4 WORKBOOK ANSWERS
9 Cambridge Primary English 4 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
3  a almost
 b really or very
 c too
 d so
 e hardly
4.8  Learn more about 
apostrophes
1  it’s – it is; you’re – you are; let’s – let us; can’t 
– cannot; I’ll – I will; shouldn’t – should not; 
won’t – will not; isn’t – is not; don’t – do not; 
she’ll – she will; I’m – I am; shan’t – shall not
2 a Mad’s
 b family’s
 c parrot’s
 d window’s
3  a might’ve
 b would’ve
 c should’ve
 d must’ve
 e could’ve
4  Learners’ o wn answers
5  a might’ve
 b would’ve
 c must’ve
 d should’ve could’ve
6  a book’s
 b game’s
 c Kimon’s
 d friends’
 e chairs’
 f girls’
 g houses’
 h doors’   
4.9 The story of Doctor Dolittle
1 All should be ticked except wi blink their eyes.
2  a  Noticing the small movements and 
gestures of animals.
  b  They were afraid to make a noise in case 
the savage creatures heard them.
  c Because they could fly away from danger.
3  Learners’ own answers, which should not be 
copied from the text.
4.10 Focus on language
1 a am b are c is d are
2 a believe b speak c tries d want
3 a We b He c You d They
4 was, were, was, was, was, were, were, were
4.11 Make notes on a story
1–4  Learners’ own retelling of the fable according 
to the frame. An example is included below:
 The Ant and the Dove. The Dove sees the Ant 
fall into the river while trying to drink. To 
save the Ant from drowning, the Dove plucks 
a leaf from the tree and throws it down to the 
Ant in the river who climbs on and makes it 
safely to the other side. Meanwhile, a hunter 
prepares to shoot the Dove, who is sitting in 
the tree. The Ant bites the hunter on the ankle, 
which makes him drop his weapon and shriek 
out loud. This alerts the Dove and allows her 
to fly safely away.
4.12  Write and present a 
storyboard
Learners should tell the story of the Ant and 
the Dove (summary below) with dialogue and 
interesting vocabulary.
One day, Ant wanted to drink from the river.  
As he was drinking he fell in and could not swim. 
Dove noticed him being swept away so plucked  
a leaf from the tree and brought it to Ant to save 
him from drowning. Later, a hunter started to take 
aim to shoot Dove with a bow and arrow. Ant saw 
this and bit the hunter on the ankle. The hunter 
dropped his bow in surprise alerting Dove who 
flew away to safety.