Workbook Solutions: What would You do?

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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 4 WORKBOOK ANSWERS
15 Cambridge Primary English 4 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
7  What would you do?
7.1 Food for thought
1 a  From the horse’s mouth – finding out 
from someone who knows
 b a square meal – healthy, filling food
 c  spill the beans – give away a secret or a 
surprise
 d  off the hook – not in trouble or held 
responsible for something.
 e let the cat out of the bag – tell a secret
 f  over the moon – very happy about 
something
2 a  Y ou are barking up the wrong tree –  
Y ou have got completely the wrong idea. 
 b  I’ve got a bone to pick with you – I want 
to complain to you about something. 
 c  She cried her eyes out – She was really 
upset and cried a lot. 
 d  Y ou’ve hit the nail on the head – Y ou have 
got exactly the right idea. 
 e  Lend me a hand with this – Help me with 
this. 
 f  I tried to break the ice – I tried to 
overcome the shyness/awkwardness. 
3 a  Lend me a hand with this. 
 b she cried her eyes out. 
 c I tried to break the ice. 
 d I’ve got a bone to pick with you.
4 Possible answers:
 a  straight As – an A grade in every subject.  
In a list, the marks would make straight 
line of As. 
 b  to ace the test – do really well in the test. 
An ace is the highest card in a deck of 
cards so it suggests a high mark.
 c  cut class – miss a class on purpose. If you 
cut something, you remove it, so cutting 
the class means not going to it.
5 Example answers:
 a I got A grades in all my exams. 
 b I am going to do very well in my test. 
 c  Y ou cannot miss classes if you want to do 
well at school.
6 a ough
 b  dough – although; tough – rough; nought 
– fought
 c  fetch; hutch; wretched; butcher; stitch; 
stretch; latch; sketch; Dutch; butterscotch; 
pitch; satchel; watch; ditch; kitchen; 
batch; hitch; ketchup; match; blotchy; 
catch; switch; crutch; hatchet; scratch
7  a butterscotch 
 b Dutch 
 c blotchy
 d hatchet 
 e wretched 
 f latch 
 g ketchup 
8  Across: 2 enchant, 4 arch, 5 pinch, 6 peach,  
8 bachelor, 9 bleach
  Down: 1 bench, 3 achieve, 4 approach,  
7 touch, 8 beach
7.2 Making difficult decisions
1 c should be ticked.
2 a, c and e can be ticked.
3  Should include the following: Tree-ear  
speaks politely (Honurable Sir!) and he bows 
to the man.
7.3  Summarise your 
understanding
1 The order is b–a–d–c–e.
2 Possible answers or similar:
 a swapped the words around
 b  made Tree-ear’s mouth water/fill with 
saliva at the thought of food
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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 4 WORKBOOK ANSWERS
15 Cambridge Primary English 4 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
7  What would you do?
7.1 Food for thought
1 a  From the horse’s mouth – finding out 
from someone who knows
 b a square meal – healthy, filling food
 c  spill the beans – give away a secret or a 
surprise
 d  off the hook – not in trouble or held 
responsible for something.
 e let the cat out of the bag – tell a secret
 f  over the moon – very happy about 
something
2 a  Y ou are barking up the wrong tree –  
Y ou have got completely the wrong idea. 
 b  I’ve got a bone to pick with you – I want 
to complain to you about something. 
 c  She cried her eyes out – She was really 
upset and cried a lot. 
 d  Y ou’ve hit the nail on the head – Y ou have 
got exactly the right idea. 
 e  Lend me a hand with this – Help me with 
this. 
 f  I tried to break the ice – I tried to 
overcome the shyness/awkwardness. 
3 a  Lend me a hand with this. 
 b she cried her eyes out. 
 c I tried to break the ice. 
 d I’ve got a bone to pick with you.
4 Possible answers:
 a  straight As – an A grade in every subject.  
In a list, the marks would make straight 
line of As. 
 b  to ace the test – do really well in the test. 
An ace is the highest card in a deck of 
cards so it suggests a high mark.
 c  cut class – miss a class on purpose. If you 
cut something, you remove it, so cutting 
the class means not going to it.
5 Example answers:
 a I got A grades in all my exams. 
 b I am going to do very well in my test. 
 c  Y ou cannot miss classes if you want to do 
well at school.
6 a ough
 b  dough – although; tough – rough; nought 
– fought
 c  fetch; hutch; wretched; butcher; stitch; 
stretch; latch; sketch; Dutch; butterscotch; 
pitch; satchel; watch; ditch; kitchen; 
batch; hitch; ketchup; match; blotchy; 
catch; switch; crutch; hatchet; scratch
7  a butterscotch 
 b Dutch 
 c blotchy
 d hatchet 
 e wretched 
 f latch 
 g ketchup 
8  Across: 2 enchant, 4 arch, 5 pinch, 6 peach,  
8 bachelor, 9 bleach
  Down: 1 bench, 3 achieve, 4 approach,  
7 touch, 8 beach
7.2 Making difficult decisions
1 c should be ticked.
2 a, c and e can be ticked.
3  Should include the following: Tree-ear  
speaks politely (Honurable Sir!) and he bows 
to the man.
7.3  Summarise your 
understanding
1 The order is b–a–d–c–e.
2 Possible answers or similar:
 a swapped the words around
 b  made Tree-ear’s mouth water/fill with 
saliva at the thought of food
CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 4 WORKBOOK ANSWERS
16 Cambridge Primary English 4 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
 c not give good news straight away
 d the rice started to fall out faster and faster
  e  The falling rice was showing where the 
man had been walking.
3  Learners’ own summaries. Make sure there is 
not too much detail.
7.4 Focus on the language
1 a  The villagers’ usual greeting was to ask if 
they had each eaten well.
 b  The boys’ fathers will teach them to be 
potters.
 c All seven potters’ wares were on display.
 d  The children’s shouts could be heard in 
the market.
 e  Both challengers’ pots were placed in 
front of the judge.
2 Learners’ own sentences.
3  The boy’s actions showed that he was 
honourable. He knew that Crane-man’s 
teachings were good. Jiggehs were used by 
many people to transport farmers’ crops. They 
hoped their rice would reach the market’s 
strict standards while also hoping that their 
crops would fetch a better price than their 
many competitors’ crops. 
7.5 Work with sentences
1 a – when b – then c – after d – because e – so
2 a Although you are taller than me, I am a 
faster runner.
 b  If you help with the house chores, I will 
give you extra pocket money.
 c  Since I started listening in class, my marks 
have improved.
 d  When I went to visit my grandmother, she 
had baked me a cake.
3 Possible answer:
 Soofiya woke before her alarm because 
she was excited as it was her birthday. She 
couldn’t wait to open her presents, so she got 
dressed and cleaned her teeth. Her family 
would all be waiting downstairs because they 
always had special birthday breakfasts. She 
raced into the kitchen, but no one was there 
since no one was up.
7.6 What would you do?
1–3 Learners’ scenarios and responses. 
7.7  Adverbs and adverbial 
phrases
1 Identify the adverbial phrase
 a The boy broke the window with a soccer 
ball. 
 b Irèna left her school bag under her desk. 
 c Ikbal helped me with my maths 
homework.
 d In the afternoon, we always play sport.
 e Please put the paints in the cupboard.
2 a–e  Learners’ phrases and paragraph using 
phrases from the box.
3 Learners’ own answers
7.8 Working with words
1  a several b any c enough d plenty of  
e a couple of
2 a so much b so many c several d any e some
3  I think young people eat too much fast food 
these days. A little fast food is not harmful but 
generally everyone eats a lot of it because the 
portions are so large. There are so many healthy 
alternatives to choose from. For example, a 
couple of pieces of fruit would be much healthier.
7.9  Michael Morpurgo’s novel 
Cool!
1–3 Learners’ own character profiles and research 
notes.
7.10  Read about Robbie’s 
classmates
1 a enjoying b is c smiling d is e working 
f are g listening
2 a enjoyed, were b was c smiled, was 
d ringing e worked, were f hoped, were 
g listened, were
3  Possible answer: The verb to be must be 
changed into the past tense, but the participle 
(the –ing part of the verb) stays the same.
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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 4 WORKBOOK ANSWERS
15 Cambridge Primary English 4 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
7  What would you do?
7.1 Food for thought
1 a  From the horse’s mouth – finding out 
from someone who knows
 b a square meal – healthy, filling food
 c  spill the beans – give away a secret or a 
surprise
 d  off the hook – not in trouble or held 
responsible for something.
 e let the cat out of the bag – tell a secret
 f  over the moon – very happy about 
something
2 a  Y ou are barking up the wrong tree –  
Y ou have got completely the wrong idea. 
 b  I’ve got a bone to pick with you – I want 
to complain to you about something. 
 c  She cried her eyes out – She was really 
upset and cried a lot. 
 d  Y ou’ve hit the nail on the head – Y ou have 
got exactly the right idea. 
 e  Lend me a hand with this – Help me with 
this. 
 f  I tried to break the ice – I tried to 
overcome the shyness/awkwardness. 
3 a  Lend me a hand with this. 
 b she cried her eyes out. 
 c I tried to break the ice. 
 d I’ve got a bone to pick with you.
4 Possible answers:
 a  straight As – an A grade in every subject.  
In a list, the marks would make straight 
line of As. 
 b  to ace the test – do really well in the test. 
An ace is the highest card in a deck of 
cards so it suggests a high mark.
 c  cut class – miss a class on purpose. If you 
cut something, you remove it, so cutting 
the class means not going to it.
5 Example answers:
 a I got A grades in all my exams. 
 b I am going to do very well in my test. 
 c  Y ou cannot miss classes if you want to do 
well at school.
6 a ough
 b  dough – although; tough – rough; nought 
– fought
 c  fetch; hutch; wretched; butcher; stitch; 
stretch; latch; sketch; Dutch; butterscotch; 
pitch; satchel; watch; ditch; kitchen; 
batch; hitch; ketchup; match; blotchy; 
catch; switch; crutch; hatchet; scratch
7  a butterscotch 
 b Dutch 
 c blotchy
 d hatchet 
 e wretched 
 f latch 
 g ketchup 
8  Across: 2 enchant, 4 arch, 5 pinch, 6 peach,  
8 bachelor, 9 bleach
  Down: 1 bench, 3 achieve, 4 approach,  
7 touch, 8 beach
7.2 Making difficult decisions
1 c should be ticked.
2 a, c and e can be ticked.
3  Should include the following: Tree-ear  
speaks politely (Honurable Sir!) and he bows 
to the man.
7.3  Summarise your 
understanding
1 The order is b–a–d–c–e.
2 Possible answers or similar:
 a swapped the words around
 b  made Tree-ear’s mouth water/fill with 
saliva at the thought of food
CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 4 WORKBOOK ANSWERS
16 Cambridge Primary English 4 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
 c not give good news straight away
 d the rice started to fall out faster and faster
  e  The falling rice was showing where the 
man had been walking.
3  Learners’ own summaries. Make sure there is 
not too much detail.
7.4 Focus on the language
1 a  The villagers’ usual greeting was to ask if 
they had each eaten well.
 b  The boys’ fathers will teach them to be 
potters.
 c All seven potters’ wares were on display.
 d  The children’s shouts could be heard in 
the market.
 e  Both challengers’ pots were placed in 
front of the judge.
2 Learners’ own sentences.
3  The boy’s actions showed that he was 
honourable. He knew that Crane-man’s 
teachings were good. Jiggehs were used by 
many people to transport farmers’ crops. They 
hoped their rice would reach the market’s 
strict standards while also hoping that their 
crops would fetch a better price than their 
many competitors’ crops. 
7.5 Work with sentences
1 a – when b – then c – after d – because e – so
2 a Although you are taller than me, I am a 
faster runner.
 b  If you help with the house chores, I will 
give you extra pocket money.
 c  Since I started listening in class, my marks 
have improved.
 d  When I went to visit my grandmother, she 
had baked me a cake.
3 Possible answer:
 Soofiya woke before her alarm because 
she was excited as it was her birthday. She 
couldn’t wait to open her presents, so she got 
dressed and cleaned her teeth. Her family 
would all be waiting downstairs because they 
always had special birthday breakfasts. She 
raced into the kitchen, but no one was there 
since no one was up.
7.6 What would you do?
1–3 Learners’ scenarios and responses. 
7.7  Adverbs and adverbial 
phrases
1 Identify the adverbial phrase
 a The boy broke the window with a soccer 
ball. 
 b Irèna left her school bag under her desk. 
 c Ikbal helped me with my maths 
homework.
 d In the afternoon, we always play sport.
 e Please put the paints in the cupboard.
2 a–e  Learners’ phrases and paragraph using 
phrases from the box.
3 Learners’ own answers
7.8 Working with words
1  a several b any c enough d plenty of  
e a couple of
2 a so much b so many c several d any e some
3  I think young people eat too much fast food 
these days. A little fast food is not harmful but 
generally everyone eats a lot of it because the 
portions are so large. There are so many healthy 
alternatives to choose from. For example, a 
couple of pieces of fruit would be much healthier.
7.9  Michael Morpurgo’s novel 
Cool!
1–3 Learners’ own character profiles and research 
notes.
7.10  Read about Robbie’s 
classmates
1 a enjoying b is c smiling d is e working 
f are g listening
2 a enjoyed, were b was c smiled, was 
d ringing e worked, were f hoped, were 
g listened, were
3  Possible answer: The verb to be must be 
changed into the past tense, but the participle 
(the –ing part of the verb) stays the same.
CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 4 WORKBOOK ANSWERS
17 Cambridge Primary English 4 – Burt & Ridgard © Cambridge University Press 2021
7.11  Experiment with a 
playscript
1  The rule must include the name appearing on 
the left followed by a colon with the words 
actually spoken on the right. No speech marks 
are used. No narrative is included.
2 Learners’ own answers – must be laid out 
correctly and include Mum: on each line of 
her dialogue.
3 Possible answers: begging, nagging, pestering, 
pleading 
4 Learners’ additions to the playscript.
7.12 Perform your playscript
1–3 Learners’ own playscripts and performances.