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For ages 9 to 10. Every skill below is a real lesson in Star Steps: Pip, the star guide, explains the idea, then short questions practise it. After the first round, every step comes back a level harder, five rounds in all.

Math

9 skills in Grade 4. Math in every grade

  • Factors and MultiplesWhat divides, what grows
  • Multiply Bigger NumbersBreak it apart
  • DivisionSharing big numbers
  • Comparing FractionsWhich slice is bigger?
  • DecimalsNumbers between numbers
  • Area and PerimeterAround it and inside it
  • RoundingTo the nearest ten
  • Equivalent FractionsSame amount, different name
  • Area and PerimeterAround and inside
Try a question

How many factors does 30 have?

  • 7
  • 6
  • 8
  • 9

Answer: 8

Reading and writing

8 skills in Grade 4. Reading and writing in every grade

  • Tricky SpellingsThe ones everyone gets wrong
  • HomophonesSound alike, mean different
  • Fact or OpinionCheckable or arguable?
  • Similes and IdiomsLanguage that paints
  • Find the Main IdeaWhat is it really about?
  • Alphabetical OrderFinding it in a list
  • Direct SpeechWriting what people say
  • ParagraphsOne idea at a time
Try a question

Which word is spelled WRONG?

  • February
  • beutiful
  • friend
  • because

Answer: beutiful

Science

8 skills in Grade 4. Science in every grade

  • The Water CycleRound and round for ever
  • Body SystemsTeams of organs
  • Food ChainsWho eats whom
  • Electric CircuitsA loop for electrons
  • Rocks and FossilsEarth keeps records
  • MagnetsPull and push
  • Simple CircuitsMaking a lamp light
  • ForcesPushes and pulls
Try a question

What powers the whole water cycle is?

  • gravity alone
  • the Sun
  • the Moon
  • tides

Answer: the Sun

Thinking skills

8 skills in Grade 4. Thinking skills in every grade

  • Reading GraphsPull the answer from the picture
  • Chance and LikelihoodCertain, likely, impossible
  • Smart EstimatingClose enough, fast
  • Word ProblemsTurn words into maths
  • Logic PuzzlesRule things out
  • Putting Things in OrderWhat happens first
  • Finding RulesFrom examples to a rule
  • Making DecisionsWeighing up options
Try a question

The numbers up the side of a bar chart are the?

  • tally
  • scale
  • label of the bars
  • title

Answer: scale

World and social studies

6 skills in Grade 4. World and social studies in every grade

  • Ancient CivilisationsThe first great cities
  • Explorers and InventorsPeople who went first
  • Climate ZonesWhy places differ
  • Using a MapFinding your way
  • How Countries Are RunRules and leaders
  • Where Things Come FromGoods travel
Try a question

A ruler of ancient Egypt was called a?

  • pharaoh
  • tsar
  • consul
  • emperor

Answer: pharaoh

Art and music

6 skills in Grade 4. Art and music in every grade

  • The OrchestraEveryone in place
  • Art StylesWays of seeing
  • Famous ArtistsWho painted what
  • SymmetryThe same both sides
  • Making DepthNear and far
  • Reading MusicNotes on a stave
Try a question

A player performing alone with the orchestra is a?

  • chorister
  • soloist
  • composer
  • usher

Answer: soloist

Coding

6 skills in Grade 4. Coding in every grade

  • Python WordsThe words that do the work
  • Variables and TypesWhat kind of value?
  • Debugging CodeRead the error
  • Spot the BugWhy did it break?
  • Storing InformationVariables hold values
  • Testing Your ProgramChecking it works
Try a question

The Python word that repeats a set number of times is?

  • if
  • input
  • try
  • for

Answer: for

Money

6 skills in Grade 4. Money in every grade

  • Banking BasicsHow banks work
  • InterestMoney that grows
  • Money PlansSave, spend, decide
  • Best ValueWhich one to buy
  • Borrowing CostsPaying more later
  • AdvertsBeing sold to
Try a question

Money set aside for after you stop working is a?

  • pension
  • tip
  • fine
  • overdraft

Answer: pension

Health

6 skills in Grade 4. Health in every grade

  • NutrientsWhat food really gives you
  • Germs and ImmunityYour body's defences
  • Mind and MoodLooking after your head
  • RestWhy sleep matters
  • What Food DoesFuel, building and repair
  • Screens and RestBalance in the day
Try a question

The nutrient that stores energy and cushions organs is?

  • protein
  • fibre
  • calcium
  • fat

Answer: fat

Nature

6 skills in Grade 4. Nature in every grade

  • Endangered AnimalsRunning out of time
  • Climate and NatureA warming world
  • EcosystemsEverything connected
  • SeasonsWhy the year turns
  • Suited to the PlaceBodies that fit
  • Waste and RecyclingWhat happens next
Try a question

A law that bans trade in rare animal parts helps stop?

  • poaching
  • erosion
  • hibernation
  • pollination

Answer: poaching

Sport and movement

6 skills in Grade 4. Sport and movement in every grade

  • World SportsWhat each country loves
  • Records and RulesMeasuring the best
  • Sport ScienceWhat the body does
  • Playing SafelyBefore and after
  • Getting BetterHow practice works
  • Fair PlayWinning the right way
Try a question

The sport most followed in the United States by attendance is?

  • handball
  • American football
  • netball
  • cricket

Answer: American football

Languages

6 skills in Grade 4. Languages in every grade

  • Writing SystemsHow languages look
  • Language FamiliesLanguages are related
  • Everyday PhrasesPut it together
  • Saying GoodbyeLeaving politely
  • Verbs in Another LanguageDoing words abroad
  • Customs Around the WorldDifferent ways of doing things
Try a question

The script used to write Russian is?

  • Latin
  • Kana
  • Cyrillic
  • Arabic script

Answer: Cyrillic

Stories

5 skills in Grade 4. Stories in every grade

  • Who Is Telling ItThe voice behind the story
  • Clues and PredictionsReading between the lines
  • Comparing StoriesTwo tales, side by side
  • The Problem in a StoryWhat stands in the way
  • Reading a PoemSound and meaning
Try a question

A story that uses the word I is told in the?

  • third person
  • past tense only
  • second person
  • first person

Answer: first person

Puzzles

5 skills in Grade 4. Puzzles in every grade

  • If-Then PuzzlesFollowing a chain of rules
  • Weighing and BalancingPuzzles with a set of scales
  • Number RiddlesClues about a hidden number
  • Logic GridsMatching with clues
  • Thinking AheadPlanning your moves
Try a question

If A leads to B and B leads to C, then A leads to?

  • C
  • nothing
  • B backwards
  • A only

Answer: C

Making

5 skills in Grade 4. Making in every grade

  • The Design BriefKnowing what you must achieve
  • Testing a DesignFinding out if it works
  • Making It BetterVersion two is always better
  • Making Something ElectricalWiring it safely
  • Making a ModelSmall version, real lessons
Try a question

Knowing who will use a design is important because it shapes the?

  • name
  • price only
  • colour only
  • requirements

Answer: requirements

Feelings

5 skills in Grade 4. Feelings in every grade

  • Disagreeing WellArgue the idea, not the person
  • EmpathyStanding in someone else's shoes
  • WorryWhen your mind will not stop
  • AngerA strong, useful signal
  • Choosing FriendsWho lifts you up
Try a question

When you disagree with someone, you should argue against their?

  • family
  • idea
  • name
  • appearance

Answer: idea

Space

5 skills in Grade 4. Space in every grade

  • Marsthe rusty red planet
  • Eclipseswhen shadows fall in space
  • Satellitesmachines that circle Earth
  • Space Missionsjourneys that changed us
  • What Life Needsconditions life depends on
Try a question

A day on Mars is only a little longer than a day on?

  • the Moon
  • Earth
  • Mercury
  • Saturn

Answer: Earth

Life skills

5 skills in Grade 4. Life skills in every grade

  • Reading Labelswhat a label is telling you
  • Fix Itrepair it before you bin it
  • Travellinggetting somewhere new safely
  • Being Safe Onlinesensible habits on a screen
  • Emergencieswhat to do when it matters
Try a question

A triangle with an exclamation mark inside it printed on a bottle means?

  • refillable
  • warning
  • recycle
  • microwave safe

Answer: warning

How things work

5 skills in Grade 4. How things work in every grade

  • Choosing MaterialsMatch the stuff to the job
  • Rubbish and RecyclingWhere your bin ends up
  • Big InventionsThings that changed daily life
  • EnginesTurning fuel into movement
  • How Planes FlyWings push air downwards
Try a question

An engineer picks a material by matching the job to that material's?

  • name
  • properties
  • colour only
  • price only

Answer: properties

AI and smart machines

5 skills in Grade 4. AI and smart machines in every grade

  • What A Model Islearning, saved as numbers
  • Labels And Exampleswho supplies the right answers
  • When It Gets It Wronghow often, and how badly
  • Why It Suggests Thingsfeeds, autoplay and bubbles
  • Fair And Unfairwho a system works badly for
Try a question

A model is really a very large set of adjustable?

  • pictures
  • buttons
  • numbers
  • words

Answer: numbers

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