ATOMIC ENERGY EDUCATION SOCIETY TERM I EXAMINATION (2017-18) Date of Exam - 18 Sept. 2017 SUBJECT ENGLISH Marks 80 CLASS IV TIME - 3 Hours To be filled by the student Name of the student: Name of the School: Roll number: Class: Section: Signature of the Invigilator: Signature of the Examiner SECTION : A (KNOWLEDGE) 35 Marks Signature of the Checker : Marks Obtained A1. Choose the correct word and fill in the blanks. 1x5=5 a) Nasruddin boasted about himself that he was good at. (wrestling / archery) b) Our makes us get up at the same time every day. (body clock / eyes) c) Alice was burning with curiosity. Burning with curiosity means:. (eagerness to know something happening around us / something burning inside the stomach) d) was Helen Keller s teacher. (Miss Mary / Miss Sullivan) e) We can hear the of bees around us. (chirping / buzzing) A2. Match the words in column A with the words in column B 1x5=5 Column A Column B a) to laugh like a silly person i) target b) the goal intended to hit ii) disappear c) to move fast iii) giggle d) to be seen nowhere iv) features e) characteristics of a face v) scamper by 1
A3. Rearrange the letters to make meaningful words. 1X3=3 a) magaicin (a person who performs magic tricks) b) medawo (a piece of flat grassland) c) ilnesls (sickness) A4. Write True or False against the following statements. 1X3=3 a) Running is a good exercise to make us fit and healthy. ( ) b) The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark. ( ) c) Lead and marbles float in water. ( ) A5. Who said these words and to whom? 1X3=3 a) Wake up, dear! Wake up fast! said to b) Did you see that? It was my aim. said to c) Oh, my ears and whiskers! How late it s getting! said to A6. Answer the following in one sentence. 2x3=6 a) Why is a nose important for us? b) What does the earth do when the day is over? c) Why did the little fir tree wish to have its needle-like leaves back again? A7. Replace the bold words with the word from the quiver and rewrite the sentences. 1x2=2 remarked on blind and deaf 2
a) The teacher said something about her good handwriting. She felt very happy. b) Helen Keller was unable to see or hear. A8. Frame any two questions starting with - why? 1x2=2 a) b) A9. Answer the following. 2x3=6 a) Write any six sentences about Helen Keller? b) What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw? SECTION B (UNDERSTANDING) 25 Marks B1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. One day a merchant was on his way to his village. He was riding his horse fast. He had to go through a dense forest. It was late in the evening. He was carrying a bag of money as he was returning from the town-market. Suddenly there was rain. He was drenched. He got wet. He blamed God for the sudden rain. Just then a robber came there. He took out his gun and aimed at the merchant. His gun also got wet. So, the gun-powder did not come off as expected. Meanwhile, the merchant drove his horse very fast. He went out of the reach of the merchant. He was saved from the robber. Then he felt sorry for blaming God for the sudden rain. He thought to himself, The ways of God are strange. He caused rain to save me. I failed to understand His act. In future, I shall receive whatever God destines. 3
B1.1. Choose the correct answer. 1x4=4 a) The merchant was returning from. i) a dense forest ii) his village iii) the town-market iv) his friend s village b) The merchant was carrying. i) a bag of gold ii) a bag of money iii) goods iv) clothes c) The merchant blamed God. i) for His help ii) for causing the rain iii) for sending the robber d) The gun-powder did not work because. i) it got wet due to rain ii) it was an old stock iii) it was fresh iv) it was not properly stuffed in the gun B1.2. Number the sentences in the correct order according to the passage and rewrite them. 1x5=5 Suddenly, there was rain and he blamed God for the rain. The robber s gun got wet due to rain and could not fire. One day, the merchant was returning to his village on his horse through a forest. The merchant escaped and thanked God for saving him from the robber. Meanwhile, a robber appeared on the way and aimed at the merchant with his gun. B1.3. Fill in the following. x 2 = 1 a) Find out the word from the passage which means the same as got wet. b) The ways of God are. 4
B2. Read the following poem carefully. The sun yellow and bright, Gives us life and light. As soon as it sets in the west, Comes the dark night. Now, the round white moon rises, Shining like a lamp at night. It keeps changing its shape Every fortnight. Little stars too, twinkle bright Filling the sky with star light. The whole world sleeps Peacefully without any worry. As soon as the cocks crow aloud, The new dawn arrives. It s time to jump out of bed And get busy with the day s work. Fortnight: once in 15 days Dawn: early morning B2.1. Choose the correct answer. 1x4= 4 a) The sun sets in the. i) east ii) west iii) north iv) south b) The moon changes its shape every. i) day ii) week iii) fortnight iv) month c) The dawn of the day comes when the cocks aloud every day. i) chirp ii) crow iii) hoot iv) caw d) The moon looks. i) round and white ii) round and yellow iii) round and blue 5
B2.2. Fill in the blanks. x 2 = 1 a) The moon is compared to a shining at night. b) When the whole world sleeps, the stars in the sky. B2.3. Pick out any one set of rhyming words from the poem. 1 a) B2.4. Answer the following. 1 a) What does the sun give us? B3. Look at the picture and write 4 sentences using the words in the help box. 1x4=4 [children playroom drums flower-vase doll Christmas-tree toy-train giraffe book aeroplane table very happy] a) b) c) d) 6
B4. Write a paragraph about Virat Kohli using the clues given below. 1x4=4 Virat Kohli Indian cricketer good batsman - plays for India practises eight hours runs two kilometers every day eats healthy food healthy and fit - captain of Indian Cricket team. SECTION C (APPLICATION) 20 Marks C1. Choose the correct option and fill in the blanks. 1x3=3 a) The children so happy looking at the clowns in the circus. (was / were) b) Romit usually goes to school by bus. He go to school on foot. (doesn t / don t) c) The golden was very to her. (dear / deer) d) Pinky is than her sister. (pretty / prettier / prettiest) e) The short form of will not is (won t / willn t) C1.2. Do as directed. 1x3=3 a) The monkeys are swinging from the branches of the tree. (Frame a question to the statement.) b) Raju plays cricket. He also plays hockey. (Join the sentences using - and / but) c) A thief comes at night and steals all the jewellery from her house. (Rewrite the sentence changing the underlined words into their past tense.) 7
C2.1. Punctuate it. 1 a) neelam said, i have got a fire-engine C2.2. Complete the sentences. x 4 = 2 a) Alice landed on a. b) The big filled Neha s room with a warm smile to make her wake up from sleep. c) Nasruddin mentioned name when he missed the target for the second time. d) We walk across the road and not run because. C2.3. Rearrange the words into a meaningful sentence. 1 a) read / he / Can / time / the /? C2.4. Match the following. a) a feather dropping i) loud sound b) getting angry easily ii) make people happy c) stamping feet iii) softer sound d) being polite to others iv) make people unhappy x 4 = 2 C2.5. Correct the sentences. 1 x 2 = 2 a) A man came along and stole all the glass leaves of the little fir tree. b) The small chirpy birds usually wake up Neha at six O clock in the morning. 8
C3.1. Make 4 sentences using the words given in the help box. burst out lovely muttered funny 1x4=4 a) b) c) d) C3.2. Rewrite the sentences changing the underlined words to their opposites. a) India won the match. + + + = 2 b) He carried a light suitcase. c) Drinking pure water makes our body healthy. (Add un / im to the underlined words) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 9