ATOMIC ENERGY EDUCATION SOCIETY Anushaktinagar, Mumbai Summative Assessment Examination-2 Academic year- 2014-15 Class- IV Subject English Time 2 hours Maximum Marks 50 Instructions 1. Marks for questions are indicated against each. 2. Answer should be brief and to the point and word limit be adhered to as far as possible. 3. Use of any electronic gadget (e.g. calculator, Mobile phone etc.) is not permitted. 4. In case a student has not signed the Attendance Sheet or the Answer Sheet is not signed by the Invigilator it will be dealt as an Unfair means case. 5. On completion of the test, the student MUST HAND OVER THE ANSWER SHEET TO THE INVIGILATOR in the room/hall. 6. The student should ensure that the answer sheet is not folded or damaged. To be filled by the student Name of the Student: Roll Number: Class: Section: No of printed pages 10 1
CCE-15-SA-II-Class-4-English-Question Paper SECTION A (READING) (10 Marks) A1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Anil was again late for school. He had to be at the bus-stop at 7:45 am. But it was 7:55 am when Anil reached the bus-stop. He was happy to see the bus waiting for him. The driver said to him, I will not wait for you from tomorrow. His mother always warned him that he would get into big trouble if he did not change his habit. Anil did not listen to any advice or warning. He was a good cricket player. He was always late to the practice sessions. The school team selection was announced on a particular day. As usual, Anil reached the school late. His coach told him, Sorry Anil the selection is over. Anil felt very sad. Next day he was at the bus-stop at 7:40 am. A1.1. Choose the correct answer. (1 x 2 = 2) a) Anil reached the bus-stop late. i. only once iii. many times ii. a few times iv. always b) The passage tells us about the importance of. i. reaching the bus-stop early iii. punctuality ii. playing cricket iv. disobeying elders A1. 2. Fill in the blanks. (1 x 2 = 2) a) Anil s mother warned him to. b) The bus driver told Anil that he the next day. A1.3. Answer the following. (1) a) When did Anil realize his mistake? 2
A2. Read the poem carefully. TREES ARE THE KINDEST THINGS I KNOW Trees are the kindest things I know, They do no harm, they simply grow And spread a shade for sleepy cows, And gather birds among the boughs. They are the first when day s begun To touch the beams of morning sun, They are the last to hold the light When evening changes into night. They hum a drowsy lullaby Of sleepy children long ago Trees are the kindest things I know. And when a moon floats in the sky Glossary: a) Boughs: branches of trees b) beams: rays c) Drowsy: sleepy d) lullaby: a song that is sung to put a baby to sleep A2.1. Choose the correct answer. (1 x 2 = 2) a) When the moon floats in the sky, the trees. i) hum a drowsy lullaby to the sleepy children ii) chirp with the birds iii) blow gentle breeze iv) give shade to the cows b) are the first and last to receive and hold the light of the sun. i) The cows ii) The trees iii) The children iv) The moon A2.2. Pick out any two rhyming words from the poem. (1 x 2 = 2) a) b) A2.3. Answer the following. (1) 1. Why does the poet think the trees are the kindest things? Give two reasons. 3
SECTION B (WRITING) (15 Marks) B1. These pictures tell a story. The same story is told in the sentences below, but they are in the wrong order. Write the sentences in their proper order. (3) a) The dog leaves the bone to chase the crow. b) It calls its friend, and both make a plan. c) The other crow seizes the bone and flies to the nearest tree. d) A crow watches a puppy with a bone in its mouth. e) One of them pecks the dog s tail. f) It wants to get the bone. B2. Look at the picture and write a paragraph in your own words. (4) 4
B3. Why should we plant and save trees? Write a paragraph about plant and trees. (4) 5
B4. Rahul and Kamal are classmates. Kamal forgot to bring his English notebook to school. He wants to go home and bring it. He requests Rahul to lend his bicycle. Here is the conversation between them. Complete the dialogue suitably. (4) Kamal: Excuse me, Rahul! I have forgotten to bring my English notebook. I will go home and bring it. Could you? Rahul: With Pleasure! But ride it and. Kamal:. I will ride it carefully and come back soon. Rahul: Here. Take them. Kamal:. Rahul: You are! SECTION C (GRAMMAR) (10 Marks) C1. Choose the correct answer. (½ x 4 = 2) a) Insects crawl on the wall. (can / cannot) b) The king sits on the. (throne / thrown) c) Rabbits live in. (lodges / burrows / nests) d) The soldier lost arm in the war. (a / an). C2. Do as directed. (½ x 8 = 4) a) Big (city) are usually crowded. (Fill in the blank with the plural of the word in the bracket.) b) He walked home (lazy) after the day s work. (Fill in the blank adding ly to the word in the bracket. c) The teacher was (satisfied) with my composition. (Fill in the blank by adding un/dis/im/in to the word in the bracket.) d) The people of France are called. 6
e) We begin the day with a prayer. (Change the sentence into the past tense.) f) A leader visited our school last month. (Fill in the gap with any suitable describing word.) g) A doctor is to the patients as a lawyer is to the. (Complete it with the correct word.) h) Come and play with me. (Write the sentence with a different expression.) C3. Fill in the blanks. (1 x 2 = 2) a) A is a person who sells food items. b) A is a place where we deposit and withdraw money. C4. Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences. (1x 2 = 2) a) geeta / you / are / why / crying /? b) plucked / the / boy / apples / and / happily / the / carried / away / them. SECTION D (LITERATURE) (15 Marks) D1. Read the following poem carefully. ( 1 x 4= 4) Once upon a time, an old carpenter bought a very queer piece of wood. As he used his plane on it, he heard a little laughing voice say, You re tickling me. The old man was puzzled by the voice. D1.1. Choose the correct answer. a) The old man was a. (carpenter / barber) b) The old man bought a very piece of wood. (hard / queer) 7
c) A tool / instrument used by a carpenter for smoothening wood is called a. (Fill in the blank picking the right word from the passage.) d) You re tickling me. Who said these words and to whom? D2. Fill in the blanks. (1 x 2 = 2) a) Hiawatha called the birds as his and beasts as his. b) The old stump is good for. D3. Answer the following in one word. (½ x 4 = 2) a) In times of difficulty, a person speaks in his. b) Some farmers beat their animals with a. c) The young one of a sheep is called a. d) The meaning of fourscore is. D4. Answer the questions. (1 x 3 = 3) a) What did Pinocchio say at the end? b) Which part of the plant should be watered? c) What did the Pundit challenge in Akbar s court? 8
D5. Choose the correct sequence from A and B and rewrite the sentences in the given space. (½ x 4 = 2) A a) The cow sat in the middle of the road because b) The child decided not to lend his pony to the lady because c) We should not cut the trees because d) The naughty boy ran away to Scotland because a) She whipped and lashed him. b) He wanted to know if things in England and Scotland were same. c) It was in a bad mood. d) They give us fresh air, food and shelter to the birds and animals. B D6. Rewrite the following sentences correcting the mistakes. ( ½ x 4 = 2) a) The tree gave the boy its branches to build a boat. 9
b) The girl bought a fat book with many pictures and the boy bought a book with many stories. c) The people of Andhra Pradesh speak Tamil. d) We see the Welcome boards / signs at the doctor s place. 10