Question bank
Chapter-1 The Girls Who Hated The Cockerel
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
Q-2 Write ‘T’ for the true statements and ‘F’ for the false ones.
Q-3 Make new words by adding prefixes or suffixes to the words given below.
Q-4
Read the lines and answer the questions that follow.
(1) One day, when the cockerel seemed to have crowed even earlier than usual, they got their chance. When their mother had gone to market…
(a) Who are ‘they’ here?
(b) What did they want to do?
(c) What chance is being talked about here?
(2) How sad and disappointed those little maidens were! But they were obliged to do as their mother told them.
(a) Why were the girls sad and disappointed?
(b) What had they expected ?
(c) What were they obliged to do?
Q-5
Fill in the blanks by choosing suitable interrogative pronouns.
(1) ___________ did you invite to give the speech?
(a) Who
(b) Whom
(2) The hostess asked___________ I preferred, tea or juice?
(a) What
(b) Which
(3) _________ do you want to read?
(a) What
(b) Which
(4) ___________ shall I give this book to?
(a) Whom
(b) Whose
(5) __________ of these gifts will you take?
(a) Which
(b) That
(6) __________ wrote this book?
(a) Who
(b) Which
(7) __________ have you come here?
(a) Why
(b) What
(8) To __________did she give her purse?
(a) Whom
(b) Which
(9) __________ is better, happiness or money?
(a) Which
(b) Who
(10) __________ wants to come with me?
(a) Which
(b) Who
Q-6
Fill in the blanks with a correct reflexive or emphatic pronoun.
1. I enjoyed ___________________ at the function.
2. She likes to cook her food ___________________ .
3. They helped ___________________ to the dinner.
4. He ___________________ is responsible for this accident.
5. We should not think of ___________________ only.
6. You should not do that. You will hurt ___________________.
Q-7
Complete the spellings of the given words by writing the double letters.
1. s p i ____ ____ i n g
2. w h ____ ____ l
3. s l ____ ____ p
4. g r ____ ____ d y
5. c u ____ ____ e d
6. s c r ____ ____ n
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The woman had ___________ habits.
(i)
clean
(ii)
dirty
(iii)
strange
Q-2 The woman had __________ daughters.
(i)
two
(ii)
four
(iii)
three
Q-3 The ___________ was very greedy.
(i)
hen
(ii)
cockerel
(iii)
crow
Chapter-2 Dasu-I
Q-1 Give reason for each of the following:
Q-2 Answer the following questions:
Q-3 A group of sheep is called a flock. What are the following groups called?
Q-4
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) Hatu Kotu loved animals dearly, so he picked up the puppy and put it into the front folds of his long tunic to keep it warm. In return Dasu feebly tried to lick the boy’s hand and Hatu Kotu became his friend from that moment.
(a) Where did Hatu Kotu find the puppy?
(b) Describe the puppy in brief.
(c) Do you think that the puppy liked the boy? Why/Why not?
(d) Write the meaning of : feebly
(e) Write the opposite of : front
(2) Hatu Kotu’s father came to know about it and agreed to let his little son keep the puppy after much grumbling, for they already had many animals.
(a) What did Hatu Kotu’s father come to know?
(b) Why was he grumbling?
(c) On what condition did the father agree to take the little animal?
(d) Give the meaning of : grumbling
(e) Give the opposite of : agreed
Q-5
Complete the sentences given below by writing some adjectives of your choice in the correct order.
1. My sister was wearing a _________, _________ and _________ shirt.
2. I am reading a _________, _________ and _________ story.
2. I am reading a _________, _________ and _________ story.
4. Grandma cooked _________, _________ and _________ cake for me.
5. The child lives in a _________, _________ and _________ house.
6. Pass me that _________ and _________ cup.
Q-6
Arrange the adjectives according to a suitable order.
Chapter-3 Dasu-II
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
Q-2 Arrange the events in the order they occurred in the story
• Hatu Kotu’s mother bound up the boy’s cuts with a piece of dirty rag.
• With a quick spring, the great animal threw himself at the little boy.
• The dog’s soft little body was already covered with bites and deep scratches.
• The other dogs set up a frightened howling but the sheep and the goats were silent with terror.
• One night they camped on a narrow ridge between two valleys.
• After many days of careful attention Dasu recovered.
Q-3 Complete the sentences by filling the correct conjunctions from the brackets.
(1) I tried _______ (and/ but) succeeded.
(2) Will you play in the park_______(or/if) stay at home?
(3) The sun is shining brightly ________(and/yet) it is very cold.
(4) ________ (While/After) the train had left, we went home
(5) __________(Although/Yet) we walked for a long time yet, we did not feel tired.
(6) The guests have to wait, ___________(because/but) they arrived early.
(7) _________ (If/When) it rains, we will not be able to go out.
(8) ________ (Unless/ Because) you work hard, you cannot succeed.
Q-4
Combine the sentences given below using suitable conjunctions.
1. We went to the mall. We didn’t buy anything
2. The children completed their homework. Mother was cooking food.
3. Let us wait. Rain may stop.
4. I am happy. I enjoy my work.
5. Come back soon. We will go out to watch a movie.
6. Wait for me. I will come back.
Q-5
Choose correct options from the brackets to complete each of these sentences.
(1) Sheep live in a ___________. (fold/ sty)
(2) Dogs live in a ____________. (stable/ kennel)
(3) Rabbits live in a __________. (burrow/ nest)
(4) Horse live in a ___________. (stable/ shed)
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The animals were unloaded and a round wall was made by building up the bags of _________.
(i)
borax
(ii)
sugar
(iii)
salt
Q-2 As soon as it was dark, the __________ were driven into the shelter
(i)
donkeys
(ii)
sheep
(iii)
dogs
Q-3 A _______________ attacked the boy one night.
(i)
lion
(ii)
wolf
(iii)
tiger
Q-4 ____________ attacked the tiger with all its might.
(i)
Dasu
(ii)
sheep
(iii)
The watch dog
Chapter-3 The Sun Is In My Heart - (Poem)
Q-1
Complete the summary of the poem on the basis of your understanding.
The child in the poem praises the _____ by saying that it gives life to _______, _______ and _________ and warms him by its _________. The child __________ is full of noble thoughts and the _____________ provides support to him for his noble __________. He is ________ to all for their love and care and promises to ________ and _________ all people on the earth well.
Q-2
Which lines in the poem tell you the following things?
1. The sun is the ultimate source of energy in this world.
2. The child gets inspiration from stars.
3. The earth bears the burden of good and bad deeds.
4. One must be thankful to God for sending one on the earth and loving all of one’s fellow beings.
Q-3
Find the pairs of rhyming words from the poem and write.
____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________
Q-4
Write the synonyms and the antonyms of the words given below
shining __________________ ________________
warm __________________ __________________
strong __________________ __________________
happy __________________ __________________
beautiful __________________ __________________
Q-5
Complete the words by completing the blanks with suitable letters to get the names of a few things that you see around you.
b u ___ ___ e ___ ___ l y
___ ___ i n b ___ ___
r ___ ___ ___ r
___ ___ u n ___ ___ l ___
c ___ ___ ___ d
f ___ ___ n t ___ ___ n
Chapter-4 The Two Beggars
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
Q-2 Write ‘T’ for true statements and ‘F’ for the false ones.
Q-3 Fill in the blanks using the correct words from the brackets.
(1) Everybody _________ Lata went on a picnic. (except/ accept)
(2) Keep ___________; the child is sleeping. (quite/quiet)
(3) Junk food has a bad __________ on our health. (affect/ effect)
(4) One must not ________ ill of one’s elders. (speak/ speck)
Q-4
Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow:
(1) The next day, he told them to walk down a deserted road, one by one,…..
(a) Who is ‘he’ here?
(b) Who walked down the deserted road?
(c) Why did he want them to walk on that road?
(2) The shopkeeper saw him and felt sorry for him. “After all I have no use for the pumpkin. Let him have it,” he thought. He called him and gave him the pumpkin.
(a) Who did the shopkeeper feel sorry for?
(b) Who gave the pumpkin to the shopkeeper?
(c) What was inside the pumpkin?
(3) As I always say : “God provides!” The king gave up, having learnt his lesson.
(a) Who always says ‘God provides’?
(b) What was the king trying to do?
(c) What lesson did the king learn?
Q-5
Add suitable adverbs to the sentences and rewrite the sentences.
1. Kapil drives.
2. Children laugh.
3. Karishma plays the guitar.
4. She does all her work.
5. He writes.
6. I can do these sums.
7. The sun shines.
8. Don’t talk.
Q-6
Change the given adjectives into the adverbs and use them in sentences.
Q-7
Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs.
1. Keep on trying. Don’t _____________.
2. She ______________ many old books in the library.
3. My car ____________ last week. I need to buy a new one.
4. I couldn’t solve the sum and ______________.
5. We must always _________________the thing borrowed.
Chapter-5 William Tell
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
Q-2 Who said to whom and why?
Q-3 Make questions for the following statements.
Q-4
Circle the correct spelling in each case.
cottege – cottage
governor – governer
dispise – despise
traiter – traitor
monstrous – monstrus
feircely – fiercely
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 William Tell’s _________ didn’t want his sons to learn to shoot so early
(i)
father
(ii)
wife
(iii)
neighbor
Q-2 _____________ went with Tell to see his father at Altdorf.
(i)
Walter
(ii)
William
(iii)
Tell’s wife
Q-3 Gesseler was ____________.
(i)
kind
(ii)
cruel
(iii)
loving
Chapter-5 Do Not Be Afraid of The Dark - (Poem)
Q-1
Complete the summary of the poem.
In this poem, a mother is telling her child not _______________. When a day __________, it is time for the earth to___________. The sunlight is ________ but the light of the moon is always ____________. __________ in the sky shine forever lighting the surroundings. There is nothing to fear from ___________. It is the time when you are free to _________________. During day, we are continuously ___________ but in the __________ atmosphere of the night, we feel _______.
Q-2
Which lines in the poem tell you the following?
1. There is a continuous cycle of day and night.
2. We are free to think whatever we want during night.
3. Night gives us temporary relief from our worries.
Q-3
Find pairs of rhyming words from the poem and write them here.
______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________
Q-4
Find the words related to our earth and write them in front of their correct definitions.
1. Time when the earth is facing the sun
2. Time when the earth faces away from the sun
3. The study of moons, stars, and other objects in space
4. The movement of a planet on its axis
5. An imaginary line that passes through the earth’s centre
6. An object that gives off light
7. Something not transparent
8. Movement of an object around another object
Chapter-6 Margaret of New Orleans
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with correct words.
Q-2 Answer the following questions:
Q-3 Give reasons for the following:
Q-4 Fill in the blanks with the past form of the verbs given in the brackets.
(1) Margaret _________ (has) a chance to get a bakery
(2) She __________ (buy) some cows and _________ (become) a milk–woman.
(3) From morning until evening she _________ (iron) clothes in a laundry.
(4) She _________ (live) with them until she _________ (grow) up.
(5) Margaret _________ (works) so hard that she _________ (save) some money.
(6) Margaret __________ (build) a home for orphan babies; she called it her baby house.
Q-5
Underline the verbs in the given sentences and change them to past tense.
1. The boy throws the stick at the dog.
2. Peter’s handwriting is untidy.
3. The milkman brings milk.
4. I always try to do my work well.
5. Anu wins the first prize.
6. The stream flows and joins the river.
Q-6
An asylum is a place where the poor or shelter–less people are given refuge. Write one word for each of the following. You can take help of a dictionary.
1. One who looks at the dark side of things
2. An animal who preys on other animals
3. An intelligent and obedient machine like a man
4. The art of making statues
5. An instrument for measuring temperature
Chapter-7 The White Elephant
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
Q-2 Write ‘T’ for the true statement and ‘F’ for the false one.
Q-3 Which lines from the story tell you the following things?
Q-4 Complete the sentences using the reported speech.
1. Mayank: “Mother is at home.”
Mayank said that _____________________________________________________
2. Tulika: “I often read a book in my free time.”
Tulika told me that ____________________________________________________
3. Sarah: “I’m watching a movie.”
Sarah told me that ____________________________________________________
4. Preeti: “I am not feeling well.”
Preeti said that _______________________________________________________
5. Farah: “The girls danced well.”
Farah told me that ____________________________________________________
Q-5
Change the speech.
1. She said, “I have got a headache.”
2. Father said, “I am very busy today.”
3. She said to us, “We will go on a picnic.”
4. He told his sister, “You have got the first position in the class.”
5. Shailja said, “I am going to school.”
6. She said to me, “I am thankful to you for helping me.”
8. Geetha says, “My father is a doctor.”
9. He said, “I have passed the entrance exam.”
10. She said to me, “Our exams are starting tomorrow.”
11. He told me, “We are going to Bangalore on Saturday.”
12. Mother told me, “Ritika won the Sports Championship.”
Q-6
Make the compound adjectives by joining the words in two columns.
Chapter-7 Leisure - (Poem)
Q-1
Which lines in the poem tell you the following things?
1. Life is nothing if we don’t spare some time to appreciate Nature.
2. Beauty of Nature is unmatched and seems to dance.
3. We have forgotten to enjoy Nature in the worries of our daily life.
4. The sun makes rivers look like the night sky.
Q-2
Answer the following questions:
1. Who relaxes under the trees and pass their time in leisure?
2. If we walk through a forest, what should we take care of?
3. What are we unable to notice at daytime?
4. How does Nature seem to us?
Q-3
Find some words related to Nature and the things in Nature from the word search and write in front of their correct definitions.
1. At home equally on land and in water ______________________________________
2. The dormant condition in which plants and animals pass winter __________________________
3. A four-footed animal _______________________________________________________
4. Animals which carry their young ones in a pouch, e.g., kangaroo __________________________
5. A plant or animal growing on another _______________________________________
6. The process by which a young plant begins to grow ___________________________
7. The process by which plants shed excess water through their leaves _________________________
8. The green colouring matter in the leaves of plants ______________________________
Chapter-8 The Story of Epaminondas
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
Q-2 Arrange the events of the story in order.
• Epaminondas’s aunt gave him a slab of fine, fresh, sweet butter.
• When he got home, his mother looked at the thing on the end of the string.
• One day, she gave him a big piece of nice chocolate cake.
• When he got home, the puppy was dead.
• Epaminondas wrapped it up in leaves and put it in his hat.
• Epaminondas put it in some leaves and took it down to the brook.
• And nobody knows what happened next!
• That’s no way to carry cake.
Q-3 Rewrite the following sentences by using the appropriate contractions.
Q-4
Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
(1) Epaminondas wrapped it up in leaves and put it in his hat, and put his hat on his head, and came along home. It was a very hot day.
(a) What did Epaminondas wrap in leaves?
(b) Who told him to do so and in what context?
(c) What happened to it?
(2) Next time Epaminondas’s aunt gave him a little new puppy to take home. Epaminondas put it in some leaves and took it down to the brook; and there he cooled it in the water, took it in his hands and came along home.
(a) Where did Epaminondas put the puppy?
(b) Had anybody really told him to do so with the puppy?
(c) What happened to the puppy?
(3) When he got home, his mother looked at the thing on the end of the string. And nobody knows what happened next! Nobody knows. But you can guess.
(a) What did his mother look at?
(b) How did she react?
(c) Can you guess what happened next?
Q-5
Write the full forms of the following contractions.
We’re = ___________
They’ll = ___________
She’s = ____________
can’t = ____________
I’ve = __________
They’re = __________
Q-6
Rewrite the following sentences by using the appropriate contractions.
1. I am not going to allow this any more.
2. When will you go to the market?
3. She must not go out unless she completes her work.
4. We are planning to arrange a picnic.
5. He has brought a nice new car.
Q-7
Add 2 or more adjectives to the given nouns. Try to use words starting with the same letters. See the example.
• fresh, fragrant, fine flowers
• ________________________________________ painting
• ________________________________________ mountain
• ________________________________________ monkey
• ________________________________________ rose
• ________________________________________ ship
• ________________________________________ turtle
Chapter-9 Magic On The Screen
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
Q-2 Fill in each blank using which or whose:
Q-3
Complete each spelling using ‘er’ or ‘or’.
D I R E C T ____ ____
A C T ____ ____
P R O D U C ____ ____
W R I T ____ ____
C OM P O S ____ ____
S I N G ____ ____
Q-4
What are the stages before a film is actually produced? The first and the last stages have been mentioned for you.
First of all, the script is written _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ and then the director is ready to shoot the film.
Q-5
Fill in each blank using which or whose:
1. ______________ is the book are you reading?
2. ______________ are these shoes ?
3. ______________ is your bag?
4. ______________ is the closest airport?
5. ______________ is the house that belongs to you?
Q-6
Frame a question for each of the following statements with whose or which :
Example : The elephant is the biggest land animal in the world.
Which is the biggest land animal in the world?
1. The red shirt is mine
2. I want the English book.
3. The kangaroo is the national animal of Australia.
4. I’m using Pooja’s spectacles.
5. I’m wearing my sister’s suit.
6. I want sweets.
Q-7
Different kinds of movies have been mentioned below. Complete the word in front of each to tell its category.
A funny movie C ___________
A serious movie D ___________
A scary movie H ___________
A movie with lots of fighting A ___________
A movie with a secret M ___________
A movie with lots of singing and dancing M ____________
Q-8
Here are the people involved in the making of a film. Match them with their descriptions.
Chapter-9 The Story of Fidgety Philip - (Poem)
Q-1
Complete the lines from the poem.
Let me see if Philip _________________________ Let me see if he is able to sit still for once at table.” ________________________________________________ Thus Papa bade Phil behave And the Mamma looked _________________________
Q-2
Answer the given questions.
1. What did father say to his son in a serious tone?
2. Why did mother look serious?
3. Did the child listen to his father? What did he do?
4. Why did the child scream?
5. Why did mother and father wonder about the dinner?
Q-3
Find the rhyming words for the given words from the poem and write.
1. grave ___________
2. able ___________
3. quite ___________
4. fall ___________
5. child ___________
6. wriggles ___________
Q-4
Match the columns to know the words to talk about cooking and preparing food.
Chapter-10 Swami's Exams
Q-1 Answer the questions given below
Q-2 Name the speakers
Q-3 Complete the sentences.
Q-4
Complete the sentences using the suitable ‘if’ clauses.
1. ____________________________________________________________________________ she will get it soon.
2. ____________________________________________________________________________ you will improve your English.
2. ____________________________________________________________________________ you will improve your English.
4. ____________________________________________________________________________ Manish will not be able to play.
5. ____________________________________________________________________________ I won’t have to water the plants.
Q-5
Match the idioms in column ‘A’ with their correct meanings in column ‘B’.
Q-6
Complete the sentences with the correct ‘make’ verbs.
1. We ___________________ the wedding venue when everybody is assembled at our home.
2. I ___________________ with my best friend after a long silence of two weeks.
3. Can’t you write neatly? I am not able to___________________ even a single word.
4. You will not be able to recognize Ritika. She has ___________________ completely.
5 The thief ___________________ with all the valuables.
Chapter-11 The Three Questions
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
Q-2 Explain the following with reference to the context
Q-3 Write the qualities of the following characters on the basis of your understanding of the story. You may also use the words given in the story.
Q-4 Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions
Q-5
Join the sentences using the conjunctions given in the help box
1. He reached office late. It was raining heavily.
2. Lata is working hard. Her brother needs to pay his tuition fees.
3. We were in Shimla. We visited Mall Road to shop.
4. Mother is not well. We have to eat outside.
5. The exams are near. Goldy is studying till late night.
Q-6
Match the following eye expressions with their meanings.
Q-7
Now, complete the sentences given below with the expressions in the Column A. You may have to change the form.
1. Our colony is very well–planned but that dirty stretch of land is really ________________________.
2. I have ________________________ a pretty dress. I really liked it when I saw it in a shop near our house.
3. Sanyam was being very naughty in front of the guests. His mother ________________________ many times but he just ignored.
4. Nothing will be done regarding cleanliness. All the promises are just ________________________.
Chapter-11 From a Railway Carriage - (Poem)
Q-1
Complete the summary of the poem suitably.
The poem describes a train that is faster than even _________ and __________. It was going very __________ leaving behind ________ and _________ grazing in the fields. The train was __________ so fast that the scenes changed in the wink of ________. A __________ was seen gathering ___________ in the fields. A man stands alone and __________ aimlessly.
Q-2
Answer the given questions.
1. What was the movement of the train compared to?
2. Could one see clearly out of the moving train? Why/ Why not?
3. What was the child doing?
4. Name some things that can be seen out of the moving train.
Q-3
The word ‘troop’ refers to a group of soldiers. Write one word for each of the following:
group of flowers ___________________
group of birds ___________________
group of musicians ___________________
group of cattle ___________________