Question bank

Chapter-1   The Gift of Fairy
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) ____________ was feeling very lonely.
(b) Jacob was ____________ in his study room.
(c) The sky was scattered with ____________ stars.
(d) The white fairy flew right down to Jacob's ____________.
(e) It was a small book containing stories of ____________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The moon was round and shining brightly.
(b) The fairy looked so ugly.
(c) There was a shining star at one end of the crown.
(d) Jacob was feeling happy after a long hour of study.
(e) Jacob opened the gift from his new friend.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The book was opened before him on the table but Jacob was ____________.

(i)

not reading anything

(ii)

not interested in it

(iii)

feeling bored
Q-2 The evening had already set in and ____________.

(i)

the moon had appeared in the sky

(ii)

there was darkness all around

(iii)

there was dew all around
Q-3 I know that you are lonely, so ____________.

(i)

I have bought some chocolates for you

(ii)

I am here to read to you some stories

(iii)

I have come to give you company
Q-4 Jacob told Eliza that Mummy would scold him if she knew that he ____________.

(i)

had talked to the fairy

(ii)

had eaten chocolates

(iii)

had not studied
Chapter-2   The Tales of Panchatantra
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) One day, in the town, ____________ businessmen arrived.
(b) He made a plan of ____________ their money.
(c) And for the safety of the jewels, they ____________ their thighs and ____________ the jewels inside.
(d) When they were about to leave, the thief started ____________.
(e) The chief of the tribe had a ____________.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Four Brahmin businessmen arrived ____________.

(i)

to visit the town

(ii)

to kill the thief

(iii)

to sell some wares of brass
Q-2 The thief made a plan of stealing their ____________.

(i)

clothes

(ii)

money

(iii)

shoes
Q-3 When the tribesmen heard this, they ____________.

(i)

killed the crow

(ii)

captured the five friends

(iii)

kill the five friends
Q-4 So, they exchanged their money with the ____________.

(i)

jewels

(ii)

clothes

(iii)

gold
Q-5 The tribesmen looked into every bit of his body, but ____________.

(i)

got no gold

(ii)

received no money

(iii)

found no treasure
Chapter-3   A Deep Sleep
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) Rip had one ____________ friend.
(b) He placed the keg upon the ____________ .
(c) He searched for his village far and ____________ .
(d) He was feeling scared and ____________ .
(e) The old man caught the ____________ woman in his arms.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) There lived a good-for-nothing fellow named Rip Van Winkle.
(b) Rip was a great friend of all the children, too.
(c) All at once Rip found his ears growing heavy.
(d) Rip found himself under the young oak tree.
(e) All the villagers identified Rip.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Dame Van Winkle was Rip’s :

(i)

sister

(ii)

mother

(iii)

wife
Q-2 The little old men wore tall :

(i)

black caps

(ii)

red caps

(iii)

pink caps
Q-3 Those little old men were playing :

(i)

ninepins

(ii)

chess

(iii)

carrom
Q-4 Rip whistled for his :

(i)

cat

(ii)

dog

(iii)

horse
Chapter-4   Affection of Snake
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The sight of the python curled round ____________ throat.
(b) Grandfather went to the ____________ .
(c) He must have gone over the ____________ wall.
(d) But his eyes were alive with ____________.
(e) The opening was fitted up with a trap ____________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Grandfather impressed the gathering by slinging the python over his shoulders and walking home with it.
(b) I saw the python in the cage.
(c) Grandmother was very happy seeing the python.
(d) Aunt Mary screamed seeing the snake.
(e) Grandfather left the python in the jungle.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Grandfather bought the python from the :

(i)

snake-charmer

(ii)

shopkeeper

(iii)

farmer
Q-2 Grandfather placed the python in the :

(i)

basket

(ii)

tub

(iii)

bucket
Q-3 Grandfather opened the door and stepped into the :

(i)

kitchen

(ii)

dinning room

(iii)

bathroom
Q-4 The python was gazing at his own reflection in the :

(i)

river

(ii)

mirror

(iii)

water
Chapter-6   King Lear
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) He was weary of the business of his ____________ .
(b) He is ____________ to her than eyesight or liberty.
(c) He led his ____________ in a wild and stormy place.
(d) Thus it was the tragic end of ____________ and his family.
(e) She was harsh and undutiful to him and his ____________ and servants.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Goneril was a very wicked woman.
(b) Regan loved his father most of all.
(c) Cordelia didn’t love his father.
(d) Goneril killed herself and Regan.
(e) King Lear murdered Cordelia.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 King Lear had three :

(i)

sons

(ii)

daughters

(iii)

wives
Q-2 Cordelia became the queen of :

(i)

Austria

(ii)

France

(iii)

America
Q-3 Cordelia’s husband gave her an :

(i)

army

(ii)

apple

(iii)

orange
Q-4 King Lear was the king of :

(i)

Bharat

(ii)

Russia

(iii)

England
Chapter-7   Self Destructive Desire
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The ____________ Friend went away with a heavy heart.
(b) They were very ____________ .
(c) The four friends bathed in a ____________ and then worshipped in the nearby temple.
(d) Bhairwanand was very pleased with their ____________ .
(e) He gave them ____________ cotton wicks.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The four friends left their village in search of knowledge.
(b) The Third Friend was not ready to share his wealth with his friend.
(c) The wheel was made by Kuber to guard his wealth.
(d) The four friends wanted to earn a lot of money.
(e) The Second Friend uncovered a treasure of copper.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 There lived four friends in a:

(i)

village

(ii)

city

(iii)

hut
Q-2 The sage gave them four:

(i)

silk wicks

(ii)

cotton wicks

(iii)

none of them
Q-3 The Fourth Friend cried in:

(i)

pleasure

(ii)

surprise

(iii)

pain
Q-4 You will not even need:

(i)

food

(ii)

water

(iii)

both of them
Chapter-8   Indispensable Natural Resource
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) Nishu was ____________ her hands in the washbasin.
(b) Water is very ____________ .
(c) They are polluted and their water is extremely harmful for ____________ .
(d) Life without ____________ is impossible.
(e) Our blood contains ____________ of water.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Mother did not turn off the tap well.
(b) Dehydration may cause death.
(c) Sea water can easily be used for irrigation.
(d) Our blood contains 90% of water.
(e) There is plenty of water for us to use recklessly.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Water is necessary for :

(i)

drinking

(ii)

cooking

(iii)

both (a) and (b)
Q-2 The blood in our body contains of water :

(i)

80%

(ii)

90%

(iii)

100%
Q-3 A healthy person must drink of water daily :

(i)

6 glasses

(ii)

10 glasses

(iii)

8 to 10 glasses
Q-4 The main source of water is :

(i)

well

(ii)

pond

(iii)

rain
Chapter-10   An Incredible Mountaineer
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) These mountains are called the ____________ .
(b) The Middle Himalayas have snowfall in ____________ .
(c) She was the first in her ____________ to get higher education.
(d) She could easily get a good job in ____________ .
(e) The air is very thin at the ____________ peaks.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) She got an M.A. and a B.Ed.
(b) She was the second in her village to get higher education.
(c) To climb the Upper Himalayas is easy.
(d) One night they were caught in an avalanche.
(e) Her courage and patience made her reach the summit.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The word ‘Himalayas’ means the :

(i)

abode of snow

(ii)

abode of stone

(iii)

none of them
Q-2 Bachendri was born in a small village in :

(i)

1950

(ii)

1959

(iii)

1954
Q-3 Bachendri stood on the top of the world at 1 :07 p.m. on :

(i)

23 May, 1984

(ii)

24 June, 1904

(iii)

2 May, 1905
Q-4 Bachendri was honoured by the Government of :

(i)

Uttarakhand

(ii)

India

(iii)

America
Chapter-11   Treasure of Life 'True Friends'
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) Dionysus never cared for the ____________ of his subjects.
(b) The people of the ____________ were disgusted.
(c) Damon’s hope to meet his ____________ turned into despair.
(d) The people and the ____________ made fun of him.
(e) The example of ____________ set by Damon and Pythias is rare.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Pythias didn’t try to help Damon.
(b) The king was jealous of their great friendship.
(c) The story is a fine example of true friendship.
(d) Dionysus was a very cruel dictator who ruled over India.
(e) Pythias was very happy when Damon didn’t return in time.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 They were very bold, __________ and just.

(i)

courageous

(ii)

coward

(iii)

cruel
Q-2 The king, who was watching everything, was moved at their great :

(i)

friendship

(ii)

sacrifice

(iii)

love for each other
Q-3 Dionysus, the king of Greece was a :

(i)

sage

(ii)

tyrant

(iii)

kind man
Q-4 So we should select our friends :

(i)

coutiously

(ii)

carefully

(iii)

blindly
Chapter-12   Chacha Nehru's Letter
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) Nehru sent an ____________ to the children of Japan.
(b) Children ____________ but become friends again.
(c) The world itself is the ____________ fairy tale.
(d) It is easy to make friends with the ____________ and birds.
(e) I was very happy that this ____________ of ours gave so much joy to so many children of ___________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Nehru was very fond of writing letters.
(b) Nehru liked to deliver lectures to the young.
(c) Nehru has written this letter on December 3, 1949.
(d) The children called Nehru as ‘Chacha Nehru’.
(e) Nehruji was the first president of India.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Nehru cannot forget his age when he sits down to :

(i)

read

(ii)

write

(iii)

draw
Q-2 We forget about our beautiful world because :

(i)

we have work

(ii)

we fight

(iii)

we sit in offices
Q-3 Nehru forgets that he is very old when he is with :

(i)

his parents

(ii)

his children

(iii)

children
Q-4 When Nehru was a boy he disliked :

(i)

old people

(ii)

lectures

(iii)

wisdom of old people
Chapter-14   The Donkey and the Cunning Fox
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The Fox would not trust the __________________.
(b) You know, I am the King of the __________________.
(c) He thanked the Fox for his __________________.
(d) The Fox and the __________________ approached the lion.'
(e) The Lion was satisfied and __________________ to eat.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The Lion was very old and weak.
(b) The Fox was the king of the Forest.
(c) The Fox met a fat Ass.
(d) The Ass had no brain.
(e) The Lion killed the Ass with a heavy blow on the head.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The King of the Forest was a :

(i)

lion

(ii)

elephant

(iii)

camel
Q-2 The Minister of the king was a :

(i)

rabbit

(ii)

fox

(iii)

wolf
Q-3 So the Lion lost his :

(i)

treasure

(ii)

home

(iii)

meal
Q-4 The lion thanked the Fox for his :

(i)

foolishness

(ii)

cleverness

(iii)

innocence
Chapter-15   The Largest Aquatic Mammal
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The elephant is the largest _____________ on land.
(b) A mammal is one which feeds its _____________ ones on milk.
(c) The blue _____________ lives wholly on plankton.
(d) Dolphins are the most _____________ of all the sea animals.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The blue whale lives wholly on plankton.
(b) It can grow up to 100 feet in length and 150 tonnes in weight.
(c) A whale’s food too is as big as its size.
(d) Big whales do not kill human beings or animals.
(e) Our seas will be richer without them.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 A whale can go as deep as:

(i)

200 metres

(ii)

300 metres

(iii)

400 metres
Q-2 The largest whale is the :

(i)

pilot whale

(ii)

blue whale

(iii)

killer whale
Q-3 A whale feeds its young ones on:

(i)

insects

(ii)

milk

(iii)

bread
Q-4 The most intelligent whale is the:

(i)

blue whale

(ii)

killer whale

(iii)

dolphin
Chapter-16   The Judgement Seat of Vikramaditya
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The King was famous for his ____________ and justice.
(b) The city of ____________ lost its glory.
(c) This was the Judgement Seat of ____________.
(d) The ____________ felt ashamed of himself.
(e) He always gave a right ____________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The king was as innocent and pure as a child.
(b) Vikramaditya was famous for his wisdom and justice.
(c) The cowboys decided the disputes of the villagers also.
(d) The king wished to sit on the ‘Judgement Seat of Vikramaditya’.
(e) The king was happy when he sat on the ‘Judgement seat of Vikramaditya’.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Vikramaditya was the king of:

(i)

Ujjain

(ii)

Awadh

(iii)

Magadh
Q-2 Vikramaditya’s throne was called the:

(i)

tiger-seat

(ii)

lion-seat

(iii)

fox-seat
Q-3 The king asked his men to bring the great:

(i)

crown

(ii)

sword

(iii)

throne
Q-4 The king was not as innocent as a:

(i)

child

(ii)

girl

(iii)

queen
Chapter-17   Lovely Parrot
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 A merchant had a :

(i)

parrot

(ii)

kite

(iii)

owl
Q-2 The parrot could talk like a :

(i)

camel

(ii)

man

(iii)

bird
Q-3 The merchant sold the parrot to the :

(i)

farmer

(ii)

cobbler

(iii)

king