Question bank

Chapter-1   Abou Ben Adhem
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
(a) Abou requested the angel to write his name as he loved his ________.
(b) The angel wrote and ________.
(c) The next night the angel came again with a great ________ light.
(d) The angel showed the names whom the love of God had ________.
Q-2 True Or False
(a) Abou Ben Adhem was an atheist.
(b) The angel was writing the names of those who loved God.
(c) The angel wrote the names and vanished.
(d) Abou Ben Adhem awoke from a deep dream of violence.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why did Abou Ben Adhem wake up one night?
(b) What was the angel doing?
(c) ‘The vision raised its head’ – What is meant by the ‘vision’ in the line?
(d) Whose name was written at the top?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Abou Ben Adhem was a lover of

(i)

mankind

(ii)

angel

(iii)

animal

(iv)

peace
Q-2 When Abou saw his name at the top of the list, he was

(i)

sad

(ii)

surprised

(iii)

blessed

(iv)

satisfied
Q-3 The angel was writing the names of those who loved

(i)

sun

(ii)

god

(iii)

animals

(iv)

heaven
Q-4 Abou awoke one night from a deep dream of

(i)

peace

(ii)

wonder

(iii)

glory

(iv)

happiness
Chapter-2   The Diamond Necklace
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
(a) After buying a real diamond necklace, Maria and her husband were in _______.
(b) The necklace that Maria borrowed from Mrs. Albert was an _______.
(c) Maria and her husband decided to buy a new _______ for Mrs. Albert.
(d) At the end of ten years they had paid _______.
Q-2 True Or False
(a)Maria looked elegant and graceful at the party.
(b)The necklace that Maria was wearing was not lost.
(c) Maria gave a real diamond necklace to Mrs. Albert when she lost her necklace.
d)One day, Maria saw Mrs. Albert looking much older than her age.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a)Who was Maria?
(b)What did the envelope that was brought by Maria’s husband contain?
(c)What did Maria do when she reached home from the party?
(d)Was the necklace that Maria took from Mrs. Albert real?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Maria borrowed a _______ from Mrs. Albert.

(i)

ring

(ii)

necklace

(iii)

dress

(iv)

pendent
Q-2 “You may wear natural flowers,” replied the husband

(i)

gently

(ii)

politely

(iii)

quietly

(iv)

honestly
Q-3 The next day, Maria went to her friend and asked her to lend her one of her __________.

(i)

ornaments

(ii)

bracelets

(iii)

suits

(iv)

ear rings
Q-4 In the party, Maria looked __________ than any other woman.

(i)

better

(ii)

prettier

(iii)

smarter

(iv)

happier
Chapter-3   Keeping Clean
Q-1 True Or False
(a) All young ones of animals have to be kept clean.
(b) Lions belong to the family of cat.
(c) Our parents teach us ways to keep ourselves clean.
(d) Snakes also take a bath to keep themselves clean.
Q-2 Fill in the blanks
(a) Cleaning of bodies by the birds with the help of their beak is called __________.
(b) When the skin becomes old, the snake __________ it off.
(c) The cat also cleans itself just like the __________.
(d) Dogs keep their teeth clean and sharp by __________ bones.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) What do most of the animals spend a long time in?
(b) How do elephants keep themselves clean?
(c) What is preening?
(d) What do monkeys do to clean themselves?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 _______ pick lice and fleas from their hair.

(i)

monkeys

(ii)

lions

(iii)

giraffes

(iv)

elephants
Q-2 We should bathe our animals at least once in a

(i)

year

(ii)

week

(iii)

day

(iv)

month
Q-3 The mother of a _______ licks its young one to keep it clean.

(i)

giraffe

(ii)

dog

(iii)

cat

(iv)

elephant
Q-4 Elephants take a ‘shower’ to keep themselves clean. ‘Shower’ means

(i)

rain

(ii)

a bath

(iii)

combing

(iv)

polishing
Chapter-4   Moon Walk
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
(a) The Eagle landed gently on the _________ of the moon.
(b) Armstrong and Aldrin did not come out _________ from the Eagle.
(c) During the day the moon is extremely hot and during the night it is _________ cold.
(d) Armstrong carried a cylinder of _________ on his back so that he could breathe.
Q-2 True Or False
(a) The moon has neither air nor water in it.
(b) The rocket carried the spacecraft to the moon.
(c) The spacecraft neared the moon four days after its launch.
(d) The Eagle is a smaller spaceship which landed on the moon.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) What was named Apollo 11?
(b) Who were there in the spacecraft?
(c) Why did Armstrong and Aldrin not come out from the Eagle?
(d) How is the moon’s atmosphere?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 There was a spacecraft inside the

(i)

eagle

(ii)

rocket

(iii)

moon

(iv)

spaceship
Q-2 When the Eagle landed on the moon, Armstrong called the

(i)

control room

(ii)

rocket

(iii)

tower

(iv)

space station
Q-3 The blue planet is called the

(i)

earth

(ii)

moon

(iii)

sun

(iv)

mars
Q-4 The astronomers had oxygen to last for only two and a half hours on the

(i)

earth

(ii)

rocket

(iii)

moon

(iv)

eagle
Chapter-5   I’d Love To Be A Spaceman
Q-1 True and False
(a) The poet wants to be a spaceman.
(b) He likes to go and move on beaches wild and free.
(c) The poet desires to meet an alien from a planet.
(d) Jupiter is the name of a Milky Way
Q-2 Complete the sentences with the words from the poem.
(a) Mars is a _______ in the solar system.
(b) The poet wants to visit some places where no one has ever _______.
(c) He wants to meet a fellow traveller, an _______, from a planet.
(d) The poet wants to have only his footprints and find a thousand _______.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) What does a spaceman do?
(b) Name two planets that the poet likes to visit?
(c) Where do planets orbit?
(d) Where does the poet want to walk in alien jungles?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The poet loves to be a

(i)

alien

(ii)

spaceman

(iii)

warrior

(iv)

hero
Q-2 He wants to meet a fellow traveller in the

(i)

milky way

(ii)

jupiter

(iii)

mars

(iv)

earth
Q-3 He wants to meet an alien from a planet located in a distant

(i)

galaxy

(ii)

solar system

(iii)

milky way

(iv)

spaceways
Q-4 From the poem it appears that the poet loves to visit

(i)

planets

(ii)

star

(iii)

galaxies

(iv)

heavenly bodies
Chapter-6   The Crow In Peacock’s Feathers
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
(a) The peacocks strutted about showing the crow their _______ feathers
(b) One day, the crow noticed that one of the peacocks had dropped a _______.
(c) The crow gazed down sadly at his own ugly _______.
(d) “Just look at my _______ tail,” the crow said proudly.
Q-2 True Or False
(a) The crow wanted to look beautiful like a peacock.
(b) Looking at the crow, the peacocks felt sorry.
(c) The furious peacocks pecked the stolen feathers off and chased the crow away.
(d) The crow found the feathers of the peacocks dull.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why was the crow surprised to look at the beautiful feathers of the peacocks?
(b) Why did the crow stop looking at himself?
(c) What did the crow do after collecting some peacock’s feathers?
(d) What did the peacocks think of the crow when they saw him?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The crow was _________ and decided to go farther away than usual from his home and friends.

(i)

friendly

(ii)

restless

(iii)

timid

(iv)

happy
Q-2 The crow stuck the peacock feathers onto his own

(i)

tail

(ii)

feathers

(iii)

neck

(iv)

back
Q-3 The conceited crow haughtily replied, “And you are silly as well as ___________ .

(i)

stupid

(ii)

ugly

(iii)

beautiful

(iv)

gorgeous
Q-4 The peacocks became __________when they came to know that it was infact a crow.

(i)

furious

(ii)

glad

(iii)

naughty

(iv)

joyful
Chapter-7   The Flower Thief
Q-1 True Or False
(a) The minister’s son was very fond of flowers.
(b) The flowers in the garden were rare and had enchanting fragrance.
(c) The guards found many flowers in the pockets of the minister son’s
(d) The king let the young man go away as the theft could not be proved
Q-2 Fill in the blanks
(a) The minister knew of his son’s fondness for __________.
(b) The gardeners mounted a watch around the __________.
(c) The guards began to search the young man’s __________.
(d) When the guards could not find any flower in the young man’s pockets they became __________.
Q-3 Match each word in Column A with the correct meaning in Column B.
Q-4 Answer the following questions.
(a) What flowers were there in the garden of the king of Iran?
(b) What did the gardeners do to find out the flower thief?
(c) Whom did the guards catch as the thief?
(d) How did the minister’s son save himself?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The king ordered his guards to catch the

(i)

thief

(ii)

young man

(iii)

minister

(iv)

gardeners
Q-2 The guards said “Your Majesty, we have caught the thief who used to steal the __________ flowers.”

(i)

golden

(ii)

beautiful

(iii)

royal

(iv)

precious
Q-3 The young man told the king that he was simply admiring the ___________ flowers of the royal garden.

(i)

beautiful

(ii)

lovely

(iii)

fragrant

(iv)

enchanting
Q-4 The minister learnt the whole story from a glance into the young man’s

(i)

pockets

(ii)

hands

(iii)

bag

(iv)

shirt
Chapter-8   Abu Ali Counts His Donkeys
Q-1 True Or False
(a) There were nine donkeys in all.
(b) Abu Ali was sitting on the back of a donkey.
(c) Musa is the name of a donkey.
(d) Musa said Abu Ali to be the tenth donkey.
Q-2 Fill in the blanks
a) Abu Ali climbed back onto the donkey and _______ away.
(b) He looked behind the _______ and behind the trees
(c) Abu Ali saw his friend _______ walking along the road
(d) “He is sitting on top of the _______ donkey,” said Musa.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) What did Abu Ali buy from the fair?
(b) What did Abu Ali fail to count?
(c) Why couldn’t Abu Ali count the ninth donkey?
(d) Who helped Abu Ali to count the donkeys?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The number of donkey that Abu Ali had

(i)

seven

(ii)

nine

(iii)

eight

(iv)

ten
Q-2 Just then Abu Ali saw his friend walking along the

(i)

forest

(ii)

road

(iii)

bush

(iv)

valley
Q-3 Musa said the ________donkey was sitting on top of the ninth donkey.

(i)

tenth

(ii)

seventh

(iii)

six

(iv)

eight
Q-4 Musa helped Abu Ali to _______ his donkeys.

(i)

count

(ii)

find

(iii)

follow

(iv)

take
Chapter-9   My Shadow
Q-1 True Or False
(a) The poet talks about his shadow in the poem.
(b) The shadow goes in and out with him.
(c) The poet’s shadow is bigger than him.
(d) The funniest thing about the shadow is the way he likes to grow.
Q-2 Fill in the blanks
(a) The poet has a little _______.
(b) When the poet jumps, the shadow jumps _______ him.
(c) The shadow does not grow like the proper _______.
(d) Sometimes the shadow shoots up taller like an Indian _______ ball.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) What does the poet have with him?
(b) What does the poet see when he jumps into his bed?
(c) What does the poet say to be ‘always very slow’?
(d) Who sometimes shoots up taller?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The shadow is very much like the

(i)

poet

(ii)

shadow

(iii)

children

(iv)

india rubber ball
Q-2 The shadow does not grow like a proper

(i)

boy

(ii)

children

(iii)

man

(iv)

ball
Q-3 The poet’s shadow is just like him from heels up to the

(i)

neck

(ii)

arm

(iii)

head

(iv)

trunk
Q-4 The shadow sometimes gets so _______ that there is none of him at all.

(i)

little

(ii)

big

(iii)

huge

(iv)

tall
Chapter-10   Adjectives
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with adjective of quality.
(a) The girl has a ___________________ voice.
(b) Akram is a ___________ batsman.
(c) That is a __________ house.
(d) I like ___________ roses.
(e) It is a ___________ day.
(f) You may eat ______________ mangoes.
(g) A vulture eats rats and _______________ birds.
(h) The milk is not _______________.
Q-2 Fill in the blanks with the suitable adjective of quantity.
Step back________ paces. (three/these)
I have told you this_______ times already.(large/many
I speak this______ words to all men.(few/great)
He is______ years of age.(good/sixty)
He is_______ money in his purse.(heavy/no)
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Which sentence has an adjective?

(i)

The girl ran into the lake.

(ii)

Sally and Billy walk the dog.

(iii)

The boys road horses through the tall grass

(iv)

who put the canoe on the car?
Q-2 In the following sentence, where is the small frying pan? Which word is the adjective.

(i)

is

(ii)

frying

(iii)

pan

(iv)

where
Q-3 Read the sentence and identify the adjective ---------- Sally's dog has very long hair.

(i)

Sally

(ii)

very

(iii)

long

(iv)

dog
Q-4 Which of the following word in adjective?

(i)

Book

(ii)

loud

(iii)

classroom

(iv)

speaker
Q-5 Albert is the ________ person I know.

(i)

funny

(ii)

funnier

(iii)

funniest

(iv)

more funny
Q-6 The eagle was ______ than the bluebird.

(i)

big

(ii)

bigger

(iii)

biggest

(iv)

the biggest
Q-7 African elephants are ______ than Indian elephants.

(i)

big

(ii)

bigger

(iii)

biggest

(iv)

the biggest
Q-8 He is the _____ thief of all.

(i)

clever

(ii)

cleverer

(iii)

cleverest

(iv)

more clever
Q-9 Who is the ________ man in the world.

(i)

richest

(ii)

rich

(iii)

riches

(iv)

richer
Q-10 Cartoons are very______; I always laugh a lot.

(i)

funniest

(ii)

funnier

(iii)

funny

(iv)

fun
Q-11 Peter is _______ runner.

(i)

fasting

(ii)

faster

(iii)

fastest

(iv)

fast
Chapter-11   Comparisons
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the adjectives in the given brackets.
(a) Tom is _____________ than Jack.(fast)
(b) John is ______________ than me.(tall)
(c) Pinki is the ______________ in the class.(noisy)
(d) A whale is the ______________ animal in the ocean.(big)
(e) The cheetah is the ______________ of all animals.(fast)
(f) A flower is ______________ than a leaf.(beautiful)
(g) The Arctic is the ____________ place on the earth.(cold)
(h) The Nile is_______ river in the world.(long)
(i) A desert is______ than is a jungle.(dry)
(j) Africa is_______ than England. (hot)
Chapter-12   A, An, The (Articles)
Q-1 Put ‘a’, ‘an’ or‘the’ before each phrases.
(a) _________ basket of apples
(b) _________ bag of vegetables
(c) _________ blue Earth
(d) _________ ice-cream trolley
(e) _________ jug of water
(f) _________ bright Sun
(g) _________ packet of biscuits
(h) _________ umbrella for Ram
(i) _________ igloo of the Eskimos
(j) range of _________ Himalayas
Q-2 Put a tick (T) for the correct sentence and a cross (F) for the wrong one.
(a) I am a oldest in my family.
(b) I used my shoe as a hammer
(c) Have you fed an dogs?
(d) There are some children in the garden.
(e) Who invented a radio?
(f) I prefer the mountains to the seaside.
(g) I like an blue T-shirt.
(h) Is your mother working in a old office building?
(i) Carol's father works as a electrician.
(j) The tomatoes are 60 rupees a kilo.
(k) Ben has a terrible headache.
(l) After this tour you have the whole afternoon free to explore the city.
(m) Where's a pen drive I lent you last week?
Q-3 Choose the correct determiner to complete the sentence.
(a) Have you ever had ___________ high fever? (a/an)
(b) Only ___________ few houses were spared by the earthquake. (a/the)
(c) You must learn ___________ lile English every day to improve your language. (an/a)
(d) Lisa saw ___________ shooting star yesterday. (a/the)
(e) Don't look directly at ___________ sun during an eclipse. (the/a)
(f) Is there any milk le in ___________ fridge ? (a/the)
(g) I need to pack ___________ apple for my lunch. (a/an)
(h) The sky is covered by ___________ thick cloud. (the/a)
(i) Everybody came and sat down at ___________ table. (the/a)
(j) Have you ___________ pair of trousers to put on ? (a/an)
(k) Who is ___________ fastest runner in the school? (the/a)
(l) Dr. Fu is ___________ excellent teacher. (a/an)
(m) I really enjoyed this pie. You will have to give me ___________ recipe for it. (a/the)
(n) The soccer team won ___________ fifth straight championship. (the/a)
(o) She is ___________wonderful flute player. (a/an)
Q-4 Put 'a' or 'an' before each noun.
(a) __________ orange
(b) __________ giraffe
(c) __________ igloo
(d) __________ sheep
(e) __________ eye
(f) __________ arm
(g) __________ lemon
(h) __________ desk
(i) __________ bus
(j) __________ university
(k) __________ rabbit
(l) __________ uncle
(m) __________ uniform
(n) __________ eraser
(o) __________ banana
(p) __________ ring
(q) __________ bear
(r) __________ apple
Q-5 . Fill in each blank with 'a' , 'an' or 'the'.
(a) __________ horse runs fast.
(b) __________ moon is shining in the sky.
(c) I have read __________ Arabian Nights.
(d) __________ handle of this jug is durable.
(e) He read __________ book I gave him.
(f) I have __________ bag of rice.
(g) __________ topic we are discussing is very interesting.
(h) I saw __________ boy running in __________ street.
(i) Man is __________ rational being.
(j) __________ Hindustan Times is __________ English paper.
(k) She came here __________ hour ago.
(l) I saw _____________ old man in the street
Chapter-13   Pronouns
Q-1 Underline the pronouns in the following sentence.
(a) They want to pune.
(b) she is a village girl
(c) He likes pizzas.
(d) It is a good school.
(e) I am a painter
(f) My dogs sleeps in a kennel
(g) The orange book is mine.
(h) We are going to the mall.
(i)Jack will come with us.
Q-2 Complete the subject with a personal pronouns.
(a)My name is Rashimi.(Rashimi) _______ am indian.
(b) My mums name is priya. (Priya) _______is from delhi.
(c) Bob is my dad.(My dad)______ is an officer.
(d) On the left you can see simon.(Simon)_______ is my brother.
(e) (Jack and Simon)_______ are twins.
(f) Our dog is a female, judy (Judy)_____is two years old.
(g) (Jack, simon, peter, and david)______ live in mumbai.
(h) (Canterbury)________ is not far from london.
(i) My grand parents live in mysore.(My grandparents)_______ often come and see us.
(j) I have seen a ghost.(The ghost)_______ looked like a shadow.
(k) Somebody has knocked at the door.Please open the door ______ quickly.
(l)I read that book. The books belongs to (anil)_______.
Q-3 Rewrite the following sentence correctly.
(a) Mr. smith is strict. I do not like him.
(b) Ana is not good at maths. I never from she.
(c) We have a computer at home, but i do not use me.
(d) My teachers are very good.I like they.
(e) I am not happy with the children.They do not listen to I.
(f) They have invited us. We are likely to go to his party.
(g) My father has a new mobile, but they does not work.
(h) I have an umbrella. But they is not raining.
(i) Ankit is a good boy. She never tells a lie.
(j) My parents love me. Them bought me a new computer.
(k) The peacock is our national bird. We should save them.
(l) Walk slowly. Do not hurry or they fall.
Q-4 Complete the sentences with the correct personal pronouns.
(a) My name is ravi._________am the youngest in the family.
(b) This is my father. _______is a teacher.
(c) This is my mother.________ is a lawyer.
(d) I am standing on my head. Look at_______.
(e) My mother is a kind. Everybody likes_______.
(f) Neeta and I are playing in the park.Dad is watching______.
(g) I have a dog. _______ is called lucky.
(h) My family and_______ live in big city.
(I) Pick up yours toy and put ______ away.
Chapter-14   Verbs
Q-1 Choose the verb in the following sentences.
(a) Dogs bark.
(b) Clouds bring rain.
(c) The man is blind.
(d) Monkeys are clever.
(e) Birds build nest.
(f) Aeroplanes fly high.
(g) Man is mortal.
(h) The boys play.
(i) The sun is hot.
(j) The phone rings.
Q-2 Underline the verbs in the following sentences.
(a) Jack completes his homework in me.
(b) The sun rises in the east.
(c) Ram painted the house yellow.
(d) They slept all night yesterday
(e) Mangoes are sweet to eat.
(f) I am running a race.
(g) Peacocks have shining feathers.
(h) She has written a letter for me.
(i) It will be raining soon.
(j) The dog was barking at the stranger.
Q-3 Underline the verb in each sentence.
(a) Robin is buying a pair of new shoes.
(b) My friends are coming to my house today.
(c) John's kitten is trying to kill the rats.
(d) Alok and Akash are jogging in the park.
(e) They were driving too fast on the highway.
(f) The old man will be sleeping at 9 pm.
(g) David's brother is watching her friends through the window.
Chapter-15   Is, Am, Are
Q-1 Complete each of the following sentence using is, are, or am.
(a) My brother ________________ a doctor.
(b) India ________________ our country.
(c) She is ________________ pretty girl.
(d) I ________________ your neighbour.
(e) They ________________ our guests. We should treat them well.
(f) The boys ________________ learning their lessons.
(g) Students ________________ very naughty.
(h) The birds ________________ flying in the sky.
(i) Mother ________________ cooking dinner.
(j) We ________________ waiting for them.
(k) That house ________________ ours.
(l) What ________________ you doing there?
(m) Where ________________ he going?
Q-2 Underline the correct word in the brackets.
(a) You (am/are) a soldier.
(b) This (is / are) a mango.
(c) They (are/is) engineers.
(d) I (are/am) a player.
(e) Rakesh (is/are) is a pilot.
(f) These (are/ is ) monkeys.
(g) It (is /are) a pen.
(h) He (are / is) a mechanic.
(i) Ravi and Rakesh (is/ are) students.
(j) The crow (is/ am) cawing.
(k) She (am/is) a writer.
(l) A snake (are/is ) poisonous.
(m) The Sun (are /is) rising.
Chapter-16   Was, Were
Q-1 Fill in each blank with 'is', 'are', 'am', 'was' or 'were'.
(a) The children ________________ on a picnic now.
(b) The rabbits ________________ in the basket yesterday.
(c) She ________________ in the parlour two hours ago.
(d) The children ________________ under the umbrella now.
(e) The flowers ________________ in the basket last week.
(f) Keep quiet! The baby ________________ sleeping.
(g) The garland ________________ in his hand now.
(h) The cats ________________ under the bed yesterday.
(i) The puppies ________________ sing on the chair now.
(j) I ________________ able to do my work now.
(k) You ________________ at home now.
(l) It ________________ Sunday yesterday.
(m) We ________________ in the classroom at the moment.
Q-2 Complete each sentence with 'was' or 'were'.
(a) These books ________________ not easily available earlier.
(b) Once there ________________ a king who was a great warrior.
(c) I ________________ at work yesterday.
(d) My father ________________ not at home yesterday.
(e) Akbar ________________ a great ruler.
(f) I ________________ surprised to see him there.
(g) You ________________ at school when I came to see you.
(h) They ________________ good friends in their childhood days.
(i) He ________________ absent in the school yesterday.
(j) Ram and Sham ________________ best friends.
(k) We ________________ in the theatre last night.
(l) Where ________________ you last Saturday?
(m) Ravi ________________ at home yesterday morning.
Chapter-23   Solids, Liquids and Gases
Q-1 Short-answer type questions.
1. Name the three forms of water.
2. What is freezing ?
3. What is melting ?
4. What is evaporation ?
5. What is condensation ?
Q-2 Long-answer type questions.
1. Is milk a solid or a liquid? Give two reasons.
2. How can water be changed into its solid form ?
3. Describe how water changes its form from solid to liquid and from liquid to gas.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Which of following is a solid ?

(i)

air

(ii)

milk

(iii)

book
Q-2 Which of the following flow ?

(i)

water

(ii)

gas

(iii)

both of these
Q-3 Which of the following spreads all over ?

(i)

book

(ii)

gas

(iii)

juice
Q-4 This can change from one form to another.

(i)

pen

(ii)

water

(iii)

air
Chapter-24   Air, Water and Weather
Q-1 Give one word for the following.
(a) This type of wind causes a lot of damage.
(b) We breathe in this gas from air.
(c) It changes sea water into fresh water.
(d) It rains during the season.
(e) Flowers bloom during this season.
Q-2 Short Answer type Question.
1. Name different gases present in the air.
2. Define the following: (a) evaporation, (B) weather, (c) wind, (D) storm
3. Name the factors that cause change in weather.
4. Name the three main seasons.
5. What is the difference between the spring and autumn season?
Q-3 Long answer type questions:
1. Explain the water cycle. Give its importance as well.
2.How are clouds formed and what happens when they become heavy?
3. Describe all types of seasons.
Q-4 Match the following:
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Air contains

(i)

gases

(ii)

water vapour

(iii)

both of these
Q-2 A strong wind usually with rain and thunder causes a

(i)

gale

(ii)

breeze

(iii)

storm
Q-3 In the water cycle, the water vapour cools down to form

(i)

trees

(ii)

clouds

(iii)

rivers
Q-4 Changes in the weather are caused by

(i)

sun

(ii)

wind

(iii)

both of these
Q-5 The summer season is followed by

(i)

winter

(ii)

autumn

(iii)

monsoon
Chapter-25   Measurement
Q-1 Short-answer type questions.
1. Define length. Write its units.
2.What is mass?
3. How is mass measured?
4. Name two devices used for measuring capacity.
5. How is time measured? Name the units to measure time.
6. What are the non-standard units of measurement?
Q-2 Long answer type questions:
1. Why are measurements important?
2. What is capacity? How is it measured?
3. Which body-parts did people use to measure length in earlier days? Why was the use of these for measuring lengths discontinued?
4. What is temperature? Which device is used for measuring it?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 We need to measure ......................... in our daily life.

(i)

one thing

(ii)

two thing

(iii)

many things
Q-2 Long ago, people used to measure lengths with their .......................... .

(i)

body parts

(ii)

scales

(iii)

ropes
Q-3 We measure length with a

(i)

measuring tape

(ii)

jug

(iii)

physical balance
Q-4 We measure the temperature with a

(i)

thermometer

(ii)

barometer

(iii)

microscope
Chapter-26   Soil
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) Earlier, entire earth's surface was covered with ___________.
(b) _______ is formed mainly from dead plants.
(c) __________ grow crops in the soil.
(d) _________ are farmer's friends.
Q-2 Short answer type questions:
1. What does the soil contains?
2. Name the three types of soil.
3. Name some animals that live in the soil.
Q-3 Long answer type questions:
1. How was soil formed?
2. What is the difference between sandy and clayey soil?
3. What is the importance of soil?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Which of these things is not a natural part of soil ?

(i)

air

(ii)

sand

(iii)

glass
Q-2 Which of these soils has plenty of humus ?

(i)

sandy

(ii)

clayey

(iii)

loamy
Q-3 Which of these do not live in the soil ?

(i)

sparrows

(ii)

earthworms

(iii)

snakes
Q-4 Which of these not made from stand or soil?

(i)

clay pots

(ii)

glass

(iii)

paper
Chapter-27   Light, Shadow, Sound and Force
Q-1 True Or False
(a) A shadow is formed in the presence of light.
(b) The length of a shadow is the shortest at noon.
(c) Loud and unpleasant sound is called music.
(d) The continuous honking of a vehicle is a noise.
(e) When friction is less, objects do not move.
Q-2 Give one-word answer.
(a) It is used for seeing the things around us.
(b) It is formed when an object blocks the path of light.
(c) It is a loud and unpleasant sound.
(d) It is used for pushing or pulling a thing.
(e) It is non-luminous.
Q-3 Answer these questions.
1. What are luminous objects? Give examples.
2. What are non-luminous objects? Give examples.
3. How is sound produced?
4. How do we see things?
5. What does force help us to do?
6. What are the conditions necessary for a shadow to form?
7. What is noise? Write two sources of noise.
8. What is friction?
Q-4 Match the following:
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Whispering is a ............................ sound.

(i)

loud

(ii)

soft

(iii)

unpleasant
Q-2 The force which slows down the movement is called

(i)

rest

(ii)

motion

(iii)

friction
Chapter-28   Our Solar System
Q-1 True Or False
(a) The sun is made up of hot burning gases.
(b) The earth is the only planet that goes around the sun.
(c) The earth takes 2 years to complete one revolution.
(d) The moon has its own light.
(e) The revolution of the earth causes day and night.
(f) Stars do not have light of their own.
Q-2 Name the following;
1. It is the smallest planet.
2. It is the largest planet.
3. This planet has rings around it.
4. It is a giant ice planet.
5. It is the coldest planet.
6. It is called the Evening Star.
7. It is the only planet to have life.
8. It is the only stationary star in the sky.
9. It is the red planet.
10. We can observe stars with it.
Q-3 Answer these questions:
1. What is the Solar System?
2. What shape is the Earth? What did people think about it many years ago?
3. How are days and nights caused due to rotation of the Earth? Explain.
4. Explain the revolution of the Earth.
5. Write a short note on the Moon and its phases.
6. What are constellations?
7. Where do you find craters?
8. Why are we not able to see the stars during the day?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The number of planets in the solar system is

(i)

nine

(ii)

eight

(iii)

ten
Q-2 Many years ago, pepole thought the earth to be

(i)

rectangular

(ii)

round

(iii)

flat
Q-3 To complete one rotation , the earth takes

(i)

24 hours

(ii)

28 hours

(iii)

26 hours
Q-4 It's our closest neighbour

(i)

mercury

(ii)

sun

(iii)

moon
Q-5 The moon completes one circle around the earth

(i)

26 days

(ii)

27 days

(iii)

29 days
Q-6 The holes on the moon surface called

(i)

meteorites

(ii)

craters

(iii)

asteroids
Q-7 The moon reflects the lights of the

(i)

sun

(ii)

star

(iii)

earth
Q-8 The poles star helps to find______ directions.

(i)

east

(ii)

north

(iii)

south
Chapter-29   Kolkata
Q-1 True Or False
(a) Is Kolkata famous for jute industries?
(b) Do the people of Kolkata eat wheat as their staple food?
(c) Is Victoria Memorial made up of blue marble?
(d) Is the climate of Kolkata mild?
(e) Do the people of Kolkata play football?
Q-2 Write short answers.
1. Where is kolkata situated?
2. What are two modes of transport that kolkata exclusively has?
3. What is the staple food of kolkata?
4. Which industry is kolkata famous for.
Q-3 Answer the following question.
1. Write about the climate of kolkata?
2.Writye about the attires of the people of kolkata?
3.Describe some tourist places in kolkata?
Q-4 MATCH THE FOLLOWING
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Kolkata is situated in :

(i)

Western India

(ii)

Eastern India

(iii)

Central India

(iv)

Southern india
Q-2 Kolkata is situated on the banks of the :

(i)

Satluj river

(ii)

Ganga river

(iii)

Hugli river

(iv)

Yamuna river
Q-3 Kolkata is famous for these industries:

(i)

Textile, paper, jute

(ii)

coal, rubber, jute

(iii)

tea, spices, paper

(iv)

silk, tea, maize
Q-4 Folk theaters played for four hours that feature loud music, harsh lighting, etc.are called

(i)

disco

(ii)

cinemas

(iii)

jatras

(iv)

natya shala
Chapter-30   Chennai
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
(a) The capital of Tamil Nadu is __________ .
(b) Chennai is situated on the __________ coast of India.
(c) __________ is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu.
(d) Most of the people speak __________ in Chennai.
(e) The most popular dance-form of Chennai is __________.
Q-2 True Or False
(a) Chennai lies on the coast of the Indian Ocean.
(b) English and Tamil are spoken in Tamil Nadu.
(c) Pongal is a harvest festival.
(d) Chennai remains cold throughout the year.
Q-3 Answer the following questions:
1. Where is Chennai situated?
2. Which is the most important festival of Chennai?
3. Write down some food delicacies of Tamil Nadu.
4. Name some places of tourist interest in Chennai.
5. What type of climate does Chennai have?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Chennai is located on the ___________ coast of India.

(i)

south-east

(ii)

south-west
Q-2 Chennai was formerly known as ____________.

(i)

Cape Town

(ii)

Madras
Q-3 Chennai receives more rainfall during ____________.

(i)

October

(ii)

December
Q-4 The main food of the people of Chennai is _________.

(i)

rice

(ii)

wheat
Chapter-31   Village Panchayats and Municipal Committees
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
(a) Health and ________________ are the important functions of a municipal Commitee.
(b) The ___________ is the head of Garam Panchayat.
(c) In towns, civic amenities are provided by ________________ .
(d) The members of the Municipal Committee are called Municipal____________.
Q-2 Answer the following question.
1.How is the sarpanch elected.
2.Write three sentence about the village panhayat?
3.How are the members of a municipal committee elected?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Civic amenities in villages are provided by the

(i)

Gram Panchayat

(ii)

Zila Parishad

(iii)

Municipal Corporation

(iv)

Panchayat samiti
Q-2 An elected member of the Garam Panchayat is called the

(i)

Panch

(ii)

Sarpanch

(iii)

Councillor

(iv)

Major
Chapter-32   The Food We Eat
Q-1 True Or False
(a) Most of the food we eat comes form plants.
(b) Jowar and bajra grow well in Rajasthan.
(c) India is well known for its species.
(d) People all over India eat the same food.
Q-2 Write short answers.
1.What is a food ?
2.How is food classified?
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
1.Why do farmer in our country grow different types of crops ?
2.How do food items reach places where they are not grown?
Q-4 MATCH THE FOLLOWING
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Which nutrients are used in the body for producing energy?

(i)

Proteins

(ii)

Carbohydrates

(iii)

Vitamins

(iv)

Fats
Q-2 Essential nutrients of food are

(i)

proteins

(ii)

vitamins and minerals

(iii)

all of these

(iv)

fats and carbohydrates
Q-3 Which nutrients are used in the body for growth and development?

(i)

proteins

(ii)

carbohydrates

(iii)

vitamins

(iv)

fats
Q-4 Which nutrient in required in diet for health and well-being?

(i)

carbohydrates

(ii)

vitamins

(iii)

fats

(iv)

protein
Chapter-33   Clothing in India
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
(a) We wear different ______________ for different seasons.
(b) Angarakha is mostly worn in _______________-.
(c) The most common dress of the women in India is ______________.
(d) Saree-blouse is the _______________ dress for the women.
Q-2 Write short answers.
1. What are our three basic needs?
2.Name a few clothes worn by men and women.
3.Why do people wear clothes?
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
1. List the factors which affect people's style of dressing .
2. List some indian clothes that are popular all over the world.
3. List some western clothes worn by men and women.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 A________________ is the most common dress of the Indian Women.

(i)

saree

(ii)

frock

(iii)

skirt
Q-2 The __________ of the place determines the type of clothes people wear.

(i)

climate

(ii)

weather

(iii)

air
Q-3 The women in ___________________ wears in odhani.

(i)

Haryana

(ii)

Punjab

(iii)

Tamil Nadu
Q-4 The men in West Bengal most wears_____________.

(i)

dhoti-Kurta

(ii)

Kurta-Pyjama
Chapter-34   Indian Festivals
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
(a) Republic day is celebrated on _______________.
(b) Onam is celebrated in _____________.
(c) __________________ is called the festival of lights.
(d) Dussehra is celebrated as Durga puja in ________________.
(e) The Sun-god is worshiped on the ______________ festival.
Q-2 Answer the following questions:
1. When and why do we celebrate Republic day ?
2. How do we celebrate holi ?
3. Which is the harvest festival of kerala ?How is it celebrate?
4. Which festival is known as the festival of lights? How is it celebrate/
Q-3 MATCH THE FOLLOWING
Q-4 Write the names of the two festivals of each category.
1. National festivals
2.Harvest festivals
3.Religious festivals.
Q-5 Write the names of the festivals celebrated against the dates given below.
1. 26th January
2. 15th August
3. 2nd October
4. 25th December
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 People eat _________________ during Eid.

(i)

sewai

(ii)

gujiya

(iii)

cake
Q-2 Goddess Durga is worshipped during ________________.

(i)

Durga puja

(ii)

Diwali

(iii)

Gurupurab
Q-3 Christmas is celebrated to mark the birth of

(i)

Lord Rama

(ii)

Jesus Christ

(iii)

Durga Maa
Chapter-35   Indian Occupations
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
(a) _________________ is the main occupation of the people India.
(b) ____________________ is the main occupation of the people living in coastal area?
(c) people in ______________ work in hospitals, banks etc.
Q-2 Write short answers.
1. What is the ocuupation?
2. Which is the main occupations of the people in village ?
3.Name a few professionals in the city.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
1. Why is agriculture the main occupation of the people of india ?
2. What is poultry farming?
3. Which are the main occupations of the people living in coastal?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The main occupation of people living in villages is

(i)

mining

(ii)

farming
Q-2 India ranks _____________ in the farm output.

(i)

first

(ii)

second
Q-3 ________________ is the occupation concerned with obtaining milk.

(i)

dairying

(ii)

Poultry
Q-4 India is rich in ______________ resources.

(i)

vitamins

(ii)

mineral
Chapter-36   Indian Transport
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
(a) A boat sails on ______________
(b) A truck runs on the _____________.
(c) Trains can not move in _____________ areas.
(d) Highways connect ___________ and ____________ cities.
Q-2 Write short answers.
1. Why do we travel?
2. Name three means of transport?
3. List three modes of transport.
Q-3 Answer the following question.
1.Why do we need tansport.
2.What are the different means of land transport?
3. How will you travel to very far off places?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 To go from one place to another we use _________-.

(i)

transport

(ii)

passport

(iii)

port
Q-2 A _________ is an important means of road transport.

(i)

boat

(ii)

bus

(iii)

ship
Q-3 A _________ is an important means of water transport.

(i)

bus

(ii)

boat

(iii)

train
Q-4 __________ network in India is the largest network in the world.

(i)

Road

(ii)

Air

(iii)

Water
Chapter-37   Communication in India
Q-1 Write short answers.
1. What is communication?
2. How din people communicate long ago ?
3. What is an STD code ?
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
1. What do you mean by the means of communications ?
2. What is meant by personal communication ?
3. Write in brief about the postal service in india .
4. Which is the fastest means of transport ?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The exchange of ideas and thoughts is called an ____________.

(i)

occupation

(ii)

communication
Q-2 ____________ is a means of mass communication.

(i)

Television

(ii)

Telephone
Q-3 The most common means of communication is ___________-.

(i)

fax

(ii)

letter
Q-4 the fastest means of communicatuons________

(i)

fax

(ii)

telephone
Chapter-38   The Early Man
Q-1 True Or False
(a) The early man lived in forest like animals
(b) The early man ate cooked food.
(c) The early man made weapons and tools from stones.
(d) The early man lived in a house made of bricks.
(e) The early man ate the flesh of animals.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
1. Where did the early man live ?
2. What was the main food of the early man ?
3. How did the early man make fire ?
4. What is meant by cave dwelling?
5. What were the first weapons of the early man ?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The early human used ______________ to cover his body.

(i)

leaves

(ii)

clothes

(iii)

sweaters
Q-2 The early human lived in a ______________.

(i)

cave

(ii)

house

(iii)

bungalow
Q-3 Early human used fire to

(i)

light up their caves

(ii)

cook food

(iii)

burn themselves

(iv)

both a and b
Chapter-39   Our Hills and Mountains
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Which is the oldest mountain range in India ?

(i)

The Aravallis

(ii)

The Nilgiris
Q-2 Which is the longest and highest mountain range in India ?

(i)

The Aravallis

(ii)

The Himalayan range
Q-3 The mountain ranges that divide India into North India and South India are .......................

(i)

The Himalayas

(ii)

The Vindhyas
Q-4 The continuous chain of hills on the western coast of India is known as the .......................

(i)

Sahyadri Hills

(ii)

Western Ghats
Q-5 The Blue Mountains or the Nilgiri Hills are situated mainly in the state of .......................

(i)

Tamil Nadu

(ii)

Karnataka
Q-6 The highest range of the Himalayas is known as the _________________

(i)

Himsagar Range

(ii)

Himadri Range
Q-7 The lowest ranges of the Himalayas are known as the

(i)

Shivalik Hills

(ii)

Mandrachal Hills
Q-8 The Garo-Jaianita and the Khasi are the hill ranges of __________.

(i)

Western India

(ii)

North-East India
Chapter-40   Unique Animals of the World
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 This animal makes a rattle-like sound with the end of its tail when it moves.

(i)

Rattlesnake

(ii)

Lizard

(iii)

Eel
Q-2 This animal can be found on the walls of your homes as well as in the desert.

(i)

Lizard

(ii)

snake

(iii)

rat
Q-3 This bear lives in the Arctic region.

(i)

Black bear

(ii)

Brown bear

(iii)

Polar bear
Q-4 This animal stores food in its hump.

(i)

Camel

(ii)

Rhino

(iii)

Cow
Q-5 This Australian animal, that carries its young one in a pouch, is mistaken for a deer.

(i)

Gorilla

(ii)

Chimpanzee

(iii)

Kangaroo
Q-6 This animal lives both on land and in water. It can breathe through its skin.

(i)

Frog

(ii)

Whale

(iii)

Shark
Chapter-43   Sports Terms
Q-1 Match each of the following terms
Chapter-44   Board Games
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
1. It requires two players who begin playing with 16 pieces on each side. It involves a king, a queen, 2 knights, 2 bishops, 2 rooks, 8 pawns on each side in two colours_________
2. Ludo is derived from the Indian game Pachisi. The players race their four tokens from start to finish according to the rolls of a single dice._________.
3. Snakes and ladders is a board game for two or more players regarded today as a worldwide classic__________.
4. Scrabble helps to revise our vocabulary and word-building capability. It is played in teams of minimum two people._________
5. If your little one has a business mind, you must make him play Monopoly.________
6. This game can be played by four people at a time. It contains 19 pieces and a striker, 9 white carrom discs, 9 black colour carrom discs and 1 red queen._______
Chapter-45   Tales of Panchatantra
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The Crocodile and the ........................

(i)

Monkey

(ii)

fox

(iii)

hare
Q-2 The Tortoise and the ........................

(i)

Mouse

(ii)

Hare

(iii)

Turtle
Q-3 The Fox and the ........................

(i)

Coconut

(ii)

grapes

(iii)

mango
Q-4 The ........................ and the Mouse

(i)

Tiger

(ii)

Lion

(iii)

Cheetah
Q-5 The ........................ and the Crane

(i)

Tortoise

(ii)

Lion

(iii)

Fox
Q-6 The ........................ and the Ant

(i)

Pigeon

(ii)

Sparrow

(iii)

Crane
Q-7 The Turtle and the ........................

(i)

Duck

(ii)

Swans

(iii)

Sparrow
Q-8 The Rabbit and the ........................

(i)

Wolf

(ii)

Tiger

(iii)

Lion
Q-9 The Girl Who Married a ........................

(i)

Snake

(ii)

Mangoose

(iii)

Bear
Q-10 The Crane and the ........................

(i)

Turtle

(ii)

Rabbit

(iii)

Crab
Chapter-46   Our Solar System
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
1. The Sun is the closest __________ to the Earth.
2. ______________ is the largest planet.
3. ______________ is also known as the Evening Star.
4. Our solar system is a part of a galaxy known as the __________.
5. ______________ is the smallest planet.
6. The ___________ is the natural satellite of the Earth.
7. ______________ is the farthest planet from the Sun.
8. ______________ is the closest planet to the Sun.
9. The __________ is at the centre of our solar system.
Chapter-50   Unique Landmarks
Q-1 name these famous landmarks.
1. It is named after its designer and engineer Gustave Eiffel. .......................
2. It is one of the tallest clock towers of the world. It is found in London, England. ....................................
3. One of the largest man-made structures made by the Chinese to protect themselves from outside attacks. ...................................
4. It was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, as a symbol of international friendship. ....................................
Chapter-52   Series
Q-1 Rearrange the letters to form the correct names.
1. I A D W I L : ................... (Name of a festival)
2. S A I L M : ................... (Name of a religion)
Q-2 Who am I ?
1. I live in a school. My baby is called a fry. I am a ....................... .
2. I can run very fast. I can sleep while standing. I am a ....................... .
3. I have stripes on my body. You use the path with the same stripes to cross the road. I am a ....................... .
Chapter-53   Number Game
Q-1 The answer to each of the questions below is a number. Think and write the numbers.
1. How many runs are there in a century ?
2. How many years are there in a decade ?
3. How many keys are there on a piano ?
4. How many legs does an insect have ?
5. How many legs does a spider have ?
6. How many days are there in a fortnight ?
7. How many places make a baker’s dozen ?
8. How many gems were there in Akbar’s court ?
9. How many colours are there in a rainbow ?
10. How many singers sing a duet ?
11. How many arms does an octopus have ?
12. How many years does a silver jubilee celebrate ?
13. How many squares are there on a chessboard ?
14. How many letters are there in the English alphabet ?
Chapter-55   Think and Answer
Q-1 Answer the following question.
1. Does a zebra have black and white stripes?
2. In which city will you see sunrise first, Mumbai or Kolkata?
3. Penguins are found only in the polar regions. True and false?
4. Which colour will you get by mixing the colours red and yellow?
5. Which five-letter word starting with the letter ‘P’ is a fruit as well as a colour?
6. Which is the correct spelling, ‘yatch’ or ‘yacht’?
Chapter-56   Religions and Faiths
Q-1 Match the names of the religions
Q-2 Write where each of these great men was born.
1. Mahavira .................................
2. Guru Nanak .................................
3. Jesus Christ .................................
4. Muhammad .................................
5. Gautam Buddha .................................