Question bank

Chapter-1   Doffodils
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Where did the poet wander?
(b) What did he see all at once?
(c) What were the daffodils doing?
(d) Why does the poet's heart fill with pleasure?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The clouds were floating only over hills.
(b) The daffodils were golden in colour.
(c) The poet saw about ten thousand daffodils at a glance.
(d) The memory of the daffodils flashes in the mind of the poet.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) A poet could not but be gay, in such a________ company.
(b) In vacant or in pensive mood, they flash upon that__________ eye.
(c) Continuous as the stars that shine, and twinkle on the __
(d) The waves beside them danced; but they, out did the ___ waves in glee.
Q-4 Underline the collective noun in each sentence.
(a) The whole family went out for dinner.
(b) The music band played the music.
(c) Our nation is free and we are happy.
(d) A flock of birds flew towards the North Pole.
(e) Our staff will be present to assist you.
(f) Our team won the championship
(g) The crowd got confused after hearing the announcement.
(h) His group got the most points for cleanliness.
(i) Our job is to keep the audience happy
(j) She lives in a posh neighbourhood.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The beauty of the daffodils was far more enchanting than that of the

(i)

waves

(ii)

sky

(iii)

cloud

(iv)

flowers
Q-2 The poet could not take his eyes off the golden

(i)

sunshine

(ii)

clouds

(iii)

stars

(iv)

daffodils
Q-3 When the poet is lonely, the memory of the daffodils would fill his mind with immense

(i)

thoughts

(ii)

likeness

(iii)

pleasures

(iv)

dislike
Q-4 The poet saw that the daffodils were swaying in the

(i)

happiness

(ii)

breeze

(iii)

daylight

(iv)

sunlight
Chapter-2   Nandu and the Charcoal
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What do you know about Nandu?
(b) What did Nandu find on the roadside one day?
(c) Why did Nandu bring a bucket of milk from the milkman?
(d) Why did Nandu start rubbing the charcoal on the grinding stone?
Q-2 (a) Nandu would pass time doing silly and stupid activities.
(a) Nandu would pass time doing silly and stupid activities.
(b) Nandu saw a piece of charcoal while going to school.
(c) Nandu wanted to make the charcoal white.
(d) The milkman asked Nandu to scrub the charcoal with soap and water.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Nandu did not like to go to
(b) Nandu obediently threw the charcoal into the _____
(c} Due to his stupid and silly activities, Nandu's parents were much ____about him.
(d} You have spoilt a bucketful of milk with this________
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Nandu started rubbing the charcoal on the

(i)

wall

(ii)

stone

(iii)

grinding stone

(iv)

grinder
Q-2 A woman who came to fetch water, watched Nandu with

(i)

amazement

(ii)

sorrow

(iii)

sadness

(iv)

courage
Q-3 Finally, Nandu said that the black charcoal had indeed turned

(i)

blue

(ii)

black

(iii)

brown

(iv)

white
Q-4 Nandu saw the charcoal burn and turn into white

(i)

paper

(ii)

rubber

(iii)

ash

(iv)

coal
Chapter-3   The Invention of the Aeroplane
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Name the two brothers who were anxious about the gift that their father would bring for them?
(b) Where did the two brothers work for long ten years and what did they learn?
(c) What dream did the brothers have in their mind?
(d) How did people congratulate the two brothers when they returned from Kitty Hawk?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Father brought an aircraft for Orville and Wilbur as a gift.
(b) The flight of the toy glider was an important event in the brothers' life.
(c) A large crowd gathered to welcome the brothers on their arrival at Dayton.
(d) Both Wilbur and Orville loved to work with machines and tools.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Wilbur and Orville's father owned a _____
(b) They worked at the printing press and learnt a lot about__________
(c) Wilbur was__ years older than Orville.
(d) They made their first glider and took it to____________ in North Carolina.
Q-4 Read the sentences and write their types.
(a) The blue paint dripped on the floor.
(b) Where does Ashok live?
(c) Put these documents on my desk.
(d) That is an excellent idea!
(e) Why did you move my chair?
(f) Mom poured cereal and milk into her bowl.
(g) Ajay, hand me the blue folder
(h) What a beautiful garden it is!
(i) Berlin is the capital of Germany.
(j) Do your duty sincerely.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 When Orville was twenty, both the brothers opened a

(i)

printing press

(ii)

garage

(iii)

cycle shop

(iv)

workshop
Q-2 The brothers thought of a dream - the dream of making an

(i)

engine

(ii)

airliner

(iii)

aeroplane

(iv)

instrument
Q-3 Kitty Hawk had long stretches of sand dunes and was an ideal place to try out the

(i)

glider

(ii)

cycle

(iii)

press

(iv)

aeroplane
Q-4 They made changes in the engine, then in the glider, then again in the

(i)

airplane

(ii)

glinder

(iii)

jet

(iv)

engine
Chapter-4   Florence Nightingale
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why were Plorence's parents shocked?
(b) Why was the hospital in Scutari in a bad state?
(c} What did Florence do to get all the stuffs for the soldiers in Scutari?
(d} Why did the soldiers call Florence The Lady with the Lamp'?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Florence was extraordinarily kind to the sick.
(b} The hospital in Scutari was in a good state.
(c} As a child, Florence played nursing games with her dolls.
(d} Florence told her parents that she wanted to work as a soldier.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a} She went to Scutari to nurse the wounded and sick ____
(b) The medicines reached the_________ at the right time.
(c} Soldiers were lying outside on the snow-covered ____
(d} She came to know that everything she needed was there, but was locked in a big_______
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Where did Florence persuade her parents to let her go to train as a nurse?

(i)

Germany

(ii)

England

(iii)

France

(iv)

London
Q-2 When Florence told her parents that she wanted to work as a nurse, they were

(i)

happy

(ii)

upset

(iii)

shocked

(iv)

amazed
Q-3 The Crimean War was fought between England and

(i)

france

(ii)

japan

(iii)

germany

(iv)

russia
Q-4 The soldiers had neither sheets nor

(i)

pillows

(ii)

blankets

(iii)

nets

(iv)

towels
Chapter-5   Laziness Doesn't Pay
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why was the king not pleased with his people?
(b) What did the king want to teach his people?
(c) Where and why did the king get a pit dug?
(d) Why was the king ashamed of his people?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The people of the kingdom were not lazy.
(b) Wherever the king went around, he found the streets cleaned.
(c) The king rode his horse and went to one of the busiest streets in the city.
(d) On reaching the spot, the king got down from his carriage and walked up to the stone
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The king got a pit dug in the__________ of the road.
(b) Wherever the king went, be found the streets________
(c) The king was sad to see the________ still there.
(d) The people of the kingdom were very __
Q-4 Use present perfect continuous tense to fill in the blanks:
(a) He________ (write) letters all morning.
(b) Promod is getting fatter because he______ (eat) too much.
(c) My mother_______ (peel) the potatoes all afternoon.
(d) Rosy_______ (attend) a cookery course since March.
(e) How long you________ (learn) English?
(f) Where are my eye glasses? I___________ (look) for them for an hour.
(g) Charles ________ (escape) from the police for years.
(h) How long you__ (use) a computer?
(i) It________ (rain) for six hours.
(j) She___________ (earn) quite a lot of money for the last two years.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The king looked after his people very

(i)

kindly

(ii)

soon

(iii)

hardly

(iv)

well
Q-2 Many others also passed by, but none stopped to roll the stone

(i)

left

(ii)

away

(iii)

upright

(iv)

behind
Q-3 In the evening, the king arrived at the

(i)

spot

(ii)

corner

(iii)

road

(iv)

pit
Q-4 The people hung their heads in

(i)

anger

(ii)

glory

(iii)

shame

(iv)

defeat
Chapter-6   Whatever God Does is Best
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) When should we remember that there is a brighter day?
(b) What does God do for us?
(c) Who is the keeper of our soul?
(d) How is God working upon His great plan?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) God always does good for us.
(b) We should keep faith in God sometimes.
(c) All things are right on God's schedule
(d) Whatever God does is not always best.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Trouble and__________ sometimes comes on our way.
(b) God is the keeper of our ____
(c) All things are right on the ________of God.
(d) We should always remember that there is a brighter day in God's great ______ plan.
Q-4 Use past continuous tense to rewrite these sentences.
(a) We /talk/ on the phone /late at night.
(b) My sister I travel I to the United States.
(c) We/visit/theTaj Mahal/ Agra.
(d) Some women / dance/temple.
(e) We/eat/mangoes/grove.
(f) I/swim/ the English Channel.
(g) My friend/ Aziz/ climb up /the Great Wall.
(h) We/hike/theforest
(i) l/ ride/ toy train/ Darjeeling
(j) My friend Ajay/ ski/ Shimla.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 By His actions, God is drawing us closer to His

(i)

side

(ii)

way

(iii)

road

(iv)

turn
Q-2 We should remember that everything has a

(i)

order

(ii)

light

(iii)

purpose

(iv)

friend
Q-3 All things are right on God's

(i)

path

(ii)

schedule

(iii)

lesson

(iv)

boon
Q-4 Everything in this universe is under the_______ of God.

(i)

book

(ii)

copy

(iii)

chapter

(iv)

control
Chapter-7   Everything Happens for Our Own Good
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What was the strange habit of one of the ministers?
(b) When did the king decide not to release the minister for a long, long time'?
(c) Why did the lion not attack the king in the jungle?
(d) What did the minister reply when the king asked him how it was good for him to be imprisoned?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) There was a minister in the kingdom who had a strange habit.
(b) One day, the king tripped on a big stone in the palace garden and fell down.
(c) The king was so angry that he ordered is servants to kill the minister.
(d) The minister was not worried at all.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The minister's habit of saying that 'Everything happens for our own good' irritated the king _____
(b) One day, the king decided to go hunting in the______
(c) He decided to take some rest under a_________ shady tree.
(d) The lion __________him from head to toe and then walked away.
Q-4 Put the verbs into the correct forms of simple future tense.
(a) You (be)__________very happy.
(b) You (get)_________ a Jot of money.
(c) You (buy)_________ a beautiful house.
(d) Your friends (envy)_______ you.
( e) You (meet)________ a beautiful girI.
(f) You (marry) _______ her.
(g) You and your wife (travel) _______ around the world.
(h) People (serve) _______ you.
(i) They (not/ refuse)_________ to make you happy.
(j) But all this (happen/ only)________ when you are 70 years old.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The minister did not have any

(i)

disease

(ii)

wound

(iii)

pain

(iv)

injury
Q-2 The king immediately went to the prison and ___the

(i)

released

(ii)

took

(iii)

caught

(iv)

carried
Q-3 In his panic, the king forgot that he was carrying

(i)

gun

(ii)

weapons

(iii)

arrow

(iv)

knife
Q-4 lt is a known fact that a lion will not touch anyone who is hurt or __

(i)

wounded

(ii)

injured

(iii)

bleeding

(iv)

upset
Chapter-8   Trees: Our Best Friends
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) How are trees important to us?
(b) How do trees support the life of living things?
(c) How do trees cause rainfall?
(d) How does a great part of our forest resources get lost?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) By holding soil together, trees save it from being washed away by showers.
(b) When we think of trees, we think of their cool shade.
(c) Trees are useful as they give us fruits, furniture and paper only.
(d) Trees provide us with many useful things.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Forests give shelter to________ wild animals.
(b) Trees replace the oxygen that gets used up when living things breathe or _________anything.
(c) The children play around the trees and tired travellers _____ under them.
(d) To plant new trees all over the country, a festival is held every year, called__________
Q-4 Choose the correct adjectives to fill in the blanks.
(a) You have a___________ dog. (cut/cute)
(b) There are_________ mangoes in the bag. (yellow/white)
(c) Who made the___________ drawings? (crying/colourful)
(d) You have a_________ sister. (happy/high)
(e) The_________ chicken crossed the road. (tall/little)
(j) I have ___ sisters. (two/state)
(g) The _________football is new. (grass/pink)
(h) My_______ friend plays cricket. (tall/far)
(i) I have___________ members of my family coming to my party. (ten/man)
(j) The_________ bird flies very high. (wing/blue)
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 As human beings do, trees can also

(i)

see

(ii)

feel

(iii)

move

(iv)

sleep
Q-2 Trees are of different shapes and

(i)

colours

(ii)

forms

(iii)

orders

(iv)

sizes
Q-3 Tigers and lions also feed on deer which eat

(i)

vegetables

(ii)

sweets

(iii)

plants

(iv)

leaves
Q-4 Trees replace the oxygen that gets used up when living things breathe

(i)

anything

(ii)

breathe

(iii)

eat

(iv)

burn
Chapter-9   The Other Boot
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who was Mr Chang and why did he live alone?
(b) Why was there a great sound when Mr Chang would throw his shoes?
(c) Why could the lady not sleep at night?
(d) What did Mr. Chang do when he remembered his promise made to the old lady?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Mr Chang did not have a wife and children.
(b) Mr Chang promised the old lady to let her sleep peacefully at night.
(c) An old lady lived just above Mr Chang's floor.
(d) Mr Chang used to take off his boots and keep them on the floor without making any sound.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The old lady asked Mr Chang not to throw his boots on the__________
(b) Just then, Mr Chang remembered the promise he made the old lady in the___________
(c) Mr Chang woke up in the morning and remembered that he had__________ himself last night.
(d) Mr Chang promised to let the old lady sleep at night.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Mr Chang worked as a

(i)

labourer

(ii)

craftsman

(iii)

plumber

(iv)

miner
Q-2 The old lady said that she did not sleep the whole night because she was waiting for the next boot

(i)

to call

(ii)

to fall

(iii)

to sound

(iv)

to move
Q-3 As he reached the door of his house upstairs, he used to knock at the door

(i)

loudly

(ii)

quietly

(iii)

quickly

(iv)

roughly
Q-4 Before going to sleep, Mr Chang would sing in a very bad

(i)

sound

(ii)

music

(iii)

lyrics

(iv)

tune
Chapter-10   The Great Ruler - Shivaji
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who was Shivaji's father? Where did he work?
(b) What do you know about Jijabai?
(c) Who were Shivaji 's companions and what did he learn from them?
(d) What happened when Shivaji and Afzal Khan met?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Shivaji was a brave and fearless warrior.
(b) Shivaji could be easily tricked by the people.
(c) Shivaji was forced to stop his attacks on Bijapur territory for a few years.
(d) Jijabai was Shivaji's guardian and tutor.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Shivaji remains as one of the most popular heroes of our _____
(b) Afzal Khan had held Shivaji's neck in a wrestler's
(c) By 1658, Shivaji had brought the whole of north Konkan area under his
(d) In 1647, Shivaji was crowned the king of the Marathas at___________
Q-4 Fill in the blanks with the correct adverbs of manner.
(a) The speaker looks angry. He is banging the table _____
(b) Yesterday, there was a football match. Roy was a bad player. He played ________
(c) Kumar is a dangerous driver. He drives _____
(d) Radha is impatient. Radha is waiting for her friend ___________
(e) His behaviour is rude. He answered the teacher ___________
(f) She loves silence. She entered the room __________
(g) He asked you not to walk slow. If you walk so ______ , you will miss the bus.
(h) It was all of a sudden. Do you think he died ____________
(i) There was a serious accident. The boy in the car was ___________injured.
(j) She is careful. She does her homework __________
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Shivaji was born in the fortress of Shivner in

(i)

1623

(ii)

1627

(iii)

1658

(iv)

1659
Q-2 Shivaji brought under his control many Maratba chieftains who had grown powerful owing to the weakness of the ruler of

(i)

Konkan

(ii)

Raigarh

(iii)

Raiganj

(iv)

Bijapur
Q-3 When Afzal Khan attacked Shivaji, he was saved by his

(i)

steel suit

(ii)

armour

(iii)

sword

(iv)

claws
Q-4 Shivaji died in 1680 at the age of

(i)

49

(ii)

53

(iii)

58

(iv)

61
Chapter-11   Silver
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) How does the moon walk?
(b) What is the first thing the moon sees?
(c)Who sleeps couched and like a log?
(d) What happens to the fish in the water?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The moon walks the night sky wearing a silver hue.
(b) The trees and the fruits wear a golden tone
(c) The moon illuminates the casements of a house.
(d) Doves were sleeping in the cote showing their white breasts .
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The trees and the fruits wear a silver tone due to the presence of__________
(b) The poet imagines the moon to be a_________
(c) Since it is moonlit night, the cote is full of________
(d) The reeds wear a silver glow as does the water of the___________
Q-4 Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
(a) 'Why are you so sad?' 'I've lost the bananas___________ I bought this morning.' (who/that/what)
(b) Haven't you seen the man________ bought a ticket from the conductor just now? (that/ what/ who)
(c) I came upon the girl_________ was wearing the pink hat at your niece's wedding. (what/who/which)
(d) Have you seen the man________ is sitting with that girl in the corner before? (who/who/which)
(e) The man_________ you were talking to at the meeting is my brother-in-law. (what/who/which)
(f) The man, to___________ everybody tried to talk at the theatre, is my uncle. (who/whom/which)
(g) The old lady__________ we met at the party last Sunday was Kartik's aunt. (which/ whom I where)
(h) The attendant from__________ we bought the tickets was wearing a green uniform. (who/which/whom)
(i) The doctor_________ attended to my grandfather is a surgeon. (which/who/whom)
(j) I'll promise to give you everything ___ I have if you don't let me down. (that/what/who)
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The moon is walking

(i)

slowly

(ii)

hurriedly

(iii)

quickly

(iv)

hardly
Q-2 The moon

(i)

puts on shoes

(ii)

moves barefoot

(iii)

doesn't move at all

(iv)

only takes rest
Q-3 The objects which have silvery gleam are

(i)

fruits

(ii)

trees

(iii)

thatched cottage

(iv)

all of them
Q-4 What is the moon compared to in the first four lines?

(i)

a dog sleeping

(ii)

a log and its sturdiness

(iii)

a tree and its silvery leaves

(iv)

a person walking around looking at everything
Chapter-12   Keep Away From Germs
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why do bacteria multiply faster?
(b) How do bacteria come into man's food?
(c) How did Montu fall very sick?
(d) What happened when the doctor injected an antibiotic injection in Montu's bloodstream?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The bacterium says that it is quite famous for causing typhoid fever.
(b) The bacterium says that Montu was not his friend.
(c) The task of WBCs is to get rid of any harmful microbes entering the body.
(d) Very frequently flies carry bacteria with them and settle on roadside food.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) After entering Montu's intestines, the bacteria entered his_______
(b) The doctor_________ an antibiotic injection in Montu's body.
(c) On reaching safely, the bacteria started to multiply at once and then planned a counter___________
(d) The bacteria could not multiply fast enough because of the reinforcements of___________
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Very frequently, flies carry bacteria along with them and settle on

(i)

sewage

(ii)

rubbish

(iii)

food

(iv)

all of them
Q-2 By the time, Montu fall very sick, the bacteria were enjoying unaware of any

(i)

feeling

(ii)

danger

(iii)

sorrow

(iv)

trouble
Q-3 Protection against germs can be had by getting a

(i)

protection

(ii)

medicine

(iii)

tablet

(iv)

vaccination
Q-4 The bacterium which is the character in the lesson says that - "We consider ourselves harmless________ "

(i)

malaria

(ii)

killer

(iii)

bacteria

(iv)

creatures
Chapter-13   The Invisible Man
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What did the people hear after the strange man bad rung his bell thrice?
(b) Why did everyone in the bar cheer?
(c) Why did the stranger call Mrs. Hall?
(d) Why did Mrs. Hall scream loudly? What did the stranger give her?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) One of the persons went up the yard and tried to peep through the windows to see the stranger.
(b) Everyone knew what the stranger did inside the dark room in the parlour
(c) Inside, in the darkness of the parlour, the stranger sat hidden in his long coat, hat and dark glasses
(d ) Everyone in the bar felt that Mrs. Hall had got the better of him.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The stranger has__________ on his face.
(b) Thrice the stranger rang his bell loudly and continuously but no one __ him.
(c) Some young fellows dressed in_________ joined the group to find about the stranger.
(d) A crowd of perhaps ___ people collected in front of Mrs Hall's lodge .
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The stranger looked around, angrier than

(i)

ever

(ii)

after

(iii)

always

(iv)

never
Q-2 The stranger had bandages on his

(i)

nose

(ii)

mouth

(iii)

chin

(iv)

face
Q-3 The stranger sat hidden in his long coat, hat and dark glasses in the darkness of the

(i)

roof

(ii)

room

(iii)

parlour

(iv)

bar
Q-4 Jaffers simply got up and brought out a pair of

(i)

collars

(ii)

handcuffs

(iii)

shoes

(iv)

bananas
Chapter-14   Skill Sans Wisdom is of No Use
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who took care of the four brothers when they reached their grandfather's house?
(b) What was the idea that was liked by all the four brothers?
(c) What were the four brothers happy to discover?
(d) How did all the brothers die?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) After their parents had died the four brothers were taken care of by their uncles.
(b) The brothers decided to learn magic because they were interested in learning magic.
(c) Betaal could not go back to his tree because Vikramaditya gave the incorrect answer.
(d) The moral of the story is that knowledge is more important than common sense.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The brothers collected the bones of an animal to__________
(b) The first brother returned with the knowledge of __
(c) The fourth brother was skilled in __
(d) The brothers have been called foolish because _________
Q-4 Write the words given in the brackets using infinitive in the blanks.
(a) She delayed _________(get) out of bed
(b) She admitted __________(steal)the money.
(c) They thought_____ (go) to the cinema.
(d) She waited_________ (buy) a drink.
(e) I chose _____ (work)here.
(f) I'd hate__________ (arrive)too late.
(g) We postponed________ (do)that work.
(h) I miss ________(go) to the beach.
(i) I offered________(help) my friend.
(G) He demanded________ (speak)to the manager.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 All the brothers liked this idea and started discussing what kind of knowledge they should

(i)

seek

(ii)

master

(iii)

understand

(iv)

listen
Q-2 They planned to meet again at a particular time and place to see what each of them had

(i)

learnt

(ii)

known

(iii)

followed

(iv)

spoken
Q-3 The four brothers were very pleased to discover that they had all acquired

(i)

money

(ii)

honour

(iii)

recognition

(iv)

skills
Q-4 The fourth brother, who brought the lion to life, is the

(i)

accused

(ii)

stupid

(iii)

guilty

(iv)

subject
Chapter-15   The Buddha
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What did the priest predict about the baby?
(b) Why did the judges give the swan to Siddhartha?
(c) Why did Siddhartha start feeling restless?
(d) What do you mean by the Bodhi tree?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) He was a quiet and gentle child
(b) He married princess Yashodhara when he was sixteen.
(c) He sat under the Bodhi tree to meditate and became the Buddha.
(d) He became the Buddha, and wandered for forty-five years teaching people
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Suddhodana was the king of Kapilavastu, a kingdom situated in the Himalayan plains of present day __
(b) The priest said that Siddharth would either become a mighty king, or renounce the world to become a great __
(c) Siddhartha grew up to be a very___________ child.
(d) The swan fell down onto the ground and fluttered its wings in __
Q-4 Fill in the blanks with 'for' or 'since'
(al I have known the lady______ three years.
(b) How long is it________ you wrote to your pen pal?
(c) We have been waiting_______ a long time.
(d) That lady has been waiting for the bus__________ 4 pm
(e) l studied for this test_________ three days at a stretch.
(f) My family has lived here__________last March.
(g) She has worked there_________ she finished college.
(h) I have been calling you________ half an hour.
(i) My teacher has been sick________ last Monday.
(j) Lisa and Jill have been at the library_______ a long time
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Siddhartha remained a quiet child, always lost in

(i)

emotion

(ii)

feeling

(iii)

learning

(iv)

thought
Q-2 The disagreement between Siddhartha and Devadutta was brought before the royal

(i)

court

(ii)

house

(iii)

home

(iv)

couple
Q-3 The judges said that whoever saves a life has more right to own a

(i)

bird

(ii)

tree

(iii)

creature

(iv)

lion
Q-4 After hearing both sides of the story, the judges decided to give Siddhartha the

(i)

plant

(ii)

swan

(iii)

duck

(iv)

rabbit
Chapter-16   I Float My Paper Boats
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What does the poet write in big black letters?
(b) Where do the shiuli flowers grow?
(c) What does the poet see when he looks up into the sky?
(d) What does the poet dream when night comes?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The poet is fond of floating paper boats in the running stream.
(b) The poet loads his little boats with various kinds of flowers.
(c) In his dream, the poet sees his boats float on and on under the midnight stars.
(d) Shiuli flowers bloom at night.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The poet writes his name and the name of his village on the________
(b) Shiuli flower grows in the poet's _____
(c) When night comes, the poet buries his face in his _____
(d) The poet floats his paper boats in the ____
Q-4 Fill in the blanks with 'much' or 'many'.
(a) She has so__________friends
(b) Hurry up. I don't have_________ time.
(c) We saw ____ interesting things in the museum.
(d) Children need__________food for the growth.
(e) She invites ____ friends to her birthday party
(f) Do you have _________notebooks? Yes, I have ten.
(g) There isn't________ sugar in this bottle.
(h) There are_________ old temples in Raipur
(i) Does your father drink________ coffee?
(j) The old man hasn't got________hair on his head.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The poet loads his boats with shiuli flowers from his

(i)

garden

(ii)

library

(iii)

room

(iv)

forest
Q-2 After launching his paper boats, he looks up into the

(i)

clouds

(ii)

sky

(iii)

ocean

(iv)

stream
Q-3 Looking into the sky, the poet sees the little clouds setting their white bulging

(i)

boats

(ii)

flowers

(iii)

snows

(iv)

sails
Q-4 The poet thinks that the fairies of sleep are sailing in the boat and the lading is their baskets full of

(i)

flowers

(ii)

fruits

(iii)

dreams

(iv)

shiuli flowers
Chapter-17   Flood
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) The river swirled all around her now. Why is the word 'now' used here?
(b) .... reluctant to settle on it and reluctant to fly away. Why did the crow not want to settle on the tree? Why did it not want to leave the tree?
(c) How do you describe that the river was very angry?
(d) Meena turned her face away. What did Meena turn her face away from? Why did Meena do this?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Meena's wet cotton dress clung to her fat body.
(b) The peepal tree was not very old.
(c) Until she was rescued, Meena saw no other people.
(d) Meena could see things belonging to the people being carried away by the river.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The tree trembled throughout its tall __
(b) Everything was in motion-up and down and sideways and __
(c) The crow kept flying around the __
(cl) For a moment or two, Meena glimpsed a boat with several people in it moving sluggishly away from the ruins of a flooded __________
Q-4 Use 'can' or 'could' to fill in the blanks.
(a) My sister_________ play tennis now.
(b) __________you help me to understand this sum?
(c) He______ understand what you were talking about.
(d)________ you tell me the time, please?
(e) I________ play the piano.
(f) How long________ you drive at a stretch?
(g) I_________ walk when I was less than a year old.
(h) My grandfather________ walk without help a few years ago.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The crow cawed and flew up, circled the tree a few times, and returned to the

(i)

tree

(ii)

boat

(iii)

nest

(iv)

roof-top
Q-2 Because of its great size, the tree did not move very swiftly on the

(i)

stream

(ii)

flood

(iii)

water

(iv)

river
Q-3 Meena felt very tired and her arms were aching, and she was no longer

(i)

upright

(ii)

prompt

(iii)

regular

(iv)

steady
Q-4 The little boat moved swiftly down the

(i)

water

(ii)

river

(iii)

current

(iv)

stream
Chapter-18   Swiss Family Robinson
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) How were the mornings occupied for the family?
(b) Which place was decided as the best place for 'retting' the flax?
(c) Why was the family's dwelling crowded?
(d) How did the family members keep themselves busy in the evenings?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) As they were employed in making beds for the flax and placing it in them, they observed several nests of the flamingoes.
(b) Daily they would load their cart with provisions to be brought to their summer quarters.
(c) Their dwelling was not crowded at all.
(d) Their mornings were occupied in tending the animals.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Flamingo Marsh would be the best spot for the operation of___________
(b) Their mornings were occupied in tending the _________
(c) As they were employed in making beds for the reax and placing it in them, they observed several nests of the ________
(d) The nests of the flamingoes are formed in the shape of blunted cones, and placed ____
Q-4 Fill in the blanks with conjunctions (and, but, or, so, because, because of).
(a) He got off the bus, bought a newspaper _____ went into a cafe.
(b) There was a little cat at the top of a tall tree___________ l called the rescue team.
(c) I bought everything in the shopping list _____ I couldn't find any oranges.
(d) She can buy a nice laptop _________she can have a short holiday with the money she saved
(e) My father didn't come home yesterday evening _______he had an important meeting.
(f) I don't want to watch this film__________ I didn't like the plot of it.
(g) Steven stays out late ________ spends time with his friends.
(h) My mom doesn 't let me go out_______ I haven't finished my homework yet
(i) Our teacher prepared a poster on environmental problems_______ hanged it on the bulletin board.
(j) Rachel was quite wet __ the heavy rain today.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Steeping the flax leaves destroys the useless

(i)

fibre

(ii)

culture

(iii)

shape

(iv)

membrane
Q-2 The nests of the flamingoes are so strong that they can neither be overturned nor

(i)

washed away

(ii)

thrown

(iii)

destroyed

(iv)

wasted
Q-3 The nests are formed in the shape of blunted

(i)

fumes

(ii)

cones

(iii)

shapes

(iv)

arcs
Q-4 Their mornings were occupied in tending the

(i)

flamingos

(ii)

flowers

(iii)

animals

(iv)

birds
Chapter-19   The Emperor and the Nightingale
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why did the travellers come to see the nightingale?
(b) Why was the emperor angry with the minister?
(c) How did the emperor come to know about the nightingale?
(d) What did the emperor ask the minister to do? Did the minister obey his orders?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The nightingale lived very happily in the palace.
(b) The nightingale lived in a large forest near the palace of a Chinese emperor.
( c) The minister gave orders to his men to catch the nightingale.
(d) Writers come from all parts of India to study the life of this wonderful bird.
(e) More than a thousand guests came for the party.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) A Japanese merchant has brought a wonderful________ bird to the city.
(b) "I did not want your golden cage or your golden_________ ," said the nightingale.
(c) All birds must die like all other ___ things.
(d) At last, the nightingale in the forest heard of the emperor's _________
(e) After some days the __________ in the toy bird broke and its song stopped.
Q-4 Here arc some contracted forms of words. Rewrite these words without using the apostrophe.
(a) can't
(b) you're
(c) won't
(d) she's
(e) it's
(f) we're
(g) they're
(h) isn't
(i) aren't
(j) who's
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The nightingale was unhappy because

(i)

it lived in a golden cage

(ii)

it had a collar round its neck.

(iii)

it had to sing every day

(iv)

it was not free.
Q-2 The emperor asked the minister to buy the toy bird because

(i)

the nightingale stopped singing.

(ii)

the minister said that real birds die; toy birds don't

(iii)

he did not like to listen to the real nightingale.

(iv)

he wanted to set the nightingale free.
Q-3 The emperor sat on a golden throne and in front of the throne was hung a

(i)

golden cage

(ii)

nightingale

(iii)

toy bird

(iv)

golden bird
Q-4 The nightingale stayed in the emperor's palace because

(i)

it liked to sing to the emperor

(ii)

it liked to live in the palace

(iii)

it wished to obey the emperor.

(iv)

it was kept locked in a cage