Question bank

Chapter-1   The Sentence
Q-1 Rearrange the following groups of words into meaningful sentences :

1. is raining it.

2. women are they beautiful.

3. bark dogs.

4. sun is the a ball fire of.

5. the is lotus lovely a flower.

6. give shade us trees and fruits.

7. is the Delhi capital India of.

8. beautiful very is the Taj Mahal.

Q-2 Put a tick (✓) on the box for the complete sentences and cross (X) for the incomplete ones:

1. Dev likes football.

2. Turning left.

3. Who are you?

4. The dancing doll.

5. We all need water.

6. May you come soon!

7. Why are you late?

8. Running after the rail.

Q-3 State the kind of the following sentences

1. The sun rises in the east.

2. The girls are making toys.

3. Sit down!

4. Have you completed your work?

5. What a beautiful weather!

6. What is your name?

7. May you livelong!

8. Work hard!

9. Please sit down!

10. Hurrah! We have won the series.

11. May you be blessed with a good health!

12. Let her go!

13. Please don't park your car here.

14. How horrible the sight was!

15. Have you done your homework?

Q-4 Change the kind of each sentence as stated in the brackets.

1. The children are playing. (Interrogative)

2. Are you going for shopping today? (Assertive)

3. We like our neighbours. (Interrogative)

4. Is it a lovely weather? (Exclamatory)

5. We lost the match. (Exclamatory)

Q-5

Pick out the subject and the verb from the following sentences and write them:

1. Dad is cooking. 

Subject : ........................................ . 

Verb : ........................................ .

2. Rahul is running. 

Subject : ........................................ . 

Verb : ........................................ .

3. The girl is singing. 

Subject : ........................................ . 

Verb : ........................................ .

4. It was raining.

Subject : …………………………………..

Verb : ……………………………………

5. We all need air. 

Subject : ……………………………..

Verb : ………………………………

6. Sanjay and Rahul are fighting. 

Subject : ........................................ . 

Verb : ........................................ .

Q-6

Form sentences after looking at the pictures given below: 

1. ............................................................... . 

2. ............................................................... . 

3. ............................................................... .

Chapter-2   Noun
Q-1 Fill in the blanks using common nouns:
1. He takes care of our teeth. He is a....................
2. He practices law. He is a................
3. The man who mends shoes is a.........................
4. She teaches us in school. She is a.....................
5. He acts in a film. He is a................
6. He bakes cakes and cookies. He is a .......................................
Q-2 Match the following proper nouns with the common nouns:
Q-3

Underline the proper nouns and circle the common nouns in the sentences:

1. I told Uncle Rawat about my accident.

2. I live in Hyderabad.

3. I like Sandhya the most.

4. I am a girl.

5. I am eating a cake.

6. I like to see the Andaman Islands.

7. I have so many friends.

8. The lion is playing with its cubs.

Q-4

Put each of these proper nouns into the correct columns.

Christmas Day                     The Red Fort                      George W. Bush                      The India Gate 

Harry Potter                          Monday                              January                                    Australia 

The Taj Mahal                      Children's Day                     Tony Blair                                 Sunday 

Diwali                                    The Eiffel Tower                  Germany                                  India 

Mahatma Gandhi                Valentine's Day                    April                                         Russia

Q-5

Put these common nouns in the correct columns.

dentist            plate             table             dog                  cow                  School

hotel               bus               lion                cub                  farm                 Lawyer

brother           museum      library           cooker             book

Q-6

Put a 'C' in the blank if it is a common noun and a 'P' in the blank if it is a proper noun:

Sunil __ lives in Delhi __ in an apartment __ by the river __ Yamuna __. He has three dogs __ and a cat __ . He likes to read different books __. Last Durga Puja __, he went to Kolkata __ and saw the Ganges __. He enjoyed eating Bengali food __ in quantity restaurants __.

Q-7

Pick out the common nouns and the proper nouns in the box given below and write them in their respective columns:

Common Nouns                                                             Proper Nouns

1. ............................ .                                                      1. ............................ . 

2. ............................ .                                                      2. ............................ . 

3. ............................ .                                                      3. ........................... . 

4. ............................ .                                                      4. ........................... . 

5. ............................ .                                                      5. ........................... . 

6. ............................ .                                                      6. ........................... . 

7. ............................ .                                                      7. .......................... . 

8. ............................ .                                                      8. ........................... . 

9. ............................ .                                                      9. ........................... . 

10. ............................ .                                                   10. ........................... .

Q-8

Write 'P' for proper noun and 'C' for common noun for the words shown in colour :

1. Which book did you write ?

2. I wrote the book titled 'The Soul'.

3. I live in Delhi.

4. In which city do you live?

5. Which are the famous monuments in India?

6. The Taj Mahal, The Red fort, Ajanta & Ellora are a few famous monuments in India.

7. In which month were you born?

8. I was born in the month of July. 

Chapter-3   Gender
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with a suitable masculine or feminine gender word:
1. The host and the ................. welcomed their guests.
2. My uncle and ................. live in Mumbai
3. The ................. and the queen had two sons.
4. The grandfather and the ................. look after the girls and the.............
5. Ladies and ................. , welcome to Mr. Sunil' s fare well party.
Q-2

Fill in the blanks:

Masculine                                                Feminine
1. Emperor................
2. Czar................
3. Stag................
4. Monk.................
5. Man.....................
6. Earl...............
7. Nephew...............
8. God.......................
Q-3

Fill in the blanks:

Masculine                                                 Feminine
1. Master..............
2. Uncle................
3. .............Bitch
4.............Mare
5. Lion...............
6. ................Princess
7. Husband................
8.....................Madam
Q-4

Look at the words in the box. Put each word under its correct gender: 

Masculine                         Feminine                            Common                                Neuter

…………………..                   ………………….                    …………………..                          …………………….

…………………..                   ………………….                    …………………..                          …………………….

………………….                    ………………….                    ……………………                         ……………………..

…………………..                   …………………..                   ……………………                         ……………………..

 

 

Q-5

Write the masculine and feminine genders for each of the following nouns :
Chapter-4   Pronoun
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns
1. Ramu and I are brothers ................... sleep together.
2. Mala is not well. Father is taking .................. to see a doctor.
3. My brother is a doctor ................... works at a hospital.

4. ................. is our English teacher. All his students like .................. .

5. Children, .................. are making too much noise!
6. Who are .................. people? Where are .................. from?
7. The sky is getting dark ................... is going to rain.
8 . Are you coming with .................. ?
9. Ajay, we are all waiting for ..................

10. What are .................. reading, Sumita ?

11. Harsh and Ruchi are studying ................... are good students.

12. I need a pen to write a letter. Please give it to ..................

13. We wish you give .................. a chance to do well.

14. They are stupid. Make .................. realise their folly.

Q-2 Choose the correct personal pronoun from the brackets and fill in the blanks:

1. What would you do if you were .................. ? (I,me)

2. Rohit and .................. were present. (I,me)

3. We scored as many goals as ................. did. (they, them)

4. It was ................. . (I,me)

5. Mohit is smaller than.................. (he, him)

6. I know that it was .................. (she,her)

7. He is taller than ………………………….. (I, me)

8. They are far better dancers than................. (I, me)

9. We are not so poor as ................. are. (they, them)

10. There is not much difference between you and ................... (I, me)

11. She knew that it was .................. (I,me)

12. Do you think ............. (they, them) are richer than ............. (we, us)

Q-3 Fill in the blanks with personal pronouns:
1. You are a better singer than ..................
2. We shall see who is a good dancer, you or ..................
3. Rohit is as good a batsman as ..................
4. He is older than ..................
5. She is as old as ..................
6. I believe that is was .................. ghost.
7. It is ..................
8. Is that Mohan? Yes, it is ..................
9. He is known to my brother and ..................
10. It might have been ..................
11. He and .................. were great friends.
Q-4

Draw a line to join each of the subject pronouns to its object pronouns:
Q-5

Rewrite the sentences using correct pronouns for the underlined words:

1. My name is Saurabh. Saurabh is in third standard.

2. This is my mother. My Mother works in a hospital.

3. Look at the cat ! The cat likes rats.

4. This is Mr. Dutt. Mr. Dutt is a lawyer.

5. Leela is absent. Leela is ill.

6. Here are Mayank and Nitin. Mayank and Nitin are my friends.

7. Sohail, Vijay and I go to the park. All of us play football. 

8. Babita has a parrot. Babita calls the parrot Mithu.

9. Those girls are students. Those girls always play here.

10. Shubham goes for his morning walk. Subham walks in a park.

11. I and my sister go to the school together. I and She are in different classes. 

Chapter-5   Interrogative Pronouns
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with interrogative pronouns:

1. ................... is the matter with you?

2. ................... is mother talking to ?

3. ................... of the twins is older ?

4 . ................... is this pen?

5 . ................... is your sister's name?

6. ................... knows the answer ?

7. ................... would you like to drink ?

8. ................... is the date today?

9. ................... do you wish to speak ?

10. ................... is the colour of a cuckoo ?

Q-2 Frame the questions from the given answers:

Q. ........................................................ ? 

Ans. He is a gardener.

Q. ........................................................ ? 

Ans. That black one.

Q. ....................................................... ? 

Ans. A jewellery box.

Q. . ....................................................... ? 

Ans. This is not mine.

Q-3 Underline the correct interrogative pronoun in each sentence:

1. What / Which if you fail once, you can pass the next time.

2. Whom / Who gave you that knife?

3. Whom / Whose do you wish to see?

4. Whom / Whose do you prefer?

5. What / Where is your book?

6. What / Where did he say?

7. Who / What have you decided to do?

8. Which / What is better, honour or riches?

9. who / whom were you speaking?

10. What / Which do you want?

11. Who / Which is he?

Chapter-6   Demonstrative Pronouns
Q-1 Write demonstrative pronouns in the blanks:
1. Sheela and I went for a walk. What is ............ over there? I asked.
2. . ................... is my new pen.
3. . ................... are my books.
4. . ................... are my old comics. I do not like them.
5 .you mean, you won ?.. ................... is amazing.I
6. Hi, Rahul! .................... is Sonia.
Q-2 Underline the demonstrative pronouns in the following sentences :
1. This is her dress.
2. These are your keys.
3. This is a very sweet song.
4. Both dresses are beautiful, but this is better than that.
5. This is the pen given by him.
6. Those are the hills where the tiger lives.
7. This is his method of counselling.
8. That is the way, I believe.
Q-3

Look at the picture given below and complete the child's statements :

................ is a ................ bicycle .

................ is an aeroplane.

Chapter-7   Adjectives: Describing Words
Q-1 Circle the adjectives in the following sentences:
1. There is an empty room upstairs
2. It is a cold winter.
3. Delhi is clean and green.
4. The fruits are rotten.
5. All the players are very tall.
6. It is a beautiful rainbow.
7. This is an lndian temple.
8. A fierce dog barked at me.
9. A few puppies are there with a bitch.
10. My bag is big.
Q-2

Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives from the box given below:
1. The ice cream is very ......................
2. It is very ...................... in winter
3. The shopkeeper is giving away .............. gifts to his customers
4. They live in a ...................... house.
5. Mala is wearing a ...................... skirt.
6. The climbers are climbing up a ...................... hill.
7. These puppies are very ......................
8. Many ...................... people have no food.
Q-3 Complete the following sentences using suitable adjectives:
1. Lemon is _____ but sugar is ____
2. This knife is not ____
3. Ramu is an _____ worker.
4. A _____ enemy is better than a _____ friend.
5. An ___________ man is liked by all.
Q-4 Frame sentences using each of the following words as adjectives:
1. Beautiful
2. Big
3. Colourful
4. Playful
5. Poor
6. Sad
7. Large
8. Small
9. Naughty
10. Honest
Q-5

Look at the underlined words in the following sentences. Do you know what kind of adjectives are they? Write them down.

1. Raja has two pairs of shoes.

2. Rohit is a lazy boy.

3. There is some food left.

4. Which bird is this ?

5. This pen is mine.

6. The American flag has three colours.

7. My eyes are black.

8. A huge balloon.

9. An old building.

10. The sum is difficult for me.

Q-6

Match the adjectives with the correct pictures:
Chapter-8   Prepositions
Q-1 Underline the prepositions in the following sentences :
1. The man fell off the roof.
2. Tanvi was born on Friday.
3. We have dinner at 7.30 pm.
4. There are 12 months in a year.
5. Sonia is running after her dog.
6. The ball rolled under a car.
7. Sunidhi is from Bihar.
8. There is a path between the two houses.
9. Shilpi hid behind the fence.
10. Why are you still in bed?
Q-2

Fill in the blanks with prepositions from the box:
1. The bus arrived .................. 8.20 am.
2. The children are swimming .................. the river.
3. There is a mirror .................. the wall.
4. There is a garden .................. the house.
5. The earth revolves .................. the sun.
6. Rohit is hiding .................. the wall.
7. Jack climbed .................. the tree.
8. We divided the sweets .................. us.
9. I dived .................. the river.
10. Do not go too .................. the edge.
11. Tuesday comes .................. Monday.
12. A boy is standing .................. the tree.
13. Mix the milk .................. water.
14. I will do my homework .................. dinner.
Q-3

Look at the pictures and answer the questions :

1. Where is Sumit?

2. Who is standing under the tree?

3. Where are the cows?

4. Where is Sushil?

5. Where are the stars ?

Chapter-9   Conjunctions
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with and, but and or :
1. Sheetal wants some bread .......... butter.
2. Sunil .......... Ruby have one daughter.
3. Mridula is a good dancer .......... a poor student.
4. Is the baby a boy .......... a girl?
5. We wish you a Merry Christmas .......... a Happy New Year.
6. Are you going by train .......... by bus?
7. Dev is taller than Madan .......... shorter than Vikas.
8. The book has 10 poems .......... 20 stories.
Q-2 Join each pair of the following sentences with a suitable conjunction:
1. Ram works hard. Shyam works hard.
2. He will come. He is not ill.
3. Sohan sells bananas. He sells apple.
4. Sonu plays for pleasure. Monu plays for money.
5. It is cold today. It is wet today.
6. I sat down. I was feeling tired.
7. We left early. We would not be late.
Q-3

Using the 'and' conjunction, make proper pairs from the words given in the following box:

1. ...........................                 2. ........................... 

3. ......................... .                4. ………………………….. 

5. ......................... .

Q-4

Find out five conjunctions in the word box and write them in the given blanks:

1 ………………………………………….

2 …………………………………………

3 …………………………………………

4 ………………………………………..

5 ………………………………………..

Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Giri always washes his hands ..................... he takes his meal.

(i)

after

(ii)

until

(iii)

before

Q-2 . ..................... we are waiting for the bus, let us play a game.

(i)

While

(ii)

Because

(iii)

Until
Q-3 I sat down ...................... I was feeling tired.

(i)

while

(ii)

where

(iii)

when

Q-4 Does anybody know ...................... Mr. Roy lives?

(i)

when

(ii)

where

(iii)

while
Q-5 Stand still ...................... I can cut your hair.

(i)

because

(ii)

so that

(iii)

after

Q-6 Take all your belongings ...................... you leave the house.

(i)

when

(ii)

while

(iii)

after
Chapter-10   The Present Tense
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with 'am', 'is' and 'are':
1. They .................... my parents.
2. He .................... a doctor.
3. Shalu .................... taller than Puneet.
4. She .................... ill.
5. We .................... very hungry and thirsty.
6. It .................... a bright and sunny day.
7. I .................... happy with Rahul.
8. You .................... all welcome to my party.
Q-2 Underline the verbs in the following sentences:
1. The children go to school by car.
2. Owls sleep during the day.
3. These books belong to Ravi.
4. Polar bears live on the North Pole.
5. Children learn very fast.
6. Mr. Sharma teaches me Hindi.
7. The earth revolves around the sun.
8. Many shops close on Monday.
Q-3 Rewrite the following sentences using correct verbs.
1. Rama are going to the market.
2. The soldiers have fighting a battle on the border.
3. Ravi have a nice pen.
4. My brother and I is good at playing cards.
5. Jane and Tack is good friends.
6. I has a lot of homework to finish.
7. It is a good cricketer.
8. She have a beautiful handwriting.
Q-4

Complete the following sentences with 'has' or 'have':

1. We ................... a new class teacher.

2. The girl ................... golden hair.

3. Many people ................... nothing to eat.

4. A rectangle ................... four sides.

5. My sister ................... two daughters.

6. She ................... a bad temper.

7. Anant ................... six legs.

8. Rohit ................... a shower every morning.

Q-5

Tick the correct verb in each of the following sentence. 

1. Reema is/are eating and apple. 

2. They am/are running fast.

3. We are/am talking to each other.

4. A Giraffe has/have a long neck.

5. We has/have a long way to go .

Chapter-11   The Past Tense
Q-1 Write 'was' or 'were' in the blanks given below:
1. It ............ a beautiful day.
2. There ............ not a cloud in the sky.
3. Mohit, Rohit and Shovana ............ all in the garden.
4. When I ............ young, I played with teddy bears.
5. We ............ on a holiday last week.
6. You ............ nasty tome!
7. Rahul ............ ill yesterday.
8. Ritu and Pinky ............ not at home yesterday.
9. Those ............ my best books.
10. He ............ careless.
Q-2 Circle the correct past tense forms of the verbs in the following sentences:
1. I (losed / lost) my purse in the park.
2. Nitin (hurt/ hurted) his knee when he (fall/ fell).
3. I kicked the door hard and it (breaked / broke) a bolt.
4. I (getted / got) this book from the book shop.
5. Ali (show/ showed)me his new car.
6. We (selled / sold) our old house.
7. We (buyed / bought) anew bungalow.
8. The dog ( catched / caught) the thief.
Q-3 Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false:
1. Past tense denotes the time which has passed.
2. Events that are going to take place in times to come are also kept under past tense
3. Was, were, did, etc. are used in present tense of the sentences
4. In past tense of the sentences, was is used with singular subjects and were is used with plural subjects generally.
5. The past-tense forms of verbs are made generally by adding 'd' or' ed' at the end of the words (verbs).
Q-4

Fill in the blank spaces with the correct simple past forms of the verbs given in brackets:

1. The wicked queen ............ (give) Snow White a poisoned apple.

2. Dinosaurs ............ (live) millions of years ago.

3. I ............ (buy) a new television last week.

4. We ............ (drive) to a wildlife park last weekend.

5. Yesterday, father ............ (take) me to the carnival.

6. The plane ............ (land) a few minutes ago.

7. Who ............ (invent) the computer?

8. My new bike ............ (cost) a lot of money.

Chapter-12   Adverbs
Q-1 Change the following adjectives into adverbs:
1. Angry ......................
2. Cool..............

3. Strong  .....................

4. Comfortable...............

5. Annual  .....................

6. Day................

7. Brave  .....................

8. Merry..................

9. Soft  .....................

10. Weak................

Q-2 Circle the adverbs in the following sentences:
1. The man shouted loudly.
2. He arrived early.
3. Please put the books there.
4. He drove carelessly.
5. The mine workers are working underground.
6. The children are playing outside.
7. Let us go now.
8. It is raining. Let us go inside.
9. Come here !
10. Maya dressed differently.
11. Why are you crying loudly, Lisa?
12. Eat slowly .
Q-3 Pick an adjective from the box and change it into an adverb to complete the sentences below:
1. She writes very ......................
2. You must talk ...................... when you are in the library.
3. Carry the water ...................... so that you don't drop it.
4. You should exercise ...................... if you want to stay healthy.
5. "Goodbye, I am going to miss you," Rohit said ......................
6. The weather was clear and the sun was shining ......................
7. If she follows us ...................... , she won't get lost.
8. I cannot understand you. Please speak more ......................
Q-4 Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false:
1. A word which describes the way a work is done is called an adverb
2. An adverb does not need a verb or adjective in the sentence.
3. Most adverbs end in 'ly
4. Some adjectives also end in 'ly', so every word ending in 'ly' is not an adverb.
5. An adjective is always followed by an adverb.
Q-5

Underline the adverbs in the following sentences:

1. She spoke loudly.

2. This student runs slowly.

3. She has been badly treated by her relatives.

4. He hit the ball hard.

5. Mohit is a very intelligent boy.

6. You never stole anything.

7. Luckily, all escaped unhurt.

8. The Indian Army fought bravely.

Chapter-13   Determiners
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with articles:
1. This is ................ national flag of America.
2. That is ................ bat
3. There is ................ rainbow in sky.
4. . ............... doctor gave Madhu ................ injection.
5. Rahul opened ................ door to let ................ dog in.
6. Rajesh is ................ only boy in ................ family.
7. Which is ................ largest animal in ................ world?
8. There is ................ nest in ................ tree.
9. Mohan has ................ brother and ................ sister.
10. We reached ................ top of ................ hill in two hours.
Q-2 Put' a',' an', or 'the' - before the words below.

1. ................ owl

2 ................. rocket

3. ................ elephant

4 ................. book

5. ................ cat

6 ................. ice

7. ................ page

8 ................. mango

9. ............... animals

10 ................. eagle
Q-3

Write names of the following pictures using' a',' an' or 'the':
Q-4

Match the following:
Chapter-14   Punctuation Marks
Q-1 Rewrite these sentences using capital letters suitably:
1. have you seen mr. gupta?
2. we went to darjeeling for holidays.
3. my friend doesn't speak english.
4. have a nice day, miss puri !
5. they celebrated diwali in london.
Q-2 Rewrite the following sentences by putting commas and apostrophes in the correct places:
1. This food is delicious isnt it?
2. Hello Sunil! Have you seen Rajesh new car?
3. 'Good morning children' said Miss Lee.
4. I cant speak French very well.
5. Excuse me Mr. Khan. Could you help me with this sum please.
6. Shivam"s mother bought rice eggs and flour.
7. Yes thank you. I've had a nice day.
8. Shes my elder sisters friend.
Q-3 Put the correct punctuation marks in each sentence :
1. Bela is my sister's friend
2. Mother asked if l had tired my room
3. Don't speak to your mother like this
4. Oh dear Did he hurt himself
5. What a lovely weather
6. Mohit is very handsome, isn't he
Q-4 Rewrite the following sentences using punctuation marks at proper places:
1. This is peter he is my best friend
2. A giraffe is a tall long-necked long legged animal
3. Good morning sir
4. How many stamps do you have
5. Shalu collects everybodys plates after the meal
Q-5

Put apostrophes (') in the following sentences. One is done for you as an example: 

This is my parents photo. 

This is my parents' photo.

1. This is Ranis bike.

2. Rohit cant do it.

3. Mr. Sharma is checking the pupils papers.

4. Dont make such an excuse.

5. Doctors take care of peoples health.

6. Police officers take care of residents security.

Chapter-15   Vocabulary
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with synonyms of the words written in the brackets :

1. Do not ................ anybody to enter my house. (allow)

2. Jackfruit is a ................ fruit. (allow)

3. Weather was ................ at Shimla. (nice)

4. I pay monthly ................ to my cable operator. (hire)

5. Finish your work ................ . (soon)

6. Do you ................ French? (know)

7. Do not ................ the facts. (refuse)

8. The dog ................ over the fence. (leaps)

Q-2 Give the opposites of:
1. Thin ................

2. Shy ………………………

3 . Stupid ..................
4. Kind ................
5. Strong ................
6. Hard .............

7. Joy ……………………..

8. Yes . ...............
9. Weak ...............
Q-3 What special names are given to these people?
1. A person who stands behind the wickets in cricket
2. A person who delivers letters to your home and office
3. A person who drives the car
4. A man who writes poems
5. A person who designs clothes
6. A person who deals in jewellery
7. A man who mends our shoes
8. A man who repairs taps
9. A man who sells mutton or chicken
10. A man who sings