Question bank

Chapter-1   Tit for Tat
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The people of the village loved Robert for his ____________ nature.
(b) Often Robert told them stories which were really hard to ____________.
(c) Once, Robert returned to the village after a long ____________.
(d) ____________ remained silent for some time.
(e) The villagers had a ____________ laugh.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Robert often went to the sea because he ____________.

(i)

loved the sea

(ii)

was a sailor by profession

(iii)

was a fisherman
Q-2 The people of the village loved Robert because he ____________.

(i)

was a jolly fellow

(ii)

was a rich man

(iii)

gave them many gifts
Q-3 It was very difficult to convince Peter because he ____________.

(i)

was a stupid fellow

(ii)

was a naughty person

(iii)

was a very intelligent person
Q-4 The villagers assembled at Robert's house in the evening because they ____________.

(i)

wanted to meet him

(ii)

loved to hear his strange and interesting stories

(iii)

thought that he had brought gifts for them
Q-5 The giant cabbage was so big that ____________.

(i)

it had covered the whole field

(ii)

a hundred men couldn’t lift it

(iii)

a hundred men on horseback could stand under its leaves
Chapter-2   The Flowers-Our Friends
Q-1 True or False:
(a) The old woman had grown all types of flowers in her garden.
(b) The old woman was wakened by the sound of sweet singing and of babies laughing.
(c) The old woman saw that the Fairy Mothers were crooning and rocking the flowers like cradles.
(d) The old woman talked to the Fairy Mothers.
(e) The neighbours looked after the tulip bed after her death.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The old woman lived in a little house in ____________.

(i)

the middle of a small town

(ii)

at the edge of a small village

(iii)

the middle of a small village
Q-2 The bed of striped tulips was in ____________.

(i)

the backyard of the house

(ii)

the courtyard of the house

(iii)

front of the house
Q-3 The sound seemed to be coming from ____________ .

(i)

the tulip bed

(ii)

the neighbour's house

(iii)

the front gate of the house
Chapter-3   What is Fated Cannot Be Abated
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) He had a very ____________ leisure.
(b) He asked his men to call the ____________.
(c) Sumer enjoyed the natural scenery at ____________.
(d) The ____________ astrologer had to agree.
(e) ____________ insisted him to bathe.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Sumer did not like the scenery and other things at Haridwar
(b) The astrologer requested Sumer to accompany him to Haridwar for bathing.
(c) The astrologer was very famous for his nobility.
(d) The astrologer could not become popular at the new place.
(e) Sumer and the astrologer reached their destination quite safely.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Sumer was transformed into a :

(i)

tiger

(ii)

dog

(iii)

crocodile
Q-2 The king requested the astrologer to teach his son:

(i)

Sanskrit

(ii)

Sanskrit and Astrology

(iii)

Astrology
Q-3 After much discussion, the astrologer told Sumer that :

(i)

he was afraid of flowing water

(ii)

he liked to bath only in tap water

(iii)

he was afraid of crocodiles
Q-4 The king interfered in the matter and ordered the astrologer :

(i)

to satisfy his son not to go to the Ganges

(ii)

not to accompany his son to the Ganges

(iii)

to accompany his son to the Ganges
Chapter-4   Proud Versus Wise
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The farmer was a little ____________ also.
(b) The farmer was a ____________ man.
(c) He never showed himself again in the ____________.
(d) The farmer was filled with _____________.
(e) The genie went away to dig the ____________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Deenu was very lazy.
(b) The genie pulled the dog’s tail straight.
(c) The genie never showed himself again in the village.
(d) The farmer killed the genie.
(e) The farmer was very happy.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The genie looked very :

(i)

big

(ii)

strong

(iii)

both of them
Q-2 Who was surprised?

(i)

master

(ii)

postman

(iii)

farmer
Q-3 That is your first :

(i)

task

(ii)

award

(iii)

child
Q-4 It’ll take the genie many :

(i)

nights

(ii)

weeks

(iii)

days
Chapter-6   The Blissful Valley
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The ____________ is fed by the springs in the hills.
(b) Kashmir is also a land of ____________ gardens.
(c) The ____________ of Kashmir are good craftsmen.
(d) The main food of the people of ____________ is rice.
(e) They are of different shapes and ____________ .
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The famous Naina Lake is situated in Srinagar.
(b) The people of Kashmir are good craftsmen.
(c) The Kashmir Valley is situated in the lap of the Himalayas.
(d) Kashmir is also called the ‘Paradise on Earth’.
(e) Rice does not need much water to grow.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The Kashmir Valley is located in the lap of the :

(i)

Himalayas

(ii)

Vindhyas

(iii)

Satpuras
Q-2 Kashmir is known as the :

(i)

Parachute on Earth

(ii)

Paradise on Earth

(iii)

Para military
Q-3 Houseboats are found in the :

(i)

river Jhelum

(ii)

river Ganges

(iii)

Dal Lake
Q-4 Famous cottage industry of Kashmir is :

(i)

carpet-making

(ii)

furniture-making

(iii)

bangle-making
Chapter-7   Our Real Wealth
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) Trees are our best ____________ in nature.
(b) This soil cover grows grass and ____________.
(c) They also ____________ at night.
(d) They support the ____________ of living things.
(e) ____________ supply so many things to us.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Under the soil lie many kinds of rocks.
(b) Trees are living beings.
(c) Paper is made from wood pulp.
(d) Tree leaves make the air hot.
(e) Wild beasts like tiger and lion eat plants.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Water vapour helps to make the air :

(i)

hot

(ii)

cool

(iii)

wet
Q-2 The trees also sleep during :

(i)

evening

(ii)

day

(iii)

night
Q-3 The leaves and grass refresh :

(i)

eyes

(ii)

mind

(iii)

both of them
Q-4 The tigers and lions also feed on deer which eat :

(i)

lions

(ii)

cats

(iii)

plants
Chapter-8   The Snake with a Golden Tail
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) One ____________ Lakshmi had a dream.
(b) He then looked at his ____________ .
(c) They began to spend ____________ freely.
(d) The seven sons began to ____________ themselves.
(e) ____________ looked after the home.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The snake was asking her to cut off an inch of his tail.
(b) This made their father very sad.
(c) They all had enough to eat and good clothes to wear.
(d) Her seven sons came and found her weeping.
(e) Lakshmi’s family was no longer rich.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The farmer worked in his :

(i)

garden

(ii)

field

(iii)

forest
Q-2 Lakshmi prayed to :

(i)

father

(ii)

mother

(iii)

God
Q-3 The family was no longer :

(i)

rich

(ii)

poor

(iii)

wise
Q-4 Her seven sons came and found her :

(i)

weeping

(ii)

sleeping

(iii)

crying
Chapter-9   Story of the Postage Stamp
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The Penny Red replaced it in ____________ .
(b) India was used its first stamp Scinde Dawk in ____________ .
(c) Thus was born the immensely ____________ concept of the postage stamp.
(d) Hill suggested a prepaid rate of ____________ Penny per half-ounce weight.
(e) The stamp, however, has a ____________ behind it.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Postage stamp was started by the earlyman.
(b) First postage stamp was issued in India.
(c) In England, the postage stamp was issued on May Ist 1840.
(d) Hill decided to use the portrait of the Queen of England.
(e) Nowadays, there is no postage stamp.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Hill suggested a prepaid rate of one penny for:

(i)

one-ounce weight

(ii)

quarter-ounce weight

(iii)

half-ounce weight
Q-2 The first postage stamp was issued in:

(i)

Britain

(ii)

India

(iii)

America
Q-3 Hill decided to use the portrait of the Queen of:

(i)

India

(ii)

Britain

(iii)

Jhansi
Q-4 India’s first stamp came in:

(i)

1852

(ii)

1952

(iii)

2012
Chapter-11   The Lady with the Lamp
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) She played at nursing with her ____________ .
(b) She was invited to work as ____________ in Scutari.
(c) The hospital in ____________ was in a very bad state.
(d) Florence was extraordinarily kind to the ____________ .
(e) Soldiers were lying outside on the snow-covered ____________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) In olden days girls from rich families did not go to work.
(b) Nightingale was invited to work as nurse in Scutari.
(c) Nightingale teased the patients.
(d) Nightingale did not give medicines to the patients on time.
(e) Soldiers called Florence as ‘The Lady with the Lamp’.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Florence was born in :

(i)

1840

(ii)

1830

(iii)

1850
Q-2 Florence went to Scutari :

(i)

to train herself as a nurse

(ii)

to look after the sick soldiers

(iii)

to help her country win the war
Q-3 Florence Nightingale wanted to become a nurse because :

(i)

she had sick friends

(ii)

she wanted to help the sick

(iii)

she was interested in sick animals
Chapter-12   Safety on the Road
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The ____________ man is giving the signal.
(b) Sohan has come to the ____________ .
(c) I came to the city for the ____________ time yesterday.
(d) There is ____________ a heavy traffic on the roads.
(e) He gives the ____________ with his hands.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The policeman controls the traffic at the crossing.
(b) The rules of the roads save us from accidents.
(c) There are four lights : red, yellow, green and pink.
(d) The policeman is giving the signal.
(e) Rohan is taking Sohan round the village.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Sohan lives in a :

(i)

village

(ii)

town

(iii)

city
Q-2 Sohan’s village is near Rohan’s :

(i)

Cousin’s village

(ii)

Cousin’s city

(iii)

none of these
Q-3 Red light says :

(i)

Go

(ii)

Get ready

(iii)

Stop
Q-4 Green light says :

(i)

Stop

(ii)

Go

(iii)

Get ready
Chapter-14   Ashoka—The Great
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) This ____________ was included to honour the great kings Ashoka.
(b) It was called the _____________ Empire.
(c) Ashoka was the son of _____________ .
(d) Ashoka decided to conquer _____________ .
(e) The _____________ continued for several days.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Ashoka made the Mauryan Empire richer.
(b) Ashoka built many old cities and beautiful parks.
(c) The king and the queen loved their son very much.
(d) Ashoka used to play in the royal garden with his pet baby lion.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 In the centre of our National Flag is a :

(i)

wheel

(ii)

lotus

(iii)

rose
Q-2 Ashoka was the son of :

(i)

Bimbisara

(ii)

Bindusara

(iii)

Chandragupta
Q-3 Ashoka decided to conquer :

(i)

Magadha

(ii)

Awadha

(iii)

Kalinga
Q-4 Ashoka heard the moaning of wounded :

(i)

animals

(ii)

soldiers

(iii)

courtiers
Chapter-15   Bunny Wants to Play
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) Bunny was a cute ____________ rabbit.
(b) He was never bored inside the ____________ .
(c) Bunny’s mother was ____________ to see them.
(d) “I shall never be rude to you ____________ .”
(e) And then, the ____________ friends had a wonderful time.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Bunny’s parents didn’t like his reading habit.
(b) Croaky was already very angry with Quacky.
(c) Taking exercise is necessary for good health.
(d) Croaky Duck and Quacky Frog were Bunny’s friends.
(e) Bunny was fond of reading comics.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Quacky Duck in that lake all day long:

(i)

played

(ii)

swam

(iii)

lived
Q-2 Bunny was a cute little:

(i)

duck

(ii)

frog

(iii)

rabbit
Q-3 He always ____________ his parents and elders.

(i)

loved

(ii)

helped

(iii)

obeyed
Q-4 His friends sometimes teased him, calling him a:

(i)

bookseller

(ii)

booklover

(iii)

bookworm