Question bank
Chapter-1 Sentence
Q-1 State the kind of the following sentences :
1. The children are swimming _____________________________
2. Where are the twins? ______________________________________
3. What a lovely weather !__________________
4. Tell me the truth________________________
5. If only you had been present! _________________________________
6. Mohit is feeding the hens._____________________________
7. Are you going for shopping today? _____________________________
8. What an idiot i am !_______________________
Q-2 Fill in the blanks with the negative words
1. He is .................... walking.
2. We should ................... tell lies.
3 ....................it is .................. raining.
4. There is .................... in the house.
5. It is .................... a hot day.
6. There is .................... money in the box.
7. Tomorrow .................... comes.
8. There is .................... in the fridge.
Q-3 Change the following sentences as required :
1. Ramu is playing. __________________________________________(Negative)
2. Mrs. Indira Gandhi was a great leader. ____________________________________(Interrogative)
3. The jet is flying very fast.______________________(Exclamatory)
4. Will you give me a glass of water? _______________________________________(Imperative)
5. I wish a very long life for you. ________________________________________(Optative)
Q-4
True Or False:
1. Mrs. Kapoor is a good teacher.
2. Well not today.
3. Do the work.
3. Do the work.
4. Bread and butter.
5. Father is cooking supper.
6. Welcome to the National Zoological Park.
7. Toy is in the purse.
8. Bela is sleeping.
9. Please open the door.
10. More than two.
Q-5
Underline the subjects and circle the predicates in the following sentences:
1. The bank lends money.
2. They are playing cricket.
3. Father bought a computer.
4. Leela is writing a letter.
5. The labourers are building a house.
6. I sent Dev a birthday card.
7. Tom is reading his book.
8. Sanjeev is holding the baby.
Chapter-2 Phrase
Q-1 Make sentences using the following phrases:
1. By the way ................................................................................... .
2. In a minute _______________________________
3. In the garden ...........................................................................
4. Now and then ..................................................................................
5. Here and there ...................................................................
6. On your own .....................................................................
7. In private ..................................................................................
8. In the kitchen .................................................................
9. In the evening .................................................................................
10. Once upon a time .....................................................................
Q-2 Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectival phrases:
1. She is a woman ...................... .
2. Birds ...................... flock togther.
3. I want to lead a life ...................... .
4. She reads stories ...................... .
5. He drew a picture ...................... .
6. Rohit gave me a reply ...................... .
7. It is a life ...................... .
8. He brought a jug ...................... .
9. Roma purchased a house ...................... .
Q-3 Pick out the adverb phrases in the following sentences:
1. I met her in the morning.
2. In former times, he was in Indian Air Force.
3. She speaks in a stylish manner.
4. Sunil went to a foreign country for higher studies.
5. She had shifted to another place.
6. Mona left the meeting in a hurry.
7. Romila kept her jewellery in the almirah.
8. The eagle lived on top of the hill.
Q-4 Complete the sentences with noun phrases:
1. I wish ...................... .
2. She wanted ...................... .
3. You had promised ...................... .
4. We hope ...................... .
5. He dislikes ...................... .
6. .. .................... give us a great joy.
7. It is a pleasure ...................... .
8. Do you know ...................... ?
Q-5
Underline the phrases in the following sentences:
1. It is very hot in the afternoon.
1. It is very hot in the afternoon.
2. I will be back in a minute.
3. His father works in a bank.
4. Mother gave me a piece of cake.
5. Two white cats are sitting on the roof.
6. Who is the girl in the green suit?
7. Father is repairing his old typewriter.
8. The match starts at 6.00 p.m.
9. Madhu speaks in a loud voice.
10. India celebrates its Independence Day on August 15.
11. The river flows under the bridge.
12. What is your e-mail address?
Chapter-3 Nouns
Q-1 State the kind of the following nouns
1. Egg
2. Sugar
3. Thirst
4. Bakery
5. Mauritius
Q-2 Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct word from the box:
1. I live in America. I am an................... America/ American
2. He plays guitar. He is a................... guitarist/ comedian
3. He lives in South Africa. He is an................... Indian/ African
4. Dr. Khan performs operations. He is an expert .................. .surgeon/ dentist
5. I want to sell a car. I am a................... seller /buyer
Q-3 Form abstract nouns from the following words:
1. Kind ..............
2. Rich ..............
3. Child ............ .
4. Mother ............
5. Act ..............
6. Confuse ............ .
7. Useful ..............
8. Happy ..............
9. Dry ............ .
10. Complete ..............
Q-4 Write T for true and F for false statements:
1. A word that denotes a person, an animal, place or an object is called a noun.
2. The names of natural substances are called material nouns.
3. Gold, copper, milk, oxygen, etc. are some of the abstract nouns.
4. Words denoting ideas, qualities, abilities, feelings, actions, etc. are called abstract nouns.
5. Abstract nouns do not tell us about any physical objects.
6. Common and abstract nouns can be formed from verbs.
Q-5
Form nouns from the underlined words and write them in the blanks:
1. I sing. I am a …………………
2. He acts in films. He is an ………………..
3. Ramu works in a garden. He is a
4. Shalu likes dancing. She is a ………………..
5. Rohit enjoys riding a cycle. He is a ………………..
6. Mohini paints. She is a ……………….
7. He teaches Hindi. He is a ……………..
8. Mr. Akhtar writes books. He is a …………………..
Chapter-4 Pronouns
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns:
1. Mother patted ..................... on the shoulder.
2. They are stronger than .................... ..
3. Shalu is more beautiful than .................... ..
4. My father told ..................... an interesting story.
5. Mr. Malik kicked ..................... out of his house.
6. Rohit was looking for ..................... in the party.
Q-2 Fill in the blanks by choosing the suitable relative pronoun from the brackets:
1. This is the cake .................... my mother had made. (whom/which)
2. This is the bus .................... goes to the Red Fort. (who/which)
3. I have a friend .................... mother owns a hotel. (whose/whom)
4. The police have found the man ................... they want to interview. (whom/whose)
5. This is the shop .................... sells best sweets. (who/which)
6. The man ................. won the 'Best Citizen Title' is Feroze' s father. (who/which)
7. The book .................... you gave me was interesting. (which/who)
8. I helped a man .................... was crippled.(who/which)
Q-3 Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements :
1. Personal pronouns are used both as subjects and as objects.
2. The person who is speaking is called the first person.
3. The person who is talked about is called the second person.
4. The person we are talking to is called the third person.
5. The pronouns showing possession or belonging are called possessive pronouns.
6. The pronouns which refer to the noun before it are called relative pronouns.
Q-4
Circle the pronoun in each sentence and mention the kind of pronoun against each sentence:
1. This is my desk.
2. This pen is mine and that one is his.
3. Who are those people?
4. We baked the bread by ourselves.
5. My sister is older than me.
6. I have a few mangoes.
7. This is the bus that goes to the zoo.
8. I made this pizza myself.
Q-5
Use each of the following possessive pronouns in your own sentences:
1. My
2. Our
3. Your
4. Their
5. Mine
6. Ours
7. Yours
8 . Hers
Q-6
Fill in the blank spaces in the following table:
Chapter-5 Adjectives
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives
1. The honey is very ...................... ..
2. Tea is a ....................... drink.
3. The company is giving away ....................... drinks to its customers.
4. Asia is a ....................... continent.
5. Bela is wearing a ....................... skirt.
6. The mountain is very ...................... ..
7. These babies are very ....................... .
8. These farmers are very...................... .
Q-2 State the kind of adjective in each of the following sentences:
1. He is a good person.
2. The soldier fell down from a great height and broke his arm
3. The sea is calm.
4. There were many birds flying in the blue sky.
5. Every man must do his duty.
6. I like these green apples.
7. This is a tool box.
8. Whose pens are these ?
Q-3 Write 'T' for True and 'F' for false statements:
1. An adjective describes about the noun in a sentence.
2. Adjectives are usually placed before the nouns.
3. Helping verbs like is, am, are etc. are placed before the adjectives.
4. Hot, cold, fast etc. are some of the helping verbs.
5. All adjectives end in 'ly'.
Q-4
Underline the adjectives in the following sentences:
1. There is a big room upstairs.
2. The old woman is so kind.
3. It is a windy day.
4. New Delhi is clean and green.
5. Megha is a smart girl.
6. Bela's handwriting is very neat.
7. These mangoes are sour.
8. Neha's drawing is beautiful.
9. The Atlantic ocean is a deep ocean.
10. All basketball players are very tall.
Q-5
Write a sentence with an adjective to describe each picture:
Q-6
Choose the correct endings to turn these words into adjectives:
1. Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Fool ...............
3. Poison . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Gold . ..............
5. Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Peace . ..............
7. Music . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. Storm . ..............
9. Harm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. Colour . ..............
11. Attract . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12. Care ...............
13. Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14. Charm . ..............
15. Rot . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16. Love ...............
Chapter-6 Comparison of Adjectives (Degrees)
Q-1 State the degree of comparison in each of the following sentences:
1. Rohit is taller than Mohit. .. .................. ..
2. Nisha is a beautiful girl........................................
3. Rama is the most intelligent student of her class. ..............................
4. Aeroplane is the fastest means of transport. ...........................................
5. A boat is smaller than a ship. .....................................
Q-2 Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of adjectives:
1. The rose is the .................. of all the flowers. (lovely)
2. Mahesh is .................. than Mukesh. (strong)
3. Pencil is .................. than pen. (cheap)
4. The sun is ................ than the moon. (bright)
5. Mount Everest is the .................. peak in the world. (high)
6. Mohan is the .................. child of his parents. (young)
7. Aftab is the .................. child of his parents. (elder)
8. Cycle is .................. than a motorcycle. (slow)
Q-3 Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements:
1. Degrees of comparison are expressed by adjectives.
2. There are four degrees of comparison.
3. The positive degree involves no comparison at all.
4. The comparative degree involves comparison between two.
5. The superlative degree brings out the best from the group.
6. The comparative forms end in the 'est' and superlative forms end in 'er'.
Q-4
See the pictures and answer the following questions :
Which goes faster-the bus or the cycle?
Which is cheaper-the pen or the pencil?
Which is fatter-the girl in yellow frock or the girl 1 in red frock?
Which is cooler, the moon or the sun?
Which is cooler, the moon or the sun?
Which is hotter, the fire or the candle ?
Q-5
Write the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives:
Q-6
Write the positive form of these superlative adjectives:
Chapter-7 Conjunctions
Q-1 Complete the following sentences by adding commas, or and and:
1. You will need paper scissors glue.
2. I do not like football swimming homework.
3. Shall we play tennis read a book watch TV?
4. We visited Japan Malaysia South Korea during our vacations.
5. Ruhi likes classical music pop music film songs.
Q-2 Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions:
1. I am not certain ................... Rohit has any brother or sister.
2. I do not dance well ................... Sunidhi does.
3. I telephoned mother ................... she had asked me, to say that I was fine.
4. Mohit kept on walking ................... he felt very tired.
5. We trained hard ................... win the race.
6. I will tell you something, ................... you agree to keep it secret.
7. I bought an ice-cream ................... I was thirsty.
8. Father is working in the garage .............. mother is busy in the kitchen.
9. Shall we play football, watch a video ................ play computer games?
10. Timmy listens to music ..................... he does his homework.
Q-3 Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements:
1. Conjunctions are linking or joining words.
2. We use 'but' to link words that have different or contrasting meanings.
3. Conjunction' or' is used to express' choice'.
4. No conjunction links or joins two sentences together.
5. 'Because' is a conjunction of reason.
6. 'When' and 'while' are conjunctions of manner.
Q-4
Complete each sentence using one of the sentence parts in the box. Underline the conjunctions in your sentence:
1. She feeds the sparrow ..........................................................................…
2. The sky is almost ........................................................................…
3. The students won't do ..........................................................
4. ............................................ , the cricket match will be cancelled.
5. I shall play the game ........................................................
6. Sit still .........................................................
7. Rahul told me .................................................
8 Mallika kept on cleaning ......................................
Q-5
Underline the conjunctions in the following sentences:
1. Giraffe is a tall but timid animal.
2. Will you have tea or coffee?
3. Move away before the tree falls.
4. He came home after his father left for his office.
5. He went to Agra as he wanted to see the Taj.
6. Work until you are tired.
7. Give me some money so that I can purchase the stationery.
Chapter-8 Verbs
Q-1 Write the past and past participles of the verbs
1. Take ............ , ............
2. Tell ......... , ..........
3. Walk ......... , ..........
4. Write ....... , ...........
5. Rain .......... , ...........
6. Sit ........ , ..........
7. Read .......... , ............
8. Open .......... , ............
9. Jump ......... , .............
10 .Try ......... , .........
Q-2 Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs:
1. My maid ..................... her work honestly. (do)
2. The wind ..................... throughout the night. (blow)
3. A mango ..................... on his head. (drop)
4. The princess' golden ball ..................... into the well. (roll)
5. A frog ..................... into the well and ..................... it back to her. (jump, bring)
6. My dog ..................... at night. (bark)
7. The party ..................... at 9.00pm. (begin)
8. He ..................... his old motorcycle and ............. a new car. (sell, buy)
Q-3 Choose suitable verbs from the brackets and complete the following sentences:
1. The sun (awoke/rose/raised) in the sky.
2. The wind (flew /blew/ moved) strongly.
3. The maid (lain/lay /laid) the table.
4. A log (floats/souls/flows) on water.
5. Ducks (caw/ cackle/ quack) in the pond.
Q-4 Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements:
1. Verbs denote action.
2. A tense denotes the time of action.
3. There are four main kinds of tenses.
4. Verbs that give their past forms after addition of' ed' are called regular verbs.
5. Auxiliaries are helping verbs.
Q-5
Circle the main verbs and underline the auxiliary verbs in the following sentences:
1. The girls are dancing.
2. The boys were playing.
3. Rohit did not return my money.
4. Manasi will receive an award.
5. Shalu does not like non-vegetarian food.
6. The wind is blowing hard.
Q-6
Fill in the blank spaces in the following table:
Chapter-9 The Simple Present Tense
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs
1. Winter .................... after autumn. (come)
2. A dog ................... . (bark)
3. Rohit .................... with his aunt. (stay)
4. A good son always .................... his parents' orders. (obey)
5. Alok .................... hard at school. (try)
6. Monkeys .................... bananas. (like)
7. The plane .............. at5.30 p.m. (land)
8. Ali .................... in a departmental store. (work)
9. She .................... very fast. (type)
10. The baby .................... a lot. (cry)
Q-2 Change the following sentences into present tense:
1. She knew me.
2. My gum bled profusely.
3. She cut the vegetables.
4. The boys flew many kites.
5. She drank the tea very fast.
6. The sky grew dark.
7. The dog lay on the floor.
8. She hid her face.
9. He met me in the party.
10. He was taking a morning walk.
Q-3 Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs:
1. She .................... bath everyday.
2. My father .................... to office at nine o'clock.
3. The sun .................... in the west.
4. He .................... fast.
5. People .................... tea every morning.
6. The judge .................... to the accused.
7. I .................... to bed at ten o'clock.
8. Man .................... mortal.
9. My brother .................... spectacles.
10. She .................... in a bank.
Q-4 Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements:
1. Verbs have different forms called tenses.
2. Simple past tense applies to the present time.
3. We use past tense verbs in present tense sentences.
4. 'Do' and 'does' are present tense verbs.
5. The simple present tense denotes general truths.
Q-5
Circle the verbs in the following sentences:
1. The children go to school by bus.
2. We fly to London the next Sunday.
3. We move into the new house in a month.
4. We always wash our hands before the meals.
5. Rohit enjoys singing.
6. Pandas feed on bamboo shoots.
7. A frog catches insects with its long tongue.
8. Meena brushes her teeth after each meal.
9. Ali goes to school by bus.
10. We go to park by bus.
11. A muslim prays five time a day.
12. Jolly always buys a magazine from this place.
13. The traffic stops at the red light.
14. This dress fits me nicely.
15. Cats like milk.
Chapter-10 The Present Continuous Tense
Q-1 Write the present participle of the following verbs:
1. Come ...................
2. Run ......................
3. Sleep ...................
4. Fall ..............
5. Jump ...................
6. Climb ............
7. Go ..........
8. Ask ...........
9. Catch .................
10. Write .........
Q-2 Fill in the blanks with the present continuous tense form of the verb in brackets
1. They......... .. ........ the roller-coaster ride. (enjoy)
2. Medha ......... .. ........ her hair. (wash)
3. It......... .. ........ late. (get)
4. The doctor ................... Rohan. (examine)
5. The train .. .. .. .. . .. ........ through the tunnel. (pass)
6. The men......... .. ........ very hard. (work)
7. What ................... the cinema......... .. ........ today? (show)
8. We ......... .. ........ a painting. (make)
9. The plane ......... .. ........ above the clouds. (fly)
10. The teachers......... .. ........ a lunch. (have)
Q-3 Complete the sentences with suitable forms of the verbs:
1. He is ................... music.
2. The girl is ................... with dolls.
3. Mother is................... clothes.
4. The birds .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . chirping.
5. The woman is................... the food.
6. The teacher is .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . the class.
7. I am ................... my homework.
8. The hawker is................... bread pakoras.
Chapter-11 The Simple Past Tense & Past Continuous Tense
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with the correct simple past tense form of the verbs given in the brackets :
1. I ..................... my pen in the bus. (lose)
2. We ..................... our car last week. (sell)
3. He ..................... his puppy to school. (bring) \
4. I ..................... a noise in the night. (hear)
5. A bird ..................... into the classroom. (fly)
6. He ..................... the ball over the net. (hit)
7. Mother ..................... the door for us. ( open)
8. I ..................... a new camera last week. (buy)
9. Yesterday father ..................... me to the carnival. (take)
10. Jack and Jill ..................... up the hill. (go)
Q-2 Change the following sentences into past continuous tense and rewrite them in the given blanks:
1. He is coming back from the school.
2. She is a playing a violin.
3. Monu is eating food.
4. We are playing cards.
5. They are swimming in a pool.
Q-3 Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements:
1. The simple past tense contains events that have taken place in the past.
2. We use simple past forms of verbs in simple past sentences.
3. Most simple past verbs end in' ed'.
4. The past continuous contains events that were taking place in the past.
5. We use auxiliary verbs is, am and are in past continuous sentences.
6. Was and were are used in simple past sentences with 'ing' form of verb.
Q-4
Complete the following sentences with the correct past continuous tense form of the verbs given in the brackets:
1. Rahul ......... ......... to Rakesh. (talk)
2. Meena ......... ......... a story book. (read)
3. They......... ......... the blackboard. (wipe)
4. The children ......... ......... in the garden. (play)
5. There was music and people ………….. ......... in the street. (dance)
6. I ........ ........... in my bedroom reading a book. (sit)
7. Billy ......... ......... the piano. (practice)
8. I ran fast that my heart ......... .......... really fast. (beat)
Q-5
Rewrite the following sentences by changing all the verbs into the simple past tense form:
1. We win almost every cricket match.
2. My father drinks tea every morning.
3. Water freezes in winter.
4. He forgets what he says.
5. You always get up early.
Q-6
Put each of the following verbs into the correct columns:
Chapter-12 Adverbs
Q-1 Fill in the blanks
1. His face was dirty and he was dressed .................................... ..
2. Have you ..................................... been in a plane?
3. I started my homework in the afternoon and finished it .................... ..
4. We went ..................................... to play.
5. Dad takes the dog for a walk .................................... ..
Q-2 Insert suitable adverbs in the blanks:
1. They came .................. .
2. You closed the door .................. .
3. The students fared ................... in the examination.
4. The birds sing .................. .
5. You should not go .................. .
6. I can .................. believe it.
Q-3 Write 'T' for true 'F' for false statements:
1. Adverbs are not describing words.
2. Most adverbs end in 'ly'.
3. Adverbs express the way or manner in which a work is done.
4. An adverb containing two or more words is called an adjectival phrase.
5. An adverbial phrase is also known as an adjectival phrase.
Q-4
Underline the adverbs in the following sentences:
1. The woman shouted loudly.
2. The train arrived early.
3. The school bus has already left.
4. Mohit drove carelessly.
5. The students talked softly.
6. The children are playing outside the house.
Q-5
Use the following adverbs to make sentences on your own:
1. Really:
2. Fairly:
3. Absolutely:
4. Completely:
5. Briefly :
Chapter-13 Determiners
Q-1 Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners :
1. Look at ............... puppies.
2. Stop ............... bus!
3. . .............. is our school.
4. Bring ............... books here.
5. What is ............... animal?
6. Rahul lives in ............... house.
Q-2 Write two sentences using each of the following determiners:
1. What ..................................................................................
2. Which .............................................................................
3. Whose ...................................................................
Q-3 In the following sentences articles have been used wrongly. Use them correctly and rewrite the sentences:
1. A grandfather is sitting in a garden before the house.
2. There is the nest in a tree.
3. Sanjeev has won a race.
4. Mohit has the brother and the sister.
5. Which is a largest mammal in a world?
Q-4 Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false statements:
1. Articles are of two kinds: indefinite and definite.
2. Determiners are special kinds of adjectives.
3. Possessive pronouns express belongingness.
4. Articles are used in interrogative sentences only.
Q-5
Choose the determiners from the box to fill in the blanks:
1. This is Mohit's cat. Yes, this is ............... cat.
2. The lion is chasing ............... prey.
3. Sunil, is at ............... mother's home ?
4. Mona is showing ............... dresses to Mili.
5. I am going to ............... granny's house today.
6. We should respect ............... elders.
7. Mohan, have you finished ............... breakfast ?
8. The children are proud of ............... parents.
Q-6
Underline the correct article within the brackets in each of the following sentences:
1. There is (a/an) kite in (a/the) sky.
2. Where is (a/the) cat?
3. This is (the/ a) picture of (a/ an) elephant.
4. Do you wear (a/ an) uniform to school?
5. Mala eats (a/ an) apple (a/ an) day.
6. (A/The) telephone is ringing.
Q-7
Complete the following table filling in the missing determiners:
Chapter-14 Contractions
Q-1 Rewrite the following sentences in full form :
1. I'm a doctor.
2. Is this your purse ? Yes, it's mine.
3. I'm a lawyer.
4. Are these your shoes ? No, they' re Anil' s.
5. He's really happy.
6. They'll go to Agra next morning.
Q-2 Give the short forms of the following:
1. I will .............................
2. He will .............................
3. We do not .............................
4. She did not.................................
5. l am ............................
6. We are ..............................
7. It was not ..........................
8. They were not .............................