Question bank

Chapter-0   God Who Touchest Earth with Beauty- (Poem)
Q-1

Answer the following questions:
1. When does God make the heart of the poet anew?
2. What does the springs and running waters do to the poet?
3. Whom does the poet want to be upright?
4. What wish does the poet repeat in the poem?
Q-2

Write ‘True or ‘False’ for the sentences give below:
1. The poet wants to become glad and free like the dancing waves.
2. Whatever God touches on this earth turns into beauty.
3. The rocks of towering grandeur are not strong and sure.
4. The poet prays to God to lift his thought above.
Q-3

Complete the sentences with the words from the poem.
1. The poet wants that God with His spirit would _______________ him.
2. The waves dance in the _______________ .
3. The spirit of God is pure, _______________ and true.
Q-4

Read the clues and complete the words. The first letter of each word has been given for help.
1. A tool used for cutting wood : A __________________________
2. A shelter for horses : S __________________________
3. The main woody stem of the tree : T __________________________
4. The colour of a brinjal : P __________________________
5. Birds build their nests on them : T __________________________
6. Place where wild animals live : F __________________________
Chapter-1   Lazy Jack
Q-1 Complete the sentences with a suitable answer.
1. Jack’s mother was irritated
2. Jack promised her mother
3. The owner of the farm offered Jack
4. A young girl around 10 years of age who saw Jack
5. The rich man went to Jack’s home and
Q-2 Write the describing words used for the following characters from the story.
Jack _____________________________________________________________________________________
Jack’s mother ______________________________________________________________________________________
Girl ______________________________________________________________________________________
Girl’s father ____________________________________________________________________________________
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the subject pronouns. Check the nouns in the brackets
(1) _______________ is sleeping. (Sanya)
(2) _______________ dress is red. (Ria’s dress)
(3) _______________ are in the playground. (Children)
(4) _______________ is barking. (The dog)
(5) _______________ are working in the kitchen. (My mother and I)
(6) _______________ are in the garden. (Mohit and Sumit)
(7) _______________is driving his car. (Father)
(8) _______________is from Bengaluru. (Sweety)
Q-4

Write the things in order that Jack got as wages for his work.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Q-5

Write the correct object pronouns for the given subject pronouns
1. I - ____________________________
2. You - ____________________________
3. He - ____________________________
4. She - ____________________________
5. It - ____________________________
5. It - ____________________________
7. They-  ____________________________
Q-6

Write the words to show the quantity of the given uncountable nouns.
1. A ______________________ of honey.
2. A ______________________of chocolate.
3. A ______________________of juice.
4. A ______________________of cola.
5. A ______________________ of bread.
6. A ______________________ of pizza.
7. A ______________________of curd.
8. A ______________________ of cake.
Q-7

Write one word for each of them by rearranging the letters given against each.
1. A storehouse to keep the threshed grain  R A Y G N A R G _____________________
2. Art and science dealing with a language R M A G A R M G _____________________
3. A game in which no one wins  W A R D D _____________________
4. A list of books  A C L O U G E T A C _____________________
5. A sound that can’t be heard  L B E N I D I U A L _____________________
6. A person who eats too much  L U T O T N G G _____________________
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 What was Jack called by everyone?

(i)

Jumping Jack

(ii)

Naughty Jack

(iii)

Lazy Jack

Q-2 How much did the farmer pay Jack?

(i)

Two pennies

(ii)

Three pennies

(iii)

Four pennies
Q-3 Where did Jack keep the bar of cheese?

(i)

In his pocket

(ii)

In his hands

(iii)

On his head

Chapter-2   The Open Road
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
1. What did the Mole ask the Rat?
2. Why could the Rat not pay proper attention towards the Mole?
3. What did the Rat say about the Toad?
4. Was the Toad happy on seeing the Rat and Mole? Give reason for your answer
Q-2 Who said to whom?
1. “If you please, I want to ask you for a favour.”
2. “Get the boat out, and we’ll paddle up there at once.”
3. “How kind of you!”
4. “Let’s sit quietly a bit.”
Q-3 Find the lines in the text that tell you:
1. The Mole was very polite and courteous
2. Rat liked the Toad very much.
3. Toad always welcomed his friends.
4. Toad’s house was very beautiful.
Q-4

Rewrite each sentence. Replace the underlined words with the pronouns.
1. Dolly and I had to leave early for school.
2. Pranav and Shelly helped mom clean the kitchen.
3. I wonder if Mayank has learnt his lessons.
4. Let’s go for a ride in my father’s car.
5. John, Latika, Barun and Satnam went to the game together.
Q-5

Circle the pronoun that best fits each sentence.
1. Them/She is writing a report on Nepal earthquake.
2. We/Us are going to the party together.
3. Milan threw the ball to they/him.
4. I told she/her a secret.
5. The teacher gave you/I a job to do.
6. I asked him/it for directions to the park.
7. Summer vacation is fun for us/we.
Q-6

Read some words related to ships or boats.
Anchor – a large hook attached to the ship to keep the ship from moving away into the water Bow – the front part of a ship Hull – the main body of a boat Stern – the back part of a ship Rudder – a blade attached under the stern, used for steering Mast – a pole to support the sails Sail – fabrics sewn together to help in the forward motion of the vessel   Here is the picture of a ship. Can you identify the parts of the ship using the glossary given above?
Q-7

The Mole feels very happy to meet the Toad. Complete the conversation between the Mole and the Toad.
Mole : Hello friend, nice to meet you.
Toad : _______________________________. The Rat has told me about you.
Mole : ___________________________________________________________________________________
Toad : ___________________________________________________________________________________
Mole : ___________________________________________________________________________________
Toad : ___________________________________________________________________________________
Chapter-2   Wind Song - (Poem)
Q-1

What happens to the following things when the wind blows hard?
1. Doors ______________
2. Trees ______________
2. Trees ______________
4. Wires ______________
5. Windows ______________
Q-2

Complete the following lines of the poem.
When the wind blows ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Some creak. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Treetops sigh. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Q-3

Which lines from the poem tell you the following ?
1. When the wind moves, things start making a noise.
2. Without wind there is no movement.
Q-4

Fill in the blanks with the correct sound words
(1) The telephone __________________ (bells/rings) every time I go out of the room.
(2) My sister __________________ (roars/hums) whenever she cooks.
(3) Sumit __________________ (whispered/snapped) a secret in my ears.
(4) I like to hear the __________________ (swish/roar) of river water.
(5) The old door __________________ (creaked/clung) when I closed it.
(6) Stop __________________ (sighing/yelling). I am not able to study.
Chapter-3   The Silver Well
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
1. What would the cunning man always think ?
2. What did the cunning man say to the farmer?
3. Why did the farmer’s wife stop him from paying money to the cunning man?
4. What advice did the wise man give to the farmer?
5. How much was the amount decided for the well and how much did the cunning man agree to take?
Q-2 Write the past tense forms of these verbs.
1. meet _________________
2. talk __________________
3. speak __________________
4. cut __________________
5. write __________________
6. walk __________________
7. go __________________
8. play __________________
Q-3

Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow.
(1) “If I buy this well, all my financial problems will be solved forever,” he thought. He asked the cunning man, “How much will it cost?” a. Who speaks these words? b. Who is the cunning man? c. What is so special about the well?
(2) Hearing this, the cunning man was alarmed! “Err...hhh....I am giving you my word, dear friend! Isn’t that enough?” he said. a. Why was the cunning man alarmed? b. What incident is being talked about here? c. Who is referred to as ‘Dear friend’?
Q-4

Find the words from the story that are opposite to the following words. You may take help of a dictionary.
1. honest
2. tiny
3. cheap
4. trust
5. rudely
6. freed
7. accepts
8. most
Q-5

Change the form of each sentence and complete the table.
Q-6

The farmer told his wife about the silver well. She advised him to go to a wise man. Complete the conversation between the farmer and his wife.
Farmer : But he _______________________________________________.
Wife : How much _______________________________________________?
Farmer : He has asked _______________________________________________.
Wife : I think you must _______________________________________________.
Farmer : You are _______________________________________________.
Wife : Tell the man _______________________________________________.
Chapter-4   The Three Brothers
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
1. How did the brothers make a living?
2. What did Tanyen suggest one day?
3. Who went first to seek out his fortune? Did he succeed?
4. What task did the brothers find difficult to do?
Q-2 Match the columns correctly.
Q-3 Fill in the blanks with the correct adverbs.
(1) It rained _________________ last night. (heavy)
(2) Kaga, the crow _________________ flew towards its nest. (quick)
(3) It looked _________________ at its broken nest. (sad)
(4) It _________________ flew and sat on a branch of the mango tree. (slow)
(5) It thought for some time and picked the fallen twigs _________________. (careful)
Q-4

Fill in the blanks by using the present perfect form of the verbs in the brackets.
(1) She ________________ (give) a wonderful stage performance.
(2) They ________________(learn) French.
(3) My brother ________________ (win) a trophy in the essay competition.
(4) He ________________(cut) his finger while peeling an apple.
(5) Mother ________________(clean) the kitchen with the help of a maid.
Q-5

What are the following called? Choose from the help box and write in front of the correct definition.
1. The science or art of flight __________________
2. The science dealing with the structure of animals, plants or human body __________________
3. The study of living things __________________
4. The study of plants __________________
5. The science of the nature, origin and history of the universe __________________
6. The study of relationship between plants and animals __________________
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The ________________ brother worked hard in the shop

(i)

youngest

(ii)

eldest

(iii)

middle
Q-2 The old woman asked Zhoshu to pick all the _______ from the pool.

(i)

flowers

(ii)

stars

(iii)

trash
Q-3 _________ emptied the pool using a bucket.

(i)

Zhoshu

(ii)

Penhun

(iii)

Tanyen

Chapter-4   The Stars- (Poem)
Q-1

Answer the questions given below. 
1. What is the poet thinking about in the poem?
2. When and where do the stars twinkle?
3. How are the stars helpful to travellers?
4. Find the pairs of rhyming words and write them.
Q-2

Find the lines from the poem that tell you the following facts.
1. The stars shine high in the sky brightly.
2. The stars look tiny.
3. The stars help the people to see in the dark.
4. The child was surprised about the stars.
Q-3

Find out the answers to the following questions about the stars. You may take help of your teacher or refer to a children’s encyclopaedia.
1. Can you count the stars in the sky?
2. Why can’t you see the stars during the day?
3. Why do the stars twinkle?
4. Which star always shines in the north?
Chapter-5   Brave Horatius
Q-1 Answer the questions given below.
1. Why were the Romans surprised to see the Tuscans marching towards Rome?
2. What did the chief of the Roman army say to his troops?
3. What did Horatius say to the Tuscan commander?
4. Was Horatius successful in his mission? How can you say that?
Q-2 Fill in the blanks by using the ‘–ed’ form of the words given in the brackets. You may have to make some changes in the spellings.
(1) The ___________ traveller sat under a tree. (tire)
(2) The child got ______________ on seeing so many toys. (confuse)
(3) The lion ran after the ____________ deer. (fright)
(4) Dad was ____________ with Reshma for not getting good marks. (annoy)
Q-3

Read the lines and answer the questions that follow, with reference to the context.
(1) “You go ahead with your job of bringing the bridge down, at this end. I will go to the other end of the bridge, and stop the enemy there. (i) Who is the speaker of these lines? (ii) Whom does he say these lines to? (iii) Why does he say this?
2. “We shall not let you cross the bridge. We will fight till our last breath.” (i) Who is ‘we’ here? (ii) To whom is he saying these lines? (iii) Did the speakers succeed in the mission?
Q-4

Use the words given in the box to describe the qualities of Horatius. Give reasons for your choice.
Q-5

Write whether the following nouns are concrete or abstract.
1. love
2. notebook
3. woman
4. intelligence
5. lion
6. honesty
7. computer
8. truth
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The Romans were _____________ people

(i)

foolish

(ii)

brave

(iii)

coward
Q-2 The Tuscans had to cross river _________ to reach Rome.

(i)

Nile

(ii)

Amazon

(iii)

Tiber

Q-3 ____________ young Romans accompanied Horatius to stop the Tuscans from crossing the bridge.

(i)

Three

(ii)

four

(iii)

Two

Chapter-6   Cinderella-1
Q-1 Answer the following questions based upon your understanding of the story
1. How did the man’s second wife behave towards her step daughter?
2. What tasks did the girl have to do all day long?
3. Why was Cinderella crying?
4. Who helped Cinderella go to the ball and how?
Q-2 Number the events of the story in order they happened
‣ One day, the king’s son invited all the maidens of the state to a ball
‣ The girl’s father married another woman who was harsh-tempered.
‣ She was called Cinderella by her step sisters
‣ “Don’t stay out after midnight,” warned her godmother
‣ Cinderella’s godmother found her crying by the cinders.
‣ Her godmother agreed and touched her with the wand
Q-3 Rewrite the sentences using ‘Dare’ as principal verb.
1. You can’t speak to me like this.
2. He will not do anything without his parents’ permission.
3. She is afraid to go out after dark.
4. I wonder how he could do such a thing.
5. Children should not disobey their elders.
6. How did you say this?
Q-4

Write the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives.
Kind - 
large -
careless -
able -
thin - 
wonderful -
clean -
friendly -
Q-5

Fill in the blanks with the phrases you have made.
1. This puzzle is not difficult, you just have to ______________________.
2. ______________________ and write a poem for the poem recitation competition.
3. “Don’t tell a lie. It’s ___________________________ that you have broken the vase,” said the mother to the child.
4. My brother is _______________ these days. He is going to Singapore under a student exchange programme.
5. My father is not in favour of putting __________________. He invests in different schemes.
Q-6

Read the lines and answer the questions that follow.
(1) “You stupid girl,” they shrieked. “My gold-flowered clock and my diamond belt, that’s what I need to catch the prince’s eye.” (i) Who said these lines? (ii) Who is the stupid girl? (iii) Why did they shriek?
(2) “Stop crying. Let’s see what we can do. Bring me a pumpkin from the garden.” (i) Who was crying? (ii) Who is the speaker? (iii) Why did the speaker ask for a pumpkin?
(3) ‘I promise,’ Cinderella said, and left. (i) What promise did Cinderella make? (ii) Who asked her to make the promise? (iii) Where did she go?
Chapter-7   Cinderella-2
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
1. How did everybody feel on seeing Cinderella at the ball?
2. What did the sisters tell Cinderella after coming back from the first night of the ball?
3. What happened when Cinderella remembered that she was getting late?
4. What did the prince announce?
5. How did the step sisters react on knowing about the reality of Cinderella?
Q-2 Arrange the events of the story in order they occurred in the story.
‣ Cinderella thanked her godmother for her kindness and told her all that had happened
‣ Cinderella was taken to the young prince and they got married.
‣ Each of the two sisters failed to squeeze their fat foot into the slender slipper.
‣ The guests stopped dancing and the musicians ceased their playing.
‣ In haste, Cinderella dropped a glass slipper and the prince paused to pick it up.
‣ The fairy godmother appeared and touched Cinderella with her wand, turning all her rags into a rich dress.
‣ Cinderella was taken to the young prince and they got married then and there
Q-3 Change each of the sentences given below into negative.
1. John had a new bike
2. Sarika was interested in learning music.
3. Mudit and Mohit were going to Goa
4. Karan climbed up a tree.
5. Faizal took part in a play.
6. Shivani had an experience of teaching
Q-4

Fill in the blanks with the words from the cloud.
1. as sweet as _____________________________________
2. as white as _____________________________________
3. as quick as ____________________________________
4. as innocent as a _____________________________________
5. as cunning as a _____________________________________
6. as costly as a _____________________________________
7. as faithful as a _____________________________________
8. as foolish as a _____________________________________
Q-5

Make the sentences from the given homonyms to bring out their two different meanings.
1. fair __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ fair __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. bank __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ bank __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. band __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ band __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. lie __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ lie __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The prince danced with ______________ all night.

(i)

Cinderella

(ii)

Queen

(iii)

Cinderella’s sister
Q-2 When the clock struck a quarter to __________, she quickly said goodbye.

(i)

Ten

(ii)

Eleven

(iii)

Twelve

Q-3 In haste, Cinderella dropped a ______________.

(i)

Ear-ring

(ii)

Glass slipper

(iii)

Bangle
Q-4 The slipper fitted ____________________ perfectly.

(i)

Cinderella

(ii)

Cinderella’s sister

(iii)

The princess in castle
Chapter-7   Looking Glass River - (Poem)
Q-1

Find the lines from the poem that tell you that:
1. The river is flowing smoothly along its course.
2. The water of the river is clean and shiny
3. Fish and flowers can be seen in the clear water of the river.
4. The water of the river attracts a child to go and explore its depth.
Q-2

Answer the following questions:
1. Do you think the water of the river was clean or dirty?
2. Which words tell you about the movement of water?
3. Why does the child wish to live down there?
4. Have you ever seen a river flowing smoothly? How do you feel at that time?
5. Find and write the pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Chapter-8   The Best Chicken
Q-1 Answer the given questions.
1. What did the farmer tell his wife?
2. What was the farmer’s friend surprised at?
3. What did the farmer’s friend decide to prove? Did he succeed at first?
4. “I don’t know… I have to think about it.” Who is ‘I’ here? What has he to think?
5. “This time the eagle stared skyward into the bright sun…” What happened after that?
Q-2 Write ‘will’ and ‘shall’ in the blanks suitably.
1. Father _____________ fly to Moscow next month.
2. I _____________go to grandma’s house next week.
3. My parents_____________ visit my aunt tomorrow. 
4. The doctor _____________be on leave for two days.
5. We_____________ practise hard for the competition.
6. My sister _____________learn Chinese.
7. The girls _____________ join the dance classes next Sunday.
8. I_____________ complete my project by next Monday
Q-3

Find the words from the play that means just the opposite of the given words.
1. worst
2. false
3. bottom
4. lower
5. dull
6. weak
Q-4

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences in simple future tense.
1. come / I / shall / to / try .
2. visit / her/ my / she / will/ friends/ tomorrow .
2. visit / her/ my / she / will/ friends/ tomorrow .
4. we / call / there / when / we / shall/ reach / you .
5. Pranab/ excursion/ month/ go/ shall/ next/ on/ an
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 A small __________ fell from the safety of his nest

(i)

owl

(ii)

crow

(iii)

eagle

Q-2 The eagle is considered the king of the _________.

(i)

sky

(ii)

earth

(iii)

water
Q-3 The farmer and his friend went on/in a ____________.

(i)

garden

(ii)

mountain

(iii)

house
Chapter-9   The Great Disciple
Q-1 Answer the following questions:
1. Why was Eklavya unhappy?
2. What did Eklavya say to Guru Dronacharya?
3. Was Drona ready to teach Eklavya? Why/Why not?
4. How did Eklavya attain mastery in archery?
5. What guru dakshina did Drona ask Eklavya to give him?
6. How did Drona bless Eklavya?
Q-2 Write (T) for each of the true statement and (F) for the false ones
1. Eklavya was a simple looking boy.
2. Eklavya’s father had full faith that guru Drona would teach him.
3. Guru Drona refused to teach Eklavya.
4. Eklavya was better even than Arjuna.
5. Guru Dronacharya asked for Eklavya’s left-hand thumb as his guru dakshina.
6. Eklavya is known as the best student in the Mahabharata.
Q-3 Read the answers and choose the correct question words
(1) In Delhi (Where/How) does Rohan live?
(2) By bus (How/Where) do you go to school?
(3) At 8 a.m. (Where/When) does school start?
(4) I have to catch the train. (Where/Why) are you in a hurry?
(5) Mrs. Jain. (Who/How) teaches you English?
Q-4

Write the questions for the underlined words.
1. Stella is my elder sister.
2. I play daily at 5 p.m.
3. She is reading a book.
4. I have hurt my foot.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Eklavya was the son of a _____________.

(i)

king

(ii)

merchant

(iii)

tribal chief

Q-2 Eklavya wanted to learn _______________.

(i)

horse riding

(ii)

shooting

(iii)

archery

Q-3 Guru Drona was ___________ to see Eklavya.

(i)

happy

(ii)

angry

(iii)

sad

Chapter-9   I'D Love To Be A Spaceman - (Poem)
Q-1

Answer the following questions:
1. What does a spaceman do?
2. Name two planets that the poet likes to visit.
3. Where do planets orbit?
4. Where does the poet want to walk in alien jungles?
Q-2

State if the following sentences are True or False.
1. The poet wants to be a spaceman.
2. He likes to go and move on beaches wild and free.
3. The poet desires to meet an alien from a planet.
4. Jupiter is the name of a Milky Way.
Q-3

Complete the sentences with the words from the poem.
1. Mars is a _________________ in the solar system.
2. The poet wants to visit some places where no one has ever _________________ .
3. He wants to meet a fellow traveller, an _________________ , from a planet.
4. The poet wants to have only his footprints and find a thousand _________________ searching of the _________________ .
Q-4

Complete the paragraph using the correct past tense of the verb given in the brackets.
A young man ________ (become) so fond of his cat that he ________(make) her/his constant companion. He ________ (not leave) her even for a minute. He ________ (say) that if she were a woman, he ________ (will) marry her. Taking pity on him, goddess Venus ________ (change) the cat into a beautiful girl. The young man immediately ________ (marry) her. But she ________ (not forget) her old habits. One day she ________ (hear) the sound of a mouse in the room. She ________ (spring), and ________ (catch) the mouse and ________ (kill) it. At this, Venus ________ (get) angry and she ________ (change) her back into a cat. The poor young man ________(lose) his bride.
Q-5

Here are the names of a few common birds. They are jumbled up. Look at their pictures and write the names in the blanks.
1. ratopr
2. orwc
3. nipoge
4. utreluv
5. keacpoc
6. shifgnkire