Question bank

Chapter-1   God, Who Touchest Earth With Beauty
Q-1 True or False
(a) The poet prays to God to lift his thought above.
(b) The poet wants to become glad and free like the dancing waves.
(c) Whatever God touches on this earth turns into beauty.
(d) The rocks of towering grandeur are not strong and sure.
Q-2 Complete the sentences with the words from the poem.
(a) The poet wants that God with His spirit would him.
(b) The waves dance in the ___
(c) The poet desires that his thoughts should lift up like the arching of the_____.
(d) The spirit of God is pure, ___ and true.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) When does God make the heart of the poet anew?
(b) What does the springs and running waters do to the poet?
(c) Whom does the poet want to be upright?
(d) What wish does the poet repeat in the poem?
Q-4 Use 'and I or I but' to join the following sentences.
(a) He gave me chocolate. He gave me an ice cream.
(b) I remembered to bring the robot. I did not remember to bring the batteries
(c) Were those fruits fresh? Were those fruits rotten?
(d) He wanted to call his sister. She was playing in the park.
(e) Do you like to visit the Taj? Do you like to go to the Red Fort?
(f) I can do addition. I can do subtraction.
(g) Was the thief punished? Was the thief released?
Q-5 Ask a questions for each of the following answers. Start the questions with 'Did you'.
(a) I liked to play tennis not cricket
(b) I liked to swim in a river, not in a pond.
(c) I liked to watch animals, not flowers.
(d) I liked to speak English, not Hindi
(e) I liked to dance Disco, not Bhangra.
(f) I liked to have fruits, not snacks.
(g) I liked to visit the zoo, not the museum.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Springs and running waters can make the poet

(i)

pure

(ii)

shine

(iii)

noble

(iv)

anew
Q-2 God has made this____________ and He loves all His children.

(i)

earth

(ii)

universe

(iii)

planet

(iv)

beauty
Q-3 The poet wants to be upright like a straight

(i)

bamboo tree

(ii)

banyan tree

(iii)

banana tree

(iv)

pine tree
Q-4 The poet prays to God to turn his dreams to

(i)

polite ways

(ii)

great deeds

(iii)

noble actions

(iv)

upright conduct
Chapter-2   The Jamuni Tree
Q-1 Fill in the Blanks:
(a) The men got __________________ on seeing so many people.
(b) The strangers asked the way to the _______________.
(c) The three men were carrying _______________.
(d) Once in a year, the Jamuni tree would get laden with ___________ jamuns.
Q-2 True or False
(a) Many birds made their nests in the Jamuni tree.
(b) Throughout the year the tree would get laden with purple jamuns.
(c) The two boys liked trees to be cut down.
(d) The Jamuni tree had a thick trunk and lots of branches.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why did Arun and Ali name the tree Jamuni?
(b) Why were the men carrying axes?
(c) How did Arun and Ali save the Jamuni tree?
(d) Why did the villagers hurry to the school?
Q-4 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.
(a) Parul ______(come I comes) to school on time.
(b) Ram and Sham_______ (sit I sits) together in the classroom.
(c) Our Principal_______ (teaches I teach) us geography.
(d) The cat_______ (sleep I sleeps) on the sofa every day.
(e) Milk_______ (cost I costs) thirty rupees a litre.
(t) The children_______ (play I plays) in the park.
(g) The clown ______(make/ makes) people laugh.
Q-5 Make a question for each of the following answers. Begin your questions with 'What does'.
(a) A tailor uses a sewing machine.
(b) A barbar uses a razor.
(c) A magician uses a wand.
(d) A teacher uses a blackboard.
(e) A woodcutter uses an axe.
(t) A farmer uses a plough.
(g) A mariner uses a compass.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 On hearing the story of Arun and Ali, the teacher rang the

(i)

horn

(ii)

trumpet

(iii)

bell

(iv)

drum
Q-2 Arun and Ali were helped by the

(i)

villagers

(ii)

teacher

(iii)

three men

(iv)

birds
Q-3 Arun and Ali liked watching the birds which brought ___ to their nests

(i)

stones

(ii)

leaves

(iii)

twigs

(iv)

jamuns
Q-4 On hot summer days, the Jamuni tree would provide

(i)

rest

(ii)

shade

(iii)

fruits

(iv)

jamuns
Chapter-3   Androcles and the Lion
Q-1 Fill in the Blanks:
(a) One of the punishments was to force the slaves to fight with ______________.
(b) Androcles was brought to a big _________________ to fight with a hungry lion.
(c) As soon as the cage was opened, the lion rushed towards __________________.
(d) The crowd cheered and waited for the ____________________.
Q-2 True or False
(a) The lion was hungry and tried to kill and eat Androcles.
(b) The custom in Rome was to punish slaves severely.
(c) Androcles was sure that the lion would kill him.
(d) Androcles never wanted to run away from his master's house.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who was Androcles?
(b) Why did Androcles decide to run away from his master's house?
(c) What did the Romans enjoy watching?
(d) How did the lion behave when it reached Androcles?
Q-4 Change the sentences into past tense by adding 'ed' and 'd' to the verbs.
(a) The mountaineers climb the mountain.
(b) The divers dive into the sea.
(c) Men talk about the accident.
(d) The children visit the zoo.
(e) I use the key to open the lock.
(f) Parents look after their children.
(g) The students learn their lessons.
Q-5 Change the following sentences into negatives by adding 'do not'.
(a) I like to play with the ball.
(b) You do your homework.
(c) They come to our home.
(d) I think she is very intelligent.
(e) You respect your elders.
(f) They call us when they have a party.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The Emperor was touched by Androcles

(i)

love

(ii)

cleverness

(iii)

kindness

(iv)

intelligence
Q-2 Androcles was rewarded with money and ___ by the Emperor.

(i)

coins

(ii)

gifts

(iii)

presents

(iv)

freedom
Q-3 The lion was the same one whom Androcles had

(i)

fed

(ii)

helped

(iii)

caught

(iv)

run after
Q-4 One night when everyone was asleep, Androcles ran away from the

(i)

house

(ii)

cage

(iii)

prison

(iv)

forest
Chapter-4   Saving Our Earth
Q-1 Fill in the Blanks
(a) Some children came near the lake for a ________________.
(b) Squirrels eat______ from trees.
(c) The children who came for a picnic swam in the lake and _____
(d) Using the materials again and again is called _____
Q-2 True Or False
(a) We should not throw litter·in the open area.
(b) Haiming Nature means harming ourselves.
(c) Garbage poisons the land and water.
(d) The children played games and then began to swim.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who all lived in the family of squirrels?
(b) What did the children do when they came for a picnic?
(c) How are the fish harmed in the lake?
(d) What is meant by pollution?
Q-4 Complete the sentences using 'is, am, are' in the blanks.
(a) I_____ having a friend who plays with me.
(b) He_____ a good player.
(c) You______ very honest and sincere.
(d) He_______ a man of principles.
(e) They __ going to the mall.
(f) It______ a very interesting topic.
(g) We_____ going to have a competition.
Q-5 Rewrite the following sentences using 'did not'.
(a) The man saw an old farmer in the field.
(b) Jatin completed his homework.
( c) Next morning, the king left his empire.
(d) You went to the school yesterday.
(e) The old man planted a mango sapling in the garden.
(f) The minister got a gold coin as a gift from the king.
(g) He ate all the chocolates which his father gave him.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 We can save our precious earth if we keep the place around us

(i)

dusty

(ii)

noisy

(iii)

clean

(iv)

free
Q-2 We can recycle waste

(i)

materials

(ii)

garbage

(iii)

pollution

(iv)

means
Q-3 In school, we are taught about pollution and

(i)

recycling

(ii)

ugliness

(iii)

bitterness

(iv)

freedom
Q-4 The squirrel that loved to run up and down the trees is

(i)

Nutty

(ii)

Stripes

(iii)

Mama

(iv)

Papa
Chapter-5   The Wave
Q-1 Fill in the Blanks:
(a) The wave is taller than two or three __________________.
(b) The poet thinks it to be rather good that he did not __________________.
(c) When the wave came over the poet he stood very ________________.
(d) With the bunches of spray, the wave came in a most ____________________ way.
Q-2 True or False
(a) The wave is taller than four people.
(b) In a tremendous way, the wave came all over the poet
(c) The wave came rolling and rolling
(d) The poet considers himself very brave
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) What does the poet think of himself?
(b) Who is taller than two or three people?
(c) For how long did the poet stand still?
(d) How did the poet feel all the time inside the wave?
Q-4 Use 'and' to join the following sentences.
(a) We saw lions at the zoo. We saw tigers at the zoo.
(b) They are writing stories.They are writing poems.
(c) He visited Agra last week. He visited Shimla last week
(d) I found a spider in my bed. I found a fly in my bed.
(e) Mr. Das teaches us English. Mr. Das teaches us History.
(f) My father is a teacher. My father is a writer.
(g) Ravi is a singer. Ravi is a musician.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The wave came

(i)

springing

(ii)

calling

(iii)

rolling

(iv)

holding
Q-2 The poet felt that somebody was holding his

(i)

leg

(ii)

hand

(iii)

mouth

(iv)

chest
Q-3 The wave came rolling from the

(i)

sea

(ii)

ocean

(iii)

river

(iv)

lake
Q-4 Somebody was holding the poet's hand when he was inside the

(i)

water

(ii)

pool

(iii)

sea

(iv)

wave
Chapter-6   Trains
Q-1 Fill in the Blanks
(a) The rails are fixed to sleepers made of wood or ___
(b) The diesel train was less bulky and faster than the __
(c)______ were used for pulling the coaches on wooden rails.
(d) James Watt discovered the use of ____
Q-2 True Or False
(a) Trains run on wooden rails.
(b) Electric trains move at very high speeds.
(c) Ravi buys a diesel toy train from a toy shop as his birthday present.
(d) The shatabdi Express is one of the fastest trains in India.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who built the first railway train?
(b) Who discovered the use of steam?
(c) What do you know about a diesel engine?
(d) What are electric locomotives?
Q-4 Put 'a few' or 'a little' in the blanks suitably.
(a) There is ____oil in the cup.
(b) There are _____ books in the bag.
(c) We have _____ potatoes to cook.
(d) He has ____ oil in the container.
(e) My mother has______ eggs to make omelettes.
(f) Rashmi has______ friends in the school.
(g) They have_______ time to complete the project.
Q-5 Form a question for each of the following answers. Begin your question with 'Where does ... '
(a) The teacher teaches us in the classroom.
(b) The farmer ploughs in the field.
(c) A lion lives in a den.
(d) A sparrow lives in a nest.
(e) My uncle stays at New Friends Colony.
(f) Every morning he goes to the park for a morning walk.
(g) The teacher goes to the school to teach.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The word 'locomotive' is used to mean

(i)

train

(ii)

wagon

(iii)

coach

(iv)

engine
Q-2 George Stevenson named the first railway train

(i)

Bucket

(ii)

Socket

(iii)

Rocket

(iv)

Pocket
Q-3 The Aero-train that moves very fast is from

(i)

America

(ii)

France

(iii)

Russia

(iv)

China
Q-4 The rails are fixed to

(i)

tracks

(ii)

ground

(iii)

steel

(iv)

sleepers
Chapter-7   The Magic of Walt Disney
Q-1 Fill in the Blanks:
(a) Very soon, Walt Disney started to work on their ________________.
(b) The shadow play invented by the Chinese gave the idea to make ___________________.
( c) When Walt Disney was thinking of good story, he selected a _____ tale.
(d) When the drawings are played fast in a film they seem to be _______________.
Q-2 True or False
(a) Walt wanted each of his characters to have a special personality.
(b) The character 'Bashful' is very silly.
(c) Mickey Mouse is the hero in the first talking cartoon.
(d) Cartoons are made from a series of drawings.
Q-3 Answer the following questions.
(a) What did the Chinese invent before cartoons were made?
(b) Who invented the first talking cartoon and what was it called?
(c) What did Walt Disney want to make?
(d) Name the seven dwarfs portrayed by Walt?
Q-4 Put 'must' or 'should' in the blanks to complete the sentences.
(a) He _____ take at least five glasses of water every day.
(b) We _____ listen to our teacher carefully when he is teaching.
(c) Ram______ play with his friends sometimes.
(d) Krishna ______ complete his homework before he goes out to play.
(e) Parents ____ take care of their children properly.
(f) They ____ sing a song for charity.
(g) I ____ visit my friend who has met with an accident.
Q-5 Use 'or' to join the following sentences
(a) Has Tina a dog? Has Tina a cat?
(b) Has Mohan a flute? Has Mohan a drum?
(c) Have you oranges? Have you apples?
(d) Has the farmer a son? Has the farmer a daughter?
(e) Have they cars? Have they buses?
(f) Has Amit a storybook? Has Amit a textbook?
(g) Have you got a house? Have they got a bungalow?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Walt Disney and his company won many awards for the

(i)

film

(ii)

cartoon

(iii)

comedy

(iv)

Mickey Mouse
Q-2 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released as a film in

(i)

1921

(ii)

1935

(iii)

1937

(iv)

1950
Q-3 For Snow White, Walt wanted the voice of a young unknown

(i)

girl

(ii)

child

(iii)

boy

(iv)

cartoon
Q-4 Adriana had a sharp voice and won the role of a

(i)

Mickey

(ii)

prince

(iii)

princess

(iv)

vamp
Chapter-8   Wisdom Always Wins
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who was Akbar?
(b) Who were the navratans?
(c) What did the poor man agree to do?
(d) Why did the emperor say that the poor man had broken the rule?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Akbar ruled over India many years ago.
(b) Birbal was a man of wit and intelligence.
(c) Akbar had the same opinion as Birbal that a man could do anything to become rich.
(d) The poor man came out of the palace with several rewards.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The poor man told the entire story to____
(b) Birbal lit a fire on the ground just beneath the __
(c) The wife and the children of the poor man were __
(d) The nine clever men in the comt of Akbar were called ___
Q-4 Fill in the blanks with 'may' or 'may not'.
(a) I_____ go to the party tonight.
(b) He____ come to our house tomorrow.
(c) Sita is having fever.She_____ go to school tomorrow.
(d) My parents_____ visit the Principal next week.
(e) She____ sing well. She is having a sore throat.
(f) Prakash ______be late for school as it is raining.
(g) He has not invited us. We_____ go to attend the function.
Q-5 Form a question for each of the following answers. Begin the question with 'Don't.' or 'Doesn't.'.
(a) I don't like to write a poem
(b) They like to read French.
(c) We like to participate in sports.
(d) He likes to stay with my parents.
(e) Kajal likes to become an engineer.
(f) You like to help the poor.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The king asked Birbal to find out a man who could do anything to become

(i)

clever

(ii)

intelligent

(iii)

rich

(iv)

skilled
Q-2 The poor man kept on standing all night in the cold water of the

(i)

river

(ii)

pool

(iii)

pond

(iv)

lake
Q-3 Akbar said that the poor man had broken the rule by getting warmth from the

(i)

sun

(ii)

light

(iii)

fire

(iv)

moon
Q-4 Birbal knew that the man was in dire need of

(i)

clothes

(ii)

food

(iii)

shelter

(iv)

money
Chapter-9   Hercules and the Carter
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) How was the road on which the carter was driving his cart?
(b) Why did the road become muddy?
(c) How did the cart get stuck?
(d) Who was Hercules?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Hercules took the cart on his shoulder to take it out of the deep pothole.
(b) The carter thanked Hercules and jumped onto his seat.
(c) The bullocks of the cart were healthy and strong.
(d) Hercules had come to help the carter before he prayed to help him .
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Hercules took_____ on the poor carter after hearing his prayer.
(b) The carter acted as was advised by ____
( c) The road was rough and full of ____
(d) When the bullocks, inspite of all their efforts, failed to draw out the cart they felt tired and _____
Q-4 Frame a question for each of these sentences, beginning with the word given in the bracket. One has been done for you.
(a) Leena visited the hospital yesterday. (where)
(b) The train left the station at4 p.m. (When)
(c) l am in the bathroom. (Vhere)
(d) He likes ripe fruits than sour fruits. ('Which)
(e) The school begins at8 in the morning. (When)
Q-5 Fill in the blanks using the past form oft he verbs given in the brackets.
(a) I ______ the chocolate ice-cream yesterday. It was delicious. (like)
(b) Vinod _____ a letter to his friend in Canada. (send)
(c) Who_____ the match yesterday? (win)
(d) Seema lost her Maths copy. She______ the test in her rough copy. (write)
(e) Shilpa's sister ______beautifully at the function last evening. (dress)
(f) My mother _______ a picture book from the bookshop. (buy)
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Hercules was a

(i)

superman

(ii)

strong man

(iii)

hero

(iv)

god
Q-2 The right wheel of the cart sank into a deep

(i)

pothole

(ii)

cave

(iii)

hole

(iv)

ground
Q-3 The carter tried to draw the cart out of the pothole and drive

(i)

onward

(ii)

forward

(iii)

backward

(iv)

front ward
Q-4 Hercules asked the caiter to put his shoulder to the wheel and push it hard up by planting his feet firmly on the

(i)

ground

(ii)

earth

(iii)

soil

(iv)

surface
Chapter-10   Abou Ben Adhem
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why did Abou Ben Ad.hem wake up one night?
(b) What was the angel doing?
(c) 'The vision raised its head' - \.Vhat is meant by the 'vision' in the line?
(d) Whose name was written at the top?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Abou Ben Adhem was an atheist.
(b) The angel was writing the names of those who loved God.
(c) The angel wrote the names and vanished.
(d) Abou Ben Adhem awoke from a deep dream of violence.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the poem.
(a) Abou requested the angel to write his name as he loved his __
(b) The angel wrote and ____
(c) The next night the angel came again with a great ____ light.
(d) The angel showed the names whom the love of God had _____
Q-4 Frame questions for these sentences with the words given in the brackets.
(a) Pritam is a music director. (What)
(b) I saw Sunil when I visited the hotel. (Whom)
(c) These are my pencils. (Whose)
(d) They scolded the boy for his mistake. (Why)
(e) I took the shortest way to reach your place in less time. (How)
(f) She saw her brother when she came near the temple. (Whom)
(g) This book belongs to me. (Whose)
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Abou Ben Adhem was a lover of

(i)

mankind

(ii)

animal

(iii)

peace

(iv)

angel
Q-2 When Abou saw his name at the top of the list, he was

(i)

sad

(ii)

surprised

(iii)

blessed

(iv)

satisfied
Q-3 The angel was writing the names of those who loved

(i)

sun

(ii)

animals

(iii)

heaven

(iv)

God
Q-4 Abou awoke one night from a deep dream of

(i)

wonder

(ii)

peace

(iii)

happiness

(iv)

glory
Chapter-11   The Diamond Necklace
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who was Maria?
(b) 'What did the envelope that was brought by Maria's husband contain?
(c) What did Maria do when she reached home from the party?
(d) Was the necklace that Maria took from Mrs. Albert real?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Maria looked elegant and graceful at the party.
(b) The necklace that Maria was wearing was not lost.
(c) Maria gave a real diamond necklace to Mrs. Albert when she lost her necklace.
(d) One day, Ma1ia saw Mr s. Albert looking much older than her age.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) After buying a real diamond necklace, Maria and her husband were in _____
(b) The necklace that Maria borrowed from Mrs. Albert was an _____
(c) Maria and her husband decided to buy a new __ for Mrs. Albert
(d) At the end of ten years they had paid _____
Q-4 Fill in the blanks with 'a', 'an' or 'the'.
(a) He lives in __ bungalow
(b) Prem loves to have ____ice cream after dinner
( c) I have read____ Bhagwat Gita.
(d) Sunil's father is ____ doctor.
(e) She is looking for______ umbrella as it is going to rain soon.
(f) He has a cycle._______ cycle is very old.
(g) He has bought a mango and apple.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Maria borrowed a__ from Mrs. Albert .

(i)

ring

(ii)

necklace

(iii)

dress

(iv)

pendant
Q-2 "You may wear natural flowers," replied the husband.

(i)

politely

(ii)

honestly

(iii)

quietly

(iv)

gently
Q-3 The next day, Maria went to her friend and asked her to lend her one of her

(i)

ornaments

(ii)

bracelets

(iii)

suits

(iv)

ear rings
Q-4 In the party, Maria looked ___ than any other woman.

(i)

better

(ii)

smarter

(iii)

prettier

(iv)

happier
Chapter-12   Keeping Clean
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What do most of the animals spend a long time in?
(b) How do elephants keep themselves clean?
(c) What is preening?
(d) 'What do monkeys do to clean themselves?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) All young ones of animals have to be kept clean.
(b) Lions belong to the family of cat.
(c) Our parents teach us ways to keep ourselves clean.
(d) Snakes also take a bath to keep themselves clean.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Cleaning of bodies by the birds with the help of their beak is called______
(b) When the skin becomes old, the snake _____ it off.
(c) The cat also cleans itself just like the ____
(d) Dogs keep their teeth clean and sharp by ___ bones.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 ___ pick lice and fleas from their hair.

(i)

Lions

(ii)

Giraffes

(iii)

Elephants

(iv)

Monkeys
Q-2 We should bathe our animals at least once in a

(i)

year

(ii)

month

(iii)

week

(iv)

day
Q-3 The mother of a___ licks its young one to keep it clean.

(i)

giraffe

(ii)

cat

(iii)

dog

(iv)

elephant
Q-4 Elephants take a 'shower' to keep themselves clean. 'Shower' means

(i)

rain

(ii)

a bath

(iii)

combing

(iv)

polishing
Chapter-13   Moon Walk
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What was named Apollo 11?
(b) Who were there in the spacecraft?
(c) Why did Armstrong and Aldrin not come out from the Eagle?
(d) How is the moon's atmosphere?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The moon has neither air nor water in it.
(b) The rocket carried the spacecraft to the moon.
(c) The spacecraft neared the moon four days after its launch.
(d) The Eagle is a smaller spaceship which landed on the moon.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The Eagle landed gently on the_____ of the moon.
(b) Armstrong and Aldrin did not come out_____ from the Eagle.
(c) During the day the moon is extremely hot and during the night it is_____ cold.
(d) Armstrong carried a cylinder of ___ on his back so that he could breathe
Q-4 Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of adjectives (comparative or superlative).
(a) Tokyo is_____ than Shanghai. (largest/larger)
(b) The Amazon river is the_____ of all rivers. (longest/longer)
(c) Antarctica is______ than Africa. (colder/ coldest)
(d) The Atlantic Ocean is______ than the Mediten-anean sea. (wider /widest)
(e) Who is the _____man in the world? (richer/richest)
(f) The Yamuna is______ than the Ganga. (shorter/shortest)
(g) Jeetu is the _____ boy in the class. (tallest/taller)
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 There was a spacecraft inside the

(i)

Eagle

(ii)

rocket

(iii)

spaceship

(iv)

moon
Q-2 When the Eagle landed on the moon, Armstrong called the

(i)

rocket

(ii)

space station

(iii)

control room

(iv)

tower
Q-3 The blue planet is called the

(i)

moon

(ii)

earth

(iii)

mars

(iv)

sun
Q-4 The astronomers had oxygen to last for only two and a half hours on the

(i)

earth

(ii)

rocket

(iii)

Eagle

(iv)

moon
Chapter-14   I'd Love to be a Spaceman
Q-1 True Or False
(a) The poet wants to be a spaceman.
(b) Jupiter is the name of a Milky Way.
(c) He likes to go and move on beaches wild and free.
(d) The poet desires to meet an alien from a planet.
Q-2 Answer the following questions.
(a) What does a spaceman do?
(b) Name two planets that the poet likes to visit?
(c) Where do planets orbit?
(d) Where does the poet want to walk in alien jungles?
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the poem.
(a) Mars is a_____ in the solar system.
(b) The poet wants to visit some places where no one has ever ____
(c) He wants to meet a fellow traveller, an ______, from a planet.
(d) The poet wants to have only his footprints and find a thousand_____
Q-4 Unscramble the following sentences.
(a) speak can you English.
(b) you can play the violin?
(c) draw they can't well.
(d) play I football can
(e) we can come house to your?
(f) she sleep can't
(g) you cook can?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The poet loves to be a

(i)

alien

(ii)

warrior

(iii)

spaceman

(iv)

hero
Q-2 He wants to meet a fellow traveller in the

(i)

Jupiter

(ii)

Mars

(iii)

Earth

(iv)

Milky Way
Q-3 He wants to meet an alien from a planet located in a distant

(i)

galaxy

(ii)

solar system

(iii)

Milky 'Way

(iv)

spaceways
Q-4 From the poem it appears that the poet loves to visit

(i)

stars

(ii)

planets

(iii)

galaxies

(iv)

heavenly bodies
Chapter-15   The Crow in Peacock's Feathers
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why was the crow surprised to look at the beautiful feathers of the peacocks?
(b) Why did the crow stop looking at himself?
(c) What did the crow do after collecting some peacock's feathers?
(d) What did the peacocks think of the crow when they saw him?
Q-2 State if the following sentences arc True or False.
(a) The crow wanted to look beautiful like a peacock.
(b) Looking at the crow, the peacocks felt sorry.
(c) The furious peacocks pecked the stolen feathers off and chased the crow away.
(d) The crow found the feathers of the peacocks dull.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The peacocks strutted about showing the crow their______ feathers.
(b) One day, the crow noticed that one of the peacocks had dropped a __
(c) The crow gazed down sadly at his own ugly ____
(d) "Just look at my _____tail," the crow said proudly.
Q-4 Complete the sentences using 'could' or 'couldn't.
(a) When l was young, I_____ play the guitar. It was too difficult for me.
(b) Her father is bilingual. He _____speak both English and Hindi.
(c) Yesterday, Sunil_____ do that exercise alone. So, he called me for help.
(d) Raja _____play the violin on his own. He has learnt the instrument for five years.
(e) We_____ open the door. It was locked from inside.
(f) Peter _____play tennis last Monday. He had fever.
(g) Mozart ___ play the piano when he was five.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The crow was and decided to go farther away than usual from his home and friends.

(i)

friendly

(ii)

timid

(iii)

restless

(iv)

happy
Q-2 The crow stuck the peacock feathers onto his own

(i)

tail

(ii)

feathers

(iii)

back

(iv)

neck
Q-3 The conceited crow haughtily replied, "And you are silly as well as __ ."

(i)

stupid

(ii)

ugly

(iii)

gorgeous

(iv)

beautiful
Q-4 The peacocks became ___ when they came to know that it was infact a crow.

(i)

furious

(ii)

naughty

(iii)

glad

(iv)

joyful
Chapter-16   The Flower Thief
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What flowers were there in the garden of the king of Iran?
(b) What did the gardeners do to find out the flower thief'?
(c) Whom did the guards catch as the thief?
(d) How did the minister's son save himself'?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The minister's son was very fond of flowers.
(b) The flowers in the garden were rare and had enchanting fragrance.
(c) The guards found many flowers in the pockets of the minister son's.
(d) The king let the young man go away as the theft could not be proved.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The minister knew of his son's fondness for ____
(b) The gardeners mounted a watch around the _____
(c) The guards began to search the young man's ____
(d) When the guards could not find any flower in the young man's pockets they became ___
Q-4 Complete the sentences by using the '-ing' form of the verbs given in the brackets.
(a) The boy is _____in the pool. (swim)
(b) Mother is in the_____ kitchen. (cook)
(c) The baby is_____ form milk. (cry)
(d) The child_____ is in the park. (play)
(e) The man is _____with a suitcase. (walk)
(f) The teacher is_____ the students. (teach)
(g) The sun is_____ in the sky. (rise)
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The king ordered his guards to catch the

(i)

thief

(ii)

young man

(iii)

minister

(iv)

gardeners
Q-2 The guards said, "Your Majesty, we have caught the thief who used to steal the flowers."

(i)

golden

(ii)

precious

(iii)

royal

(iv)

beautiful
Q-3 The young man told the king that he was simply admiring the __ flowers of the royal garden.

(i)

enchanting

(ii)

lovely

(iii)

fragrant

(iv)

beautiful
Q-4 The minister learnt the whole story from a glance into the young man's

(i)

pockets

(ii)

hands

(iii)

bag

(iv)

shirt
Chapter-17   Abu Ali Counts His Donkey
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What did Abu Ali buy from the fair?
(b) What did Abu Ali fail to count?
(c) Why couldn't Abu Ali count the ninth donkey?
(d) Who helped Abu Ali to count the donkeys?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) There were nine donkeys in all.
(b) Abu Ali was sitting on the back of a donkey.
(c) Musa is the name of a donkey.
(d) Musa said Abu Ali to be the tenth donkey.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Abu Ali climbed back onto the donkey and __ away.
(b) He looked behind the ____and behind the trees.
(c) Abu Ali saw his friend_____ walking along the road.
(d) "He is sitting on top of the_____ donkey," said Musa.
Q-4 Fill in the blanks by using 'has' or 'have'.
(a) My parents _____a beautiful house in the city.
(b) I ____a large apartment in Noida.
(c) My father_____ a new car.
(d) You____ a nice name.
(e) They _____an English test tomorrow.
(f) This woman ______three children.
(g) We __ a lot of money.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The number of donkeys that Abu Ali had

(i)

seven

(ii)

eight

(iii)

nine

(iv)

ten
Q-2 Just then Abu Ali saw his friend walking along the

(i)

forest

(ii)

road

(iii)

bush

(iv)

valley
Q-3 Musa said the ____ donkeys was sitting on top of the ninth donkey.

(i)

eighth

(ii)

seventh

(iii)

sixth

(iv)

tenth
Q-4 Musa helped Abu Ali to __ his donkeys.

(i)

count

(ii)

find

(iii)

follow

(iv)

take
Chapter-18   My Shadow
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What does the poet have with him?
(b) What does the poet see when he jumps into his bed?
(c) What does the poet say to be 'always very slow'?
(d) Who sometimes shoots up taller?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The poet talks about his shadow in the poem.
(b) The shadow goes in and out with him.
(c) The poet's shadow is bigger than he.
(d) The funniest thing about the shadow is the way he likes to grow.
Q-3 Complete the following sentences by using the words from the poem.
(a) The poet has a little ____
(b) When the poet jumps, the shadow jumps_____ him.
(c) The shadow does not grow like the proper____
(d) Sometimes the shadow shoots up taller like an Indian____ ball.
Q-4 Complete the sentences by using simple future tense of the verbs given in the brackets.
(a) You ____ very happy.(feel)
(b) I ______a lot of money. (get)
(c) He _____a beautiful house. (buy)
(d) Your friends ____ you. (envy)
(e) You____ a beautiful girl. (meet)
(f) People _____you. (serve)
(g) They ____the order. (refuse)
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The shadow is very much like the

(i)

poet

(ii)

shadow

(iii)

India rubber ball

(iv)

children
Q-2 The shadow does not grow like a proper

(i)

boy

(ii)

man

(iii)

children

(iv)

ball
Q-3 The poet's shadow is just like him from heels up to the

(i)

neck

(ii)

arm

(iii)

trunk

(iv)

head
Q-4 The shadow sometimes gets so that__ there is none of him at all.

(i)

huge

(ii)

big

(iii)

little

(iv)

tall