Question bank

Chapter-1   A Friend in Need is A Friend Indeed
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who begins to be drowned?
(b) Who is flying near the river bank?
(c) What did the hunter do to the pigeon?
(d) Why did the hunter miss his aim?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The pigeon feels sorry for the ant.
(b) The hunter came to shoot a tiger in the jungle.
(c) The ant climbs on the hunter's leg.
(d) The hunter and the pigeon became good friends.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The ant begins to ____________, "Help! Help!"
(b) The pigeon said to the ant- "You are so ___ "
(c) The hunter picks up his gun and aims at the ___
(d) The ant ____ on the hunter's leg.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The river in which the ant fell down is

(i)

small

(ii)

deep

(iii)

shallow

(iv)

narrow
Q-2 The pigeon drops it on the water for the ant.

(i)

plant

(ii)

flower

(iii)

fruit

(iv)

leaf
Q-3 The hunter has a

(i)

rope

(ii)

leaf

(iii)

gun

(iv)

dress
Q-4 When the pigeon flew away, the hunter was very

(i)

sad

(ii)

happy

(iii)

angry

(iv)

terrible
Chapter-2   The Sweetest Thing
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why was the father angry with one of the daughters?
(b) What happened to the younger daughter after she had left the house?
(c) Why did the prince come to the jungle?
(d) Why was the food tasteless?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The father was much pleased with his elder daughter's reply.
(b) The prince took the younger daughter to the palace and married her.
(c) The food was tasteless because there was much salt.
(d) The father was very happy to meet his daughter again.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) After leaving her father's house, the younger daughter wandered through the______
(b) The prince came hunting for a___________
(c) At the feast the bride's father was also
(d) The bride herself made known to her __________
Q-4 Rewrite the following sentences using capital letters wherever necessary.
(a) penguins are found in antarctica.
(b) republic day is celebrated on 26 january.
(c) prakash is the most intelligent boy in the class.
(d) the taj mahal is situated in agra.
(e) the ganga merges into the bay of bengal.
(f) children do not go to school on sunday
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The father said that she must leave his house and find another

(i)

house

(ii)

shelter

(iii)

home

(iv)

place
Q-2 The prince took the girl to the

(i)

palace

(ii)

house

(iii)

market

(iv)

shop
Q-3 At the wish of the bride, all the dishes were prepared without

(i)

sugar

(ii)

water

(iii)

spice

(iv)

salt
Q-4 None of the guests was ready to touch the food because it was

(i)

spicy

(ii)

sweet

(iii)

sour

(iv)

tasteless
Chapter-3   The Wind
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Has anyone seen the wind?
(b) How do you know that wind is passing through?
(c) What happens to the trees when wind passes by them?
(d) What does the poetess ask in the poem?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Everybody has seen wind blowing.
(b) When the wind passes by, the trees bow down.
(c) The leaves hang on the ground when the wind passes through.
(d) The poet says that she has not seen wind.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) We can_________ the wind.
(b) No one has seen the _____
(c) The trees bow down their_______
(d) The leaves of thetrees ______ trembling.
Chapter-4   The Selfish Man
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What did the man lose one day?
(b) What did the man say after counting the gold coins?
(c) Where was the daughter of the man's friend coming from?
(d) What did the man confess?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The girl's father was a selfish man.
(b) The girl found thirty gold coins while coming home.
(c) The judge gave the thirty gold coins to the man.
(d) You should always be honest in your dealings.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The man said to the judge that he had__________ gold coins.
(b) The man confessed to the judge that the had__________
(c) The girl's father told her that the gold coins belonged to his_________
(d) The friend's daughter was coming from an__________
Q-4 Complete the sentences using 'is' or 'are':
(a) The girls _________eating ice-creams.
(b) The boy__________ looking at them.
(c) The ice-cream man_________ counting money.
(d) The children _____ playing on the beach.
(e) The news__________ given to the people who ________ waiting for it eagerly.
(f) Ram_______ a honest boy. But his friends Ajay and Rajib _____ dishonest.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The judge asked the man to be

(i)

clever

(ii)

honest

(iii)

selfish

(iv)

miser
Q-2 The man left the gold coins and went to the

(i)

judge

(ii)

court

(iii)

house

(iv)

forest
Q-3 The man was very

(i)

kind

(ii)

angry

(iii)

stupid

(iv)

selfish
Q-4 After counting the gold coins the man said that ten of the coins were

(i)

going

(ii)

keeping

(iii)

missing

(iv)

remaining
Chapter-5   The Honest Woodcutter
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What type of man was the woodcutter?
(b) Where was the woodcutter cutting wood?
(c) How did the woodcutter's axe fall into the river?
(d) Why was the woodcutter happy at last?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The woodcutter was an honest man.
(b) The goddess helped the woodcutter to find his axe.
(c) The woodcutter was happy to accept the gold axe at first.
(d) The goddess was happy with the woodcutter's behaviour
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The woodcutter began to________when his axe fell into the river.
(b) The woodcutter said that he was very_________ and could not buy anew axe.
(c) The goddess of the river went_________ the water.
(d) The woodcutter came back home and said everything to his ________
Q-4 Change the sentence into 'don't' or 'doesn't'.
(a) Penguins live in Antarctica.
(b) Two boys go to school.
(c) Ravi sleeps after coining back home from school.
(d) The earth moves around the sun.
(e) Children play in the park.
(f) Wood floats on water.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The woodcutter was happy to get back his

(i)

gold axe

(ii)

silver axe

(iii)

iron axe

(iv)

rubber axe
Q-2 Hearing the woodcutter's cry, the goddess of the river

(i)

said

(ii)

appeared

(iii)

laughed

(iv)

smiled
Q-3 The goddess wanted to test the woodcutter's

(i)

honesty

(ii)

promise

(iii)

manner

(iv)

cleverness
Q-4 The goddess gave all the three axes to the woodcutter as a

(i)

present

(ii)

vow

(iii)

reward

(iv)

gift
Chapter-6   The Wood of Flowers
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Where did the poet go?
(b) Who was there with the poet?
(c) What was there on the ground?
(d) What did the wind have?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The poet went to the Wood of Flowers with his friends.
(b) The wind had a sound.
(c) The poet did not feel happy as he was alone.
(d) On the ground there was grass.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The poet could hear the sound made by the_______
(b) On the ground there grew________
(c) The poet was________ in the Wood of Flowers
(d) The poet stayed at the Wood of Flowers alone for ___
Q-4 W1ite the sentences using the plural form of the nouns given in bold.
(a) The child is sleeping.
(b) The mobile phone is common nowadays.
(c) I saw an ox in the field.
(d) The Girl loves to dance.
(e) The plate is broken.
(f) The gentleman visited my house.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 In the Wood of Flowers there were many

(i)

flowers

(ii)

leaves

(iii)

plants

(iv)

trees
Q-2 The tree has on it.

(i)

fruits

(ii)

leaves

(iii)

flowers

(iv)

buds
Q-3 The sound was made by the

(i)

tree

(ii)

flowers

(iii)

birds

(iv)

wind
Chapter-7   The Clever Rabbit
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Why were the animals of the jungle scared?
(b) What idea was given by the wise owl?
(c) Why was the rabbit sad?
(d) Why was the lion angry?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The lion was very big and strong.
(b) The animal refused to go to the lion's den to speak to him.
(c) The rabbit did not want to be eaten up by the lion.
(d) The lion saw his reflection on the well.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The animals of the jungle were_______
(b) The small rabbit walked into the jungle for________
(c) All the animals liked the idea of the ___
(d) The rabbit said that he hid himself behind the bush and so he was________
Q-4 Choose the correct forms of the words in the brackets to complete the sentences.
(a) A dentist is a doctor who__________ (look) after teeth.
(b ) He_________ (go) for a morning walk every day.
(c) We _____ (like) to watch television.
(d) He___________ (work) very hard to earn money for his family.
(e) The earth __________(revolve) around the sun.
(f) She _____ (take) her daughter to the school.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The lion lived in the

(i)

hole

(ii)

burrow

(iii)

jungle

(iv)

nest
Q-2 The rabbit took the lion to the

(i)

jungle

(ii)

well

(iii)

ground

(iv)

bush
Q-3 The rabbit slowly walked to the lion's

(i)

home

(ii)

den

(iii)

net

(iv)

shed
Q-4 If the lion kills all the animals of the jungle, he will soon die of

(i)

heat

(ii)

food

(iii)

hunger

(iv)

thirst
Chapter-8   The lost Camel
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Whom did the wise man meet on his way to the desert?
(b) What were the merchants doing?
(c) What did the merchants ask the wise man?
(d) What did the merchants do when they did not believe the wise man?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The camel was blind in the right eye.
(b) The merchants were happy to find the camel at last.
(c) The camel had eaten the grass on both sides of the path.
(d) The merchants asked the wise man to help the1n find their camel.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The merchants took the wise man to the ___
(b) The merchants accused the wise man of having stolen their camel and robbing them of the________
(c) Wherever the camel walked in the soft sand, only three bare__________ were made.
(d) The judge thought the wise man to be an_________ person.
Q-4 write them in the blanks.
a__________ of milk
a____________ of bread
a_________ of rice
a_______ of oil
a________ of paper
a________ of water
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The camel carried wheat on one side of its load and on the other side

(i)

sugar

(ii)

rice

(iii)

honey

(iv)

pulses
Q-2 Ants love to eat

(i)

wheat

(ii)

grass

(iii)

vegetable

(iv)

fruits
Q-3 Wherever the camel grazed, a small tuft of grass was left untouched in the

(i)

bunch

(ii)

ground

(iii)

load

(iv)

sand
Q-4 The merchants found the camel with the load

(i)

missing

(ii)

taken

(iii)

untouched

(iv)

stolen
Chapter-9   Kalidasa
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who was Kalidasa?
(b) Whom did Kalidasa marry?
(c) How did Kalidasa reply to the questions of the princess?
(d) What did goddess Kali bless Kalidasa with?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Kalidasa wrote many plays and poems in Sanskrit.
(b) Many kings, warriors and learned men tried to answer Kalidasa's questions.
(c) Kalidasa was a shepherd and did not go to school.
(d) Kalidasa went to the Kali temple and asked the goddess to bless him.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Kalidasa was given tasty food to eat and delicious buttermilk to________
(b) The learned men took the shepherd to the________
(c) The scholars explained the meaning of the gestures very__________
(d) When the goddess came, she agreed to bless Kalidasa with __________
Q-4 Fill in the blanks with the help of the correct forms of the words (i.e., adverbs) given in the brackets.
(a) Anil speaks ______ with everyone. (polite)
(b) Rajesh finished is work__________ . (quick)
(c) The teacher instructed not to speak _____ . (loud)
(d) Ravi went to school________ . (hurried)
(e) They crossed the bridge ______ . (safe)
(f) I am sure he will do the sum________ .(correct)
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 As a shepherd, Kalidasa had to tend his father's

(i)

kites

(ii)

goats

(iii)

sheep

(iv)

cows
Q-2 The king had a beautiful and intelligent

(i)

wife

(ii)

daughter

(iii)

soldier

(iv)

minister
Q-3 When Vidyawati looked at the finely dressed young man, she

(i)

smiled

(ii)

cried

(iii)

laughed

(iv)

shouted
Q-4 After the wedding was over, she had a great

(i)

surprise

(ii)

gift

(iii)

present

(iv)

shock
Chapter-10   All Things Bright and Beautiful
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who made all the things?
(b) What did God make of little flowers?
(c) What do we use our lips for?
(d) Who has tiny wings?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) All things are made by God.
(b) Birds have glowing colours.
(c) God did not make flowers.
(d) God does all things well.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) God is the make of the ____
(b) We should praise God for His _____ creations.
(c) Birds fly with their ____.
(d) God has created great and small ____
Q-4 Rewrite the given sentences using 'were' instead of 'are'.
(a) The boys are going to school.
(b) The policemen are running after the thief.
(c) The visitors are knocking at the door.
( d) They are pulling the chain.
(e) The birds are flying high up.
(f) There are five Sundays in this month.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 All things are wise and

(i)

beautiful

(ii)

grateful

(iii)

wonderful

(iv)

simple
Q-2 God gave us eyes to

(i)

sleep

(ii)

see

(iii)

cry

(iv)

show
Q-3 With the grace of God, each little bird

(i)

sings

(ii)

flies

(iii)

talks

(iv)

dances
Q-4 The little flowers have glowing

(i)

shadows

(ii)

skins

(iii)

images

(iv)

colours
Chapter-11   Who's A Real Friend?
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) How did Prahllad sprain his ankle?
(b) What did the two friends see coming on their way?
(c) What did Prahllad do when he saw the bear?
(d) Where did Gopal go to save himself from the bear?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Prahllad and Gopal are friends.
(b) A bear never touches a dead man.
(c) The bear attacked the friends.
(d) Gopal lowered his head in shame.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Prahllad tripped over a rock and fell to the ____
(b) Gopal climbed down from the______
(c) When the bear came closer, Prahllad remembered the words of his _________
(d) Prahllad lay flat on the ground, closed his eyes and held his__________
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Prahllad was in great pain as he sprained his

(i)

leg

(ii)

foot

(iii)

ankle

(iv)

elbow
Q-2 Gopal climbed up the tree and looked down through the

(i)

branches

(ii)

leaves

(iii)

buds

(iv)

stems
Q-3 The bear came up to Prahllad and

(i)

touched

(ii)

ate

(iii)

pushed

(iv)

sniffed
Q-4 Gopal said that he thought Prahllad was going to be

(i)

eaten

(ii)

called

(iii)

kicked

(iv)

fought
Chapter-12   The Tortoise That Talked Too Much
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who lived in a pool?
(b) Why did the geese want to go to another pool?
(c) Why could the geese not fly very high?
(d) How did the tortoise die?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The tortoise also wanted to go to the other pool.
(b) The geese asked the tortoise to keep its mouth closed.
(c) The tortoise did not hold the stick fast in its mouth.
(d) There were some children playing in the field.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The tortoise was very ____
(b) The two geese brought a thin strong ____
(c) The tortoise was very angry hearing the words of the ____
(d) As the tortoise opened its mouth, it fell to the ground and was_________
Q-4 Write sentences with the following phases.
(a) is going
(b) am dancing
(c) are talking
(d) am reading
(e) are travelling
(f) is not moving
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The tortoise held the stick fast in its

(i)

tail

(ii)

hands

(iii)

legs

(iv)

mouth
Q-2 As there was no rain, so the pool would soon

(i)

fill

(ii)

dry

(iii)

grow

(iv)

make
Q-3 We will carry the stick, one on each side, and fly through the

(i)

clouds

(ii)

sky

(iii)

air

(iv)

wind
Q-4 When the children saw the birds carrying the tortoise, they

(i)

called

(ii)

shouted

(iii)

enjoyed

(iv)

made a noise
Chapter-13   The Discontented Fir Tree
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Where did the fir tree grow?
(b) How were the needles of the fir tree?
(c) Why did the fir tree start weeping?
(d) Why did the trees start to shake violently?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The fir tree had dark green needles.
(b) The wind sang a song when it moved through the branches of the fir tree.
(c) The wood-fairy had a magic wand.
(d) The billy-goats did not eat up all the leaves of the fir tree.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The trunk of the fir tree was thick and______
(b) The fir tree looked sadly at its ____
(c) The fir tree started weeping as it looked ugly without the golden_______
(d) A stormy wind started blowing through the ____
Q-4 Change the following sentences into negative sentences.
(a) I gave a ball to my younger brother.
(b) Yesterday I saw a rain bow.
(c) The snake bit the roan on the leg.
(d) Five soldiers went to fight the enemies.
(e) The lion hid in its den.
(f) The girls ran after the cat.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The golden leaves of the fir tree were plucked by the

(i)

thieves

(ii)

robbers

(iii)

wood fairy

(iv)

billy-goats
Q-2 Whenever the wood-fairy heard the fir tree weep, she granted its

(i)

boon

(ii)

hope

(iii)

wish

(iv)

leaves
Q-3 The fir tree wanted to have glass leaves that would shine in

(i)

light

(ii)

sunlight

(iii)

day

(iv)

moonlight
Q-4 The billy-goats ate up all the leaves of the fir tree because they were

(i)

hungry

(ii)

clever

(iii)

foolish

(iv)

greedy
Chapter-14   Little Things
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What makes the mighty ocean?
(b) What cheers the heart?
(c) What are the richest gems of earth?
(d) What costs nothing?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Little grains of sand make the pleasant land.
(b) There is no price to say little words of love.
(c) Little drops of water cannot make the mighty ocean.
(d) Thoughts are priceless in their worth.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) The nlighty ocean is made of__________
(b) Words of__________ cost nothing.
(c) Little deeds of_________ cheer the heart.
(d) Without the words oflove, life's best charm is _________
Q-4 Change the following affirmative sentences into negative sentences
(a) The girls were drawing pictures
(b) Prabhat was a sincere boy.
(c) Peacocks were dancing in the rain.
(d) The school gates were closed.
(e) You were eating chocolate.
(f) Rashmi was playing with her friends.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Little drops of water make the mighty

(i)

land

(ii)

ocean

(iii)

mountain

(iv)

earth
Q-2 The richest gems of earth are the little acts of

(i)

love

(ii)

heart

(iii)

kindness

(iv)

joy
Q-3 Thoughts are priceless in their

(i)

kind

(ii)

worth

(iii)

type

(iv)

action
Q-4 Little grains of sand make the pleasant

(i)

land

(ii)

ocean

(iii)

soil

(iv)

plant
Chapter-15   The Cow in the Shed
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) Who was Akbar?
(b) What did Akbar order Birbal?
(c) What did Birbal ask his servants to tell?
(d) Why were the jealous courtiers very happy?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) Akbar was happy to look at the painting.
(b) Birbal came running when the guards gave the emperor's message.
(c) When Birbal uncovered the painting, everyone rushed to see it.
(d) Birbal entered the durbar hall with a big frame covered with paper.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words from the lesson.
(a) Akbar asked Bi.rbal to make a painting using his__________
(b) Birbal had obeyed Akbar and made a ____
(c) The cow ate the grass and returned to its_________
(d) Akbar burst out laughing at Birbal's___________
Q-4 Answer the following questions by using 'do', 'does' or 'did
(a) Do you like reading?
(b) Does she like singing?
(c) Do you know English?
(d) Do the children study properly?
(e) Did the boys tell a lie?
(f) Does your father go to office on Sunday?
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The jealous courtiers were very

(i)

sad

(ii)

happy

(iii)

clever

(iv)

intelligent
Q-2 Birbal asked his servants not to allow anyone to enter the

(i)

office

(ii)

shed

(iii)

empire

(iv)

house
Q-3 Birbal entered the durbar hall with a big

(i)

frame

(ii)

cloth

(iii)

picture

(iv)

cover
Q-4 Akbar told Birbal that Birbal would be ___ if he didn't make a painting

(i)

punished

(ii)

beaten

(iii)

hanged

(iv)

jailed
Chapter-16   The Swing
Q-1 Answer the following questions.
(a) What is described as the pleasantest thing?
(b) Where can the poet see the river and trees?
(c) What is the colour of the garden?
(d) Where does the poet go flying again?
Q-2 State if the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The poet likes to go up in a swing.
(b) The roof is brown in colour
(c) The poet hates to go up in the air and down.
(d) The river and trees and cattle are over the countryside.
Q-3 Complete the sentences with the words given as hints.
(a) The poet thinks the pleasantest thing is to go up in a _________
(b) In a swing you can go up in the air and over the__________
(c) When up in the air, the poet can see everything_________
(d) The poet looks down on the garden._______
Q-4 W1ite the correct form of the possessives in the gaps (apostrophe's).
(a) This is ____ book. (Peter)
(b) The ____ room is upstairs. (children)
(c)_________ sister is ten years old. (John)
(d)___________ school is three kilometres away. (Siddharth)
(e) My ____ car is not expensive. (father)
(f) This is the__________ cycle. (boy)
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The colour of the sky is

(i)

pink

(ii)

yellow

(iii)

blue

(iv)

green
Q-2 The river, trees and cattle are over the

(i)

wall

(ii)

roof

(iii)

garden

(iv)

countryside
Q-3 The poet is very fond of going up in a

(i)

swing

(ii)

wall

(iii)

swing

(iv)

tree
Q-4 The poet can see wide when he is over the

(i)

air

(ii)

swing

(iii)

wall

(iv)

tree