ATOMIC ENERGY EDUCATION SOCIETY

TERM –I EXAMINATION (2017-18)

Date of Exam - 18 Sept. 2017
SUBJECT – ENGLISH Marks – 80
CLASS – IV TIME - 3 Hours

To be filled by the student

Name of the student: ______________________________________________
Name of the School: ______________________________________________
Roll number: _____________ Class: ___________ Section: _________

Signature of the Invigilator: _________________

SECTION
Signature of the Examiner – A (KNOWLEDGE)
:_________________ 35 Marks

Signature of the Checker :_________________ Marks Obtained

A1. Choose the correct word and fill in the blanks. 1x5=5
a) Nasruddin boasted about himself that he was good at ____________________.
(wrestling / archery)
b) Our _______________ makes us get up at the same time every day.
(body clock / eyes)
c) Alice was burning with curiosity. ‘Burning with curiosity’ means:
_______________________________________________________________.
(eagerness to know something happening around us / something burning inside
the stomach)
d) ____________________ was Helen Keller’s teacher. (Miss Mary / Miss Sullivan)
e) We can hear the _______________ of bees around us. (chirping / buzzing)

A2. Match the words in column ‘A’ with the words in column ‘B’ 1x5=5
Column – ‘A’ Column – ‘B’
a) to laugh like a silly person i) target
b) the goal intended to hit ii) disappear
c) to move fast iii) giggle
d) to be seen nowhere iv) features
e) characteristics of a face v) scamper by

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A3. Rearrange the letters to make meaningful words. 1X3=3
a) magaicin __________________ (a person who performs magic tricks)
b) medawo __________________ (a piece of flat grassland)
c) ilnesls __________________ (sickness)
A4. Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against the following statements. 1X3=3
a) Running is a good exercise to make us fit and healthy. ( )
b) The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark. ( )
c) Lead and marbles float in water. ( )
A5. Who said these words and to whom? 1X3=3
a) “Wake up, dear! Wake up fast!
_____________________ said to _______________________
b) “Did you see that? It was my aim.”
_____________________ said to _______________________
c) “Oh, my ears and whiskers! How late it’s getting!”
_____________________ said to _______________________
A6. Answer the following in one sentence. 2x3=6
a) Why is a nose important for us?
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b) What does the earth do when the day is over?
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c) Why did the little fir tree wish to have its needle-like leaves back again?
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A7. Replace the bold words with the word from the quiver and rewrite the
sentences. 1x2=2

remarked on
blind and deaf

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 a) The teacher said something about her good handwriting. She felt very happy.
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b) Helen Keller was unable to see or hear.
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A8. Frame any two questions starting with - ‘why’? 1x2=2

a) __________________________________________________________________
b) __________________________________________________________________
A9. Answer the following. 2x3=6
a) Write any six sentences about Helen Keller?
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b) What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw?
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SECTION – B (UNDERSTANDING) 25 Marks

B1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below.
One day a merchant was on his way to his village. He was riding his horse fast. He had to
go through a dense forest. It was late in the evening. He was carrying a bag of money as
he was returning from the town-market. Suddenly there was rain. He was drenched. He
got wet. He blamed God for the sudden rain. Just then a robber came there. He took out
his gun and aimed at the merchant. His gun also got wet. So, the gun-powder did not
come off as expected. Meanwhile, the merchant drove his horse very fast. He went out of
the reach of the merchant. He was saved from the robber. Then he felt sorry for blaming
God for the sudden rain. He thought to himself, “The ways of God are strange. He caused
rain to save me. I failed to understand His act. In future, I shall receive whatever God
destines.”

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B1.1. Choose the correct answer. 1x4=4
a) The merchant was returning from ________________________.

i) a dense forest ii) his village iii) the town-market iv) his friend’s village

b) The merchant was carrying ______________________________.

i) a bag of gold ii) a bag of money iii) goods iv) clothes

c) The merchant blamed God _______________________________.

i) for His help ii) for causing the rain iii) for sending the robber

d) The gun-powder did not work because ____________________________.

i) it got wet due to rain ii) it was an old stock

iii) it was fresh iv) it was not properly stuffed in the gun

B1.2. Number the sentences in the correct order according to the passage and
rewrite them. 1x5=5
_____ Suddenly, there was rain and he blamed God for the rain.
_____ The robber’s gun got wet due to rain and could not fire.
_____ One day, the merchant was returning to his village on his horse through a forest.
_____ The merchant escaped and thanked God for saving him from the robber.
_____ Meanwhile, a robber appeared on the way and aimed at the merchant with his gun.
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B1.3. Fill in the following. x2=1
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a) Find out the word from the passage which means the same as ‘got wet’
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b) The ways of God are __________________________.

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B2. Read the following poem carefully.
The sun – yellow and bright,
Gives us life and light.
As soon as it sets in the west,
Comes the dark night.
Now, the round white moon rises,
Shining like a lamp at night.
It keeps changing its shape
Every fortnight.
Little stars too, twinkle bright
Filling the sky with star light.
The whole world sleeps
Peacefully without any worry.
As soon as the cocks crow aloud,
The new dawn arrives.
It’s time to jump out of bed
And get busy with the day’s work.

Fortnight: once in 15 days Dawn: early morning

B2.1. Choose the correct answer. 1x4= 4

a) The sun sets in the ________________.

i) east ii) west iii) north iv) south

b) The moon changes its shape every __________________.

i) day ii) week iii) fortnight iv) month

c) The dawn of the day comes when the cocks _____________ aloud every day.

i) chirp ii) crow iii) hoot iv) caw

d) The moon looks ________________________.

i) round and white ii) round and yellow iii) round and blue

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B2.2. Fill in the blanks. ૛
x2=1

a) The moon is compared to a ________________ shining at night.

b) When the whole world sleeps, the stars __________________ in the sky.

B2.3. Pick out any one set of rhyming words from the poem. 1
a) _______________ __________________

B2.4. Answer the following. 1

a) What does the sun give us?
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B3. Look at the picture and write 4 sentences using the words in the help box. 1x4=4
[children playroom drums flower-vase doll Christmas-tree
toy-train giraffe book aeroplane table very happy]

a) ____________________________________________________________________

b) ____________________________________________________________________

c) ____________________________________________________________________

d) ____________________________________________________________________

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B4. Write a paragraph about Virat Kohli using the clues given below. 1x4=4
Virat Kohli – Indian cricketer – good batsman - plays for India – practises eight
hours – runs two kilometers every day – eats healthy food – healthy and fit -
captain of Indian Cricket team.
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SECTION – C (APPLICATION) 20 Marks

C1. Choose the correct option and fill in the blanks. 1x3=3
a) The children _________ so happy looking at the clowns in the circus. (was / were)
b) Romit usually goes to school by bus. He______________ go to school on foot.
(doesn’t / don’t)
c) The golden ___________ was very ________ to her. (dear / deer)
d) Pinky is ______________ than her sister. (pretty / prettier / prettiest)
e) The short form of ‘will not’ is ________________ (won’t / willn’t)

C1.2. Do as directed. 1x3=3

a) The monkeys are swinging from the branches of the tree.
(Frame a question to the statement.)
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b) Raju plays cricket. He also plays hockey. (Join the sentences using - and / but)
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c) A thief comes at night and steals all the jewellery from her house.
(Rewrite the sentence changing the underlined words into their past tense.)
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C2.1. Punctuate it. 1
a) neelam said, i have got a fire-engine
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C2.2. Complete the sentences. ૛
x4=2

a) Alice landed on a _____________________________________.

b) The big _________________ filled Neha’s room with a warm smile to make her
wake up from sleep.
c) Nasruddin mentioned _________________________ name when he missed the
target for the second time.
d) We walk across the road and not run because ____________________________.

C2.3. Rearrange the words into a meaningful sentence. 1

a) read / he / Can / time / the / ?
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C2.4. Match the following. ૛
x4=2

a) a feather dropping i) loud sound

b) getting angry easily ii) make people happy
c) stamping feet iii) softer sound
d) being polite to others iv) make people unhappy

C2.5. Correct the sentences. 1x2=2

a) A man came along and stole all the glass leaves of the little fir tree.
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b) The small chirpy birds usually wake up Neha at six O’clock in the morning.
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C3.1. Make 4 sentences using the words given in the help box.
1x4=4
burst out lovely muttered funny

a) __________________________________________________________________
b) __________________________________________________________________
c) __________________________________________________________________
d) __________________________________________________________________

C3.2. Rewrite the sentences changing the underlined words to their opposites.
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a) India won the match.

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b) He carried a light suitcase.
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c) Drinking pure water makes our body healthy. (Add – un / im to the underlined words)
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