DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GURGAON

CLASS IV (2019-20)
ENGLISH
MONDAY TEST-IV [16/12/2019]
Duration: 50 mins. MM: 20

NAME: _____________________________________ SEC: _________________

SECTION A –READING SKILLS (5)

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
1) In olden times, heaven was ruled by a group of powerful gods called the Titans.
Jupiter defeated them in a war and became the king of gods. Prometheus was the son
of one of the Titan gods. Prometheus was brave and selfless. He always thought about
the future and worked towards making it better.

2) Unlike other gods who stayed on the mountain top, far away from people,
Prometheus chose to live among the people and help them. He felt sad whenever he
found people suffering in agony. He found them living in caves and holes in the
ground. He saw how helpless people were when they shivered with cold because there
was no fire. He thought that they could keep themselves warm and cook their food if
they had the fire.

3) Prometheus pleaded with Jupiter to give fire to the people so that they would have a
little comfort through the cold months of winter. Jupiter refused his request because he
believed that if men had fire, they might become strong just like the gods. Prometheus
decided to help the people on his own. He went to the Sun, took sparks of fire from it
and hid it beneath the Earth. He called a few shivering men from their caves, built a
fire for them and taught them how to warm themselves. Soon, people were warm and
happy. They thanked Prometheus for the wonderful gift he brought for them from the
Sun. He also showed them how to build houses out of wood and stone, tame sheep and
cattle and make them useful, and how to plough, sow and reap. He taught them the art
of making tools with metal. When he saw how happy the world was becoming, he
cried out, “The Golden Age has arrived!”

Q1. Based on the reading of the above passage, tick the correct answer:
(½x2=1)
(a) Prometheus begged Jupiter to give fire to the people so that they
.
(i) could play with it
(ii) become strong like the gods
(iii) could keep themselves warm in winter
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(b) When the people learnt the different ways of living a better life, Prometheus
called it the .

(i) Age of Fire

(ii) Golden Age
(iii) Age of Man

Q2. Complete the following sentence: (½)

Unlike other gods who stayed on the mountain top,

Q3. Find words from the passage that mean the opposite of: (½x2=1)

(a) coward - (para 1)

(b) useless - (para 3)

Q4. Find words from the passage that mean the same as: (½x3=1½)

(a) pain - (para 2)

(b) requested - (para 3)

(c) reached - (para 3)

Q5. What did Prometheus teach the people to help them lead a better life?
Mention any two. (1)
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SECTION B - WRITING SKILLS (5)

Create an attractive and interesting advertisement for a newly launched school

bag.
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SECTION C-GRAMMAR (5)

Q1. Fill in the blanks using simple present or simple past tense of the verbs given
in the brackets: (½x5=2½)
(a) Every year, after heavy rainfall, the water-level in the Ganges river

the danger mark. (cross)

(b) My parents to Dehradun last week to meet my

uncle. (drive)

(c) My grandmother her doctor every Sunday. (visit)

(d) The cake was by the Chief Guest at the function. (cut)

(e) I (leave) my Science textbook at my friend’s house.

Q2. Fill in the blanks using present continuous or past continuous tense of the
verbs given in the brackets: (½x5=2½)
(a) The students (have) lunch in the canteen at the

moment.

(b) Siya (travel) with her mother when her car

broke down.

(c) The policemen (search) for the lost child

yesterday.

(d) I did not hear the phone ringing as I (listen)

to music.

(e) The people (wait) in a queue to withdraw

money from the ATM now.

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 SECTION D - LITERATURE (5)

Q1. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow: (1x2=2)
“Could you try to explain that a little bit.”
(a) Who said the above sentence and to whom?

(b) Why did the speaker say so?

Q2. Give any two characteristics of Matilda in your own words. Justify your
answer. (1)

Q3. What did the teacher tell the children about Miss Trunchbull on the first
day of the school ? (any two) (1)

Q4. Make a meaningful sentence of your own using the word „allowed‟. (1)

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