ENGLISH REVISION SHEET

Dr Shekhar practised in a nursing home. He was the son of a farmer and belonged to a
small village called Somanahalli, which was located on the banks of the Varada river in
North Karnataka. Dr Shekhar’s parents still lived in the village. Every year during the
Ganesha festival, Nooni and her parents would make the four-hour trip to Somanahalli by
car, and stay there for a few days. Dr Shekhar felt uncomfortable in the village and
always wanted to come back to Bangalore as quickly as possible. Usha, on the other
hand, didn’t mind spending time there. Nooni liked Somanahalli. It had huge fields, a
sparse forest and big hills. She loved going with her grandfather to the fields every
morning. There were plenty of vegetables and fruits for her to see, like rice, paddy and
banana. At home in her grandparents’ house, she was fascinated by the cows in the
cowshed.

a. Find a word that means ‘causing discomfort’ in a given text.

b. For what reasons, Nooni liked Somanahalli.
c. Find a word that means ‘strongly attracted and interested’

That day, her father also came home early from work. By then, Kaveri had finished
cooking and left. Their routine was precise. Every weekday morning, Usha got up early
to make breakfast and lunch for the family. The three of them ate breakfast, after which
Nooni rushed to catch her school bus. Usha went to her office by scooter while Shekhar
took the car to the hospital. Both the parents came back by lunchtime to eat together.
Then, Usha would immediately leave and Shekhar would rest in the afternoon and go
back to the hospital in the evening for consultation. He usually came back at night or
sometimes even later, depending on the number of patients.

a. Who was Kaveri?

b. Find a word that means ‘very exact’ in a given text.
c. Why Shekhar usually came back at night?
d. Kaveri had finished cooking : Underline Common noun and circle Proper Noun in
the above sentence.
Ours was a joint family of three brothers and their families. We all lived under the same
roof. Both my uncles were older than my father and had four children each. My father,
however, had only one child—me. So we were a total of nine children. My mother was a
patient woman and since she was the youngest wife, the family made her responsible for
all the cooking. My poor mother has spent her entire life in the kitchen! It was the same
menu for breakfast every day—poha or upma. I didn’t like either of them. Sometimes
though, there was dosa or idli. When I complained to my mother about it, she would try
to pacify me by saying that individual requests could not be entertained in a joint family.
It was very frustrating for me at the time.’

a. Ours was a joint family of three brothers and their families. We all lived under the
same roof. Who said these words and to whom?

b. My mother was a patient woman.Here, Patient means:

a. suffering without becoming annoyed
b. a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.

B. Underline the pronouns in the sentences given below. Some sentences have more
than one pronoun.

1. She went to the store with Anu.

2. Six of us had to squeeze in the tiny car.

3. Every Thursday, Kitty goes to Wal-Mart with them.

C. Underline the collective nouns in following sentences:

1. A pride of lions attacked the hunters.

2. A bundle of clothes lay on the bed.

3. I saw a bunch of keys lying on the table.

4. The board of directors elected him as the CEO.

5. A hen is very protective of her brood of chickens.

D. Complete the following:

1. You need a lot of bravery to climb Mount Everest.

Identify the abstract noun.
Bravery Mount Everest
You need

2. My grandma always tells me words of wisdom.

Identify the abstract noun.

Grandma words wisdom

3. We should take pride in whatever we do.

Identify the abstract noun.
Should we pride