The City School
PECHS, Junior B
English Reinforcement Worksheet Grade 4
A TOWN CALLED BORING.
Once upon a time in India, there was a town called Boring. It was by the side of Dull Lake. The
people of Boring never smiled; they did not know how to.
All the children ever did was study. They studied in school all day. On returning home they got
busy with homework and with revision for class tests in school. No one played any games --
there were no playgrounds in the town.
It was a strange town. The children were never happy to meet each other. Sometimes they
would try to avoid each other's eyes. Or they would try to pretend that they had not studied
much for tests. That was not all. They also lied to each other about which chapters were
important for the coming test. All that the children wanted was marks, marks and more marks.
One day the town had a visitor. Ekta's grandmother had come. It was her first time in Boring.
She had silvery hair and a smile that stretched from ear to ear. Even her eyes smiled. The
people of Boring found her very odd.
At the end of her first day in Boring Grandma understood that something was terribly wrong
with the townspeople -- even her own family. When she smiled and nodded, people moved
away with alarm. When Grandma told Ekta with a smile that she had made mouthwatering
custard for her granddaughter, what did Ekta do? She said, "The history teacher cut three
marks in the test. God knows how many marks she has cut over the years. By now she must
have a treasure chest full of marks. I wonder what she will do with all those marks? Maybe I
should steal her trunk some day. I will be a very rich girl indeed". She did not touch the
custard.
Grandma was shocked to see all this. "I must do something so that the people of Boring learn
to be happy," she thought to herself. It was time to use her secret weapon!
After some days, Grandma was satisfied as her secret weapon had brought back the smiles.
Her work was done. She returned home. Since then, wherever children have laughed and
played with each other, those villages, towns and cities have never seen any misfortune...
Answer the following questions.
1. Where was the town called Boring situated?
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2. What was so different about the town?
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3. Whose grandmother had come to visit?
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4. What words describe grandma?
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5. What did Ekta think about the marks her teachers had cut?
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6. What do you think grandma’s secret weapon was?
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7. Do you worry about your marks and study? Why / Why not?
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8. Make sentences.
a. Steal
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b. Secret
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c. Shocked
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d. Smile
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e. Strange
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