Rustomjee Cambridge International School & Junior College

1st TERM EXAMINATION (2011-12)

SUBJECT: ENGLISH -Paper 1 Std: 4 Div. ___

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Date: __________ Time:2 ½ hrs Marks  60 Marks Obtained: ________

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I) Read the passage and answer the following questions: (10 marks)

Suddenly, his chisel slipped and fell to the ground with a clatter. He was looking towards
the horizon in horror, and raised a limp finger to point at what he saw before him. Someone
brushed past him but he did not move. He stood frozen with fear. It was a long time before
he moved. Then, he turned to the people. “Look! The volcano is stirring!” he shouted.
Passers-by looked back over their shoulders to see what he was pointing at. Gasps and
nervous laughs filled the air. But no one listened. They just shook their heads and turned
their backs. They smiled to themselves and thought, “The Gods are angry again!” and they
went back to whatever they were doing. “ Why aren’t they listening to me?” thought the
man worriedly. Then he knew why. The people of Pompeii were used to Vesuvius rumbling
and spewing out smoke now and then. Only he remembered the earthquake which took
place a few months ago. Only he now realised that the events were somehow connected.
For a while , he stood watching the thin column of smoke which came out of Mount
Vesuvius. Then suddenly, he turned and ran fearfully towards his house. As he ran, a flake
of ash fell on his tunic, as gently as a flake of snow. He brushed it away. It left a dark smear
on the pale linen. When he reached home at last, he found his wife sitting next to the
fountain in their garden. He pulled her roughly to her feet. “Leave”, he said, “we must leave
now! Get everything you can and let’s run!”
“But where?” she asked him in surprise. “Away from that!” he shouted. She followed his
finger. He was pointing at Mount Vesuvius far behind them. He always predicts terrible
happenings, people thought. This is one of them. And no one except his wife believed they

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would come true. But the others were wrong. As hours went by, the column of smoke
which streamed out of the volcano grew stronger and larger. Then Vesuvius began to
explode. Pumice stones rained down. The sky turned dark and the earth shook. But the
people of Pompeii were used to quakes and tremors. All they did was go indoors as they
always did when Vesuvius rumbled. They did not know then that they and their city would
soon be buried under sixty feet of ash and mud.

Questions:
1. How did the old man react when he first saw the Volcano stirring? What was the
very next thing he did? [3]
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2. “ But where?” Who said this to whom? And why? [2]
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3. Describe how the volcanic eruption took place? Use the phrases and words from the
passage. [2]
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4. In this story, do you think anyone should be blamed for such destruction? Give an
appropriate reason for your answer. [3]
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II. Directed Writing : [5]
Imagine you got an opportunity to visit the Pompeii city after the eruption. Please write a
paragraph of 10 to 12 sentences describing the city after the mishap. (Take points from the
above passage to write your paragraph))
You can start like this: I got an opportunity to visit the Pompeii city after the unfortunate
volcanic eruption and I must say that it was the most horrifying experience.
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III Language record: [5]
i) Synonyms: [2]
predicts- ______________________ nervous- ______________________
ii) Antonyms:
Worried- ______________________ stronger- ______________________ [2]

iii) Make adverbs by adding the suffix–ly to these words: [1]

Surprising-______________________ angry-______________________
IV) Poem:
Read the poem and answer the following questions:
Slowly , silently now the moon
Walks the night in her silver shoon;
One by one the casements catch,
The beams beneath the silvery thatch;
A harvest mouse goes scampering by,
With silver claws and silver eye;
And moveless fish in the water gleam,
By silver reeds in a silver stream.
Walter de la Mare

1) In the 3rd line, what are the casements trying to catch in the night?
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2) Why do the mouse’s claws and eyes look silver in the night? [2]
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3) Explain the last two lines of the poem. [2]
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V) English Literature: [5]
1. How long has Sam lived at Blue Moon Beach?
a. Five weeks b all summer c. all his life

2. What do Sam’s mother and father usually call him?

a. Sam b. Sunny c. Sammy

3. What does Sam want to write a book about one day?

a. swimming b. bird smugglers c. sea eagles

4. What do Sam and Tim see inside the truck?

a. bags of gold b. money -boxes c. nets and ropes

5. What does Sam’s mother make the best?

a. hot chocolate fudge b. hot chocolate drink c. hot chocolate brownie

VI) Spelling and Vocabulary:

a. Without any taste T __ __ ___ ___ ___ __ __ __
b. The one liked better than the others F__ __ ___ ___ ___ __ __ __
c. The opposite of to forget __ E ___ ___ ___ __ __ __
d. The day after today __ O ___ ___ ___ __ __ __
e. More brave B__ __ ___ ___ ___
f. The cry of a horse N __ ___ ___ __
h. The opposite of poor W__ __ ___ ___ ___ Y
i. Very well known F__ __ ___ ___ ___
j. Next after seventh E__ __ ___ ___
k. Largest land animal in the world E __ __ ___ ___ ___ __ __

VII GRAMMAR: [20]

I) Identify the punctuation errors and rewrite the sentences correctly: [5]
1. She always enjoyed sweets chocolates marshmallows and toffees.
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2. Meenas uncles car was found without wheels in that old warehouse.
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 3. After stealing Priyas car the thief lost his way and ended up in the chief inspectors
garage.
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4. We decided to visit spain ,greece ,Portugal and Italy’s mountains.
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5. The childrens books were all left in Mrs. Beenas room.
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II) Rearrange the words in the correct order and fill in the correct punctuations: [5]
(The first word is underlined for you):
1. Mark birthday present When will you ? his give
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2. like come us dinner to Would have and you tomorrow? with
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3. easy Wow this . an is ! exercise
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4. fifty flag The stars. of US made is
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5. the o'clock on bus takes mornings. eight always Jeremy Monday
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III) Make the positive sentences negative: [2]

1. Janet has a pet dog in her house.

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2. Our neighbours can help us in difficult situations.
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3. They have a car parked in their garage.
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4. Stop talking to me.

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IV) Underline the subject in each sentence: [2]
1. John’s uncle gave him a birthday present yesterday.

2. Janet and her friends went to the party on Friday.

3. The keys of the car are lying on the floor.

4. The Principal of our school attended that function this morning.

V) Please state whether the underlined nouns are proper or common or abstract
nouns: [4]
1. Pompeii was destroyed by a volcano.

Proper noun-___________________Common noun __________________________

2. We visited Wales museum recently this month.

Proper noun- ___________________Common noun-_________________________

3. The Earth rotates around the Sun is an eternal truth.

Proper noun-______________________Abstract noun-_______________________

4. Asia is the largest continent in the world.

Proper noun-_____________________Common noun-________________________

V) The underlined collective nouns in the given sentences are wrongly used.
Rewrite the correct word in the blanks provided to you: [2]
1. Little Bo Peep has lost her school of sheep.

Little Bo Peep has lost her __________________of sheep.

2. Alibaba and his herd of robbers is an interesting story for kids.

Alibaba and his _________________of robbers is an interesting of story for kids.

3. She keeps loosing her group of keys.

She keeps loosing her ________________ of keys.

4. That little boy went up the hill to graze his team of cows.

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 That little boy went up the hill to graze his ________________ of cows.

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