DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

Secunderabad
NACHARAM/ MAHENDRAHILLS/ NADERGUL
www.dpsnadergul.in
ISO: 9001 – 2015

SUBJECT: English Worksheet I CLASS: IV

I. Reading Comprehension.
The swing
Ria and Dia were best friends. They enjoyed playing
together. One day, they went to the park to play. It was
a beautiful evening. They were enjoying the gentle
breeze and walking around the park.
Suddenly, they heard a loud cry of a girl. They rushed
towards the play area and saw a pretty little girl on the
swing being pushed by a naughty little boy.

The louder she cried, the harder he pushed the swing. The little girl had turned white with
fright. As soon Ria got there, she immediately asked the mischievous boy to stop. She
went behind the swing and caught hold of him while Dia helped the girl get off the swing.
The little girl’s name was Maya. The naughty boy was her friend, Bobby. He loved to
tease and bully little children. Maya thanked Ria and Dia for helping her. The girls walked
both the children home. They told Maya’s mother all about the incident. Bobby’s mother
was there too. She apologized for Bobby’s behaviour. She was so upset with Bobby that
he was kept indoors for a week and not allowed to play with his friends!

1. Where did Ria and Dia go together?

A: Ria and Dia went to the park to play

2. Why was Maya crying?

A: Maya was crying because she is being pushed hardly on the swing by a naughty
little boy.
3. Which two adjectives have been used in the passage to describe Bobby?
A: Naughty and little
4. Was Bobby punished by his mother? How?
A: Bobby’s mother punished him for his misbehaviour, he was kept indoors for a week
and not allowed to play with friends.

5. Mary had turned ‘white with fright’.

This means she was:
a. Excited b. unhappy c. scared

6. Find the antonym of the word ‘ugly’ from the passage.

II. Circle the correct homophones in each pair of sentences.

1. A. The surgeon arrived after an (hour/our)

B. He couldn’t see (hour/our) house through the dense fog.

2. A. The horse has injured its (heal/heel).

B. It would take three weeks to (heal/heel).

3. A. The house on the (right/write) belongs to my uncle.

B. He used to (right/write) poems for us on our birthdays.

4. A. (Dear, Deer) Maya, How are you?

B. Naveen spotted many (Dear, Deer) in the forest.

5. A. we should not (waist, waste) food.

B. This skirt is too right at the (waist, waste).

III. Rewrite these sentences using pronouns instead nouns given

in colour.

1. I like bananas. Bananas are sweet.

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2. Meera is my cousin. Meera is dancer.

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3. Rahul is in class 4. Rahul is the class monitor. The children have to listen to
Rahul.
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4. My friend has dog. The dog is called Pepper. My friend is fond of Pepper.

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5. Neelu and Jenny are studying. Do not disturb Neelu and Jenny. Nellu and Jenny
have a test tomorrow.
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6. This my text book.

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7. 7. I need a pencil. Can I borrow your pencil?

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8. That is their house.

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IV. Under line the personal pronouns and write whether they are in first person ,
second person or third person.

1. We will take part in the marathon. It is on Monday.

2. We will also ask others to join us.

3. I am sure we will have a good time.

4. They will give the money to the poor. It is a noble effort.

5. Shwetha said she would also come. You can come with her.

V. Read the following story and fill in the blanks using suitable pronouns . Once
done read it to your parents.
A lion was fast asleep in the forest. A small mouse ran over
the lion’s face. The lion woke up in a bad mood and caught
hold of _____ and said, ‘How dare _____wake ______ up.
_____ am going to eat you’.
The frightened mouse said, ‘__ am very sorry. _______ will not disturb ____ ever
again. Please don’t hurt _____.’
The lion said , ‘ Why should______ let ________ go?’
The mouse replied, ‘Someday _____ can be of help to ________ .’
The lion laughed and said, ‘____ are so small. How can _______ be of any use to
______? But __ will let ____ go free as ________ made ______ laugh.’
A few weeks later, the lion was caught in a hunter’s net ______ tried to break the
net but failed.
The lion roared in anger. The small mouse heard
the lion’s roars and came there. ____ saw the
lion was trapped in the net. The lion saw the
mouse and said, ‘Quick, little mouse ______ am
in danger. Help ____ before the hunter comes.’
 The mouse used its sharp teeth to bite through the ropes of the net. In a short time
the lion was free.
The lion said, ‘Thank ____ for helping _____. ___________ was wrong to say that
______ are too small to be of any use to ______.’
VI. Write five sentences about yourself starting with ‘I’. Then, write five sentences
that you would tell your mother starting with ‘You’.

1. My self
a. _______________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________________
d. ________________________________________________________________
e. _______________________________________________________________

2. Mother
f. _______________________________________________________________
g. ________________________________________________________________
h. ________________________________________________________________
i. ________________________________________________________________
j. _______________________________________________________________