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 St, Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata
SEMESTER ONE: BLOCK TEST: ENGLISH ONE
Class: 4 Full Marks: 70
Writing Time: 2 Hours Date: 21:09:23

PART: A.
1. Writea composition on ANY ONE of the topics given below. (10)

a) My Favourite Author
b)Aictional character you would like to becomein your favourite book
c) My Favourite Time of the Year
2. Read the passage given carefully and answer the questions the following.
Once, there lived a little boy called Seryozha. On his birthday, Seryozha received many gifts
which included picture books, tops and hobby horses. His uncle had gifted him a trap for
Snaringbirds, which heprized above all the other gifts. This trap had a frame with a little
board attached to it anda net that was held back.
Seryozha's little mind was filled with happiness and he showed the gift to his mother. His
mother was not happy tosee it. She did not like the idea of keeping birds in a cage and
torturing them. But Seryozha was bent on catching a bird and feeding it. The next day,he
scattered some seeds on the board and kept the trap in the garden. On seeing him, the
birds were scared and they did not come near the net. After waiting for a long time, he went
home tohave dinner. When he returned, he found a little bird inside. Seryozha was
extremely delighted. Hecould feel the little bird's heartbeat. He immediately took the bird to
his mother. He thought it was a nightingale.
"No, it is a siskin, a small songbird related to the goldfinch," said his mother,"Seryozha,
please don't torturethe bird. Let it go."
I want to keep it. I promise you I will give food and water to it," said Seryozha. He put the
siskin in a cage. For two days he was very enthusiastic to feed the bird by giving it seeds
and water. He cleaned the cage very well. However, on the third day, he forgot about his
responsibilities towards the little bird. His mother noticed that he had not changed the
water or cleaned the cage. She told him to let the bird go, but Seryozha had no plans of
letting the bird free. He said he would change the water and clean the cage.
Seryozha thrust his hand into the cage and began to clean it. But the siskin was frightened
and thrashed itself against the bars. After he cleaned the cage, he went off to get some
water. His mother noticed that he had not closed the cage, so she called out to him.
Immediately, the siskin found the door and was extremely delighted at its newly found
freedom. The bird spread its little wings and flew around the room towards the window. It
did not see the glass. Its little body struck hard against the glass and it fell on the window
sill. Seryozha came running, picked it up and put it back into the cage. The siskin was still
alive but lay on its breast and was breathing heavily. Seryozha could not hold back his
tears. He wept bitterly. He turned to his mother and asked her what could be done.
"There is nothing to do now," she said.
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Seryozha stayed by the cage all day. At night he went off to sleep. His sleep was disturbed.
Each time he closed his eycs to sleep, he was awakened by the thought of the little bird
fighting for its life. Inthe morning, he ran to the cage to find the siskin lying on its back. Its
little body was stifl. Seryozha felt very sad and guiltyas he felt responsible for the siskin's
death. Seryozha learnt a good lesson from this incident. He never caught birds again. He
realized that the freedom to live in the natural habitat should not bec denied to any
creature.

A. Answer the following qucstions.

1. What presents did Seryozha receive for his birthday? (2)
2. What was the reaction of Seryozha's mother when he showed the gift to her?
3. How did Seryozha trap the siskin? (2)
(2)
4. Do you think Seryozha was responsible for the siskin's death? Give two reasons to
Support your answer. (2)
5. What lesson did Seryozha learn after siskin's death? (2)
B. Give an antonym for: l.noticed 2.forgot (2)
C. Give a synonym for: 1.guilty 2.stiff (2)
D. Write the parts of speech of the words underlined in the passsage. (2)

E. Find the words, from the passage,that mean the same as each of the following. (4)
1. Valued 2. Pushed suddenly and strongly
3. Interrupted 4. An event or occurrence

PART: B
1. In each ofthe following sentences, pick out the pronouns and state their kinds, (5)

a) You must go for a walk every morning.

b) Please lend me a pen.
c) Is this tiffin yours or Raja's?
d) Sunil fell and hurt himself.
e) To whom is she sharing her secrets?

2. In each of the following sentences, pick out the adiectives and state their kinds. (5)

a) Those scissors must be kept in the drawer.

b) Ihave little interest in studying.
c) The dog is eating its breakfast.
d) Most children like ice-cream
e) The fluffy big brown dog entered into the room.

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives given in the brackets. (5)
a) Of all the sports, Marks likes tennis the (little)
b)Travelling by car is (comfortable) than travelling by bus.
c) Among all the essays, Sonia's was the (bad)
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d) Take the (short) of the two routes.
e) Pink diamonds are one of the (rare) shades of fancy coloured diarnonds in
Australia.
4. Fill in the blanks with suitable collective nouns. (5)
a) A of soldiers marched past our house.
b) The police prevented a of rioters from entering the city.
c) There was a of hay next to the barn.
d) The traffic was caused by a of cattle crossing the road.
e) Ankit was attacked by a of bees.

5. Fill in the blanks with abstract nouns formed by the words given in brackets. (5)

a) Ramn was filled with (jealous) after seeing his rich friend.
b) People were filled with (hate) against the wrong-doers.
c) She played the piano to (perfect).
d) The storm caused widespread (lose) of electricity.
e) The army attacked from three different (direct).
6. Do as directed.
a) Thewives of the officers staged a charity show. (Rewriteusing the apostrophe.) (1)
b) sara rajat and lara live in dhanbad (Punctuate.) (1)
c) He was not present yesterday. (Identify the kind of sentence.) (1)
d) visited vacation the caves my ajanta family during the summer (Rewrite correctly.) (1)
e) What is your favorite ? (Fillin with a suitable common noun.) (1)
) Kathy's mother töngue is (Fill in with a suitable proper noun.) (1)
g) My brother is an engineer. (Rewrite in the plural form.) (1)
h) Stand in a queue. (Identify the subject and the predicate.) (1)
i) My house is the one in this lane. (Fill in with an adjective of number.) (1)
shoes on the top shelf are attractive. (Fill in with, demonstrative adjective) (1)
k) Can play chess together? (Fill in with a personal pronoun.) (1)
keys are on the table? (Fill in with an interrogative adjective.) (1)
nouns and state the
m) The man scolded his friend for breaking the cups. (Pick out the
genders.) (3)

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 St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata
SEMESTER ONE: BLOCK TEST; ENGLISH TWO
Class: 4 Full Marks: 70
Writing Time: 2 Hours Date: 18:09:23

I) Read the extracts, given below, and answerthe questions that follow.
A) The skin on the face was deeply wrinkled all over, but the eyes were as bright as
two stars.

1) ldentify the lesson from where this extract has been taken? Name the writer. (2)
2) Whose face has been referred to here? Who happened to see it? (2)
3) Where did the person see this face? What was peculiar about the head? (2)
4) Describe the peculiar thing that happened on the other branches of the tree. (3)
5) Mention two adjectives used by the writer to describe the face. (1)
B) Nothing except the waves and the wind."
1) Who is the speaker in the extract? To whom does the speaker say these words? (2)
2) What was the speaker asked to do? (2)
3) Why did the speaker not carry out his orders? (2)
4) What happened when the speaker actually carried out the persons orders? (3)
5) Name the lesson from where the extract is taken. (1)
C) I pian to spend mine on new music."

1) Identify the speaker and the lesson from where the extract is taken. (2
2) Where is the setting of the story? Name the March sisters. (3
3) How much did each sister receive for Christmas? (1)
4) Point out two instances when the speaker acted as a peacemaker. (2)
5) Who found it difficult to play the piano? Why? (2)
D) "Goodness gracious me!"

1) Identify the speaker in the extract. (1)

2) Why did the speaker not reply at first? (2)
3) Briefly describe the speaker. (3)
4) What time of the day was it? Where was the speaker? (2)
5) How did the speaker react on seeing the person? (2)

II) Give reasons for each ofthe following sentences. (4)

1) Mr. Tumnus regretted not studying Geography.

2) Little Biily placed one eyeright up against the square hole.
3) Not everybody could become a knight.
4)Mother proposed not having any presents that Christmas.

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I) Answer the following questions briefly. (16)
1) What else did Liitle Billy notice when he peeped into the
other roorns?
2) Why did Mr. Tumnus invite Lucy to have tea?
3) What advice did the magician, Merlin, give King Uther?
4) How did the Minpins react when Little Billy wcnt from window to
5) What loss does the oldcst sister refer to? What difference would it window?
havc made in their
present life?
6) How long did Lucy take to reach the other light? What did she wonder while
it? looking at
7) What are the individual prescnts the March sisters decided to get for
their mother?
8) Briefly describe how the small patch looked like.

IV} Give the meanings of the following words. (5)

1) melancholy 2) twizzler 3) clustering
4) gallant 5) libel
V) Use each of the following words in a sentence of your own, (5)
1) piague 2) vow 3) hollow
4) pleasant 5) rehearsal

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 St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata
SEMESTER ONE: BLOCK TEST: ARITHMETIC

Class: 4 Full Marks: 55

Date: 15:09:23
Writing Time: 1Hour 45 Minutes
PART:A

1) Write all the factors of 132. (6)

2) How much should be added to the sum of 12,30,45,345 and 13,45,60,760 to get
78,00,00,000? (4)
3) Divide 42196650 by 13, using short division mcthod. (2)
4) Find the product of 547284 and 487. 3
5)Find the H.C.F of 504 and 648 using the prime factorisation method. (3)
6) Find the L.C.M of 175,168 and 350 by the repcated division method. (3)
7)Which of the following numbersis divisible by 6? Showthe working. (4)
a) 1002 b) 873

8) Arrange the following set of numbers in the ascending order. (1)

785610032; 78163200; 71680032; 75863200
9) Arrange the following set of numbers in the descending order. (1)
431500987; 32100876; 965986510; 121982788

PART : B
Solve the following problems.
1) A total of 11,62,32,576 switches are to be shipped in cartons from one city to another. If
each carton contains 456 switches, how many cartons of switches are to be
shipped? (4)
2) According to a recent survey, the population of Nigeria is 22,38,04,632 and the
population of Maldives is 22,32,83,611 lesser than that of Nigeria. Find the population of
Maldives. (4)
3) From a ream of paper of 50,00,00,000 m long, three pieces of 225789m, 467320 m and
7145679 m were cut off. What is the length of the remaining paper?
Write the answer in words. (6+1)

4. A florist sold 3,45, 18,567 roses, 65,13,24,007 tulipsand 18,76,32,456 chrysanthemums

in a year. How many flowers did the florist sell in all? (4)
5. C&;CCompany sells 45859 litres of oil per day. How much oil will it sell in 365
days? (4)

6. A garment dealer purchased 736 coats which cost.35890304. Find the cost of coats
if he buys 63 such coats. (5)

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 St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata
SEMESTER ONE: BLOCK TEST: SCIENCE
Class: 4 Full Marks: 70
Date: 13:09:23
Writing Time: 2 Hours

1. Who am I? (10)
a) Iam the planet with the least number of moons.
b) Itransform into an adult in about 1l wecks.
c) Iam a mammal that can fly.
d) Iblow during the day.
e) Iama constellation.
1) Ido not eat or move whenIguard my eggs for several months.
g) Ihelp the plants to breathe.
h) Iam the falling of water in any form on the Earth.
1) Iam an extinct volcanoin New Mexico.
i) I provide water to the developing embryo.
II. Match Column A" with Column B". (5)

Column A" Column B"

1) turtle a) water-borne disease
2) argon b) helps in water cycle
3) fog c) cluster of eggs
4) Jupiter d) a kind of sugar
5) kangaroo e) shallow pits
6) maggot I) gasgiant
7) typhoid g) rare gas
8) glucose h) winter season
9) stomata i) marsupial
10) spawns ) barrel -shaped
III. State whether the following are true or false. Do not correct the sentence. (5)

a) The caterpillar undergoes transformation inside the egg.

b) Revolution of the Earth causes seasons.
c) Radish is a leaf.
d) Insoluble substances can be seen with unaided eyes.
e) Heterotrophs depend on others for food.
f) Moving air is called storm.
g) Venus is known as the morning star or the evening star,
h) Air is a mixture of gases.
i) Inner core is the middle layer of the Earth.
i) Hail can fall with very high speed from the sky.
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IV. Given below is the diagram of the Solar System. Answer the questions that
follow it, (10)

Sun Solar system

Mereury tarth Uranus

b Jupiter C
a) Label the planets marked a, b, c andd.
b) What is special about the appearance of planet 'c?
c) State the unigque feature of Jupiter.
d) How long does Uranus take to complete one revolution around the Sun?
e) What is planet 'd' known for?
) Why is life not possible on planet 'a?
g) What is planet b' also known as and why?
h) State the Indian name for Mercury.
i) Why do we not feel the movement as the Earth moves all the time?

V. Define the following terms. (4)

a) chlorination b) metamorphosis c) chlorophyll d) condensation
VI. With the help of a diagram, explain the process of filtration. (3+3)

VII. Give the difference betweenthe following pairs of terms with reference to the
point given in the brackets. (10)

a) Incubation and hatching. (Defnition.)

b) Natural satellites and artificial satellites. (What they are.)
c) Mantle and core. (Minerals found in them.)
d)Oxygen and nitrogen. (Percent in the air.)
e) Water vapour and ice. (State of water.)
)Spinach and asparagus. (The part of the plant they belong to.)
g) Frog and cockroach. (What their young ones are called. )
h) Mt.Chimboraz0 and Mt. Etna. (The kind of volcano.)
i) Rotation and revolution. (The time taken. )
i) The lower side and the upper side of a leaf. (Colour.)
VIII. Attempt each of the following in brief. (20)

a) What impurities does the water in our taps contain?

b) How are mountains formed?
c) What does Our universe consist of?
d) Explain the flow of energy arnong the living organisms on the Earth.
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 St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata
SEMESTER ONE: BLOCK TEST: HISTORY
Class: 4
Full Marks: 70
Writing Time: 2Hours Date: 11:09:23
1. Name thefollowing. (10)
a) The book written by Kautilya.
b) The title offered by King Francis of France to Leonardo.
c) A fortress city where Sher Shah died after he was struck by a cannon ball during a
battle.
d) Harshavardhana's capital.
e) The first great empire of ancient India established by Chandragupta.
n) The governor of Jaunpur.
g) The very first book about India written by a foreigner.
h) Aleading painter and sculptor in Florence.
i) Number of villages Maharashtrakas is comprised of.
)) A native of eastern Bengal and the head of Nalanda University.
II. Name the event that took place on each of thefollowing dates. (5)
a)1545 b)1486 c)1482
d) 1519 e) 630

III. Match Column A" with Column". (8)

Column A» Columnn B"

1) three monthns a) Khotan
2) Farid b) Leonardo
3) war vehicles c) Kumbha Mela
4)Rajyashri d) Persian
5) Hiuen Tsang e) Harsha
6) The Last Supper f) Renaissance
7) Europe g) The Jagir of Sasaram
8) Hasan Suri h) Fresco

IV. Give reasons for each of the following sentences. (5x2=10)

a) The fleeing of Chandragupta Maurya fron Dhana Nanda's kingdom and Alexander the
Great.
b) Harshavardhana organised a splendid assembly and a huge golden statue of the Buddha
was carried in a procession to the conference hall.
c) The pope barred Leonardo's entry into the graveyards of Rome.
d) Farid was given the title of Sher Shah and also took the title of 'Sher Shah Suri.
e) Leonardo da Vinciwas called a genius.
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V. Write short notes on each of the following. (4x3=12)
a) Renaissance
b) Sher Shah's revenue reforms
c) Rakshasa's failed attempts to kill Chandragupta
d) The Last ycars of Leonardo's lifc.

VI. Rewrite cach of the following correctly. (5)

a) Chandragupta, in his old age, went to Pataliputra.
b) According to Historians, GernailiSarak is onc of the best designed and most beautiful
buildings in India.
c) Leornadoconducted many scientific experiments as well as made discoveries in advanced
weapons.
d) The Nandas were overthrown by the rulers of the Haryanka Dynasty.
e) For nearly ten mnonths, Sher Khan managed tokeep Babur inactive by exchanging gifts.
VIl. Attempt each of the following.
a) State two features of Sher Shah's administrative reforms. (2)
b) How did Leonardo keep.notes af hi_.pbservations? (2)
c) 'Chandragupta divided his empire into four provinces. They had good civil
administr¡tion.' Explain. (2)
d) What did Megasthenes write about the Indians' in his book? (3
e) How was the Mughal force destroyed? (3
.) What was Hiuen Tsang's idea about the people of India? (4)
g) How did the Duke of Milan keep Leonardo busy? (4)

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 St. Xavier's Coilegiake School, Kolkata
SEMESTER ONE: BLOCK TEST: GEOGRAPHY
Class: 4
Full Marks: 70
Vxiting Tine: 2 Hars Date: 20:09:23
A_Name the foliowing, (10)
ijThe origiral runc oe the lndira Gandhi
2) The irst Indian woril fo climb Mount international Airport.
Eveicst.
3) The iocatinn ef rdia's biggest car fuciory.
4} The Appie State of india.
5) The ifth iargeSt continent of the worid.
6) The capital o Uttarakhand.
7} The home to aimost /atki of the world's
popuiatior.
3) The Swiss Architect wBho designed Chandigarh.
9) The place where the lowest temperature was ever recorded on the
Earth.
10} Alanguage spoken in Uttarakhand.

B. NMatch Coiumn A" with Colunn "B"

(5)

COLUMN A COLUMN B
L Asia a) Abode of Snow
2) (Golden Teraple b) Land of the Aryans
3) Hinalayas c) 8.6 %
4} Native people dj Embroidery technique
5;Grand Trurs Road e New Delhi
6} Australia Amritsar
7) Chail E cOutry-continent
8) A!lIndia Radio h) Kunhaoni
9) Pauikari i) Sher Shah Suri
10; Ayavarta )World's highest cricket ground
C. In each of the followingKpick the gdd 9ne_out (3)
1} England, France, Germany, Japan
2) Teievision, telegrsm, telax and fucsimie
3} Indus, Gudavari, Satuj, Brabmaputra,
4) M!ussoorie, Alnora, Neinital, Manali
5) Pasant anchani, Baisakhi, Dussehra, Lohri
6; Ghagra, izarmrcz, odhni, kamyi

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 D. Give a diference between the ollowing pairs with reference to the point g¢ven
within the brackets. (5)

1) North Amencn and South America. (mountan range)

2) Zoji La Pass and Nathu La Pass. (route ley connect)
3) The vesicn pa.t and the rastern part of he do-Gangetic plairns. {houses)
4) Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. (crops gown
5) Haridwa and Feridabad. (states they iclong to)

E. Give reason for each of the following. (5)

1) The oceans on (heearth are unique in the wioie solar sysiem.
2} It is not possible to lay rait tracks inthe mountainous regions.
3) it becomes diílicult for humans to live on high ountains.
4) indo-Gangetic plain ias a good network of roads ard railways.
5)Canals ard (ute wells rC widely used to irrigate fieids.

F. Attemnpt each of the

following. (16)

) Why are the oceans c0nsidered very important?

2) What is terrace farming? How is it helpfui?
3 Which state was earier part of Uttar Prades:? Name any three important cites of this
state.
4) What are the neighbouring regions of Himachal Pradesh?
5) Whyis the sci! in the Indo-Gangetic Plain very fertile?
6) Hov have the geographers divided the Indo-Gangetic plain?
7) What is unique about the Rock Garden of Chandigarh?
8)Defne the folowing terms. a) duns b} passes

G. Write ashort note on each of the following, (16)

1} Airways. 2) The importance of the Himalayas.

3)The climate cf the Indo-Gangetic Piain. 4) The lile style of the people of Punjab.
H. On the outiine may of India provided, mark and narme the following. (10)

1)The Hirnalayas 2) The indo-Gangotic Piain 3) Goa

4) Kerala 5) Chhattisgarh 6)Odisha
7) Mumbei 8) Benghura 9) Hyderabad
10) Chcnnai

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 St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata
SEMESTER ONE: BLOCK TEST: COMPUTER (THEORY)
Class: 4 Full Marks: 50
Writing Time: 1hour 45 minutes Date: 12:09:23

1. Fill in theblanks. (10)

al Command reverses thccffcct of the last command.

b) Making changes in a document is called
c) There are two text cntry modes in Word mode and mode.

d)Grammatical errors in Word are indicated with a wavy line.

e hoids the deleted files and folders in a conputer.
are small pictures that represent files, folders and programs.
g) Using the option, you can change the desktop background.
h) automatically corrects spelling as you type in Word.
i) Thesaurus provides a list of for any word.

II. State whether the following are true or false. (5)

a) Clipboard is a permanent storage area in Windows.

b) Backspace removes the character to the left of the cursor position.
c) Satya Nadella is an Indo-African executive.
d) Task View button allows opening multiple desktops at the same time.
e) Windows 10 has a powerful search tool called Corsiva.

I. Draw, name and colour the following Icons (use appropriate colours): (5)

WE
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 IV. Label the following diagram, (5)

LMirirnize
button
2
4

Psragiaph 3

Ribbon

Cursor

Status bar

(6)
V. Write the functions of the following shortcut keys.
b)Ctrl +P c) Ctrl + C
a) Ctrl +A
d) Ctrl +X e) Ctrl+ W

(3 + 8+ 8)
VI. Write down the steps for the following.

1. Creating a New Document in Words

1 2

2. Opening a Document
3
1
3. Saving a Document
2 3

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 St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata
SEMESTER ONE: BLOCK TEST: COMPUTER (PRACTICAL)
Class: 4 Full Marks: 20O
Writing Time: 30 Minutes Date: 29:08)23

1. Type a paragraph, of 100words, on the following topic and make the following
changesin your WordDocument. (5)

'Why ILove Myself '

a) Background colour - Orange & Blue (1 mark )

b) Font size - 20 (1 mark )
c) Font colour - Black (1 mark )
d) Font style Comic Sans (1 mark )
e) Border of your choice (1 mark)
* The Heading can be of any colour and any font.

II. Insert the following table (5 rows & 6 columns ) in MS Word. (10)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Homework X School holiday
Feed fish
X X X
Dishes
Sweeping
Recycling

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