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INDEX CLASS: IV SUBJECT : ENGLISH

S.NO. TOPIC DATE GRADE TR.SIGN

1 Wake up 2 Neha’s Alaram Clock 3 Noses 4 The Little Fir Tree 5 Run 6 Nasruddin’s Aim 7 Why? 8 Alice in Wonderland

9 Don’t be Afraid of the Dark 10 Helen keller

11 The donkey, I had a Little Pony

12 The Milkman’s Cow

13 Hiawatha 14 The Scholar’S Mother

Tongue

15 A Watering Rhyme 16 The Giving Tree

17 Books 18 Going to buy a book

19 Naughty Boy

20 Pinocchio

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Topic: Wake up Date

I. Fill in the blank with “at”, “on”, or “in”. A] When will you arrive _____ home? B] My friend lives _______ Chennai. C] You are standing ______ my foot. D] The stars shine _____ night. E] Ravi has put ______ his clothes. F] She was bathing _____ the bathroom. G] The milk was there ____ the table. H] Ruba was sitting _____ the chair. I] I am ________my drawing room. J] She will meet you ____ the Zoo.

II. Write two rhyming words for each of the following :

1. day ………………………… …………………………

2. tree ………………………… …………………………

3. bed ………………………… …………………………

4. out ………………………… …………………………

5. sheep ………………………… …………………………

6. late ………………………… …………………………

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III. Encircle the correct spellings :

1. buzing buzzing 5. muttered muterred

2. lovely luvely 6. snuglled snuggled

3. tinyest tiniest 7. birthday berthday

4. pillow pillou 8. windo window

IV Read the passage and answer the questions: When Salim Ali was ten years old ,his uncle presented him with an air gun.One day he short a yellow necked sparrow .In order to find its name he went to Bombay Natural History Society (B.N.H.S) Mumbai. This incident changed his whole life. He became interested in ornithology. He spent a part of his life in Burma and Germany with his wife. For the next two decades he roamed Indian sub- continent, studyingbirds. His work was recognised and received many awards including Padma Shree, Padma Vibhushan and three honorary Doctorates. His autobiography is named “The Fall of a Sparrow”

1. What did Salim Ali‘s uncle present at the age of ten?

___________________________________________________________ 2. What did he shoot?

___________________________________________________________ 3. What are the awards he received? ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is the name of his autobiography ? ________________________________________________________________________________

5.Name the countries named in the passage. ________________________________________________________________________________

6.Two decades means ______________________ 7. Past tense of spend is _______ 8. Study of birds is called ________________________ 9. B.H.S.M means ______________________________ 10. Plural of bird ___________ Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic:- Neha’s Alaram Clock Date:

I Fill in the blanks with the correct action word.

1. Ranjani________ [wake/wakes] up at six o’ clock.

2. Rahul ________ [Want/wants] a red dress to wear.

3. Monu and Sonu _______ [enters/enter] the school in time.

4. Reena ______ [pray/prays] for her parents every day.

5. She______ [eats/eat] a healthy meal in the morning.

6. He _____ [Watch/watches] cricket on television.

7. Tara________ [like/likes] her teacher very much.

8. They _____ [ go/goes] for a walk every morning.

9. I ____ [need/needs] toys to play with.

10. He _______ [do/does] his work on time.

II. Draw a clock showing your waking up time.

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III. Tick () the correct form of verb and write in the space provided

1. Neha __________ [smile, smiles]

2. Birds __________ [chirp, chirps]

3. The Sun ________ [shines, shine]

4. Children ________ [play, plays]

5. Bee ___________ [buzz, buzzes]

6. Watch _________ [say, says]

IV. Use these groups of words to make sentences of your own :

1. in the trees

________________________________________________________

2. lie in bed

________________________________________________________

3. under the rug

________________________________________________________

4. big bright sun

_________________________________________________________

5. warm smile

_________________________________________________________

6. wake up

________________________________________________________ Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic :- Noses Date :

I. Read these sentences. Write – ‘ing’ or –‘ed’ to complete the action words. [a] I am play ______ with my cat today. [b] Last night I help _____ my Mom. C] This morning I jump ____ in a puddle. D ] Hari is push ____ the box, Raju is pull ____ it. E] It was rain ________ yesterday. F] My father is go _____ for a walk. G] Yesterday we enjoy ______ dancing. II. Sunita wrote a letter to her uncle but she wrote the address without punctuation marks. Help her by rewriting the address with punctuation marks.

mr. sankar mahadevan ______________________

house no. 41 ______________________

pt rajan street ______________________

vinay apartment ______________________

opposite to i.o.b. ______________________

b.b.kulam ______________________

madurai tamil nadu ______________________

India 625002 _________________________

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III. Circle twelve body parts hidden in the word search :

M F D T Z Y K L R P L Y K L M M P R O T K Z T X Z O S T V F R R D A Y U W Y K K P F M B C T H U M B Q F O R E H E A D S N I D U C H E Y E R Q N F T H Y L E G L R G S A E Z C S M K W E A R S A B T M P V R X M T H I G H S E G T O N G U E O U

IV. Encircle the correct spellings :

funiest breathing funniest brething funniest breatheing twinkley twinckley twinkly kneedles brite needles bright neadles brrite Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic: - The Little Fir Tree Date :- I. Fill in the blanks with the past tense of the suitable action words.[verbs]

A] The movie [begin] _______ 10 minutes ago.

B] Peon [ring] ______ the bell after school.

C] She [bring ] _____ cupcakes to class.

D] We [stand] ______ in line for 40 minutes.

E] Rekha [choose] _________ a blue dress for her.

F] The two men [shake] _________ hands.

G] Swetha [read] __________ her book in bed.

H] Yesterday I [swim] __________ across the pool.

II. Write the opposites of these words:

1. day X ………………. 6. happy X……………….

2. important X………………. 7. bright X……………….

3. start X………………. 8. old X……………….

4. heavy X………………. 9. little X……………….

5. kind X………………. 10. pretty X……………….

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III . These pictures tell a story. The sentences below say the same story as

the pictures. But the sentences are in the wrong order. Can you write the

sentences below in right order.

A] The wind blew off her hat.

B] If fell into the river.

C] One day Mary was going for a walk by the river.

D] He took her hat out of the water with a stick.

E ] Then an old man came walking along.

F] She could not reach it with her hand.

_______________________________________________________________

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_______________________________________________________________ Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic:- Run Date :-

I) Match the rhyming Words:

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II) Find out as many words as you can, which have the letters ‘ee’and

‘ea’.Write them in these stars.

City

Run

Face

Lane

Trees

ways

Race

Pity

Day

Breeze

Mane

Sun

ee free

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ea seat

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________…………………

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III) Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the given option.

A] What do you think ______ the picture?

( On to about around )

B] The party is ______ Mary’s house.

( in on at )

C] We walked ______ the stairs.

( Over up at )

D] I went _____ the lake.

( above against around )

IV) Answer the following questions by looking at the given pictures:

What is the boy doing?

_______________________________________________________________

What are the children doing?

______________________________________________________________ Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic:- Nasruddin’s Aim Date:

I. Rearrange these letters to form some words used in the lesson. [Use the clues given in the brackets :

1. a t t h c n g i

[talking normally]

2. a a e e m m z n t

[great surprise]

3. a r r e y c h

[shooting with bow & arrow]

4. f e n d d e n g i

[protecting from attack]

5. a r g e t t

[the goal intended to be hit]

6. u m p h r I t n a t y l

[happily & proudly]

II. Write a sentence on each picture. Use –ing form of the verb in every sentence :

1.___________________________ 2.________________________

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III Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. One day Nasruddin began to boast about his skills in archery. He said that his arrow is sure to hit bang on the target .Hearing this, his friends thought to test him. One of them immediately brought a bow and some arrows and gave them to Nasruddin. He held the bow in his hands, strung it aimed at the target and shot an arrow. But the arrow did not hit the target. His friends began to laugh at him. Nasruddin defended himself. He said that it was not his aim but Azad’s aim. Then he picked up another arrow. Once again, he strung the bow, aimed at the target and shot the arrow. Again he failed to hit the target. At last he was really lucky. The arrow hit bang on the target. Nasruddin said triumphantly that it was his aim. 1. What did Nasruddin boast about? ___________________________________________________________________ 2. What did his friends give to him? _______________________________________________________________ 3. At first time, did he hit the target? ___________________________________________________________________ 4. After the first aim, what did Nasruddin say? __________________________________________________________________ 5. Do you think Nasruddin was good at Archery? __________________________________________________________________ 6. Find the past tense from the passage:- a) give ________________ b) pick _____________ 7. Find the plurals from the passage:- a) friend _________________ b) arrow __________ 8. Find the correct matching word from the passage:- a) Happy and proud __________________________ b) Shooting with a bow and arrow _______________ Complete the sentence :- 9. Once again, he strung ________________________________________ Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic:- Why ? Date:-

I. Frame questions that begin with the word ‘Why’. One has been done for you. 1. Why did he come late ?

He came late because he missed his bus.

2. _______________________________________________________?

She was angry because her vase was broken.

3 _______________________________________________________ ?

Meena cried because she had lost her purse.

4. _______________________________________________________ ?

Anjali laughed because she heard a joke.

5. ________________________________________________________?

Garima shouted because the servant misbehaved with her.

6. ________________________________________________________?

I jumped because I saw a cockroach.

II. Put ‘apostrophe’ to make the short forms of the following. One has been done for you as an example :

did not didn’t cannot _________________

was not _________________ are not _________________

has not _________________ have not _________________

will not _________________ is not ________________

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III. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ , ‘an’ and ‘the’ correctly.

1. ________ game was held to see who comes first.

2. Can you feel _____ cool and gentle breeze?

3.You try to count _____ trees in our school.

4. Sarvesh carried _____ chocolate for his friends.

5. Ramu has bought ____ apple to eat.

6. _____ spider has eight legs.

7. My mother is ________ best lady of world.

8. That is ____ useful machine.

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IV. Let’s solve a riddle Find me! I start with ‘P’ End with ‘E’. But I have thousands of letters. Tell, Who am I ? ________________________ Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic:- Alice in Wonderland Date:-

I. Rearrange the words to make questions :

1. talk rabbit a how can

___________________________________________________________

2. going he is where

___________________________________________________________

3. read he can time the

___________________________________________________________

4. hurry is in a why he

___________________________________________________________

5. can fast Raju write

___________________________________________________________

II Read the passage and answer the following questions:-

One day, Alice was lying under a tree listening to her sister reading a

story. Suddenly, she saw a white rabbit scamper by. He had pink eyes and he

was wearing a blue coat. Alice was burning with curiosity and followed the

Rabbit. The Rabbit jumped into the hole and Alice followed him. She landed

on a pile of dry leaves and stood up and saw a small door about fifteen inches

high which was smaller for her .She saw a glass table with a golden key on it.

She opened the door and looked into the loveliest garden she had ever seen.

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Answer the following.

1) Who was listening a story?

_________________________________________________________________

2) What did Alice see?

_________________________________________________________________

3) Where did Alice land?

_________________________________________________________________

4) Complete the sentence

She saw a small door about _____________________________________

5) Find the word from the story that means

a) To move fast __________________ b) To be inquisitive ________________

6) Write opposites of a) Dry _____________ b) Large ____________

7). Frame your own sentence using the given word:-

Jump: ____________________________________________________________

8). Find two describing words from the passage.

a) ______________________________ b) ____________________________

9). Write TRUE or FALSE

The Rabbit had pink eyes __________

Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic:- Don’t be Afraid of the Dark Date:-

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct degrees of comparison :

1. Water melons are ______________ than apples. [ big]

2. Sridhar is the ______________ boy in the class. [tall]

3. Mango is ______________ than banana . [ sweet]

4. Mount Everest is the ______________ mountain peak in the world. [high]

5. Love for one’s parents is the ______________ of all gifts. [great]

II Choose the correct word and fill in the blanks:

1.. I ______________play with fire. [never/always]

2. Obedient children are ______________ loved by everyone. [always/sometimes]

3. I visit my grandparents house ______________ we get holidays. [whenever/wherever]

4. Do not throw waste paper ______________ you want. [whoever/wherever]

5. ___________I came to the ashram I received fruits. [whoever/whenever]

III. Let’s solve a riddle. 1. Which alphabet is a drink? ___________ 2. Which alphabet is a fly? ____________ 3. Which alphabet is a source of salt? ________

4. Which alphabet is a question? ___________

5. Which alphabet is a part of our face? ______

IV. Rewrite the sentences with the plural form of the words underlined.

1. The man painted the walls.

___________________________________________________________

2. The baby’s foot is very soft.

___________________________________________________________

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3. The story is about animals.

___________________________________________________________

4. The puppet is beautiful.

___________________________________________________________

5. The child is drawing pictures.

_________________________________________________________

6. This shoe is polished.

___________________________________________________________

7. I cleaned the shelf in my room.

___________________________________________________________

8. The leaf has fallen from the tree.

___________________________________________________________

9. The branch of this tree is very strong.

___________________________________________________________

10. The game was cancelled due to rain.

___________________________________________________________

V. Add the suffix ‘ness’, ‘ity’ or ‘ly’ and make new words :

1. happy - _______________ 7. sure - _______________

2. polite - _______________ 8. mad - _______________

3. solid - _______________ 9. correct - _______________

4. curious - _______________ 10. heavy - _______________

5. lazy - _______________ 11. bright - _______________

6. blind - _______________ 12. complete - _______________

Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic:-Helen Keller Date:-

CREATIVE WRITING

I Write five to six sentences about ‘A Rainy Day”. Use the clues given below.

Weather, cloudy ,use umbrellas, raincoats, warm clothes, room-heaters, eat, hot and spicy ,children paper boats. ___________________________________________________________

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II. Write a or an to complete each sentence.

1. We saw ____________ elephant at the zoo. 2. Sheela brought ____________ apple to her teacher.

3. Our family stayed in ____________ hotel on our vacation.

4. Yesterday I saw ____________ ant hill.

5. Texas is ____________ large state.

6. Please look that word up in ____________ Spanish dictionary.

7. John will put on ____________ old shirt before he begins to paint.

8. Jill will pull the toddler in ____________ wagon.

9. I use ____________ umbrella when it rains.

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III Fill in the blanks with the correct word- [ was, were]

1. Neetu ____ a very nice girl.

2. Raju and Ram _______ playing cricket.

3. It ____ a very interesting lesson

4. They _____ going in the right direction.

5. My friend ______ absent to school yesterday.

IV Match the words with their given meanings:

Summer quick to learn new things

Stayed a season of hot days

Sorry the state of being in poor health

Bright feeling or showing sorrow

Agree continued

Copied to come to accept

Illness observe to follow rules

Strict to imitate

V Answer in a single word:

1. One who cannot walk:_________

2. One who cannot see :_________

3. One who cannot hear :_________

4. One who cannot speak:_________

5. Script used by visually impaired :________

6. Language used by dumb and deaf :_______

VI Draw and colour: 1. Happy face 2. Angry face

Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic:- The Donkey Date:-

I had a Little Pony

I. Fill in the crossword with the opposites of the given clues :

Across ( ) Down ( )

1. hated 4. rich

2. cruel 5. domestic

3. clean 6. Wet

II. Match these animals with their living places :

Animals Living Places

1. pig a. stable

2. horse b. nest

3. dog c. burrow

4. bird d. hole

5. rat e. sty

6. rabbit f. kennel

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III. Read the following sentences and complete the blanks using the following words :

1. The weather ____________ beautiful today.

2. All the children ____________ in the playground.

3. Boys! You ____________ always late for class.

4. ____________ you in the basketball team, too ?

5. Nobody in my class ____________ interested in football.

IV. Draw your pet and colour it. How will you take care of your pet? Write a paragraph about it. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Grade:_________ Sign _______________

is

are

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Topic:-The Milkman’s Cow Date:-

I Fill in the blanks using the words given in the help box :

jingling, gleaming, muscles, refused, grocer

1. The milkman’s cow _____________ to move.

2. Buttons and buckles of a policeman were _____________ bright.

3. A _____________ had a bag of potatoes and peas.

4. The _____________ of a wrestler were gleaming in the sun.

5. An ice-cream man with his _____________ cart came over there.

II. Match the word to their synonyms : 1. refused to smile widely

2. begged to pull hard

3. clattered to move or dance round or round

4. grinned to say no

5. pail to ask for money or food

6. gleaming knocking together to make a loud noise

7. tugged bucket

8. twirling shining

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III A milkman visits your house everyday and brings you milk. Write a few

lines about him.

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

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IV. Make sentences using the following words :

1. bad mood __________________________________________________

2. pleaded _________________________________________________ 3. Ice-Cream Man _____________________________________________ 4. refused ___________________________________________________ 5. gleaming _________________________________________________ Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic:- Hiawatha Date:-

I Write the past tense of

1 .build ______ 6. hide _____

2. meet ______ 7. run _____

3. keep_______ 8. grow ____

4. dig ________ 9. feel _____

5. get _______ 10. take ____

II.Write the names of 6 things you carry when you are going for a picnic :

____________________ , ____________________ ,

____________________ , ____________________ ,

____________________ , ____________________.

III. Write the plural form of the underlined words and rewrite the sentences :

1. The puppy are sleeping close to their mother.

___________________________________________________________

2. The donkey are braying loudly.

___________________________________________________________

3. Call the plumber. The tap in the bathroom is leaking.

__________________________________________________________

4. The monkey is on the tree.

___________________________________________________________

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IV. Match the movements of some objects and animals :

wind blows

snake slithers

duck waddles

river flows

butterfly flutters

flag flutters

aeroplane flies

V. Unscramble the word and make a new word: 1. setercs - __________________ (something hidden from others)

2. mitid - _____________ ( shy)

3. lodseg - ______________(beavers live here)

4. laeenrd - _______________ ( educated)

5. wgimaw - ____________________( a house of Red Indians)

VI. Fill in the blanks with ‘some’ and ‘any’

1. He is eating ______ cake for breakfast.

2. He has not got ______ flowers for her.

3. They are eating ______ chocolates.

4. She is serving ______ food.

Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic:-The Scholar’s Mother Tongue Date:-

I. Read the passage and answer the following questions A Learned Pundit visited the court of Akbar. He challenged everybody

to name his mother tongue. When everyone failed, the challenge was

taken up by Birbal. That night, Birbal went quietly to the Pundit’s

room when he was asleep. He whispered into Pundit’s ear and tickled it

with a feather. The Pundit cried out suddenly and shouted out words in

his mother tongue. Birbal came to the court the next day and told

everyone that the Pundit’s mother tongue was Telugu. 1) Who came to the court one day?

_____________________________________________________________

2) What did he challenge everybody? _____________________________________________________________ 3) Who took the challenge? ______________________________________________________________ 4) What was the Pundit’s mother tongue? ______________________________________________________________ 5) Complete the sentence :-

Birbal went quietly to the ________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

6) Write the Past tense :-

Tickle _____________

Fail ______________

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7) Pick out the –ly words from the passage: ___________________ , _________________ 8) Write the opposites:-

Awake x _______________

Day x ______________

9) Give the meaning in one word:-

Speak softly __________________

10) Write two words that end in ‘er’ :

_____________________

____________________

II. Circle the word that is opposite of the

word given on the left.

1. outside - close, open, inside, beside

2. together - in a group, separate, fine, deep

3. shadow - light, outline, reflection, drawn

4. noise - voice, silence, din, storm

III What’s the word ?

1. The place where the king and his ministers sit and discuss

____________

2. The language we speak at home ____________

3. The one who is well read and knows many things ____________

4. To speak in a very low voice into one’s ear ____________

Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic :- A Watering Rhyme Date:-

I. Look for words in the poem which sound like the words given below :

1. are - _______________ 4. there - _______________

2. son - _______________ 5. where - _______________

3. dye - _______________ 6. route - _______________

II. Who am I ?

1. I fix the plant firmly to the soil and absorb water.

___________________________________________________________

2. I am green in colour. I prepare food.

___________________________________________________________

3. I grow above the soil. Many branches are there on me.

___________________________________________________________

4. I am the attractive part of the plant.

___________________________________________________________

5. Some plants like Rose, Lemon have this on them. It pricks us when we

touch.

___________________________________________________________

III. Read the following passage and answer the following. One day Rajaguru and Bhanu got into the argument. Bhanu said “ Rajaguru, it is very easy to find fault with others but it is difficult to improve on them”.“I don’t agree with you”,said Rajaguru.Tenali Raman was listening to their arguments from far. While this was happening , a man entered the royal court. He bowed in front of the King Krishna Dev Raya and said “Your Majesty, I am the painter. I have brought a beautiful painting for you”. The King took the painting of a beautiful women .It looked real. The King showed the painting to all his courtiers. Each one found fault with the painting. But Tenali Raman suggested to hang the painting at the cross roads and who ever

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finds fault may do the correction on the painting. No one corrected the painting. Raja guru understood that Bhanu’s statement was true. 1) Who were arguing with each other?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2) What is the name of the king ? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3) What did the painter bring ? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4) Complete the sentence.

It is very easy to find fault _________________________ . 5) Write the opposite of :-

a) Difficult × ________ b) Ugly × ___________

IV. Underline the silent letters in these words :

know walk talk Knife knitting knowledge write Knee condemn hour honour Watch sign depot answer Listen honest wrap wrong

V. Punctuate and Rewrite these sentences :

1. alice saw a white rabbit in the garden.

___________________________________________________________

2. rahim ravi and raju are going to see the circus.

__________________________________________________________

Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic:- The Giving Tree Date:-

I. Who am I ? 1. I carry a baby plant inside me ____________________ 2. I fix the plant firmly to the soil ____________________

3. I am the food factory of the plant ____________________

4. I bear branches ____________________

5. I have seeds inside me ____________________

II. Write ‘-age’ words that have the following meanings :

1. Whatever you carry while travelling l ____________

2. Waste material thrown away g ____________

3. A very long journey by sea v ____________

4. A reflection in the mirror i ____________

5. Written information you often leave for someone m ____________

6. A small house in the countryside c ____________

III. Encircle the adverbs in the following sentence :

1.The boy calmly sat under the tree.

2.The team shook hands sincerely after the game.

3.The snake quickly swallowed its prey.

4.Reema’s mother scolded her harshly.

5.The children decorated their classroom beautifully.

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V. Match the columns to complete the sentences correctly : 1. Rahul is very proud a. like a mule

2. He is as gentle b. as a lamb

3. He is obstinate c. as firm as a rock

4. You can’t convince him; he is d. as greedy as a wolf

5. He wants more money; he is e. like a peacock

IV.Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: The Taj Mahal is a beautiful monument built in 1631 by an Emperor named Shah Jahan in memory of his Mumtaz Mahal. It is situated on the banks of river Yamuna at Agra. It looks beautiful in the moonlight. The Taj Mahal is made up of white marble. In front of the monument, there is a beautiful garden known as the Charbagh. Inside the monument, there are two tombs. These tombs are of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is considered as one of the seven wonders of the world.Many tourists come to see this beautiful structure from different parts of the world. 1 In which year was The Taj Mahal built?

___________________________________________________________ 2 Where is it situated? ____________________________________________________________ 3 What is in front of the monument? ____________________________________________________________ 4 Find the past tense from the passage. (a) consider ________ (b) make _____ 5 Complete the sentence:- Many tourists come to see ______________________ Grade:_________ Sign _______________

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Topic 17 :- Books Date:-

I Read the following passage and answer the questions below: Booker T. Washington resolved to join an English school in Hampton which was meant for White. After reaching the grounds of Hampton Institute, he presented himself before the head teacher for admission to a class. Having travelled so long without proper food, a bath and a change of clothing, he did not make a favourable impression upon her. In the meantime, he saw her admitting other students, which made him desperate. After some hours, the head teacher said, “The nearby recitation room needs sweeping.” Take the broom and sweep it. His future now depended upon the impression he created. She inspected the room and when she was satisfied, she allowed him to enter the institute.The sweeping of the room was his first college exam, which was the best one he ever passed. 1. What was the ambition of young Booker?

___________________________________________________________ 2. How did he travel to Hampton?

___________________________________________________________ 3. What was the impression he created on the head teacher?

_____________________________________________________________ 4. What made him desperate?

_____________________________________________________________ 5. What was the best exam for him that he felt?

_____________________________________________________________ 6. Complete the sentence:- The sweeping of the room was the best___________________________ Fill in the blanks selecting words from the passage:- 7. After reaching the Institute he met the____________ 8. Find the word: The head teacher said to sweep the room _________ room. 9. Opposite of Proper - ____________( use suffix - im / in / re ) 10. Give the past tense of: a) Travel ___________ b) Satisfy __________

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II. Add ‘es’ to the following words. Be careful about the change in spellings :

1. knife ________________

2. baby ________________

3. wife ________________

4. wolf ________________

5. city ________________

6. lady ________________

7. leaf ________________

8. class ________________

9. mango ________________

10. box ________________

III. Give one word for the following :

1. A place where aeroplanes are kept_________________

2. A place where Hindus go to worship__________________

3. A place where you buy stamps, envelopes, etc.__________________

4. A place where leather goods are made__________________

5. A place where you stay when you are on a vacation________________

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Topic:-Going to buy a book Date:-

I Read the passage and answer the following questions When Abdul Kalam was studying in fifth class his science teacher was

Shri.Siva subramania Iyer. All the students loved to attend his class. One

day he was teaching how birds fly. At the end of the class, he asked

whether the students had understood or not. All the students said ‘no’. He

did not get upset. Instead he asked the students to come to the sea shore

in the evening. He showed them the sea birds flying in formations of ten

or twenty. He wings. It created a special feeling in Kalam’s mind and the

lesson of a bird’s flight made Kalam to decide his future course of study. 1) Who was Kalam’s Science Teacher? _______________________________________________________________ 2) What was he teaching one day? _______________________________________________________________ 3) Did the students understand the lesson? _______________________________________________________________ 4) Where did he ask them to come? _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

5) Which lesson made Kalam to decide his future course of study? _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

6) Write the past tense of : Understand _________________ 7) Find the opposite: Ordinary x _______________ 8) Give the meaning: Move up and down ___________________________ 9) Find the rhyming word: Things ___________

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10) Complete the sentence:- He showed them the sea birds flying ________________________________

_____________________________________________________________ II. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions : [ of, for, in, on, by, up, down, to, with, at ]

1. She is afraid __________ her mother.

2. I went __________ the stairs.

3. I get __________ early in the morning.

4. She will go __________ us.

5. Manish lives __________ Delhi.

6. The book is __________ the shelf.

7. They asked __________ money.

8. She was scolded __________ her teacher.

III. Complete these sentences :

1. May I __________________________________________________

2. Will you please___________________________________________

3. Always_________________________________________________

4. Sorry ____________________ come with you.

5. Excuse me I _____________________

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Topic:-Naughty Boy Date:-

I. Using the letter ‘B’ complete the word pyramid :

B

II. Classify the following :-

mosquito sheep mango tree crow spade

axe camel house fly coconut tree sparrow

tools insects animals tress Birds

III. Underline & highlight the action words with green colour in the

following sentences :

1. Ravi watched a cartoon on television.

2. The captain blew the whistle.

3. The horse jumped over the fence.

4. The angry man shouted at the boys.

5. The crowd clapped for the players.

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IV. Observe the picture and write its name. Make words with every letter of it

_____________________ __________ _________ __________ __________ __________

V Observe the pictures and using the first letter of each picture make a new

word:-

________ ________ ________ ________ ________ _____

VI I help the fisherman to fish the right word from the pond to match the group of words given and rewrite the same in the spaces provided : 1. To be all by oneself _______________

2. The young ones of a duck ____________

3. A very hot season ________________

4. A drink made of lime, water and sugar

______________________

5. A little book that can be kept in one’s pocket

___________________

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Topic:- Pinocchio Date: I Read the following passage and answer the questions below:

An old carpenter made a puppet with a strange piece of wood and named it Pinocchio. As soon as he finished making eyes the carpenter was amazed to see them move. Before the mouth was made it began to laugh.The carpenter said him to stop laughing. It did stop but when the carpenter turned he put out its tongue. And its nose grew longer. No sooner were its hands ready than it snatched off the carpenter’s wig. Then his nose grew longer. Each time Pinocchio was rude to someone or told a lie, his nose grew longer. Finally Pinocchio said, ‘‘I’m glad to be a real boy. I’ll never lie again.’’

1. What did the carpenter make? ___________________________________________________________

2. How did he call his puppet?

___________________________________________________________

3. What happened when the puppet was rude?

____________________________________________________________

4. What did the puppet snatched?

____________________________________________________________

5. What is the moral of the story?

____________________________________________________________

6. Write the past tense of: Decide ___________ make ____________ 7. Select the suitable word from the passage which means: Not showing respect ___________ being happy _____________ 8. Write the opposite word for: Shorter x ______________ Cry x ____________

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9. Pick out the plural from the passage for: Eye _________ hand ___________ 10. Pick out the words ending with –er from the passage: ________________ ______________ II.Add ‘er’ or ‘or’ suitably to the following words. Be careful with

the spellings :

call _______________ train _______________

act _______________ conquer _______________

debt _______________ dictate _______________

deposit _______________ publish _______________

credit _______________ walk _______________

liberate _______________ invent _______________

inherit _______________ govern _______________

elevate _______________

II. Make eight words from the word ‘CARPENTER’. ___________ ___________

___________ ___________ ___________ __________ ___________ ___________

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