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5- Use the words from the box and make your own sentences.
Boast, Arrow, Target, Skill, Hit
(i) ...................................................................................................................
(ii) ...................................................................................................................
(iii) ...................................................................................................................
(iv) ...................................................................................................................
(v) ...................................................................................................................
6- Replace the bold word/words with a word from the quiver and re-write the sen-
tence.
In no time she hit the object she aimed at.
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Nasruddin was surely not a good archer.
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The teacher said something about his good handwriting. He felt very happy.
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7- Rewrite the following sentences by adding apostrophe (' or 's) to nouns is brak-
cets, as required.
(i) Rohit was chasing (Tina) puppy.
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(ii) The (student) notebooks are on the table.
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(iii) Your (car) door is broken.
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(iv) Goldilocks ate (Baby Bear) soup.
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(v) I went to the (boy) hostel today.
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(vi) (Arjit) car is at the garage.
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(vii) (Riya) shoes are new.
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(viii) (Naina) bag is very heavy.
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(ix) (Riya) sister is very naughty.
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8- An adverb is a word that adds meaning to a verb. Underline the adverbs in the
following sentences.
Example : I ran fast to my school.
(i) I shouted at my younger brother angrily.
(ii) She sings sweetly.
(iii) She walked slowly towards her home.]
(iv) He is too careless.
(v) We came very late.
(vi) I reached my home early.
(vii) My frock is far better than hers.
(viii) My grandmother prays silently.
(ix) I read the newspaper daily.
(x) She wept bitterly at her failure.
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11- Write the name of your favourite sportsperson. Explain in 6-8 lines why do you
like him/her. You may add more information about him/her on the basis of the
hints given below.
the sport/game he/she plays his/her achievements
at what age he/she started playing his/her physical appearance
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1- Read the extracts given below and answer the following questions.
He wants to know why wood should swim,
Why lead and marble sink,
Why sun should shine and wind should blow
And why we eat and drink.
(i) What does the boy want to know about wood?
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(ii) What does the boy want to know about lead and marble?
_______________________________________________________
(iii) The boy wants to know why the ........................ shines and why the
........................ blows.
(iv) Which word in the extract means the same as 'have knowledge'?
(a)why F (b) know F
(c)eat F (d) sink F
(v) Which word in the extract is an antonym of 'float'?
(a)wood F (b) lead F
(c)sun F (d) sink F
He wants to know what makes the clouds
And why they cross the sky,
Why sinks the sun behind the hills
And why the flowers die.
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(i) What does the boy want to know about the clouds?
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(ii) What does the boy want to know about the sun?
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(iii) What happens to the flowers?
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(iv) Which word in the extract means the same as 'submerge'?
(a)make F (b) cross F
(c)sink F (d) die F
(v) Antonym of 'die' is
(a)expire F (b) succumb F
(c)live F (d) perish F
2- State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
(i) The poet knows a curious little boy. F
(ii) The boy wanted to know why we swim. F
(iii) The boy wanted to know why we eat and drink. F
(iv) The boy wanted to know why the sky hits the clouds. F
(v) The boy wanted to know why the sun sinks behind the hills. F
(vi) Some of the boy's questions were not too hard to answer. F
(vii) The boy was naughty. F
(viii) The boy wanted to know why wood floats. F
(ix) The boy wanted to know why the flower blooms. F
(x) The boy wanted to know why the sun is hot. F
(xi) Stone sinks in water. F
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3- About whom is the poet talking in the poem 'Why'?
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4- What does the boy do in the poem 'Why'?
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5- What does the boy want to know about the wind?
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6- What happens to the sun and the flowers?
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7- Were all the questions of the boy answered? Why?
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8- Name a few things that sink.
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9- List three questions that the little boy asks.
(i) .................................................................................................................
(ii) .................................................................................................................
(iii) .................................................................................................................
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10- What sort of a boy is described in the poem? Tick your answer.
(i) sad (ii) curious (iii) brave
11- What does the child want to know about wood?
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12- What does the child want to know about lead and marble?
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13- What does the boy want to know about the clouds?
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14- What does the boy want to know about the sun?
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15- What happens to the flowers?
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16- What does the boy want to know about the wind?
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17- Fill in the blanks with reference to the poem 'Why?'.
(i) The boy is ........................ .
(ii) The boy is always asking ........................ .
(iii) He wants to know why ........................ swims and ........................ and
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........................ sink.
(iv) He wants to know why the sun ........................ and wind ........................ .
(v) Some of these 'why's' are not too ........................ to answer.
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1- Put a tick ({) mark on the correct spelling.
(i) Curious Cureous Cuerious
Maarble
(ii) Mable Marble Clowd
Reason
(iii) Cloud Claud Culor
Behind
(iv) Reson Reaseon
(v) Colour Colur
(vi) Behend Behid
2- Given below are some words from the poem. Arrange them in dictionary sequence
(alphabetical order).
sink, shine, always, drink, hills, reason, clouds, sun, cross, lead, hard
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3- Underline the adjectives in the following phrases.
(i) a curious little boy (ii) sinking marbles
(iii) shining sun (iv) blowing wind
(v) dying flowers (vi) Brave girl
(vii) High hills (viii) White clouds
(ix) Blue sky (x) Beautiful woman
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(xi) Naughty dog (xii) Talking parrot
(xiii) Deep ocean (xiv) Heavy trunk
4- Write antonyms of the following words.
(i) Little ........................ (ii) Known ........................
........................
(iii) Now ........................ (iv) Behind ........................
........................
(v) Always ........................ (vi) Hard
(vii) Found ........................ (viii) Answer
(ix) Why ........................
5- Give the rhyming words for the following.
(i) Sink ........................ (ii) Sky ........................
........................
(iii) Red ........................ (iv) Cheat ........................
(v) Try ........................ (vi) Card
6- Make your own sentences using each word given in the box.
Curious, Wood, Swim, sink, lead
(i) ...................................................................................................................
(ii) ...................................................................................................................
(iii) ...................................................................................................................
(iv) ...................................................................................................................
(v) ...................................................................................................................
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7- The spellings of these words are jumbled. Put them right and make sentences of
your own.
wokn know ..............................................................
wish ........................ ..............................................................
dael ........................ ..............................................................
blarme ........................ ..............................................................
llihs ........................ ..............................................................
8- Make questions for the following statements.
(i) I am going to school.
Where ..................................................................................................
(ii) There are 50 students in my class.
How ..................................................................................................
(iii) I want to play hockey.
What ..................................................................................................
(iv) I am ten years old.
How ..................................................................................................
(v) I get up at 6 o' clock.
When ..................................................................................................
9- Name things that sink and float.
Sink Float
........................ ........................
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........................ ........................
........................ ........................
10- Words like 'why', 'who', 'whom', 'whose', 'which', 'what' are used to ask questions.
They are called interrogative words. Fill in the blanks with suitable interroga-
tives.
(i) ........................ is the sky so high?
(ii) ........................ do you consider the right person?
(iii) ........................ is your house?
(iv) ........................ is the matter with you?
(v) ........................ is there?
(vi) ........................ gave you this pencil?
(vii) ........................ of the frocks do you like the best?
(viii) ........................ are you doing?
(ix) ........................ do you think I am?
(x) ........................ house is this?
11- Complete the sentences using 'too' or 'to'.
(i) He was ........................ nervous ........................ perform on the stage.
(ii) I am ........................ busy ........................ talk to her.
(iii) The task was ........................ difficult ........................ do without help.
(iv) He earns ........................ little ........................ keep his family in comfort.
(v) It was ........................ hot ........................ go out.
(vi) The man is ........................ weak ........................ walk without a stick.
12- Circle the odd one in each of the following.
(i) tea coffee juice water lead
milk sand
(ii) stone marble brick
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(iii) water visit wish worry worm
(iv) day dance night dusk dawn
(v) snowfall raindrops storm silver breeze
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1- Read the extracts given below and answer the following questions.
I. He had pink eyes and was wearing a blue coat. He took out a big watch from
his waistcoat pocket and as he hurried away, he said, "Oh dear, I will be too
late!" She thought there was something very different about this rabbit. It could
talk, it wore a red waistcoat and it carried a watch.
(i) Who had pink eyes?
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(ii) What did he take out from his pocket?
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(iii) What was so different about this rabbit?
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(iv) Which word in the extract means the same as 'rushed'?
(a)waistcoat F (b) hurried F
(c)late F (d) carried F
(v) Antonym of 'different' in the extract is F
(a)unique F (b) unlike
(c)similar F (d) distinctive F
II. Alice stood up and saw a small door about fifteen inches high. It was too
small for her to go through. She saw a glass table with a golden key on it. She
tried the little golden key in the lock and to her delight it fitted! Alice opened
the door and looked into the loveliest garden she had ever seen!
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(i) What did Alice see?
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(ii) Why didn't Alice get through the door?
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(iii) What did Alice do with the golden key?
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(iv) 'Loveliest' is the superlative form of the adjective
(a)lovely F (b) love F
(c)lover F (d) lovey F
(v) The word 'pleasure' means the same as ........................ word in the extract.
(a)stood up F (b) tried F
(c)delight F (d) loveliest F
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3- What guesses did Alice make about her location?
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4- Where did the rabbit disappear? Why couldn't Alice follow him?
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5- What did Alice see on standing up from the pile of dry leaves?
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6- What did Alice see on the table? What did she do?
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8- While listening to the story, what did Alice see?
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9- Why didn't Alice get through the door?
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10- How did Alice reach Wonderland?
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11- What strange things did Alice see?
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12- Describe in your own words the garden that Alice saw.
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13- State 'T' for Ture and 'F' for False. F
(i) Alice was listening to a song. F
(ii) The rabbit was black coloured. F
(iii) The rabbit had pink eyes and wore a coat. F
(iv) Alice and the rabbit sat on a cloud. F
(v) Alice saw a garden. F
(vi) Alice wished she could be taller. F
(vii) Alice landed on a pile of dry leaves. F
(viii) Rabbit took out a pen from his pocket.
14- Tick ^{h the correct answer.
(i) The rabbit had
F white eyes F big eyes F pink eyes
(ii) Who was burning with curiosity?
F Alice F the rabbit F children
(iii) Who fell down and down and down?
F Alice F A mouse F the rabbit
(iv) Who said - "Oh, my ears and whiskers? How late it's getting!"?
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F The rabbit F Alice F Alice's sister
(v) The garden Alice saw was F small
F big F lovely
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1- Match the words in Column A to their meanings in Column B.
Column A Column B
(i) Scamper (a) done more quickly than usual
(ii) Hurried (b) to become impossible to see any longer
(iii) Popped (c) to run with quick short steps
(iv) Disappeared (d) long hairs that grow near the mouth of animals
(v) Whiskers (e) to go somewhere quickly and unexpectedly
2- Look at the adjectives in the following phrases. Classify them under the headings
given below and complete the table.
(i) A white rabbit (ii) Pink eyes
(iii) A blue coat (iv) A big watch
(v) A red waistcoat (vi) A large rabbit hole
(vii) A pile of dry leaves (viii) A small door
(ix) A glass table (x) A little golden key
(xi) The loveliest garden (xii) Beds of bright flowers
(xiii) Cool fountains
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Size Types of Adjectives Material
........................ ........................
........................ Colour Quality ........................
........................ ........................
........................ ........................ ........................ ........................
........................ ........................
........................ ........................
........................ ........................
........................ ........................
........................ ........................
3- Read the following and fill in the blanks using suitable prepositions from the
box below.
on, among, by, near, under, through, with, down, into, through, out, from, into
(i) Alice was lying ........................ a tree.
(ii) Suddenly, Alice saw a white rabbit scamper ........................
(iii) The rabbit took ........................ a big watch ........................ his waistcoat
pocket.
(iv) The rabbit popped ........................ a large rabbit hole.
(v) Alice jumped ........................ the rabbit hole too!
(vi) Children distributed the chocolates ........................ themselves.
(vii) Alice thought she would slip ........................ the earth to the other side.
(viii) Alice saw a golden key ........................ the table.
(ix) There is a big mango tree ........................ my house.
(x) I go to school ........................ my brother.
4- Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences.
(i) thought/Alice/something/there/was/very/rabbit/different/this/about
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(ii) the/rabbit/Alice/white/followed
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(iii) into/rabbit/Alice/too/the/hole/jumped/!
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5- Give another word for the ones given below with similar meanings and make
sentences. Now write the opposites of these describing words and make sentences
with them.
Opposite Sentence
lovely ........................ ........................................................................
talking ........................ ........................................................................
listening ........................ ........................................................................
see ........................ ........................................................................
centre ........................ ........................................................................
hurry ........................ ........................................................................
disappear ........................ ........................................................................
6- Find one word from the story that means
(i) to walk fast h ................... (ii) to think h ...................
(iii) happy h ................... (iv) nowhere to be d ...................
seen
(v) at once q ................... (vi) move fast c ...................
(vii) to be inquisitive s ...................
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7- Alice follows the strange rabbit because she wants to know a number of things.
Re-arrange the words to make the questions that Alice has in her mind and put
a question-mark (?).
(i) talk rabbit a how can
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(ii) going he is where
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(iii) read he can time the
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(iv) hurry is in a why he
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8- Write suitable nouns for the following adjectives.
Adjectives Nouns
(i) Blue ........................
(ii) Favourite ........................
(iii) Cool ........................
(iv) Hot ........................
(v) Beautiful ........................
(vi) Bright ........................
(vii) Clever ........................
(viii) Lazy ........................
(ix) Angry ........................
(x) Cheap ........................
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9- Rewrite the given sentences by changing the underlined words to their opposites.
(i) The king was a kind and brave ruler.
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(ii) His room was dirty.
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(iii) 'Robinson Crusoe' is an interesting book.
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(iv) Rita has a heavy bag.
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(v) Suresh locked the room.
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10- Letter-groups 'ful', 'ly', 'ed' are called suffixes. Add appropriate suffixes to the
following words.
(i) Love + ly = Lovely
(ii) Beauty + ful = Beautiful
(iii) Live + ed = Lived
(iv) Smart + ................... = ......................................
(v) Harm + ................... = ......................................
(vi) Safe + ................... = ......................................
(vii) Cheat + ................... = ......................................
(viii) Die + ................... = ......................................
(ix) Care + ................... = ......................................
(x) Tragic + ................... = ......................................
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11- Name three animals that live on land, in water and in air.
Land Water Air
(i) ........................ ........................ ........................
(ii) ........................ ........................ ........................
(iii) ........................ ........................ ........................
12- Use these words in sentences of your own.
scamper ....................................................................................................
waistcoat ....................................................................................................
hurried ....................................................................................................
popped ....................................................................................................
disappeared ....................................................................................................
whiskers ....................................................................................................
longed ....................................................................................................
13- In each of the given pairs of sentences, fill in the blanks by choosing the correct
words from the brackets.
(i) (a) Last night, my grandmother told us an interesting .................... .
(b) My father's office is a five- .................... building. (story/storey)
(ii) (a) My elder brother can't .................... with his left hand.
(b) Raman made a .................... choice. (write/right)
(iii) (a) The tree had a .................... in it.
(b) I read the .................... book in three hours. (hole/whole)
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(iv) (a) The teacher .................... the class to play for five extra minutes.
(b) Each student was required to read .................... from the textbook.
(aloud/allowed)
14- Punctuate the following sentences. Use capital letters wherever necessary. One
is done for you.
(i) alas the whole building is ruined in the fire.
Alas! The whole building is ruined in the fire.
(ii) Hurrah we won the match
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(iii) wow what a pretty dress it is
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(iv) what a pleasant weather he exclaimed
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(v) watch out he shouted
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(vi) stop do not touch it
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(vii) oops I broke the glass
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(viii) i am so excited about the race
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(ix) congratulations you finally got a new car
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1- Read the extracts given below and answer the following questions.
Don't be afraid of the dark, little one,
The earth must rest when the day is done.
The sun must be harsh, but moonlight - never!
And those stars will be shining forever and ever,
(i) What does the poet tell us?
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(ii) When can the earth rest?
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(iii) The moonlight can never be ........................
(iv) The word in the extract which means the same as 'relax' is
(a)little F (b) rest F
(c)harsh F (d) earth F
(v) Antonym of 'harsh' in the extract is
(a)sharp F (b) gentle F
(c)rough F (d) uneven F
Be friends with the night, there is nothing to fear,
Just let your thoughts travel to friends far and near.
By day, it does seem that our troubles won't cease,
But at night, late at night, the world is at peace.
(i) Why should we be friends with the night?
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(ii) Where should our thoughts travel?
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(iii) What happens in the day?
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(iv) Which word cannot be substituted for 'fear'?
(a)worry F (b) courage F
(c)scare F (d) horror F
(v) Antonym of 'peace' in the extract is ........................
(a)rest F (b) war F
(c)happiness F (d) worry F
2- State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). F
(i) The poet tells little children not to be afraid of the dark. F
(ii) The earth requires no rest. F
(iii) The sun is very harsh. F
(iv) The stars shine forever and ever. F
(v) If we be friend the night, we have nothing to fear. F
(vi) Troubles seem to remain during the day time. F
(vii) The world is never at peace. F
(viii) The poet says that stars will always shine at night. F
(ix) The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark.
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4- What happens when the day comes to an end?
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5- How can we not fear the night?
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6- What happens late at night?
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7- What does the earth do when the day is over?
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8- What does the poet want us to do at night?
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9- How is sunlight different from moonlight?
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10- What do the stars do at night?
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11- What does the poet suggest us to do with the night?
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1- Match the following words in Column A to their meaning in Column B.
Column A Column B
(i) Afraid (a) Take a break
(ii) Dark (b) Unpleasantly rough
(iii) Rest (c) Problems
(iv) Harsh (d) Feeling fear
(v) Forever (e) Come or bring to an end
(vi) Troubles (e) With little or no light
(vii) Cease (e) For always
2- Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives.
(i) We should not be afraid of the ........................
(ii) The sun is ........................
(iii) By the day, everything seems ........................
(iv) In the night, the world is ........................
3- Rearrange the letters into meaningful words from the poem.
(i) TAERH ........................ (ii) NSU ........................
(iii) TGOMINOLH ........................ (iv) RTASS ........................
(v) NISRFED ........................ (vi) HIGNT ........................
(vii) VRATEL ........................ (viii) UROLTBES ........................
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(ix) ROLWD ........................ (x) AECPE ........................
4- Write the rhyming words of the following words.
(i) One ........................ (ii) Never ........................
........................
(iii) Fear ........................ (iv) Cease ........................
(v) Light ........................ (vi) Late
5- Write the antonyms of the following words from the poem.
(i) Afraid ........................ (ii) Dark ........................
(iii) Little ........................ (iv) Rest ........................
(v) Day ........................ (vi) Done ........................
(vii) War ........................ (viii) Enemies ........................
(ix) Gentle ........................ (x) Harsh ........................
6- Make compound words by joining two words.
(a) (i) moon + light ........................ (ii) break + fast ........................
(iii) good + night ........................ (iv) day + break ........................
(v) water + fall ........................ (vi) rain + bow ........................
(b) Write more compound words.
(i) ........................ + ........................ = ........................
(ii) ........................ + ........................ = ........................
(iii) ........................ + ........................ = ........................
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(iv) ........................ + ........................ = ........................
7- Now complete the following sentences, choosing the right word.
(i) The sum was ........................ difficult for the class to solve.
Only ........................ students could do it. (two, too)
(ii) There was only ........................ boy who ........................ the prize. (one,
won)
(iii) The golden ........................ was very ........................ to him. (dear, deer)
(iv) Ramu's ........................ loved to play in the ........................ . (sun, son)
8- Look at these words in the poem.
Don't, won't
Here are their full forms
don't - do not won't - will not
Now, write the full forms of the following words.
didn't ................................................................................................
shouldn't ................................................................................................
wouldn't ................................................................................................
couldn't ................................................................................................
mustn't ................................................................................................
9- Match the words with their full forms.
(i) don't should not
(ii) didn't will not
(iii) shouldn't do not
(iv) wouldn't I am
(v) I'm must not
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(vi) mustn't would not
(vii) couldn't did not
(viii) won't could not
10- Phrasal verbs are verbs followed by a preposition or an adverb that carry an
entirely different meaning than the actual verb. Fill in the blanks appropriately.
carry on, look into, keep up, keep away, turned out, gave away
(i) Raman, ........................ the good work.
(ii) Children, don't bother about the trip. ........................ with your
preparations.
(iii) The chief guest ........................ the prizes.
(iv) Let me ........................ the dictionary for the meaning of this word.
(v) The boys have not ........................ well for the occasion. It's better to
........................ from such kids.
11- An Abstract Noun is the name of some quality, action or state.
Underline the abstract nouns in the following sentences.
(i) I like her for her honesty.
(ii) Her judgement is always right.
(iii) My childhood was so much fun.
(iv) Rani Laxmibai's strength was remarkable.
(v) She is ignorant of many things.
(vi) Health is wealth.
(vii) Never tell a lie.
(viii) I often think of the happy days of childhood.
(ix) He lost his parents in infancy.
(x) He treats his children with great kindness.
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12- Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs.
(i) 'Don't wait for ........................, do it today,' said my father. (tomorrow/
yesterday)
(ii) I have never eaten this kind of food ........................ . (ago/before)
(iii) You must ........................ be cruel to animals. (now/never)
(iv) I have ........................ read this book. Can you lend me another one?
(already/never)
(iv) I hope to see my cousins ........................ . (early/soon)
(vi) Please come home ........................ . (immediately/urgently)
(vii) They have ........................ announced the results. (just/now)
(viii) Our team hasn't won any matches ........................ . (currently/recently)
(ix) Some of the guests come very ........................ . (late/later)
13- Complete the following sentences with the words given below.
sweet and sour, front and back, old and new, far and near, forward and
backward, inner and outer
(i) Both the ........................ layers of the pie are coated with chocolate syrup.
(ii) She was playing with her ........................ toys.
(iii) She sent the invitation to all her ........................ friends.
(iv) I like orange jam as it is ........................ in taste.
(v) The teacher asked the students to bend ........................ .
(vi) Both the ........................ doors of the hall were closed.
14- Fill in the blanks with 'a', 'an', 'the', 'these', or 'those'.
(i) ........................ apple a day, keeps the doctor away.
(ii) Bharat is ........................ intelligent boy.
(iii) Ram borrowed ........................ book from his friend.
(iv) ........................ mangoes are sweet in taste.
(v) My father writes for ........................ Hindustan Times.
(vi) ........................ cities of India are known for their cultural heritage.
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(vii) ........................ who were absent yesterday, will be fined.
(viii) I copied ........................ answer from my friend's notebook.
(ix) ........................ are his toys.
(x) I always miss ........................ good times.
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1- Read the extracts given below and answer the following questions.
I. Helen began to grow wild. She would not let anyone comb her hair. Her clothes
were always dirty. She was often angry. Sometimes, she even lay on the floor and
kicked her feet.
(i) What changes came in Helen's nature?
_______________________________________________________
(ii) What did she not allow?
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(iii) How did she express her anger?
_______________________________________________________
(iv) Antonym of 'wild' is
(a)tame F (b) polished F
(c)rude F (d) serious F
(v) Find the word in the extract which means the same as 'soiled'.
(a)sharp F (b) dirty F
(c)angry F (d) lay F
II. One day, her teacher made Helen put her hand into running water. Then, she
spelt W_A_T_E_R. Suddenly, Helen understood that W_A_T_E_R meant
something wet, running over her hand. She understood that words were the most
important things in the world.
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(i) What did Miss Sullivan do one day?
_______________________________________________________
(ii) What did Helen understand as the meaning of water?
_______________________________________________________
(iii) What did Helen understand about words?
_______________________________________________________
(iv) 'Running Water' as used in the extract means
(a)flowing water F (b) stagnant water F
(c)fresh water F (d) racing water F
(v) Antonym of 'wet' is
(a)soggy F (b) dry F
(c)damp F (d) moist F
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2- When and where was Helen born?
____________________________________________________________
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3- What happened to the baby one day?
____________________________________________________________
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4- What did everyone predict about the baby?
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5- Did the baby survive the illness? What happened to her?
____________________________________________________________
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6- What was wrong with the baby in the chapter 'Helen Keller'?
____________________________________________________________
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7- How did Miss Sullivan spell different words?
____________________________________________________________
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8- Who was Miss Sullivan?
____________________________________________________________
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9- Write a few qualities that Helen possessed.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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10- How did Miss Sullivan help Helen in learning?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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11- Describe the character of Miss Sullivan.
____________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________
12- Which incident helped Helen discover the importance of words?
____________________________________________________________
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13- "Something is wrong", said Helen's mother. What was wrong with Helen?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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14- Although Helen could not hear or see, what kind of a girl was she?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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15- Who agreed to help Helen?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
16- What did Helen learn when the teacher put her hand into running water?
____________________________________________________________
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17- What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood?
____________________________________________________________
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18- Write 'true' or 'false' for the following sentences. ........................
(i) Helen Keller was a disciplined child.
(ii) Helen's parents found that she could see but could not ........................
hear.
(iii) Some people thought Helen could not learn anything. ........................
(iv) Miss Sullivan was strict but kind. ........................
(v) Miss Sullivan gave Helen a toy car. ........................
19- Fill in the blanks after reading the chapter 'Helen Keller'.
(i) Helen was born in ........................ in ........................ .
(ii) Helen Keller could not see or ........................ .
(iii) Helen would not let anyone ........................ her hair.
(iv) Helen's teacher's name was ........................ .
(v) Miss Sullivan was strict but ........................ .
(vi) Helen understood that ........................ were the most important things in
the world.
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1- Unscramble the letters to make words with the help of the clues given in brackets.
(i) UMESMR (A season) ..................................
(ii) LEAHTYH (Physically fit) ..................................
(iii) SNLILES (Synonym of sickness) ..................................
(iv) ROYSR (To apologise) ..................................
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(v) ACTEREH (A guide or mentor) ..................................
2-
(a) Match the two parts of sentences given in Column A and B. Combine
each pair of sentence using the conjunction 'and', 'but', 'or' to form a single
sentence and write in the space below.
Column A Column B
(i) Helen's parents loved her dearly (a) she was not same after illness.
(ii) Helen survived the illness (b) she was kind.
(iii) Helen could not see (c) she did not understand what she
was doing.
(iv) Helen copied her teacher and (d) they named her Helen Keller.
spelt DOLL
(v) Miss Sullivan was strict (e) she could not hear.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
(b) Match the two parts of sentences given under column 'A' and 'B' Add 'but'
to join the two parts and write complete sentences.
Column A Column B
(i) Helen lived after her illness (a) her mother thought she could
learn.
(ii) She could not see or hear (b) she did not understand what she
was doing.
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(iii) People thought that she could (c) she could not hear or see.
not learn anything.
(iv) Helen copied the words (d) she was kind to Helen.
(v) Miss Sullivan was strict (e) she was very intelligent.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
3- Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column A with their
meanings in Column B.
Column A Column B
(i) Dearly (a) a disease of the body
(ii) Healthy (b) very much
(iii) Illness (c) expecting people to obey rules or to do
what you say
(iv) Smart (d) of great significance or value
(v) Problem (e) having good health
(vi) Wild (c) behaving in an uncontrolled or violent way
(vii) Strict (d) intelligent
(viii) Important (e) a situation that causes difficulties
4- Write the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives given below.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
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(i) Healthy ........................ ........................
(ii) Small ........................ ........................
(iii) High ........................ ........................
(iv) Good ........................ ........................
(v) Little ........................ ........................
(vi) Poor ........................ ........................
(vii) Thick ........................ ........................
(viii) Smart ........................ ........................
(ix) Wild ........................ ........................
(x) Dirty ........................ ........................
5- Write the antonyms of the following words. ........................
(i) Healthy ........................ (ii) Small ........................
(iii) Love ........................ (iv) High
6- Fill in the blanks with the correct words given in the brackets.
(i) ........................ in the class was in proper uniform. (Everyone/Someone)
(ii) The police didn't find ........................ in his bag that looked strange.
(everything/anything)
(iii) She said ........................ very rudely. (something/anything)
(iv) I have never met ........................ as bright and curious as you are. (everyone/
anyone)
(v) I'll be happy if I find ........................ to solve my problem. (someone/
everyone)
(vi) ........................ agreed with his views. (Someone/Everybody)
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7- Use these words in sentences of your own.
dearly ................................................................................................
wild ................................................................................................
illness ................................................................................................
agreed ................................................................................................
important ................................................................................................
8- Select the correct conjunction to complete the following sentences.
(i) I ran fast [but, and] ........................ missed the bus.
(ii) Go [or, and] ........................ sit on your bench quietly.
(iii) She could not speak [or, but] ........................ hear.
(iv) We played football [unless, until] ........................ it grew dark.
(v) Grandma has gone to the doctor [because, so] ........................ she has
fever.
(vi) Dheeraj is clever ........................ [or, but] lazy.
(vii) I know ........................ [that, if] he will come for the movie.
(viii) The deer will run away ........................ [if, so] you make so much noise.
9- Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
(i) The lion ........................ the elephant.
(i) was killed (ii) killed
(iii) killing (iv) is killed
(ii) He ........................ to a higher class.
(i) has promoted (ii) had promoted
(iii) has been promoted (iv) promoted
(iii) She ........................ going to Chennai next week.
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(i) will (ii) will be
(iii) was (iv) should
(iv) I ........................ to help him.
(i) has promoted (ii) have promised
(iii) promise (iv) had promised
(v) He felt that he ........................ by the shopkeeper.
(i) had cheated (ii) had been cheated
(iii) has cheated (iv) has been cheated
10- Match the following. (a) pack
(i) A number of monkeys (b) crew
(ii) A collection of bees (c) colony
(iii) A group of lions (d) troop
(iv) A group of wolves (e) pride
(v) A number of ants (f) swarm
(vi) A group of puppies (g) litter
(vii) A number of sailors in a ship
11- In each of the following sentences, change the gender and re-write them. The
first one has been done for you.
(i) He had lost his watch.
She had lost her watch.
(ii) A king had four sons.
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(iii) He worships God.
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(iv) The tiger is searching for food.
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(v) The peacock looks very beautiful.
_______________________________________________________
(vi) Her husband is handsome.
_______________________________________________________
(vii) A brave boy never fears a wizard.
_______________________________________________________
(viii) My grandmother lives with my sister.
_______________________________________________________
(ix) She is my cousin.
_______________________________________________________
(x) Her brother is very handsome.
_______________________________________________________
12- Fill up the blanks with the suitable words given in the brackets.
(i) He did not use ........................ computer. (his/her)
(ii) The girl and the ........................ are going to school. (boy/son)
(iii) He is my ........................ . (brother, wife, mother)
(iv) The queen and the ........................ (man, king) were walking in the garden.
(v) She went to meet ........................ husband. (his/her)
(vi) They are doing ........................ homework. (his/their)
(vii) The teacher is teaching in ........................ classroom. (his/our)
(viii) Ravi is his ........................ . (brother/sister)
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13- Write a single word for the groups of words given below. Choose words from the
box.
astronaut, widow, century, patriot
(i) A hundred years ........................ .
(ii) A traveller through outer space ........................ .
(iii) A person who loves his country ........................ .
(iv) A woman whose husband has died ........................ .
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1- Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
Learned their names and all their secrets,
How the beavers built their lodges,
Where the squirrels hid their acorns,
How the reindeer ran so swiftly,
Why the rabbit was so timid,
(i) What did Hiawatha learn?
_______________________________________________________
(ii) Where did the beavers live?
_______________________________________________________
(iii) What did the squirrels hide?
_______________________________________________________
(iv) Synonym of 'swiftly' is
(a)sluggishly F (b) quickly F
(c)bracingly F (d) slowly F
(v) Antonym of 'timid' is
(a)fearless F (b) humble F
(c)week F (d) coward F
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2- Answer the following questions briefly after reading the poem.
(i) What was the name of the young boy?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(ii) What did Nokomis teach him?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(iii) What could the young boy do when he grew up?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(iv) What did the young boy learn about animals?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(v) What qualities did the reindeer and the rabbit possess?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(vi) Suggest another title for the poem 'Hiawatha'.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(vii) Who are Hiawatha's chickens and his brothers?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(viii) Who was Nokomis?
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_______________________________________________________
(ix) What did he learn about the birds?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(x) What secrets did he learn about beasts?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
(xi) What did Hiawatha love?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
3- Complete the following table about what the following animals did in the poem.
Name of the Animal What the animal did?
(i) Beaver ........................
(ii) Squirrel ........................
(iii) Reindeer ........................
(iv) Rabbit ........................
4- Write one sentence about each of the following with reference to the poem.
(i) Little Hiawatha ......................................................................................
(ii) Birds ......................................................................................
(iii) Beavers ......................................................................................
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(iv) Summer ......................................................................................
(v) Winter
(vi) Rabbit ......................................................................................
......................................................................................
5- Fill in the blanks.
(i) Hiawatha was a ........................ boy. (little/big)
(ii) He learnt every bird's ........................ . (language/colour)
(iii) He called the birds 'Hiawatha's ........................' . (chicks/chickens)
(iv) He learnt where the squirrels hid their ........................ . (seeds/acorns)
(v) He called the beasts 'Hiawatha's ........................' . (father/brothers)
(vi) Hiawatha was a young ........................ boy. (American/Red Indian)
6- State 'T' for True and 'F' for False. F
(i) Hiawatha was an old man. F
(ii) Nokomis taught Hiawatha swimming. F
(iii) Hiawatha hated animals. F
(iv) The reindeer ran slowly. F
(v) The rabbit was timid. F
(vi) Hiawatha knew animals' language.
7- Red Indians belong to South America. Which country these people belong to?
(i) Indian ................................................
(ii) Canadian ................................................
(iii) Chinese ................................................
(iv) French ................................................
(v) Australian ................................................
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1- Match the following words in Column A to their meanings in Column B.
Column A Column B
(i) Secret (a) not having courage or confidence
(ii) Wigwam (b) known about by only a few people and kept
hidden from others
(iii) Beast (c) home
(iv) Beaver (d) a dwelling with a round or pointed roof
(v) Lodge (e) animal
(vi) Acorn (f) a North-American animal with thick fur and a
wide flat tail
(vii) Timid (g) the nut of the oak tree
2- Write antonyms of the following.
(i) Top ........................ (ii) Hide ........................
(iv) Swift ........................
(iii) Build ........................
3- You have read about a few animals in the poem. Now write where they live.
(i) Birds live in ........................ (ii) Beavers live in ........................
(iii) Rabbits live in ........................ (iv) Lions live in ........................
(v) Snakes live in ........................ (vi) Monkeys live on ........................
(vii) Bees live in ........................ (viii) Fishes live in ........................
(ix) Dogs live in ........................
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