THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL KUWAIT ‐ JUNIOR                                 II ‐EVALUATION DECEMBER‐2014                                     

                                                 ENGLISH 

 NAME: ________________     

 CLASS: IV   SEC:  _________   ROLL NO____________                                                                                         

       DATE_________________                                                                                 MAX.MARKS:25    ____________________________________________________________________           

                                 Section‐A (Comprehension) 

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:-

I was thinking of adopting a bird as a pet. I would often come across green pigeons, hawks, sparrows, kingfishers, robins, parrots and sometimes even peacocks, I even saw bulbuls preening themselves on trees or electric and TV cable wires. I pleaded with my parents to get me a bird. So, my dad kept a bird house on the window A.C, thinking that pigeons would occupy it. However, we were surprised when we found that instead of pigeons blue robins came and inhabited it .These birds have a blue body with white patches on both sides of the wings.I have named them Banjo and Astro. I have kept a water bowl near the bird house. I give them some seeds every morning. I take good care of them.

IA Choose the correct answers (1/2 x 2=1)

1. The author was considering to adopt a ___________________ a. bird b. dog c. reptile.

2. The author’s dad kept a on the window A/C.

a. dog house b. bird house c. kennel.

IB Tick the correct statement. (1/2)

1. The blue robins have a blue body with white patches.

2. We should kill the birds, because they are harmful.

IC. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences. (1)

1. What are the names given to the blue robins by the author?

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Read this poem “Trees” carefully and answer the questions.

Trees

Trees are great, they stand so straight

They do not complain when they are kicked

They do not eat much, they patiently wait

For the rain to turn them green.

Trees are great, they give us shade

And a wicket when we play cricket,

The birds too are happy they were made

A place to build nest for their babies.

IIA .Choose the correct option. (1/2 x 3=1/2)

1. All trees stand ___________________

a) crooked b) long c) straight

2. Birds are _________________ with the trees.

a) unhappy b) happy c) sad

3. In which game, we use the word wicket ________________

a) cricket b) hockey c) hide and seek

IIB. Choose the opposites of the following words from the poem given. (1/2 x 2=1)

1. sit x ___________________

2. impatient x ____________________

SECTION-B

GRAMMAR

IIIA. Fill in the blanks with “going to” or “will.” (1/2x4=2)

1. What are you ________________ do tomorrow?

2. ________________ the doctor come to his clinic today?

3. I am ____________ attend my friend’s birthday party today.

4. ________________ she do this if you ask her?

IIIB. Choose the correct collective noun from the words given in the bracket and fill in the blanks. (1/2x6=3)

[gang, regiment, clump, flock, pride, shoal, swarm, herd]

1. A _____________ of soldiers, were marching in the ground.

2. Mohan saw a ___________ of fish in the lake.

3. The shepherd was taking a __________________ of sheep to the mountains.

4. We saw a ____________ of lions in the forest.

5. The policeman caught a ____________ of thieves.

6. Mithun has got a _______________of cattle in his backyard.

IVA. Fill in the blanks with the suitable abstract nouns using the words given in the bracket. (1/2x6=3)

1. I spent my____________ (child) in Srinagar.

2. King Solomon was known for his __________ (wise)

3. What is the___________ (long) of the cricket pitch?

4. The children were rewarded for their ____________ (brave)

5. Mohan in his ___________ (young) travelled to many countries.

6. Charles is very well known for his__________ (kind)

IVB. Do as directed (1/4x4=1)

1. Ram does exercise in a ___________ (Tick the correct answer)

a. hospital b. office c. gymnasium.

2. An _______________ designs houses.

a. artist b. architect c. artisan

3. Circle the odd one out.

a. saw b. axe c. pigeon d. hammer.

4. There were many _______________ (wolf) in the forest.

(change the word in the bracket to plural form)

IVC. Rewrite the following sentences changing the underlined words into singular or plural form as needed. (1 x 2=2)

1. The women gave medicine to the children.

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2. The armies attacked the cities.

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SECTION-C

LITERATURE

VA. Write the synonyms of the following words. (1/2 x 2=1)

1. clogs _ ____________________

2. gorgeous _ ____________________

VB. Write the antonyms of the following words. (1/2 x 2=1)

1. fortune x _________________

2. deep x _________________

VIA. Catch the reference. (2)

1. “Well, if you will bring me my ball, I will do, all you ask for.”

a. From which lesson is this line taken?

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b. Who said this to whom? _________________________________________________________________________

c. Where was the ball?

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d. Who is the author?

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V1B. “I wish to reward the people of this village with some gifts.”

(2)

a. From which lesson is this line taken ?

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b. Who is the author?

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c. Who wanted to reward the villagers?

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d. What gifts did he give the villagers?

VII Answer the following questions in complete sentences. (1 x 3=3)

1. Why did the Prince want to marry the little princess?

2. What were Gauri, Kajri and Mohini trying to say?

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3. What did the little frog ask the Princess?

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THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL KUWAIT ‐ JUNIOR                                                       II ‐EVALUATION DECEMBER‐2014 

CLASS – IV ENGLISH   (SCORING KEY) 

IA. Choose the correct answers. (1)

1) a. bird 2) b. bird – house

1B. Tick the correct statement (1/2)

1) The blue robins have a blue body with white patches.

IC. Answer the following. (1)

1) The names given to the blue robins by the author were Banjo and astro.

IIA. Choose the correct option (1 ½ )

1) c. straight 2) b. happy 3) a. cricket

IIB. Choose the opposites of the following words from the poem given. (1)

1) stand 2) patient

IIIA. “Going to” or “will” (1/2x4=2)

1) going to 2) will 3) going to 4) will

IIIB. Choose the correct collective nouns (1/2x6=3)

1) regiment 2) shoal 3) flock 4) pride 5) gang 6) herd

IVA. Fill in the blanks with the suitable abstract nouns. (1/2x6=3)

1) childhood 2) wisdom 3) length 4) bravery 5) youth 6) kindness

IVB. Do as directed (1/4x4=1)

1) c. gymnasium 2) b. architect 3) c. pigeon 4) wolves

IVC. Rewrite the following sentences (singular or plural form) (1/2x4=2)

1) woman, child 2) army, city

VA. Write the synonyms (1/2x2=1)

1) wooden shoes 2) very beautiful

VB. Write the antonyms. (1/2x2=1)

1) misfortune 2) shallow

VI A. Catch the reference.

1. “Well, if you will bring me my ball I will do all you ask for.”

Ans: a. This line is taken from the lesson, “The Frog Prince.” (1/2)

b. The Princess said to the Frog. (1/2)

c. The ball fell into the spring while the princess was playing with it. (1/2)

d. The author is Grimm Brothers. (1/2)

2. “I wish to reward the people of this village with some gifts.”

Ans: a. This line is taken from the lesson, “Gifts for the Worthy.” (1/2)

b. Madhulika Agarwal is the author. (1/2)

c. The sage wanted to reward the villagers. (1/2)

d. He gave a cow, a bird and a doll to the villagers (1/2)

VII Answer the following (1X3=3)

1) He wanted to marry the little princess, as she helped him to be free from the magic spell of a spiteful fairy.

2) Gauri, Kajri and Mohini did not want to do anything for the villagers as they were misusing all of them.

3) The frog asked to live with the princess, eat off her golden plate and sleep on her bed. Note:- Four spelling mistake deduct ¼ mark. Grammatical error / sentence syntax (formation) ¼ mark to be cut.

THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL, JUNIOR - KUWAIT

III – EVALUATION MARCH 2015

ENGLISH

NAME: _____________

CLASS: IV SEC: ____ ROLL NO: ________

DATE: __________ MAX MARKS: 25

SECTION-A (Comprehension)

Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Man is a social being. The children continue to live with their parents and in groups which are known as the ‘family’, ‘community’, ‘society’, and ‘nation’. The individuals as well as the groups depend on one another to a very large extent. This dependency and cooperation is possible only since they can interact and communicate with each other through speech. A young child learns to speak at home. It learns the meaning of words and, subsequently, the grammar of the language. Using this as a foundation, it acquires further knowledge from teachers and also skills of a specific trade.

At almost every stage there is an exchange of ideas between the child and other members of the society. It is this ability to communicate with its parents, teachers, and other children and grown-ups which makes a human being so different from other members of the animal kingdom. Our ancient sages acknowledged the importance of speech communication. In fact, Aristotle (384-322BC) had commented that one of the essential characteristics of a man as a social being is his power of reasoned speech.

I.A. Complete the following sentences: ½ x2=1

1. Children continue to live --------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. Human beings are very different from --------------------------------------------------------------

I.B. Choose the correct option: ¼ X2=1/2

1. Man is a ------------------------

a. machine b. thing c. social being

2. Young child learns to speak at-----------------------

a. school b. home c. play ground

I.C. Answer the following question. 1

1. What was the comment of Aristotle about man as a social being?

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Marks Scored

Read the poem carefully and answer the questions.

Instead of counting candles,

Or tallying the years,

Count your blessings now,

As your birthday nears.

Consider special people

Who love you, and who care,

And others who’ve enriched your life

Just by being there.

Another year is a happy gift,

So cut your cake, and say,

“Instead of counting birthdays,

I count blessings every day!”

II A. Choose the correct option ( ½ x2=1)

1. The poet wants us to count the ----------------

a. gifts b. candles c. blessings.

2. “Instead of counting birthdays, I count blessings --------------

a. every year b. every day c. every week

II B. Write any three pairs of rhyming words from the poem. (½ x3=1 ½)

1. -------------------------, --------------------------

2. -------------------------, --------------------------

3. -------------------------, --------------------------

SECTION-B

GRAMMAR

III A. Choose the correct homophone to fill in the blanks. ( ½ x 2=1)

1. I will ------------- on the ---------------side of this notebook. (write / right

2. I ------------ like to buy a new table. The table should be made of---------

(wood /would)

III B. Change the following sentences into reported speech. (1x2=2)

1. Kevin said “I ate a mango.”

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2. Sara is saying “I am playing.”

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III C. Do as directed

1. Circle the correct word in the brackets and fill in the blanks. ( ½ x1=1/2)

a. Ravi and Manoj are friends. -------------------- live in Chennai. (Them /They)

2. Correct the following sentence and rewrite. (1x1=1)

a. I have one the prize in won competition.

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3. Circle the correct word in the bracket (½ x1=1/2)

a. This house is not (my/mine)

4. Choose the right reporting verbs from the boxes and fill in the blanks. (½ x2=1)

requested advised ordered

a. The commander-------------------------- the soldiers to be alert.

b. The doctor ----------------------------- me to eat healthy food.

5. Fill in the blank with the correct simile from the brackets. ( ½ x1=1/2)

a. This box is ------------------------------------------ a feather. I can carry it easily.

( as hard as / as light as )

6. Add question tag to the following ( ½ x1=1/2 )

a. She doesn’t listen to the music,-------------------------------------------------

SECTION-C

LITERATURE

IVA. Write the meanings of the following words (½ x2=1)

1. withered - ----------------------------------------

2. attracted - ----------------------------------------

IV B. Write the antonyms of the following words. (½ x2=1)

1. plenty x ------------------------------

2. cover x ------------------------------

IV C. Frame a sentence using the given word.. (1x1=1)

1. companion : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

V. Catch the reference. (4)

V. A. “Well, Papa, she said softly, if we are here I suppose we must be resigned.”

1. From which lesson is this line taken? (2)

____________________________________________________________________________          _________________________________________________________________________________________________________   2. Who is the author?

    ____________________________________________________________________________          _________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

3. Who does ‘I’ refer to?

     ____________________________________________________________________________        _________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

4. What was she resigned to?

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V. B “Here, then, little one, give me three nice nosegays.” (2 )

1. Who said this to whom?

     ____________________________________________________________________________         _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

2. From which lesson is this line taken?

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3. Did the gentleman buy the freshest flowers?

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4. How much did the gentleman pay for the flowers?

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VI. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. (1 ½ x4=6)

1. Describe Fanny. 1 ½

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2. Why do you think Sara was such a serious little girl? (1 ½)

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3. What did the people around Fanny think of her? ( 1 ½)

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4. Was Sara‘s father extremely fond of her? How do you know? (1 ½ )

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THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL- JUNIOR, KUWAIT

III EVALUATION MARCH - 2015

ENGLISH ANSWER

SECTION-A

IA. Complete the sentences ( ½ x2=1)

1. with their parents and in groups.

2. other members of the animal kingdom

I.B. Choose the correct option. (¼ x 2 =1/2)

1. c) social being

2. b) home

I.C. Answer the following question 1

1. Aristotle had commented that one of the essential characteristics of a man as a social

being is his power of reasoned speech.

II.A. Choose the correct option ( ½ x2=1)

1. c. blessings

2. b. everyday

II.B. Write any three pairs of rhyming words from the poem. ( ½ x3=1 ½ )

a. years-nears

b. care-there

c. say-day

SECTION-B

GRAMMAR

III. A. Choose the correct homophone to fill in the blanks ( ½ x2=1)

1. write, right

2. would, wood

III.B. Change the following sentences into reported speech ( 1x2=2)

1. Kevin said that he ate a mango.

2. Sara is saying that she is playing.

III.C. Do as directed ( 4)

1. Circle the corret word in the brackets and fill in the blanks (1/2)

a. They

2. Correct the following sentence and rewrite ( 1)

a. I have won the prize in one competition.

3. Circle the correct word in the bracket. ( 1/2)

a. mine

4. a. ordered ( ½ x2=1)

b. advised

5. a. as light as ( 1/2)

6. a. does she?

SECTION – C

LITERATURE

IV. A Write the meanings of the following words. ( ½ x2=1)

1. dried up

2. interested

IV. B. Write the antonyms of the following words. ( ½ x2=1)

1. scarce

2. uncover

IV.C. Frame the sentence (1)

1. My father is my best companion.

V. Catch the reference (4)

V.A. 1. This line is taken from the lesson ‘The Little Princess.’

2. Frances Hodgson Burnett is the author.

3. ‘I’ refers to Sara Crewe.

4. She was resigned to the fact that she had to go to a boarding school to

become an educated person.

V.B. 1. The gentleman said this to Fanny.

2. This line is taken from the lesson , ‘‘Fanny, The Flower Girl’’.

3. No, he didn’t buy the freshest flowers.

4. The gentleman paid twenty six pence for the flowers.

VI. Answer the following questions. ( 1 ½ x4=6)

1. Fanny was an orphan girl who worked hard all day as a flower girl to look after her

sick grandmother. She was very kindhearted.

2. Sara was such a serious little girl because she had an old look on her face which was

not suitable for a child of seven.

3. The people around Fanny felt that she would make a good market woman someday.

4. Yes, Sara’s father was extremely fond of her. We know that because they always

played together and he was the only relation she had in the world as her mother had

passed away.