English Std IV Chapter 2

2. The Silver House

A. Quote from memory. Also mention the name of the poet.

    There's a silver house_____________________

    ______________________________________

    ______________________________________

    _____________________won't be there.

    

B. Choose the correct answer. Put a tick [✓]

1. What is the 'house' in the sky?

    a. the moon [  ]              b. a star [  ]             c. a balloon [  ]

2. Why does the poet say —

    'It takes two weeks to build it up,

    And two to pull it down'?

    a. Something eats up the moon after fifteen days. [  ]

    b. The moon disappears from the sky for two weeks. [  ]

    c. The moon grows into a full moon after fifteen days. In the next fifteen days,

        it grows smaller and disappears from the sky for one day. [  ]

3. According to the poet, who lives in the silver house?

    a. a lonely man [  ]        b. a rabbit [  ]      c. a child [  ]

4. Why does the poet say —

    'His house is taken down,

     And all the sky is bare'?

     a. The moon is not visible for one day in a week. [  ]

     b. Every thirty days, we have a moonless night. [  ]

     c. The moon is hidden behind clouds. [  ]

C. Answer these questions.
1. What does the moon look like? Why?
2. Why does the poet think that a man lives on the moon?
3. When does the man on the moon disappear?

D. Think and answer.
1. Do you think moon is useful to us in any way? How?

E. Read to understand

Choose the correct options to complete these sentences.
1. The moon's face is like the _____________ (clock/table/light) in the hall.
2. Birds sleep in the _______________ (leaves/branches/forks) of trees.
3. The dog ________________ (barks/howls/squalls) by the door.
4. The bat sleeps till _______________ (evening/morning/noon).
5. Flowers and _________________ (thieves/children/cats) sleep at night.

F. Four meanings are given for the word 'spot'. In the spaces provided, write the number of the meaning that fits each sentence.
[1. a small, usually round, area of colour; 2. a raised pinkish red circle on the skin which is
 temporary; 3. see or notice someone or something; 4. a particular place]
a. If you spot any mistakes in the article, just mark them with a pencil. _________
b. This looks like a nice spot for a picnic. _________
c. He came out in spots after the insect bite. ________
d. He had a spot of grease on his tie. _________

G. Rewrite these sentences changing the underlined nouns into their plural form.
     Also make changes wherever necessary so that the sentences are meaningful.
1. The mouse is giving us a lot of trouble.
2. There is a new flower on the rose bush.
3. The leaf has fallen off the tree.
4. The deer ran around in all directions.
5. Amar's new trousers were spoiled.
6. The thief broke into the house.
7. Where did you get the shirt?
8. The story we read today was exciting.

H. Complere the collective noun phrases with words from the box.
     [ choir, orchestra, team, crew, army, batch, troupe, gang ]
1. a ___________ of athletes
2. an ___________ of musicians
3. a ___________ of sailors
4. an ___________ of soldiers
5. a ___________ of students
6. a ___________ of dancers
7. a ___________ of robbers
8. a ___________ of singers

I. Underline the abstract nouns in these sentences.
1. His courage surprised everyone.
2. Generous people give lot of charity.
3. Her friendliness won everyone's heart.
4. The new toy brought joy to the crying baby.
5. The singer enjoyed great deal of popularity.

J. Identify different types of nouns given in the box, and write the words in the correct
    columns below. Add two more nouns to each columns.
[ beauty, Kolkata, Pluto, gang of thieves, corn, loyalty, stars, bouquet of flowers ]

K. Write down the plurals of these words.
1. spy   2. bus   3. house   4. lady   5. baby   6. dish   7. potato   8. bunch   9. key
10. plate   11. book    12. banana  13. hero   14. boy   15. country   16. box

L. Circle the proper noun and underline the common noun.
1. Has Lathika gone to Spain?
2. In July, we will go to Kerala.
3. I put some coins in my piggy bank.
4. My grandfather tells me beautiful stories.
5. I saw some chimpanzees at the Delhi zoo.
6. My parents went to Delhi by the Rajdhani Express.

M. Match the collective nouns in column A to the groups in column B.

N. Underline the abstract nouns in these sentences.
1. Live in peace.
2. Animals should be treated with kindness.
3. Shivaji was known for his unmatched courage.
4. The Indian team is full of hope.
5. The girl served her parents with dedication.
6. When the team won the match, the captain was filled with joy.

English Std IV Chapter1

Chapter1

Was it a Dream?

A. Mark true (T) or false (F).
1. Rita and Frank were good friends though they were brother and sister.
2. Frank loved fishing; he had been fishing for two hours.
3. The little fish wanted to go for the bait.
4. The big fish tried to swallow the bait and was caught by the hook.
5. Rita laughed when the fish escaped and Frank fell on his back.

B. Answer these questions with reference to context.
1. 'He must be tired of it by this time?'
     a. Who said these words?
     b. Who is 'he' in this line?
     c. Why does the speaker think that 'he' must be tired? What has 'he' been doing?
2. 'I tell you, my son, that is a trap.'
     a. Who said these words and to whom?
     b. What was the trap?
     c. Does the speaker succeed in saving the other person from the trap?

C. Answer these questions.
1. What were Rita and Frank doing in the wild?
2. What did the big fish tell the little fish?
3. Rita told Frank to come and look at a 'funny-looking animal'? Was there such an animal? 
    Why did she say this?

D. Think and answer.
1. Do you think Frank enjoyed catching fish? Give reasons for your answer.
2. Rita loved animals and did not want them to be killed. Do you agree? Give reasons for
    your answer.

E. Read the clues and find the opposite words from the story. Then solve the
     crossword puzzle with these opposite words.
    Across:
    1. felt energetic   5. to be free or idle    6. wide awake
    Down:
    2. to move about   3. outside   4. caught   7. false   8. slowly

F. Choose the best meaning for these words from the options given below.
    Put a tick [✓].
1. gather
    a. collect [  ]        b. bring [  ]      c. give [  ]
2. funny
    a. serious [  ]       b. strange [  ]      c. wonderful [  ]
3. discover
    a. dig [  ]     b. find [  ]     c. lthink of [  ]
4. refuse
    a. to stop [  ]    b. to say no [  ]     c. to use again [  ]
5. dart
    a. to move slowly [  ]    b. to throw [  ]    c. to use again [  ]

G. Choose the correct spelling from the options given in each set.
1. minite, minute, minate
2. supprise, surprise, suprise
3. untile, untill, until
4. wich, which, whitch
5. wold, woud, would

H. Read these sentences and mark whether they are statements (S), questions (Q)
    or whether they express emotions (E) or give commands (C).
1. Stop. Don't go out. [  ]
2. How did you perform in your exams? [  ]
3. How dirty these clothes are? [  ]
4. Let us go for a movie? [  ]
5. How thin have you become! [  ]

I. In column B, write an adjective that is opposite in meaning to the word in column A.
  The adjective should describe the noun in column C meaningfully.
              A                                        B                                        C
  1. above                             __________________             ground level
  2. empty                             __________________             cup
  3. famous                           __________________             man
  4. rough                              __________________             paper
  5. heavy                              __________________             bag
  6. private                            __________________             road
  7. hard-working                 __________________             student

J. Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B.
           A                                        B
1. accompany                   a. courageous
 2. maintain                        b. escort
 3. fearless                         c. support
 4. retain                             d. amidst
 5. among                           e. keep

K. In each of these pairs, underline the word that is spelt correctly.
1. comfortable, comfortible
2. terrable, terrible
3. visable, visible
4. edable, edible

L. Punctuate these sentences. Then write what type of sentence each one is.
1. Stop that immediately
2. What a pleasant surprise
3. Would you like to have some cookies
4. I have to complete my homework
5. What a pity we can't play here now

M. Circle the subject and underline the predicate.
1. Yesterday was a sunny day.
2. We have sports event tomorrow in our school.
3. I read an exciting story.
4. Let us go to the fair.
5. Dogs are loyal and friendly to us.

N. Join the subjects with the most suitable predicates to make as many
     meaningful sentences as possible.