English Std IV Chapter 7

7. Stranger at the Benbow Inn

A. Write meanings of the following words.
     [ grimy, frequented, scowl, scoured, cove, press for his due, cutlass, huddled,
     yelp, stroke ]

B. Choose the correct answer.
1. When Billy Bones came to the inn, he brought with him
    a. a sea-chest.      b. an old trunk.     c. a suitcase.
2. What would Billy Bones ask each evening when he would come back?
    a. whether dinner was ready
    b. whether he had to pay more gold coins
    c. whether a seaman with one leg had visited the inn
3. Who visited the inn one day when Billy Bones was out?
    a. a seaman with one leg
    b. a seaman with two fingers missing
    c. a seaman with an eye patch
4. Where did the seaman hide when Billy Bones returned?
    a. under the table    b. on the staircase    c. behind the door

C. Complete these sentences.
1. The narrator of the story is _____________________ who is the son of 
     _____________________.
2. An old seaman came to stay at _____________________ His name was
     _____________________
3. He paid _____________________ and promised _____________________
4. He almost killed Dr. Livesey when _____________________
5. Jim's father was afraid to ask _____________________

D. Answer these questions.
1. Give a brief description of Billy Bones when he arrived at the inn.
2. When did Jim see Billy Bones smile?
3. What did Billy Bones want to know about visitors to the inn? What does this
    tell us about him?
4. Why was everyone afraid of Billy?
5. What was Billy's reaction when he saw the seaman? What did he call the seaman?
6. What did Jim find in the sea-chest after Billy Bones died?

E. Add 'dis' or 'un' to the words in the brackets and complete the sentences.
1. The headmaster was ________________ by the noise in the classroom.
    (pleased)
2. Fighting with each other during match makes the atmosphere ________________.
    (pleasant)
3. The leader _________________ quarrels and fights since his childhood itself. (liked)
4. Traffic jam makes us _____________________. (comfortable)
5. I _____________________ with people who do discrimination. (agree)
6. I escaped the accident, totally _____________________. (harmed)

F. Complete the table. Sort these words and write them in the appropriate columns.
    [ voyage, cutlass, gold, danger, chest, skull and bones, sword, eye patch, passengers,
     exploration, cruise, jewels, dagger, peg leg, excitement ]

G. Match the phrases with their meanings.

H. Complete the following table.

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct participle forms of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. I was _____________________ the coins. (count)
2. The artist _____________________ a portrait. (paint)
3. Our guests have _____________________ at the station. (arrive)
4. They were _____________________ after a tiresome day. (sleep)
5. The cat _____________________ the milk in the bowl. (lick)
6. The children were _____________________ in the pool. (swim)
7. She was _____________________ her favourite song. (sing)
8. I am _____________________ to the zoo with my friends. (go)

J. Complete these sentences with the right words from the brackets.
1. '________________ to me, I have some interesting news for you,' Anu ______________
    her classmates. But there was a loud siren was wailing, so they couldn't
    _____________________ her. (listen, hear, told)
2. Vikram could not understand what the teacher _____________________. 
    Altaf __________________ him to ask questions if he had doubts. (said, told)
3. I have to _____________________ notes from Sita, she'll definitely
    _____________________ me. (borrow, lend)
4. Can you _______________ me? __________________ to the sound here.
    (listen, hear)
5. Gayatri _______________ her brother to come back soon. But he 
    _____________________that he might get late due to more work. (said, told)
6. If we ________________ from others, we should also _____________________
    to others sometimes. (borrow, lend)

K. Each set of words belongs to a word family. Find the names in the grid.

1. tables, chairs, sofa, book-stand
2. trousers, shirt, skirt, frock
3. rose, lily, jasmine, lotus
4. bulbul, crow, sparrow, pigeon
5. pencils, pens, ruler, eraser

L. Write the opposites of the words by using prefixes un-, in- and im-.
    [ perfect, spoiled, famous, pure, fair, likely, convenient ]

M. Pick out the present and past participle in these sentences.
1. The child was sleeping quietly.
2. The match was drawn.
3. They have bought a new scooter for me.
4. He has refused to go there.
5. He lives in Thane.
6. He has thought about it.
7. Barking dogs seldom bite.
8. It was a tiring journey.

N. Write a letter inviting a friend for an unusual holiday in a new place. You could
    ask the friend to go with you on a mountain trek, sea-side adventure or jungle
    safari. Tell him/her what clothes and special things he/she should bring and what 
    you plan to do during holiday. Remember to give your address and the date.
    And to end the letter properly with the words 'with love or yours affectionately'.