HALF - YEARLY EXAMINATION – 2019 CLASS – IV Subject – English

HALF - YEARLY   EXAMINATION – 2019

CLASS – IV                    Subject – English

1. Write any a poem from the textbook.

2. Following questions are compulsory.

a)      What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood?

b)      What did Nasruddin boast about?

c)       What do you think birds say to each other in the morning?

d)      Which creatures wake up in the morning before the child does?

e)      If there is no clock in the house to wake up you in the morning, how will you wake up?

f)       Why does the poet feel that the nose is a funny thing?

g)      Why is a nose important for you?

h)      What does the poem tell us to do?

i)        Why did Nasruddin say, “It was my aim,” the third time?

j)        Do you think Nasruddin was good at archery?

k)      Who agreed to help Helen?

l)        What happens when the day is over?

m)    What is the poem about?

n)      What strange things did Alice see?

o)      Where did the rabbit go?

3. 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

a.        Helen lived after her illness                                               i.  her mother thought she could learn

b.       She could not see or hear                                                 ii.  She did not understand what she was doing

c.        People thought that she could not learn anything      iii. She could not hear or see

d.      Helen copied the words                                                     iv. She was kind to Helen

   e.   Miss Sullivan was strict                                                        v.  she was very intelligent

4. Choose the right word and complete the sentences.

a)      The sum was _____ difficult for the class to solve. Only _____ students could do it. (two, too)

b)      There was only ______ boy who _____ the prize. (one, won)

c)       The golden ______ was very _______ to him. (dear, deer)

d)      Ramu’s ______ loved to play in the _______. (sun, son)

5. Write the full forms of the following words.

          didn’t, shouldn’t, wouldn’t, couldn’t, mustn’t

6. Find one word from the story that means-

    (a) to walk fast  h _____    (b) to think    w _________,   (c) happy   d _________

    (d) to be seen nowhere  d ________, (e) eat once   q ________,   (f) move fast  s _________,

   (g) to be inquisitive  c ________

7. Some letters are missing in each word. Write “ee” or “ea” in each word.

   tr _ _ s ,         pl _ _ se ,        t_ _ se ,          t _ _ch ,         sl _ _p,          b _ _ p ,         f _ _ t ,          m _ _ t

chatting

8. Shoot the arrow and hit the target by matching the words with their correct meanings.

amazement

triumphantly

target

defending

archery

                                                                                           Shooting with a bow and arrow

                                                                                    Talking informally

                                                                                    Protecting from attack

                                                                                    Great surprise

                                                                                          Happily and proudly

                                                                                         The goal intended to be hit

9. Fill in the grid with words given below. You can use one word more than once.

Stick, bat/ball, eleven, table, racket, ball, football, stadium, two to four, ground

 

Name of the game	What you play with	Where you play it	Number of players
Cricket
Hockey
Table tennis
football

10. Which of the following actions would make others “happy/unhappy?”

    Respecting elders, not saying thank you, being polite, playing with friends, visiting a sick friend, not sharing, watching          television all day, telling lies, being greedy, caring for pets, getting angry easily, being honest

Actions that make people happy

Actions that make people unhappy

11. Give the opposite of the words below by adding “un or im”.

             happy, important, polite, perfect, seen, healthy, proper, safe, lucky, patient, possible, pure

12. Rewrite the passage below using capital letters where necessary.

     one saturday afternoon amarjit and his little sister rani went for a picnic to india gate. there they saw ducks, water and their friend raj