CBSE Class 4 English Brighter Still Worksheet

Choose the correct answer/fill in the blanks/true or false:

1. Brahmadatta was the King of
(a) Calcutta
(b) Varanasi
(c) Allahabad
(d) Delhi

2. The King’s favourite animal to hunt was
(a) Deer
(b) Tiger
(c) Peacock
(d) Lion

3. When the peasants saw the king coming, they were
(a) Frightened
(b) happy and greeted him
(c) looked at the ground and shook their heads mournfully

4. How many big herds of deer were there in Banaras?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four

5. The head of the peasants was known as
(a) Chief
(b) Old
(c) Jawan
(d) Young

6. The peasants built a __________ for the deer to be trapped.
(a) Forest
(b) Sanctuary
(c) Park
(d) House

7. Who said I have a plan, “let’s take turns and die willingly”
(a) Brighter Still
(b) Brighter than the Sun
(c) King
(d) Peasants

8. When Brahmadatta found out the plan he was angry and felt he was a King and not a _______
(a) Hunter
(b) Peasant
(c) Butcher
(d) Murderer

9. When everyone saw the golden deer offering his neck, they
(a) were frightened and ran away
(b) were surprised and did not know what to say
(c) were happy and asked the king to shoot
(d) started crying bitterly.

10. “I give them their lives too”. Who said this?
(a) Brighter Still
(b) Brighter than the Sun
(c) People
(d) King

11. According to the lesson what is the highest mercy?
(a) Sacrifice your own happiness for others
(b) Lives only for one’s happiness.
(c) Punish others if they don’t listen to you
(d) Keep out and do not interfere.

12. “Antlers” means
(a) Male deer
(b) Horns of deer
(c) Female deer
(d) Group of deer

13. The word “sturdy” means
(a) Powerful
(b) Energetic
(c) Strong
(d) Enthusiastic

14. In this story _____________ is referred as the “Great Being”.
(a) King Brahmadatta
(b) Brighter than the sun
(c) Brighter Still

15. A male deer is called as a ________
(a) Foal
(b) Reindeer
(c) Chital
(d) Stag

16. Small group of tress or bushes growing close together are called as _________
(a) Pastures
(b) Grasslands
(c) Meadow
(d) Thickets

17. The doe from the herd of Brighter than the Sun was ________
(a) Sick
(b) Scared
(c) Pregnant
(d) Intelligent

18. The synonym of magnificent is _____________
(a) Hopeful
(b) Wonderful
(c) Merciful
(d) Powerful

19. This story is true. For justice is brighter than the ______ but __________ is brighter still.

20. Brahmadatta went to inspect the new park. (True / False)

21. “When I was a child I heard about this thing called sacrifice.” _______________ said this.

22. Brahmadatta fainted when he saw Brighter Still. (True / False)

23. Brighter than the Sun permitted another deer to die in the place of a pregnant deer. (True/False)

24. Amber is a silver brown colour. (True / False)

25. Blunt speech is a frank direct manner of speaking that usually does not please the listener. (True/False)