CBSE Class 4 English The Selfish Giant Worksheet

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

1. ‘The selfish Giant is a well- known story.’ Circle the compound word from the sentence.

2. It was written more than-------------- years ago.
[a] 100
[b] 50
[c] 150

3. The children used to play in the garden every-------------------.
[a] Morning
[b] Afternoon
[c] Evening.

4. Thesimile used in this lesson to describe flowers is
[a] Blossoms
[b] Pearls
[c] Stars.

5.What made the children stop their game.
[a] To admire the flowers
[b] To listen to the birds singing
[c] To climb the peach trees.

6.The giant had gone to visit his friend the
[a] Cornish Ogre
[b] Cornish Giant
[c] Cornish Monster

7.The Giant had stayed with his friend for
[a] Several years
[b] Seven years
[c] Ten years

8.The Giant was___________ to see the children playing in his garden, when he came back from his friend’s place
[a] happy
[b] angry
[c] sad

9. He built a high wall and put up a notice board--------------------------------- will be

10. The Giant was not very selfish. True/False

11. When the spring came all over the country, it was still----------------- in the Giant’s garden.
[a] Autumn
[b] Summer
[c] Winter

12. The only people who were pleased with the winter were the
[a] Snow and the Frost
[b] The Giant and his friend
[c] North wind and the Hail

13. ‘We must ask the Hail on a visit.’ Who said this?
[a] North wind
[b] Snow
[c] Frost

14. ---------------------- painted all the trees silver.

15. Thesnow covered the grass with her great white
[a] Blanket
[b] Coat
[c] Cloak

16.The Hail was dressed in ___________________

17. The Hail’s breath was like
[a] Ice
[b] Snow
[c] Frost

18. ‘Every day for three hours the Hail rattled on the roof.’ Here ‘rattled’ refers to
[a] Jumping
[b] Sound
[c] Dancing

19. The lovely music was only the little ------------------ singing.

20. Use the given words in the brackets in the proper place to intensify the meaning.
a. My garden is my garden (own) -------------------------------------------------------.
b.He saw a wonderful sight (most) ---------------------------------------------------

21. The children had come into the garden through a -------------------------------------------.

22. The sound made by the birds is known as
[a] Rattling
[b] Twittering
[c] Roaring

23. The little boy could not climb the tree because he was too
[a] Scared
[b] Timid
[c] Tiny

24. ‘The Giant’s heart ‘Melted’ as he looked out.’ Here ‘melted’ means
[a] Became gentle
[b] Disappeared
[c] Dissolved

25. Write the correct spelling for the following words
a) Freghtened-------------------------------------------
b) Wandaring -----------------------------------------
c) Blewing ----------------------------------------------
d) Streched ----------------------------------------

26.The word used in the lesson for ‘friend’ is
[a] Playmate
[b] Buddy
[c] Companion

27.When the other children saw that the Giant was not wicked any longer they came running back. True/false

28. The Giant felt very------------- because he did not see his little friend.
[a] sad
[b] angry
[c] annoyed

29.When the Giant saw the boy, he ‘hastened’ across the grass and came to the child. Here ‘hastened’ means
[a] Walked slowly
[b] Sang happily
[c] Walked quickly

30.The giant was angry to see the prints of nails on the boy’s
[a] Arms and legs
[b] Palms and feet
[c] Head and hands