CBSE Class 4 English Sample Paper Set 11

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SECTION-A

Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions that follow:

Once upon a time there lived a business man in a city, by the name Shyamakant. He was owner of a big business. The city in which he lived was situated near a river. Once due to heavy rains the river was flooded. The whole city got submerged in the neck deep water. The crop, houses and factories in the cities were damaged and hundreds of people and cattle perished in the flood.

A.1 Answer the following.

a) Where did the business man live?

b) What was the name of the businessman?

c) Where was the city situated?

d) What was he doing in the city?

A. 2 Make a meaningful word from the jumbled letters: -

RVIER

A. 3 Write the opposite word of the following: -

Rich -------

Near--------

A. 4 Write the plural word of the following: -

Village ----

House-------

A. 5 Fill in the blanks :-

Once upon the time there …….a……in a city.

SECTION-B

B.1 Write a paragraph on any one of the following:

My Favourite Cartoon Character OR A Visit to a Dentist

B.2 Write a letter to your uncle inviting him to your younger brother’s first birthday party.

OR

Imagine that you are Mohit Sharma, a student of Class IV-A, St. Xavier’s School, Shimla. Your classmate Tarun Mishra keeps on troubling you. Write an application to the Principal requesting him to take action against Tarun Mishra .

B.3 Complete the following story by filling the blanks with correct words choosing from the box.

lived,   helping,    loudly,    became,    jumped, less,

happening,    old owl,    heard,    mistake,   spoke, each

A Wise Old Owl

There was an old owl that (i) _______________ in an oak. Every day he saw

incidents (ii) _______________ around him. Yesterday he saw a boy (iii)

___________ an old man to carry a heavy basket. Today he saw a girl shouting

at her mother (iv) _______________. The more he saw the (v)

_______________he spoke. As he (vi) _______________less, he heard more.

He (vii) ______________ people talking and telling stories. He heard a woman

saying that an elephant (viii) ______________ over a fence. He also heard a

man saying that he had never made a (ix) _______________..

The old owl had seen and heard about what happened to people. Some became

better and some (x) ______________worse. But the (xi) _______________had

become wiser (xii) _______________and every day.

SECTION-C (GRAMMAR: 30 MARKS)

C1 a) Complete the sentences using can or cannot and a suitable verb from the bracket (live, climb)

i) I _______ _________ the hills at Mussorie, but I______ _____the Mt Everest.

ii) A camel ______ ______ without water for many days but

it______ _____ without air

b) Use ‘must’ or ‘must not’ and verb from the bracket: (reduce, behave).

i) We______ _____________air and water pollution

ii) We ________ _______ rudely with anybody.

C2 a) Pick out the pronouns and arrange them in proper columns.

i) If this pencil is not sharp enough, you can use mine.

ii) Why is the dog barking so loudly? Is it hungry?

iii) He gave me all his books.

b) Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.

i) It was our gift. That gift was ____________.

ii) You are very fond of books. All these books are ____________.

iii) These are her books. These books are ____________.

iv) That is his school. That school is ____________.

C3. Pick out the verbs and arrange them in proper columns.

i) The teacher was absent.

ii) Throw the ball.

iii) My sister will grow into a fine singer.

iv) An owl lived in a banyan tree.

C4. a) Rewrite the sentence changing the underlined noun from singular to plural.

The lady dresses well.

_________________________________________________________

b) Rewrite the sentence changing the underlined noun from plural to singular.

The buses follow this route.

_________________________________________________________

C5. a) Convert the following into negative sentences. (3)

i) He works here.

ii) We eat bread.

iii) The teacher explained the lesson well.

b) Convert the following statements into questions. (2)

i) Assam produces tea.

ii) Children love cartoon movies.

c) Write questions to which the following may be the answers. Begin your questions with the question words given in the bracket.

i) We travelled to Mysore by car. (how)

ii) They serve snacks during the flight. (what)

C.6 a) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the bracket.

i) I _________________ the newspaper daily (read)

ii) He _________________ eggs in breakfast. (eat)

b) Fill in the blanks with the past tense form of the verbs given inthe bracket.

The judges ______________ my painting and ______________me the first prize. (like, give)

c) Fill in the blanks with present continuous tense of the verbs given in the bracket.

Manan __________ (build) a sandcastle and Ria_______________ (help) him.

C.7 a) Fill in the blanks with is / am / are. (1)

i) I ____________ keen to learn guitar.

ii) She ____________ our neighbour.

iii) They ____________ enjoying the party.

iv)Today the sun __________ very bright.

b) Fill in the blanks with was / were.

i) Dhyanchand ______ a hockey player.

ii) All trains ______ late yesterday.

c) Fill in the blanks with has / have.

I ______ many dolls. She ______ painted the wall.

C.8. Correct these sentences.

i) Gulliver’s Travels are a very interesting book.

ii) Mrs and Mr Gupta lives at Akola.

C.9. Pick out the adverbs and arrange them in proper columns.

i) The driver drove the car dangerously.

ii) Yesterday a delegation from Japan visited our school.

iii) God is everywhere.

iv) Never lose temper on little things.

C.10. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from the box below:

at, for, below, behind, into

i) He went to sleep ___________ night.

ii) She hid ___________ a curtain.

iii) His body is ___________ the water.

iv) We lived there ___________ about nine years.

C.11. Join the following sentences.

[ and, or, but, because]

i) Meera danced. Saloni danced.

ii) Akbar was intelligent. Akbar could not read or write.

iii) Would you like tea? Would you like a cold drink?

iv) We were late to school. We had missed our school bus.

C.12. Fill in the blanks with correct interjections.

i) _______________! a wonderful hit.

ii) _______________! how are you?

iii) _______________! the baby is asleep.

iv) _______________! I have won the first prize.

C.13. a) Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

i) An eagle can ____________ high in the sky. (soar, sore)

ii) She booked a ____________ on the train from Delhi to Lucknow.

(birth, berth)

b) Write the synonyms of the following words.

i) brave ____________ ii) complete ____________

c) Make antonyms by adding un-, in-, im-, or dis- to these words.

i) ____ justice ii) ____ important iii)____possible iv)----obey

d) Tick the correct spellings

i) baloon, balloon

ii) weather, wether iv)beutifool, beautiful iii) cross,kross

e) Write the antonyms of the following words.

i) a) old _______________ b) fresh _______________

ii) Make two pairs of synonyms from the words given below.

tired, loyal, weary, faithful

a) ______________ a) ______________

b) ______________ b) ______________

SECTION-D

(LITERATURE: 30 MARKS)

D1. Write the meanings of the following words and frame sentences using them. (Any 4)

i) Queer: _____________________________________________

Sentence: _____________________________________________

ii) Avalanche: _____________________________________________

Sentence: _____________________________________________

iii) Risk: _____________________________________________

Sentence: _____________________________________________

iv) Horrid: _____________________________________________

Sentence: _____________________________________________

v) Pout: _____________________________________________

Sentence: _____________________________________________

vi) Approached:_____________________________________________

Sentence: _____________________________________________

vii) Offended:_____________________________________________

Sentence: _____________________________________________

viii) Cross: _____________________________________________

Sentence: _____________________________________________

D2. State whether the following statements are True or False.

a) Fanny was eight years old _______

b) Wai-Choy wrote the exam with a pen. _______

c) Gran was cutting off all the roses. _______

d) Karl fired the first shot. _______

D3. Tick the correct answer.

a) Maggie doesn’t like bugs because

i) She thinks they are ugly

ii) She thinks they are big.

iii) She thinks they have wings.

b) Bachendri decided to continue the climb even after the avalanche struck because

i) She wanted to place the idol of Durga at the peak.

ii) She was determined to reach the top.

iii) She did not want others to think that she was not courageous.

c) The first fifteen questions were easy for –

i) Wai-Choy to do.

ii) Ying-kee to do.

iii) all the students to do.

d) When Gran picks up a bug, it curls up in a ball because –

i) it wants to roll out of her hand.

ii) it feels unsafe in her hand.

iii) it wants to play in her hand.

D4. Complete the following sentences.

Pollens are useful for ________________________

D5. Answer the following questions. (Attempt any 5)

a) When the old woman visited Fanny that night, what bargain did she make with her?

b) What message does the poet give us in the last stanza?

c) Why did many climbers on that expedition decided to return home?

d) Why did the male duck give ‘a short painful cry’?

e) Was this the first time the special English exam was held? How can you tell?

f) What did the writer do with the two dead birds?

g) What did Bachendri dream of in her childhood?

h) What bad habit had Fanny picked up? Did people like the way she behaved?

D6. Do as directed.

a) Make a meaningful sentence using the help words given in the bracket.

Aruna has low paying job. (no television /telephone /have)

b) Give one word for the following phrases.

i) Laugh in a silly way __________________.

ii) To make somebody a prisoner__________________.

c) Rewrite the sentences correctly. (½)

i) The old woman was pleased with Fanny’s behaviour.

ii) Two of my friend have computers at home.

d) Make suitable offer in this situation by using ‘Let me.....’. You see your friend struggling to open the door. Offer to go and help her.

e) Make useful suggestion in this situation using “Let’s”..... to a friend who wants to discuss homework with you

f) Write the opposites of the following words.

i) unusual ______________ ii) far ______________

iii) happy ______________ iv) win ______________

g) Complete these sentences in an interesting way by comparing the act described in the sentence with something else.

i) The balloon burst, and all the tiny bits of multicoloured paper came down like ________________________

ii) She slipped and came rolling down the stairs like ______________

h) Rewrite the sentences in a more natural way using ‘There is ...’ or ‘There are .....’

i) An internet cafe is there near my house.

______________________________________________________

ii) Some beautiful flowers are there in the garden.

______________________________________________________

j) Fill in the blanks with a – ‘less form’ of the words underlined inthe sentences given below.

i) My dog does no harm to anyone. It is a ______________creature.

ii) I have no hope of doing well in Maths. It is _____________ for me.

k) Join the sentences using as.............as.

i) Kerala is warm. Goa is warm.

ii) The bedroom is cool. The living room is cool.

l) Give one word for the following group of words.

i) A place that is safe _______________________________________

ii) A time when there is no violence ____________________________

m) State whether the following statements are true or false:

i) Animals should be killed for enjoyment.

ii) Hard work is the key to success.

ACTIVITY –

i) JAM Activity

ii) Newspaper Reading.

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