CBSE Class 4 English Sample Paper Set Y

CBSE Class 4 English Sample Paper

Section-A [Reading]

Q.1 Read the given passage carefully.
There is a tradition in Happy Town. Whenever somebody comes to live in the town, everyone pays a visit to introduce themselves and to say "welcome". Everyone will bring something to eat and drink, and there will be music or dancing. When Mrs Kohli moved into Happy Town, each neighbour carried a pot or a pan or a jug or a jar with something delicious in it. They made Mrs Kohli feel very welcome indeed. Some brought little presents for her house. Anuj offered to help Mrs. Kohli with any repairs she needed to do. Lata offered to take care of the family if she wanted to go out. Happy Town is famous far and wide because of the house warming parties. It is also the best place to live because it has such kind people.

On the basis of your reading of the passage, choose the correct answers for the following questions.

A. What did Anuj offer to Mrs. Kohli?
(i) help in washing (ii) help in mopping (iii) help in cooking (iv) help in any repairs

B. Why is Happy Town famous?
(i) for its food (ii) for the house warming parties (iii) for its water (iv) for its cleanliness

C. Happy Town is the best place to live because it has such ________ people .
(i) cruel (ii) sad (iii) fat (iv) kind

D. What is the synonym of ‘tasty’ given in the above passage?
(i) care (ii) little (iii) delicious (iv) visit

Q2. Read the given passage carefully.
Everyday, Kali had to cross a big forest to go to school. One day she heard loud footsteps. Suddenly she saw a huge bear. Before she could hide anywhere, the bear saw her. He was really hungry and was looking for food. He was happy to see her. The bear took hold of her and said, ‘Hey you! You are so tiny. Anyway, you have come just in time. I am hungry.’ Kali was a very brave and intelligent girl. She said, ‘I may be tiny.
But I am as strong and smart as you.’
The bear roared with laughter, ‘That’s the funniest thing I have ever heard.’ Saying this he was about to put Kali into his mouth. ‘Wait!’ shouted Kali, the bear angrily asked, ‘What now?’ Kali teased the bear by saying that he was a fool.

On the basis of your reading of the passage, choose the correct answers for the following questions.

A. Where does Kali go everyday?
(i) park (ii) school (iii) canteen (iv) market

B. What was the bear looking for?
(i) water (ii) forest (iii) water (iv) food

C. What kind of a girl was Kali?
(i) brave and fool (ii) fool and intelligent (iii) little and blind (iv) brave and intelligent

Section B [Writing & Grammar]

Q3. Imagine you are Sonika/ Sameer residing at PQ- 590, Rani Bagh, Delhi. Write a letter to your aunt thanking her for the sports cycle as your birthday gift. Also explain to her, how it is useful to you.

Q4. Fill in the blanks with suitable collective nouns.
(a) My sister saw____________ of ants at her farm.
(b) The hockey __________ made it to finals.

Q5. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.
(a) Raman and Tarun are friends. ________ go to school together.
(b) This is a pretty dress. My mom bought _____ for me.

Q6. Find the adjectives and state their kinds.
(a) Many students were playing in the classroom.
(b) I have given the red pen to my friend.

Q7. Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of comparison for the given adjectives. 
(a) My house is _______________ than yours. ( big)
(b) A ______________ man knows when to speak. (wise)
(c) This is the ______________________ question. (difficult)

Q8. Fill in the blanks using correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets as directed.
(a) Sonam ______________________ in the class.( sleep) ( Present Continuous Tense )
(b) People _______________ at my jokes. (laugh) ( Past Continuous Tense )
(c) You ___________ very well in the function yesterday. (sing) ( Past Continuous Tense )

Q9. Choose the suitable verb.
(a) Tenali Raman ( was/ were) a great poet.
(b) Students ( has / have) performed very well.

Section –C [Literature]

Q10. Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follow:
‘You may have read a fable once
Of two mice in country and town
The rural one was happier off
The city one always had a frown.’
(a) According to the poet, who was the happier mouse?
(b) Find out a pair of rhyming words from the given stanza.
(c) Who always had a frown?

Q11. Answer any two out of three questions.
(a) Who told Mona to try climbing and scrambling? Why was Mona’s brother jumping over the bush?
(b) Who was hit by a cartwheel? What kind of a year was it?
(c) Who was free for the very first time in the story ‘Lion on the loose’? What attracted him to Vikki and Geeti’s house?

Q12. Answer any one out of two questions.
(a) How do you know the lion was clever? How did the rains affect the zoo animals?
                                                   OR
(b) Why did the Sparrow not tell the other birds about the grains? Do you think she was right? Who led all the birds to the land of plenty?