class : 4th subject: english grammar - st. joseph's

2nd TERM CLASS : 4TH SUBJECT: ENGLISH GRAMMAR ESSAY:- Abrahim Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of America. He was born in 1809, in a poor family in Kentucky in America. His father was a woodsman and mother was a housewife. Being poor, the family could not send him to school. From childhood, he worked with his father and studied privately. Then he became a famous lawyer. He became the President of America in 1861. He fought for the freedom of slaves. People liked his honesty and kindness. On April 15,1865 he was shot dead by John Booths. LETTER 3 ( PAGE 110) FROM A BOY TO HIS UNCLE ASKING FOR A BIRTHDAY PRESENT. New Town Moga 21 July,2020. My dear Uncle I was very happy to get your letter. Thank you for asking me what I want on my birthday. Uncle, all my friends have wrist watches. I don't have one. So,on my birthday, please give me a watch. I shall take good care of it. Your loving nephew/niece Name_________. Lesson 6 Exercise 1 Adjective. Kind

1. long Adj. of quality 2. my Possessive adj. 3. his Possessive adj. 4. This Demonstrative adj. 5. Which Interrogative adj. 6. our Possessive adj. 7. three Adjective of number

Exercise 2

1. He gave me her book. 2. Have you received your money? 3. The dog wagged its tail. 4. He was sitting in their car. 5. He has taken all the money from my purse. 6. There are no fruits in their garden. 7. My friend is opening a shop near our house.

Exercise 3 1. Adjective of quantity 2. Adjective of quantity 3. Adjective of quality 4. Demonstrative adjective 5. Interrogative adjective 6. Possessive adjective 7. Adjective of number 8. Adjective of quantity

Exercise 4

1. little 2. What 3. famous 4. Those 5. These 6. Your 7. three 8. Which

Exercise 5

1. many 2. much 3. some 4. much,many 5. some 6. some 7. Some 8. much

Exercise 6

1. beautiful 2. curly 3. hot 4. unripe,sweet 5. big,huge,famous,skilled 6. bright ,light 7. some, five.

CLASS –FOURTH

SUBJECT – ENGLISH I

Story- Belling the Cat

I. Once there lived many mice in a farmer’s house. They ate a lot of grains. The farmer brought a cat to catch the mice. The

mice were worried. They held a meeting to drive away the

cat.

II. They decided to tie a bell around the cat’s neck. So that the mice would hear the cat coming.

III. Then one old wise mouse asked, “Who will bell the cat”? There was no reply .

Moral – Easy to say hard to do.

Forms of the Verb

i. Drink - Drank – Drunk

ii. Begin - Began - Begun

iii. Swim - Swam - Swum

iv. Run - Ran - Run

v. Become - Became - Become

vi. Sing - Sang - Sung

vii. Ring - Rang - Rung

viii. Fly - Flew - Flown

ix. Blow - Blew - Blown

x. Know - Knew - Known

CH-9

VERBS –TENSES AND THEIR FORMS

LETTER 4 (PAGE 110)

From a student to the Headmaster.

To

The Headmaster,

St. Joseph’s Convent School,

Moga.

Dear Sir,

My father is coming to see me today. You are requested

to allow me to go to the railway station to receive him.

Please grant me leave for two days so that I can be with

my father.

Thanking you for your kindness.

Yours obediently,

Name -

Class -

Date - 22 July 2020

Class 4th

Essay

LIFE IN A VILLAGE

People living in the villages lead a simple life. In the village , a day starts early morning with thecrowing of the rooster. People wake up and start their daily work.

Most of the men go out for work , while the women do their household tasks. Children get readyand go to the schools. The males are mostly involved in farming. They work hard to grow cropsfor the country .

Cycles are the most common means to travel from home to work place. That is why there isless air pollution in villages. All in all life in a village is slow yet peaceful.

Three forms of verbs (11 to 20)

11. Go Went Gone

12.Be Was Been

13.See Saw Seen

14.Sleep Slept Slept

15. Keep Kept Kept

16. Smell Smelt Smelt

17.Learn Learnt Learnt

18. Build Built Built

19.Sent Sent Sent

20.Shoot Shot Shot

Class – IV

Subject – English II

Lesson – 5 (THE MAGIC POT)

(A) Read these sentences and answer the questions:-

1) ‘’ Tonight we will send you to your wife in a dream.’’

Ans. (a) The Yaksha said these words to Subhadatta.

Ans. (b) Because they had asked Subhadatta to work for them for a month.

Ans. (c) In the dream Subhadatta would tell his wife that he was safe.

2) ‘’ Let us have a ……………………………………………the food comes from.’’

Ans. (a) Subhadatta said these words to his wife.

Ans. (b) Because he had received a magic pot from Yakshas.

Ans. (c) Because he was afraid that someone would steal the pot.

(B) Answer these questions :-

Ans.1 Subhadatta was poor woodcutter and his legs trembled with fear because he was afraid from

Yakshas.

Ans.2 Subhadatta went with the yakshas because they offered him work and promised him that he

would never go hungry again.

Ans.3 Subhadatta got a magic pot as a reward for his hardwork.

Ans.4 Subhadatta used it to produce clothes and jewels for his family and then used it to produce a

feast for his neighbours.

Ans.5 Subhadatta brought the pot out to boast about it. As he danced around with pot, it slipped and

broke.

(C) Think and answer :-

Ans.1 Yes, he was sorry for his action. ’’if only I had not been foolish enough to boast about the pot, it will still be here. What a fool I am !

Ans.2 We learnt that it is foolish to be boastful and proud.

LESSON – 5

DICTATION WORDS WITH MEANINGS

1. Fortune - luck

2. Tale - story

3. Legends - notable people

4. Trembling - shaking

5. Gently - softly

6. Gladly - happily

7. Drew - pulled

8. Grinned - smiled

9. Curious - eager

10. Boasting - showing off

Chapter -6

The Rarest Animal Of All

ANSWER KEY

A. .Read the sentences and answer the questions.

1.

a. The pushmi-pullyu said these words to the monkeys.

b. The monkeys asked the pushmi-pullyu to go with Dr Dolittle and be put on show in the land ofmen.

c. The pushmi-pullyu almost began to cry.

2.

a. Dab dab the duck was speaking to Dr Dolittle.

b. She wanted the listener to be sensible about making a new boat.

c. After listening to these words Doctor agreed pushmi-pullyu would be a nice new kind of pet.

B. Answer these questions .

1. A pushmi-pullyu was an animal. They had no tail but a head at each end and sharp horns oneach head.

2. Because one half of pushmi-pullyu slept at a time .The other half always be awake andwatching.

3. They explained him that he would not be locked in a zoo but would just be looked.

4. He suggested to doctor that he should take the pushmi-pullyu home with him.

5. In the end, pushmi-pullyu decided to go with the doctor .Dr promised him if he did not likethat place, he would send him back.

C. Think and answer.

Yes, I found this story funny.

Examples are:-

1. When the pushmi-pullyu shook both his heads and said you.

2. When the Dab Dab asked how the pushmi-pullyu made up its mind.

Class:-4th Subject:-English 2(literature) Lesson 7 Word meanings:-

1. Scribe.---A person who copies 2. Stalled over.--- Went to 3. Gasped... in a falling voice---Spoke with difficulty 4. Sat in silent despair---sat feeling helpless and hopeless 5. Utter ruin---too much poverty 6. Tale of woe---story of hardship 7. Huzoor-----sir 8. Debt---owed money 9. Met his match--- met someone equal

B. Question / answers

1. The scribe was proud that he had never borrowed a single paisa. 2. The scribe's greatest worry was his fear of borrowing money. 3. The scribe's wife told the story to her friends and they repeated it to their husbands.

This was how the story spread and the moneylender heard it. 4. The scribe's wife suggested that they should go to Raja Birbal for help. 5. Birbal brought a bag of gold coins and counted out a hundred. Next he placed a large

mirror in front of the coins and told the scribe to call the moneylender.

C. Think and answer 1.Birbal told the moneylender that he could take all the coins in the mirror, in return for a dream loan.The moneylender then realised that he had met his match.

Book Exercise

A.-------------------------- 1. 4 2. 1 3. 6 4. 5 5. 3 6. 2

D.------------------------

1. e 2. f 3. d 4. c 5. b 6. a

E. ---------------------------

1. (a) shone brightly 2. (b) charge for the money lent 3. (b) circulated 4. (b) collapsing 5. (a) devastation

F.-------------------------

1. bad dream 2. staggering 3. groan 4. upset 5. sparkling

G. -------------------------

1. has 2. is 3. were 4. is 5. were 6. have

H. ---------------------------

1. (a) V (b) N 2. (a)V (b) N 3. (a) N (b) V

ST. JOSEPH’S CONVENT SCHOOL

CLASS – FOURTH

SUB – ENG II

Ch 8 – Miss Rottenmeier has a hard day

Dictation Words

1. Puzzled - Confused

2. Maid - Lady-Servant

3. Arrived - Reached

4. Gazing - Staring

5. Chose - Selected

6. Demanded - Asked For

7. Creature - Living Being

8. Timid - Coward

9. Choked - Blocked up

10. Reply - Answer

A. Read these sentences and answer the questions.

1. “What has happened?”

Ans:-

a. Miss Rottenmeier said these words to tutor and Clara.

b. The speaker is referring to commotion caused by Heidi in

library.

2. “She must not be punished.”

Ans:-

a. She is Heidi.

b. Because she accidentally caught the tablecloth and pulled

everything down.

3. “… is a piece of naughtiness that deserve punishment !”

ANS:-

a. Miss Rottenmeier said these words to Heidi.

b. To go out without permission is referred to a piece of

naughtiness.

c. The reply was ‘Meow!’ 4. “What do you mean by such rudeness?” cried Miss

Rottenmeier.

Ans:-

a. The kittens in Heidi’s pocket mewed Miss Rottenmeier thought that it was Heidi who mewed. So, she was angry

about this rudeness.

b. I don’t think that Heidi was trying to be rude.

B. Answer these questions.

Ans 1. She wanted to see a blue sky and feel spring air. But Heidi was

unable to do so because of the thick curtains drawn across the

window.

Ans 2. Clara greeted Heidi with a friendly smile.

Ans 3. Heidi was asked to go to library to wait for a tutor.

Ans 4. Miss Rottenmeier rushed to the library because she had heard

a violent crash followed by shouts.

Ans 5. Miss Rottenmeier saw the table was overturned in the middle

of the floor with the stream of ink trickling across the room and Heidi

was nowhere to be seen.

Ans 6. Yes, Clara took Heidi’s side. She told Miss Rottenmeier that she did not mean to do it and she should not be punished.

Ans 7. Heidi went to climb a tall tower to see the pine tree in

afternoon.

Ans 8. Miss Rottenmeier was angry with Heidi because she thought

that Heidi was mewing at her. Heidi wanted to explain that it wasn’t her so she pulled out the kittens from his pocket.

C. Think and Answer.

Ans 1. The tutor was gazing at the overturned table in the middle of

the room and a stream of ink trickled slowly across the floor.

Ans 2. Yes, Miss Rottenmeier had a hard day because unknowingly

Heidi had creaed a lot of trouble for her throughout the whole day.

St. Joseph’s Convent School, Moga

Class:- IV

Subject:- G.Science

Chapter No:- 5 Adaptations in plants

Q.no1. What adaptations are seen in a cactus plant that helps it to survive in deserts?

Ans:- 1. Stem of cactus is green which carry out photosynthesis.

2. Stem is fleshy to store food and water.

3. Roots are well developed and go deep to search underground water.

4. They have spines instead of leaves to prevent loss of water.

Qno2. What are mangroves?

Ans: Mangroves are the plants which are found in marshy places like sea shore. They have breathing

roots. E.g: Kandelias, ceriops.

Qno3: How does a lotus plant adapt itself to live in water?

Ans: 1. Lotus has large saucer shaped leaves.

2. Its stem is long and hollow.

3. It has waxy waterproof coating to protect them from rotting.

Qno4. Why do underwater plants have long thin leaves?

Ans: To move easily with the flow of water.

Qno 5. How do plants living in the saline soils remove extra salt from their bodies?

Ans:- These plants remove extra salts from their bodies by depositing them in leaves which later dry up

and fall of the plant.

Think and answer:-

(a) Plants like animals can also go extinct. Why does it happen? Find out about atleast two such

plants.

Ans: Plants are getting extinct as they are not getting proper conditions to grow. E.g. calamites and

cooksonia (they are no longer found on earth)

St. Joseph’s Convent School, Moga

Class:- IV

Subject:- G.Science

Chapter No:- 4 Adaptations in animals

Qno. 5. Descibe the following terms in one or two sentences:

(a) Arboreal animals: - The animals that spend most of their time on trees are

known as arboreal animals. For eg. Lizards, squirrels etc.

(b) Amphibians:-The animals that can live both on land and in water are known as

amphibians. For e.g.: Frog, toads.

(c) Hibernation: - A very special adaptation found in the animals living in

extremely cold habitat, in which they sleep throughout the winter.

(d) Omnivores: - The animals that eat both plants and animals. For e.g.: Human

beings.

Qno. 6. Answer the following questions.

(a) Write a few lines about teeth of herbivores and carnivores.

Ans:- Herbivores:- They have sharp cutting or biting teeth in front and strong

grinding teeth at the back for chewing their food.

Carnivores:- They have sharp front teeth for biting or tearing flesh and the

broad teeth at the back to chew their food properly.

(b) How do hibernating animals get food in winters?

Ans:- These animals eat very well during summer and store a lot of fat in their

bodies. During hibernation they keep alive by using this stored fat.

(c) How are herbivores different from carnivores?

Ans(i) Herbivores are plant- eaters whereas carnivores are meat- eaters.

(ii) Herbivores have long and strong legs to walk long distances in search of

their food whereas carnivores have strong legs and sharp claws to catch their

prey.

(d) How are aerial animals adapted for their habitats?

Ans:- Adaptations of aerial animals:-

(i) They have wings to fly.

(ii) They have hollow, light bones.

(iii) They have feathers.

(iv) They have streamlined body.

(e) Why should we care for animals?

Ans:- (i) Animals are important to maintain the balance in nature.

(ii) Each animal plays a vital role in the food chain.

Think and answer:-

(a) Why have dinosaurs become extinct?

Ans: - Dinosaurs became extinct as they were unable to adapt to changed

sconditions.

ANSWER KEY

SUB. COMPUTER, STD. IV

L.2 - Computer inside the system unit

A. Tick the correct answer:

1. c. System Unit 2. b. CPU 3. c. Both a&b 4. b. RAM 5. b.SMPS

6. c. Disk

B. Write T for True and F for False statements:

1. True 2. False 3. False 4. False 5. True

C. Fill in the blanks:

1. Motherboard 2.Processor, Microprocessor 3.RAM 4. Sound 5. Ports

D. Write the full form of the following:

1. Central Processing Unit

2. Random Access Memory

3. Read Only Memory

4. Switched-Mode Power Supply

E. Differentiate between the following:

1. RAM: RAM is called the primary memory or main memory that

stores data and instructions temporarily in the computer.

ROM: Rom is the Read Only Memory. ROM stores data and instructions

that need to be permanent.

F. Answer the following questions:-

1. System Unit is a box like case that stands near the monitor. It protects

the internal electronic components from damage.

2. Motherboard is a large circuit-board inside the system unit.lt is also

known as system board or Main Board.

3. The faster the speed of the CPU, the faster the computer can operate. It is measured

in megahertz or gigahertz.

4. Ports are a number of holes and slots, into which you plug-in computer devices.

The name of some common ports are monitor port, speaker port , USB port etc.

G. Application based question:-

The computer stores information and other stuff in its memory.

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L.3 Windows- Customizing & Personalizing

A. Tick the correct answer:

1. a. Windows 2. c. Desktop 3. a. Control Panel 4. a. Pin to start 5. c. Gadgets

B. Write T for True and F for False statements:

1. True 2. True 3. True 4. False 5.True 6. False

C. Fill in the blanks:

1. Booting 2. Taskbar 3. Multitasking 4. Clock 5. Tile

D. Define the following:

1. Start Menu: A Start menu is used to access programs, files and computer settings.

2. Aero Peek: Aero peek button helps to minimize al your opened windows instantly

from your screen to view the desktop clearly.

3. Theme: Theme helps to change desktop background, screen saver and color scheme

all at once.

E. Answer in 1-2 sentences:

1. (i)Windows7 controls the overall activities of the computer.

(ii)Aero peek button helps to minimize all your opened windows instantly from your

screen to view the desktop clearly.

2. (i)All programs button.

(ii) Frequently used applications

(iii) Shortcuts for locations on your computer.

(iv)Shut Down button

3. Personalization window is used for customizing, decorating and configuring many

aspects of your Windows system.

4. Fill, Fit, Tile, stretch and Center

5. A gadget is a small program such as a clock or calculator that performs a specific

function.

F. Application Based Question:

He will add clock on his desktop.

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L-7 Word- Editing & Formatting

A. Tick the correct answer:

1. c. Insertion Point 2. c. Red 3. a. Thesaurus 4. b. Find 5. a. Points

B. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for false statements:

1. True 2. False 3. True 4. False 5. True

C.Fill in the blanks:

1. grammar 2. Thesaurus 3. Mini Toolbar 4. tOGGLE 5. Left

D. Differentiate between the following.

1. Copying Text: Copying a text means the text will remain at its original place and also

appear at the place where it is pasted.

Moving Text: Moving a text means the text will disappear from its original location and

appear at another location where it is pasted.

E.Answer the following questions:

1. Microsoft Word or Word is the one of the most popular word processing program,

which is used for creating, formatting and saving a document.

2. In Word, the text underlined with the red wavy line shows the spelling mistakes , and

the green wavy line shows the grammatical mistakes.

3. Thesaurus is a list of words grouped together containing synonyms and antonyms. It

helps us to increase our knowledge.

4. The five case options offered by Word. These are:

(i) Sentence Case: The first character in the sentence will be in uppercase and rest will be

in lower case.

(ii)Lowercase: All Characters will be in lowercase.

(iii) UPPERCASE: All characters will be in uppercase (capital letters).

(iv) Capitalize Each Word: First character of each word is capital, and the rest are small.

(v) tOGGLE cASE: The first character of the word is small, and rest are capital.

5. The Find Command is used to search for a particular word or text , and Replace

Command replaces the selected text or word with the new text.

6. Mini Toolbar is used to get quick access to common formatting commands.

F. Application based question:

He will get the deleted address back by Undo Command or Ctrl+z.

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Worksheet-1

A. Tick the correct answer:

2. a. Adapter

3. b. Stretch

B. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements:

2. True

3. True

C. Fill in the blanks:

2. AC , DC

3. right

D.Define the following:

2. ROM: ROM is the Read Only Memory. It stores data and instructions that need to be

permanent.

3. Gadgets:A Gadget is a small program such as a clock or calculator that performs a

specific function.

E. Differentiate between the following :

1. Screen Saver:The Screen Saver is the moving picture that appears automatically on

your computer.

Wallpaper: The background image that appears on your desktop is called wallpaper.

F.Answer the following questions:

2. Disk Drives are used for storing data, instructions and informations for future use.

For example: Hard disk drive, CD-ROM/DVD and Blu-ray drive.

3.The Taskbar Icons shows that some applications are running. The icon contains the logo

of the software application.

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Worksheet-2

A. Tick the correct answer:

3.c. Toggle

B. Write 'T' for True and 'f' for False statements:

3. False

C. Fill in the blanks:

3. Ctrl+H

D. Define the following:

3. Insertion Point: Insertion Point is the location where we will type our text.

F. Answer the following questions:

3. The Undo feature is used to reverse the actions we take while working in a document.

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