JAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL, RATLAM

Third Summative Examination 2014-15

Class- IV S.A.- 3

Time: 2.30 hrs Subject- English M.M. 60

Q.1 Reading section (A)

Read the passage and choose the correct answer to the questions given below:

The Sun is a star, just on of the billions of stars in the milky way Galaxy. Although it is very huge and can fit around 1,400,000 earths inside it, the Sun is smaller than the other stars. The Sun consists almost entirely of hydrogen and helium gas. At its centre, the temperature is very high and it helps in turning hydrogen helium gas. The Sun lies in the centre of the solar system and there are eight major planets of the solar system.

A) 1. Is the Sun a planet or a…………………… 2a)moon b) star c) sky d) sun

2. What lies at the centre of the solar system.

a) sky b) stars c) sun d) moon

B) Find words which mean the opposite of : 2

1. small-

a) huge b) big c) little d) tiny

2. dull-

a) bright b) shiny c) dark d) broad

Q.2 Read the poem and tick word :-

O, tree, so big and stout and strong. You’ve lived so very, very long ; A hundred years or more, I’m told, And yet you’re not so very old. A hundred secrets you could tell of children whom you love so well. Who came and set beneath your shade or underneath your branches played a hundred birds have built their nests; your leaves have softly kissed their breasts.

Your branches seem to touch the sky. Yet you were once as small as I.

A) 1.Who is the poet talking to- 4a) Birds b) tree c) children d) animals.

2. How is the tree useful to birds-

a) to sleep b) make nests c) live on d) fly over

B) Choose the correct opposites for each blank –

1. O, tree, so big and stout and (weak).

a) long b) thin c) strong d) wide

2. Who came and sat……………your shade (above)

a) under b) on c) below d) it

Q.3 Read the para and complete the exercises given below: -

The snail leaving the safety of a rocky ledge , set out on his long journey across a bushy path. The grass is greener on the other side for the tender leaf or juicy stem. He’ll brave the hazards of the road. Not made to dodge or weave or run.

He must wait each threatening step. Changing his luch. Keeping his tentacles crossed. Though all unaware of the dangers of being squashed.

A) 1. Underline he adjectives and circle the nouns :- 2a) On his long journey.b) Across a bushy path.

2. Write words from the para. Which mean the same :- 2

a) stop…………… b) crushed……………….

Section (B) Writing Section

Q.4 1) Write an application to your principal requesting him to let you go home early since you are unwell. 4

2) Para writing Holi.

Holi or the festival of colours is my favourite festival. The night before Holi. I buy colours and pichkaaries and get all the buckets ready to be used the next day. I wake up early on that day of the festival and wear clothes which have been quite old. Then my dad and I mix colours in the buckets and fill our pichkaaris. I play Holi with my parents and friends. We have great fun and use only good quality colours which are not harmful for the skin. When we are completely covered with blue, green or pink colour, we return home and have a good bah.

Read the para and answer these questions. 4

a) Which festival is called the festival of colours ?

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b) What do you do on Holi ?

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c) What do you mix the colours in ?

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d) Who all do you play Holi with ?

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Section (C) Grammar Section

Q.5 A) Circle the correct prepositions :- 2

1. The cap-seller was sleeping (on/under) the tree.

2. The letter came (at/on) Saturday.

3. The school will reaopen (in/at) December.

4. They returned home (on/ at) at 8 O’clock.

B) Underline the conjunctions in the following sentences :- 2

1. He will come to day or next week.

2. I called him twice but he did not answer.

3. Jania is late to school because she missed the school bus.

4. It was very cold when we went for a walk.

C) Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the brackets :- 2

` 1. Monali ate the……………..cake (whole/ hole )

2. Write down the numbers on a……………of paper. (piece/ peace)

3. I have hurt my……………while climbing the hill (heel/ heal)

4. Everyone came………………Mrs. Verma. (accept/ except)

D) Punctuate the following sentences and use capital letters wherever necessary. 2

1. Who are you looking at?

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2. have you read the Ramayana.

Ans…………………………………………………………………………….

3. ramesh don’t talk in class.

Ans…………………………………………………………………………….

4. What a beautiful sight.

Ans…………………………………………………………………………….

E) Underline the adverbs :- 2

1. The baby is playing happily.

2. Meena calls me often.

3. Someone is waiting for you outside.

4. I will go there.

Section (D) Literature Section

Q.6 A) Fill in the blanks with the correct adverbs from the box. 4

(angrily, everywhere, inside, fast )

1. Farah writes……………yet her hand writing is so neat.2. Meenal shook the bag to make sure that there was nothing.3. Puneet shouted………….4. The shephered looked……………….for his lost sheep.

B) Tick the correct answer from the brackets :- 4

1. The (bear/ bare) growled.

2. She (red/ read) a book.

3. He looked a ticket and paid the ( fair/ fare )

4. There are three (pears/ pairs ) of twins in my school.

C) Write T for True and F for False and correct the false statements. 2

1. The King believed that chatura could read minds…………….

2. The carpenter in the forest had flies breezing around his mouth.

3. The King and Chatura saw a hunter in the forest.

4. Chatura was a man of keen observation.

D) Match the words : 2

1. rose a) estates

2. mango b) orchord

3. apple c) groves

4. tea d) garden

Q.7 Read this short passage from the poem and circle the prepositions. 6

The children ran around the swings and through the park Between the bushes and among the people, Behind the trees and up the hill. They went past the sheep. Down the hills and across the lawns straight into their homes, in time for dinner and a good sleep.

1. Where did the children run ?

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2. Where did they run ?

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3. Who did they pass ?

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Q.8 Answer the following questions short answers :- 6

1. Why was the man not hungry ?

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2. How old do you think the tree is ?

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3. What has God given the little birds ?Ans…………………………………………………………………………….4. What brightens up the sky ?

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5. How did Helen Keller become deaf and behind ?

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6. Why do you think things look different to a fly ?

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Q.9 Long answers :- ( answer any 2) 6

1. Was the king a wise man ? Give reasons for your answer ?

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2. What are the things mentioned in the poem ? (The fly )

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3. Who was Chatura ? What do you know about him from the story?

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