Reading Comprehension ( 5 Marks )
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THE INDIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL KUWAIT SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER ENGLISH MARKS SCORED SEC SEC SEC SEC TOTAL B Class : IV A B C D C 5 5 10 10 30 D ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL SECTION A - READING COMPREHENSION ( 5 MARKS ) I A. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions in complete sentences Kovalam is one of the most beautiful beaches in Kerala. This beach attracts tourists from all over India and abroad. On the shore there are tall green coconut trees. It enriches the beauty of the shore. On the west we can see the vast Arabian Sea. During the month of December and January there is a great rush of the tourists. The sea-shore is clean and tidy. The sun-set is a beautiful scene from the shore. According to the tourists, the beach is the coastal paradise of Kerala. Answer the following questions: (3x ½ = 1 ½ ) 1. Which sea can be seen on the west of Kovalam beach? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Where is Kovalam beach? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is the opinion of the tourists about the beach? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 A. Pick out the opposites of the following from the passage. (2 x ½ = 1) a. untidyX _______________ b.ugly X _______________ B. Pick out the words which have the following meaning: ( 2 x ¼ = ½ ) a. a person who goes on a tour - ______________________ b. the land at the edge of sea - ______________________ II. Read the poem carefully and answer the questions given below : Daddy Fell into the Pond Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey. We had nothing to do and nothing to say. We were nearing the end of a dismal day, And there seemed to be nothing beyond, Then Daddy fell into the pond! And everyone’s face grew merry and bright, And Timothy danced for sheer delight. “Give me the camera, quick, oh quick! He’s crawling out of the duckweed.” Click! Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee, And doubled up shaking silently, And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft, And it sounded as if the old drake laughed. Oh, there wasn’t a thing that didn’t respond WHEN Daddy fell into the pond! byAlfred Noyes I A. Tick the correct alternative: ( ¼ X 2 = ½) 1. Who fell into the pond? a. Mummy b. Daddy c. Old drake 2. Daddy crawled out of the _______________________. a. Lake b. river c. duckweed B. Write whether the following statements are True or False: ( ½ X 2 = 1 ) 1. Timothy clicked photographs with his camera. _________________________ 2. The gardener too fell into the pond. _________________________________ C. Give a rhyming word for the following words from the passage (¼ X 2 = ½ ) a. pond - _______________ b. bright - ______________ SECTION B— CREATIVE WRITING ( 5 MARKS ) Picture composition 1. Look at the picture of the busy street below and fill in the blanks. (2) THE BUSY STREET The ___________ near my house is very crowded. There is always a lot of traffic.________ ,_______ vans and motorbikes race down the street. A __________ ___________ controls the vehicles. He is on duty the whole day.He is good at his job.People follow ___________ rules.They wait for vehicles to ____ before crossing the street. So there have been no_____________ on the street. 2.Read the passage given below. Then determine the order of events that took place in the story. (3) Mr. Matters and His Morning Exercises Mr. Matters was a very well liked neighbor that we had for years. One day he woke up and didn’t feel so well. He decided to go to see Dr. Jerome to see what the problem might be. Dr. Jerome was the best! Dr. Jerome did some blood work on Mr. Matters. He found that his blood contained very little vitamins and minerals. He recommended that Mr.Matters begin to eat more fruits and vegeta- bles. In addition, he wanted Mr. Matters to exercise three times a week for thirtyminutes every day. Mr. Matters wanted to feel better, so he followed the good doctor’s advice. Every morning he woke up, he followed the same routine. First, he ate a grapefruit and drank a glass of water. He would then walk two miles. He would end off with a full body stretch. Then he would ride his bike to work. As months went on, Mr. Matters felt a ton better. He began helping Ms. Stewart prune her garden every night after work. As a form of payment, Ms. Stewart would always make Mr. Matters a healthy dinner. Place the events in order by using 1-6: ____ Mr. Matters went to the doctor ____ Mr. Matters helped prune Ms. Stewart’s garden. ____ He walked two miles. ____ He would ride his bike to work. ____ Mr. Matters did a full body stretch. ____ Mr. Matters ate a grapefruit. SECTION C GRAMMAR ( 10 MARKS ) I Fill in the blanks with the present perfect progressive tense of the verbs in the brackets ( ½ x 4 =2) 1. I ______________________________ (live ) in Canada for more than three years now. 2. John ____________________________ (work) for the government agency since his graduation. 3. Lately, Chris and Jade _____________________ (exercise) quite frequently. 4. It ______________________ (rain ) since morning. II Fill in the blanks with most suitable relative pronoun :- (½ x 3 = 1 ½ ) ( who, whom, which, whose, ) 1. I talked to the girl __________ car had broken down in front of the shop. 2. We often visit Bombay __________ is the business capital of India. 3. Chris _____________ I met yesterday , is my classmate. III Fill in the blanks with the correct homophone :- ( ¼ x3=1 ½ ) 1. (ring, wring ) a. ___________ these wet clothes. b. ___________ the bell. 2. ( die. dye) a. Many children __________ of malnutrition . b. He applied ______ to his hair. 3. ( deer, dear ) a. It was difficult to say bye to such a ___________ friend. b. ___________ is a hoofed animal. IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the brackets ( ½ x 3= 1 ½) 1. King Solomon is known for his ____________ . (wise) 2. The Rajputs are famous for their ____________ . (brave ) 3. I thanked him for his _____________. (generous) V. Complete each set of sentences with homonyms ( ½ x2=1) 1) a. Many flowers bloom in the ________________. b. We filled our bottles from a ______________________ in the middle of the forest. VI. Circle the odd one out. (¼ x 2= ½ ) 1. strange weird unfamiliar new 2. important deep main central VII. Complete these sentences using big , great or large (4x ½ =2) 1. A ____________________ number of people came for the cricket match. 2. He is making a __________________ mistake. 3. “Have a_____________ day ! ” said Mother . 4. A __________ fire broke out in the middle of the night. SECTION D LITTERATURE ( 10 MARKS ) I. Match the word with its meaning :- ( ½ x 2 =1) 1. hollow a. investigate 2. probe b. having empty space inside 1. _________ 2.__________ II. Fill in the blanks with the antonyms of the words in the brackets :- ( ½ X 2= 1 ) 1. often X __________________ 2. complete X ______________ III. Give the plurals of the words underlined :- ( ½ x 2 =1) 1. The story was quite interesting. _____________ 2. The child was excited to play with his new toy. _________ IV. Fill in the blanks with the past participle form of the verbs in the brackets :- 1. We had __________ (speak) to the manager last week. ( ½ x 2 =1 ) 2. She has ___________ (come) back home. V. Frame a sentence with the given words :- ( 1 x 1 = 1) 1. catch red – handed -________________________________________________________________________________ VI.Catch the reference :- ( 1 x 2 = 2) 1. “ Look ! I have made a coat for you ”, a) Who said this to whom? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ b) What was the colour of the coat ? On what occasion was it going to be worn ? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ VII. Answer the following :- ( 3 x 1= 3) 1. Who was Ichabod Crane ? Describe him. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why do you think the Crocodile had a cunning smile ? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Why did the Lady call the Dentist a twit ? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ .