Date: 19th to 23rd Sept. 2021

Class: IV

Subject: English

Class 4 - Portion for Term 1 Exam - October 2021 (20 Marks)

Reader

1. The Mice that Ate Iron (Seen Comprehension)

2. The Story of Fidgety Philip

Literature Reader

1. The Greatest Service (Seen Comprehension)

2. Captain Cook

Grammar

1. Countable Nouns and Uncountable Nouns

2. Gender

3. Adjectives

Creative Writing

1. Informal Letter Writing

Question Paper Pattern

1. Seen Comprehension ( 2 Passages)

2. Reader/Lit

3. Grammar

4. Creative Writing

Grammar - AdjectivesEx. A. 1. host

2. witch3. gentleman4.weather5. ice cream6. bed

7. relic8. sage9. road10. dancer11. bed12. encyclopedia

Ex. B. Complete on your own.

Ex. C. 1. helpful

2. grateful

3. intelligent

4. bold

5. beautiful

6. neat

Ex. D.

Ex. F. Complete on your own.

Ex. G. 1. rude,bad,strict,jolly

2. large,soft

3. brave,wicked,sad

4. fat,hot

5. best,honest

6. small,tall,juicy

Ex. H. 1. tall quiet

2. weak puny

3. bold young

4. foolish docile, compliant

5. rude dirty

6. bad

7. quietnoisy

8. big old

9. new closed

10. ugly big

11. weak kind

Ex. I. 1. all

2. any

3. little

4. enough

5. much

Ex. J. Complete on your own.

Ex. K. 1. two

2. dozen

3. couple

4. million

5. few

Reader - The Mice that Ate IronQ.1. Learn all meanings from glossary:Q.2. Answer the questions:(page 47.B)

1. Ans. Naduk decided to leave the city because he suffered terrible losses in his businessand he was in heavy debt.

2. Ans. Laksman was Naduk’s friend. He helped Naduk by keeping his iron beam safe withhim till Naduk returned.

3. Ans. Lakshman did not want to return Naduk’s heavy iron beam because he knew that itwould fetch a good price if he sold it.

4. Ans. According to Lakshman, the mice ate the iron beam.

5. Ans. Peace was restored in the end as the magistrate ordered Lakshman to return Naduk’sheavy iron beam while Naduk returned to his son Ramu. Both carried out the magistrate’sorders.

Reader -- The Story of Fidgety Philip

Q.2.Answer the questions:-1.What did Philip’s father want to see?Ans. Philip’s father wanted him to be a gentleman at the dining table.2. Why was his tone ‘earnest’?Ans. His tone was ‘earnest’ because he was setting an example of good behaviour.Q 3. How did Philip’s mother react when she saw him misbehave?Ans. Philip’s mother fretted and frowned.

Q4. What happened when Philip became rude and wild?Ans. Due to Philip’s wild behaviour his chair falls over and Philip also falls down.Q5. What makes matters worse?Ans. The matters got worse when Philip falls and catches the tablecloth with him.Q6. Where was Philip once he fell?Ans. Philip was on the ground with the tablecloth and everything on it lying over him.

Creative Writing - Informal Letter -1

Creative Writing- Informal Letter (Format/Layout)(Copy in your notebook)(Address of the sender)Block 12,Amman StreetSalmiya, Kuwait(leave a line)12th September, 2021(leave a line)(salutation)Dear Mom(leave a line)(Body of the letter)(introduction – beginning 2-3 lines)(content – main points 5-6 lines)(end – conclusion 1-2 lines)(leave a line)(Subscription)Yours lovingly(your name)

(Letter written in class)Q. Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her to your birthday party on 10th November, at 5:00p.m, at Pizza Hut.______________________________________________________________________________AT HOME PRACTICE – SUNDAY TO THURSDAY

Complete all the exercises in the grammar reader. Chapter - Gender

PLEASE NOTE- It is mandatory to complete the given practice sheets. Henceforth, (fromthe practice sheet - 4) the practice sheet should be printed, completed and filed separately.If you are unable to take a printout, you can write it on an A4 size paper. Do not stick thepractice sheet in the notebook.

SPELLINGS - PRACTICE

1. earnest2. grave3. wriggled4. declare5. tilted6. naughty7. screams8. fret and frown9. disgrace10. terrible11. gentleman12. giggled13. swung14. restless15. tumbling

Grammar Topic - Gender

Practice Sheet

I. Change the gender of the noun.

1. My sister lives in Nongpoh.

2. My grandmother is nearly eighty years old.

4. Mr. Bhatia’s niece is a software professional.

5. The queen prayed to the gods for rain.

6. The woman and her husband boarded the train at Nagpur.

7. The lord and his friend took care of the children.

8. Priya’s uncle and father are new reporters.

9. The waiter took our order for lunch.

10. The head mistress of the girl’s school is very strict.

Grammar Topic - Adjective

Practice Sheet

I. Underline the adjectives in the following sentences.

1. Lotus is a beautiful flower.

2. The teacher told us an interesting story.

3. Mumbai is a large city.

4. The elephant is the largest animal on land.

5. Ravi is an honest boy.

6. Raveena is a clever girl.

7. He does not have much patience.

8. I have bought some apples.

9. There has been sufficient rain this year.

10. There are several mistakes in this essay.