JAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL, RALTMA

S.A. I
Subject- English
Class- III (50 Marks)
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Section – A (10)

I Unseen passage:-

Read the story and choose the correct answer: 5

One day, a poor wood cutter goes to cut wood near a river. While cutting
wood, his axe slips from his hand and falls into a river. On losing his axe, the
wood-cutter begins to cry. On hearing his cry, a fairy appears before him with a
golden axe. “Is this axe yours?” She asks. “This is not mine”, replies the wood
cutter. The fairy then dives into the water and appears with a silver axe. “Is this
axe yours?” She asks. “This is not mine”, replies the wood cutter. The fairy
again dives into the water and this time she appears with an iron axe. The wood
cutter becomes very happy to see the axe and tells the fairy that the axe is his.
The fairy becomes very pleased with the wood cutter for his honesty and gives
him the golden and silver axes as a gift along with his iron axe.

1. While the wood cutter cuts wood near the river his_______falls into the
river –
a) Food____ b) axe____ c) wood____ d) clothes____
2. Who appears before the wood cutter a ____
a) Witch____ b) fish___ c) fairy____ d) crocodile__
3. The fairy was pleased with the wood cutter’s_____
a) goodness____ b) honesty___ c) kindness____ d) selfishness___
4. The fairy dives into the water and pulls out______
a) Wooden axe____ b) a stone___ c) a fish____ d) an iron axe___
5. To jump into water means :
a) Swim___ b) dive___ c) walk_____ d) run_____

II Read the poem, and answer the questions : 5

Who has seen the wind,

Neither I nor you,
But when the leaves hang trembling.
The wind is passing through
Who has seen the wind.
Neither you nor I
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by
Have you seen the wind ?
 Q.1 What happens to the leaves when the wind blows ?

Q.2 What happens to the trees when the wind blows?

Q.3 Can you see the wind or feel it?

Q.4 Find words from the poem which rhyme with:

a) been=______ b) my=________

c) beds=______ d) breeze=______

Q.5 Make sentence in your own words :-

a) trees = b) wind=

Section –B (10)

I Write a letter to Reema saying you wont be able to attend her B/day party.
Choose words from the box to complete it.
Day, Happy Birthday, my exams, able to attend, for , your
youryour.
25, New Market
Ratlam M.P.
20 August, 2015

Dear Reema,

Thank you _________ _________ invitation. But I am sorry. I wont be _____

___ ________ because I have _____ _________.

I wish you “A very _________ _______. And hope you will enjoy the _____.

With love

Your friend

(Name)____________

II Write 5 Lines on the Cow. 5

Section –C (Grammar ) (10)

I Underline the nouns in the story : 3

Five mice live happily in a big house. But one day the master of the house
brings a cat to scare them. The mice get scared, they stay in their holes. So then
they hold a meeting. They think of many ideas, but none of them are useful.
 Finally they think of a plan and put a bell around the neck of a cat. But then not
even one mice agrees to take the risk of going near the cat.

II From compound words by joining column 1 with 2. 2

1 2
i) Air a) machine
ii) Study b) line
iii) Clothes c) table
iv) Washing d) conditioner

III Give the plurals of :- 2

1) Apple 3) child
2) Box 4) doll

IV Match the male with the female :- 3

i) Horse a) peahen
ii) Lion b) hen
iii) Cock c) lioness
iv) Peacock d) cow
v) Bull e) queen
vi) King f) mare

Section- D (5)

I Fill in the blanks with the correct words : 2.5

1) The north wind felt_______that he had blown the bag out of the boy’s hand
a) sorry b) proud
2) The boy had to rub the ram’s______to get a piece of gold.
a) horns b) wool
3) When the boy woke up in the morning, the ram was______
a) missing b) sleeping
4) The innkeeper had kept the______in the kitchen.
a) ram b) table cloth
5) The stick________the boy’s command.
a) obeyed b) north wind
II Add ly to the words to make new words : 2.5

a) Angry =_______ d) Brave=_________

b) Hungry=_______ e) Sound=_________
c) Quick=_________

Section – E (15)

I a) Answer the following : ( One sentence) 3

1) What did Mitsy eat from the kitchen cupboard?

2) Name the helpers that Tommy had ?

3) What food did the boy order as he spread out the table cloth ?

b) Two sentences - 6

1. What is the colour of the giant Panda’s fur ?

2. Where did the boy find the ram?

3. What are the three dangers the mice came across in the city ?

c) Answer in brief :- (any 2 ) 6

1. How was the innkeeper punished ?

2. Who are the greatest enemy of the Panda and why ?

3. Where was Akbar ? Who was with him ?

 JAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL, RALTMA
S.A. I
Subject- English
Class- IV (50 Marks)
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I. Section- A (10)
Read the passage and tick (  ) the correct answer : 5
Heidi was awakened next morning by a shrill whistle. As she opened her
eyes, a beam of sunlight came through the hole in the wall, making the hay
shine like gold. At first, she could not think where she was, then she heard
her grand father’s deep voice outside and remembered joyfully that she had
come to live in the mountains. She had been glad to leave old Ursula, who
was very deaf and felt the cold so much that she sat all day by the kitchen
fire or the living room stove.
1. In the passage given above Heidi is a-
a) Verb______ c) adjective_____
b) Noun_____ d) pronoun_______
2. Which of the following is the correct spelling of ‘awekaned’ ?
a) Awackaned______ c) awakened________
b) Awkened_______ d) awekened________
3. Which of the following can replace the word ‘beam’ in the passage given
above ?
a) Light_______ c) ray______
b) Wooden stick_____ d) torch_____
4. Complete the following sentence______then she_____her grand father’s
deep voice.
a) Saw______ c) repeated______
b) heard______ d) listened
5. ‘Ursula’ in the above given passage is the name of a –
a) mountain______ c) store______
b) An old lady_____ d) lad________

II Comprehension :-

Read the poem and answer the questions : 5

May there always be tigers. In the jungles and tall grass. May the tigers
roar be heard, May his thunder. Be known in the land. At the forest pool, by
moon light. May he drink and raise his head.
Scenting the light wind.
May he crouch low in the grass.
When the herdsmen pass.
And slumber in dark caverns.
 When the Sun is high.
May there always be tigers.
But not so many, that one of them.
Might be tempted to come into my room in search of a meal!
Q.1 Name the animal in the poem ?
Q.2 Where do we find tigers ?
Q.3 What is the tiger’s thunder ?
Q.4 What does the tiger smell ?
Q.5 Where does the tiger sleep?
Section- B ( 10 mark)

I. Write a letter to the Principal requesting him to let you go home early since you
are unwell. 5
II. Summary of poem : 5
The lion and the mouse :
Tick () the correct words in the brackets to complete the poem :
Once, a hungry lion ( was hunting/ was sleeping) in the woods, in search of (
fruits/ food). While doing so, he got( caught/ shot) in a net. He (tried/ growled)
to free himself but could not do so. A tiny mouse ( came/ went) out of its hole
and ( saw/ looked ) the lion. It (stared /nibbled ) at the cords of the net. The
cords gave way and the lion was (set free/tied ) This shows that we should not.
(cry/ laugh) at little creatures. Even mighty and strong creatures may
(need/feed) the help of weak and small ones.
Section- C Grammar ( 10 mark )
I. Guess who I am ? 3
1. I cut hair .
2. I catch fish.
3. I fly aeroplanes.
4. I act.
5. I mend shoes.
6. I mend taps and pipes.
II. Under line the common nouns and circle proper nouns : 2
1. I will visit Europe in January.
2. My birthday is in December.
3. The Leopard has black spots on its body.
4. Vishesh and Vishal play cricket in the park.
III. Write the plural form of the nouns given in the brackets :- 2
1. The_______(leaf) of the trees have dried up.
2. The______( fairy) were trapped by the witch.
3. The_______(mouse ) ate all the cheese in the tin.
4. The_______(child) are playing in the garden.
IV. Rewrite the following by changing the nouns from feminine to masculine
gender : 3
1. The new actress is my sister.
2. My mother has gone to the market.
3. The daughters took care of their mothers.
4. The princess had a pet tigress.
5. Madam, those girls are talking in the class.
6. She is a doctor is this hospital.
Section – D ( 10 mark)

I. Tick ( ) the correct answer : 2

1. What did the old woman wish to eat for supper ?
a) Apples_______ b) plums______ c)Apple-pie_____
2. What did the old woman get in exchange of feathers ?
a) More feathers____ b) bread_____ c) plumjam_____
3. Why were the mother and children unhappy ?
a) They had no money to buy food______
b) The wanted apples._______
c) They had lost their dog_______
4. What did the old man wish for ?
a) A little dog_______ b) a porch______ c) a home______
II. Write the opposite of these words : 2
1. Free = 3. Strongest=
2. Unpleasant= 4. Tiny=
III. Answer in one sentence : 6

Q.1 Where did the clouds go in summer ?

Q.2 Where does the butter fly come from ?
Q.3 What did Dick send to Africa ?
Q.4 Why every thing that Grandma does is special ?
Q.5 Why was the mountain filled with delight ?
Q.6 What did the old woman have to eat in her house ?
Section – E (10 mark )

I. Answer in brief : 4
Q.1 Where did grandpa take the author ? 1.5
Q.2 What according to the old woman, was a good bargain ? 1.5
Q.3 What does grandma take time to do ? 1

II. Long answers : ( any 2 )

Q.1 What surprise did the captain give Dick ?

Q.2 What happened when the mountain cried ?
Q.3 What did grandpa do when he found out about the snake ?
 JAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL, RALTMA
S.A. I
Subject- English
Class- V (50 Marks)
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Section – A (10)

II. Comprehensions:-
Read the passage carefully and tick () the correct answer:- 5
Gip, my young boy, was fascinated by magic . And the magic shop down
the road attracted him very much. I had see the magic shop from afar several
times . The shop windows was full of magic balls , magic hens , wonderful
cones and packs of cards. But never had I thought of going in until one day
Gip hauted me by my finger, right up to the window. There was nothing I
could do but take him in .
“If I was rich ,” said Gip , pointing a finger at the magical Disappearing
Egg. “I’d buy my self that . And that,” he said , pointing to the Magic Bottle.
It was no common shop that – “it was a magic shop. ”It was not well lit,on
the floor were magic mirrors. One made you look long and thin and another
short and fat. We stood laughing at the mirror.
1. What is this extract mainly about ?
a)The joy of magic ----------- (b) a magic shop ----------

(c) magic tricks ------------

2. What does the passage suggest is the relationship between the narrator and
Gip ?
a) father and son. ----------(b) brother ----------------
c) friends .--------------
3. Which of the following words describe the shop ?
a) short and fat ---------- (b) long and thin.-------------
(c) narrow and not well lit ------------
4. What made Gip and the narrator laugh ?
a) magic mirrors ------------- (b) the keeper ---------------
(c) the ‘Disappearing Egg’. ------------
5. Circle the words that are similar in meaning to the words in capital.
1. FASCINATED = a) enchanted b) repelled c) in different
2. AFAR = a) closed by b) not for c) at a distance
3. HAULED = a ) haunted b) captured c) dragged
 4. COMMON = a) ordinary b) pleasant sensitive
II Unseen passage

Read the story and answer the questions. 5

Once in a small country people decided to find out what the parents really liked
the most . A Competition, was organized . It would use the latest invention of
professor Crank – Shafte: the Gladometer.To date , The Gladometer was the only
machine that could measure joy and happiness So one by one the children
demonstrated their own particular talents to their parents. The meter faithfully
measured their parents reactions.

One boy turned up with a trained dog, the dog sang and danced, A girl came
and played the violin like an angel , and an intelligent boy came and read his very big
book. The parents happiness was plain to see. Finally, a boy came up carrying nothing
. The organizer asked him, What he was going to do, he simply said “Nothing” but I
am obedient, Then the machine measured such a high reading and vibrated violently
and finally exploded . The boy who had done nothing. Won all the prizes. That day for
solving the mystery of what pleases parents the most .

1. What was the latest invention of professor Crank – Shafte ?

2. What did the machine do?
3. Who won the competition ?
4. Why did he win it ?
5. What do parents like the most ?

Section: B (10 mark)

I. Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting Him to grant you 2
days leave .

II. Read the poem and answer the questions :- 5

When I ask my Mum; “Whats for tea ?” she smiles and says , “wait and see!” When I
ask Dad what thing he’s done , He smiles and says , “In a minute , son” .

When I ask my Gran if I can watch T.V.

“I’ll think about it,” she says to me . When I ask my Gramps about the good old days ,

“Now you’re asking,” he smiles and says

1. What does the poets mother ask him to do ?

2. What does the poet ask his father?
3. Why do you think the poets father says, “In a minute son ?”
4. What does the poets grandmother say when asked about watching TV ?
5. What does the poet want his grand father to do ?
 Section – C (Grammar) (10 mark)

I. Fill in the blanks with collective nouns : 2

1. Meena has lost the ---------- of keys.

2. The ---------- of ships was waiting at the port .

3. The --------- listened to the music spellbound.

4. A ------------ of dancers will perform at the events.

II Change the nouns to the plural forms :- 2

1. The child played with the woman .

2. The cat ran after the mouse.

3.The ox scared away the dog.

4. The soldier fought with the enemy .

III. Change the nouns from masculine to feminine gender :- 2

1. The king is riding a horse while the prince is playing alone .

2. The king loved the peacock .

IV. Underline the adjective and circle the nouns :- 2

1. The man is carrying a heavy box .

2. Tania has very long hair.
3. The woman is happy to get back the purse .
4. The man is walking with a brown dog.

V. Write a word that means the same as :- 2

1. Fill of interest ,---------------

2. Without fear ,
3. made of gold.
4. Fill of doubt.
Section: D (10 mark)
I. Answer in one or two sentences :- 5
1. What happened to the stream after the factory opened close by ?
2. Why are people working like this according to the poet ? (everyday)
3. What did the broom do to the witch at the end?
4. Where did Manza live ? In which continent was the village located?
5. When does the horse man gallop by ?
II. Answer in brief : 5
1. Where did the stranger think that Rishi was going why ? 1.5
 2. What work did the villagers do ?
3. How did Phillipippa realize that the broom had special power ?
Section- E ( 10 mark )
( Long answers ) (Write any 2)
1. Why did Rishi think that the stranger was hiding things in his overcoat ?
2. Manza worked hard to bring stories to all of us. What do you think of her ?
3. (Think and answer ) The crow and the village elder gave a reason why the
villagers were also to blame for polluting the stream ? (Write the reason in your
own words )

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