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Atomic Energy Education Society

Annual Examination-2022-23
Class: IV Time: 3 hours

Subject: English Marks: 80

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To be filled by the student

Student’s Name: _________________________________________________

Name of the School: ______________________________________________

Class/Sec.: ______ Roll no.: _________Date of examination: ______________

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To be filled by the teacher

Invigilator’s Sign : ___________________________________

Examiner’s Sign : ___________________________________

Marks Obtained : ____________________________________

Cross checker’s Sign : ___________________________________

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General Instructions:

1. Answer all the questions.

2. Read each question carefully and answer neatly.

3. Marks are indicated against each question.

4. Answer sheet should not to be damaged or folded.

5. On completion of the examination, answer sheet must be handed over to the

invigilator.

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SECTION A

READING -20 MARKS

Seen Passage

I.A) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below.

A learned Pundit once visited the court of Akbar. He told the King and his
courtiers that he had mastery over many different languages. The Pundit could
speak many languages fluently. He was so fluent that no one could find out
what his mother tongue was. He challenged everybody at the court to name his
mother tongue. When everyone failed, the challenge was taken up by Birbal.

1. Who came to Akbar’s court? (1)

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2. How did the Pundit challenge everybody at the court ? (1)

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3. What is your mother tongue? (1)

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4. Tick the right answer. (1)

‘I visited the court of Akbar’ means –

(a) You always live there.

(b) You came there for a short time.
(c) You were born there.

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5. Complete the sentence. (1)

The Pundit could speak _______________________________________.

I.B) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below.

Once upon a time, an old carpenter bought a very queer piece of wood. As he
used his plane on it, he heard a little laughing voice say, “Stop! You’re tickling
me.” The old man was puzzled by the voice. He said, “This is a strange piece of
wood. What shall I do with it? I think I’ll make it into a puppet.” He set to
work, and as the puppet boy took shape, the old man said, “He must have a
name. I will call him Pinocchio.”
1. What did the carpenter buy ? (1)

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2. What did he make out of it ? (1)

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3. What did he call his puppet ? (1)

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4. Write the short form of. (2)

i) I will - _______________

ii) you are - _______________

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Unseen passage
II. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follows.

Once two frogs played near a pot of cream. They decided to look into the pot
and fell into it. They couldn't get out of the pot. So, they swam round and round
in the cream.

One of them is afraid and said, “Oh, this is the end of my life!" - It stopped
swimming and sank. But the second frog is brave and clever. He swam and
swam and beat the cream with its little feet. The cream became a ball of butter.
The frog jumped on the ball of butter and got out of the pot.

A) Tick the correct answer. 1X2=2

1. The words that describe the second frog are _______________
a) brave and clever
b) timid and shy

2. What would you tell the people who are in trouble?

( Tick the correct answer)
a) Face the difficulties bravely and never give up
b) Accept defeat and never try

B) Fill in the blanks with a suitable word. 1X2=2

1. The two ______________ played near a pot of cream.

2. The second frog beat the cream with its little __________________.

C) Write the past tense of the words given below. 1X2=2

sink - ______________ swim - _______________

D) Write the opposites of the words given below. 1X2=2

clever x ______________ near x _______________

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E) Pick out any two describing words from the passage. 1X2=2

______________________ ______________________

SECTION-B: TEXTUAL QUESTIONS (10 MARKS)

POETRY

I) Answer each question in a complete sentence.

1. From where did the naughty boy come ? (1)

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2. Name any four flowers that you would like to grow in your garden. (2)

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3. What did the books in the library look like ? (2)

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PROSE

II) Answer each question in a complete sentence.

1) Why did grandfather give the children money? (1)

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2) What did the boy make with the branches and trunk of the tree? (2)

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3) Who said to whom? (2)

“Stop! You’re tickling me.”

Answer : _______________________ said to ________________________.

SECTION-C: CREATIVE WRITING (10 MARKS)

GENERAL
I. Describe the given picture in a paragraph of 5 – 6 sentences using the
clues given in the help box. (5)

librarian books shelves children reading

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BASED ON LESSONS
II. Describe Hiawatha, his home and friends in 5 – 6 sentences. (5)
You can use the clues given in the box.

Nokomis wigwam Red Indian chickens

lodges brothers acorns birds timid
beavers rabbit squirrel swiftly reindeer

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SECTION-D: GRAMMAR (15 MARKS)

I) Do as directed.
1. Fill in the blanks choosing the suitable option. 1X3=3

i) ____________________ comes first, wins.

a) Whenever b) Whoever c) Wherever

ii) Ramesh was a farmer. He wanted to sell ______ goats and sheep.

a) I b) his c) her

iii) I love oranges. So, I ate an _______________. (oranges/orange)

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2) Add ‘ing’ to form a new word. 1X2=2

i) read - ___________________ ii) laugh - ___________________

3) Choose the correct answer. 1X2=2

i) This sum is _________________. (write / right)

ii) The King sits on the _____________________. (thrown / throne)

4) Circle the silent letter. 1X2=2
know hour
5) Punctuate the sentence and rewrite it. 1X2=2
i) are you going to the market
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ii) on monday i will go to school
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6) Make new words and complete the sentences. 1X2=2
i) Throw the ball _________________. ( slow )
ii) Do your work __________________. ( neat )
7) Complete the sentence by writing ‘and’ or ‘or’ in the blank. 1X1=1
i) Do you like stories about animals ________ adventure stories?

ii) Circle the describing word. 1X1=1

i) The peacock is a beautiful bird.

SECTION-E: VOCABULARY (10 MARKS)

1. Give one word or another word for. 1X2=2

i) A person who sells groceries - ______________________
ii) A place where food is cooked - ______________________
2. Write two words ending with ‘ell’ 1X2=2
For example: sell
_________________ _________________

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3. Write two words that you can make from ‘PINOCCHIO’ 1X2=2

_________________ _________________
4. Choose the correct answer. 1X2=2

i) The word ‘galore’ means ______________________________.

a) in few numbers b) in large numbers

ii) ‘Make up your mind’ means ____________________________.

a) to decide b) to be surprised

5. Make opposites with the words using ‘dis’ or ‘in’. 1X2=2

i) respect x _____________ ii) capable x _____________

SECTION-F: SPELLING (10 MARKS)

I. Do as directed.
1) Circle the correct spelling. 1X3=3

i) a) nauty b) naughty c) notty

ii) a) sttump b) stoump c) stump
iii) a) fluent b) floent c) fluint
2) Unjumble the letters and make a meaningful words. 1X3=3
i) nwode r - ______________________
ii) riessto - ______________________
iii) pppuet - ______________________
3) Fill in the missing letters and complete the words. 1X3=3
i) m e __ __ y
ii) b __ __ k s h __ p
iii) s c h __ l a __
4) Write the word that means ‘finish’ using the given clue. 1X1=1

C __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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SECTION-G: HANDWRITING (5 MARKS)

I. Write the story given below in neat cursive handwriting.
People have been coming to the wise man, complaining about the same problems
every time. One day he told them a joke and everyone roared in laughter.
After a couple of minutes, he told them the same joke and only a few of them
smiled.
When he told the same joke for the third time no one laughed anymore.
The wise man smiled and said, “You can’t laugh at the same joke over and over. So
why are you always crying about the same problem?”

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