Tuesday 29 August 2017

Class 4 - Reading Comprehension Worksheet.

ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, GOLCONDA
Revision Worksheet
CLASS-IV                                                                        
SUB-ENG                                                                         
READING COMPREHENSION
                                                                                                               
I- Read this paragraph and answer these questions
A woodpecker is a kind of bird. Woodpeckers are found all over the world except in the North and South poles, Australia, and New Zealand. There are over 200 different kinds of woodpeckers. The two largest woodpeckers, the Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-billed Woodpecker are most likely extinct. Animals that are extinct are no longer found on Earth. Woodpeckers have sharp bills for drilling into wood, and short, stiff tails which help prop them up against tree trunks and branches. Woodpeckers also have very long tongues, which help them get at insects deep within trees. Woodpeckers are often heard drumming loudly on trees before they are seen. Woodpeckers can even become pests if they learn to drum on siding of a house. Woodpeckers can easily be attracted to backyard bird feeders with sunflower seeds or suet. Suet is a kind of animal fat that is very tasty to woodpeckers and other birds.
 1.) Why do Woodpeckers Have Long Tongues?
 A.) So they can drum on trees.
B.) To get at insects on the ground.
 C. To get at insects within trees.
 D.) To eat seeds.

2.) When do woodpeckers sometimes become pests?
 A.) When they become extinct.
B.) When they drum on houses.
C.) When they eat suet.
D.) When they visit feeders.


 3.) Woodpeckers are often…..
 A.) heard before they are seen.
 B.) found in Australia.
C.) found in the North Pole
. D.) seen before they are heard.

 4.) The two largest woodpeckers in the world are ….
 A.) most likely no longer on Earth.
 B.) pests.
C.) found all over the world.
 D.) normally found at bird feeders
5.) Which is NOT true about woodpeckers?
 A.) They like suet.
 B.) They will come to bird feeders.
C.) They are only found in a few places in the world.
D.) They have short, stiff

II- Read this poem and answer below given questions.                                                     

She tosses me the ball. I toss it back to Sis.
She throws it really high: “Let’s see you catch this!” The sun is in my eyes!
Where IS that ball now? I’ve got to spot the ball and catch it somehow.
 I’m waiting and I’m waiting. My glove is waiting, too. I’m looking up, not looking down.
 I trip on my left shoe. I’m diving toward the ground.
My arms are stretched out straight.
 I open up my glove, but I’m afraid that I’m too late. I can’t believe my eyes.
I think I see the ball! It’s nestled in my glove;
 I caught it after all! I hear my sister cheering. She saw my super catch. But Fido stole the ball from me.

1. Chose another appropriate title for this poem.
 a. My Sister's Amazing Toss
 b. Fido's Bad Day
 c. My Amazing Catch
d. The Ball That Went Up, But Never Came Down

2. Name two reasons the girl had difficulty catching the ball.

3. What silly event happened in the last line of the poem?

4. What does the word nestled mean in line 10?
 a. fell from above
 b. held on by a little bit
c. rolling around
d. held snugly or tightly

5 - Write the synonyms of word look

                                                 

Class 5 - English Reading Comprehension and Creative writing

ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL GOLCONDA
Revision
CLASS: V          
SUB: ENGLISH          
READING
I Read the following passage carefully
An  angry king ordered his guards to put his minister in prison. The minister had argued with the king on some law and order issue. One day, the emperor made a visit to the prison. The minister was lost in his own world. The king told him, “I will release you on one condition. You need to bring me a horse that is neither white, nor black, nor brown, nor grey.” The minister was astonished at this demand. However, he agreed to this condition.
A week later, the minister came to the palace. “Have you found the horse?”, the king asked. “Yes, my Lord,”the minister replied. “But I will show him to you only auspicious day.” The king agreed. “Let me know the next auspicious day.” The minister replied, “ I will show you the horse on any day, other than Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.” The king burst out laughing. He was cleverly outsmarted by his minister. The minister was released and promoted to the next higher position.
Answer the questions that follow.                                                                     
1.  The argument between the king and the minister was related to
a)     law and order issue.
b)    remuneration issue.
c)     conquest and defeat issue.
d)    religious issue.

2.Why didthe king order his guards to put his minister in the prison?

3. The minister was astonished at king’s demand because
a)     all horses are either black or brown or grey or white.
b)    there were no horses in the kingdom.
c)     there was no time to find the horse that the king wanted.
d)    it was very easy to find the horse that the king wanted.

4. Write the antonym and synonym of reward


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5.  Why did the king laugh?
a)     He understood  the foolishness of his demand.
b)    He liked the joke that the minister cracked.
c)     He felt that the minister was being foolish.
d)    He knew that the minister would go back to prison.
6. You outsmart a person when
a)     act cleverer than him.
b)    you act more cunning than him.
c)     You outwit him
d)    You are overcome by him.
II Read the following poem carefully                                                      
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.                                             Oh wind, why do you never rest, Wandering , whistling to and fro,        
Bringing rain out of the west  From the dim north bringing snow?                  
Answer the following questions                                                               
a. Suggest a suitable title for the poem.
b.  Pick out two Pronouns from the poem. 
c. The wind is never at rest. What does it do? 
d. Find a pair of rhyming words from the poem.

                                                Creative writing                              
I.                   You stay at a hostel. Write a letter to your younger brother/sister telling him/her about your life a hostel. Also ask him/her to study well, and take care of your parents.