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
