BOUDDHA MERIDIAN SCHOOL
FIRST TERMINAL MODEL QUESTION – 2016/17
Class: IV Subject: English-II F.M.: 75
Time: 2:15minutes P.M.: 30
Attempt ALL the questions.
1. Read the passage given below and do the activities that follow.
Little Screech Owl offered to go and get the fire. Screech Owl flew to the burning tree. The flames had created a lot of smoke. All that smoke went straight into his eyes. His eyes became red and he couldn't see well. He, too, returned to the waiting animals without the much needed fire. Horned Owl and Hoot Owl flew to the island together. But the fire was still burning fiercely and the smoke and ashes from it blinded both the owls and made rings around their eyes.
A. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. (5x1=5)
a.________ flew to the burning tree.
b. The flames had created a lot of _____________ .
c. Horned Owl and _____________ flew to the island together. d. The ____________ was still burning fiercely.
e. Little Screech Owl______________ to go and get the fire.
B. Pick out any five verbs in the past tense from the above given
passage. (5x1=5)
2. Read the passage given below and do the activities that follow.
One day, the eaglets began to cry and the mother eagle knew they were hungry. She left them and flew off in search of food. But she couldn't find anything close to where they lived, so she came back. At the mean time, the fox was out in search of food, leaving the cubs behind. As the eagle neared the tree, one of the fox cubs poked its head out of the hole in the ground. In a flash, the eagle swooped down, killed the cub and took it to her nest. She gave the meat to her babies and they ate it happily.
A. Write whether the given statements are 'True' or 'False'. (5x1=5)
a. The eaglets were crying for the food.
b. The mother eagle brought a mouse for the eaglets. c. The fox was out in search of food.
d. The fox killed the eaglets.
e. The fox cub was eaten by the eaglets.
B. Find the words in the passage which are opposite in the meaning
to the given words. (5x1=5)
a. stopped b. lose c. far d. took e. sadly
3. Pick out the proper nouns in these sentences. (3x1=3)
a. The Alps is the highest mountain in Europe. b. Zee and Sony are two popular channels.
c. Nano is a small car. It has been produced by Tata Motors.
4. Rewrite these sentences using capital letters for all the proper
nouns. (3x1=3)
a. shri rabindranath tagore wrote the gitanjali.
b. king prithvi narayan shah was the founder of modern nepal. c. december and january are the coldest months.
5. Complete the following with the collective nouns. (6x1=6)
a. a _______________ of lions b. a _____________ of keys c. a _______________ of cows d. a _____________ of books e. a _______________ of clothes f. a _______________ of bats
6. Fill in the blanks with the abstract nouns given in the box. (6x1=6)
Bravery happiness wisdom darkness growth childhood
a. We could not find his purse in the ______________________. b. Knowledge and _______________ are more precious than money. c. People still talk about the ______________ of the Gurkhas.
d. The _______________ of a plant depends on the sunlight. e. She spent her ___________ with her grandmother.
7. Write these group of words in the possessive forms. (5x1=5)
a. the song of the bird b. the dress of the baby c. the tails of the foxes d. a film for children
e. the uniforms of the drivers
8. Write down the plural forms of the following singular nouns. (12x0.5=6)
a. lady b. toy c. leaf d. roof e. foot f. child g. mouse h. ox i. woman j. sheep k. scissors l. news
9. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the following
adjectives. (6x1=6)
Positive Comparative Superlative
a. good _____________________ _________________ b. much _____________________ _________________ c. little ______________________ __________________ d. bad ______________________ __________________ e. intelligent ______________________ __________________ f. difficult _______________________ __________________
10. Write a paragraph on any one of these topics. (10)
a. My School b. My Mother
c. My Favourite Game
11. Write a dialogue between two friends talking about their likes
and dislikes. (10)
The End
First Terminal Examination – 2016
Model Question
Marking Scheme
Class : 4
Subject : English --II
Q.no. 1. Read the passage given below and do the activities that follow.
A. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. (5x1=5)
Carries 5 marks for 5 filled up words
Award 1 mark for each suitable word
a. Screech owl b. smoke c. Hoot owl d. fire e. offered
B. Pick out any five verbs in the past tense from the above given passage. (5x1=5)
Carries 5 marks for 5 verbs in the past tense
Award 1 mark for each suitable word
Q.no. 2. Read the passage given below and do the activities that follow.
A. Write whether the given statements are 'True' or 'False'.(5x1=5)
Carries 5 marks for 5 'True' or 'False'
Award 1 mark for each correct word
a. True b. False c. True d. false e. True
B. Find the words in the passage which are opposite in the meaning to the given words. (5x1=5)
Carries 5 marks for 5 opposite words
Award 1 mark for each correct word
a. began b. find c. near d. gave e. happily
Q.no.3. Pick out the proper nouns in these sentences. (3x1=3)
Carries 3 marks for 6 proper nouns
Award 0.5 mark for each correct proper noun
a. Alps, Europe b. Zee , Sony c. Nano , Tata Motors
Q.no. 4. Rewrite these sentences using capital
letters for all the proper nouns. (3x1=3)
Carries 3 marks for 6 words with capital letters
Award 0.5 mark for each correct word
a. Shri Rabindranath Tagore , Gitanjali
b. King Prithvi Narayan Shah , Nepal
c. December , January
Q.no. 5. Complete the following with the collective nouns. (6x1=6)
Carries 6 marks for 6 collective nouns
Award 1 mark for each correct word
a. pride b. bunch c. herd d. set e. bundle f.
Q.no. 6. Fill in the blanks with the abstract nouns given in the box. (6x1=6)
Carries 6 marks for 6 abstract nouns
Award 1 mark for each correct word
a. Darkness b. wisdom c. bravery d. growth e. childhood f. happiness
Carries 5 marks for 5 possessive forms
Award 1 mark for each correct form
a. The bird's song b. the baby's dress c. the foxes' tails d. children's films e. the drivers' uniforms
Q.no.8. Write down the plural forms of the following singular nouns. (12x0.5=6)
Carries 6 marks for 6 plural forms
Award 0.5 mark for each correct word
a. Ladies b. toys c. leaves d. roofs e. feet f. children g. mice h. oxen i. women j. sheep k. scissors l. news
Q.no.9. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives. (6x1=6)
Carries 6 marks for 6 comparative and superlative forms
Award 1 mark for each correct form
a. Good better best
b. Much more most
c. Little less least
d. Bad worse
worst
e. Intelligent more intelligent most intelligent
f. Difficult more difficult most difficult
Q.no.10. Write a paragraph on any one of these topics. (10)
1. My School
2. My Mother
3. My Favorite Game
Carries 10 marks for the complete paragraph
Award marks following the criteria given
I. Organization -- 4 Marks
II. Subject Matter -- 4 Marks
III. Correctness of language -- 2 Marks
Q.no.11. Write a dialogue between two friends talking about their likes and dislikes. (10)
Carries 10 marks for the complete paragraph
Award marks following the criteria given
I. Dialogue Format -- 2 Marks
II. Organization -- 3 Marks
IV. Correctness of language -- 2 Marks