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Unseen passage Birds Birds are some of the most amazing animals on the earth. Birds live in nests. They have wings, feathers, beaks and claws. Birds eat fruits, grains, worms, insects etc. The smallest bird is hummingbird and the biggest bird is the ostrich. The birds live in flocks and they are social too. Birds like peacocks have beautiful and colourful feathers. The crow and cuckoo are black in colour. While the swans and doves are white in colour. The duck, the stork and the swan are water birds. The cuckoo and the nightingale are singing birds. Some birds are reared by man for entertainment like parrot, dove etc. I. Answer the questions based on the passage given above. 1. What do birds eat? 2. Which are the water birds? 3. Why do people rear birds? 4. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the passage. a. The biggest birds is __________. b. The smallest birds is __________. Unseen passage Birds Birds are some of the most amazing animals on the earth. Birds live in nests. They have wings, feathers, beaks and claws. Birds eat fruits, grains, worms, insects etc. The smallest bird is hummingbird and the biggest bird is the ostrich. The birds live in flocks and they are social too. Birds like peacocks have beautiful and colourful feathers. The crow and cuckoo are black in colour. While the swans and doves are white in colour. The duck, the stork and the swan are water birds. The cuckoo and the nightingale are singing birds. Some birds are reared by man for entertainment like parrot, dove etc. II. Answer the questions based on the passage given above. 5. What do birds eat? 6. Which are the water birds? 7. Why do people rear birds? 8. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the passage. a. The biggest birds is __________. b. The smallest birds is __________.

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Unseen passage

Birds Birds are some of the most amazing animals on the earth. Birds live in nests. They have wings, feathers, beaks and claws. Birds eat fruits, grains, worms, insects etc. The smallest bird is hummingbird and the biggest bird is the ostrich. The birds live in flocks and they are social too. Birds like peacocks have beautiful and colourful feathers. The crow and cuckoo are black in colour. While the swans and doves are white in colour. The duck, the stork and the swan are water birds. The cuckoo and the nightingale are singing birds. Some birds are reared by man for entertainment like parrot, dove etc.

I. Answer the questions based on the passage given above. 1. What do birds eat? 2. Which are the water birds? 3. Why do people rear birds? 4. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the passage. a. The biggest birds is __________. b. The smallest birds is __________.

Unseen passage Birds Birds are some of the most amazing animals on the earth. Birds live in nests. They have wings, feathers, beaks and claws. Birds eat fruits, grains, worms, insects etc. The smallest bird is hummingbird and the biggest bird is the ostrich. The birds live in flocks and they are social too. Birds like peacocks have beautiful and colourful feathers. The crow and cuckoo are black in colour. While the swans and doves are white in colour. The duck, the stork and the swan are water birds. The cuckoo and the nightingale are singing birds. Some birds are reared by man for entertainment like parrot, dove etc.

II. Answer the questions based on the passage given above. 5. What do birds eat? 6. Which are the water birds? 7. Why do people rear birds? 8. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the passage. a. The biggest birds is __________. b. The smallest birds is __________.

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR (IV STD)

The Sentence

A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense. Eg. Vineet is a good singer.

I. Rewrite the following jumbled words as complete sentences.

1. garden rose is this a

2. handwriting very meena’s is good

3. love books story I reading

4. music has won Rita the competition

5. mother very well my cooks

6. goes a for walk Rahul morning every

7. school next week the will reopen

8. upon time once a there a King was

9. finish my I homework others before the

10. Tuesday on my birthday is

………………………………………………………………………………

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR (IV STD)

Subject and Predicate

A sentence has two parts.

a) subject b) predicate

The person or thing spoken about is called the subject.

What is said about the subject is called the predicate.

I. Divide the following sentences into Subject and Predicate.

1. The study table is very neat.

2. Mary walks in the park.

3. Atul wrote a story.

4. The children of the junior classes have a holiday tomorrow.

5. Most of my classmates like adventurous stories.

6. Mohan and his teammates have won the match.

7. The girl wearing blue dress is my sister.

8. The bird in the cage flew away.

9. The book on the table is mine.

10. A monkey has a long tail.

……………………………………………………………………….

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ADJECTIVE       An adjective is a describing word. It says something about noun. 

      For example: 1) Look at the tall man. 

      2) He is a thin dog 

Kinds of adjectives 

 There are different kinds of adjectives. 

1)  Adjective of quality 

It describes the shape, size, colour or manner of a person or thing. The adjective which 

tells us what kind of a person or a thing is called adjective of quality. 

For example: Raju is a kind boy. 

2) Adjective of quantity 

Adjective which tells us how much of a thing is called adjective of quantity.  

For example: 1) He ate some rice      

          2) There is a little water in the jug. 

      3) Adjective of number  

      Adjective which tells us “how many” persons or things is called adjective of number. 

     For example: There are forty‐one students in the class. 

     Pick out the adjective and state its kind. 

1) Few ladies came to see the match. 

2) The thirsty crow drank the cold water. 

3) The young man climbed the high tree. 

4) She had only five dinars in her purse. 5) The old man put on a black coat. 

6) He made several mistakes. 

7) I do not like strong coffee. 8) The boy helped the blind man to cross the road. 

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ENGLISH LITERATURE(IV STD)

The Dog Who Barked Backwards

I. Write the word meanings of :-

mutt : a dog that is homeless and has no owner sniff : to smell by short inhalations discover : find something unexpectedly apology : a statement asking for forgiveness

II. Write the synonyms of:-

amazing : surprising guess : imagine fantastic : exotic favourite : dearest

III. Write the antonyms of :-

sharp x blunt ignored x noticed scared x confident invite x reject

IV. Textual comprehension:-

“ I got scared and I didn’t know which way to go”

1. Who said these words to whom? ans : Janie said these words to her daddy Mr. Johnson.

2. Why did she get scared? ans : She got scared because she lost her way and some dogs were barking at her.

3. From which lesson is this extract taken? ans : This extract has been taken from the lesson ‘The dog who barked backwards’.

4. Make a sentence with the word ‘scared’.

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V. Answer the following:-

1. What made Rufus the most ‘amazing’ dog? ans : Rufus’ ability to see even the smallest things and smell even the faintest of smell made him the most ‘amazing’ dog.

2. How did the barking of Rufus help Janie to find her way?

ans : Janie was able to recognize Rufus’ barking backward and followed him and found the way.

3. How did Mr. Johnson reward Rufus for helping his daughter?

ans : Mr. Johnson rewarded Rufus by apologizing, shaking his paw, letting him to lick his cheek, and allowed him to come and live with him.

VI. Make sentence 1. favourite 2. amazing 3. discover

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ENGLISH 

LESSON – 4   THE HORNBILL 

I. Write the word meaning of: 

1. yard – enclosed ground near a house. 2. toddling – move with a short and unsteady steps 

3. shrill ‐  a loud and piercing sound 4. drag – to pull along by force 5. engrossed – to be completely involved in 

II. Write the synonyms of: 

1. harsh – rough 2. usual – regular 3. upset – disappointed 

III. Write the antonyms of:  

1. appearance X disappearance 2. notice X ignore 3. curse X bless 4. responsible X irresponsible 

IV. Textual Comprehension 

“somehow I’m very worried about our son today. Please, please do take care 

of him. 

1. From which lesson are these lines taken? 

Ans. These lines are taken from the lesson “The Hornbill”. 

2. Who said these words to whom? 

Ans. Sampari said these words to her husband Kachak Roy. 

3. Whom does the pronoun ‘him’ refer to? 

Ans. The pronoun ‘him’ refers to their son. 

4. What is the antonym of ‘worried”? 

Ans. worried X peaceful 

V. Answer the following 

1. What kind of a man was Kachak Roy? 

Ans. Kachak Roy was lazy and was unwilling to work in the fields. When he 

wasn’t working, he would play on his flute for hours on end. Moreover, he 

would often shout at his wife. 

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2. What happened to Sampari’s little son while he was away in the field? 

Ans. Sampari’s  little son walked down to the yard  in front of the house. A 

big black bear that had wandered  into the village saw the boy. It attacked 

him and dragged him away into the forest. 

3. What did Sampari do when she came to know that her son was missing? 

Ans. Samapri was so upset when she couldn’t find her son. In her anger she 

cursed her husband  that he will be a bird with  long  flute  like beak  in his 

next birth. 

VI. Make sentence 

1. upset  2. Attacked  3. wandered 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ENGLISH NOTES 

 POEM: THE HORNBILL FAMILY 

I. Write the word meanings of: 

1. gobs – small amounts 

2. seals – closes and covers 3. hatch out – come out of an egg 

4. bill – curved mouth or beak of a bird 

II. Write the synonyms of: 

1. hollow – empty 

2. await – expect 3. slit – opening 4. choose – select 

III. Write the antonyms of:  

1. narrow X wide 2. free X confined 3. stay X leave 4. roam X settle 

IV. Textual Comprehension 

“No wife of mine,’says he,’shall roam. 

A woman’s place is in home!” 

1. Who speaks the above lines? 

Mr. Hornbill speaks the above lines. 

2. Mr. Hornbill didn’t like his wife to roam around. Why? 

According to Mr. Hornbill, Mrs. Hornbill must look after her young ones. So he did 

not like his wife to roam around. 

3. Write the synonym of the word ‘roam’. 

roam – wander 

4. Name of the poem is “The Hornbill Family” And the poet is Carl. S. Junge. 

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V. Answer the following 

1. Where do the Hornbill choose to nest? 

The hornbill chooses to nest in the hollow of a jungle tree.   

2. What does Mr. Hornbill do after Mrs. Hornbill has laid her eggs. 

Mr. Hornbill  seals Mrs. Hornbills  in  the hollow of a  tree  leaving a narrow 

slit, through which he feeds his family. 

3.According to Mr. Hornbill whom does the junior look like? 

According  to Mr.  Hornbill  the  junior  takes  after  both Mrs.  Hornbill  and 

himself, but still he has his mother’s bill.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IV STD ENGLISH GRAMMAR NOTES MAY 2017

NOUN -KINDS OF NOUN

Words which are used as names of persons ,animals ,places or things are called

NOUNS .

1.PROPER NOUN

Proper noun is the special name of a particular person or place thing.

Eg :New Delhi ,Ashok ,Himalayas ,January.

2.COMMON NOUN

A noun which does not point out any particular person ,place or

thing ,but is common to all persons or things of the same class or kind is

called a Common Noun.

Eg :soldier ,teacher ,boy ,city etc

3.COLLECTIVE NOUN

When a noun stands for a collection of persons or things considered

as one complete whole ,it is called a Collective Noun.

Eg : army-group of soldiers

crowd-group of people

4.ABSTRACT NOUN

An Abstract Noun refers to some ,state ,quality ,feeling or idea that we

can only feel or think but cannot touch or see.

Eg : beauty ,truth ,anger ,jealousy etc

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List the nouns in the following sentences and classify them as

proper, common ,collective or abstract noun.

1.Tagore was a great poet.

2.The boy has gone to school.

3.May is usually the hottest month.

4.Robert loves to play with his brother.

5.I saw the actor in Bombay on Sunday.

6.There is truth in his story.

7.Our soldiers fought with great courage.

8.The crew of the ship was attacked.

9.I can see a fleet of boats on the sea.

10.A team of doctors worked at night to save her life.

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WHEN CHILDREN EAT

by Margaret Horst Yoder A little pig will squeal and squeal When it is hungry for a meal It does not bow its head and pray, For food that comes to it each day. It gobbles down its food too fast, Then settles in the mud at last Now listen, dears, and you will know, That children never should act so. They should not whine, nor should they squeal When they are hungry for a meal With patience they should wait for meals, And sing, instead of giving squeals. And they should pray before they eat To thank the Lord for bread and meat Please, do not gobble down your food, But eat like little children should. Answer the following questions based on the poem given above. 1. What does a little pig do when it is hungry for a meal?

2. Does the pig bow its head and pray for food that it gets each day?

3. How does the pig eat its food?

4. How should the children do when they are hungry?

5. Write the name of the poem and the poet.

6. Write a pair of rhyming words from the poem.

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ENGLISH LITERATURE

POEM –ALL MY GREAT EXCUSES

I .Write the word meanings of:

1. hamster – a small, furry animal kept as a pet 

2. trip – to fall down accidentally 

3. tornado – very strong wind moving in a circle 

4. pirate – a thief who attacks a ship 

5. excuse – a reason for not doing something 

 

II .Write the synonyms of:

1. hostage – prisoner 

2. swiped – stole 

3. evil – wicked 

4. abduct – kidnap 

 

III .Write the antonyms of:

1. refused x accepted 2. attack x defend 3. dropped x picked 4. evil x good

IV .Textual comprehension:

I started on my homework,

But my pen ran out of ink.

My hamster ate my homework,

My computer‘s on the blink.

1 .What happened to the child’s pen when he started doing his homework?

A. The child’s pen ran out of ink when he started doing his homework.

2. Who ate the child’s homework?

A. The child’s hamster ate his homework.

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3. Write the title of the poem and the name of the poet?

A. The title of the poem is ‘All My Great Excuses ‘and the poet is ‘Kenn Nesbitt’.

4. Give a pair of rhyming words from the above lines.

A. ink – blink

V. Answer the following

1. What do children do when they forget to do their homework?

A. Children make excuses when they forget to do their homework

2. Where did the child drop his homework?

A. The child dropped his homework in the soup which his mother was cooking.

3. What did the child’s mother do to his homework?

A. The child’s mother ran his homework through the washer and the dryer.

4. How had the house caught fire?

A. The house had caught fire when an air plane crashed into it.

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English--LESSON NOTES MAY 2017

Lesson-2 Presents for mother

I. WORD MEANINGS

greet - to salute with word and gestures

practise - do something repeatedly to improve the skill.

comfortable- pleasant to use or wear.

except - not including

II.WRITE THE SYNONYMS

glad - happy

wicked - evil

enough- sufficient

comfort- ease

III.WRITE THE ANTONYMS

comfort x discomfort

usual x unusual

wicked x honest

agree x disagree

Iv. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

1. How can we tell that the March family was poor?

Ans: we can tell that the March family was poor from the way they worked really hard to earn money .They wore old , worn out clothes and shoes .They thought and planned before buying even small things.

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2.Why did Mrs.March advise her children not to get presents?

Ans: Mrs.March advised her children not to get presents because the country was suffering a lot due to the war .There was a wide spread poverty and she did not think it was nice to spend themselves when the men were fighting in the Civil War.

3.Did Mrs.March want her husband to stop helping the army and come home straight away ? Why ?

Ans: No.Mrs.March did not want her husband to stop helping the army because he had still work to do in the army.

V. MAKE SENTENCES WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS.

practise , except ,comfortable

VI..TEXTUAL COMPREHENSION

"I'm not going to act anymore after this time"

1. From which book this extract has been taken from?

Ans: This extract has been taken from the book 'LITTLE WOMEN'.

2. Who said these words to whom?

Ans: Beth said these words to Jo.

3.What were they going to do on Christmas night?

Ans: They were going to act in a play on Christmas night.

4. Write the meaning of the word 'act' Ans: act- do something.

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IV STD ENGLISH GRAMMAR NOTES MAY 2017         

The verb 

Verbs are called action words or doing words .Verbs tell us the work that the noun does.

Eg: Manu went for a picnic.

The baby is crying for milk.

Pick out the verbs in the following sentences.

1.we watched the match on TV.

2.She talked to her mother on the phone.

3.Satish opened the door.

4.The hunter shot the lion.

5.Children should obey their parents.

6.The stars are shining in the sky.

7.The boys will run a race tomorrow.

8.The teacher will give us a lesson.

9. The dog barked at the thief.

10.The girls are swinging in the park.