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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 __________.
APRILMONTHNOTES20172018 [Year]
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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 meenas 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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ADJECTIVEAnadjectiveisadescribingword.Itsayssomethingaboutnoun.
Forexample:1)Lookatthetallman.
2)Heisathindog
Kindsofadjectives
Therearedifferentkindsofadjectives.
1) Adjectiveofquality
Itdescribestheshape,size,colourormannerofapersonorthing.Theadjectivewhichtellsuswhatkindofapersonorathingiscalledadjectiveofquality.
Forexample:Rajuisakindboy.
2) Adjectiveofquantity
Adjectivewhichtellsushowmuchofathingiscalledadjectiveofquantity.
Forexample:1)Heatesomerice
2)Thereisalittlewaterinthejug.
3)Adjectiveofnumber
Adjectivewhichtellsushowmanypersonsorthingsiscalledadjectiveofnumber.
Forexample:Therearefortyonestudentsintheclass.
Pickouttheadjectiveandstateitskind.
1) Fewladiescametoseethematch.2) Thethirstycrowdrankthecoldwater.3) Theyoungmanclimbedthehightree.4) Shehadonlyfivedinarsinherpurse.5) Theoldmanputonablackcoat.6) Hemadeseveralmistakes.7) Idonotlikestrongcoffee.8) Theboyhelpedtheblindmantocrosstheroad.
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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 didnt 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
ENGLISHLESSON4THEHORNBILL
I. Writethewordmeaningof:1. yardenclosedgroundnearahouse.2. toddlingmovewithashortandunsteadysteps3. shrillaloudandpiercingsound4. dragtopullalongbyforce5. engrossedtobecompletelyinvolvedin
II. Writethesynonymsof:1. harshrough2. usualregular3. upsetdisappointed
III. Writetheantonymsof:1. appearanceXdisappearance2. noticeXignore3. curseXbless4. responsibleXirresponsible
IV. TextualComprehensionsomehowImveryworriedaboutoursontoday.Please,pleasedotakecareofhim.1. Fromwhichlessonaretheselinestaken?
Ans.TheselinesaretakenfromthelessonTheHornbill.2. Whosaidthesewordstowhom?
Ans.SamparisaidthesewordstoherhusbandKachakRoy.3. Whomdoesthepronounhimreferto?
Ans.Thepronounhimreferstotheirson.4. Whatistheantonymofworried?
Ans.worriedXpeacefulV. Answerthefollowing
1. WhatkindofamanwasKachakRoy?Ans.KachakRoywaslazyandwasunwillingtoworkinthefields.Whenhewasntworking,hewouldplayonhisfluteforhoursonend.Moreover,hewouldoftenshoutathiswife.
2. WhathappenedtoSamparislittlesonwhilehewasawayinthefield?Ans.Samparis littlesonwalkeddowntotheyard infrontofthehouse.Abigblackbearthathadwandered intothevillagesawtheboy.Itattackedhimanddraggedhimawayintotheforest.
3. WhatdidSamparidowhenshecametoknowthathersonwasmissing?Ans.Samapriwassoupsetwhenshecouldntfindherson.Inherangershecursedherhusband thathewillbeabirdwith long flute likebeak inhisnextbirth.
VI. Makesentence1.upset 2.Attacked 3.wandered
ENGLISHNOTES
POEM:THEHORNBILLFAMILY
I.Writethewordmeaningsof:
1. gobssmallamounts2. sealsclosesandcovers3. hatchoutcomeoutofanegg4. billcurvedmouthorbeakofabird
II.Writethesynonymsof:
1. hollowempty2. awaitexpect3. slitopening4. chooseselect
III.Writetheantonymsof:
1. narrowXwide2. freeXconfined3. stayXleave4. roamXsettle
IV.TextualComprehension
Nowifeofmine,sayshe,shallroam.
Awomansplaceisinhome!
1. Whospeakstheabovelines?Mr.Hornbillspeakstheabovelines.
2. Mr.Hornbilldidntlikehiswifetoroamaround.Why?AccordingtoMr.Hornbill,Mrs.Hornbillmustlookafterheryoungones.Sohedidnotlikehiswifetoroamaround.
3. Writethesynonymofthewordroam.roamwander
4. NameofthepoemisTheHornbillFamilyAndthepoetisCarl.S.Junge.
V.Answerthefollowing
1.WheredotheHornbillchoosetonest?
Thehornbillchoosestonestinthehollowofajungletree.
2.WhatdoesMr.HornbilldoafterMrs.Hornbillhaslaidhereggs.
Mr.Hornbill sealsMrs.Hornbills in thehollowofa tree leavinganarrowslit,throughwhichhefeedshisfamily.
3.AccordingtoMr.Hornbillwhomdoesthejuniorlooklike?According toMr. Hornbill the junior takes after bothMrs. Hornbill andhimself,butstillhehashismothersbill.
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