BISHOP COTTON BOYS’ SCHOOL, BENGALURU

FINAL EXAMINATION –MARCH 2024

ENGLISH LANGUAGE
STD : IV SEC: MARKS : 80
DATE : 22.03.2024 TIME : 1 Hr. 40 Mins.
NAME : ROLL NO :
You will not be allowed to write during the first 10 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
The intended marks are given in brackets. [ ]
This paper contains 7 printed pages.

SECTION A – GRAMMAR
I. Underline the Proper Nouns and circle the Common Nouns: [1x4=4]
1. Anush is a good doctor.
2. Anu is playing chess with his friend.
3. Mr. Roy is a scientist.
4. Rohan was gifted a car on his birthday.

II. State whether the following sentences are Assertive, Imperative,

Interrogative or Exclamatory: [1x4=4]
1. Do you play football? ______________________________
2. Emma is writing a letter. ______________________________
3. Wow! This book is interesting. ______________________________
4. Please sit down. ______________________________

III. Circle the Subject and underline the Predicate: [1x4=4]

1. The man travelled to the woods.
2. The Principal was happy with the students.
3. Ryan won the race.
4. The monkey ate all the snacks in the car.

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IV. Underline the abstract nouns in the given sentences: [1x2=2]
1. The soldiers fought with bravery.
2. Honesty is always better than telling a lie.

V. Choose and fill in the blanks with the correct collective noun: [1x2=2]
1. A girl went missing in the ___________. ( herd / crowd )
2. I gave my mom a _____________ of flowers on her birthday. (bouquet / orchard )

VI. Fill in the blanks with the suitable pronoun from the words [1x3=3]
given in the brackets:
1. He loves ___________ pen very much. (my / mine)
2. Jim and ____________ (I / me) were present at the party.
3. Allow____________ ( he / him) to speak first.

VII. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles – a, an, the: [1x5=5]
1. Grandma planned a picnic at ______________ park nearby.
2. Carol had _______________ ice cream sundae after dinner.
3. In ____________ end we decided not to go to the party but to study for the exam.
4. It was _________ rainy day, I took ____________ umbrella to go outside.

VIII. Circle the correct modal: [1x2=2]

1. (May / Will) I come in sir?
2. They (will / must ) return after a month.

IX. Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the verbs given in the brackets:
[1x3=3]
1. Susan _______________ the trip very much. (enjoy)
2. She ______________ to come to his party. (promise)
3. My mother ________________ a delicious cake for me. (bake)

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X. Pick out the adjectives from the given sentences and state its kind: [1x3=3]
1. The blue sky looked beautiful at the beach.
Adjective: ____________________
Kind of Adjective: _______________________
2. There are eleven players on the football field.
Adjective: _____________________
Kind of Adjective: _______________________
3. Some passengers were hurt in the accident.
Adjective: _____________________
Kind of Adjective: _______________________

XI. Circle the adverbs and state its kind: [1x3=3]

1. She got the first prize because she sang sweetly.
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2. He is always punctual.
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3. The child ran downstairs.
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XII. Fill in the blanks with simple tense form of the verbs given in the brackets:
[1x5=5]
1. My son ___________ in London. (live) [Simple Present]
2. He _____________ his homework on time. (do) [Simple Present]
3. The street man ____________ tasty burgers. (make) [Simple Past]
4. He _____________ to play Hockey. (love) [Simple Past]
5. Mark _____________________ my car tomorrow. (fix) [Simple Future]

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XIII. Fill in the blanks using the correct prepositions from the box: [1x5=5]

on to at between from

1. My grandma is originally _______________ Canada.

2. We are going out _____________10 pm.
3. You can find your photo ______________ the pages of this book.
4. We often go ______________ the library after classes.
5. Put the vase __________ the table, please.

XIV. Fill in the blanks with the correct conjunctions given in the box: [1x5=5]

but or and for because

1. Tina __________ Tim are best friends.

2. Do you prefer juice ____________ ice-cream?
3. I have waited at the airport ___________ three hours.
4. I had a box of pens _____________ I cannot find them.
5. She usually eats at home, _________________ she likes cooking.

XV. Fill in the blanks with the correct homophone given in the bracket: [1x5=5]
1. Lions love to eat ____________ (meat / meet).
2. It is not _______________ (fair / fare) to criticize anyone in public.
3. She ____________ (eight / ate) 5 pieces of toast before school.
4. The ____________ (too / two) brothers were kind and caring.
5. Grandma’s favorite ______________ (flower / flour) is the rose.

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 SECTION B
XVI. COMPREHENSION:
The Monk and the Student
Long ago, a man named Bimbi lived in Palanpur. Bimbi was a lazy man. He was a
teacher who taught little children in the local school. Every afternoon, Bimbi would
have his lunch and fall off to sleep. His students would wait for him to wake up and
teach them their lessons. However, before the lessons could begin, he would eat so
much that he could barely move. The son of a poor villager was a student in the same
school. His name was Adi. One day Adi asked Bimbi, “ Teacher, may I ask you why
you sleep when it’s time for our lesson?”
“My dear child,” said Bimbi without feeling ashamed of himself, “It just seems like I
am asleep. While I seem to be asleep, I am in a meeting with the Buddha. I listen to his
wise teachings. That is why I try to sleep as much as I can.”
One day Adi had to take care of his sick father at home. He could not sleep all night.
When he went to school the next morning, he was tired and sleepy. While Bimbi was
teaching the students, Adi fell asleep. When Bimbi saw Adi asleep, he lost his temper.
He started screaming “ How dare you sleep while I teach?”
“Teacher,” said Adi, “It just seemed that I was asleep. While my eyes were closed, I
was with the Buddha. I was listening to his wise words.” “And what did the all-
powerful Buddha say to you?” asked the teacher. “The all- powerful Buddha told me:
‘Never in my life have I seen your teacher’,” replied Adi.

A. State whether the following is True or False: [1x4=4]

a) Bimbi was a lazy man – _______________
b) Bimbi was a doctor - _________________
c) Bimbi taught little children in a local school - __________________
d) Bimbi was feeling ashamed of himself - _____________________

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the passage: [1x4=4]
1. Bimbi lived in _______________________________________.
2. Adi had to take care of ________________________________.
3. Adi was the son of ___________________________________.
4. Before the lessons could begin __________________________
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C. Give the opposite of: [1x3=3]
1. rich x ________________
2. foolish x _____________
3. day x ________________

D. Answer the following in a sentence: [1]

1. What would Bimbi do every afternoon?
Ans. ____________________________________________________________
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2. What did Bimbi say when Adi asked him why he slept after lunch? [2]
Ans. ____________________________________________________________
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3. How did Bimbi react when he saw Adi asleep? [1]

Ans. ____________________________________________________________
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XVII . Letter Writing: [10]

A) Write a letter to your cousin (him / her) about your school picnic. Mention the
date, time, place, your friends with whom you shared your snacks, the games
you played and how excited you felt after a break of three long years due to covid
and the most enjoyable part of the picnic.
[OR]
B) Write a Composition on: My Favorite Sport
a) Name of the sport.
b) Your best player.
c) How many players in the sport?
d) Mention some rules of the sport.
e) Why do you say this is your favorite sport?

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