Revision Exercise - II
Comprehension
(A) Answer the questions given below:
(i) What will the child do with the pussy?
Ans : The child will not pull pussy's tail or drive her away but will play with her.
(ii) Why did the merchants think that the old man had seen the camel?
Ans : The merchants thought that the old man had seen the camel because he gave the real information to the merchants about their camel.
(iii) Where did the Olympic Games get their name from?
Ans : The Olympic Games festival was for the first time held in Greece at Olympia. So this sports festival got its name from the place ‘Olympia’
(iv) Why did Dr. Dass want to buy Shanti Bhawan?
Ans : Dr. Dass wanted to buy Shanti Bhawan because it did not cost much.
(v) Whom does the poet invite to go in her rocket?
Ans : The poetess invites her friend.
(B) Read the sentences given below and write True or False.
(i) The poet doesn't love little pussy.
(ii) The old man's answer were in the form of questions.
(iii) Bobby Pierce's father was a great wrestler.
(iv) Mr. Ghosh was the owner of Shanti Bhawan.
(v) The poet want to take her friend for a ride in her rocket.
Ans :
(i) The poet doesn't love little pussy. (False)
(ii) The old man's answer were in the form of questions. (True)
(iii) Bobby Pierce's father was a great wrestler. (False)
(iv) Mr. Ghosh was the owner of Shanti Bhawan. (True)
(v) The poet want to take her friend for a ride in her rocket. (True)
(C) Read the following paragraph about Olympic Games and then write the answer to the questions given below:
The Olympic Games are held after every four years. Athletes come from all countries and take part in the games. Many kinds of games, races and competitions are now are part of the Olympics. We in India are proud of our hockey. We had been the Olympic Champions in hockey till 1960. We lost the championship in Rome in 1960. But we won it back in Tokyo in 1964. We lost it again to Pakistan. Indians and Pakistanis are among the best hockey players in the world. They are more skillful than most others. The Olympic victories of our players have brought honour to the nation. Hockey champions in the last Olympics played at Athens 2004 were Australia in men's hockey and United States of America in woman's hockey.
(a) Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks:
(i) Athletes who take part in the Olympic come from ..........
(a) one country (b) all countries
(c) a few countries (d) selected countries
Ans : (b) all countries
(b) Olympic Games are held ............
(a) once in a year (b) once in two years
(c) once in four years (d) once in five years.
Ans : (c) once in four years
(iii) The best hockey players in the world are .........
(a) Romans and Pakistanis (b) Pakistanis and Japanese
(c) Indians and Russian (d) Indian and Pakistanis
Ans : (d) Indian and Pakistanis
(iv) Indians and Pakistanis are best players of hockey because they are more ..........
(a) skillful (b) powerful
(c) strong (d) practised
Ans : (a) skillful
(v) India lost championship in hockey for the first time .........
(a) in 1056 (b) in 1960
(c) in 1964 (d) in 1962
Ans : (b) in 1960
(b) What has brought honour to the nation?
Ans : The Olympic victories of our players have brought honour to the nation.
(c) What are we in India proud of?
Ans : We in India are proud of our hockey.
(d) Why are Indians and Pakistanis among the best hockey players in the world?
Ans : Because they are more skillful than most others.
3. Word Power
(A) Write the homophones of:
(i) see .........
(ii) know ........
Ans :
(i) see - sea
(ii) know - no
(B) Write one word for:
(i) One who lends money ..............
Ans : - moneylender
(ii) One who rents out a house .............
Ans : - landlord
(C) Match the column A with B
A B
(i) owl - rivulet
(ii) swan - owlet
(iii) river - cygnet
Ans :
A B
(i) owl - owlet
(ii) swan - cygnet
(iii) river - rivulet
(D) Write the opposites of the following words:
(i) wild
(ii) sharp
Ans :
(i) wild — tame
(ii) sharp — dull
4. Grammar in Use
(A) Frame questions with 'where' 'who' and 'when' to get the following answers:
(i) Where does Suman have her lunch?
Ans: Suman has her lunch at office.
(ii) When does she have her lunch?
Ans: She has her lunch at 2 o'clock.
(B) Fill in the blanks choosing the correct prepositions:
( by, into, across )
(i) I drew a line ............ the page.
(ii) Hemu jumped .............. the river.
(iii) Can you finish the work .............. five o'clock?
Ans :
(i) I drew a line across the page.
(ii) Hemu jumped into the river.
(iii) Can you finish the work by five o'clock?
(C) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verbs.
(i) Our Indian Cricket Team ............ the World Cup in 1983; (win)
(ii) There was complete silence outside. Suddenly I .......... a noise. (hear)
Ans :
(i) Our Indian Cricket Team won the World Cup in 1983.
(ii) There was complete silence outside. Suddenly I heard a noise.
(D) Rewrite the following sentences in indirect form:
(i) Seema asked Ashu, "What are you doing today?"
(ii) Ashu said, "I am going to my grandmother's place."
Ans :
(i) Seema asked Ashu what he was doing that day.
(ii) Ashu said that he was going to his grandmother’s place.
(E) Rewrite the following lines of the poem using the necessary punctuation marks.
lives of all great men remind us we can make our lives sunshine
Ans :
Lives of all great men remind us, we can make our lives sunshine.
5. Let's Write
(A) Write three sentences about the moon.
Ans :
1. The moon is the natural satellite of the Earth.
2. It shines at night by reflecting the light of the sun.
3. The moon changes its shape every night due to its phases.
(B) Write a short paragraph on 'rainbow' using the following words.
rainbow, sky, rainy season, clouds, beautiful, pretty colours
Ans :
A rainbow appears in the sky during the rainy season. It is formed when sunlight passes through clouds after rain. A rainbow looks very beautiful and has pretty colours. Children love to watch the colourful rainbow.