INDIAN SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE, KUWAIT

1st TERM EXAMINATION – SAMPLE PAPER

Class: - IV Subject: English
Duration: 1½ hrs. Date: Max. Marks:

SECTION A-READING
I. Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions.
There are wild dogs and pet dogs. Pet dogs are helpers and friends to people. There were no pet
dogs 15,000 years ago. Men and women learned how to work with dogs. Dogs helped humans travel
from Asia to North America 10,000 years ago by pulling sledges in the snow. People say dogs are
“man’s best friend.” They help with farming. They help with hunting. They help with fishing. They
can pull things for people. They can help find things. There are many colours of dogs. There are white
dogs, grey dogs, black dogs, and brown dogs. A dog’s fur can be short or long. Dogs have curly hair or
straight fur. There are very small dogs. They are only 6-8 inches tall. There are very big dogs. They
are about 3 feet tall. Some dogs can see well. Some dogs do not see very well. All dogs can hear well.
They can hear sounds that people cannot hear. They can hear high sounds and low sounds. They can
hear the sound very far away. All dogs can smell very well. They can smell 40 times better than
humans! Dogs live 5 to 13 years, but some dogs live much longer. One dog lived to be 24 years old!

1. How tall are the smallest dogs??

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2. How did dogs help humans to travel?
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3. How old was the oldest dog?
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4. Write down any three specialties of dogs.
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5. Rearrange the Jumbled words from the passage: -
a) hngutin- __________________ b) sedgels- _________________
SECTION B-GRAMMAR
II. Classify the given words into abstract nouns and concrete nouns.

Truth power bat table love

Girl window friendship book pain

Abstract Nouns Concrete Nouns

III. Fill in the blanks with will/won’t, may/may not in the sentences given below.
1. I am going to study hard. I __________ definitely score full marks in the exam.
2. My dog is not well, so we ___________ be going out for walk.
3. He ___________ eat fish. I am not sure.
4. Who ___________ help you to do the work?
IV. Match the following.
Synonym Antonym
1. Day A. Nearby
2. Distant B. Stop
3. Start C. Peace
4. Violence D. Night

1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________

V. Complete the sentences using the conjunctions given in the bracket.
1. I was very tired, __________ (as / so) I slept so early yesterday.
2. Rony couldn’t run fast, __________________ (because / since) he is lazy.
3. __________________ (so / since) it was raining, we took an umbrella.
4. My phone was too old ___________ (as / so) I bought a new one.
VI. Add a word from the box to complete the sentences to make alliteration.

Wishes seashell house big

1. Sana saw a silver ________________________ near the shore.

2. Bony buys a _______________________ bag for his brother.
3. William _____________________ to win a prize.
4. Hari hurried to his _____________________ with heavy steps.
SECTION C-LITERATURE

VII. Answer the following questions.

(Study the Question and Answers from the notebook. Answer all the FIVE questions
VIII. Write Meanings of the given words.
(Learn the word meanings from the Term 1 lessons)
IX. Frame sentences with the given words.
(Learn the word meanings from the Term 1 lessons and make one sentence each)

SECTION D - CREATIVE WRITING

X. Write a paragraph about Any one topic in 50 – 80 words.
1. My Best Friend. 2. My Pet.