Half Yearly Class 4 English Set 1

Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes

Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. Read the questions carefully.
2. This question paper is divided into four sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, and Section D.
3. Section A carries 20 marks. Section B carries 15 marks. Section C carries 15 marks. Section D carries 30 marks.
4.  Write answer neatly in the space provided.
5. All questions are compulsory.

Section A

Q1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. (10 Marks)

The honeybee is a small but very important insect found in gardens, fields, and forests. It lives in a large family called a hive. Each hive has one queen bee, many worker bees, and some drones. The queen bee lays eggs, while the worker bees collect nectar and pollen from flowers. Bees use nectar to make honey, which they store in the hive as food. While flying from flower to flower, pollen sticks to their bodies. When they visit another flower, the pollen falls off and helps plants grow seeds and fruits. This helpful work done by bees is called pollination. Honeybees communicate with each other by doing a special movement called a waggle dance. This dance helps other bees find food. Honeybees are very useful to nature and humans.

1. Where do honeybees live together?
a) Nest
b) Cave
c) Hive
d) Tree

2. Who lays eggs in the hive?
a) Worker bee
b) Drone
c) Queen bee
d) Baby bee

3. What do bees make from nectar?
a) Milk
b) Wax
c) Honey
d) Juice

4. True or False: Worker bees collect nectar and pollen.

5. True or False: Bees are harmful to plants.

6. Fill in the blank: Bees help plants grow by a process called __________.

7. Fill in the blank: Honey is stored in the __________.

. Write one word from the passage that means "a group living together."

9. How do bees help plants?

10. How do bees tell each other where food is?

Q2. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. (10 Marks)

The Sun is a huge ball of hot gases and is the center of our solar system. It gives us light and heat, which makes life on Earth possible. Without the Sun, plants would not grow, and living beings could not survive. The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. It looks small because it is very far away from the Earth, but it is actually much bigger than our planet. The Sun is about 4.6 billion years old. It is so hot that no one can go near it. The Earth takes one year to go around the Sun.

1. What is the Sun made of?
a) Water
b) Rock
c) Hot gases
d) Ice

2. Where is the Sun located?
a) Near the Moon
b) In the sky
c) At the center of the solar system
d) Inside the Earth

3. What does the Sun give us?
a) Rain and wind
b) Light and heat
c) Food and water
d) Air and soil

4. True or False: The Sun rises in the west.

5. True or False: Life on Earth depends on the Sun.

6. Fill in the blank: The Sun looks small because it is very __________ from Earth.

7. Fill in the blank: The Earth takes one __________ to go around the Sun.

8. Write one word from the passage that means "the middle."

9. Why is the Sun important for life on Earth?

10. Why can humans not go near the Sun?

Section B

Q3. Look at the picture and answer the following questions : (5 Marks)

(i) Describe what you see in the picture in 5-6 sentences.

(ii) Give a suitable title to the picture.

(iii) Which activity shown in the picture do you like the most and why?

Q4. Write an application to your Principal requesting leave for three days due to illness. (5 Marks)

OR

Q4. Write a letter to your friend thanking him/her for a lovely gift.

Q5. Write a paragraph on "My Favourite Teacher". (5 Marks)

OR

Q5. Write a story beginning with: "One day, I found a lost wallet on the road..."

Section C

Q6. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions. (2 Marks)

(i) The cat is hiding __________ the table. (under/on/at)

(ii) We will meet __________ the park in the evening. (at/in/on)

Q7. Write the opposite words. (2 Marks)

(i) happy × __________

(ii) early × __________

Q8. Punctuate the following sentences. (2 Marks)

(i) what a beautiful flower it is

(ii) my brother plays football cricket and tennis

Q9. Identify whether the underlined word is a NOUN or VERB. (2 Marks)

(i) I drink milk every morning.

(ii) The teacher is very kind.

Q10. Make compound words by joining the words. (2 Marks)

(i) foot   ball = __________

(ii) class   room = __________

Q11. Circle the odd one out. (2 Marks)

(i) apple, banana, mango, carrot

(ii) pen, pencil, eraser, chair

Q12. Fill in the blanks with correct collective nouns from the bracket (team, herd, bouquet). (3 Marks)

(i) A __________ of cows was grazing in the field.

(ii) He gave his mother a __________ of flowers.

(iii) Our school __________ won the match.

Section D

Q13. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow. (5 Marks)

"Together we stand, strong and tall,
Helping each other, we never fall.
Cheering aloud, we shout and sing,
Teamwork can overcome anything."

i) Which poem are these lines taken from?

ii) What does the word "together" suggest in the poem?

iii) What helps people overcome anything according to the poem?

iv) Write one word from the stanza that means "to win over."

v) What feeling does the poem promote?

Q14. Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences. (9 Marks)

i) Why did the animals feel ashamed in the story "The Old Stag"?

ii) How did Chinna show honesty in "The Tinkling Bells"?

iii) What difficulty did Louis Braille face as a child?

Q15. Answer any two of the following in 4-5 sentences. (8 Marks)

i) Describe the lesson taught by the story "The Old Stag."

ii) How did Louis Braille help people with blindness?

iii) Why is it important to do one thing at a time according to the poem?

Q16. Match the following. (4 Marks)

Q17. State whether the following statements are True or False. (4 Marks)

i) Chinna wanted to buy bells for his pet goat.

ii) The old stag lived on a hillock with tender grass.

iii) Braille is a method of reading through sound.

iv) The poem "One Thing at a Time" teaches us to waste time.

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