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SECTION A Very Short Answer / Language Practice
Reading Comprehension — Passage 1
Meera and her classmates started a small reading corner in their classroom. They collected
storybooks, arranged them neatly and made colourful labels for different kinds of books.
Meera wanted to choose a book quickly, but her teacher asked her to read the titles carefully
and select one that interested her. Soon, many children began visiting the corner during free
time. The class discovered that reading together made learning enjoyable.
1What did Meera and her classmates set up in their classroom?
Answer: Meera and her classmates set up a small reading corner in their classroom.
2How did the children arrange the books?
Answer: They arranged the books neatly and made colourful labels for different kinds of books.
3Why did Meera's teacher ask her to read the titles carefully?
Answer: So that Meera could select a book that really interested her instead of choosing one in a hurry.
4Find a word from the passage that means 'liked or attracted'.
Answer:interested
5What did the children learn from using the reading corner?
Answer: They learnt that reading together made learning enjoyable.
Reading Comprehension — Passage 2
One morning, Kabir noticed that the school garden looked dry. He and two friends filled small
watering cans and gently watered the plants. They also removed plastic wrappers lying near the
flower beds. Their teacher praised them for caring for the school environment. Before leaving,
the children checked that the taps were closed properly. They felt proud because even a small
effort had made the garden cleaner and healthier.
6What problem did Kabir notice in the school garden?
Answer: Kabir noticed that the school garden looked dry.
7What did Kabir and his friends use to water the plants?
Answer: They used small watering cans.
8What did the children remove from near the flower beds?
Answer: They removed plastic wrappers lying near the flower beds.
9Why did their teacher praise them?
Answer: Their teacher praised them for caring for the school environment.
10Find a word from the passage that means 'in a soft and careful way'.
Answer:gently
Reading Comprehension — Passage 3
Anaya loved watching birds from her balcony. One afternoon, she saw a sparrow trying to reach
a bowl of water. The bowl had become empty because of the hot weather. Anaya filled it with
fresh water and placed it in a safe corner. The next day, she saw the sparrow drinking from it
again. Anaya understood that a little kindness can make a big difference to another living being.
11What did Anaya enjoy doing from her balcony?
Answer: Anaya enjoyed watching birds from her balcony.
12What was the sparrow trying to reach?
Answer: The sparrow was trying to reach a bowl of water.
13Why had the bowl become empty?
Answer: The bowl had become empty because of the hot weather.
14What did Anaya do to help the sparrow?
Answer: She filled the bowl with fresh water and placed it in a safe corner.
15What message did Anaya learn from this experience?
Answer: She learnt that a little kindness can make a big difference to another living being.
Collective Nouns
16Choose the suitable collective noun: A ______ of bees.
a) herdb) swarmc) fleet
Answer: b) swarm — A swarm of bees.
17Choose the correct word: A ______ of sheep.
a) flockb) bouquetc) bundle
Answer: a) flock — A flock of sheep.
18Fill in the blank: A ______ of flowers was placed on the table.
a) bouquetb) packc) herd
Answer: a) bouquet — A bouquet of flowers.
Opposite Words — Multiple Choice
19Circle the word that is opposite to 'truthful'.
a) honestb) dishonestc) kind
Answer: b) dishonest
20Which word is the opposite of 'polite'?
a) rudeb) gentlec) friendly
Answer: a) rude
21Choose the antonym of 'brave'.
a) fearfulb) strongc) active
Answer: a) fearful
Correct Spelling
22Select the correctly spelt word.
a) beautifulb) beautifulc) beautiful
Answer:beautiful — b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l
23Choose the correct spelling.
a) necessaryb) necessaryc) necessary
Answer:necessary — n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y
24Encircle the correctly spelt word.
a) tomorrowb) tomorrowc) tomorrow
Answer:tomorrow — t-o-m-o-r-r-o-w
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
25Write C for countable and U for uncountable: (a) rice (b) oranges
Answer: (a) rice — U (b) oranges — C
26Write C or U: (a) water (b) pencils
Answer: (a) water — U (b) pencils — C
27Write C or U: (a) sugar (b) books
Answer: (a) sugar — U (b) books — C
Adverbs
28Identify the adverb: 'The little deer walked slowly.'
Answer:slowly — it tells us how the deer walked.
29Underline the adverb: 'Meena sang sweetly.'
Answer: Meena sang sweetly. (sweetly is the adverb)
30Find the adverb in: 'The children waited patiently.'
Answer:patiently
Syllables
31Choose the word having the same number of syllables as 'celebration'.
a) educationb) gardenc) rain
Answer: a) education — celebration (cel-e-bra-tion = 4) and education (ed-u-ca-tion = 4).
32Which word has the same number of syllables as 'beautiful'?
a) wonderfulb) catc) school
Answer: a) wonderful — beautiful (beau-ti-ful = 3) and wonderful (won-der-ful = 3).
33Select the word with the same number of syllables as 'important'.
a) delightfulb) penc) tree
Answer: a) delightful — important (im-por-tant = 3) and delightful (de-light-ful = 3).
SECTION B Short Answer / Grammar Practice
Lesson-based Short Answer — Old Stag
34Why did the animals and birds have affection for the old stag?
Answer: The animals and birds had affection for the old stag because he was gentle, kind and never harmed any creature. He had lived among them for many years and always wished them well.
35What made the old stag special to the creatures around him?
Answer: His kindness, patience and wisdom made him special. He was always ready to help and comfort the other creatures.
36How did the old stag earn the love and respect of the animals?
Answer: The old stag earned their love and respect by being kind, helpful and caring towards every animal and bird around him.
Lesson-based Short Answer — Night Writing
37Why did Louis Braille's early method called 'Night Writing' fail to become successful?
Answer: Night Writing failed because it used too many raised dots and dashes. The dots were large and complicated, so it was very difficult to read by touch with the fingers.
38What problem was found with the system of Night Writing?
Answer: The main problem was that the system was too complicated. A single letter needed many dots, and the fingers could not easily feel and read them.
39Why did the method used before Braille's system not work well for reading?
Answer: The earlier method did not work well because it was based on large raised shapes and many dots. It was slow and confusing to read by touch, so blind people could not use it easily.
Braille Script
40Write the words 'DOG' and 'SUN' in Braille script.
Answer:
DOG = ⠙⠕⠛
D (dots 1,4,5) O (dots 1,3,5) G (dots 1,2,4,5)
SUN = ⠎⠥⠝
S (dots 2,3,4) U (dots 1,3,6) N (dots 1,3,4,5)
41Write the words 'BOOK' and 'HELP' in Braille script.
Answer:
BOOK = ⠃⠕⠕⠅
B (dots 1,2) O (dots 1,3,5) O (dots 1,3,5) K (dots 1,3)
HELP = ⠓⠑⠇⠏
H (dots 1,2,5) E (dots 1,5) L (dots 1,2,3) P (dots 1,2,3,4)
42Write the words 'CAT' and 'BIG' in Braille script without looking at your book.
Answer:
CAT = ⠉⠁⠞
C (dots 1,4) A (dot 1) T (dots 2,3,4,5)
BIG = ⠃⠊⠛
B (dots 1,2) I (dots 2,4) G (dots 1,2,4,5)
Prepositions
43Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions: behind / between / near / in front of
(a) The library is __________ the classroom.(b) The clinic is __________ the bank and the post office.
Answer: (a) The library is near the classroom. (Also correct: behind / in front of) (b) The clinic is between the bank and the post office.
44Use suitable prepositions: near / behind / between / in front of
(a) The bus stop is __________ the school.(b) The teacher is standing __________ the two children.
Answer: (a) The bus stop is near the school. (b) The teacher is standing between the two children.
45Complete the sentences with suitable prepositions:
(a) The bicycle is __________ the house.(b) The playground is __________ the school building.
Answer: (a) The bicycle is behind the house. (b) The playground is in front of the school building.
Lesson-based Short Answer — Chinna and Honesty
46What did Chinna do when he realised that the fruit seller had given him more money?
Answer: Chinna did not keep the extra money. He went back to the fruit seller and returned the extra money that had been given to him by mistake.
47How did Chinna prove that he was honest after buying fruit?
Answer: He counted the money, found that it was more than the actual price, and immediately went back to return the extra amount. This proved his honesty.
48Why was Chinna's action an example of honesty?
Answer: Chinna's action was an example of honesty because he chose to speak the truth and return the money even though nobody had seen the mistake and he could easily have kept it.
Degrees of Adjectives
49Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of the adjective:
(a) Rohan is __________ than Mohan. (tall)(b) Mount Everest is the __________ mountain. (high)
Answer: (a) Rohan is taller than Mohan. (b) Mount Everest is the highest mountain.
50Complete using the correct degree:
(a) This book is __________ than that one. (interesting)(b) Riya is the __________ girl in the team. (fast)
Answer: (a) This book is more interesting than that one. (b) Riya is the fastest girl in the team.
51Use the suitable form of the adjective:
(a) A tiger is __________ than a cat. (strong)(b) Sunday was the __________ day of the week for me. (happy)
Answer: (a) A tiger is stronger than a cat. (b) Sunday was the happiest day of the week for me.
Punctuation
52Rewrite with correct punctuation:
(a) where are you going anita(b) the teacher said be careful
Answer: (a) Where are you going, Anita? (b) The teacher said, "Be careful."
53Add punctuation marks:
(a) what a beautiful flower(b) rahul please close the door
Answer: (a) What a beautiful flower! (b) Rahul, please close the door.
54Rewrite correctly using capital letters and punctuation:
(a) my friend lives in delhi(b) do you like mangoes
Answer: (a) My friend lives in Delhi. (b) Do you like mangoes?
Present Continuous → Past Continuous
55Change into the past continuous tense:
(a) Rina is drawing a picture.(b) They are playing football.
Answer: (a) Rina was drawing a picture. (b) They were playing football.
56Rewrite in the past continuous tense:
(a) I am reading a story.(b) We are singing a song.
Answer: (a) I was reading a story. (b) We were singing a song.
57Change the tense to past continuous:
(a) The boys are running in the field.(b) She is cooking dinner.
Answer: (a) The boys were running in the field. (b) She was cooking dinner.
Match the Words with their Meanings
58Match correctly:
1. useful a) brief periods of time2. moments b) helpful3. strength c) power
Answer: 1 – b (useful = helpful) 2 – a (moments = brief periods of time) 3 – c (strength = power)
59Match the following:
1. brave a) truthful2. honest b) courageous3. tiny c) very small
Answer: 1 – b (brave = courageous) 2 – a (honest = truthful) 3 – c (tiny = very small)
60Match the words with their meanings:
1. grateful a) very happy2. cheerful b) thankful3. careful c) taking proper attention
Answer: 1 – b (grateful = thankful) 2 – a (cheerful = very happy) 3 – c (careful = taking proper attention)
Paragraph Writing — My Best Friend
61Complete the paragraph about your best friend. Include the friend's name, class, family, hobbies and what you enjoy doing together.
Sample Answer: My best friend is Aarav. He studies in Class IV with me. He lives near my house with his parents and his younger sister. He loves drawing and playing cricket. He is very kind and always helps me with my lessons. After school, we play together in the park and share our tiffin. I am lucky to have a friend like him.
62Write 5–6 sentences about your closest friend. Mention his/her qualities and one activity you enjoy together.
Sample Answer: My closest friend is Sana. She is in Class IV. She is honest, helpful and always cheerful. She is very good at drawing and she also sings beautifully. We sit together in class and help each other with homework. Our favourite activity is playing badminton in the evening. I enjoy every moment spent with her.
63Complete this idea in your own words: 'My best friend is special to me because...' Include at least five details about your friend.
Sample Answer: My best friend is special to me because she is kind, honest and always ready to help. Her name is Diya and she is in Class IV. She lives in my neighbourhood with her grandparents. She loves reading storybooks and cycling. She shares her things with everyone and never tells a lie. Whenever I am sad, she makes me smile. I truly treasure her friendship.
SECTION C Long Answer / Creative Practice
Poetry Comprehension — Set 1
Work while you work, / Play while you play; / To be useful and happy, / That is the way. /
Do with all your might; / Things done by halves / Are never done right.
64Answer all parts:
(a) Why should work and play be done separately?(b) What does 'done by halves' suggest?(c) Write one rhyming pair.(d) Find a word meaning 'power or strength'.(e) State the main lesson of the poem.
Answer:
(a) Work and play should be done separately because if we mix them, we cannot give full attention to either one.
(b) 'Done by halves' means work that is left half-finished or done carelessly.
(c) Rhyming pair: play – way (also might – right).
(d) might
(e) The main lesson is that we should do everything with full attention and effort, and never leave our work half-done.
Poetry Comprehension — Set 2
When you read, read with care; / When you write, give your best; / Finish each little task well, /
Then enjoy your rest. / Do not leave your work half-done; / Complete it with a smile; /
Careful work brings happiness / And makes your effort worthwhile.
65Answer all parts:
(a) How should we read and write?(b) What should we do before taking rest?(c) Find a pair of rhyming words.(d) Write one word from the poem that means 'valuable or useful'.(e) What message does the poem give?
Answer:
(a) We should read with care and write with our best effort.
(b) We should finish each little task well before taking rest.
(c) Rhyming pair: best – rest (also smile – worthwhile).
(d) worthwhile
(e) The poem tells us never to leave our work half-done. Careful and complete work brings happiness.
Poetry Comprehension — Set 3
Learn when you learn, / Play when you play; / Give your full attention / To each task every day. /
A half-finished job / May not be done right; / Careful and steady effort / Makes our future bright.
66Answer all parts:
(a) What does the poem ask us to do while learning?(b) Why should we avoid half-finished work?(c) Write one rhyming pair.(d) Find a word that means 'concentrated attention'.(e) What good habit does the poem encourage?
Answer:
(a) The poem asks us to give our full attention while learning.
(b) We should avoid half-finished work because it may not be done correctly.
(c) Rhyming pair: right – bright.
(d) attention
(e) The poem encourages the good habit of doing every task carefully and completely with steady effort.
Creative Writing — Thank-you Card from the Old Stag
67Imagine you are the old stag. Design a thank-you card for the animals and birds who cared for you. Draw a suitable picture and write a short message of gratitude.
Sample Answer: Dear Friends,
Thank you for staying beside me when I was old and weak. Your care and kindness gave me strength every day. I will always be grateful to all of you. With love, The Old Stag
(Draw a picture of a stag with birds and small animals around it.)
68Pretend you are the old stag. Make a thank-you card for the children/animals who helped you. Add a small drawing and write 4–5 sentences.
Sample Answer: Dear Little Friends,
You brought me food and water when I could not go far. You kept me safe from danger. You never left me alone. Your kindness made my old age happy. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your friend, The Old Stag
69Create a colourful thank-you card as the old stag. Write a warm message appreciating the kindness shown to you and mention how it made you feel.
Sample Answer: To all my dear friends,
I was weak and lonely, but your kindness filled my heart with joy. You cared for me every single day. Because of you, I never felt afraid or sad. I feel blessed and truly loved. Thank you for everything. With gratitude, The Old Stag
(Add colourful leaves, flowers and a small drawing of the stag.)
Integrated Revision — Mixed Practice
70Write one sentence using an adverb and one sentence using a preposition. Underline the adverb and circle the preposition.
Sample Answer:
1. The rabbit ran quickly. (Adverb — quickly)
2. The cat is (on) the table. (Preposition — on)
71Write the positive, comparative and superlative forms of any two adjectives of your choice.
Sample Answer:
tall — taller — tallest
beautiful — more beautiful — most beautiful
72Write 5–6 sentences explaining why honesty, careful work and kindness are important in our daily life. Use at least one adjective, one adverb and one preposition.
Sample Answer: Honesty, careful work and kindness are very important in our daily life. An honest person is trusted by everyone. If we do our work carefully, we always get good results. Kindness makes us helpful to others and brings happiness to everyone around us. These three good habits build a strong character. A person with these qualities is respected everywhere.
Class IV English Revision Worksheet | 72 Questions • Kendriya Vidyalaya — Half Yearly Examination 2026–27
