ENGLISH REVISION PAPER

English Revision paper -1

                                                            Grammar                                                                                                                                                                    (25m)

1.  Complete the blanks using collective nouns:(3m)

bunch                  army                  album            pride           library            swarm

1. My brother made a new ____________ of photo.

2. A __________ of lion’s were assembled under a tree in the forest.

3. The school has a wonderful   ____________________ of books.

4. On the Independence day, an ________________ of soldiers marched down the lane.

5. My grandmother gave me a ___________ of grapes.

6. I saw a ____________ of bees buzzing around the tree.

II. Circle the proper noun and underline the common noun:                                    (2m)

1. My mother teaches at Vivika Nanda School.

2. The king was very wise.

3. Sangeetha went to the cinema with her sister.

4. The boys felt ashamed and walked away.

III. Creative writing (Write about yourself)                                                                          (5m)

IV. Comprehension:                                                                                                  (5m)

THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

Read the passage and answer these questions:

Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the Hindus. It is called the “Festival of Lights”. Men, women and children are full of joy. People wear beautiful clothes. Children go to shop with their parents. They buy toys and sweets. People light hundreds of lamps and candles in the evening. People worship Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth an health. People decorate their houses with rangoli. Children play with crackers.

1. What do children do on Diwali?

2. Why do people worship Goddess Lakshmi on Diwali?

3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the passage:

(a) Children go to shop with their ____________________.

(b) People pray to Lakshmi to give ____________ and ______________________ .

(c) People decorate their houses with ____________.

V. Write the plural form of these words:                                                                (4m)

1. Son _______________

2. King ________________

3. Teacher _______________

4. Mesh____________

5. Lady__________________

6. Box ______________

7. Fly _______________

8. Church ___________________

VI. Rewrite the sentences using correct punctuation marks:                               (6m)

1. when will you go to shimla

2. what a wonderful place Dehradun is

3. my sister bought buns biscuits and juice

4. she finished her homework put the books aside and went to sleep

5. these days everyone spends sundays watching television

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