Class 5 English Grammar

Direct and Indirect Speech Exercise

Change the following into indirect speech.

1. The girl said, ‘It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening.’

2. The man said, ‘I must go as soon as possible.’

3. She said, ‘I don’t want to see any of you; go away.’

4. The teacher says, ‘If you work hard, you will pass.’

5. He said, ‘I have won.’

6. He said, ‘Let’s wait for her return.’

7. Alice said, ‘How clever I am!’

8. ‘Which way did she go?’ asked the young man.

9. He said to me, ‘Where are you going?’

10. ‘Please wait here till I return,’ she told him.

Answers

1. The girl said that it gave her great pleasure to be there that evening.

2. The man said that he must go as soon as possible.

3. She said that she did not want to see any of them and asked them to go away.

4. The teacher says that if you work hard you will pass.

5. He said that he had won.

6. He proposed that they should wait for her return.

7. Alice exclaimed how clever she was.

8. The young man asked which way she had gone.

9. He asked me where I was going.

10. She requested them to wait there till she returned

CREATIVE WRITING WORK SHEET FOR CLASS -IV

CREATIVE WRITING  WORK SHEET FOR CLASS -IV

I.   Letters 

1.  Write a letter to your uncle asking him to send  a beautiful dress.

2.  Write a letter to your cousin inviting him/her on your brother’s birthday.

3. Write a letter to your friend asking him to come and visit the city.

II     Write simple instructions to

 (a) attend a competition

(b  to make a pasta

(c)   to come to school in proper uniform

III.   Write a picture based story

a.      Dog and the donkey

b.      Fox and the stork

c.      Ant and grasshopper

Reading Comprehension Passage class 4

                             Reading Comprehension
                                  PYRAMIDS   
 The Great Pyramid at Giza is one of the world's most amazing landmarks. Rising high above the Sahara Desert in the Giza region of northern Egypt, the Great Pyramid stands some 450 feet into the burning desert sky and occupies an area of 13 acres. The rough climate of the Sahara has actually caused the pyramid to shrink 30 feet from its original height. The pyramid was such an amazing feat of engineering that it remained the tallest structure in the world for over 3800 years! The entire pyramid was originally faced with polished limestone to make it shine brilliantly in the sun. Most Egyptologists, scientists who study ancient Egypt, agree that the Great Pyramid was built around 2560 BC, a little more than 4,500 years ago. It took tens of thousands of workers twenty years to build. The pyramid contains over two million stone blocks. Although most of the blocks weigh two or three tons, some weigh up to 80 tons! The Great Pyramid of Giza was ordered built by the Pharaoh Khufu as a magnificent tomb. His vizier (advisor), Hemon, is credited with being the pyramid's architect. Khufu's pyramid is actually part of a complex of pyramids that includes the Pyramid of Khafre, the smaller Pyramid of Menkaure, a variety of smaller pyramids and structures, and the Great Sphinx. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the World. 1. Where is the Great Pyramid NOT located?
 A. Giza
 B. Southern Egypt 
C. Sahara Desert
 D. Northern Egypt
 2. The Great Pyramid was built a little more than __________________ years ago.
 3. How many stone blocks make up the pyramid?
 A. More than two million 
B. 3800 
C. 4,500
 D. 2,560
 4. Most of the blocks in the pyramid weigh about ____________ tons.
 A. five
 B. two or three 
C. 4,500 
D. 80
 5. The Great Pyramid of Giza has shrunk about _____________ feet
. 6. Egyptians used polished __________________ to make the pyramid shine in the sun.
 7. The Pharaoh ________________ ordered the pyramid to built as his ___________. 
A. Hemon; tomb
 B. Khufu; wonder of the world 
C. vizier; tomb
 D. Khufu; tomb 
8. Which of the following definitions best describes the meaning of "complex" in the passage?
 A. group or set 
B. pyramid
 C. materials 
D. army
 9. Which is NOT part of complex of pyramids?
 A. The Sphin
 B. The Pyramid of Khafre
 C. The Tomb of King Tut
 D. The Great Pyramid of Giza 
10. Which of the following is FALSE? 
A. Khufu was Hemon's vizier and architect
. B. Hemon was Khufu's vizier and architect.
 C. The Pyramid took tens of thousands of workers about twenty years to complete
 D. The Great Pyramid is the last of the Seven wonders of the World. 

Reading Comprehension Passage for Class 4

 Reading Comprehension Passage  
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

 Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 3, 1847. When he was only eleven years old, he invented a machine that could clean wheat. Graham studied anatomy and physiology at the University of London, but moved with his family to Quebec, Canada in 1870. Bell soon moved to Boston, Massachusetts. In 1871, he began working with deaf people and published the system of Visible Hearing that was developed by his father. Visible Hearing illustrated how the tongue, lips, and throat are used to produce vocal sounds. In 1872, Bell founded a school for the deaf which soon became part of Boston University. Alexander Graham Bell is best known for his invention of the telephone. While trying to discover the secret of transmitting multiple messages on a single wire, Bell heard the sound of a plucked string along some of the electrical wire. One of Bell's assistants, Thomas A. Watson, was trying to reactivate a telephone transmitter. After hearing the sound, Bell believed he could send the sound of a human voice over the wire. After receiving a patent on March 7, 1876 for transmitting sound along a single wire, he successfully transmitted human speech on March 10th. Bell's telephone patent was one of the most valuable patents ever issued. He started the Bell Telephone Company in 1877. Bell went on to invent a precursor to the modern day air conditioner, and a device called a "photophone" that enabled sound to be transmitted on a beam of light. Today's fiber optic and laser communication systems are based on Bell's photophone research. In 1898, Alexander Graham Bell and his son-in law took over the National Geographic Society and built it into one of the most recognized magazines in the world. Bell also helped found Science Magazine, one of the most respected research journals in the world. Alexander Graham Bell died August 2, 1922. On the day of his burial, in honor of Bell, all telephone services in the United States were stopped for one minute. 1. Where was Alexander Graham Bell born?
 A. England 
B. Quebec 
C. Scotland
D. Boston
 2. What did Alexander Graham Bell do in 1872?
 A. Invent a machine for cleaning wheat 
B. Start a school of deaf people
 C. Invent the telephone
 D. Study at the University of London
 3. What happened FIRST? 
A. Bell invented the telephone 
B. Bell moved to Canada
C. Bell published the Visible Hearing system
 D. Bell moved to Massachusetts
4. What was Thomas A. Watson doing when Alexander Graham Bell heard the sound of a plucked string over electric wire? 
A. Transmitting multiple messages over a single wire 
B. Transmitting the human voice over the single wire 
C. Starting the Bell Telephone Company 
D. Reactivating a telephone transmitter
5. What is the best definition for "transmit" in this passage?
 A. to block by stopping 
B. to send 
C. to make larger
 D. to disturb
6. Which of the following was Alexander Graham Bell NOT involved with?
 A. National Geographic Magazine 
B. Science Magazine 
C. Photophone 
D. Teaching blind people 
7. What is a photophone?
 A. A device that can transmit a message on a soundwave
 B. A device that can transmit a message on a wire
 C. A device that can transmit a message on a beam of light
 D. A device that can transmit a message on a telephone. 
8. The photophone was most important to what industry?
 A. Fiber optics and laser communication systems 
B. Telephone
 C. Air-conditioning
 D. Publishing
 9. On the day of his funeral, American telephone services were disabled for how many minutes? _________

READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGE FOR CLASS 5

    READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGE FOR CLASS 5 

                           Christopher Columbus 


Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. His career in exploration started when he was very young. As a teenager he traveled the seas and eventually made Portugal his base. Columbus came to believe that the East Indies (present day Indonesia and surrounding islands) could be reached by sailing west through the Atlantic Ocean. He appealed to the kings of Portugal, France and England to finance a westward trip to the Indies, but all denied his request. After ten years of monumental efforts but fruitless results, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to finance Columbus in the hopes of acquiring great wealth. On August 3, 1492, Columbus, crew, and three ships, the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, left Palos, Spain and headed westward. After stopping in the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, Columbus' ships hit the open seas. Covering about 150 miles a day, the trip was long and arduous. The crew was afraid of sea monsters and grew more restless every day that land was not sighted. Columbus offered a reward for the first person to sight land. On October 12, a crew member aboard the Pinta sighted one of the Bahama Islands. Columbus set foot on what he believed was one of the Spice Islands, a group of islands in Asia (now known as Indonesia), where valuable spices and riches came from. He named the land San Salvador. Columbus failed to find the riches he expected, and continued to search for China. He next visited Cuba and Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). He encountered native peoples who he named "Indians" because he believed they were inhabitants of the Indies. Columbus returned to Spain a hero. He was named Viceroy of the Indies. He soon returned to the New World but never found the riches he expected. Some began to believe that Columbus had found "a new world" rather than a shortcut to the Indies. Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering the continent of North America, although he probably wasn’t the first explorer to see the continent, and he believed until his death that the islands he encountered were in the Asian continent. His discoveries were instrumental in the establishment of Spanish colonies in North America. Today, we celebrate Columbus Day in October to commemorate his discoveries.
 1.) Which of the following is an accurate representation of what Christopher Columbus believed?
 A. He believed the Indies could be reached by sailing east.
 B. He believed North America could be reached by sailing west.
 C. He believed the Indies could be reached by sailing west.
 D. He believed the Indies could not be reached. 
2.) Why did the King and Queen of Spain agree to pay for Christopher’s trip?
 A. To spread Christianity
 B. To acquire more wealth 
C. To start a war with France
 D. To start a war with Portugal
 3.) Which of the following was an example of how Columbus MOTIVATED his sailors? 
A. He offered them more food for every day they were at sea.
 B. He offered a reward to the first sailor to see land.
 C. He threatened any sailor who complained with death.
 D. He told them stories of sea monsters. 
4.) Which of the following is NOT correct? 
A. A sailor from the Pinta was the first to see land. 
B. Columbus believed he had reached the Spice Islands.
 C. Columbus named an island San Salvador. 
D. Columbus found a lot riches.
 5.) Before the sailors saw land, they were…..
 A. Disappointed 
B. Restless 
C. Triumphant
 D. Bored
 6.) Columbus…. 
A. Eventually figured out he found a new continent
 B. Eventually found the riches he had hoped for
 C. Never figured out he had found a new continent
 D. Never returned to Spain 
7.) For Spain, Columbus’ journey was most important because… A. It enabled them to extend their empire
 B. They could spread their religion to the New World
 C. They were guaranteed great wealth 
D. It established Columbus Day as a national holiday. 
8.) Which of the following COULD NOT be a title for this passage? 
A. The Life and Times of Christopher Columbus
 B. The Discovery of the New World 
C. Columbus Sails East
 D. An Incredible Journey 
9.) What does the word ‘commemorate’ mean as used in the following sentence? Today, we celebrate Columbus Day in October to commemorate his discoveries.
 A. Discover 
B. Remember 
C. Dispute 
D. Transform 
10.) Which of the following best summarizes the importance of Christopher Columbus? 
A. He discovered an entire continent that would change the course of world history.
 B. He discovered a shortcut to the Indies that made trading easier. C. He became one of the most beloved explorers in history.
 D. His journeys resulted in the word 

ENGLISH READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGE CLASS 5

                       READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGE CLASS 5
                                              
                                 The Rhode Island Colony

                  Like many English Puritans, Roger Williams came to Massachusetts as part of "The Great Migration", the Puritan departure from England and arrival in the New World. When Williams arrived, however, he realized that the Puritan church had not severed all of its ties with the Church of England, and hence, was not pure enough. For this reason, he refused to fill the position of minister in the church of Boston. Williams became even more controversial when he declared the colony's charter, or land-grant, invalid because it was not issued by the true owners of the land - the Indians. Williams soon moved to Salem and generated even more controversy by preaching against the taxes that paid church expenses and laws that made attending church mandatory. Despite his Puritan ties, Williams' own intolerance of the rules, and laws and customs of Puritan society caused him, incidentally, to preach for religious tolerance. He argued against the Puritan laws that controlled the populations. He was one of the first to call for the separation of church and state - a law which now forbids the government to use any religion to influence the people. The intolerant Puritans often made a point to suppress individuals with divergent views. They feared people like Roger Williams could influence the people and ultimately threaten the church. In the fall of 1635, they voted to banish him. Before the henchmen reached his home, however, Williams ventured off himself toward Narragansett Bay in January of 1636. After many weeks of traveling through the wilderness of New England, Williams purchased land from the local Indians and founded the town of Providence. Williams devised a compact that allowed all residents to vote regardless of their religion. Furthermore, he encouraged religious sects unpopular with the church to settle in Providence. In March of 1644, Williams did receive a charter from the English Parliament. Under his charter of 1647, Providence, Newport, Warwick, and Portsmouth united to eventually form the colony of Rhode Island.
 1.) Roger Williams believed….
 A. In religious freedom
 B. That the Puritan church was not pure enough
 C. That the land-grants were invalid
 D. All of the above
 2.) Who did Roger Williams believe the true owners of the land were?
 A. The British Crown
 B. The Indians
C. The Puritans
 D. Any settlers
 3.) Which of the following DID Roger Williams believe in?
 A. Intolerance toward other religions
 B. Mandatory church attendance
 C. Separation of Church and State
 D. People should pay taxes to support  the church
 4.) Which of the following is a violation of the idea of separation between church and state?
 A. A government that taxes the settlers 
B. A church that supports religious freedom 
C. A church that opposes religious freedom 
D. A government that opposes religious freedom
 5.) The Puritans were _____________ toward different viewpoints.
 A. intolerant 
B. indifferent
 C. tolerant 
D. sometimes tolerant
 6.) Why were the Puritans afraid of Roger Williams?
 A. They believed he would stir the Indians to attack settlements 
B. They believed he might influence the people against them.
 C. They believed he would ally with French traders 
D. They believed he would start a war
 7.) What does the word ‘banish’ mean in the following sentence? In the fall of 1635, they voted to banish him.
 A. remove
 B. kill
 C. injure
 D. imprison 
8.) Roger Williams eventually founded _______________.
 A. Boston
 B. Massachusetts
 C. Providence
 D. Warwick
 9.) Who could settle in Providence?
 A. Only people who were part of religious groups unpopular with the Church
 B. Only Puritans 
C. People of all religions
 D. Only people who belong to some branch of Christianity 
10.) What did the English crown do about Roger Williams?
 A. Gave him a charter
 B. Attempted to punish him
 C. Attempted to capture him 
D. Attacked his settlement

SA 2 EVS BLUE PRINT FOR CLASS 3

                 SA 2 EVS BLUE PRINT FOR CLASS 3

                                   Total 60 marks

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