Q. 1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
The kangaroo is an
animal found in Australia. These animals were given their name by the famous
English Captain, James Cook, who discovered Australia. There are many types of
kangaroos and they vary in size. The Wallaby for example, is no bigger than a
rabbit. But the great kangaroo or the Forester, stands 7 feet tall and weighs
200 pounds. Surprisingly its body is only about an inch long when it is born.
These babies are carried by the mother in a pocket of skin, in the lower half
of her body.
Kangaroos, often
meet in groups called mobs. In Australia's early days, such mobs numbered
thousands of kangaroos. Nowadays a mob of one hundred animals is unusually
large.
Kangaroos sleep on
ground. They eat vegetables only. They live for fifteen years.
Questions:
1. Who gave the name Kangaroo to these
animals?
2. What is surprising about the baby of
the great kangaroo?
3. What is a mob?
4. Find the opposite word of the following
from the passage - smaller, night.
Q. 2. Read the
following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
Abraham Lincoln was
the son of a poor farmer named Thomas Lincoln. His father was not able to give
him proper education. However Abraham Lincoln studied by the fire-light till
mid-night. He used coal as a pencil and flat pieces of wood as paper. He helped
his father in the field.
Once Abe, as he was
called by the people, borrowed a book called 'The Life of George Washington'
from a neighbour. The book proved a turning point in his life. He made up his
mind to rise so high in life as to become stronger day by day and achieved at
the end. And one day in 1861 the people shouted with joy, "Abe Lincoln is
elected the President".
Questions:
1. Which book did Abe borrow from a
neighbor?
2. Whose son was Abraham Lincoln?
3. When was Lincoln elected the president
of United States?
4. Find the opposite word of the following
from the passage - rich, start.
Q. 3. Read the
following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
Ants are the most
interesting of all insects. They are like human beings in many ways. They live
in families, build their own houses and have a 'king' and a 'queen'. Each ant
has its own work to do. The very young ants, who have just come out of their
cocoons, are generally the nurses. When they are older, and their skins are
harder, they are ready to leave the nest and do other kinds of work. Some of
the ants hunt for food. They bring in food for the queen and other workers, as
well as for themselves.
Questions:
1. Who are the nurses?
2. When do the young ants leave the nest?
3. In what ways are the ants like human
beings?
4. Whom do the ants bring in the food for?
5. Find out the opposite word of the
following from the passage - old, softer.
Q. 4. Read the
following passage carefully and answer the questions given below: (2024)
Mr. Das is an ideal
teacher. He is loved and respected by all. To his students, he is kind and
considerate. He is polite with his colleagues. He has a thorough knowledge of
his subject i.e. Physics. He teaches it in an interesting way giving real life
examples. He takes part in extra-curricular activities and is a good orator. He
guides the students and helps in the organisation of science exhibition.
Students admire him a lot.
Questions:
1. What subject does Mr. Das teach?
2. How does Mr. Das behave with his
students?
3. How does he teach his subject?
4. Does Mr. Das have a thorough knowledge
of his subject?
5. Write the opposite of cruel, hate.
Q. 5. Read the
following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it: (2024)
Last Sunday we
visited the zoo. It has many animals like lions, tigers and elephants. There
were monkeys of various kinds. We saw the peacocks dancing. They are really
beautiful. There were some crocodiles also. They were lying lazily on the sand,
quite motionless. The different kinds of deer ran in their large compound. They
are so innocent and harmless. In the aquarium we saw some beautiful coloured
fishes.
Questions:
1. What were the peacocks doing?
2. What were the crocodiles doing?
3. Who are innocent and harmless?
4. What did they see in the aquarium?
5. Write the synonyms of (a) motionless,
(b) different.
Q. 6. Read the
following passage and answer the questions given below it: (2025)
Books are very
useful to us. They are the best companion of man. They never cheat the reader.
Books are a good source of knowledge. We get knowledge on different subjects.
We can read books of our taste. They enlighten our hearts and make us bold to
face the realities and difficulties of life. We can find everything in books.
By reading books, we can be in the company of great writers of the past. We can
make this world a better place to live in. Books are the life-blood of great
master-minds. We can never deny their utility.
Questions:
1. What is useful to us?
2. Whom do they never cheat?
3. Whose best companions are books?
4. What are books a source of?
5. On which subject can we get knowledge?
Q. 7. Read the
following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it:
All of us need food
to live. We need food to grow and to remain strong and healthy. Food gives us
energy to work and play. We get all our food from plants and animals. We must
eat different types of food. Each type of food plays an important role in our
body. There are three main types of food that we eat: Energy giving food, body
building food and protective food.
The food items like
wheat, rice, butter, milk, sugar give us energy to work. These food items are
called energy giving foods. Milk, pulses, eggs, grains help us to grow and
build our bodies so these food items are called body building foods. Fruits and
vegetables protect us from diseases. So, they are called protective foods.
Questions:
a. Why do we need
food?
b. Where do we get
all our food from?
c. What are energy
giving foods?
d. Write the
opposite word for the following words from the passage:
(i) weak, (ii) take.
1. Answers:
1. These animals were
given their name by the famous English Captain, James Cook, who discovered Australia.
2. It is surprising
that its body is only about an inch long when it is born.
3. Kangaroos often meet
in groups; it is called mobs.
4. smaller - bigger,
night - day.
2. Answers:
1. Abe borrowed a book
'The Life of George Washington' from a neighbour.
2. Abraham Lincoln was
the son of a poor farmer named Thomas Lincoln.
3. Lincoln was elected
the president of United States in 1861.
4. rich - poor, start -
end.
3. Answers:
1. The very young ants
who have just come out of their cocoons are generally the nurses.
2. When they are older,
and their skins are harder, they are ready to leave the nest.
3. Ants live in
families, build their own houses and have a 'king' and 'a queen'.
4. They bring in food
for the queen and other workers, as well as for themselves.
5. old - new/young,
softer - harder.
4. Answers:
1. Physics.
2. He is kind and
considerate with his students.
3. He teaches it in an
interesting way giving real life examples.
4. Yes, he has a
thorough knowledge of his subject.
5. Cruel - Kind, Hate -
Like / Love.
5. Answers:
1. Peacocks were dancing.
2. They were lying
lazily on the sand.
3. Deer are innocent
and harmless.
4. They saw beautiful
coloured fishes in the aquarium.
5. (a) Motionless -
Rest, (b) Different - Various.
6. Answers:
1. Books.
2. Books never cheat
the reader.
3. Books are the best
companion of man.
4. Knowledge.
5. We get knowledge on
different subjects.
7. Answers:
a. To grow and to remain strong and healthy.
b. From plants and animals.
c. Food items like wheat, rice, butter, milk, and sugar that give us energy to
work and play.
d.
(i) weak - strong, (ii) take - give.
