Answer all the questions.

Section A

1. Read the passage and answer the following questions.(1×12=12)

   One day, Alice was lying under a tree listening to her sister reading a story. Suddenly, she saw a white rabbit scamper. He had pink eyes and was wearing a blue coat. He took out a big watch from his waistcoat, pocket and as he hurried away, he said, “Oh dear, I will be too late!” She thought there was something very different about this rabbit. It could talk, it wore a red waistcoat and it carried a watch. Alice wondered, “A talking rabbit? A rabbit who wears a waistcoat!”. Alice was burning with curiosity and she followed the white rabbit. The rabbit started running and Alice followed the rabbit. The rabbit suddenly popped down a large rabbit hole. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole too! The rabbit went down and down and down and down into the rabbit hole.

   1. Where was Alice lying?(1)
   2. What was Alice listening to?(1)
   3. Describe the rabbit?(1)
   4. What was different about the rabbit?(1)
   5. Neeta _____very hungry. (Add ‘was’ or ‘were’)(1)
   6. Alice was burning with curiosity and she followed the white rabbit.(Underline the conjunction and write its type).(1)
   7. Find antonymsfor thefollowing wordsin the passage. i) Early ii) Up(1)
   8. Give the synonym for the word ‘started.(1)
   9. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole too!(Underline the verb)(1)
   10. She saw a white rabbit scamper. (Underline the adjective)(1)
   11. Can I go home? (Identify the modal auxiliary and state its purpose.)(2)
2. Read the passage and answer the following questions.(1X8=8)

   Shreya’s brother is very lazy. His name is Aryan, and he is twelve years old. He always wakes up late in the morning after 10’o clock. He gets ready very quickly, within 15 minutes. His online classes start at 11 am and end at 4 pm. During his classes, he looks very bored and inactive. Aryan has lunch around 1:30 pm. After having lunch, he rests for 20 minutes as the classes are closed for a while. As the online classes end, he hurries to play on the ground. He plays badminton as it’s one of his favourite games. Some time back, he used to play kabaddi, but due to an accident, he doesn’t like this game now. He completes his homework late at night and always eats dinner after completing all his work.

   1. What is the name of Shreya’s brother?(1)
   2. What time did Aryan have lunch?(1)
   3. For how long does Aryan rest?(1)
   4. How does Aryan feel in classes?(1)
   5. He completes his homework late at night and always eats dinner late. (Identify the conjunction and write its type)(2)
   6. He looks very bored and inactive.(Identify the adjectives)(2)
   7. He looks very bored and inactive. (Identify the adjectives)(2)

   Section B

3. Read the poem and answer the following questions.(1×6=6)

   Early in the morning,

   Or the evening hour,

   Are the times to water

   Every kind of flower.

   Watering at noonday,

   When the sun is high,

   Doesn’t help the flowers,

   Only makes them die.

   1. When should we water the plants?(1)
   2. What doesn’t help the flowers to bloom?(1)
   3. What happens when the sun is high, as per the poem?(1)
   4. Mention the names of the flower you like.(1)
   5. Give the antonym of the word ‘high’.(1)
   6. Find a pair of rhyming words in the poem.(1)
4. Do as directed.(1X12=12)
   1. I saw a swarm of bees behind the old tree.(Identify all the nouns and state their kind.)
   2. My bag is _______________(heavy) than your bag. (Use the correct degree of comparison)
   3. Sita runs ____________than any other girl in class. (Use the correct degree of comparison)
   4. The students play with their toys.(Change into the past tense)
   5. She is ____________ very intelligent girl. (Add the correct article)
   6. The sandals are kept__________the bed.(Add the correct preposition)
   7. You look weak. You ____________visit a doctor. (Add modal auxiliary of certainty)
   8. Meena has a cat ___________has soft fur. (Add pronoun)
   9. The dog quietly entered from the back door.(Underline the adverb)
5. Complete the sentence with ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘because’, and ‘so’.(1x4=4)
   1. I don’t have enough money _____I won’t come.
   2. She wants a burger, some fries______pasta.
   3. It’s raining heavily________take your umbrella.
   4. We can’t go out __________its cold.
6. Identify the adjective in the sentences given.(1x4=4)
   1. The old house down the lane looks scary.
   2. My white dress has a hole in it.
   3. My mom has a shiny yellow bag.
   4. The tall boys always sat on the last bench.

   Section C

7. Observe the picture given below and describe each image in one sentence.(1x2=2)
   
8. Write a paragraph in about 80-100 words on the following topics.(any1)(1x4=4)
   1. My first day at school
   2. Picnic day