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Answer Key
to textbook with ISBN: 978-93-87153-08-0

New Delhi • Mumbai • Chennai • Kolkata • Bengaluru • Hyderabad • Kochi • Guwahati

 Contents

1. Common and Proper Nouns ................................................................................................................................. 1

2. Singular and Plural Nouns ..................................................................................................................................... 2
3. Countable and Uncountable Nouns .................................................................................................................. 2
4. Collective Nouns ....................................................................................................................................................... 2
5. Nouns and Gender ................................................................................................................................................... 3
6. Pronouns...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
7. Homophones and Homonyms ............................................................................................................................ 4
8. Wailers Three – A Folk Tale from China ............................................................................................................. 5
Worksheets 1–8 ...................................................................................................................................................... 5–8
Test 1 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
9. Verbs .............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
10. Adjectives ..................................................................................................................................................................10
11. Comparison ..............................................................................................................................................................10
12. Present Tense............................................................................................................................................................10
13. Past Tense ..................................................................................................................................................................11
14. Future Tense..............................................................................................................................................................12
15. Birbal Visits Persia ...................................................................................................................................................12
Worksheets 9–14 .............................................................................................................................................. 12–14
Test 2 ............................................................................................................................................................................14
16. Adverbs ......................................................................................................................................................................15
17. Articles ........................................................................................................................................................................15
18. Punctuation ..............................................................................................................................................................16
19. Sentences ..................................................................................................................................................................16
20. Prepositions ..............................................................................................................................................................18
21. Conjunctions ............................................................................................................................................................18
22. Hummingbirds.........................................................................................................................................................19
The Fly .........................................................................................................................................................................19
Worksheets 15–21 ............................................................................................................................................ 20–22
Test 3 ............................................................................................................................................................................23
23. Proverbs .....................................................................................................................................................................23
24. Writing Skills .............................................................................................................................................................23
 1. Common and Proper Nouns

A. Let the children find the words on their own. Give a hint that there may be proper and common
nouns both.

Z G C F B E A R Y Z U
Y I L B A W S C N E T
R B O O K A B F U B P
L F W A I T E R T R S
B W N T A C A O S A U
M A Y L T H C G E K N
X U F N Z N H Q V J D
F G A R D E N N T P A
M X N S C H O O L M Y

1. watch 2. bear 3. book 4. beach 5. school 6. Sunday

7. garden 8. May 9. boat 10. nut 11. frog 12. net
13. clown 14. fan 15. waiter
B. 1. Akhil and I travelled to Jaipur by train.
2. My cousin Ravi will arrive from New York in July.
3. Black Beauty is a novel written by Anna Sewell.
4. My favourite cartoon character is Mickey Mouse.
5. Sania and Neha are going to watch a movie.
6. Smita has a pet dog named Pixie.
7. I visited the Red Fort when I was in Delhi.
8. The Nile is a river that flows through Egypt and ten other countries.
C. Accept all correct names given by the students. Some examples are given below.
1. Countries 2. Rivers
b. China b. Ganges
c. Japan c. Indus
d. France d. Amazon
e. Australia e. Missouri
3. Cartoon characters 4. Books
b. Bugs Bunny b. Charlotte’s Web
c. Popeye c. The Hobbit
d. Fred Flintstone d. Matilda
e. Bart Simpson e. The Giving Tree

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D. 1. Tuesday, Thursday 2. Yamuna 3. July 4. Paris 5. Ram Nath Kovind
6. Christmas 7. Mumbai 8. Ravana 9. January 10. Holi
11. Roald Dahl 12. Hyderabad 13. Odisha 14. personal response question

2. Singular and Plural Nouns

The rules should be put on the noticeboards for the students to see.
A. 1. watches 2. dress 3. branches 4. wish 5. rooms 6. meals
7. boys 8. lilies
B. 1. children 2. sheep 3. wolves 4. mouse 5. teeth 6. knives
7. safes 8. handkerchiefs
C. 2. The woman told the child about her childhood experience.
3. The peon served coffee at the meeting.
4. The monkey is on the roof.
5. The child took a water bottle to the picnic.
6. The woman wants to borrow a pair of scissors.
7. The sheep is grazing in the field.
8. There was a deer in the deer park.
9. The actor went in to change his costume.
10. My brother bought a loaf of bread.

3. Countable and Uncountable Nouns

1. six clowns 2. four dolls 3. five frogs 4. five ice creams

5. nine mangoes 6. eleven crayons
A. Accept any correct nouns written by the students. Some examples are given below.
Countable nouns Uncountable nouns
1. Five boys 1. Food
2. Three girls 2. Water
3. Two ducks 3. Grass
4. Three swing sets 4. Tea
5. Two glasses 5. Air
B. 1. little 2. many 3. some 4. a few 5. plenty of 6. much
7. Some 8. much 9. many 10. much 11. plenty of 12. a little
13. a few 14. some 15. many

4. Collective Nouns

A. 1. class 2. gang 3. cluster 4. choir 5. bunch 6. shoal

7. swarm 8. army

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B. 1. (g) 2. (i) 3. (j) 4. (f ) 5. (h) 6. (e) 7. (b) 8. (a)
9. (c) 10. (d)
C. 1. collection 2. bundle 3. pack 4. team 5. herd 6. swarm
7. committee 8. crew
D. 1. singers 2. lions 3. actors 4. whales 5. eggs 6. teachers
7. drawers 8. geese

5. Nouns and Gender

A. 1. The goose laid a golden egg.

2. My aunt has two daughters.
3. The doctor examined the patient carefully.
4. Your nephew is a good friend of mine.
5. Azhar asked his wife to call a plumber.
6. The headmaster called the student to his office.
7. The man scolded his son for breaking the cups.
8. Sarla likes to eat chocolates and pastries.
Masculine Feminine Common Neuter
1. nephew 1. goose 1. doctor 1. egg
2. Azhar 2. aunt 2. patient 2. office
3. headmaster 3. daughters 3. friend 3. cups
4. man 4. wife 4. plumber 4. chocolates
5. son 5. Sarla 5. student 5. pastries

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B. V
2
T I G R E S S
3
H X
4
E G R A N D F A T H E R
R A N
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O N U N
I D
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N I E C E
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D O E R

C. 1. brother 2. girl, queen 3. bull, uncle 4. prince, mare 5. Boys, men’s

6. shepherdess 7. witch, girls 8. lioness
D. 1. waitress 2. vixen 3. duck 4. brother-in-law 5. tigress
6. shepherdess 7. Nuns, monks 8. witch

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 6. Pronouns

A. 1. It 2. She, It 3. He, him 4. She, They

B. 2. We – First Person, us – First Person
3. I – First Person, we – First Person
4. They – Third Person, It – Third Person
5. she – Third Person, You – Second Person, her – Third Person
C. 1. She 2. They 3. It 4. He, her 5. I, you 6. We 7. I, it
8. She, it, He
D. 1. hers 2. ours 3. ours 4. mine 5. his 6. yours 7. hers
8. theirs 9. mine 10. his
E. They, They, them, they
They, him, He
F. 2. That – demonstrative, It – personal
3. These – demonstrative, They – personal, mine – personal
4. Those – demonstrative, They – personal
5. I – personal, You – personal, yours – personal
G. 1. The teacher gave the books to Harjinder and me.
2. Sonia, Jagan and I are going to school.
3. My father bought ice creams for my sister and me.
4. Do you want to share your chocolate with Vivek and me?
5. Yuki and I like to play video games.
6. Cheryl, Ajay and I are going to the fair together.
7. Parampreet and I made this cake for you.
8. Sadaf and I go to the same school.

7. Homophones and Homonyms

A. 1. sea, see 2. pale, pail 3. steel, steal 4. brake, break 5. rain, rein
6. deer, dear 7. Our, hour 8. buy, by 9. Write, right 10. blew, blue
B. 1. sea 2. hear 3. made 4. bear 5. hair, hair 6. pair 7. won
8. weak 9. plain 10. Two
C. Accept all grammatically correct sentences made by the students. Some examples are given
below.
1. Arun’s left hand was paining so he couldn’t bowl.
The players left the field when it started raining.
2. Lord Ram carried a bow and an arrow with him.
The bow that the boy was wearing was red.
3. Children have to bear the pain of vaccinations.
A bear can scare away children.
4. They tossed the ball into the field.
We tossed to see who would field first.

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 5. My mother has a large mug of tea every morning.
The couple was mugged in the dark area behind their house.

8. Wailers Three – A Folk Tale from China

A. 1. Mrs Chang could not read, so she waited in front of her house for someone to come by and
read out the letter from her son to her.
2. Peddler Peng cried because he was reminded of the heartbreaking incident when all of his
hundred pretty pots were broken into a thousand pieces.
3. Master Ming rushed out of his school, which was just around the corner from Mrs Chang’s
house, on hearing the cocophonous cries of the three wailers sobbing their hearts out.
B. 1. True 2. False 3. True 4. True 5. False
C. 1. surprised 2. loud and unpleasant 3. extremely 4. all together

Worksheet 1

A. My family lives in Bengaluru. I like this city a lot. My parents hail from Kerala. Next December,
we will visit Kerala. My grandfather has a farm there. We will travel by train with my aunt and
her kids. Karan and Arya are my cousins. We are planning to play cards on the train. We will
celebrate Christmas at our ancestral home. We are planning to go for trekking in the Nilgiri
Hills in the first week of January.
B. Some questions would need personal responses. For them, examples are given below.
1. Independence Day 2. Kavita 3. Vandana 4. Spectre 5. Chotta Bhim
6. Infosystem 7. Beijing 8. Jagjit Singh 9. Sunday 10. Sam
11. Sameera, Amara 12. Tarannum, Goldie 13. New Delhi 14. Dilip Kumar
15. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

Worksheet 2

A. Accept all grammatically correct sentences made by the students. Some examples are given
below.
1. The oxen were taken to the veterinary doctor.
2. Most of the cities are decorated with lights on Diwali.
3. Cherries are sweet.
4. Four-wheeler vehicles create pollution.
5. Those geese are white in colour.
6. Aman was delighted to see the aeroplanes flying overhead.
7. The windows were painted red.
8. Butterflies have beautiful wings.
9. Toys are dear to children.
10. Deer run fast.
11. Please arrange the chairs.
12. Wind moved the flowers around her like little elves.

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 13. Buffaloes are bathing in the pond.
14. I enjoyed all the matches played by the teams.
15. The houses in this society are safe and secure.
B. 1. Sam invited his friends to his house.
2. My feet are aching after a long walk.
3. The hailstorm caused holes on the roofs of our houses.
4. Martin and Benny were friends for a long time.
5. These oranges are rotten.
6. This dress does not fit me anymore.
7. Some monkeys grinned at us sitting on the branches of a tree.
8. Babies drool a lot when they are teething.

Worksheet 3
A. 1. countable 2. countable 3. uncountable 4. uncountable 5. uncountable
6. countable 7. countable 8. uncountable 9. uncountable 10. countable
11. uncountable 12. uncountable 13. uncountable 14. countable
15. countable 16. countable 17. countable 18. uncountable
19. uncountable 20. countable 21. countable 22. countable
B. 1. little 2. a few 3. much 4. Many 5. A lot of 6. much
7. some 8. little 9. any 10. Some 11. many 12. much
13. some 14. several 15. plenty of

Worksheet 4

A. 1. litter 2. army 3. gaggle 4. flight 5. cloud 6. flock 7. pride

8. crowd 9. pair 10. school
B. 1. flowers 2. owls 3. camels 4. crows 5. fish 6. students
7. robbers 8. soldiers

Worksheet 5

A. Masculine Feminine Common

father mother parent
bull cow cattle
brother sister sibling
boy girl child
cock hen fowl
king queen monarch
ram ewe sheep

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B. 1. Harita arranged the chairs in the dining room.
2. The politician requested the people to vote for his party .
3. Ann spotted two puppies among the bushes near her college .
4. Mother cut the vegetables using a sharp knife .
5. Surayya walked to her house from school .
6. What is the password to this computer ?
7. Do you keep a diary ?
8. You can carry an umbrella or wear your raincoat .
9. I will park the car in the garage .
10. Niharika bought a new laptop .

Worksheet 6

A. 1. She 2. They 3. he, us 4. you, I 5. him 6. ours 7. It 8. yours

9. theirs 10. his
B. 1. This is Radha’s umbrella. Please give it to her.
2. My uncle gave a toy car to my brother. It is his.
3. Naveen and I bought a football yesterday. It is ours.
4. Those are the books I bought this morning. They are mine.
5. I have finished my work. Did you finish yours?
6. That is the house we live in. We are going to renovate it.
7. Those are Reshma’s sandals. They are new.
8. This is the bag I carry to school. It is very heavy.
1. This - demonstrative pronoun
it, her - personal pronouns
2. My, my, his - possessive pronouns
It - personal pronoun
3. I, It - Personal pronouns
ours - possessive pronoun
4. Those, this - demonstrative pronouns
I, They - personal pronouns
mine - possessive pronoun
5. I, you - personal pronouns
my, yours - possessive pronouns
6. That - demonstrative pronoun
we, We, it - personal pronouns
7. Those - demonstrative pronoun
They - personal pronoun
8. This - demonstrative pronoun
I, It - personal pronouns
C. 1. 
Surbhi and I study in the same school.
2. 
Harish shared his lunch with Diana and me.

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 3. 
Anupama and I like to walk to school.
4. 
5. 
The manager scolded Sarat and me for coming late to office.
6. 
Renu and I went to see the football match at the Ambedkar Stadium yesterday.
7. 
My father took my brother and me to an amusement park.
8. 
Jacob and I saw the movie together.

Worksheet 7

Accept all grammatically correct sentences made by the students. Some examples are given below.
1. bored
He needed a board to draw the painting.
2. hole
I want to know the whole story.
3. principal
He follows his father’s principle in his life.
4. know
No one in the class was able to answer the question.
5. weight
Please wait till I come.
6. loose
He had to lose his sleep due to work.
7. there
Their pet is named Johnny.
8. scene
I had seen the play before.
9. scent
I sent flowers on her birthday.
10. knows
He got hurt in his nose.

Worksheet 8

A. Suggested answers:
1. He saw his friend in the metro that day. 2. He paid a fine of `100.
3. Wash your hands in the sink. 4. Birds take shelter in the crevices of the bark of a tree.
5. Go to the park for a walk.
B. 1. a. lying b. lying
2. a. play b. play

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 3. a. bit b. bit
4. a. row b. row
5. a. ring b. ring

Test 1
A. 1. any 2. a few/many 3. any 4. many 5. some 6. much 7. much
B. 1. quiver 2. pack 3. pride 4. crew 5. string 6. flight 7. tuft
C. 1. he/you 2. them 3. I/she 4. us 5. them 6. they 7. them
D. 1. steal 2. sells 3. meat 4. tale 5. toe

9. Verbs

A. 1. Rafat and Maria are going to the library. 2

2. Farzan and Mary are good friends. 1
3. Samarth will be going to the market soon. 3
4. Parth was studying quietly in his room. 2
5. The engineer will be repairing the computer in the lab. 3
B. 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (e) 5. (b) 6. (g) 7. (f )
C. 1. were (main) 2. is (helping) 3. are (helping) 4. were (helping)
5. am (main)
D. 1. has 2. has 3. have 4. had 5. have
E. 1. enjoys, enjoy 2. love, loves 3. shines, shine 4. spins, spin
5. is hiding, are hiding
F. 1. Our cats like having milk with biscuits. 2. The dogs were barking at the stranger.
3. The boys are playing football with their friends. 4. Horses live in a stable.
5. These knives are too sharp. 6. Those mangoes are ripe.
7. The students are going to the classroom.
G. 1. My brothers were happy to go abroad.
2. This bag is full of lovely flowers.
3. Karthik has not gone out yet.
4. Irfan was happy when the jobs were complete.
5. The students are decorating their classroom.
6. Rita was studying for six hours every day last week.
7. Prateek and I were not allowed to attend the function.
8. The dead trees have been cut down.
9. Skaters are glad that winter has arrived.
10. One of the apples was rotting.

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 10. Adjectives

A. 1. rainy 2. dry 3. small 4. happy 5. loud

B. 1. naughty 2. right 3. soft 4. hard 5. hot, cold 6. efficient 7. huge
C. 1. blunt 2. white 3. poor 4. clean 5. interesting 6. slow 7. wide
8. sweet 9. thin 10. tame
D. Accept all correct words written by the students. Some examples are given below.
1. feather 2. rope 3. story 4. noise

11. Comparison

A. Positive Comparative Superlative

1. hard harder hardest
2. rich richer richest
3. beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
4. noisy noisier noisiest
5. hot hotter hottest
6. bright brighter brightest
7. strong stronger strongest
8. colourful more colourful most colourful
9. merry merrier merriest
10. useful more useful most useful
B. 1. shorter 2. smartest 3. lighter 4. hottest 5. clever 6. slow
7. slower 8. faster
C. 2. A watermelon is the juiciest fruit. 3. An aeroplane is faster than a train.
4. My dress is more beautiful than yours. 5. A cheetah is quicker than a horse.
6. Ayaan is a handsome boy. 7. Saroja is prettier than Ria.
8. Simar is the most charming girl I know.
D. 1. good 2. better 3. better 4. good 5. best

12. Present Tense

A. 1. teaches 2. drive 3. bakes 4. play 5. drinks 6. sets 7. like

8. helps
B. 2. Anusha listens to music every day. 3. We always watch TV in the evening.
4. Janie reads the newspaper every morning. 5. I like to eat raw tomatoes.
6. Samarth sleeps early every night.
C. 1. wake up 2. reads, does 3. have 4. go 5. come 6. jogs 7. likes

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D. 1. I do not play hockey. 2. This car belongs to me.
3. Rohan and Akriti like to eat noodles. 4. Ms Das works in this office.
5. Mr Anand goes for a walk every evening. 6. The children go to sleep by 9 o’clock.
E. 1. are enjoying 2. is combing 3. is getting 4. is examining
5. are working 6. is hiding 7. is writing
F. 2. The teacher is smiling at Rohan.
3. Mr Menon is chopping the vegetables.
4. Rahul is helping Anu with her homework.
5. Seema is watering the plants in her garden.
6. I am going to the temple near my house.
7. Lavina is walking very fast.
8. Jaywin is playing football with his friends.

13. Past Tense

A. Present Past Present Past

1. grow grew 6. walk walked
2. cut cut 7. make made
3. speak spoke 8. find found
4. buy bought 9. cook cooked
5. drink drank 10. begin began
B. 1. lost 2. took 3. jumped 4. lived 5. bought 6. threw 7. flew
8. got
C. 1. Kavita watched television.
2. The teacher in the pink sari taught us English.
3. My mother bought vegetables from the nearby shop.
4. I went to play hopscotch with my friends.
5. Mehul took lessons to learn the guitar.
6. I was very tired after playing football.
7. They won every match they played in school.
8. When we put water in the freezer, it froze.
D. 1. was talking 2. was reading 3. were studying 4. was practising
5. were wiping 6. was smiling 7. was painting 8. was hiding
E. 1. Sunil was walking back home from the playground.
2. Fazal was playing badminton in the park behind his house.
3. Kunal was eating lunch with his friends.
4. They were swimming in the pool at the sports complex.
5. The mouse was looking at the cheese greedily.
6. Ishan was watching the final match of the tournament.
7. I was writing an essay about koala bears.
8. Ankit was dancing merrily.

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 14. Future Tense

A. 1. will become 2. shall clean 3. will break 4. will show 5. will win
6. shall go 7. will participate 8. will be
B. 1. shall watch 2. will land 3. will begin 4. shall come 5. shall cross
6. will eat 7. will turn 8. shall give
C. 1. Romit will go to watch a movie. 2. He will go to the theatre with his parents.
3. The movie will begin at 7 p.m. 4. They will buy popcorn in the interval.
5. Romit will also eat a burger. 6. After the movie, they will go for a walk.
7. They will come back at 11 p.m. 8. Then they will go to sleep.

15. Birbal Visits Persia

A. 1. The Shah of Persia requested that Birbal be sent to Persia.

2. The Shah of Persia had heard about Birbal’s wisdom and he decided to test him.
3. Birbal was not confused because he realized he was being tested.
4. He realized who the real Shah was by observing them carefully. He saw that the four men
appeared nervous and kept looking at the Shah. They also tried to imitate his moves while
the Shah looked relaxed.
5. Birbal won everyone’s heart with his wisdom.
B. 1. countries 2. ambassador 3. escort 4. splendid 5. throne
C. 1. Persia. 2. wise. 3. five Shahs wearing similar clothes. 4. one of them.
5. relaxed.

Worksheet 9

A.

1. Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh (is/are/am) states in
the northern part of India. main
2. 
My left foot (was/have/are) swollen. helping
3. 
I (am/is/are) the head boy of the school. main
4.  been away for a while now.
You (are/has/have) helping
5.  already started from home.
They (has/are/have) helping
6. 
I (watch/watches/watching) news on television every day. main
7. 
Two spiders were (running/crawling/walking) up the wall. main
8. 
The cat (scratched/scratch/scratching) John yesterday. main
B. 1. wants 2. are 3. was 4. says 5. know 6. was 7. do 8. has
9. chooses 10. is

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 Worksheet 10

A. 1. The crocodile swam up the shallow riverbank.

2. Akriti helped me with the difficult homework.
3. The hungry children were waiting for their meal.
4. Susheel gifted his sister a fancy doll’s house yesterday.
5. The dirty room had to be cleaned immediately.
6. The teacher introduced the new student to the class.
B. Accept all grammatically correct sentences made by the students. Some examples are given
below.
1. clean
Students should wear clean shoes to school.
2. white
He has a white bird in his house.
3. yellow
They decorated the baby’s room with yellow balloons.
4. brave
We have brave soldiers in our army.
5. grey
The grey cat drank all the milk.

Worksheet 11

1. smarter than 2. the most intelligent 3. the best 4. faster than 5. the least
6. the most generous 7. responsible 8. simple

Worksheet 12

A. 1. is 2. sets 3. teaches 4. eats 5. practise 6. walks 7. sleep

8. greets
B. 1. are watching 2. am sitting 3. are eating 4. is playing 5. is drinking
6. is waiting 7. is playing 8. are feeding 9. am browsing 10. is ironing
C. 1. Neeta drives a car.
2. Sita teaches the little children in the neighbourhood to sing.
3. Shaheen is working with a famous publisher.
4. I go to the park with my mother.
5. My cousin Ashwin is dancing with me.
6. That old man talks too much.
7. Aishwarya is playing the guitar.
8. Aakash helps his mother cook dinner.
9. Hiral is talking to his friend over the phone.
10. Nivedita is playing tennis.

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 Worksheet 13

A. 1. Radhika sat beside me in the class. 2. Ram stayed at my place at the weekend.
3. I was fond of Kathak. 4. The paperboy brought us the morning paper.
5. I had a function to attend yesterday. 6. Leela drove the car to the city.
B. 1. fell, was sleeping 2. was cooking, heard 3. was raining, landed
4. were playing, occurred 5. took, was eating 6. were watching, rang

Worksheet 14

A. 1. The gardener will mow the grass.

2. Arzoo and Kriti will participate in all the school events.
3. Manju will go to the zoo with her friends.
4. Lata will teach them history.
5. Adam will cook dinner for the guests.
B. Accept all grammatically correct sentences made by the students. Some examples are given
below.
1. We will carry the books home.
2. I will call her today.
3. Jasmine will talk to Sumit about the meeting.
4. We will collect funds for the charity program.
5. We will dance at the party.
6. Jayant will work for three days on the project.
7. I will drive you home.

Test 2

A. 1. Sajal and Tarun were having fun at the picnic.

2. Children love ice cream.
3. The monkey was swinging on the rope.
4. Was the musician nervous before the concert?
5. The workers come to paint the house.
B. Accept all grammatically correct sentences written by the children. Some examples are given
below.
1. The fierce lion chased the timid deer.
2. The lazy boy slept on a comfortable couch all day long.
3. Mayank ate sliced apples and drank chilled juice.
4. The lovely girl sat on the red chair to rest.
5. John lives in a wooden house with six windows.
C. play, sees, smiles, hits, breaks, scolds, makes, clean, are cleaning

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D. 2. Ria was having breakfast at 8:30 a.m. 3. Ria was eating lunch at 1 p.m.
4. Ria was reading a book at 4 p.m. 5. Ria was playing in the park at 5:30 p.m.
6. Ria was eating dinner at 8:15 p.m. 7. Ria was sleeping at 10 p.m.
E. 1. Anil writes a letter to his friend. – Simple present
Anil wrote a letter to his friend. – Simple past
2. Everyone shouts. – Simple present
Everyone shouted. – Simple past
F. 1. bitter 2. graceful 3. sly 4. stubborn 5. winding

16. Adverbs
A. 1. happily 2. swiftly 3. quickly 4. angrily 5. eagerly
B. 2. gentle – gently
3. sound – soundly
4. brave – bravely
5. loud – loudly
6. sweet – sweetly
C. 1. early 2. tomorrow 3. recently 4. later, still 5. Yesterday 6. soon
D. 1. around 2. nearby 3. there 4. here 5. outside 6. abroad
E. 1. always 2. often 3. rarely 4. Occasionally 5. never 6. frequently
7. Generally 8. continuously
F. 1. hardly 2. very 3. partly 4. quite 5. enough 6. so
G. 1. gently 2. incorrectly 3. slowly 4. never 5. politely 6. often
7. inside 8. later 9. rarely 10. softly

17. Articles

A. 1. an 2. a 3. an 4. a 5. an 6. an 7. an 8. a 9. a
10. a 11. an 12. a
B. 1. an, the 2. the 3. An, a 4. an 5. An, a, the 6. an, a 7. ×
8. ×, × 9. a 10. the
C. 1. The children love to watch the cartoon films.
2. The cartoon films made earlier were much simpler than the ones made today.
3. The Mickey Mouse is one of the most famous cartoon characters.
4. The Disneyland is a theme park in the California, and the people from all around the world
come to the theme park.
5. It is a great place for the tourists.
D. 1. The, the, the 2. The 3. The, the 4. ×, × 5. The, the

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 18. Punctuation

A. 1. ‘Yes, my name is Arjun Nadar.’

2. Sachin Tendulkar, Roger Federer, Michael Schumacher and Michael Phelps are great
sportspersons.
3. ‘Will I stay back for another day? Well, I am not sure.’
4. ‘Somesh, can you wait for five minutes?’
5. Antara, Sophia, Leena, Zeba and Tanu are my friends.
B. 1. Sheila is quick, energetic and intelligent.
2. How handsome the bridegroom is!
3. Would you like to come for the movie tonight?
4. Yes, I would love to come for the movie.
5. They’ll invite Pooja, Rohan and Tashi to the party.
6. Bakor’s brother was a brilliant actor.
C. 1. ‘Please give me that book,’ said Rehana.
2. Sambhav said, ‘My house is on Minto Road.’
3. Jayant exclaimed, ‘Look at that huge pumpkin!’
4. ‘Sukhvinder’s birthday is on Monday,’ said Mani.
5. ‘That was an exciting book!’ exclaimed Judy.
D. 1. ‘Oh, how boring a day it is! Hope I will get something interesting to read in this,’ thought
Sunny as he picked up a magazine.
2. He read R.K. Narayan’s short story ‘The Evening Gift’ in the magazine.
3. Later he called up Neha and asked, ‘May I please borrow your copy of the novel Swami and
Friends written by R.K. Narayan?’
4. Neha replied, ‘Yes, Sunny, you can take it whenever you want.’
5. Sunny borrowed the novel from Neha.
6. He enjoyed reading it and returned it to her.
7. Neha asked him, ‘Did you like the novel?’
8. Sunny said, ‘I loved it.’

19. Sentences

A. 1. Imperative 2. Imperative 3. Declarative 4. Interrogative 5. Exclamatory

6. Declarative 7. Interrogative 8. Imperative
B. Accept all grammatically correct sentences written by the students. Some examples are given
below.
1. How interesting that book is! (exclamatory)
2. Whose book is this? (interrogative)
3. Read the book. (imperative)
4. I have many books. (declarative)

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C. 1. Delhi is hot in the month of June.
2. Lilies are beautiful flowers.
3. Akhil and Rohit study in the same school.
4. Tarun is thin and tall. He looks handsome.
5. Charles Dickens was a great writer.
6. They are going to Goa by road.
7. The cat spilt all the milk on the floor.
8. The boy with short hair is my brother.
9. My friends and I went on a picnic last Sunday.
10. That plant with small blue flowers is called a periwinkle.
D. Accept all grammatically correct sentences written by the students. Some examples are given
below.
1. My pet cat is missing since Sunday.
2. The famous singer Asha Bhonsle performed at Kamani Auditorium on 5 January.
3. The driver of the red Maruti car was driving too rashly.
4. The robbers who robbed the bank were put behind bars.
5. Shakespeare wrote the novel Macbeth.
6. The sun is loved by all in winter.
7. A little black kitten was playing in the middle of the road.
8. My old neighbour falls sick frequently.
9. Shreya has become quite plump now.
10. Bill Gates is a very famous person.
E. While changing to negative sentences, the verbs might need to be changed in some
sentences.
1. Mahesh is not angry with Riz.
2. I did not come in through the window.
3. Sayuri does not work for a local newspaper.
4. Adil will not be back tomorrow.
5. Deepak did not donate money to the flood victims relief fund.
F. 1. The workman covered up the manhole. 2. It will rain today.
3. She eats meat. 4. My brother and I agree on many things.
5. They should have waited for us.
G. 1. Can you help me fix this tap? 2. Is the driver parking the car?
3. Will the puppy chew on the shoe? 4. Is Meera reading a book?
5. Are they looking at the butterflies? 6. Has Sumit bought a cycle?
7. Can Rauf lift this heavy box? 8. Will Shalu arrive tonight?
H. 1. You will go to the market today. 2. Sam has written the letter to his sister.
3. Somebody is jumping on the roof. 4. Reema can bake a cake alone.
5. You were studying in my room. 6. That is a hornbill.
7. He should call before coming. 8. They were singing a song.

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 20. Prepositions

A. 1. about 2. above 3. after 4. around 5. at 6. behind 7. below

8. beside 9. between 10. down 11. during 12. for 13. from 14. in
15. inside 16. off 17. on 18. over 19. through 20. to 21. towards
22. under 23. upon 24. with
B. 1. on 2. in 3. between 4. behind 5. under
C. 1. in, in 2. On 3. on 4. at, in 5. on
D. 1. to, with 2. towards, in 3. in 4. during 5. at, of 6. in 7. from, by
8. on, below 9. to, under 10. beyond
E. 1. to, through 2. by 3. among 4. behind 5. on 6. over 7. near
8. with
F. 1. out of 2. in, near 3. beside 4. through, with 5. in front of 6. to, for
7. at 8. of
G. 1. On, at 2. for, on, at 3. On, for, with 4. at, in, on 5. On, with, at
6. on, on 7. over, On

21. Conjunctions

A. 1. because 2. though 3. and 4. when 5. as 6. or 7. so

B. 1. We saw Mini and Jasleen in the science lab.
2. My father has given up smoking as the doctor advised him to do so.
3. Mitali sings well though she does not practise.
4. I can offer you tea or coffee.
5. It is very hot in June but it rains in July.
6. Sonali washed her face before she went to bed.
7. Sanjiv likes to watch movies but his sister likes to read books.
C. 1. d 2. a 3. h 4. b 5. c 6. e 7. f 8. g
D. Across: 3. unless 5. because 6. while
Down: 1. Although 2. as 4. Since
1. 2.
A A
3. 4.
U N L E S S
T I
H N
O C
5.
B E C A U S E
G
6.
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E. 1. or 2. but 3. before 4. and 5. unless 6. because
F. 1. or you will miss the bus. 2. until the road was cleared.
3. because he had studied hard. 4. if it rains.
5. so that I can finish my work. 6. that he was going out.
7. even if I don’t win. 8. although she felt tired.

22. Hummingbirds
A. 1. Hummingbirds are called by that name because they flap their wings so fast that they
make a humming noise.
2. Hummingbirds are found in the Americas, from Southern Alaska to Tierra del Feugo,
including the Carribean. The majority of species occur in tropical Central and South
America.
3. The main threats to the hummingbirds are habitat loss and destruction.
4. Hummingbirds use their feet for perching only, and not for hopping or walking.
B. iridescent – having rainbow colours
tapered – gradual decrease in thickness or width of a long object
perching – resting on a rod or a branch
enormous – very great in size
temperate – neither very hot nor very cold
habitat – the region where a plant or an animal naturally lives or grows
C. Accept all grammatically correct sentences written by the students. Some examples are given
below.
1. enormous – Elephants eat enormous amount of food.
2. majority – Majority of people prefer to stay at home in winter.
3. several – Several people came to the auditorium to watch the play.
4. including – For Ravi, all days including Sundays are working days.
5. loss – The students cannot afford loss of time while giving an exam.
6. often – Teachers are often strict with the students so that they do their work carefully.

The Fly

A. 1. Prickle of a rose plant/mustard seed/wasp will look frightening to a fly.

2. The size of a fly is so small that a loaf of bread looks like a hill to it.
3. Lambkins are young lambs.
4. cruel
B. 1. lofty 2. speck 3. lambkin
C. 2. a prickle like a spear 3. a dewdrop like a looking glass
4. a hair like a golden wire 5. a loaf of bread like a lofty hill
D. 1. appear, spear 2. wire, fire 3. leopard, shepherd

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A. 1. beautifully 2. politely 3. nervously 4. extremely 5. highly 6. rarely

7. often 8. soon
B. 1. I went to Ritu’s house yesterday. 2. He will clean the house tomorrow.
3. I will see you later. 4. Rajiv went to Nepal recently.
5. Ayesha booked her tickets yesterday.

Worksheet 16

A. 1. everywhere 2. upstairs 3. near 4. anywhere 5. abroad

6. anywhere
B. 1. manner 2. degree 3. frequency 4. manner 5. degree 6. place
7. time 8. time 9. frequency 10. frequency

Worksheet 17

A. 1. Nihaar always keeps an umbrella in his bag.

2. Nimrit is going to study at a university in Mumbai.
3. Apoorv has a unique voice.
4. I listen to music before going to bed.
5. Jaiveer ate an apple, a banana and an orange for breakfast.
B. 1. Don’t eat any of (a/an/the/×) food in (a/an/the/×) fridge.
2. I like strawberries in my (a/an/the/×) cereal.
3. I will find out (a/an/the/×) result tomorrow.
4. Did you find (a/an/the/×) book you lost?
5. Can you speak (a/an/the/×) English?
6. We are playing (a/an/the/×) cricket.
7. Maadhav does not eat (a/an/the/×) junk food.
8. Hamid works as (a/an/the/×) accountant.
9. What time does (a/an/the/×) train leave?
10. Why don’t you hire (a/an/the/×) taxi to (a/an/the/×) airport?

Worksheet 18

A. 1. My teacher’s dogs are very naughty. 2. He’s not coming today.

3. I think that maths is a very easy subject. 4. Will you please lend me some money?
5. We’re about to go out. 6. Wow! What a lovely day it is!
B. 1. ‘Please give me a pencil,’ Rita requested.
2. Hari said, ‘That girl looks familiar to me.’
3. ‘I am reading a lot these days,’ said Priya.
4. I have read the story ‘The Landlady’ by Roald Dahl.

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 Worksheet 19

A. Accept all grammatically correct answers written by the students. Some examples are given
below.
1. has a cute puppy 2. Namita 3. is the most famous cartoon 4. Kimaya
5. we saw yesterday was very good 6. Gyan 7. is a sincere girl 8. Elephant
9. The cops 10. is colourful
B. 1. Is Simran going to the market with her mother? 2. It is a beautiful painting.
3. She/That is Mr Banerjee’s daughter. 4. Is Anjali preparing for her final exams?
5. It is an interesting cartoon. 6. Please repair my bicycle. 7. What a lovely dress!
8. Has Tarun practised well for the quiz competition? 9. Help me clean the house.
10. Did Subhash meet my father yesterday?
C. 1. I did not finish my homework.
2. Tejas and Tania did not accept my invitation happily.
3. Sanya does not read newspaper for one hour every morning.
4. We are not going to the railway station to pick up our uncle.
5. Susan did not ask me to meet her immediately.
6. My mother has not accompanied my cousin to the hospital.

Worksheet 20

A. 1. on 2. under 3. on 4. over 5. among 6. between 7. in

8. in front of 9. in 10. above
B. 1. Neerja needs to reach the college at 7:30 a.m. today.
2. Why don’t you call me on Wednesday?
3. Dheeraj started from home early in the morning.
4. We have a holiday on Gandhi Jayanti.
5. Dad, please come to my school on 8 July at 2:00 p.m.
6. My sister will come home in September.
7. My father was born in 1980.
8. I distributed sweets on my birthday.
9. We reached the school at nine o’clock.
10. Amandeep has dance classes on every Sunday.
C.

1. Neelima started walking (towards/on/between) her house.

2. Arati, why don’t you come (beyond/with/among) me?

3. There is a river (on/in/behind) my house.
4.

I like travelling (at/near/by) bus during winter.
5. 
You can leave (after/between/over) lunch.
6.

I wore a jacket (on/over/upon) my shirt.
7. 
The thief entered the house (near/through/beyond) the back door.

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8. Darpan is the bravest boy (among/on/above) all my friends.

9. Mahima lives in Lucknow (among/by/with) her husband.

10. Menaka and Rahul will go (in/at/to) Paris next month.

11. Amitav visited his grandmother (in/with/during) Durga Puja.

12. There is a church (over/on/near) my house.

Worksheet 21

A.  I quarrelled with my brother.

1. My father scolded me (although/because)
 you will be in trouble.
2. Please finish your work soon, (but/or)

3. My friends won’t believe me (unless/or) I show them some proof.
4. 
It is difficult to cross the river (unless/so that) we know swimming.
5. 
Please come to my home (but/so that) we can study together.
6. Do you want to take a car (and/or)  an auto?

7. You can achieve anything in life (although/if ) you work hard.
8. My father does not like going to the gymnasium, (or/but)  he works out at home.
9. She called me (as soon  as/unless) she got my message.
10. I did not understand anything (because/although)  I was attentive in the class.
11.

Let’s go for a walk (although/so that) we feel fresh.

12. I will punish you (if/or) you repeat this mistake.
B. 1. I like reading and painting.
2. Leela went to the hospital but could not see the doctor.
3. I was late to school because I woke up late.
4. Jairam went to bed early but could not sleep.
5. We will ask our neighbour to take care of our pet dog as we are going on a trip to
Mussoorie.
6. Shobha and Sreevidya dance well.
7. My mother likes the summer but my father likes the winter.
8. Asma had finished her homework before we went out to play.
9. Although I had prepared well, I did not win a prize.
10. Arun has many friends because his character is good./because he has a good character.
11. Ellen and Erin are my cousins.
12. I have started taking antibiotics as my doctor asked me to do so.
13. Neha is very good at making friends, but she does not know how to maintain them.
14. Please finish your food before you start watching television.
15. Kavita was not well yet she attended the music class.

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 Test 3

A. 1. Interrogative 2. Exclamatory 3. Imperative 4. Declarative

5. Interrogative
B. 1. Hari will not teach me Japanese. 2. Suma can climb the staircase.
3. Sherin is a lawyer. 4. Amir has not decided to leave this school.
5. We should call the police now.
C. 1. quite 2. handsomely 3. late 4. recently 5. hard 6. never
D. 1. over 2. beside 3. under 4. between 5. in
E. 1. Akhil is crying because someone has stolen his book.
2. My sister never tells a lie, so everyone trusts her.
3. The flight was cancelled as the aircraft had a technical fault./As the aircraft had a technical
fault, the flight was cancelled.
4. Since the costumes were not ready, the film’s shooting had to be cancelled./The film’s
shooting had to be cancelled since the costumes were not ready.
5. The use of DDT has serious side effects so its sale has been banned.
F. 1. I was two years old when my mother bought me my first ice cream.
2. My mother took me to the market and bought me a vanilla-flavoured ice cream cone, a toy
dinosaur and two red balloons.
3. Then we went to buy bangles. I had never been to a bangle shop.
4. I was fascinated to see all the colourful bangles. My mother said, ‘Don’t forget the ice cream
in your hand.’
5. But by then, the ice cream had already fallen down on the floor inside the bangle shop.
6. That’s how I never ate my first ice cream.

23. Proverbs

A. The students will write the answers on their own. Examples are given in the book.
B. 1. Fortune favours the brave. 2. A man is known by the company he keeps.
3. Honesty is the best policy. 4. East or west, home is the best.
5. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

24. Writing Skills

Allow the children to attempt each exercise using their creativity. Hints and examples for each task
are given in the book.

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