VALLABA VIDYALAYA
MID TERM EXAMINATION- I - 2025- 2026
Grade: IV ENGLISH ANSWERKEY Max. Marks: 30
Date : 31.07.2025 Time: 1hr30mins
Dear Students,
*Read the question paper for first ten minutes.
*Please write only the answer for each question with a correct Roman
numeral & Question number.
*Answers written without question numbers will not be evaluated.
I. Choose the correct answer: (4×½=2)
1. Haiku form of poetry is originated in
a) Japan b) France c) England d) America
2. Which type of sentence gives command or request?
a) declarative b) exclamatory c) interrogative d) imperative
3. What does it mean when an animal is endangered?
a) it lives in a zoo
b) it no longer exists on Earth
c) it has no natural hunters
d) it is put at risk.
4. What is the meaning for the sentence.
"This building has been there for a decade."
a) This building has been there for 5years
b) This building has been there for 100 years
c) This building has been there for 20 years
d) This building has been there for 10 years
II. Synonyms: (4×½=2)
5. roam - to wander 6. Mighty - powerful
7. demand - ask firmly 8. tactics - planned actions
III. Antonyms: (4×½=2)
9. cease x begin 10. respect x insult
11. abhor x admire 12. capture x liberate
IV. Answer in brief:
13. What is biography? (1)
Ans: A biography is an account of a person’s life written by someone else.
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14. Explain the line “And those stars will be shining forever and ever”. (2)
Ans: The moon has several phases which sometimes leads to its absence
on the sky, but the stars remain in the sky forever.
15. What is referred as dreadful shame by the poet Josie Whitehead? (2)
Ans: Using bear’s fur as hat is referred as dreadful shame by the poet.
16. Write a famous book of Ruskin Bond. (1)
Ans: The Blue umbrella,The Night train at deoli.(any one)
17. Write a mono syllabic word and polysyllabic word. (1)
Ans: Own answer
18. Rearrange the words to form a correct SVO sentence:
"every morning / the newspaper / reads / my grandfather" (1)
Ans: My grandfather reads the newspaper every morning. (or)
Every morning my grandfather reads the newspaper.
V. Answer in detail: (3)
19. a) Why don’t the children want to go for the tiger hunt?
Ans: * The children do not want to harm any wildlife for the sake of fun
and enjoyment.
* They respect the wildlife and want to protect it.
b) How do people today remember Rani Abbakka?
Ans: * A museum is named after her
*The Indian Navy has named a ship (ICGS Rani Abbakka)
* A yearly festival called Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava is celebrated.
VII. Read the conversation and find the type of sentence for the following:
(3×½=1½)
Arjun : Look at all the trash near the playground!
Mina : People should really stop littering.
Arjun : Why don’t we clean it up during the break?
Mina : That’s a good idea. Let’s ask our friends to help too.
2
Arjun : Please bring a few garbage bags from the classroom.
Mina : Okay, I’ll get them right away!
Arjun : Wow! The playground looks so much better now.
Mina : Yes, helping the environment feels great!
20. “People should really stop littering.” Declarative
21. “Why don’t we clean it up during the break?” Interrogative
22. “Please bring a few garbage bags from the classroom.” Imperative
VIII. Read the following line and answer the question: (8×½=4)
23. Wow! A young girl danced elegantly beside the stage and she smiled
proudly.
a) Interjection : Wow! b) Adjective : young
c) Noun : girl d) Verb : danced
e) Adverb : elegantly f) Preposition : beside
g) Conjunction : and h) Pronoun : she
IX. Frame sentence on your own (5×½=2½)
24. Frame a sentence using : ( own answer )
a) subject + verb + object b) “implied you” + verb
c) verb + object
25. Write one example for the homograph
Wind as : Moving air - ( own answer )
Wind as : To turn or twist something - ( own answer )
X. Write four sentences about the given picture: (4×½=2)
26.
( own answer )
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XI. Reading comprehension: (3)
The Magic Arc
Have you ever seen a rainbow after it rains? Rainbows are magical arcs of colors
that seem to appear out of nowhere in the sky. But did you know there’s actually
a cool science behind how rainbows form? Let’s explore the secret of making a
rainbow!
The Mystery of Light and Color
Rainbows are all about light and water working together. The white light from
the sun is made up of many different colors, even though we can’t see them all at
once. These colors are hidden inside the sunlight, just waiting to be split apart!
How Rainbows Happen?
When sunlight shines through raindrops in the sky, something amazing happens!
The light slows down and bends as it passes through the water droplet. This
bending of light is called refraction. Inside the raindrop, the light bounces around
and splits into its different colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and
violet. These colors spread out and create the beautiful arc we call a rainbow!
Why Is the Rainbow Curved?
The shape of a rainbow is always a big, wide arc. That’s because raindrops are
round, and they scatter the sunlight in all directions. But we can only see the light
that bounces back toward us, so we see the colors in a curved shape.
Answer the following questions:
27. What is the process of bending light called refraction. (½)
28. Why do we see a rainbow as an arc? (1)
Ans: That’s because raindrops are round, and they scatter the sunlight
in all directions. But we can only see the light that bounces back toward
us, so we see the colors in a curved shape.
29. When can you see Rainbows on the sky? (1)
Ans: When sunlight shines through raindrops in the sky.
30. Imagine you are going to add 2 more colours to appear on a rainbow?
Which colours would you add? ( own answer ) (½)
