SARPANG LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL
MID-TERM EXAMINATION- 2014
CLASS: IV WRITING
TIME: 2 hours
SUBJECT: ENGLISH TOTAL MARKS: 80
Name…………………………………………………….
Roll No…………..Sec………
READ THE
FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY:
1. Do not write for
the first fifteen minutes. This time is to be spent reading the questions.
After having read the questions, you will be
given 2 hours to answer all questions.
2. Answers to all the
questions must be written neatly in the space provided.
3. There are three sections: A, B and
C. All questions in Section A and B are compulsory.
4. Section C has three
genres: Short Stories, Essay and Poetry. Each genre has two
sets of questions, Set I and Set II. Set I comprises of Question
nos. 1a and 1b and Set II corresponds to Question no. 2 across all
genres. You must attempt one set of questions from each genre.
5. In Section C, you must
attempt three sets of questions in all. Your choice must include
one Set II question (Question no.2) from any genre.
6. In section C, do not attempt
questions from two different sets.
7. Read the directions to
each question carefully and write all your answers in the space
provided.
8. Once the examination
begins, you will not be allowed to ask questions, speak with others, or
move around.
9. Do not leave the
examination hall before you have made sure that you have answered all the
questions.
10. If you finish before the
time is over, close your Answer Booklet and sit quietly.
DO NOT forget to
write your name, class and section.
IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, ASK THEM NOW!
TURN PAGE.
Section A: Essay Writing
Question
1 – (10 marks)
Directions:
Choose and write an essay on any one of the topics given below in about 100
words.
1. Write
about “My School”
2. Write
about your ‘Favourite animal’
3. Narrate
how you spent your Winter holiday
Question II. Letter
writing (10 marks)
Direction:
Choose and write a letter on anyone of the topics given below.
1.
Write a leave letter to
your class teacher requesting her one day leave because your mother is sick and
admitted in the hospital.(Follow block form)
2.
Write a letter to your
sister, who is in Thimphu asking her to come to village during mid-term break
(Follow block form)
Section
B- Language 20 Marks
Question
1
Direction:
Underline the correct verbs from the bracket.(5)
1. Otters
(live/lives) in water.
2. Pasang
(play/plays) football.
3. People
(like/likes) music.
4. A
river (begin/begins) at its source.
5. Many
rivers (flow/flows) into the sea.
Question II. Change the underline words
into past tense. (5)
a. He
be there in the class.
b. Dragon
become a Buddhist.
c. He
disappear into the night.
d. They
win the first prize in football.
e. Yesterday
we play cricket in the school.
Question III. Choose the correct
answer. (5)
1. Japan
is a beautiful country…
a. Isn’t
it?
b. Aren’t
it?
c. Wont
it?
d. Weren’t
it?
…………………………...............
2. Foul
mood means…………….
a. Happy
mood
b. Sad
mood
c. Not
in good mood
d. Nothing
……………………………........
3. Identify
the adjective in the sentence given below.
Pema
is a beautiful girl.
a. Pema
b. Is
c. a
d. beautiful
..............................................................
4. Identify
the verb.
The
three friends chatted for a while.
a. Friend
b. While
c. The
d. Chatted
...............................................................
5. Identify
the nouns.
The deer sprinted off into the forest.
a. Deer
and sprinted
b. Deer
and off
c. Sprinted
and forest
d. Deer
and forest
……………………………..................
Question IV. Match the word in column A
with their meaning in column B (5)
Column A
Column B
a. Clinging a. a
wall covering like cement
b. Hedge b.
Christian holiday(December 25th)
when people exchange gifts.
c. Stucco c.
hanging on
d. Christmas d. small
rock or stone
e. Pebble e.
small bushes planted to form a fence.
Section
C: Literature
Short
story
Direction:
There are sets of questions under this genre.
Choose ONE SET and write your answer in the space provided. The following are
set from the story”Daksaan”- Kusum Kapur
Direction:
Choose the most correct answer (1x8=8)
Question
I. A)
1. All
the following are the characters in the story EXCEPT
a. Penchen
Zangmo
b. Daktsaan
c. Lama
d. Emily
………………....................
2. Daktsaan
is….
a. Sad
b. Angry
c. Kind
d. Naughty
…………………...................
3. Penchen
Zangmo went to
a. Collect
firewood
b. fetch
water
c. look
after cattle
d. Collect
mushroom.
………………………………
4. Lama
blessed Daktsaan and Penchen Zangmo and changed them into….
a. Demon
b. Gods
c. Lama
d. Animal
...............................................................
5. Instead
of her lover, there was a….
a. Smart
boy
b. Lama
c. Demon
dragon
d. Lion
………………………....................
6. They
sent a runner to a famous lama at the monastery of
a. Drukpa
Kinley
b. Pema
Lingpa
c. Zhabdrung
d. Jekhenpo
………………………..
7. We
can find the statue of Penchen and Daktsaan in
a. Bumthang
dzong
b. Trashigang
dzong
c. Punakha
dzong
d. Mongar
dzong.
…………………………
8. Penchen
tied a …………… round his foot.
a. Rubber
b. Thread
c. Rope
d. Wire
…………………................
Question
I. B) Short Answer (7marks)
Direction:
Answer the following questions in short.
1) Who
helped Panchen Zangmo reach her home? (2)
………………………………………………………………………..........
………………………………………………………………………..........
2) Why
do you think people do not go near the cave in the forest?(2)
…………………………………………………………………………......
……………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………..
3) What
would you have done if you were Penchen Zangmo and saw the dragon in the
cave?(3)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
SET
II (15 marks)
Direction:
Answer the following questions.
1. Write
about the following characters.(2 ½x2=5)
Daktsaan………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
Panchen Zangmo…………………………………………………...
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What
did Lama do when he heard the story?(2½)
…………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Write
two features of folktale.(2½)
1. ……………………………………………………………………....
11…………………………………………………………………….....
4. What
did Penchen Zangmo do to find out who her lover was? (3)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Why
were Daktsaan and Penchen Zangmo changed into the deities of Mongar dzong?(2)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
ESSAY
Direction: Read the essay carefully
and answer the questions.
Essay:
Kids saving the rainforest- Duncan Searl
These
days, many people worry about the rainforest. In the past forty years, half the
world’s rainforests have disappeared. Loggers cut down the valuable rainforest
trees for the lumbers. Farmers burn down rainforest to get farmland. People
built houses in the rainforest, too. As a result, rare animals and plants are disappearing
from the earth.
Janine
Licare knows first-hand about the destruction of the rainforests. She lives in
Manuel Anotnio. Costa Rica. Rainforest was home to 109 different mammals. Over
180 species of birds lived there, too. Janine knew the names of many of them.
In
1998, the rainforest in Manuel Anotnio was in danger; developers were cutting
down the forest, by acre by acre. They were building houses and businesses.
Would the entire rainforests disappear? Janine Licare was only nine years old
at the time. Still, she was determined not to let that happen!
SET
I (15 marks)
Question
1 a. (8 marks)
Direction:
Choose the correct answer.
1. The
word disappear means
a. grow
No longer see
b. Can
see
c. Can
live
d. Can
……………………………
2. These
days’ people worry about the…..
a. Health
b. Rainforests
c. Environment
d. Family
………………………..
3. Logger
cut down the valuable trees for
a. Making
pots
b. Making
boat
c. Making
furniture
d. Lumbers
……………………
4. Janine
Licare lives in……
a. Rainforest
b. Manuel
Anotnio
c. Bhutan
d. France
……………………
5. In
which year the rainforests in Manuel Antonio was in danger?
a. 1997
b. 1998
c. 1999
d. 1996
……………….........
6. How
many species of birds lived there?
a. 160
b. 170
c. 180
d. 190
…………...............
7. How
old was Janine Licare at that time?
a. 7
years
b. 8
years
c. 9
years
d. 10
years
…………………..
8. Janine
Licare liked walking there with her …….
a. Father
b. Mother
c. Brother
d. Friends
…………………
Question
I. b. Short question answers (7 marks)
1.
Why did farmers burn
the rainforests? (2)
…………………………………………………………………………..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2.
How many different
mammals live in that rainforest?(2)
…………………………………………………………………………..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3.
What would you do, if
you were Janine Licare to protect the rainforest?(3)
SET
II (15 MARKS)
1. What
would happen if the rainforests are destroyed?(3)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….......................................................................................................................................................................................................
2. What
are the good things about the rainforest? (3)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….......................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. How
are the rainforest destroyed by the people of Manuel Antonio?(4)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4. As
a result, rare animals and plants are disappearing from the
earth.
What
do you understand by the word rare from the above sentence? (2)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5. Do
you think the entire rainforest will disappear? Why or why not?(3)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………......................................................................................
POETRY
Direction:
Read carefully and answer the questions.
MY
DOG
By
Marchette Chute
His
nose is short and scrubby;
His
ears hang rather low
And
he always brings a stick back,
No
matter how far you throw.
He
gets spanked rather often
For
things he shouldn't do,
Like
lying-on-beds, and barking,
And
eating up shoes when they're new,
He
always wants to be going
Where
he isn’t supposed to go.
He
tracks up the house when it’s snowing -
Oh,
puppy, I love you so.
SET
I a. (10marks)
Question
1: Choose the correct answer. (5)
1. Who
is the speaker in the poem?
a. Dog
b. Puppy
c. Marchette
Chute
d. Cat
………………………………
2. The
followings are the things done by the dog EXCEPT
a. Eating
new shoes
b. Lying-on-beds
c. Barking
d. Laughing
……………………...................
3. The
word spanked in the poem means…..
a. Hit
b. Care
c. Hug
d. Scold.
……………….......................
4. “And
he always brings a stick back,
No matter …….”
a. How
far you throw
b. How
near you throw
c. How
high you throw
d. How
hard you throw
....................................................
5. What
is the poem about?
a. About
a friend
b. About
a dog
c. About
a girl
d. About a boy
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Question
1. b. Short question answer (5 marks)
1. Write
two pairs of rhyming words from the poem.(3)
1
.………………………........................................................................
11.……………………….........................................................................
2. How is the dog described in the poem? (2)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
SET
II. (10 MARKS)
1. What
are the things that the dog like to do?(3)
1. …………………………………………………………………….............................................................................................................................
11. ……………………………………………………………………………................................................................................................................
111……………………………………………………………………………. ...................................................................................................................
2. What
is he not supposed to do?(2)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. What
will you do if someone hits you?(3)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………................................................................................
4. How
will you take care of your animal?(2)
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