Question 1 of 35
Choose the sentence in which the capital letters are used correctly.
📖 English · Class 4 · 2026-27
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- Questions35
- Marks40
- Time60 min
- Sections4
The paper
Tap an answer for each question. The 60-minute clock starts at your first answer; press Finish and mark at the bottom when you are done, and every answer is explained.
Section 1 — Word and Structure Knowledge · 15 × 1 mark
- Question 2 of 35
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
The cat is hiding ___ the table.
- Question 3 of 35
What does take off mean?
- Question 4 of 35
Complete the proverb.
Look before ______
- Question 5 of 35
Choose the one word for: a place where animals are kept for people to see.
- Question 6 of 35
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
Do not ___ just because the first attempt failed.
- Question 7 of 35
Choose the word that completes the proverb.
Better ______ than never.
- Question 8 of 35
Choose the correct option for the underlined word.
The clever monkey untied the knot __quickly__.
- Question 9 of 35
Choose the common noun.
- Question 10 of 35
Which prefix makes the opposite of the word legal?
- Question 11 of 35
What is the plural of leaf?
- Question 12 of 35
Choose the word closest in meaning to brave.
- Question 13 of 35
Choose the correct question tag.
We aren't late, ___
- Question 14 of 35
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.
I wanted to play outside, ___ it was raining.
- Question 15 of 35
Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence.
brother / reads / every / My / a / story / night
Section 2 — Reading · 10 × 1 mark
- Question 16 of 35
Sports Day Notice
NOTICE Greenwood Primary School 12 September The Annual Sports Day will be held on Saturday, 27 September, on the school ground. Events begin at 8:00 a.m. and finish by 12:30 p.m. Students must report to their class teacher by 7:30 a.m. in full sports uniform. Please bring a water bottle and a cap. Parents are welcome and may sit in the shaded stand. In case of rain the events will be moved to Saturday, 4 October. S. Menon, Games Teacher
What will happen if it rains on 27 September?
- Question 17 of 35
Who wrote this notice?
- Question 18 of 35
The Lion and the Mouse
A lion lay asleep in the forest when a little mouse ran across his paw. The lion woke and caught her in his great claws. “Spare me,” squeaked the mouse, “and one day I shall help you.” The lion laughed at the thought of so small a creature helping him, but he let her go. Not many days later the lion was caught in a hunter's net. He roared and struggled, but the ropes held fast. The mouse heard him, ran to the net and gnawed the ropes through until the lion was free.
Why did the lion laugh at the mouse?
- Question 19 of 35
What does ‘the ropes held fast’ mean?
- Question 20 of 35
The Kite in the Neem Tree
Aditi had saved for three weeks to buy the green kite. On the first windy evening of January she took it up to the terrace, and within minutes it was a small green dot high above the rooftops. Then the string went slack. The kite swung sideways, dipped, and caught fast in the top branches of the neem tree in the next courtyard. Aditi ran down the stairs, but the courtyard gate was locked and the old man who lived there was away. Her little brother Reyansh watched her sit on the step with her chin in her hands. He said nothing. The next morning he was gone before breakfast, and came back an hour later with the kite in both hands and a long bamboo pole over his shoulder. He had borrowed the pole from the fruit seller and asked the milkman, who had the gate key, to let him in.
How did Aditi feel as she sat on the step with her chin in her hands?
- Question 21 of 35
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
A shepherd boy watched his sheep on a lonely hillside. To amuse himself he ran towards the village shouting, “Wolf! Wolf!” The villagers dropped their work and hurried up the hill, and the boy laughed at their worried faces. He played the same trick the next week, and again they came running for nothing. Then one evening a wolf really did come out of the forest. The boy shouted with all his strength, but the villagers only shook their heads and went on with their work, and not one of them came.
What did the villagers do when the wolf really came?
- Question 22 of 35
Why did the boy shout ‘Wolf!’ the first time?
- Question 23 of 35
The Hare and the Tortoise
A hare was for ever boasting about how fast he could run. One day the tortoise, tired of listening, said quietly, “Let us race to the old well at the end of the field.” The other animals laughed, and the hare laughed loudest of all. The race began. The hare shot ahead and was soon so far in front that he could not even see the tortoise behind him. “There is plenty of time,” he thought, and he lay down under a shady tree and fell fast asleep. The tortoise never stopped. He walked, and walked, and walked. When the hare woke, the sun was low. He ran as he had never run before, but the tortoise was already touching the wall of the old well.
What happened immediately after the hare woke up?
- Question 24 of 35
Notice — Library Week
NOTICE Library Week will be held from Monday, 8 September to Friday, 12 September. • The library will stay open till 5 p.m. on all five days. • Each pupil of Classes 3 to 5 may borrow **three** books instead of the usual two. • A book-mark making competition will be held on Wednesday in the reading room, during the lunch break. • Books borrowed during the week must be returned by Friday, 26 September. Pupils who wish to help at the issue counter should give their names to the librarian before Saturday.
On which day is the book-mark making competition?
- Question 25 of 35
Class 4 — Wednesday
CLASS 4 — WEDNESDAY 8.00 – 8.40 English 8.40 – 9.20 Mathematics 9.20 – 9.40 Short break 9.40 – 10.20 Science 10.20 – 11.00 Hindi 11.00 – 11.40 Lunch 11.40 – 12.20 Art 12.20 – 1.00 Games Bring your drawing board on Wednesdays. Games will be held indoors if it rains.
Why does the note mention rain?
Section 3 — Spoken and Written Expression · 5 × 1 mark
- Question 26 of 35
You are the first to arrive and the gate keeper wishes you good morning.
Gate keeper: Good morning, beta.
What is the best thing to say?
- Question 27 of 35
Choose the most suitable option to complete the conversation.
Help me ___ my missing sock before school.
- Question 28 of 35
A visitor has come and you want to borrow a chair from your neighbour.
Neighbour: Yes, what is it?
What is the best thing to say?
- Question 29 of 35
You forget to return your friend's storybook for a whole week.
Friend: Did you bring my book?
What is the best thing to say?
- Question 30 of 35
You want to borrow your sister's colour pencils.
She is using them at her desk.
What is the best thing to say?
Section 4 — Achievers Section · 5 × 2 marks
- Question 31 of 35
In which sentence is the question tag correct?
- Question 32 of 35
In which option are both words spelt correctly?
- Question 33 of 35
In which pair do the two words mean nearly the same?
- Question 34 of 35
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
- Question 35 of 35
Read the situation and choose the most suitable reply.
Your friend has won the drawing competition.
Friend: I won the first prize!
Answer key and explanations (opens below)
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (C) 11. (B) 12. (D) 13. (A) 14. (D) 15. (A) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (D) 19. (A) 20. (B) 21. (A) 22. (D) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (D) 26. (D) 27. (C) 28. (A) 29. (C) 30. (D) 31. (C) 32. (C) 33. (D) 34. (C) 35. (A)
- 1. (B)
A title before a name, the name itself and the name of a road all take capitals.
- 2. (C)
‘Under’ tells us the cat is below the table.
- 3. (A)
take off means to leave the ground and fly. For example: “The plane will take off in ten minutes.”
- 4. (D)
The proverb is “Look before you leap.” — think carefully before you act.
- 5. (C)
The one word for a place where animals are kept for people to see is zoo.
- 6. (D)
give up means to stop trying.
- 7. (C)
The proverb is “Better late than never.” — doing something late is better than not doing it at all.
- 8. (C)
‘Quickly’ tells us how the monkey untied the knot, so it is an adverb.
- 9. (A)
street names any one of a kind, not one particular one, so it is a common noun.
- 10. (C)
The opposite of legal is illegal.
- 11. (B)
The plural of leaf is leaves.
- 12. (D)
brave means fearless.
- 13. (A)
A negative sentence takes a positive tag: aren't → are we?
- 14. (D)
‘But’ joins two ideas that go against each other.
- 15. (A)
The words make sense in this order: “My brother reads a story every night.”
- 16. (B)
The last line says that in case of rain the events move to Saturday, 4 October.
- 17. (A)
It is signed ‘S. Menon, Games Teacher’.
- 18. (D)
He laughed at the thought of so small a creature helping him.
- 19. (A)
‘Held fast’ means held firmly, so the lion could not break free.
- 20. (B)
She had lost the kite she had saved three weeks for, and she sat without speaking.
- 21. (A)
They shook their heads and went on working, having been tricked twice already.
- 22. (D)
The passage says he shouted to amuse himself, and laughed at their worried faces.
- 23. (B)
The passage says that when he woke and saw how low the sun was, he ran his hardest.
- 24. (C)
The notice puts the competition on Wednesday, in the reading room.
- 25. (D)
The last line says Games move indoors in the rain.
- 26. (D)
You return the greeting before you ask anything else.
- 27. (C)
look for means to search for something.
- 28. (A)
You ask politely, and you say how long you will keep it.
- 29. (C)
You say sorry for the delay and hand the book back with thanks.
- 30. (D)
You ask for permission and you wait your turn.
- 31. (C)
Won't → will you? is right: a negative sentence takes a positive tag.
- 32. (C)
Only brave and forest are both correct.
- 33. (D)
rubbish means litter. In the other pairs the two words mean quite different things.
- 34. (C)
A comma introduces the words spoken, they begin with a capital, and the question mark stays inside.
- 35. (A)
A friend's success is met with congratulation, not competition.
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