DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, RAIPUR - DPS Raipur

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, RAIPURFINAL SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT, 2012-13CLASS-IV SUBJECT-ENGLISH Marks: 70Q.I. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:(M-1x8=8)Elephants on the coast of Thailand are acting strange. They stamp their feet and motion towards the hills.The sea draws back from the beaches. Fish flop in the mud. Suddenly, a huge wave appears. This is noordinary wave. It is a tsunami!Tsunami (pronounced “soo-NAH-mee”) waves are larger and faster than normal surface waves. A tsunamiwave can travel as fast as a jet plane and can be as tall as a ten-story building. Imagine dropping a stoneinto a pond. The water on the surface ripples. A tsunami is like a very powerful ripple. Tsunamis begin whenthe ocean rises or falls very suddenly. Large amount of seawater is displaced. This movement causes hugewaves.For a tsunami to occur, there must be some kind of force that causes the ocean water to become displaced.Most tsunamis are caused by underwater earthquakes. However, volcanoes, landslides, large icebergs, andeven meteorites are capable of causing one of these mighty waves.Tsunamis are extremely powerful. Ordinary waves lose power when they break. Tsunami waves can remainpowerful for several days. Because tsunami waves are so strong, they can kill people, damage property,and completely ruin an ecosystem in just one hour.Scientists have no way of predicting when a tsunami will hit. However, if a powerful enough earthquakeoccurs, scientists can issue a warning or a watch. A warning means that a tsunami will very likely hit soon. Awatch means that conditions are favourable for a tsunami. When people are notified about a watch or awarning, they have more time to prepare. It is best to get alert when a tsunami is on the way!Q1) Why are the elephants on the coast of Thailand acting strange?Q2) What is required for a tsunami to occur?Q3) What is the speed of a tsunami wave?Q4) How long does a tsunami take to completely ruin our ecosystem?Q5) When can the scientists issue a warning or a watch?Q6) How does the notification of a warning or a watch help the people?Q7) Find the word in the passage which means “small bubbles formed on water”. (Refer line 6)Q8) Complete the following sentence-Most tsunamis are caused ___________________________.Q.II. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:(M-1x7=7)Where does chocolate come from? Believe it or not, it grows on trees. Not as a sweet chocolate candy barwrapped in foil, but as a cocoa bean.These cocoa beans grow on a cacao tree, which is found in tropical areas such as Central and SouthAmerica. The fruit of these trees are called pods, and they are long and hard. Inside the pods is a soft, whitepulp that surrounds the thirty or so seeds. These seeds are what we call cocoa beans. They are very hardand bitter to taste.To make chocolate, people start by carefully taking the beans out of the pods, still covered in the white pulp,and leaving them in a bucket. The bucket is often covered with banana leaves and left anywhere from a fewdays to a few weeks. This process is called fermenting. Then the beans are left to dry in the sun.Fermenting and drying the beans makes them less bitter. Then the beans are shipped to a factory to beturned into chocolate.At the factory, beans are roasted in ovens to bring out their flavour. After roasting, the outer covering of thebean is removed. The inner bean is then crushed to form a paste known as chocolate liquor.From this paste, people can either make cocoa powder or the chocolate we buy in stores. To make cocoapowder, the paste is crushed and pressed repeatedly to remove the fat, leaving behind only a dry, groundpowder. To make chocolate, people need to add other ingredients to the paste such as milk, sugar, and

cocoa butter. They then mix and heat the concoction several times to create a substance we wouldrecognize as chocolate. It may even have fruit, nuts, or candy added to it before it is moulded into a shape.Considering all that must happen to turn a bitter cocoa bean into a chocolate bar, a dollar seems like a smallprice to pay for such a delicious sweet treat.Q1) To make chocolate, what is the first thing people must do to the cocoa beans?Q2) According to the passage, which ingredients are needed to add to the paste to make the chocolatethat is available in stores?Q3) What are the fruits of cacao trees called?Q4) How do the cocoa beans taste?Q5) Fill in the blank-Beans are roasted in the oven to bring out their __________.Q6) Find the word in the passage which means “to give a shape”.(Refer line 18)Q7) From the passage find the word opposite in meaning –sweet-____________(Refer line 6)Q1.Write a paragraph on “ A visit to Science Park”:-(M-1x5=5)OrWrite a diary entry about your “New Year’s Celebration.”Q2.Write an application to the principal requesting him to organize an excursion from school to an icecreamfactory, where you can learn how different types of ice-creams are made.(M-1x5=5)OrWrite a letter to your book store in-charge, requesting him to replace your English Book which was damagedwhen you received it.Q3. You have lost your water bottle in the playground. Put up a notice on the notice board of yourschool.(M-1x5=5)OrYour school is making a collection of newspapers for recycling. You are the monitor. Put up a notice in theclass asking the students to bring them before 15 March 2013.Q.V. Do as directed:-(M-1x20=20)Q1. Underline the adverbs and state their kind. (M-1x3=3)[ Adverb of Manner / Adverb of Place / Adverb of time / Interrogative Adverb]a.) When we started from home, it started raining heavily._________________b.) The children went for a picnic yesterday._________________c.) Why is the bus late? ______________________Q2. Punctuate the following and use capital letters where necessary. Rewrite the sentences:-(M-1x3=3)a.) he said i can‟t help you with moneyb.) sandeep asked if anyone had seen rohits pencil boxc.) alas i could not reach on timeQ3. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition:- (M-1x3=3)a.) We took shelter __________ the shade of a tree. (under/over)b.) Mohan stood _______the two girls. (between/among)

c.) They gathered everyday ____ 4 p.m. in the park. (in/at)Q4. Join the following sentences by using appropriate conjunction.(but/and/because):- (M-1x3=3)a. Maanya has long hair. Seema has short hair.b. Sahil won the race. He got an award.c. Diya started crying. She lost her bag.Q5. Add question tags to the following. Choose from the brackets:- (M-1x2=2)a. Your father is an actor,___________? ( is he/ isn‟t he)b. We can‟t go for a picnic, _________? (can we/ can‟t we)Q6 i). Write the singular of the following:-(M- 1 / 2 x2=1)a. thieves __________b. stories __________ii). Change the following sentence into their plural form:-(M-1x2=2)a. The child is dancing.b. The peach is delicious.Q7i). Change the gender of the underlined word. Rewrite the sentence:-(M-1x2=2)a. The nun lived in a small house.b. The duke was very famous.ii). Complete the sentence with the correct pair of gender:-(M-1x1=1)The ___________ and the__________ bring fresh milk in the morning.Q1. Answer the following:- (M-2x4=8)1.) What magical things did the magic shop have?2.) From where did Saina get inspiration to play badminton?3.) What did Seema and Arun enjoy doing in Vishnupur?4.) Why was the demon called „Bhasmasura‟?Q2. Who said to whom? (M-1x3=3)1.) “I want to buy my son a few simple tricks.”2.) “I wish I too could do something like that to make my parents and my country proud.”3.) “It‟s nothing – just a piece of paper with CLP written on it.”Q3. Reference to the context.(Answer any two):- (M-3x2=6)A) “Discipline. If my coach tells me to do something I do it blindly. I am always fifteen minutes early formy practice lessons and I do not miss even a single day at the court.”i.) Name the lesson from which the above lines have been extracted.ii.) Who is „I‟ referred to in the above lines?iii.) What does the phrase „do it blindly‟ mean?

B) “So he went into the forest. He prayed so hard and for so long that the God of power was moved.The god appeared before him and said, “I am pleased with you! What do you want?”The demonopened his eyes and fell at God‟s feet.”i. Name the lesson from which the above lines have been extracted.ii. Who is „he‟ referred to in the above lines?iii. What did he want to become?C) “He came towards me with a bright smile, as though for a moment he had missed me. He lookedcompletely undamaged and very satisfied with the afternoon‟s entertainment. He was carryingtwo parcels in his arms.”i.) Name the lesson from which the above lines have been extracted.ii.) Who is „he‟ referred to in the above lines?iii.) What does the word „undamaged‟ mean?Q4. Fill in the blanks:- (M-1x3=3)i.)ii.)iii.)Saina never wanted to become a ___________.Bhasmasura suddenly heard the tinkling of _________.Until, he saw his father emerge onto Regent Street, Gip was feeling ____________.