He the answers of the following questions: I. Read the given passage and w1 Most birds can fly. There are some birds which have wings but cannot fly. One of these birds is a penguin. Penguins live in one of the coldest Places in the world-the Antartica —a land full of ice and snow. There are many kinds of penguins. One of its kind is Emperor Penguin. Emperor Penguins prow up to the largest of penguins. The fully E i ins long body has a shape which helps it live in the cold. Penguins have a thick layer of very light feathers called down and a thick layer of skin called blubber. The down and blubber keeps the body heat in and the cold air out. Emperor penguins have short wings that help them dive deep into the sea and catch large fish. They are great swimmers and can swim ten to fifteen kilometers an hour, Q.1 Where do the penguins live? Q.2 Which penguin is described in the paragraph? Q.3 How do penguins keep their bodies warm? ne Scanned with CamScannerQ.5 Write True or False a. Emperor Penguin is the smallest of penguins, b. Penguins are found in Africa. c. Penguins are great swimmers., d. Penguins have a thick layer of skin called blubber., ote: eam all word meaninoe male cantannac ne and ancwere fram notebook and read the Scanned with CamScannerINTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOLRIVADy SA -I WORKSHEET.-2 2016-2017 ENGLISH CLAssg ty SECTION-A (READING) I. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below : The Forbidden City The Forbidden City is a very big palace in the center of Beijing, China, It is so big that it has more than one thousand Tooms and it was almost as big as an entire room. The Forbidden City was home of many of China’s emperors. An emperor is another name for a king. The Chinese emperor lived in the city and ruled the people of China from the city. For hundreds of years, China’s emperors lived inside the Forbidden City. They rarely went outside the walls of the palace. Also, the people China were not allowed to enter the great palace. This is how the palace got its name the “Forbidden City”. Q.1. Where is Forbidden City located? Ans, Scanned with CamScannerQ.2. Who used to live Ans, Q.3. How did the palace get it’s name Ans. “Forbidden City”? Q.4. State whether True or False: a) The Forbidden City has two hundred rooms, b) An emperor is another name for a king. c) The people of China were allowed inside the palace. Q.5. Fill in the blanks : a) The Forbidden City was the home of many of b) The Forbidden City is a very big palace in the center of___ II. Read the poem carefully and answer the questions given below : Rabbit Habit ee ee Scanned with CamScannerT have a rabbit habit, I like to crunch and chew On celary logs and Carrot sticks, And apple wedges too, Thave a rabbit habit, I like to chomp and munch. On crispy greens and juicy grapes. Mmm...... rabbit food for lunch. Robert L-Hinshaw Q.1. What kind of habit does the poet have? Ans. Q.2. What vegetables and fruits does the poet like to crunch and chew? Ans. Q.3. Complete the sentences : a) I like to crunch and chew Scanned with CamScannerne eee nT enn b) I like to chomp and munch Q.4. Give he ghyming words for the following words from the poem- Chew Munch - Q.5. Name the poet of the poem ‘Rabbit Habit’ Ans. Scanned with CamScannerINTERNATIONAL INDIAN g SA— 2 workshoot stipe RY ADH ECT - ENGLISH suB! CLASS —1y SECTION-A (READING Read the passage and answer the following questions:- It looks like @ horse. It has two ears and four legs, It has a mane and atall, This animat is not a horse. It is a donkey. A donkey's ears are bigger than a horse's ears and its legs are shorter. Its mane and tail are stiffer than a horse’s mane and tail. The donkey eats less food than a horse. You can ride a donkey. A donkey can be stubborn. The donkey may not do what you want it to do. It will only gallop if dinner is being served. A donkey is friendly to children. It makes a good guard animal. 4. What animal is like a horse but is not a horse? Ans:, 2. How is a donkey different from a horse? Ans: 3. When will a donkey gallop? Ans:. 4. Who eats more food — a donkey or a horse? Ans:. 5. What is a donkey good at doing? fest Scanned with CamScanneruN Read the poem and nswer the following questions:- The leaves are fresh after the rain, The air is coo! and clear, The sun is Shining warm again, The sparrows hopping in the lane Are brisk and full of cheer. And thatis why we dance ang Play, And thatis Why we sing, Calling out in voices gay, We will not go to school today Nor learn anything ! Itis a happy thing, I say, To be alive on such a day. 1. What do the leaves look like after the rain? Ans: 2. What do the sparrows do in the lane? a Ans: 3. Write down two things the children do after the rain. Ans: 4. Fill in the blanks:- a. The air is cool and such a day. b. Itis a happy thing, | say, to be on 5. Write the rhyming words for :- b. Say a. Rain EET Scanned with CamScanner1, Read the passage carefully and answer the following: Sania_Mirza ~The leon of the Young Sania Mirza, an Indian girl began playing tennis at the age of six and turned professional in 2003 when she was 17, She was coached by her father, Imran Mirza. During the initial stage of her career, her father found it hard to pay for her expensive training and sought sponsorship. Luckily the Chairman asked Sania to play with him during his inotning tennis practice. The Chairman was well-pleased with her playing skills and granted her sponsorship. That was the crucial turning point in her carcer. Today she is a rage among the Indian youth and is the most sought after celebrity in the country. The young girls today see her as. someone they can aspire to be like. QI. Which game did Sania Mirza become famous for? At what age did she start playing it? Ans. Q2. Who was Sania Mirza’s coach? Ans, Scanned with CamScannervii a @. Who asked Sania to Play wit a a h him during his morning tennis practice? oo cee eee eee Qs. State Tre or False! Sania Mirza tu E ined re ; ‘nto a professional in 2003 wh Ans, jen she was 22 years old. QS.How do the young girls see her? Ans. Q6. Fill in the blanks: Sania Mirza’s father found it difficult to pay for her(a) training, He sought (b) . The (e) was pleased with her (4) and offered sponsorship. II, Read the poem carefully and answer the following questions: | The sun that shines all day so bright I wonder where he goes at night. He sinks behind a distant hill ‘And all the world grows dark and still And then I go to bed and sleep, Until the day begins to peep- ‘And when my eyes uncloseto see, The sun is shining on me. While we are fast asleep in bed. 2 Scanned with CamScannerWhat does the poet wonder about the sun? The-sun must go , I’veheard jt suid, To other countries far away, To make them warm and bright and é Bay, Ido not know, but hope the sun . When all his nightly work is done. Will not forget to come again, What happens when the sun sinks behind a distant hill? Choose the correct answer: The poet’s eyes unclose when, The poet hopes that the sun _________ i ii. What has the poet heard about the sun? the day begins to peep will not forget to come back again will forget to come again ii, the day begins to end Write the rhyming words from the poo! a. c. hill - sun - m. b. sleep - ——— d, bed -_—— 3 —— Scanned with CamScanner