revision test schedule

SCHEDULE FOR REVISION TESTS

TEST 1 (02 FEB)                   Comprehension passage

                                                Writing- bio- sketch, letter (thank you)

                                                Grammar- determiners, conjunctions, tenses

                                                Literature- The Fishy Story, Spring

TEST 2 (08 FEB)                   Comprehension passage

                                                Writing-  Imaginative paragraph

                                                Grammar- prefix- suffix, reported speech, adverbs

                                                Literature- The Rescue, The Moon.

TEST 3 (15 FEB)                   Comprehension passage

                                                Writing- informal letter

                                                Grammar- voice, prepositions, prepositional phrases

                                                Literature- The treasure Hunt, The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

THE SECRET GARDEN

VOCABULARY

LET’S MAKE SENTENCES

1       Hopped = jumped

The little rabbit hopped around the garden.

2          frightened= scared

The frightened deer ran away from the lion.

3          whisper=      to talk softly and privately

The child whispered in his mother’s ear.

4          gust= a sudden blast of wind

The gust of air blew the balloon away.

5          knob= small, round handle of the door

The girl turned the knob to openthe door.

6          delight=        happiness

She was delighted to see her gifts.

7          excitement=                       emotion of happiness and curiosity

The excitement of the crowd grew when the dancers came on stage.

8          mysterious  =          full of secrecy

The team started exploring the mysterious island.

9          entire            =          whole, complete

The entire lawn was covered with stones.

10       silent =          quiet

The teacher told the students to be silent.

REFERENCE TO CONTEXT

1                   “Show me the door today. But I don’t believe you know.”

a)     Who spoke these words and to whom?

A   Mary said these words to the robin.

b)  What had happened the previous day?

A   Mary had found an old key in the garden the previous day.

c)   What did the listener do upon hearing the speaker’s words?

A   The robin flew to the top of the wall and started singing.

d)  What did the speaker see after this?

A   When the wind moved the ivy hanging over the wall, Mary saw a door knob hidden behind the leaves.

2                      “I am the first person who has spoken in here in ten years.”

            a)        Where was the speaker?

            A         Mary was in the secret garden.

            b)        Who was watching the speaker?

            A         The robin was watching mary.

            c)         What had the speaker seen all around and on the walls?

            A         Mary had seen rosebushes that covered the entire garden.

            d)        Why was the speaker the first person to speak there in ten years?

            A         Mary was the first person to speak there because the garden had been locked for   ten years.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

Q1      What did the robin allow Mary to do when she saw him hopping about?

A         The robin allowed Mary to come very close to him, bend down and try to talk to him with robin- sounds.

Q2      How did Mary find the rusty key?

A         Mary found the rusty key in a freshly dug hole in the ground after the robin hopped over to it in search of a worm.

Q3      What was Mary doing when she saw the robin again the next day?

A         Mary was skipping around the garden and the orchard with a skipping rope when she saw the robin again.

Q4      What made Mary notice the round doorknob with the lock?

A         Mary saw the doorknob when the leaves of the ivy hanging over the door shifted with the gust of wind.

Q5      How did Mary feel when she entered the garden?

A         Mary felt excited and delighted because the garden was mysterious and beautiful.

Q6      How did Mary know that the bushes were rosebushes?

A         Mary knew that the bushes were rosebushes because she had seen many like them in India.

THINK AND ANSWER

Q1      What kind of a relationship do you think Mary and the robin shared?

A         Mary and the robin shared a relationship of trust and friendship. The robin allowed Mary to come near him because he knew that Mary will not hurt him. Mary enjoyed his company and was delighted that he remembered her. The robin also helped mary to find the secret door.

Q2      Why do you think mary felt that she was hundred of miles away from anyone?

A         Mary felt that she was hundreds of miles away from anyone because the secret garden was very quiet and still. It was surrounded by high walls which revealed nothing from outside.

WORD BASKET

1.     Hopped

2.     Whisper

3.     Spry

4.     Trill

5.     Gust

6.     Knob

7.     Delight

8.     Excitement

9.     Tilting

10.                        Mysterious

11.                        Entire

12.                        Stillness

13.                        Brilliant

14.                        Strange

15.                        Silent

A Fishy Story

A FISHY STORY

Word meanings (From the Book)

Let’s Make Sentences

1          neighbourhood                        -           places near and around

S          There are many dogs in our neighbourhood.

2          inn                               -           a small hotel

S          The travellers stopped at an inn.

3          pause                          -           a short stop

S          I asked my friend to pause the song.

4          fascinated                   -           attracted, interested

S          I was fascinated by the colouful toys in the shop.

5          stranger                       -           a person new to a place

S          We should not take any sweets from strangers.

6          obliged                                    -           grateful

S          I’ll be obliged if you give me a lift in your car.

7          remarkable                  -           wonderful

S          The improvement in his marks was remarkable.

8          gaze                             -           look

S          Sita turned her gaze towards the shop’s windows.

9          cautiously                    -           carefully

S          The old lady crossed the road cautiously.

10        fragments                    -           small pieces

S          The vase broke into many fragments.

Reference to context

1                    “…it was sixteen years ago that I caught him just below the bridge with a minnow.”

a.       Who spoke these words? Where were the speaker and his listeners sitting?

Ans                        An old gentleman spoke these words. He, along with George and the narrator, was sitting in a riverside inn.

b.        Whom did the speaker refer to by “him”?

Ans                        “Him” refers to the trout kept in a dusty old glass case.

c.        How much did the fish weigh according to the speaker?

Ans                        According to the speaker, the fish weighed eighteen pounds and six ounces.

d.       Who came in after the speaker left?

Ans                        The local carrier came in after the speaker left.

2                    “You haven’t injured the fish, have you?”

a.      Who said these words and to whom?

Ans                        The narrator said these words to George.

b.      What made the speaker say these words?

Ans            The narrator said these words because George had accidentally dropped the fish and had himself fallen on it.

c.       What did they see when the listener got up?

Ans                        When George got up, they saw that the fish had shattered into a thousand pieces.

d.      What truth did they learn about the fish from this incident?

Ans                        They learnt that it wasn’t a real fish. It was made of Plaster of Paris.

Answer these Questions

Q1       Where was the trout and why did it fascinate George and the narrator?

Ans      The trout was in an old glass case, fixed high on the wall of an inn. It fascinated George and the narrator because it was extremely huge.

Q2       How many people claimed that they had caught the trout? Who were they?

Ans      Five people claimed that they had caught the trout. The first was an old gentleman, the second was the local carrier, the third was a man who came into the inn, the fourth a middle- aged man and the fifth was the owner of the inn.

Q3       Which four pieces of information did the carrier give about his catching the trout?

Ans      The carrier said that it had been nearly five years since he had caught the trout. He had caught it on a Friday afternoon with a fly. He also said that it weighed twenty- six pounds.

Think and Answer

Q1       In what way is this story about the trout a ‘fishy’ story?

Ans      The story is fishy not only because it is about a trout, but also because the fish became a mystery after five people claimed to have caught it.

Q2       How do you think George and narrator felt after they discovered the truth about the trout?

Ans      George and the narrator must have felt silly that they thought that the plaster- of- Paris fish was a real one.

Q3       Which part of the story did you enjoy the most? Why?

Ans      The part where George and the narrator discovered the truth about the fish was most enjoyable because it was very funny.

Word Basket

1.                  Neighbourhood

2.                  Inn

3.                  Conversation

4.                  Trout

5.                  Fascinated

6.                  Monstrous

7.                  Pound

8.                  Ounce

9.                  Minnow

10.              Carrier

11.              Individual

12.              Obliged

13.              Astonishing

14.              Clutched

15.              Cautiously

16.              Thousand

17.              Fragments

18.              Plaster