Sample Questions for Periodic Test 2 (PT 2) | Class 4 | English | Textual (Prose and Poetry)

 Hiawatha

1. Who was Hiawatha? Where did he live?

Ans: Hiawatha was a young native American boy. He lived in a wigwam.

2. Who was Nokomis? What did she teach Hiawatha?

Ans: Nokomis was Hiawatha’s old grandmother. She taught Hiawatha about the wonders around them.

3. What did Hiawatha learn about the birds?

Ans: Hiawatha learned about every bird, their languages, names and all their secrets.

4. What did Hiawatha call the birds and animals?

Ans: He called the birds ‘Hiawatha’s chickens” and the animals as “Hiawatha’s brothers”.

5. What secrets did Hiawatha learn about beasts?

Ans: He learned how the beavers built lodges, where the squirrels hid acorns, how the reindeer ran swiftly and why the rabbit was so timid.

The Scholar’s Mother Tongue

1. Who visited the court of Akbar? What did he claim to know?

Ans: A learned Pundit visited the court of Akbar. He claimed to know that he had mastery over many different languages.

2. How did the Pundit challenge everybody?

Ans: The Pundit challenged everybody to name his mother tongue.

3. Who found out the Pundit’s mother tongue? How?

Ans: Birbal found out the Pundit’s mother tongue. When the Pundit was asleep he tickled the Pundit’s ear with a feather and found out the mother tongue.

4. What was the Pundit’s mother tongue? Who found out that?

Ans: The Pundit’s mother tongue was Telugu. Birbal found out that.

A Watering Rhyme

1. What is the best time to water the plants?

Ans: The best time to water the plants is early morning or evening.

2. When should we not water the plants? Why?

Ans: We should not water the plants during noon time because the plants may die.

3. Which part of the plant should be watered? Why?

Ans: The root part of the plant should be watered because plants absorb water through roots.

4. Why should we soak the earth around the plants?

Ans: We should soak the earth around the plants because the plants will get water throughout the heat.

The Giving Tree

1. How did the boy enjoy the company of the tree?

Ans: The boy used to visit the tree everyday and enjoyed the company by swinging from the branches, eating the apples, climbing up the trunk and sleeping under the tree.

2. How did the tree help the boy earn money?

Ans: The tree gave its apples to the boy to earn money by selling in the market.

3. What did the boy make with the branches and trunk of the tree?

Ans: The boy made a house with the branches and a boat with the trunk of the tree.

4. Why did the boy want a boat?

Ans: The boy wanted a boat to go on a business trip.

5. Why is the play called “The Giving Tree”?

Ans: The play is called “The Giving Tree” because the tree has given all its parts to the boy selflessly.

The Donkey

1. Did the boy wallop the donkey?

Ans: No, the boy didn’t wallop the donkey.

2. What did the boy give the donkey?

Ans: The boy gave a little hay and some corn to the donkey.

Books

1. What did the library door say?

Ans: The library door welcomed by saying “Come in, come in”.

2. How are the books kept in the library?

Ans: The tall skinny books are kept high on the shelves and the little fat books are stood by themselves.

3. What did the child see in the library?

Ans: The child saw books galore in the library.

4. Why did the child in the poem like looking at the pictures?

Ans: The child in the poem liked looking at the pictures because the pictures told stories.

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