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Answer Key

New Delhi • Mumbai • Chennai • Kolkata • Bengaluru • Hyderabad • Kochi • Guwahati

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1. COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS

A. 1. bicycle, park 2. coat, car 3. aeroplane, airport
4. monkey, road 5. stadium, balloons 6. girl, gate, building
F R I E N D C S
B. Let the children find the words O S T Z E B R A
one at a time, starting with
O N W Z H P O U
zebra. Tell them that a letter
T A C T O R W C
might come in two words. For
example, R is common to both B K R S U N J E

zebra and crow in the grid. A E K O S D C P

L S C H O O L A
L P E A N U T N

C. 1. Asif, Kolkata, Howrah Bridge 2. Saturday, March 3. Diwali, Jaipur

4. Simran 5. Enid Blyton 6. Polly
D. 1. I think Roger Federer is the world’s best tennis player.
2. I have a pet dog called Tipsy.
3. I went to Shimla in the summer holidays.
4. The Quran is the holy book of Muslims.
5. Santa Claus brings us gifts on Christmas.
6. We will go to the National Museum on Wednesday.
E. 1. (b) 2. (e) 3. (a) 4. (c)
5. (f) 6. (d) 7. (h) 8. (g)

2. SINGULAR AND PLURAL

A. 1. balloons 2. presents 3. friends 4. museums
5. elephants 6. Wednesdays 7. biscuits 8. buildings
9. offices 10. desks 11. clocks 12. escalators
B. 1. foxes 2. dishes 3. sandwiches 4. toothbrush
5. boxes 6. potatoes 7. dresses 8. glass
C. 1. benches 2. wishes 3. heroes 4. zeroes
5. inches 6. beaches 7. tomatoes 8. buses
D. 1. countries 2. ladies, keys 3. donkeys 4. daisies, lilies
5. diaries 6. cities 7. toys 8. Babies
E. 1. wolves 2. knives 3. leaves 4. calves
5. loaves 6. lives 7. thieves 8. wives
F. 1. children 2. teeth 3. women 4. geese
5. feet

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G. 1. The children went to the shops with the women.
2. The leaves of tulsi are good for health.
3. My sisters ate the peaches and threw the pits in the dustbins.
4. The ministers met the men who wanted to donate clothes.
5. The houses had no lights on.
6. The cats ate the mice and ran away.
7. The women were wearing blue shirts and black skirts.
8. The painters bought new brushes.

H. L V B R U S H W S G H T
E Z M O U S E T C O W L
A S T I T C H E F N B F
F T D R A B B I T Z P O
E M A N G B O D Y E S O
S P B U S E O T R E W T

3. MALE AND FEMALE

A. 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b)
5. (g) 6. (h) 7. (f) 8. (e)
B. 1. My father is my cousin’s uncle.
2. The tiger looked fierce.
3. Sajal’s nephew lives in Kerala.
4. The king asked the prince to stay away from the cliff.
5. The man owned a horse, a gander and a bull.
6. The little boy was kind to the injured horse.
7. The landlord never spoke harshly to the manservant.
8. The bridegroom was taller than the bride.
C. 1. teacher, students 2. parent, child 3. cousin, trainee
4. foreigners, tourists 5. actor, admirers 6. minister, people
D. room, chairs, table, walls, balloons, ribbons, curtains, gifts, cake
E. Common Gender: teacher, athlete, student, friend, thief, wrestler, swimmer
Neuter Gender: cup, box, chair, flower, telephone

4. PRONOUNS
A. 1. Akhil, bird 2. Cats, mice 3. Sonali, dress
4. Anju and I, kittens 5. children, apples
B. 1. they 2. he, it 3. it, he 4. they
5. He
C. 1. them 2. her 3. it 4. him
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D. 1. hers 2. yours 3. mine 4. theirs
5. yours
E.
1. Sheeba is sad. She will leave soon. She has to go to Delhi.
2. Ankur bought a fountain pen. He gave it to Ayesha. She loved it.
3. Pooja and I went to watch a movie. We liked it a lot.
4. Ravi and Rita went to a library. They greeted the librarian.
5. The children went to the zoo. They ate ice-cream. They relished it.
6. Jai had a birthday party. He got a lot of gifts. He liked the puzzle the best. It had eight
pieces.

5. VERBS
A. Nouns: 1. farmer, wheat, field 2. dancer 3. bikers, hill
4. class, museum 5. eggs, breakfast
Verbs: 1. planted 2. dances 3. raced 4. went
5. cooked
B. 1. The children run in the garden.
2. The bunny hops across the field.
3. The ball rolls down the hill.
4. The bunnies hop across the field.
5. The child runs in the garden.
C. 1. wags 2. lay 3. drives 4. brush
5. fall
D. 1. smiles 2. helps 3. like 4. reads
5. washes
E. Children should form sentences using these words.
1. sail, run 2. marched 3. kicked 4. blows, falls
5. chased
→
→

1W
F. O R K S

→ A
2 3 Y
→

P L A
K A

→ W
→
→

4 5
D R I N K
O R
O
N
S

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6. ADJECTIVES
A. 1. round 2. soft 3. sweet 4. white
5. happy 6. hot 7. ripe 8. deep

1 2
B. R L
3
L O W I
U G
G H
4 5
S H O R T
A L
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D D R Y

D. 1. fat 2. long 3. polite 4. ill

5. quick
E. 1. cold 2. round 3. yellow 4. first
5. sweet

7. COMPARISON

A. Adjective -er -est

1. loud louder loudest
2. short shorter shortest
3. safe safer safest
4. wet wetter wettest
5. low lower lowest
6. large larger largest
B. 1. larger 2. slowest 3. longer 4. light
5. younger 6. small 7. strongest 8. short

C. 1. better 2. worst 3. most 4. more, less

5. good 6. worse 7. most

8. SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

A. 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (f) 4. (e)

5. (c) 6. (b)

B. 1. near 2. pile 3. uncommon 4. beach

C. 1. choose 2. clean 3. pardon 4. sure

5. short 6. happy 7. ran 8. tasty
9. faithful 10. gleamed

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D. F R O N T
R O
3 4
H U G E P
G S
5 6
L H A P P Y
Y U
S
7 T I G H T

E. U B E T I N Y D N Y B F D
N O H O S T R A I G H T I
L R G M D O S F D N Y I F
O I E A R N O F U L L U F
C N A T E G U I H E A V Y
K G S O S S R C I P H D C
S O Y R L L E U P E L O W
M A C L E A N L S A M A L

9. COMPREHENSION–A
A. 1. The farmer’s wife wanted a pet animal to provide protection and company to her
son.
2. The farmer and his wife wanted to go out leaving the child at home. They thought
that the mongoose would take care of the child in their absence.
3. On returning home, farmer’s wife found that the mouth of mongoose was stained
with blood.
4. She thought that the mongoose had killed her son. So, she hit the mongoose.
5. The farmer’s wife thought the mongoose had killed her son. In anger, she threw a
box at the mongoose and killed it.
B. 1. a companion 2. debated 3. rear 4. rushed
C. Suggested answers:
1. companion: A sincere friend is a good companion for anyone.
2. debated: The whole class debated where we should go on picnic.
3. rear: My uncle rears goats.
4. rushed: Prateek rushed out to catch the bus.

10. PRESENT TENSE

A. 1. buys 2. obey 3. visits 4. loves
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B. 1. are reading 2. is knocking 3. are going 4. is mixing
5. is working 6. is cycling 7. am walking 8. is baking
C. is barking, is looking, is pulling, is standing, talking
D. 2. No, I am not. I am knitting. 3. No, I am not. I am walking.
4. No, I am not. I am eating. 5. No, I am not. I am playing football.

11. PAST TENSE

A. 1. (c) 2. (e) 3. (d) 4. (b)
5. (a) 6. (g) 7. (h) 8. (f)
B. 1. ate 2. found 3. bought 4. chose
5. hid 6. got 7. kept
C. Any grammatically correct answer is acceptable. Some examples are given below.
1. I laughed when I saw the clown.
2. I knew I could do the sum.
3. Farmers grew their crops in the field.
4. They ate stale food and fell ill.
5. He got a scolding when he reached late.
D. He had a bath. Then he had breakfast. He left for school at 7:45 a.m. He went to school
by the school bus. In school, he studied till 2 p.m. He reached home at 2:15 p.m. and
had lunch. Then he rested for some time and finished his homework. In the evening, he
played with his friends. After dinner, he went to bed at 9:30 p.m.
E. were doing, was watching, was reading, were studying, was trying, were going
F. 1. were relaxing 2. was practising 3. were learning 4. was playing
5. was troubling 6. was trying 7. was driving 8. was chasing

12. FUTURE TENSE

A. 1. I shall do my homework regularly.
2. Sajal and Raman will play together in the evening.
3. We shall go to school by bus.
4. They will finish their work on time.
5. I shall have pineapple juice after lunch.
6. Chicks will hatch out of eggs.
7. We shall walk in the park in the morning.
8. Rupali and Sanya will do their homework neatly.
B. 1. will leave 2. will bring 3. will go 4. shall score
5. will perform 6. shall miss 7. will win 8. shall travel
C. All grammatically correct sentences are acceptable. Some examples are given below.

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 1. I shall spend money on charity.
2. I shall give scholarships to poor children.
3. I shall distribute warm clothes to the poor in winters.
4. I shall donate money to the old age home.
5. I shall give donation to the homes for handicapped children.

13. FUN WITH WORDS

A. 1. put out 2. set out 3. let out 4. back out
5. run out

B. S H E E P A C E F
E J K E E P I N G
A K G H E Q S V B
F E E S P E A K E
M N O E A S Y E A
L E K E O R E A D
M A N K P R E Z D
B T E A K W E A K

C. 1. umbrella 2. thought 3. tastiest 4. tried

5. bright 6. piece 7. receive 8. arrange
D. 2. tale 3. won 4. bread 5. draw
6. quiet 7. read 8. table
E. Some examples: feast, star, safe, after, beat, task

14. COMPREHENSION–B
A. 1. King Midas asked the court magician to find him a spell that can give him more
treasure.
2. The magician gave the king the power to turn anything into gold by touching.
3. The king was terrified to see the food turn into gold as soon as he touched it.
4. His daughter turned into a gold statue.
5. King Midas learnt that greed is not good.
6. Suggested title: The Greedy King
B. 1. poor 2. never 3. less 4. with
5. nothing
C. 1. wanted 2. thought 3. changed 4. learnt
5. sat 6. touched 7. was

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15. ADVERBS
A. 1. loudly 2. sadly 3. greedily 4. immediately
5. angrily 6. quietly
B. 1. always 2. Every day 3. today 4. yesterday
5. now 6. tomorrow
C. 1. away 2. everywhere 3. upstairs 4. up
5. down
D. 1. well 2. always 3. softly 4. tomorrow
5. rashly 6. melodiously 7. downstairs 8. away
Introduce the word ‘melodiously’ which means pleasing to hear.
E. 1. gently – adverb of manner 2. carefully – adverb of manner
3. tomorrow – adverb of time 4. outside – adverb of place
5. upstairs – adverb of place 6. today – adverb of time

16. ARTICLES
A. 1. an 2. a 3. an 4. a
5. a 6. an 7. a 8. an
9. an 10. a 11. an 12. an
B. 1. a 2. the 3. a 4. the
5. × 6. × 7. an 8. ×
9. × 10. an
C. 1. The 2. The, a 3. the, the 4. an, the
5. a 6. an, an 7. a, the
D. 1. I can see the moon through the window in my room.
2. Joseph is wearing a yellow jacket.
3. Mr Gowda comes back from office at 7 p.m.
4. Can Gowda please pass me the butter?
5. An honest man is respected by all.
6. The Hindu is a popular newspaper in India.
7. A unicorn is an imaginary animal.
8. I ate an egg and rice.
E. 1. the moon 2. a tooth 3. a storybook 4. an elephant
F. 1. the 2. 3 3. 2, 4

17. PUNCTUATION
A. 1. Ria’s bicycle 2. footballer’s hairstyle
3. a day’s work 4. the suitcase’s handle
5. Amit’s room

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B. 1. He often borrows his friend’s books.
2. Safia guarded the women’s handbags during rehearsals.
3. The children were frightened by the lions’ roars.
4. They packed the crews’ equipment in big cartons.
5. The musicians’ compositions became very famous.
C. 2. we’re 3. who’s 4. doesn’t 5. they’re
6. wasn’t
D. 1. I went to a concert last evening.
2. The drummer, the guitarist and the singer were truly amazing.
3. Rahul, Ankita and Pooja enjoyed the band’s performance.
4. We got free shirts, caps and posters with the band’s name on them.
5. What a grand show it was! We plan to go there again.
6. Surabhi, will you come with us?
7. Yes, I would love to.

18. SENTENCES
A. 2. P 4. P 5. P 6. P
7. P
B. 2. Mumbai is in Maharashtra.
3. It has many places to visit.
4. Many tourists like to visit Mumbai.
5. It has some very beautiful beaches.
6. The Gateway of India is in Mumbai.
7. It is famous all over the world.
8. Many film actors live in Mumbai.
C. 1. legs 2. dinosaurs 3. milk 4. write
5. candles 6. books 7. colours
D. 1. ? 2. . 3. ? 4. .
5. ? 6. ? 7. .
E. 1. Hello! 2. Hush! 3. Hurrah! 4. Ouch!
5. Alas!
F. 1. statement 2. question 3. statement 4. exclamatory
5. question
G. 1. (d) 2. (e) 3. (f) 4. (h)
5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (g)

19. PREPOSITIONS
A. 1. under 2. to 3. near 4. at
5. in 6. beside 7. from 8. for, before
9. besides, to 10. after, to

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B. 1. beside 2. Besides 3. beside 4. Besides
5. besides
C. 1. beside 2. in 3. in 4. over
5. up 6. with 7. behind 8. near
D. 1. on 2. at 3. for 4. around
5. behind 6. up 7. on top of 8. after
9. in 10. among
E. 2. Kanika is sitting on a chair.
3. The fruits are kept in a basket.
4. The pen is between the books.
5. The squirrel is on top of the wall.
6. Angad is hiding behind the tree.
7. The lemon is in the jug.
8. The rose bush is beside/near the tree.

20. CONJUNCTIONS
A. 2. Meenu likes to read books and watch movies.
3. My mother is young and energetic.
4. Sanjay ate a sandwich and a pastry.
5. Ahmad bought a bat and a ball.
6. Saksham invited Kartik and Hanif to his birthday party.
B. 1. Ali raced to catch the bus but he missed it.
2. The stars are shining but the moon is behind a cloud.
3. Feathers are soft but rocks are hard.
4. May is hot but December is cold.
5. The children are happy but the elders are worried.
C. 1. Is this bag yours or Ekta’s?
2. Would you like a parrot or a cat for a pet?
3. Did you meet Alka in Mumbai or in Bengaluru?
4. Is Jasleen’s birthday in January or February?
5. Would you like to have mango milkshake or juice?
D. 1. Azhar has gone to rest because he is very tired.
2. Shalin bought a packet of juice because she was very thirsty.
3. The children can play outside because it has stopped raining.
4. Parizad got very good marks because she studied hard.
5. Stephen ate an orange because he was hungry.
E. 1. but 2. or 3. and 4. but
5. but 6. or 7. but 8. because
F. 1. You will not watch the movie tonight because you must finish your work.
2. Atul is clever but lazy.

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 3. The light was switched off and Sonu was soon asleep.
4. Radha is very upset because she has lost her watch.
5. Akhil is tall and thin.
6. We tried really hard but we did not win.
7. Please visit us on Monday or Tuesday.

21. HOMOPHONES
A. 1. week 2. buy 3. sea 4. their
5. hole
B. 1. one, won 2. see, sea 3. hare, hair 4. blew, blue
5. sun, son
C. 1. bear 2. weight 3. coat 4. know
5. I 6. hair 7. gate 8. wood
9. knot 10. raze
D. All grammatically correct sentences are acceptable. Some examples are given below.
1. The lion’s mane looked good.
I have the main part in the play.
2. I bought a pair of sandals.
The pear was not tasty.
3. The thief was caught stealing.
The baby was sleeping in the cot.
4. I would do the work if I could.
The wood panel in the room is broken.
5. I have still to write the essay.
It is not right to be rude to people.
E. 1. flower 2. flour 3. new 4. knew
5. grown 6. groan 7. seas 8. sees

22. COMPREHENSION–C
A. 1. The poetess is at the shoe shop.
2. ‘They’ refers to the parents.
3. The poetess loves to dance.
4. The poetess would love to try fashionable shoes.
B. 1. they would 2. let us 3. that is 4. they will
C. 1. red, pink, blue 2. tight 3. flat and fat shoes 4. dislike

23. LETTER WRITING

Allow the children to attempt each exercise using their creativity. Hints and examples for
each task are given in the book.

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24. CREATIVE WRITING
Allow the children to attempt each exercise using their creativity. Hints and examples for
each task are given in the book.

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