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Contents 1. Noun... 3 2. Pronoun... 7 3. Verbs...14 4. Antonyms...21 5. Synonyms... 23 6. Odd One Out... 25 7. Analogies... 26 8. Conjunctions... 29 9. Tenses... 30 10. Articles... 39 11. Prepositions... 40 12. Comprehension...41 13. Answers... 45 14. Sample Paper(class-3)... 55 15. Sample Paper(class-4)... 64 2
* CLASS - 3 & 4 Based on CBSE, ICSE & GCSE Syllabus & NCF guidelines revised by NCERT Section I. Comprehension: Based on General topics Story based topics. Section II. Knowledge: Classification Analogy Answer of General question. Section III. Grammar: Sentence Noun Pronoun Verb Article Preposition Conjunction Synonyms Jumbled sentence Elementary knowledge of tenses through use of possessives. Section IV. Writing Skills: Story construction Short composition 3
Noun Noun : A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place or thing. Types of noun : Common, Proper, Singular and Plural nouns. Common and Proper Nouns Remember, a common noun names any person, place, or thing. A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. A proper noun always begins with a capital letter. Example : boy, state (common nouns) Rakesh, Kolkata (proper nouns) Exercise : 1 Underline the nouns in the sentences. 1. Babita was wondering what the weather will be on Friday. 2. The boys and girls from the School are planning a picnic. 3. Babita asked his teacher, Mr. Rakesh how the class could find out. 4
4. The teacher suggested that the children should read a local newspaper, The Hindu. 5. Ms. Priti, the editor, read the forecast to Kapil. 6. Rain was predicted for the day of their picnic. 7. Their town, Kolkata also had a radio station. 8. When Prateek dialled the number, he was disappointed. 9. The weatherman, Hari Shah said that rain was possible. 10. The children were delighted when the sun came out on Friday. Exercise : 2 Now, write each noun you have underlined in the correct category below. Do not use any words more than once. Common Nouns Proper Nouns 1. 6. 1. 6. 2. 7. 2. 7. 3. 8. 3. 8. 5
A Singular noun names one person, place, or thing. A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing. Usually, to form the plural you just add s. Words that end in s, sh, ch, or x need es to form the plural. Examples : Singular Nouns Plural Nouns car cars bus buses lunch lunches fox foxes Exercise : 3 Write the correct singular or plural noun in parentheses to complete each sentence. 1. Mohan was packing two (suitcase, suitcases) for a trip. 2. One (suitcase, suitcases) is a carry-on bag. 3. He decided to take three (shirt, shirts) along. 6
4. Mohan will wear his favourite blue (shirt, shirts) on the plane. 5. He will leave the two tennis (shoe, shoes) at home. 6. Mohan can t seem to find the one missing black (shoe, shoes)! 7. It s with the big (bunch, bunches) hiding under the bed. 8. Why do shoes hide in (bunch, bunches) like that? 9. Would one (sweater, sweaters) be enough? 10. (Sweater, Sweaters) seem to take up too much room. 11. Ashok packs (box, boxes) of candy for his friends. 12. He will try to squeeze in one more (box, boxes). 7
Pronoun Pronouns are words that take the place of singular or plural nouns. Singular Plural When Used I, me we, us to talk about yourself You you to talk to a person he, she, it, him, her they, them to talk about other persons or things Example : Purnima brought a gift to the party. He brought a gift to the party. Exercise : 1 Write the pronoun that takes the place of the underlined noun or nouns. 1. Urmila planned a party for Snigdha. 2. Is Mom going to take us? 3. Sunil is taking a present for Sonia. 4. Rakesh and Harish bought her a CD. 5. Dad gave the boys the money. 6. Snighda will like the music. 7. Snighda saw Rakesh and me yesterday. 8
Pick the Right Pronoun Use I, we, he, or she when the pronoun is a subject. Urmila plays the violin. She plays the violin. Kailash plays the piano. He plays the piano. Use me, us, her, him, or them when the pronoun is not a subject. Mom took Bipasha shopping. Mom took her shopping. Dad went fishing with Faisal. Dad went fishing with him. Use it and you in any part of a sentence. The bicycle is new. It is new. I waited for the bus. I waited for it. 9
Exercise : 2 Write the correct pronoun that completes each sentence. 1. Siddarth and (me, I) went camping. 2. (We, Us) went to the baseball game. 3. The teacher took (we, us) to the library. 4. (Him, He) was a famous Indian. 5. Aunt Sunita gave ten rupees to (them, we). 6. (Her, You) and Sunil are my best friends. 7. Please take this note to (he, him). 8. Aakash took Amit and (me, I) to the party. Exercise : 3 Remember that pronouns take the place of singular or plural nouns. Underline each pronoun. Then, write the noun it stands for in the box given below. 1. The children played baseball. They won 6-2. 2. Kabir and Pankaj raked leaves. Mother thanked them. 3. The dog ran in the street. Renu ran after him. 10
4. The girls saw a movie. They like scary movies. 5. The boy picked apples. He baked apple pies. 6. Priyanka would you please clean the garage? 7. Sunshine is good for plants. It helps them grow. 8. Our class went on a trip. We had a picnic lunch. children 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 11