Class 4 Lessons Week 10

Monday, March 14, 2022

1. A certain school has 120 teachers. 30% of them teach English, 20% of them teach Spanish and the remainder teach Maths.

a. How many teach English?

b. How many teach Spanish?

c. How many teach Maths?

2. The cell phone below costs $360. It is sold at a 5% discount.

What is the cost of the phone after the discount.

3. Ron scored 20 out of 25 marks in English, 30 out of 40 marks in Science and 68 out of 80 marks in mathematics. In which subject his percentage of marks is best?

4-7.

Word Formation Activity:

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/word-formation/wf083-ivory.htm

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/word-formation/wf075-nasa-discovers-new-star-system.htm

English Test 1

Word Formation

Directions: Fill in the blank. Add the suffix to the word in brackets.
Use er, or, ness, ment, ion, ist, ance, or ence.

Example A- Jeremy had an __________________ of different gifts. (assort)

Answer- assortment

1. David is a great _________________. (drum)

2. Magic Johnson was a fabulous basketball ________________________. (play)

3. The _________________ of the sun made me put on my baseball cap. (bright)

4. My baseball card ______________________ is very extensive. (collect)

5. I received an ____________________ letter from the academy of arts. (accept)

6. The teacher wants to see a great ____________________ in my grades this month.

(improve)

7. The cornerback had pass ___________________ on the biggest play of the game. (interfere)

8. I want to file a ________________ against the company that didn't pay me. (grieve)

9. I want to experience much _________________ in my life because I work so hard. (happy)

10. The boy can be an ________________ to his sister when he is sad. (annoy)

11. The two high school students experienced a love _________________. (connect)

12. The car _________________ was around six-hundred dollars every six months. (insure)

13. The __________________ studied the cure for cancer his entire career. (biology)

14. The teacher provides great advice and ____________________. (guide)

15. The director wanted his actors to have a good ___________________. (perform)

Synonyms
Use a suitable synonym to replace the underlined word.

1) The guards made sure the plane was secure. ____________________

2) It was amusing to watch the magician. ____________________

3) The family wanted to buy a modern home. ____________________

4) It is always nice to be courteous to others. ____________________

5) The abandoned house was empty. ____________________

6) My dog is a faithful friend. ____________________

7) A wealthy man flew around the world. ____________________

8) If they bother you, just ignore them. ____________________

9) When she missed the bus, she was unhappy. ____________________

10) The rowdy boys went to the party. _________________

Read the story below carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

One night, a farmer was returning home from a cattle fair with the bull that he had

bought. As he passed through a dense forest, a robber who was hiding in the

thick undergrowth jumped in front of him. The robber had a large stick in his hand.

He said, "Hand over all that you have."

The farmer got scared and grudgingly handed what he had to the robber. As he

turned to go, the robber said, "Give me the bull, too. Why are you taking it away?"

The farmer handed over the bull's rope to the robber and then begged, "Since you

have taken everything from me, can you give me your stick?" "Why do you need

it?" the robber enquired of the farmer.

"Well, my wife will be pleased that at least I got a stick from the fair," replied the

farmer.

The robber happily gave the stick to the farmer. Within a flash, the robber, leaving

the bull and the farmer's money behind, was running away for dear life.

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1. The word "dense" in line 2 tells us that the plants in the forest were

(A) green in colour.

(B) tall with large trunks.

(D) scattered over a large area.

2. Which of the following items did the farmer have with him?

I. A bull

II. Money

Ill. A stick

(A) I and II

(B) I and Ill

(D) I, II and Ill

3. What does the use of the word "grudgingly" in line 5 tell us about how the

farmer gave over what he had?

(A) Happily

(B) Willingly

(D) Reluctantly

4. What part of speech is the word ‘since’?

(A) Adverb

(B) Conjunction

(D) Interjection

5. We learn that the robber runs away. What was the reason for this?

(A) He saw a group of robbers.

(B) The bull began to chase him.

(D) The farmer's wife started to chase him.

Punctuation & Capitalization
Punctuate the following sentences. You do not need to rewrite the sentence.

1. i like playing with my friends sandy sunny and sameer

2. we went through the smoky mountains, near shimla on our way to town

3. my favourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent

4. i’m a catholic and that’s why i go to st.joseph’s school

5. my friend priya speaks german and she is teaching me some words

6. he was honest sincere and hard working

7. Hindus muslims and christians live together in India

8. long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called william

Passive to Active Voice
Rewrite the passive voice sentences as active voice sentences.

1. The dog was hit by the car.

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2. The house will be built by the construction crew in five months.

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3. A novel is being read by Mary

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4. A stone was being thrown by the child

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5. A car has been bought by him.

________________________________________________________

6. The door had been knocked at by someone

________________________________________________________

7. Yam is eaten by people in my country.

________________________________________________________

Conjunctions
Choose the most suitable conjunction(s) to complete each sentence.

1. Zack should water the plants—--- he has nothing to do.

(A) or

(B) but

(D) since

2. Neither Mr Joseph —---his children are going to attend the party.

(A) or

(B) nor

(D) because

3. The man —---- his wife were expected in Barbados for the conference —---

they missed their flight.

(A) and, so

(B) and, but

(D) with, so

Comprehension

Screech! Karen stomped on the gas pedal the moment the light turned green. She looked over her left shoulder and zigged past a semi-truck. She zoomed ahead and looked over her right shoulder and then zagged past a motorbike. She glanced at the clock on the console and darted into the parking lot. Whipping into a parking spot, she grabbed her suitcase and ran through the lot, up the escalator, and into the terminal. Her heavy suitcase was bumping and bouncing the whole way. Just as she entered the terminal, she heard an announcement over the loudspeaker, "Final boarding call for flight 205 to JFK..." Karen looked at her ticket and then at the line to get through the security checkpoint, which wrapped around several turnstiles and slithered like a lethargic snake. Karen sighed and then slowly walked to the customer service desk.

1. Why is Karen in a hurry?

________________________________________________________

1b.How do you know this?

________________________________________________________

2. Why does she start walking slowly at the end of the passage?

________________________________________________________

2b.How do you know this?

________________________________________________________

3. What is Karen going to do at the customer service desk?

________________________________________________________

Pita panicked. There was nothing he could do. He was trapped. Trapped with hundreds of others. The monster had come and was slowly, surely dragging them from the deep. He swam through the excited crowd to try the bottom. Then he tried the top again. The great monster had encircled them completely. There were millions of holes in its great hands, but none large enough. If only they were a little larger. Pita tried to push himself through one of the holes again. He squeezed and squeezed. Great tails lashed around him. Not only he but against his eyes. If only his head could get through. He pushed again, hard, and the pain quivered through his body.

There was nothing he could do. He heard the breakers roaring above now. That meant they were nearing the shore. Pita whipped his tail in fury. The monster was gradually closing its hands. There were cries now above the surface. Below, the monster grated on sand. The shore! They had reached the shore!

Frantically, Pita flung himself against one of the tiny holes. He gave a cry as the scales tore from his back- then a cry of joy. He was free! Free!

He lunged forward below the surface. Down he sped, rejoicing in his tinyness. If he was only a little bigger, he would have been dying on the shore now. The fateful shore! There had been those who hadactually come back from that world. This was one of the great mysteries. But some said they had been there, and had talked of that awesome place.

There was no more blood now. Down he swam. Deep, deep until the sound of the breakers was only a bitter memory, and the sea was not sandy but blue and clear, and until, far, far away in the distance, green with fern and the tender moss, he saw the rocks of home.

Questions

a) Who or what is Pita?

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b) What effect is the author trying to create by using short sentences in the passage?

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c) State ONE word which could describe Pita's feelings when he realized, “There were millions of holes ... but none large enough.”

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d) Why does the author repeat 'squeezed' in line 6?

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e) Who or what does the 'monster' refer to?

________________________________________________________

f) Why does the writer use 'fateful' to describe the shore

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g) Why does Pita utter a cry of joy?

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