KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.2, KALPAKKAM

TAMBARAM CLUSTER, CHENNAI REGION

QUESTION BANKCLASS:IV SUB:ENGLISH

SESSION ENDING EXAMINATION

2018-19

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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN(For Summer Station Kendriya Vidyalayas)SPLIT-UP SYLLABUS SESSION 2018-19

NCERT TEXTBOOK : MARIGOLD -4 CLASS: IV SUBJECT : ENGLISH

S.NO. Name of the Examination

CHAPTER TENTATIVE NO. OF PERIODS REQUIRED

MONTH

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PART – I Periodic Test 1

WAKE UP 06 APRIL2. NEHA’S ALARM CLOCK 10

3. NOSES 06

4. THE LITTLE FIR TREE 08 MAY/JUNE

5. RUN 06 JULY

6. NASURDDIN’S AIM 12

7. WHY? 06

8.PART – II

Half Yearly Examination

( Cumulative )

ALICE IN WONDERLAND 12 AUGUST

9. DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK

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10. HELEN KELLER 12 SEPTEMBER

11. THE DONKEY 08

12. I HAD A LITTLE PONY

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PART – III Periodic Test 2

THE MILK MAN’S COW 08 OCTOBER

14. HIAWATHA 05

15. THE SCHOLAR’S MOTHER TONGUE

12 NOVEMBER

16. A WATERING RHYME 06

17. THE GIVING TREE 10 DECEMBER

18. BOOKS 05

19.PART – IV

Session Ending Examination

(Cumulative)

GOING TO BUY A BOOK 12 JANUARY

20. THE NAUGHTY BOY 06

21. PINOCCHIO 12 FEBRUARY

22. Session Ending Exam __ MARCH

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UNSEEN PASSAGES1)Read the following passage and answer the question :

Turkeys are interesting birds . A male turkey is called a Tom , a female turkey is called a hen and a baby is called a poult. Turkeys have a flap of skin under their chin called a waddle. They like to eat acorns, berries ,insects and seeds. The turkey is a favourite meal during Thanksgiving and Christmas . Wild turkeys can fly for about 100 yards . Some turkeys are very large and heavy weighing up to 17 kilograms. They prefer to sleep perched atop tree branches.

Q1) What is a female turkey called?

Q2) What is a waddle?

Q3) When is turkey served as a favourite meal?

Q4) What do the turkeys like to eat?

Q5) Turkeys prefer to sleep on _____________ .

Q6) A baby turkey is called ___________.

Q7) Some turkeys weigh upto ________________.

Q8) Turkeys are ________________.

Q9) Give a suitable title for the passage.

Q10) Find the word from the passage that means –‘ to choose’.

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2) Read the passage given below and answer the questions: -

Bees live in a house that is called a hive. There are three kinds of bees: workers, drones, and queens. Only one queen bee can live in each hive. If she is lost or dead, the other bees will stop their work. Bees are very wise and busy little creatures. They all join together to build cells of wax for their honey. Each bee takes its proper place and does its own work. Some go out and gather honey from the flowers; others stay at home and work inside the hive. It is not safe for children to handle bees. Bees have a painful sting that they use in their defence.

Q1) Why is it not safe for the children to handle bees?

Q2) Who is the most important bee in the hive?

Q3) What are the different kinds of bees found in a beehive?

Q4) How is the work divided in the hive ?

Q5) Bees live in a _____________.

Q6) Bees sting as a means of _______________.

Q7) If the queen bee is lost or dead , the other bees ______________.

Q8) Honey is stored in cells made of ___________.

Q9) Give a suitable title for the passage.

Q10) Identify the word in the passage that means – to collect.

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3) Read the passage given below and answer the questions.

Once a wolf, a bear and a jackal went hunting under the leadership of a lion. On the way, they came across a buffalo. The four of them cordoned off the buffalo and killed him with their joint efforts. The body of the buffalo was cut into four parts. All of them were eager to have their part of prey.

Suddenly the lion, their mightiest partner roared, “wait ! if anyone is eager to have his part of prey, then listen to me first ! Being the partner of this hunting team, I should get the first part of the buffalo, being the leader of our hunting team, I must get the second part, I want the third part of it for my cubs and anyone of you willing to claim the fourth part, he should come and fight with me to get it.”

1. Who was the leader of the hunting team ?2. Whom did they came across on the way ?3. The body of the buffalo was cut into how many parts ?4. Who will get the first part of the buffalo ?5. The lion wanted the third part of the buffalo for it’s_________ 6. The mightiest partner in the hunting team was _________.7. Being the leader of our hunting team,____________________.8. The three poor animals mentioned in the passage are________

,________,_________ .9. Find the word in the passage which mean same as powerful .10. Write a suitable title for this passage.

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4) Read the passage given below and answer the questions.

India is a land of festivals and many festivals are celebrated here.

Holi is one of them. It is in fact, a festival of colours. Holi is celebrated

in all villages, towns and cities. People sing folk songs and dance to the

beat of drums. Children as well as adults celebrate Holi with great

enthusiasm. People smear ‘gulal’ on each other’s forehead. The

children get ready with syringes and buckets full of coloured water.

They throw it on friends relatives and even passersby. Some throw

water balloons. In the true sense Holi is the festival of joy and

celebrations.

1)Why India is known as the Land of festivals ?

2)Which festival is known as the festival of colours ?

3)How do people enjoy Holi ?

4)What did children do with coloured water?

5) Children use ______ and ______ to fill coloured water.

6) Children as well as adults celebrate Holi with great _______ .

7) People smear ‘gulal’ on each other’s _______ .

8) People sing folk songs and dance to ________________________ .

9) Give a suitable title to the given passage.

10)Find the word from the passage that means- Intense and eager Enjoyment

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5) Read the following passage and answer the questions:

The cartoon character Mickey Mouse has become an icon for the Walt Disney Company. It was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. Mickey Mouse first appeared in the short film ‘Steamboat Willie’ on November 18, 1928. Walt Disney originally called Mickey “Mortimer Mouse”. Mickey wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves. He has three fingers and one thumb on each hand. Mickey generally appears alongside his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, his pet dog Pluto, his friends Donald Duck andGoofy, among others.

Answer the following.

1) Name the short film that Mickey Mouse first appeared in.2) What was Mickey’s original name?3) What does Mickey Mouse wear?Who is Mickey’s pet dog?

Fill in the blanks.

4) Mickey mouse was created by ______________and ________5) Mickey’s best friends are ____________and_____________

Tick the Correct answer.

7) Mickey’s first appearance was in the year

[a] 1938 [b] 1982 [c] 1928

8) Mickey is the icon for the company

[a] Walt Disney [b] world Disney [c] Mickey Disney

9) Mickey has four fingers and one thumb on each hand.(True/ False)

10)Give a suitable title to the passage.

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SEEN PASSAGES1) Read the following passage and answer the question :

Tree: come ,my boy , come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches.

Boy: I am too big to climb and play. I want to buy things and have fun . I want some money. Can you give me some money ?

Tree : I’m sorry but I have no money. I have only leaves and apples . You can pluck my apples and sell them in the market .Then you will have money.

Narrator : The boy happily plucked the apples and carried them away. t The tree was also happy. But the boy stayed away for a long time and the tree was sad. One day, the boy came back and the tree shook with joy.

Q1) Why was the tree sad ?

Q2) Why did the boy not climb the tree and play ?

Q3) What made the tree happy ?

Q4) Why did the boy pluck apples ?

Q5) The boy needed money to ______________?

Q6) _______is a place where we buy and sell things .( Refer to passage)

Q7 ) When the boy came back ,the tree ________with joy.

Q8) The tree was not happy to give apples to the boy. True/False

Q9) A tree and an elephant both have this as a part of their body. Pick out that part from the passage.

Q10) Name the lesson from which the above passage is taken .

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2)Read the passage given below and answer the questions.

A learned Pundit once visited the court of Akbar. He told the king and his courtiers that he had mastery over many different languages.

The Pundit could speak many languages fluently. He was so fluent that no one could find out what his mother tongue was. He challenged everybody at the court to name his mother tongue. When everyone failed, the challenge was taken up by Birbal.

That night, Birbal went quietly to the Pundit’s room when he was asleep. He whispered into Pundit’s ear and tickled it with a feather. The Pundit, half awake, cried out suddenly and shouted out words in his mother tongue.

1. Who visited Akbar’s court?2. What did the Pundit tell the king and his courtiers?3. How did the Pundit challenge everybody?4. How many languages can Pundit speak?5. The Pundit’s challenge was taken up by _________.6. He was so fluent _______________________________________ .7. He ___________ into Pundit’s ear and _________ it with a

feather. 8. The Pundit shouted out words in__________________.9. Find a single word from the passage which means - an expert in a

particular subject10. Name the lesson from which the above passage is taken .

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3)Read the following passage and answer the question :

Once upon a time , an old carpenter bought a very queer piece of wood. As he used his plane on it, he heard a little laughing voice say, “ Stop! You are tickling me.” The old man was puzzled by the voice. He said , “ This is a strange piece of wood . What shall I do with it ? I think I’ ll make it into a puppet.” He set to work , and as the puppet boy took shape , the old man said , “ He must have a name. I will call him Pinocchio.” As soon as he finished making the eyes , the carpenter was amazed to see them move.

Q1) Who bought a very queer piece of wood?

Q2) What kind of voice did the old man hear?

Q3) Who was puzzled by the voice?

Q4) What did the carpenter make with the wood ?

Q5) He said, “ This is a __________ piece of wood.

Q6) He named the puppet_____________________.

Q7 ) ____________ was amazed to see the eyes move.

Q8) It was a simple piece of wood . ( True/False )

Q9) Find the word from the passage that means –‘ completed’.

Q10) From which lesson is the above passage taken .

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WRITING13. THE MILKMAN’S COW

Answer the following :

1. Why did the cow refuse to get up ?2. Name those who tried to make the cow move ?3. Who finally made the cow get up and how ?4. “I have the strength of ten horses, so this should be fun” Who

said these words ?5. What did the grocer bring with him ?6. What is the moral of the story “The milkman’s cow” ?

GRAMMAR

1. Write the describing words for the following.1. _________house 2. _______saree 3. _________earth4. _________ food 5. ________Fox 6. ________king

2. Fill in the blanks using the words given in the brackets.

1. Fish _________________ fly. (Can/Cannot)

2. It is ________________ to climb a mountain. ( easy/difficult)

3. Fox is a _____________ animal. (foolish/clever)

4. The _______of the match will get the trophy. (winner/looser)

5. Children are_______ when they get good marks.(happy/sad)

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3. Write past tense of the following words.

a) Go – went b) sit – stand c) can – could d) pray – prayed e) know – knew f) lead – led

SPELLING

1. Add oo / pp / tt / gg / nn to fill in the blanks.

1. GRI ____ ____ ED2. WH ____ _____ PED3. CLA ____ ____ ERED4. TU ____ ____ ED5. CLA ____ ____ ED

2.Find the person from the clues :

Eg. Prison, thief, gun, uniform - Policeman

1. Vegetable, Basket, Balance, tricycle :- __________2. Gym, dumbbell, muscles, weight lifting :-___________3. Vannila, Strawberry, Bell, Cart :- _________

14. HIAWATHA ( POEM)

Answer the following:

1. Who was Hiawatha ?2. Who was Nokomis ?3. Name the animals mentioned in the poem “Hiawatha”.

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4. What did he learn about the birds ?5. What secrets did he learn about beasts ?

GRAMMAR

1. Complete the sentence using whoever, Wherever, Whenever.1. ________________ I am hungry, I eat.2. __________________comes first, wins.3. ___________________ I go I have friends.

2. Choose the correct word from the box and fill in the blanks.

1. My grandmother told a long _______________ yesterday. (tail/tale)

2. There are seven days in a _______________ . (weak/week)3. The _____________ water is salty . (sea/see)4. The train is running one ________ late today. (our/hour)5. The _____________rises in the east. (sun/son)6. He is our school _______________ . (Principal/Principle)7. Do you _______________ a secret ? (no/know)

SPELLING

1.Write the names of the following :-

1. 2.

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15. THE SCHOLAR’S MOTHER TONGUE ( PROSE)

Answer the following:

1. Who came to Akbar’s court ?2. What did the Pundit claim to know ?3. How did the Pundit challenge everybody ?4. What did Birbal do to wake up the Pundit ?5. What was the Pundit’s mother tongue ?6. In times of difficulty which language does a person speak ?

GRAMMAR

1. Make one sentence with each of the following words.a) Tickle :b) Surprised:c) Accepted:d) Visited:

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2. Add ‘ly’ to the following words an re-write them.1. Friend – 2. Most - 3. Probable –4. Slow – 5. Angry –

3. Do as directed.1. Mother : Children 2. Doctor : __________3. Teacher : ___________ 4. Lawyer : ____________

4. Add ‘a’ or ‘an’ to complete the sentences.

1. __________Elephant has a long trunk.

2. ___________ Umbrella protects us from rain.

3. Eating ________ banana is good for health.

4. _______Apple is sweeter than _________ Orange.

5. Children played with ______ ball and ________bat.

6. ______Archer uses ______ bow and ______ arrow to shoot.

SPELLING

1. Rearrange the letters to make a meaningful word.

1. O R U C I R E T2. R A L O H C S3. R E H A E T F4. D E G N E L L A H C

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2. Continue the word chain as shown in the example

Example: Tongue – empty - yard

1. Tickled _____ _______ ______2. Whisper _____ _______ ______3. Asleep : _____ _______ ______

16. A WATERING RHYME ( POEM)

Answer the following:

Q1) When should we not water the plants?

Q2) Which part of the plant should be watered?

Q3) Reference to context .

“ Watering at noonday ,

When the sun is high,

Doesn’t help the flowers,

Only makes them die.”

a) Name the poem .

b)What happens to the plants if you water it at noon ?

GRAMMAR

1)Pick out the silent letter /letters from the given words.

a) Know b) walk c) doubt d) wrong

e) could f) four g) light h ) bridge

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2) Spell the words correctly by adding __’ing’ to the words given in the brackets and complete the sentence.

a) I found a rabbit __________(hide) in the bush .

b) The little boy kept _________(tug) at his father’s shirt .

c) ___________( swim) is a good exercise .

d) It is of no use ________ (cry) over split milk.

e) Menaka was __________( dance) gracefully.

3) Choose the correct word from the bracket and fill in the blanks.

a) We can see ____________( threw / through ) the glass window .

b) ____________( wear /where ) the red gown to the party .

c) Rotis made of wheat __________(flour / flower ) are tasty.

d) My class teacher has a _________( son /sun) .

e) __________( Their / There) are many books in my school library.

4) Punctuate the given sentences.

a) is amit coming home in june

b) on Sunday i will watch a tamil movie

c) rakesh seema and mohan are my friends

d) why are you late to school meena

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SPELLING

1) Correct the word wrongly spelt and rewrite the sentence .a) My father bought a new pipe for wetering the plants.b) Students were thursty after the parade.c) I play football in the evineng.

2) Identify the four or five lettered word from the grid.Ans : soak Earth

Hour wear

17. THE GIVING TREE (PROSE )

Answer the following:

Q1)What did the boy make with the branches of the tree ?

Q2) Why is the play called , ‘ The Giving Tree’ ?

Q3) How was the stump of the tree useful?

Q4) How did the tree help the boy earn money ?

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a b w e a rc s o a k n h o u r j ld g t t f my t q h n o

GRAMMAR

1) Make new words adding ‘- ly ‘ to the words in the bracket and complete the sentences .a) Cross the road __________( careful) .b) Speak to your elders ________( polite) .c) Dress to the school _________ ( smart) .d) The children played in the rain _______ ( happy).e) The little boy looked at the cake _____( greedy) .

2) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word, given in the bracket.( singular /plural)a) How many (child) ____________are there in the bus?b) The farmer had a dozen (goat)________.c) I received a ( letter) ____________ today.d) An (apple) __________a day keeps the doctor away.

e) Enid Blyton has written many (story) ________for children.

SPELLING1) Circle the word with correct spelling:

a) Recognised / Recagnised / Recognesedb) Leafs / Leefs / Leaves c) Married / Marryed / Marieedd) Buisness / Buseniss / Business

2) Identify the word which means : ( Ans: stump ,delicious , pluck )a) Remains of a tree : ____________b) Very tasty : ______________c) To pull something sharply : ___________

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18. BOOKS ( POEM)

Answer the following questions.

Q1 ) What did the library door say ?

Q2) Why did the child in the poem like looking at the pictures?

Q3 ) Reference to context:

“ Tall skinny books

Up high on the shelf

Little fat books

That stood by themselves”.

a) Name the poem from which the above extract is taken.b) What kinds of books did the child see on the shelves?

GRAMMAR1) Make sentence using the word :

a) Library b) Storyc) Wonderful

2) Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence.i) a / there /chart/ room/ is / in/ the ii) month / hottest/ May/ the /is iii) king / the / wasted/ foolish/ time /his

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SPELLING

1) Make words ending with ‘ _ ell’ (eg: tell )

i)____ell ii) ____ell iii) ____ell iv) ___ell

2) Make words ending with ‘ _ ook ‘( eg: book)

i) ___ook ii) ___ook iii) ___ook iv) ____ook

3) Make words ending with ‘ __ail’ ( eg : mail)

i) ___ail ii) ___ail iii) ___ail iv ) ___ail

19. GOING TO BUY A BOOK ( PROSE )

Answer the following questions.

Q1) Why did grandfather give the children money?

Q2) Where did they go to buy books?

Q3) Did the girl buy a picture book?

Grammar1) Fill in the blanks with describing words in to the passage below.

One ___________day, my ______________puppy jumped onto our __________couch and played with its _________ball. Suddenly a _______ boy with a _______ whistle entered the room . Seeing the _______ puppy, the boy blew his whistle . The _________puppy ran and hid behind the ______________ cupboard with a ____________handle. The ____________ boy went away closing the door.

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2) Imagine that you are going for an excursion tomorrow. What will you do there? Write five sentences beginning with-

a) I shall __________________________________________

b) I shall __________________________________________

c) I shall __________________________________________

d) I shall __________________________________________

e) I shall __________________________________________

SPELLING

1) Fill in the the blanks with ( a, e, i, o, u ) and complete the words.

a) m _ chin _ s

b) cl _mb _ d

c) _ l _ n e

d) f _ n _ lly

e) p_ ict _ res

2) Combine the given words.

grand + father ___________ play + ground ___________

some + body ___________ news + paper ____________

book + shop ____________ drawing + room ___________

home + work ___________ cup + board ___________

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20. THE NAUGHTY BOY ( POEM)

Answer the following questions.

Q1)From where did the naughty boy come?

Q2) Where did the naughty boy go ?

Q3) What did the boy wonder about ?

GRAMMAR

1)Write the opposites of given words.

rough_________ light ____________same__________ thin_____________young__________ wise______________

2) Insert suitable ‘Articles’ ( a/an/ the) in the blanks and complete

the sentence .

1) Lion is _________king of the jungle .2) I have ________ pet dog.3) The boy helped _________old man cross the road.4) I need _______ new pen and _________ inkpot.

3) Complete the sentences with appropriate preposition.

( in, with, of, on, to, into, by )

1.Ram is going _____the office.

2. Pen is kept ________ the table.

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3. Dia will reach _____ 2 hours.4. I drank 3 cup ________ coffee yesterday.

5. Do you agree _________ me?

6. The letter was delivered _________ postman.

7. He dived _________ the sea to save the drowning child.

SPELLING

1 ) Write the rhyming words.

red _________

hard __________

long ___________

found ___________

weighty ___________

21. PINOCCHIO ( PROSE )

Answer the following questions.

Q1) what did the carpenter buy ?

Q2) What did he call his puppet ?

Q3) What did Pinocchio say at the end ?

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GRAMMAR

1) Make opposites with the words – (dis_ , in__ )

respect ___________ own ___________

able ___________ capable __________

efficient ___________ secure ____________

satisfy ___________ active ___________

correct ___________ agree ___________

believe ___________ interest___________

2) Make naming words by adding ( ness , ity , ty ) at the end of the words given below. One has been done for you.

public publicity

forgive ___________ blind ____________

kind ______________ cruel _____________

polite_____________ swift _____________

moral ____________ solid _____________

dark ___________ equal ___________

active ___________ lazy ___________

casual ___________ dry ___________

public ___________ valid ___________

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3) Add ‘ – er ’ or ‘-r’ to the doing words below to make new words.

stiff ___________ strange __________

fight ___________ dance ___________

juggle ___________ ride _____________

speak ___________ use _____________

write ___________ joke ____________

young _________ silence ___________

bright _________ read ___________

SPELLING

1) Write the missing letters and complete the words.

a) ca _ rpen _ er

b) a _ aze _

c) fi _ is _ ed

d) p _ a _ e

e) na _ gh _ y

2) Make 3 letter words from the following words.

PINOCCHIO CARPENTER

____________ ____________

____________ ____________

____________ ____________

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CREATIVE WRITING1) Use the given clues and develop a story. Give a suitable title and write the moral of the story.

a) CLUES : dove __ tree ___pond. Ant struggling __water __threw __leaf ___ ant climbed __safe . some days ___ hunter ___aim dove ___ant bit ___lose aim ____ save dove.

b)CLUES : Farmer in a village ............... had a hen....... Golden egg........... farmer became rich By selling golden eggs .............. greedy ............... thought to get all eggs at a time ......... killed the hen .............. found no eggs.

c) CLUES : donkey __ found ___lion’s skin. Put it on __looked like a lion. Animals ran away ___ scared . Night _____ other donkeys braying. Donkey ____ not stop himself _____ starts braying. All animals said-“ you are only a donkey.”

2) PARAGRAPH WRITING

a)Write about your school library in about 40-50 words.

b)Write about your favourite domestic animal in about 40-50 words.

c) Who do you think is the naughtiest child in your class? Describe her/him in about 40-50 words .

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3) PICTURE COMPOSITION

In about 40-50 words describe the given pictures. You may use the clues.

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jogging flying Feeding reading icecreampark children bench birds happy

busy people girl fruits buyingbanana children ladies walking happy

girls boys broomstick picking grounddirty bottles cleaning Plastic cover trees

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