Revision-English

Grade IV

READING COMPREHENSION

The dodo, was a turkey-sized flightless bird that went extinct around 1681. This bird

lived in rainforests on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean (near the island of

Madagascar, off the southeastern coast of Africa).

The dodo had a large body, stubby wings, a small, curved tail, short legs, and a large

beak. No complete specimens of the dodo were ever preserved; only some examples

of the head and feet were saved. It may have weighed up to about 50 pounds (23 kg).

Females laid a single egg in each clutch. The nest was located on the ground (and

quite vulnerable to predators).

The dodo ate ripe fruit that fell to the ground, eating the fruit of the Calvaria tree,

often called the dodo tree. This long-living tree is now in danger of extinction since

it depended on the dodo for its own reproduction; its seed can only germinate

(sprout) after going through the digestive system of the dodo (the seed has a very

thick coating). Scientists have found that turkeys have a similar digestive system to

that of the dodo, and can stand in for the dodo in processing the seeds, perhaps saving

the dodo tree.

The dodo was a large bird and weighed about 23 kg. They had grey feathers and

yellow feet. Their big hooked bill was a green/yellow color. It had short wings that

were only stubs. They ate fruit, seeds and nuts. Portuguese sailors said that they saw

the Dodos eating fish. They also ate rocks and stones which might have helped them

digest food. They were eaten by humans who came in the search of treasure or

spouting.

The dodo was not scared of people which made it easy to hunt and kill. Dogs, cats,

rats and pigs were left on the island and also killed the dodos because dodos built

their nests on the ground, the new animals ate their eggs. The forests were chopped

down and the dodo lost its habitat. Within 80 years, the dodo was extinct.

The last known stuffed bird was at Oxford University and was thrown out as rubbish.

Only a foot and a head are left. The American Museum of Natural History in New

York has a skeleton showing dodo bird. It was put together out of bones from several

different Dodos. The Natural History Museum of Mauritius has the only complete

skeleton of a dodo, found in a swamp.

On its native island of Mauritius, there were no large mammals to prey on the dodo.

People introduced mammals, including pigs, monkeys, and rats, which ate the dodo's

eggs; people often hunted and ate the dodo.

Questions:

1. Where did dodos build their nests and why were they vulnerable?

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2. The extinction of the dodo caused what other organism to become endangered (and why)?

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3. Make sentences from the following words.

specimen :

preserved:

habitat:

including :

4. Pick out 2 adjectives and two adverbs from the text.

Adjectives:

Adverbs:

5. Write names of three other animals which have gone extinct but you’ve heard about them.

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Revision Worksheet- Grammar

Grade-IV

Q1. Circle the correct homophones in the following sentences.

1. They started working (write/right) away.

2. Jack spent the (whole/hole) day reading in bed.

3. Yesterday, my brother and his friends rode (their/there) bikes to the field.

4. (Wear/Where) are you going?

5. I’m eating a big (peace/piece) of cake.

Q2. Change the following sentences into present continuous tense.

a. Mario reads the funny story book.

b. My son lives in London.

c. I order my medicine online, these days.

d. Sophia and Sam drive their kids to school.

Q3. Add a root word to the following Prefix or Suffix to make a new word.

• _____________ly

• ____________ness

• Un ____________

• Re______________

Revision-English

Grade: IV

Practice Connectives

Complete the following sentences using appropriate subordinating conjunctions.

[when, while, where, until , although, till, before, unless, as, after, because, if,

that, since, or]

1. We will be late _____________________ we should leave right now.

2. John will help us ___________________ we ask him.

3. I cannot come to your house __________________ I do my chores.

4. I am going to fail _________________ you help me study for this test.

5. I will go to the park _______doing my work.

6. Pam and George will go for a walk _____ George likes to walk.

7. Our teacher gave us the information _____ showing the video.

8. You can eat pizza _____ you aren’t allergic to cheese.

9. The movie was great __________ I don’t like the actors.

10. Donald will go to the college ________his friend will pick him.

Revision Worksheet-Novel

Grade: IV

Read Chapter 16 and 17 from the novel.

Answer the following questions.

Q.1) Describe the following characters using one adjective.

James: __________________

Aunt Sponge: _______________

Aunt Spiker: ______________

Miss Spider: ________________

Q.2) Who is very fond of singing, and what are the songs mostly about?

Q.3) Write character profile of the following character.

Centipede

Q4) Which was NOT an insect James met in the peach?

Granny Garcia’s Gifts By Rosalie Nobilo

Read the story. Then answer the questions.

Granny Garcia was moving to a smaller house. Her family came to help.

Granny had too many things, so they put some of them in her front garden.

Granny made a big sign. It said: Please, Help yourself to Granny Garcia’s

gifts. Molly from next door passed Granny Garcia’s front garden. She saw a

lampshade. “I can use this,” she said to herself. Molly took the lampshade.

She cleaned off the dust. She painted it blue. Mr. Ryan from along the street

walked his dog past Granny Garcia’s house. He saw some old bits of wood.

“I could make something with these,” he said to himself. Mr. Ryan took the

pieces of wood. He made photo frames. The children went past Granny

Garcia’s garden. “Look, there are wheels, ropes, and a wooden box,” said

Sam. “Let’s make a cart!” The three of them carried the box home. It took

them two days to make a cart. Granny Garcia was ready to move. All her

friends threw a surprise party for her. “Good luck!” they shouted. Then they

gave her gifts for her new home. “Thank you,” said Granny Garcia. “These

will remind me of you.” “Thank you, Granny Garcia,” said everyone. “All our

things will remind us of you!”

Answer each question.

1. Where did Granny Garcia put some of the things and why?

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2. What was written on the big sign?

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3. What did Molly take from her garden and what did she do with it?

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4. What did Mr. Ryan make from those old bits of wood?

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5. What were the things that children took from her garden?

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6. Why did her friends throw a party for Granny Garcia?

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Using Apostrophes

The apostrophe has two functions.

1. To show possession/ownership. E.g. This is Ben’s dog. 2. In contractions when a word or letter is missing. E.g. Don’t go inside. (Do not)

Place the apostrophes in the sentences below.

I cant go with you to grandmothers house.

Im heading to Joes store later.

I put our two dogs food in the cupboard.

Avas choice of clothes isnt always following the latest style.

I cant seem to solve this math problem.

I dont think my moms hat will fit me.

Everyones playing in Petes back yard.