My Elder Brother
Exercise Questions
Creative Writing
Write a Letter to you friend or relative in another city telling him/her about activities/events in your school.
Answer:
Name and Address of Writer
Date
Dear Raju,
After a long time, I am writing a letter to you. I am excited about sharing very interesting things with you.
Summer vacations are coming and my teacher has planned various activities for the vacation. There will be an adventure camp for a full week in the school. There will be many exciting activities in the camp. I have heard that we will get to try our hands at Burma Bridge, obstacle racing, high jump, long jum and running through a muddy swamp.
I can hardly wait for the camp to start.
I will once again write all about the camp once it will be over. Till then, it is bye from me.
Yours Truly
Ankit
Comprehension
These questions are based on a passage given in the chapter.
Question 1: Why did Olivar live in the orphanage?
Answer: Oliver was a homeless boy. So, he lived in the orphanage.
Question 2: Who was Mr. Bumble?
Answer: Mr. Bumble was the caretaker of the orphanage.
Question 3: What meals were the boys given?
Answer: The boys were given bowls of watery soup for meal.
Question 4: What did Oliver say to Mr Bumble?
Answer: Oliver said to Mr Bumble that he wanted more of soup.
Question 5: The boys were given three meals a day. Then why were they always hungry?
- Because the soup they were given was never enough.
- Because they worked very hard all day long.
- Because the older boys drank up their soup.
Answer: (a) Because the soup they were given was never enough.
Let’s Write
Question 1: Fill in the blanks
Learn, learns, learned, has learned, teach, teaches, taught, has taught
- Will you …………..chess?
- Mr Sharma ……………..class VIII
- The students have …………..about road safety.
- My sister has ……………me how to ride a horse.
- I have …………….some the customs of India.
- I ……………how to cycle when I was just four years old.
Answer: (a) Teach, (b) Teaches, (c) Learned, (d) Has taught, (e) Learned, (f) Learned
Question 2: Choose the correct word and complete the paragraph.
All the class V students of our school ………..(a)………(were/was) gathering in front of the Principal’s office. They ………(b)………..(were/was) going for the inter-school race. The bus ………………(c)……….(arrive/arrived) and they ……(d)………(leave/left) for the stadium. The runners were ………(e)……….(taking/taken) to the starting point. The runners ……….(f)………(take/took) their positions. Sir ……….(blow/blew) the whistle. One student of our school ……….(g) ………(run/ran) fast and ………(h)…..(come/came) first. Everyone ……..(i)……..(do/did) their best and our school ……..(j)……..(won/wins) the trophy. Everyone …….(k)………(feel/felt) joyous.
Answer: (a) were, (b) were, (c) arrived, (d) left, (e) taken, (f) took, (g) ran, (h) came, (i) did, (j) won, (k) felt
Question 3: Read the following sentences:
Bhaiya has been studying in the same class for two years. (for a period of time)
Munna was flying kites since morning. (from a time in the past till the present)
Fill in the blanks using for or since
- I have lived in this house ………..I was a baby.
- This big jar has been in our family ………….many years.
- The old banyan tree in the village has been there ………..the last 200 years.
- Nobody has seen him …………yesterday.
Answer: (a) Since, (b) For, (c) For, (d) Since