Standard 1 English Question Bank Half Yearly Exam 2020-2021

English Language :  Question Bank


(Half Yearly Exam)

Unit 1: The Alphabet
Fill in the blanks.
A is for ___________
E is for __________
L is for ______________
S is for _________
Z is for _______
M is for ____________

Unit-2: Vowels
Fill in the blanks by putting the missing vowels.
1. C _ t, H _ t
2. H _ n, P _ n
3. T _n, K _n g
4. C_ w, F _ x
5. B _ s, G _ n

Unit 3: Names of Things
1. Look at the names of things in the box and then fill in the blanks:
Clock
Star
Chalk
Bench
Key
Foot
Moon
Eye

B _ n _ h
C l o _ k
_ y e
S _ a r
M _ _ n
C _ a _ k
K e _
F _ _ t

Unit 4: Names of Places
Write five names of the places.

Unit 5: Names of Animals
Write five names of the animals.

Unit 6 : (A) Animals and their Babies.
1) The ________ is the baby of the hen.
2) The _________ is the baby of the dog.
3) The __________ is the baby of the goat.
4) The cub is the baby of the _________.
5) The gosling is the baby of the ________.
 

(B) Put in the missing letters and complete the Animals names.

a. S H _ _ _
d. C _ _ F
b. K I _ _ E _
e. D _ _ R
c. F _ A _

Unit 7:  Names of Persons
Write the pairs that go together.
1. King - __________
2. Man - __________
3. Boy - ___________
4. Sister - ___________
5. Grandmother - _____________

Unit 8: Names of workers
1. He gives us medicine __________.
2. He brings us our letters _____________.
3. He sews our clothes _____________.
4. He grows crops ____________.
5. He catches thieves ____________.
6. She looks after sick people ___________.
7. He who shoots wild animals ___________.

Unit 9: Naming words (Noun)
1. Underline the words which are not a noun. a. box, chair, table, door, open, roof, window. b. train, lorry, quick, ship, boat c. cricket, foot ball, walk, hockey, tennis.

2. Circle the one which is different noun from the others. a. Milk, coffee, ink, water, tea b. Coat, cow, frock, head, shirt c. Tomato, potato, egg, onion, carrot d. Saturday, Monday, Friday, Tuesday, January
 

3. Underline the nouns in the following sentences. a. His book and pencil are on the table. b. The cow and the horse are in the field. c. The child burnt its fingers in the fire. d. We get cream and butter from milk. e. The little boy ate all the chocolates.

Unit 10: Doing words verbs
1. Under line the verbs. a. The boys fight. b. Cows eat grass. c. The sun shines in the sky. d. A horse runs fast. e. Children speak English at home.

2. Fill in the blanks with a verb. a. We should always _________ pure water. b. Stars ____________ at night. c. The bell __________. d. The earth ____________ round the Sun. e. Tom ____________ a tree.
 

3. Match the rights verb with the noun.
Nouns - Verbs
A Knife    falls
The wind   grows
The grass  blows
Ships   cuts
The rain  soil

Unit 13: Describing words (Adjectives)
Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives.

He is _________.a. This man is not young.
It is ___________.b. The table is not high.
He is __________.c. This man is not weak.
It is ___________.d. The sun is not cold
She is _____________.e. This girl is not happy.
 

2. Words given below, one word is not a describing word. Underline it. a. happy, sad, angry, cry, glad b. thin, far, thick, fat, tall c. black, white, and, yellow, blue d. run, big, small, tiny, huge e. young, old, long, short, boy

Unit 18: One and many
1. Write one and many:

boy__________

tree___________

keys__________

benches__________ 
baby_________

calf_________

foot_________

tooth_________

woman_________

child_________

box_________ 

eggs_______

Unit 20: A, An , The
Fill in the blanks using A, An, The
1. __ table
2. __ balloon
3. __ flower
4. __ monkey
5. __ hospital
6. __ year
7. __ egg
8. __ igloo
9. __ inkpot
10. __ ice cream
11. __ engine
12. __ umbrella
13. __ hour
14. __ moon
15. __ sun
16. __ earth
17. __ statue of liberty
18. __ Ostrich
19. __ river
20. __ world

My School

My Class Room

My Mother

English Language Answer Bank


Unit-1 The Alphabet
Fill in the blanks. apple egg lion sun zoo mango

Unit-2 -Pg-6 (Vowels)
Fill in the blanks by putting the missing vowels.
1. a , a
2. e , e
3. i ,i
4. o ,o
5. u , u

Unit-3 Names of Things
1. Look at the names of things in the box, and then fill in the blanks:
B e n c h
C l o c k
E y e
S t a r
M o o n
C h a l k
K e y
F o o t

Unit-4 : Names of Places
1. Garden 2. Hospital 3. Church 4. Zoo 5. Station 

Unit-5: Names of Animals
1) Lion
2) Horse
3) Camel
4) Parrot
5) Fish

Unit-6 (A) Animals and their Babies.
1) Chick.
2) Puppy.
3) Kid.
4) Lion.
5) Goose.

(B) Put in the missing letters and complete the Animals names. a. S H E E P
d. C A L F
b. K I T T E N
e. D E E R
c. F O A L

Unit -7  Names of Persons

Write the pairs that go together.
1. Queen
2. Woman
3. Girl
4. Brother
5. Grandfather

Unit -8 : Names of workers
1. Doctor.
2. Postman.
3. Tailor.
4. Farmer.
5. Policeman.
6. Nurse.
7. Hunter.

Unit-9  Naming words (Noun)
1. Underline the words which are not a noun. a. box, chair, table, door, open, roof, window. b. train, lorry, quick, ship, boat c. cricket, foot ball, walk, hockey, tennis.
2. Circle the one which is different noun from the others. a. Milk, coffee, ink, water, tea b. Coat, cow, frock, head, shirt c. Tomato, potato, egg, onion, carrot d. Saturday, Monday, Friday, Tuesday, January
3. Underline the nouns in the following sentences. a. His book and pencil are on the table. b. The cow and the horse are in the field. c. The child burnt its fingers in the fire. d. We get cream and butter from milk. e. The little boy ate all the chocolates.

Unit-10  Doing words  - verbs
1. Under line the verbs. a. The boys fight. b. Cows eat grass. c. The sun shines in the sky. d. A horse runs fast. e. Children speak English at home.

2. Fill in the blanks with a verb. a. Drink. b. Twinkle. c. Rings. d. Moves. e. Climbs.
3. Match the rights verb with the noun.
 

Nouns - Verbs

A Knife   falls
The wind  grows
The grass  blows
Ships   cuts
The rain  soil

Unit-13 - Describing words (Adjectives)
Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives.
He is old. a. This man is not young.
It is low. b. The table is not high.
He is strong c. This man is not weak.
It is hot. d. The sun is not cold
She is Sad. e. This girl is not happy.
 

2. Words given below, one word is not a describing word. Underline it. a. happy, sad, angry, cry, glad b. thin, far, thick, fat, tall c. black, white, and, yellow, blue d. run, big, small, tiny, huge e. young, old, long, short, boy

Unit-18: One and many
1. Write one and many:
Boys
Trees
Key
Bench
Babies
Calves
Feet
Teeth
Women
Children
Boxes
Egg

Unit -20 A, An, The
Fill in the blanks using A, An, The
1. a
2. a
3. a
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. an
8. an
9. an
10. an
11. an
12. an
13. an
14. the
15. the
16. the
17. the
18. an
19. a
20. the

My School
The name of my school is (insert name of school).It is in (inseet address / location). It is a very big School. It has more than 2500 students .My school has more than fifty teachers.It has a very big play ground. It has a big computer room.I love my school very much.

My Class Room
I study in class 1.We have boys and girls in our class.Our class room has one door and four windows.
It has a big black board .Our class has a projector with smart class.It has a cupboard to keep our books

My Mother
My Mother is loving .She teaches me every day .She cooks tasty food every day .She keeps the house clean and neat .She tells me stories at night.My mother is very beautiful and I love her very much.
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ENGLISH LITERATURE Question Bank
Half Yearly Exam 2020-2021


CHAPTER- 1(In The Mirror)
A. Answer the following questions:
1) Where is the Mirror?
2) What does the face look like?
3) What does the child think is very rude?
4) What do you think ‘she’ is looking at?
5) Is the child in the poem a boy or a girl? How do you know?
6) Will everyone see the same face in the mirror?

B. Opposites:

1. Rude -
2. Never -
3. Back -
4. Stare -

C. Rhyming Words:

1. Place -
2. Think -
3. There -
4. Wall -
5. See -

CHAPTER– 2 The Boat 

A. Answer the following questions:
1) How many friends went for walk?
2) Who jumped into the stream?
3) Why did the frog laugh at the others?
4) How did the other friends cross the stream?
5) Who had the last laugh?
6) If you were a frog would you laugh at your friends or help them?
7) What did the chick bring?
8) What did the mouse fetch?
9) What did the ant and the ladybird bring?

B. Opposites:

1. Found -
2. Long -
3.  Off -
4. Pretty -

C. Meanings:

1. Stream -
2. Fetched -
3.  Pretty -
4. Pushed -

D. Match the following :

1. The frog

Came back with a leaf.

2. The chick

Found a long piece of black thread.

3.  The mouse

Brought a straw.

4.  The ant
jumped into a stream.

4. The Lady Bird

Fetched half a walnut shell.

CHAPTER – 4  My Daddy

A. Answer the following questions:
1) Name the three friends in the story.
2) What do they do in the park?
3) Why does Sue think that her daddy is the bravest daddy?
4) What does Sophie say her father is bored with taming? What does he do instead?
5) Who says her father is King?
6) Do you think Molly’s father is really an astronaut? Give reason.
7) Whose father is a magician?
8) Who says my father is an inventor?

B. Opposites:

1. Friend -
2. King -
3.  Fat -
4. Clever -

C. Meanings:

1. Listen -
2. Brave -
3. Giant -
4. Clever -

CHAPTER – 5  Arnold The Pretty Teddy 

A. Answer the following questions:
1) Who was Arnold?
2) Who threw Arnold out of the toy shop?
3) Can I keep him dad, who said these words to whom?
4) Why did the boy love Arnold?
5) What happened when the boy played with Arnold and cuddled him every day?
6) What toys were sold quickly?
7) Where was Arnold thrown?

8) What happened at four O’clock?

B. Meanings: 1 Fluffy 2. Pile 3. Quickly 4. Decided 5. Cuddle -

C. Opposites:

1. Quickly -
2. Clean -
3. Careful -
4. Smooth -

D. Fill In the blanks:

1. __________was a plain brown teddy.
2. Arnold was _________ out.
3. His fur was __________.
4. The boy loved the _________.

CHAPTER – 7  The Little Blue Engine

A. Answer the following questions:
1) What was the little train carrying?
2) Where was the little train going?
3) Whom did the little train ask for help?
4) Why did ‘he’ not help him?
5) Who came along next? How did she help?
6) Who do you like most in the story?

B. Meanings: 

1. Dinner 2. Stopped - 3. Tugged 4. Puff


C. Opposites: 1. Big 2. Dull 3. Good 4. Top 5. Little -

CHAPTER – 8  What Shall We Do 

A. Answer the following questions:
1) Who was blue kangaroo?
2) What would blue kangaroo say when Lily asked him, what they should do.
3) “Not just now, maybe later!” Who said these words to whom?
4) What was Lily’s mother doing? What would she tell Lily to do?
5) What did Lily do when she saw it raining?
6) Whom did Lily forget to bring back inside?
7) How did tiny teddy get back into the house?
8) Why did Lily call blue kangaroo clever? How did she know what he had done?

B. Opposites:

1. Own 2. Asleep 3. Later 4. Outside 5. Wet -

C. Meanings:

1. Thought

2. Noticed 3. Wheel Barrow -
4. Happened -
5. Suddenly -



CHAPTER – 10  The Tiger Who Came To Tea

A. Answer the following questions:
1) Who was having tea with Sophie? Where were they?
2) Who rang the bell?
3) What did Sophie and her daddy offer the tiger?
4) What did Sophie and her daddy do after the tiger left?
5) Why do you think the tiger ate all the food in the house?
6) What would you do if you opened the door and found a tiger asking for tea?
7) What did they buy and bring home?

B. Opposites: 1. Open 2. Big 3. Morning 4. Hungry 5. Left -

C. Meanings: 1. Saucepan2. Sandwich 3. Supper 4. Kitchen 5. Milkman -

D. Give one word answer:

1. Two pieces of bread with filling 2. Sound made when you swallow something 3. A vessel for pouring out tea 4. A meal eaten before going to bed 5. A utensil for boiling and cooking in -

CHAPTER – 11  The Elves And The Shoemaker
A. Answer the following questions:

1) What did the poor shoemaker do with the last piece of leather?
2) What was the strange thing that he found in the morning?
3) What did the shoemaker and his wife see when they stayed awake one night?
4) What did the shoemaker’s wife make for the elves?
5) What did the shoemaker make for the elves?
6) How do you think the elves felt on seeing the gifts?

B. Make sentences:

1. Bravest 2. Spiders 3. Shoemaker 4. Midnight5. Raining 6. Sandwich 7. Wheelbarrow 8. Teddy 9. Prickles -

C. Meanings:1. Delighted 2. Quietly 3. Thankful 4. Bench 5. Strange -

D. Opposites:1. Live 2. Found 3. Rich 4. Sleep - 5. Happily -

 

English Literature Answer Bank 2020-21
(Half Yearly Exam)

CHAPTER- 1 In The Mirror 
A. Answer the following questions:
1) The mirror is on the wall.
2) The face looks round, pink and rather small.
3) The child thinks it is very rude to stare.
4) She is looking at herself in the mirror.
5) She is a girl; she wears a dress and has two pony tails.
6) Yes, everyone sees the same face in the mirror.

B. Opposites:

1. Kind.
2. Always
3. Front
4. Look.

C. Rhyming Words:

1. Face.
2. Pink.
3. Stare.
4. Small.
5. Me.

CHAPTER– 2  The Boat

A. Answer the following questions:
1) Five friends went for a walk.
2) The frog jumped into the stream.
3) The frog laughed at others because his friends could not swim.
4) They made a pretty little boat and crossed the stream.
5) The four friends had the last laugh.
6) No, I will not laugh, but I will help them.
7) The chick brought back a leaf.
8) The mouse fetched half a walnut shell.
9) The ant brought a straw and the ladybird a piece of thread.

B. Opposites:

1. Lost.
2. Short.
3. On.
4. Ugly.

C. Meanings:

1. A short narrow river.
2. To bring something.
3. Very nice.
4. To move somewhere.

D. Matching: A

B

1. The frog Jumped into the stream.
2. The chick came back with a leaf.
3.  The mouse fetched half a walnut shell.
4. The ant brought a straw.
5. The Lady Bird Found a long piece of black thread.

CHAPTER – 4 My Daddy

A. Answer the following questions:
1) They are Molly, Sofie and Sue.
2) They swing and they talk and they talk and they swing.
3) She thinks so because her daddy is not scared of bugs, slugs or big fat hairy spiders.
4) He gets bored with taming sharks, now tames dinosaurs.
5) Sue says her father is the king.
6) No, Molly’s father is not an astronaut, her friend’s think she is lying and a showing off.
7) Sue say’s her father is a magician.
8) Sophie says her father is an inventor.

B. Opposites:

1. Enemy.
2. Queen.
3. Thin.
4. Stupid.

C. Meanings:

1. To hear carefully.
2. Who has no fear.
3. Very big.
4. Very smart.

CHAPTER – 5 Arnold The Pretty Teddy

A. Answer the following questions:
1) Arnold was a plain brown teddy bear.
2) The owner threw him out because his fur was very prickly.
3) The boy said these words to his father.
4) The boy loved Arnold because he never had a teddy before.
5) When the boy played with the teddy, the prickles started to wear off and he became smooth and cuddly as the others.
6) All the pink and fluffy teddies were sold quickly.
7) Arnold was thrown on to the rubbish pile among the broken toys.
8) A small hand took hold of him and carried him off.
 

B. Meanings:

1. Very soft.
2. A heap
3. Very fast.
4. To make up one’s mind.
5. To hug tightly.

C. Opposites:

1. Slowly.
2. Dusty.
3. Careless.
4. Rough.

D. Fill In the blanks:

1. Arnold was a plain brown teddy.
2. Arnold was thrown out.
3. His fur was prickly.
4. The boy loved the teddy.

CHAPTER – 7 The Little Blue Engine

A. Answer the following questions:
1) The little train was carrying toys, good things to eat, picture books and all kinds of games.
2) The little train was taking all these good things to the other side of the mountain.
3) The little train asked the Shiny New Engine and the Little Blue Train for help.
4) He did not help because he said I only carry people.
5) The Little Blue Engine came next, she tugged and she pulled and she pulled and she tugged.
6) The Little Blue Engine because she was happy to help everyone.

B. Meanings:

1. A meal at night.
2. To stand still.
3. To pull something.
4. Out of breathe (breathless)

C. Opposites:

1. Small.
2. Shiny.
3. Bad.
4. Bottom.
5. Plenty.

CHAPTER – 8  What Shall We Do

A. Answer the following questions:
1) Blue kangaroo was Lily’s own kangaroo.
2) Blue kangaroo would say nothing.
3) Aunt Florence said these words to Lily.
4) Lily’s mother was helping Uncle George. She told Lily to read the book all by herself.
5) She put all the wet animals into her wheel barrow and ran back into the house.
6) Lily forgot to bring back tiny Teddy.
7) Blue kangaroo hopped out of bed and brought tiny Teddy back into the house.
8) She found blue kangaroo wet beside her, then she realised what had happened to Teddy.

B. Opposites:

1. Borrowed.
2. Awake.
3. Sooner.
4. Inside.
5. Dry.

C. Meanings:

1. To think about something.
2. To see or to take off.
3. A small cart with one wheel.
4. To jump about.
5. At once.

CHAPTER – 10  The Tiger Who Came To Tea

A. Answer the following questions:
1) Sophie was having tea with her daddy.
2) A big furry stripy tiger rang the bell.
3) Sophie and her Daddy offered the tiger a sandwich.
4) After the tiger left they went shopping and bought lots of things to eat.
5) The tiger ate all the food in the house because he was hungry.
6) I will faint and fall.
7) They bought lots of things to eat and a big tin of tiger food.

B. Opposites:

1. Close.
2. Small.
3. Night.
4. Full.
5. Right.

C. Meanings:

1. A cooking vessel.
2. A tea snack.
3. A night meal.
4. A place where one cooks.
5. A person who delivers milk.

D. Give one word answer:

1. Sandwich.
2. Gulp.
3. Teapot.
4. Supper.
5. Saucepan.

CHAPTER – 11 (The Elves And The Shoemaker)

A. Answer the following questions:
1) The poor shoemaker made just one pair of shoes with the last piece of leather.
2) The strange thing that he found in the morning was a pair of shoes, already made and kept on the bench.
3) At night they saw the windows open and two little elves climbing in.
4) The shoemaker’s wife made them clothes to show how thankful she was.
5) The shoemaker made a tiny pair of shoes for the elves.
6) The elves felt happy and they wore the clothes, the shoes and danced around the room.

B. Make sentences:-

C. Meanings:

1. Very happy.
2. Silent
3. Grateful.
4. A low table like seat.
5. Unusual, unexpected.

D. Opposites:

1. Die
2. Lost
3. Poor
4. Awake
5. Sad