Grammar and comprehension usually carry the most marks, so let’s start there. Ask your child to try each worksheet without peeking at the answers. Then check together, and circle every mistake in pencil. Those circles are your revision list.

Grammar Worksheet 1: Nouns and Pronouns

1. Say what kind of noun the underlined word is: common, proper, collective or abstract.

1. The jury gave its verdict.
2. Kindness is a great quality.
3. Ravi lives in Pune.
4. A herd of elephants crossed the road.
5. She put the book on the table.

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun (her, their, its, me, him, they).

1. Meena lost ______ pen at school.
2. The children finished ______ homework early.
3. Please give the parcel to ______.
4. The dog wagged ______ tail happily.
5. My brother is ill, so I will visit ______ today.
6. Ritu and Sam are my friends. ______ live near my house.

Grammar Worksheet 2: Adjectives and Articles

1. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.

1. She is ______ honest girl.
2. ______ sun rises in the east.
3. He bought ______ umbrella yesterday.
4. Mount Everest is ______ highest mountain in the world.
5. My uncle is ______ engineer.

1. Write the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

1. This is the ______ (tall) building in our city.
2. My bag is ______ (heavy) than yours.
3. She is the ______ (good) singer in the class.
4. A cheetah is ______ (fast) than a horse.
5. This story is the ______ (interesting) of all.

Grammar Worksheet 3: Verbs, Tenses and Agreement

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. She ______ (go) to school every day.
2. They ______ (play) cricket yesterday.
3. I ______ (read) a book right now.
4. He ______ (finish) his homework before dinner.
5. We ______ (visit) Jaipur next month.
6. The birds ______ (fly) south every winter.

1. Choose the correct verb.

1. The books (is / are) on the table.
2. Neither of the boys (was / were) late.
3. The team (has / have) won the match.
4. My friends (comes / come) to play every evening.
5. Each of the students (needs / need) a pencil.

Grammar Worksheet 4: Prepositions and Conjunctions

1. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition (on, in, across, under, at, since).

1. The bird sat ______ the branch.
2. We walked ______ the bridge to cross the river.
3. I was born ______ 2015.
4. The meeting is ______ Monday.
5. She has lived here ______ 2019.
6. The cat is sleeping ______ the table, in the cool shade.

1. Join the sentences with a suitable conjunction (but, or, so that, yet, because).

1. I wanted to play, ______ it was raining.
2. Hurry up, ______ you will miss the bus.
3. She studied hard ______ she could pass the test.
4. He was tired, ______ he kept working.
5. We stayed at home ______ it was very cold.

Answer Key for Grammar Worksheets 1 to 4

Worksheet 1A: 1. collective noun, 2. abstract noun, 3. Ravi and Pune are proper nouns, 4. collective noun, 5. common noun.

Worksheet 1B: 1. her, 2. their, 3. me, 4. its, 5. him, 6. They.

Worksheet 2A: 1. an, 2. The, 3. an, 4. the, 5. an.

Worksheet 2B: 1. tallest, 2. heavier, 3. best, 4. faster, 5. most interesting.

Worksheet 3A: 1. goes, 2. played, 3. am reading, 4. had finished, 5. will visit, 6. fly.

Worksheet 3B: 1. are, 2. was, 3. has, 4. come, 5. needs.

Worksheet 4A: 1. on, 2. across, 3. in, 4. on, 5. since, 6. under.

Worksheet 4B: 1. but, 2. or, 3. so that, 4. yet, 5. because.

Reading Comprehension Worksheet: The Little Library on Maple Street

Read the passage slowly. Then answer the questions in full sentences.

On Maple Street, there was a tiny wooden box nailed to a tree. It looked like a birdhouse, but it was full of books. A retired teacher named Mrs. Dsouza had built it so that children in the neighbourhood could read for free. The rule was simple: take a book, and leave a book.

At first, only a few children noticed the box. Then Arjun, a shy boy from number twelve, borrowed a book about ocean animals. The next day, he came back and left a comic he had finished. Soon, his friends started doing the same. By the end of the month, the box was so full that Mrs. Dsouza had to build a second shelf beside it.

One rainy afternoon, Arjun saw that the books were getting wet. He ran home, brought an old plastic sheet, and covered the box. Mrs. Dsouza smiled when she saw it. “A library belongs to everyone who loves it,” she said, “and everyone who loves it should look after it.”

1. Answer the questions.

1. What did the wooden box on Maple Street hold?
2. Who built it, and why?
3. What was the rule of the little library?
4. What did Arjun borrow first?
5. Why did Mrs. Dsouza have to build a second shelf?
6. How did Arjun protect the books on the rainy afternoon?

1. Choose the right answer.

1. The word “neighbourhood” means: (a) a small shop (b) the area around your home (c) a school (d) a park
2. Which word best describes Arjun? (a) careless (b) caring (c) angry (d) lazy

1. Think and write.

1. What do you think Mrs. Dsouza meant by “a library belongs to everyone who loves it”?
2. Would you like to have a little library in your street? Give one reason.

Answer Key for the Comprehension Worksheet

A.

1. The wooden box held books.
2. Mrs. Dsouza, a retired teacher, built it so that children in the area could read for free.
3. Take a book and leave a book.
4. He borrowed a book about ocean animals.
5. The box became too full of books because more children started sharing them.
6. He covered the box with an old plastic sheet.

1. 1. (b) the area around your home. 2. (b) caring.
2. Sample answers (yours may differ).

1. She meant that everyone who enjoys the library should also help to protect it and keep it going.
2. Yes, because I could read many new books without buying them, and I could share my old books with others.