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Session: 2012-13
We nurture global citizens
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Grade
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L4/ WHO DID PATRICKS HOMEWORK

Work Sheet No.

Subject
Date

2012-13
ENGLISH

Q1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

SCOOTERS GOOD BOOK

Scooter was a very nice dog. She was the oldest dog in her family. She had two
younger sisters. They drove Scooter crazy every day. She tried her best to get along
with them, and not to argue over toys. It was very hard. They wanted to argue every
day. Their mom did not like this. She got angry when Scooters sisters argued over
toys.
One day Scooter went with her mom to the store. Her sisters did not go. They were in
trouble for arguing with each other. Scooter smiled happily when she jumped in the
car. It was fun to go with her mom to the store. She sat very still while her mom put
on her seat belt. Scooter looked out of the window and smiled at her sisters as her
mom backed out of the drive way.
Mom and Scooter went in the store. Scooter was very nice and polite to the people in
the store. Scooters mom was very proud of her. It was time to go home. They got
back in the car and headed for home. Scooters mom leaned over and gave Scooter a
big hug and a book about dogs. Scooter was very happy with her gift. She went
straight in the house and jumped on the sofa and read all afternoon. She did not even
hear her sisters fussing that they did not get a new book. She was lost in her good
book and her memories of a great day.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. What kind of animal was Scooter?
a. a cat
b. a fish
c. a rat
d. a dog
2. How many sisters did Scooter have?
a. four
b. two
c. three
d. one
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3. Why did Scooters sisters have to stay home that day?

a. They were asleep.
b. They were in trouble.
c. They were at school.
d. They were too little.
4. Why do you think Scooter smiled at her sisters when her mother
backed out of the driveway? Write your answer here.
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5. How did Scooter behave at the store?
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6. What was Scooters gift from her mother?
a. a ball
b. a toy
c. a book
d. a pool
7. What did Scooter do when she got home from the store?
a. ate lunch
b. swept the porch
c. took a nap
d. read her book
8. Why did Scooters sisters fuss that afternoon?
a. They were tired
b. They did not get a book.
c. They were hungry.
d. They wanted to go to school.
9. Why did Scooters sisters argue all the time?
a. They wanted the same toy.
b. They were hungry.
c. They wanted to go outside.
d. They liked to play.

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Q2. Pair these words as rhymes. Begin: cry-high

1. cry

a. caught

2. waist

b. feared

3. bought

c. taste

4. could

d. field

5. sealed

1.

e. weighed

6. paid

f. good

7. weird

g. high

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7.

Q3. Can you find these rhymes? The first one is under.
1. It rhymes with wonder and means beneath.______________
2. It rhymes with mutton and means a greedy person. _________
3. It rhymes with tell and means an odour. __________
4. It rhymes with honey and means amusing. ____________
5. It rhymes with soften and means frequently. ___________

Q4. Add four more rhymes to each of these groups:

1. bare, square, fair, ____________________________________
2. attach, patch, batch, _________________________________
3. thing, wing, sing, ____________________________________

The Adjective
A. An apple may be sweet, sour, green, red, ripe, unripe, rotten, bad, juicy, soft, hard,
or delicious.
How many adjectives can you find for each of these nouns:
1. a puppy:
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2. a butterfly:
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Adjectives- Degrees of Comparison

Some adjectives end in -er and -est. These adjectives compare nouns.
Adjectives that end with -er compare two things.
Adjectives that end with -est compare three or more things.

B. Choose the correct adjective in parenthesis to complete each sentence. Write

the adjective on the line.
1. Martin is ________________ than Marcia. (old, older, oldest)

2. In the north, it is usually ____________ (cold, colder, coldest) in January than in

March.
3. Mount Everest is the ________________ mountain in the world. (high, higher,
highest)
4. This is the ________________ blanket in the house. (warm, warmer, warmest)

5. Maria is ________________ than Jane right now. (happy, happier, happiest)

C. To complete each sentence, add -er, -est, more or most to the adjective given
in the bracket.
Examples: Henry was taller than Francis. (tall)
Today is more pleasant than yesterday. (pleasant)
1. A steak knife is __________ (sharp) than a butter knife.
2. David is the _________________ (fast) player on the team.
3. Those tacos are the ___________ (bad) Ive ever tasted.
4. I think the book we read today is ___________________(interesting) than the
one we read yesterday.
5. That was the ______________________ (difficult) test I've ever taken.
6. The __________ (good) seats in this theatre are in the center of the fifth row.
7. That was a much _________________________ (challenging) homework
assignment.
8. Gregs handwriting is _______________ (sloppy) than most of the other students.
9. My brother was even ____________ (angry) about the computer breaking down
than I was.
10. Michael is the _________________________ (creative) writer in my class.

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D. Write a letter to your friend about an interesting book that you read recently. You
can explain what the book is about. You can also mention anything that you have
found good or bad about the book.
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