DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL

SECUNDERABAD
Nacharam / Mahendra Hills
SUBJECT : ENGLISH
DO IT YOURSELF WORKSHEET
I. Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

CLASS :

Most human beings are awake during the day and sleep all night. Owls live the opposite way. Owls are
nocturnal. This means that they sleep all day and stay awake at night. Because owls are nocturnal, this
means they must eat at night. But finding food in the dark is difficult. To help them, they have special eyes
and ears. Owls have very large eyes. These eyes absorb more light than normal. Since there is little light
during the night, it is helpful to be able to absorb more of it. This helps owls find food in the dark. Owls also
have very good hearing. Even when owls are in the trees, they can hear small animals moving in the grass
below. This helps owls catch their prey even when it is very dark. Like owls, mice are also nocturnal
animals. Mice have an excellent sense of smell. This helps them find food in the dark. Being nocturnal helps
mice to hide from the many different animals that want to eat them. Most of the birds, snakes, and lizards
that like to eat mice sleep at nightexcept, of course, owls!

1. What do you understand by the term nocturnal?

2. Why do owls have large eyes?

3. How are their ears useful in finding food?

4. Like owls, ___________are also nocturnal animals.

5. Find the synonym of soak from the passage.

GRAMMAR

I. Circle the subject and underline the predicate.

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The singer came to the courtyard.

We should keep our surroundings clean.
Rani and Rimi love to read books.
Reading is a good habit.

II. Write (D) for Declarative, (I) for Imperative , (I) for Interrogative , (E) for Exclamatory Sentences.
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He was very helpful to people.____

What is the matter with you? ____
Sir, please carry this with you._______
What do you mean? _________
What lovely greenery! _________
Put it in the shelf. ____________

III. Use appropriate collective nouns and fill in the blanks. You can use the help box.
crowd, quiver, range, parliament, murder, clump
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A ________________ of arrows
A _________________ of mountains
A __________ of owls
A ____________ of people
A ____________________ of crows
A ______________ of trees

IV. Fill in the table correctly.

Positive
Neat

Comparative

Superlative

Better
Attractive
Far
Worst
Loud
Heavier
Brave
Simpler
Amazing

V. Fill in the blanks with correct articles to complete the passage.(a, an, the)
__________________ tsunami is ______ series of huge waves that can cause great damage when
they strike _____ coast.____ tsunami starts when ______ huge volume of water is quickly shifted.

Tsunamis may be caused by ________ underwater earthquake, ______ volcanic eruption, or ______
sub- marine rockslide.
VI. Fill in the blanks with Personal or Reflexive pronouns.
1. My friend said that ______ had a terrible headache.
2. The man did not answer the question. ____ just walked away.
3. ______ did the homework _________. She did not take anyones help.
4. ____ bag is spacious. I can carry many things in ____.
5. You should write the story ___________.
VII. Circle the Transitive Verbs in blue and Intransitive Verbs in red.
1. I baked some cookies.
2. I rode the bicycle.
3. I moved the chair.
4. I stitched a quilt.
5. I laughed.
Note: Do your homework on A4 size sheets and submit in a stick file. Write only the answers.