ENGLISH

TEACH FOR INDIA

GRADE 4
Paper II

Q. No.

STANDARD DESCRIPTION

MARKS

BLOOMS LEVEL

RECEIVED
TOTAL MARKS

4.9a Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in

a text, drawing on specific details in the text

Factual

4.9a Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in

a text, drawing on specific details in the text

Factual

4.7a Relate earlier and later parts of a text to describe a

sequence of ideas in the events

Factual

4.7a Relate earlier and later parts of a text to describe a

sequence of ideas in the events

Factual

4.10b Compare ideas, events and characters in the text

with prior knowledge and experience

Inferential

3
4
5
6
7

4.9a Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in

a text, drawing on specific details in the text
4.9a Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in
a text, drawing on specific details in the text

1
1
1
1
Inferential
Inferential

1
1

4.10b Compare ideas, events and characters

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in the text with prior knowledge and

experience
4.10b Compare ideas, events and characters
in the text with prior knowledge and

Critical Thinking
1

Critical Thinking

experience
10

4.12 describe the effect the text had on the reader

Critical Thinking

11

Vocabulary

Identify/Inferential

12

Vocabulary

Apply/Critical Thinking

13

Adjectives

Grammar

14

Adverbs

Grammar

15

Tenses

Grammar

16

degrees of comparison

Grammar

17

Type of sentences

Grammar

4.9a Describe in depth a character, setting, or

18

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20
21
22
23
24

event in a text, drawing on specific details in

the text
4.9a Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a
text, drawing on specific details in the text
4.7a Relate earlier and later parts of a text to describe a
sequence of ideas in the events
4.7a Relate earlier and later parts of a text to describe a
sequence of ideas in the events
4.10b Compare ideas, events and characters in the text
with prior knowledge and experience
4.10b Compare ideas, events and characters in the text
with prior knowledge and experience
4.9b Describe the main theme of the text using details
given in the text

Factual
1
Factual
Factual
Factual
Inferential
Inferential
Inferential

1
1
1
1
1
1

25

4.12 describe the effect the text had on the reader

Critical Thinking

26

4.12 describe the effect the text had on the reader

Critical Thinking

27

4.10b Compare ideas, events and characters in the text

with prior knowledge and experience

Critical Thinking

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Adverbs of time

Identify

29

Adjective of quality

Identify

30

Adverb of manner

Apply

31

Adjective of number

Apply

32

Tense

Apply

33

Types of sentences

Apply

34

question tags

Apply

35

Degree of comparison

Apply

36

Types of sentences

Compare/Synthesize

37.

Punctuation

Compare/Synthesize

Marking Scheme
Q. No.

Value Points

Marks

1.

(C) They were sitting around the table, waiting for dessert

2.

(B) Because he hadnt learned about clocks and Time

3.

Venu got the idea of `fifteen minutes of cake from his teacher, Mr. Swami who
was teaching his class how to tell the time on a clock.

4.

In the end Venu was given `ten minutes of cake.

5.

Yes

1 (1/2

He makes maths fun/ He explains maths very well

+1/2)

Mr. Swami taught Mathematics (or Math) to the students of the third standard. I
know this from Venu who explains to his family that Mr. Swami was teaching
6.

them about Time.

1 mark for answer in a complete sentence

mark for answer in a word or a phrase. (eg. `mathematics/`he taught

Mathematics)
7.

(C) His sons understanding of a Math concept

fun, interesting, boring, amazing etc

8.

1
1 mark for an appropriate and valid word.
Suggested answers:
Yes- when kids study from familiar examples, they can understand lessons
better.
No examples may not be familiar to all kids/ textbooks also give examples that

9.

kids may know about.

Any valid and appropriate reason.

1 mark for opinion and acceptable reason in a complete sentence.
mark for only opinion or answer in an incomplete sentence.
For any of the preferences, suggested reasons
(A) because chocolate is yummy/its my favourite dessert/Bela made it herself
etc.

10.

(B) it is an unusual way of saying it/ I like the way he was using what he had
learnt in school/I like confusing people too/it sounds like a riddle, and I like
riddles etc.
(C) it is a fun and interesting way to teach/ kids will always remember the
lesson / they could teach it to others too. etc
(D) Mrs. Krishnan was a clever learner too/Venus mom was very smart/she
teaches him a lesson of sharing and being considerate towards others. Etc

1 mark for both preference and valid, appropriate reasons

No marks for only preference.
11.
12.

(D) a quarter of the cake

I learnt to make delicious samosas from my grandmother.
1 mark for correct sentence construction and appropriate usage of the word

1
1

13.

Tarun drove fast on the smooth road.

14.

The children clapped their hands excitedly at the circus.

15.

Mrs. Mathur will go to see her sister in hospital.

16.

(B) The Qutub Minar is taller than the Taj Mahal

17.

(A) When are you leaving for Hong Kong?

18.

(C) to escape from animals who want to eat them

19.

(B) look like another animal

20.

The leopard uses its spotted coat as camouflage to blend into the background
and sneak up on its prey.

21.

They want to look like something that the hunter doesnt want to eat.

Suggested answers:
Hide and seek, robbers and cops, catch me if you can etc
22.

1
Any valid and appropriate answer.
1 mark for acceptable answer to fill in the blank.
Suggested answers:
Yes both are natures methods to help organisms in the wild stay alive..

23.

No camouflage is to blend into the surroundings with similar colours or

markings making the animal hard to see. Mimicry is to change the shape and
physical appearance into something else so that the animal looks like something
else..

mark for opinion and valid and appropriate reason in a complete sentence
mark for only opinion or answer in an incomplete sentence.
24.

25.

The main idea of the passage is to tell us that organisms adapt to their
surroundings in the wild in order to survive.
Uncertain, tense, scary, dangerous, fair, reasonable, etc
1 mark for any valid and appropriate word

Suggested answers:
26.

If I were a wild animal, I would best survive by mimicking another animal

because I would be saved from being eaten up/I would not be seen easily/I

would enjoy being something else that I am not / etc

If I were a wild animal, I would best survive by camouflaging myself because
then I would be able to hunt as well as to escape/ it would be fun to be able to
change the colour of my skin or fur etc.
27.

(C) Brown

28.

I went to see a film yesterday with my friend.

29.

adjective of quality

30.

Rahul ate his sandwich hungrily.

31.

Three, five , any number more than 1

32.

Rohit was going to the music show with his Uncle.

33.

Reena is a talented painter.

34

The weather is very pleasant, isnt it?

35.

The sea was calmer now that the storm was over.

36.

What a magnificent palace this is!

Did you give Arun the letter? asked Father.

37.

1
mark for each of the 4 punctuation marks.