Class 4 English An Honest Driver – Questions and Answers
Class 4 English An Honest Driver questions and answers with MCQs, fill in the blanks, true or false, comprehension, vocabulary, collocations, rhyming words and articles.
A. Tick (✓) the correct answer.
- Mrs Paul went to market to buy some …
(i) potatoes (ii) tomatoes (iii) mangoes (iv) apples
Answer: (iii) mangoes
- Mrs Paul’s purse was missing. It had …
(i) a lot of money (ii) a lot of jewellery (iii) a lot of cosmetic items (iv) some money and the keys of her apartment
Answer: (iv) some money and the keys of her apartment
- What was the colour of Mrs Paul’s purse?
(i) Red (ii) Green (iii) Black (iv) White
Answer: (iii) Black
- Mrs Paul rushed back to the …
(i) vegetable seller (ii) fruit seller (iii) taxi stand (iv) bus stop
Answer: (ii) fruit seller
- Who had come to return Mrs Paul’s purse?
(i) Rickshaw driver (ii) Auto-rickshaw driver (iii) Fruit seller (iv) Taxi driver
Answer: (ii) Auto-rickshaw driver
B. Fill in the blanks.
- Mrs Paul returned home in an __________ from the market.
Answer: auto-rickshaw
- Mrs Paul discovered that her black leather __________ was missing.
Answer: purse
- __________ later the doorbell rang.
Answer: Two hours
- Mrs Paul quickly pulled out __________ and held them out to the __________.
Answer: one hundred rupees; driver
- The driver __________ his head.
Answer: shook
C. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.
- Mrs Paul was sure that she had forgotten her purse at the fruit seller.
Answer: F
- This was the second time Mrs Paul had forgotten things.
Answer: T
- There were ₹1000 in Mrs Paul’s purse.
Answer: F
- The auto-rickshaw driver found the address inside the purse.
Answer: T
- The driver took ₹1000 and walked away quickly.
Answer: F
D. Who said these words to whom?
- “What happened, madam?”
Answer: The fruit seller said this to Mrs Paul.
- “Maybe I forgot it in the taxi.”
Answer: Mrs Paul said this to herself.
- “I’ve come to return your purse.”
Answer: The auto-rickshaw driver said this to Mrs Paul.
- “Thank you very much.”
Answer: Mrs Paul said this to the auto-rickshaw driver.
E. Answer the following questions.
Very Short Answer Questions
- Where was the purse lost?
Answer: The purse was lost in the auto-rickshaw.
- How much rupees were there in the purse?
Answer: There were ₹500 in cash in the purse.
- Who returned the purse of Mrs Paul?
Answer: The auto-rickshaw driver returned Mrs Paul’s purse.
- Have you ever found any lost thing? Write Yes or No.
Answer: Yes. (Sample answer; students may write their own response.)
Short Answer Questions
- Why did Mrs Paul offer money to the driver?
Answer: Mrs Paul offered money to the driver as a reward because he had honestly returned her lost purse.
- What kind of a person was the driver?
Answer: The driver was an honest and good person. He returned the lost purse and refused to take a reward.
Long Answer Questions
- Was Mrs Paul hopeful of getting her purse back? Give a reason.
Answer: No, Mrs Paul was not very hopeful of getting her purse back. She searched for it and returned home disappointed. She also remembered that she had once lost a bag with jewellery and cash in a taxi and had never seen it again.
- The driver found Mrs Paul’s purse in his auto-rickshaw. How did he know where Mrs Paul lived?
Answer: The driver found Mrs Paul’s identity card inside the purse. Her address was on the card, so he used it to find her house and return the purse.
HOTS
- What do you think—when did Mrs Paul go back to look for her purse? Immediately or later? How do you know?
Answer: She went back immediately after discovering that her purse was missing. The story says that she rushed back to the fruit seller, showing that she did not wait.
F. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable option to make collocations.
- Rekha loves to __________ a game of ludo with her granddaughter. (contest / fight / do / play)
Answer: play
- She __________ breakfast early in the morning. (have / has / do / swallow)
Answer: has
- My father does not allow me to __________ television when the World Cup Football season is on. (see / peep / look / watch)
Answer: watch
- Alas! I cannot go to the party as I have to __________ my homework. (write / read / do / have)
Answer: do
- As it was a rainy day, Karlik sat down to __________ a book. (read / see / watch / do)
Answer: read
G. Write rhyming words for each word in the table.
| See | Chin | Dose | Jump |
| Bee | Pin | Rose | Bump |
| Tree | Win | Nose | Hump |
| Free | Tin | Goes | Lump |
| Key | Bin | Shows | Pump |
H. Study this table of similar verbs. Write the meaning of the second verb in each pair.
- (i) smile – make your mouth curve upwards because you are happy
(ii) laugh
Answer: to make sounds with your voice because something is funny or you are happy
- (i) hide – keep something in a place where others cannot see or find it
(ii) disguise
Answer: to change the appearance of a person or thing so that it cannot easily be recognized
- (i) pull – use your hands to move or bring something towards you
(ii) drag
Answer: to pull something along the ground, usually with effort
- (i) stare – look at a person or thing for a long time with wide open eyes
(ii) glare
Answer: to look angrily or fiercely at someone
I. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’.
- __________ elephant cannot run as fast as __________ cheetah.
Answer: An; a
- I want to buy __________ new car.
Answer: a
- My sister is __________ artist.
Answer: an
- That’s __________ good idea!
Answer: a
- __________ old Irishman went to a shop to buy __________ pair of scissors.
Answer: An; a
J. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’.
- Jayanti wants __________ mango. Please give him __________ one in that basket.
Answer: a; the
- I want __________ book. Give me __________ story book.
Answer: a; a
- I have __________ box of crayons. I am using __________ crayons to colour this picture.
Answer: a; the
- Tell me __________ story about Cinderella and __________ fairy godmother.
Answer: the; the
- __________ ocean is __________ large body of water like __________ Indian Ocean.
Answer: An; a; the
K. Work in pairs and frame sentences about the picture using articles.
The first two are given in the book. The remaining lines below are sample answers based on the picture.
A: A monkey is sitting on a wooden fence.
B: The monkey is eating a banana.
A: A boy is standing near the monkey.
B: The boy is holding a banana.
A: The sun is shining in the sky.
B: A palm tree is growing beside the fence.
A: The monkey has a long tail.
B: The boy and the monkey are near a green tree.
L. Listen & Learn – Number the pictures in the correct order.
This is a listening activity. The exact numbering depends on the teacher’s audio/read-aloud sequence, so it cannot be determined from the printed page alone.
M. Speak to Express – Apologise to a Friend
How will you apologise to your friend for not being able to keep your promise?
Answer: I am really sorry that I could not help you organise the welcome programme as I had promised. My parents had to leave for urgent work, so I had to look after my little brother. Please accept my apology. I hope you will understand, and I will try my best to help you next time.