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1 DATE: CLASS: V Sec. SUBJECT: ENGLISH TIME: hrs M.M: 0 Student s Name: Roll No. : No. of Pages: 0 Invigilator s Signature: ======================================================================== General Instructions: This question paper consists of three sections. All the questions are compulsory. Attempt all the questions of a particular section together. Read all the questions before attempting them. Do not write anything on the question paper. Section-A (Reading) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: Neem is popularly known as the miracle-tree in India because of its great healing qualities. In fact, the Sanskrit name of Neem is Arishtha meaning the reliever of sickness. Neem is a tall, evergreen tree with small, bright green leaves that are alternate and contain several leaflets. The tree blossoms in spring with small white flowers. It may grow up to a height of 00 feet. Its trunk is straight and its bark is hard, rough and scaly. Neem is found throughout India but it is popular village tree. It can easily be grown in dry, stony, shallow, and clayey soils. It needs very little water but plenty of sunshine to grow well. It grows slowly during first year of planting. It can be propagated through seeds or cuttings. Young Neem trees cannot tolerate excessive cold. Neem is widely known for its medicinal value. Each part of the tree is used for making medicines and cosmetics. Neem leaves are used in the treatment of Chickenpox. Also, tea made from neem leaves is useful in reducing headache and fever. Neem flowers are used to cure intestinal problems. Neem bark acts as an analgesic and can cure high fevers. There are a lot of other uses of neem. People in villages use its twigs for brushing teeth. Neem bark contains tannin, which is used in tanning and dyeing. The bark also yields a fibre, which is used for weaving ropes. Choose the correct answer: i) Neem is known as a miracle-tree because: a) It can grow up to 00 feet tall. b) Its leaves remain green throughout the year. c) It can cure several diseases. d) It gives out more oxygen than other trees. Page of

2 ii) The leaves of neem are: a) light green, small and scaly. b) bright green, alternate and large. c) small, alternate and white d) small, bright green with several leaflets. iii) Neem bark contains tannin which is used for : a) brushing b) weaving ropes c) dyeing d) analgesic iv) What kind of soil does neem tree require for growing? v) How can neem be propagated? vi) Write any two uses of neem. vii) Which word in the passage means to reproduce? a) blossom b) extract c) new born d) propagate Read the poem carefully and answer the following questions: Robin sang so sweetly When the days were bright. Thanks to God for summer days! He sang with all his might. Robin sang so sweetly In the autumn days: There is fruit for everyone; Let us all give praise! In the wintry weather Still we heard his song. Some little bird must sing, he said, Or winter will seem too long. When the spring came back again He sang, I told you so! Keep on singing through the winter: It will always go. Choose the correct answer: i) When does Robin sing with all his might? a) in autumn b) in winter c) in spring d) in summer ii) How does Robin sing? a) politely b) happily c) sweetly d) sadly Page of

3 iii) What did Robin sing in the autumn? iv) According to Robin when will the winter seem short? v) What comes after winter? What did Robin suggest to do through the winter? vi) Make sentences: a) praise b) bright Q3. Q4. Section-B(Writing & Grammar) Complete the dialogue given below: Manager: Welcome Sir, what can I do for you? Dinesh: I am a student. I wish to see a lap-top. Manager: You are most welcome. We have a wide range of lap tops. (a) Dinesh: Sir, I ve already told you I am a student. Manager: It means you need it for educational purpose. Dinesh: (b) Manager: I think you don t need an advanced model. This model (c). Dinesh: What is the price of this model? Manager: (d) Dinesh: Is it available on easy installments? Manager: (e) Dinesh: Ok. Thank you. You are Raghav. Write an article on increasing Road accidents In Cities. You can take examples of some recent accidents that have appeared in the newspaper.. Use the hints given: Hints: overcrowded buses population people disobey traffic rules buses overtake the vehicles lack of education, illiteracy recent cases drunken driving Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of the adjectives given in brackets. a) Delhi is than Mumbai in winters. (cold) b) This is the of the three books. (interesting) c) My uncle is than my father. ( short) d) This is the day of my life. ( happy) e) Priya is the girl of the school. (popular) f) Feather is than paper. (light) Rewrite these sentences according to the tenses mentioned in brackets a) He buys newspaper from the vendor. (Simple Past tense) b) She meets me in the evening. ( Future Continuous tense) c) Our parrot will adjust in our house quite well. ( Present Perfect tense) d) My brother had been playing cricket for one hour.( Future Perfect Continuous tense) 3 Page3 of

4 Q. Q6. Q7. Q8. Q3. I Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb given in brackets: a) We for you for two hours. ( wait) ( Present Perfect Continuous tense) b) The rain when she arrived. (stop) ( Past Perfect Tense) Underline the verb in the sentences and state whether it is Transitive or Intransitive: a) Shekhar opened the door. b) Anshu dances gracefully. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs from the brackets: a) Somebody broken the window. ( has/ have) b) The aeroplane flying at a great speed. ( was/ were) Join each of these sentences with the help of suitable conjunctions. a) I lay down to take some rest. I was feeling very tired. b) You take rest. You are fully cured. c) I saw him at the bus stop. I was cycling to school. d) The man is unkind. The people like him. Section- C (Literature) Answer any four of the following questions a) What had grandfather decided to teach Marlena? b) Why was Aruna upset? c) Why did the courtiers look forward to seeing Tenali Raman s painting? d) Why was King Krishnadevaraya angry at the end? e) What was inside the package which grandpa had sent for Marlena? Answer any four of the following questions a) How did Tenali Raman manage to convince the king that he had drawn a beautiful picture? b) What strange things happened when Marlena kept the clock on the floor? c) In what way is the human brain different from a computer? d) How did Marlena learn to tell time? e) Why did the courtiers feel that Tenali Raman was caught in a tricky situation? Reference to context: Thomas Alva Edison A most unusual boy, Never really bothered much With any childish toy. His teacher thought he couldn t learn And sent him home from school, But Tommy s mother knew for sure He wasn t any fool. He worked as newsboy on a train, He learned to telegraph. a) What kind of a boy was Thomas? b) What was Thomas mother certain of? 4 8 Page4 of

5 II Q. Q6. What an ignorant fool you are! Everything cannot be painted. You must imagine the bits that are missing. a) Who said the above lines and to whom? b) Why did the speaker say that the listener was an ignorant fool? What would you invent if you were a scientist? Why? Write the meanings of the given words: a) squawked b) conscious c) gestures d) stallion Page of

6 (Anskey) DATE: CLASS: V Sec. SUBJECT: ENGLISH TIME: hrs M.M: 0 Student s Name: Roll No. : No. of Pages: 4 Invigilator s Signature: ======================================================================== General Instructions: This question paper consists of three sections. All the questions are compulsory. Attempt all the questions of a particular section together. Read all the questions before attempting them. Do not write anything on the question paper. Section-A (Reading) Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: Neem is popularly known as the miracle-tree in India because of its great healing qualities. In fact, the Sanskrit name of Neem is Arishtha meaning the reliever of sickness. Neem is a tall, evergreen tree with small, bright green leaves that are alternate and contain several leaflets. The tree blossoms in spring with small white flowers. It may grow up to a height of 00 feet. Its trunk is straight and its bark is hard, rough and scaly. Neem is found throughout India but it is popular village tree. It can easily be grown in dry, stony, shallow, and clayey soils. It needs very little water but plenty of sunshine to grow well. It grows slowly during first year of planting. It can be propagated through seeds or cuttings. Young Neem trees cannot tolerate excessive cold. Neem is widely known for its medicinal value. Each part of the tree is used for making medicines and cosmetics. Neem leaves are used in the treatment of Chickenpox. Also, tea made from neem leaves is useful in reducing headache and fever. Neem flowers are used to cure intestinal problems. Neem bark acts as an analgesic and can cure high fevers. There are a lot of other uses of neem. People in villages use its twigs for brushing teeth. Neem bark contains tannin, which is used in tanning and dyeing. The bark also yields a fibre, which is used for weaving ropes. Choose the correct answer: a) Neem is known as a miracle-tree because: iii) It can cure several diseases. b) The leaves of neem are: ii) bright green, alternate and small. Set A Page of 4

7 c) Neem bark contains tannin which is used for : iii) dyeing d) What kind of soil does neem tree require for growing? Ans. Neem can easily be grown in dry, stony, shallow, and clayey soils. e) How can neem be propogated? Ans. It can be propagated through seeds or cuttings. f) Write any two uses of neem. Ans. Cures several diseases, tea, to cure intestinal problems, dyeing g) Which word in the passage means to reproduce? iv) propagate Read the poem carefully and answer the following questions: Robin sang so sweetly When the days were bright. Thanks to God for summer days! He sang with all his might. Robin sang so sweetly In the autumn days: There is fruit for everyone; Let us all give praise! In the wintry weather Still we heard his song. Some little bird must sing, he said, Or winter will seem too long. When the spring came back again He sang, I told you so! Keep on singing through the winter: It will always go. a)when does Robin sing with all his might? i) in summer b) How does Robin sing? iii) sweetly c) What did Robin sing in the autumn? Ans. Robin sang that there is fruit for everyone, all should praise it. d) According to Robin when will the winter seem short? Ans. According to the Robin the winter will seem short when some bird will sing. e) What comes after winter? What did Robin suggest to do through the winter? Ans. After winter the spring comes. Robin suggested to keep on singing through the winter. f) Make sentences: Set A Page of 4

8 Q3. Q4. Q. Q6. i) praise ii) bright Section-B(Writing & Grammar) Complete the dialogue given below: ( ALL RELEVANT ANSWERS) Manager: Welcome Sir, what can I do for you? Dinesh: I am a student. I wish to see a lap-top. Manager: You are most welcome. We have a wide range of lap tops. (a) Dinesh: Sir, I ve already told you I am a student. Manager: It means you need it for educational purpose. Dinesh: (b) Manager: I think you don t need an advanced model. This model (c) Dinesh: What is the price of this model? Manager: (d) Dinesh: Is it available on easy installments? Manager: (e) Dinesh: Ok. Thank you. Write an article on increasing Road accidents In Cities. You can take examples of some recent accidents that have appeared in the newspaper. You are Raghav. Use the hints given: Hints: overcrowded buses population people disobey traffic rules buses overtake the vehicles lack of education, illiteracy recent cases drunken driving Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of the adjectives given in brackets. a) Delhi is colder than Mumbai in winters. (cold) b) This is the most interesting of the three books. (interesting) c) My uncle is shorter than my father. ( short) d) This is the happiest day of my life. ( happy) e) Priya is the most popular girl of the school. (popular) f) Feather is lighter than paper. (light) Do as directed: a) He buys newspaper from the vendor. (Simple Past tense) ans. He bought newspaper from the vendor. b) She meets me in the evening. ( Future Continuous tense) Ans. She will be meeting me in the evening. c) Our parrot will adjust in our house quite well. ( Present Perfect tense) Ans. Our parrot has adjusted in our house quite well. d) My brother had been playing cricket for one hour.( Future Perfect Continuous tense) Ans. My brother will have been playing cicket for one hour. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb given in brackets: a) We have been waiting for you for two hours. ( wait) ( Present Perfect Continuous tense) b) The rain had stopped when she arrived. (stop) ( Past Perfect Tense) Underline the verb in the sentences and state whether it is Transitive or Intransitive: a) Shekhar opened the door. Transitive b) Anshu dances gracefully. Intransitive 3 Set A Page3 of 4

9 Q7. Q8. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs from the brackets: a) Somebody has broken the window. ( has/ have) b) The aeroplane was flying at a great speed. ( was/ were) Join each of these sentences with the help of suitable conjunctions. a) I lay down to take some rest as/ because I was feeling very tired. b) You take rest, till you are fully cured. c) I saw him at the bus stop when I was cycling to school. d) The man is unkind but/ still the people like him. Section- C (Literature) Answer any four of the following questions a) What had grandfather decided to teach Marlena? Ans. Grandpa had decided to teach marlena to tell the time. b) Why was Aruna upset? Ans. Aruna was upset because Vivek told her that she does not have a brain. c) Why did the courtiers look forward to seeing Tenali Raman s painting? Ans.The courtiers looked forward to see Tenali Raman s painting because they knew Tenali could not paint and they wanted him to fail. d) Why was King Krishnadevaraya angry at the end? Ans. King Krishnadevaraya was angry at the end because he thought Tenali was trying to fool him. e) What was inside the package which grandpa had sent for Marlena? Ans. There was a small clock inside the package. Answer any four of the following questions a) How did Tenali Raman manage to convince the king that he had drawn a beautiful picture? Ans. Tenali displayed an empty canvas. When the King got annoyed Tenali told him that he was the one who told them to use imagination when you look at paintings. He asked the king to use his imagination that the rest of the horse is outside the canvas grazing at some lush green grass. b) What strange things happened when Marlena kept the clock on the floor? Ans. When marlena kept the clock on the floor it grew larger with every tick tock. She saw grandpa sleeping inside the clock. c) In what way is the human brain different from a computer? Ans. Human brain is conscious whereas the computer is not aware of itself. Human brain can think, feel whereas computer cannot think. 4 8 d) How did Marlena learn to tell time? Ans. Grandfather asked Marlena to say the word Chimpanzee one time, when she said the second got over. Then Roberto asked her to say Chimpanzee sixty times. By the time she Set A Page4 of 4

10 said it sixty times, a minute got over. This was how Marlena learnt to tell time. Q3. I II Q. Q6. e) Why did the courtiers feel that Tenali Raman was caught in a tricky situation? Ans. Tenali had taken the challenge that he will paint better than the artist. The courtiers knew that Tenali could not paint at all so they felt he was caught in a tricky situation. Reference to context: Thomas Alva Edison A most unusual boy, Never really bothered much With any childish toy. His teacher thought he couldn t learn And sent him home from school, But Tommy s mother knew for sure He wasn t any fool. He worked as newsboy on a train, He learned to telegraph. a) What kind of a boy was Thomas? Ans. Thomas was an unusual boy who never played with childish toys. b) What was Thomas mother certain of? Ans. His mother was certain that he could learn and was not a fool. What an ignorant fool you are! Everything cannot be painted. You must imagine the bits that are missing. a) Who said the above lines and to whom? Ans. King Krishnadevaraya said the above lines to Tenali Raman. b) Why did the speaker say that the listener was an ignorant fool? ans.the speaker said that the listener was an ignorant fool because he could not imagine the missing bits of the painting. What would you invent if you were a scientist? Why? Write the meanings of the given words: a) squawked make a loud sharp sound like a bird b) conscious awake and aware c) gestures signals with hands d) stallion an adult male horse Set A Page of 4