KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA

SESSION ENDING EXAMINATION - MARCH 2009

KHARAGPUR-CLUSTER
CLASS : V SUBJECT :ENGLISH TIME: 2 Hrs.

NAME:___________________ CLASS/SEC _____________

ROLL NO _________________ DATE __________________

INVIGILATOR’S SIGN______________________

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READING SECTION GRADE

SEEN PASSAGE

Read the passage carefully and anwer the questions given below:

A king is called a Ningthou and a queen is called a Leima in Manipuri

language.
Long, long ago, in the land of Kangleipak in Manipur, there lived a
Ningthou and a Leima. They were loved dearly by the people. The
Ningthou and Leima , on their part, never stopped thinking about their
meeyam, their people , “Our meeyam should be happy, ”they said.
Their beloved king and queen had three sons: Sanajaoba,Sanayaima and
Santomba.
Twelve years later, a daughter was born.She was named sanatombi.She was
kind and soft natured girl.She was loved by one and all.
The years went by and the king grew old .One day he called all his
ministers and said: “It is now time to decide the Tunggi Ningthou,the future
king.”

I .Answer the following:

1) Name the place in Manipur where the Ningthou and Leima ruled?
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2) How many children did the Ningthou have?

Ans: _____________________________________________________
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Q.II: Give reasons

3) The people of Knagleipak loved their king and queen because

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4) The Ningthou wanted to choose the future king because
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Q.III Tick the correct answer:

5) The people of Manipur speak: ( )

a) Assamese b) Manipuri

6) Sanatombi was: ( )

a) The Leima of Kangliepak b) only daughter of Ningthou

Q.IV Write the meanings of the following in English:

7) Ningthou ————> ____________________

8) Tunggi Ningthou ————> ____________________

9) meeyan ————> ____________________

10) Leima ————> ____________________

UNSEEN PASSAGE :

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question:

Christmas is a time of great cheer. All over the world, it is celebrated on

25th December .It is on this day that Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem to
Mary and Joseph .Bethlehem is near Jerusalem .Mary had kept Jesus in a
manger since he was born in a stable.
Jesus Christ spread the message of Universal love and peace.
The mention of Christmas reminds us of Santa Claus. Santa Claus is also
called Christmas Father because he loves to give gifts to children.On
Christmas Eve he comes in a sleigh driven by reindeer.He is believed to
come down through the chimneys.

Q.I Answer the following:

1) When is Christmas celebrated?

Ans: ___________________________________________________
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2) What is the message of Jesus Christ?

Ans: ___________________________________________________
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3) Where was Jesus born?

Ans: ___________________________________________________
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4) Who were Jesus parents?

Ans: ___________________________________________________
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5) Where is Bethlehem?
Ans: ___________________________________________________
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6) Who is Christmas Father?

Ans: ___________________________________________________
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7) Why do children love Santa?

Ans: ___________________________________________________
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8) Give a suitable title to the above passage:

Ans: ______________________________

True/False

9) Mary had kept Jesus in a tub. ( )

10) Santa comes in a sleigh driven by reindeer. ( )

WRITING SECTION GRADE

PROSE:

1. Write “who said to whom” and also mention the name of the lesson
from which the dialogues have been taken:

i) “There are a thousand things that they know more than you or me.”

Ans: ______________ said to ___________________

ii) Name of the lesson ___________________________.

2. Read the following extract and answer the questions given below.

“At last I returned home very frightened, looking behind me after every
two or three steps, mistaking every bush and tree to be a man. I thought
it could be one of the savages of the mainland who had wandered out to
the sea ,in a small boat.”

i) Whom do I refer to in the above extract?

Ans:_____________________________________________________

ii) Why was he afraid when he looked at the bushes and tress?
Ans:
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3) Complete the following:

 i) All the children hated Hari because:
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4. Answer the following question:

i) What are the things the Sultan gave to the barber?

Ans:______________________________________________________
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5. Tick the correct answer:

i) The first time the train stopped was because ( )

a) Some robbers stopped the train

b) A herd of buffaloes was passing
c) The tracks were broken.

ii) Gulliver was ( )

a) a giant
b) a sailor
c) a dwarf

Poetry:

Answer the following questions:

1. Where did Malu want to travel?

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2. Which modes of transport do the people use to move around the city?
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3) Read the following extracts and answer the questions:

She had some sweets that she wouldn’t share

She had a book that she would n’t lend,
She wouldn’t let anyone play with her doll,
She‘s nobody’s friend

Q) What are the things the girl does not want to share?
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4) Jane looked up and then she spoke

Her voice was clear and low
“There are many people in this world
Who are rather quiet you know!”

Q) Name the poem:______________________________________

Jane was quiet because: _________________________________

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5) The land of Topsy – turvy is very different from our land. Draw a
comparison by filling in the sentences:

Topsy – turvy land Our land

People walk on their heads

Boats sail on sea.

GRAMMAR: (Do as directed)

Q.I Fill in the blanks choosing the right word from the brackets.

1. The hunter shot at the _____________ of birds.(clump / flock)

2. The children finished their work ____________.(quickly / quick)

3. Hari was _____________ unpopular boy.(an / a)

4. I shan’t pinch anyone anymore. Shan’t means _________________

(Should / shall not)

5 .The floods became _____________ as the rain increased (worse/bad)

6. The old man’s hair is as white as ________________.(snow / ice)

7. Do you like football _________ cricket? (and / or)

8. Shh ! The baby is ___________.Don’t make a sound. (asleep /awake)

9. I __________ walk to school. I live right opposite the school

(never/ always)

10. I have lived in this house __________ I was a baby. (for/ since)

COMPOSITION

Q. Write a notice about a library committee or a football match.

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Q.2 Write a composition on any one of the following topics:
(Word limit 80 words)

a) Any one of the seven wonders of the world

b) My teacher

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SPELLING SECTION GRADE

Q.I Encircle the silent letters :

1) whistle

2) honour

3) gnat

Q.II There is a spelling mistake in each of the following sentences.

Circle the misspelt word and rewrite the correct spelling in the
space provided:

4) This is very good but I shall want some fruit for the desert also
.
Ans: ___________________

5) I tried to speak to them in severel languages.

Ans: ___________________

6) The train crossed steep mountain slopes and deep canions.

Ans: ___________________

Q.III Rearrange the letters, form correct words and complete the
sentences:

7) “Ah, here is my good _______________.” (cuoins) said the crab looking

at the sandy lobster.

8) Rip’s ________________ (cmopaonni) emptied the contents of the

barrel into the glasses.
Q IV. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct spelling from the brackets.

9) This flask is made of ______________.(steal / steel)

10) There ____________ (were / where) two ducks in the pond.

HAND WRITING SECTION ` GRADE

Write the given passages neatly.

1.Mohan Das had a friend named Uka.Uka was a sweeper boy and people
considered him an untouchable.One day Gandhi was given some sweets
.He ran to Uka to share them with him.
“Don’t come near me ,little master,” said Uka.
“Why not?”asked Gandhi.
“I am an untouchable, master,” replied Uka.
Gandhi silmply took hold of Uka’s hand and filled them with sweets.
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2) Grandmother often said:

‘Blessed is the house upon whose walls
The shade of an old tree softly falls.’
We had no tree near our cottage
So I planted one last spring.
It’s six months now,
And growing fast.
In six years’ time there’ll be
A blessing

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 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA
MODEL QUESTION PAPER - MARCH 2008
KHARAGPUR-CLUSTER

CLASS : V SUBJECT :ENGLISH TIME: 2 Hrs.

NAME:___________________ CLASS/SEC _____________

ROLL NO _________________ DATE __________________

INVIGILATOR’S SIGN______________________
 COMP GRADE

SP

HW

READING SECTION GRADE

SEEN PASSAGE:

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below.

Antonio was a puppet maker. He cut logs of wood, sawed them and made
them into puppets. he painted the puppets with different colours .These he
sold them in the market to earn his living.
One day he was at work as usual. Like any other day, he picked up a
log of wood and prepared to chop it with his axe. Suddenly he heard a
voice,” Please sir, be gentle with me.”
Antonio looked around. There was no one.” I must have imagined
that I heard a voice.” Antonio said to himself. He soon resumed his work.
Q.1 Who was Antonio?

Ans:

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Q.2 How did Antonio make puppets?

Ans:

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Q.3 How did Antonio earn his living?

Ans:

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Q.4 Who said to whom?

a) “Please sir, be gentle with me”

Ans: _________________ said to _________________.

b) “I must have imagined that I heard a voice.”

Ans: _________________ said to _________________.

Q.5 Pick out the words from the passage which mean the same as:
a) to continue __________________________

b) a small doll without life ______________________ .

Q.6 Name the parts of speech to the underlined words:

Antonio was a puppet maker. He cut logs of wood, sawed them and made
them into puppets.

___________________ ___________________

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UNSEEN PASSAGE

Read the following passage and answer the questions

given below:
Bamboo is a type of grass that can grow as tall as a tree. It has a
long, straight green stem which branches at the top. Its leaves
are long and narrow. It grows best in places where it is warm
and rains often.
Bamboo is very strong and hard. It has many uses. Some people
live in houses made of bamboo. Furniture can also be made from
bamboo.
Bamboo stems are hollow, and in certain countries farmers join
pieces of stem together to form a pipe. Their fields are irrigated
by water brought from a river or lake through these pipes. In
factories, the soft pulp inside the stem is made into paper.

Q1.Answer the following:

a) What is bamboo made up of?

Ans:
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b) Furniture can be made from bamboo because it is

_______________and _____________.

Q2. What do farmers use bamboo pipes for?

Ans_________________________________________________
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Q3. Describe the leaves of the Bamboo?

Ans __________________________________________________
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Q4. Which part of the bamboo can be made into paper?

Ans __________________________________________________
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Q5. In what kind of place does bamboo grow well?

Ans___________________________________________________
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Q6. Write the plural form of the following:

country __________

leaf __________

factory _________
 WRITING SECTION GRADE

PROSE:

Q.1 Write “who said to whom” and also mention the name of the lesson
from which the dialogues have been taken:

a) “Go to Professor Ranganathan ,your father’s scientist

friend.HurryNina,before it is too late.”

Ans: ______________ said to ___________________

Name of the lesson ___________________________.

b) “Now, look children, tomorrow is Sunday. Can we go on a

picnic?”

Ans: ______________ said to ___________________.

Name of the lesson ___________________________.

Q.2 Complete the following:

a) Children love Santa clause because:

Ans:______________________________________________________
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 b) Samuel ‘s mother called for an electrician because:

Ans:______________________________________________________
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c) Lemonade is good for health because:

Ans:______________________________________________________
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Poetry:

Answer the following questions:

1.What did the little drummer boy do to honour the king??

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2. Read the following extract and answer the questions:

“Tossing the grasses to and fro”

a) Name the poem and the poet?

Ans: Name of the Poem: _____________________

Name of the Poet : _____________________.

3). Which season of the year is mentioned in the poem – “Morning song”?
Also name the poet.

Ans:
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Name of the poet: _________________________________.

3) What does the squirrel do all day long?

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4) Choose and make two rhyming pairs from the following words:

top out things

sun kings drop

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GRAMMAR

Q.1 Fill in the blanks with suitable form of verbs:

I was ____________________ (write) a letter

when the phone ____________ (ring)

Q.2 Write the other degrees for the given words:

a) easy ______________ _______________

b) beautiful ______________ ______________

c) much ______________ _______________

Q.3 Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition:

a) The book is __________ the table.

b) The water is __________ the glass. [in, on]

Q.4) Write it as two meaningful sentences :

When the priest saw the tiger, he was terribly frightened.

a) ____________________________________

b) ____________________________________

Q.5) Combine the sentences into one using the word given in the

bracket:
a) Sharada went to the library. [ to ]

b) She wants to read some books.

Ans: ______________________________________________

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Q.6) Replace the underlined words with suitable pronoun and rewrite the

sentence:

Mini promised Poorva that Mini would help Poorva with her

home work.
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COMPOSITION

Q.1 Complete the events connected with Vasant Panchami using following
clues :

Spring festival / pray Goddess Saraswati / magha / Studies / book and

Veena / lotus / swan /
Spring festival pray Goddess magha

Studies book and Veena lotus / swan /

Q2) Write a composition on any one of the following topics:

a) I love India because…….

b) Value of time:
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SPELLING GRADE
Q1. Unscramble the given jumbled words in the brackets to make
meaningful sentences:

1) Something harmful done in return ___________________

(e v e n g e r)

2) A cluster of trees _______________

(r o e v g)

3) Roaming about in search of food ___________________

(l p w o r)

4) Remains of something that has been damaged _____________

(w e c k r a g e)

5) A small bag __________________________-

(c h e t a s l)

Q 2. There is a spelling mistake in each of the following sentences. Circle

the misspelt word and rewrite the correct spelling in the space provided.

a) The intensety of an earthquake can be measured on a Richter scale.

Ans:

b) The astronats noticed some unidentified flying objects.

 Ans:

Q 3. Circle the correct spelling:

Cassette casette cassete

Confidence cnfedence confedance

Sympathetic simpathetic sympethatic

HANDWRITING GRADE

Q.1 Rewrite the passages neatly in the space provided.

a) A hobby is something we do just for pleasure. We get an idea

and want to carry it out. Sometimes, we have to work hard, but
we don’t mind the work, because we enjoy doing something
interesting and useful.
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b) ‘Knowledge is Power.’ There are different ways of learning to
attain knowledge. Any knowledge or skill is a result of continuous
effort. If you are a student, you must not focus on easy life.
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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA
SESSION ENDING EXAMINATION - MARCH 2008
KHARAGPUR-CLUSTER
CLASS : IV SUBJECT :ENGLISH TIME: 2 Hrs.

NAME:___________________ CLASS/SEC _____________

ROLL NO _________________ DATE __________________

INVIGILATOR’S SIGN______________________
 COMP
GRADE
R

SP

HW

READING SECTION GRADE

SEEN PASSAGE

Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions given below:

The naughty boy

John Keats

There was a naughty boy,

And a naughty boy was he.
He ran away to Scotland,
The people there to see –
Then he found
That the ground
Was as hard,
That a yard
Was as long,
That a song
Was as merry,
That a cherry
Was as red,
That lead
Was as weighty,
That fourscore
Was as eighty,
The doctor was as wooden
As in England _

So he stood in his shoes

And he wondered
He wondered
So he stood in his shoes
And he wondered

Now, answer the following questions:

Q1.From where did the naughty boy come?

Ans:
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Q2. Where did the naughty boy go?

Ans:
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Q3. Why did he go there?

Ans:
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Q4. What did the boy wonder about?

Ans:
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Q5.Pick out two adjectives from the passage:

Ans :_ ______________
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Q6.Pick out the rhyming word for the following:

Ans : Weighty _______________.

Q.7 What does the following words mean?

Naughty ______________
Merry ______________

Q.8 Write the past tense of “stand”.

Ans: ___________________
UNSEEN PASSAGE:

Read the given passage and answer the questions given below:

The spaceship slowed down and landed outside a huge golden

gate. As Alex and Aman came out, the gate opened by itself.
Aman saw a lot of tall and beautiful buildings on both sides of a
wide road. He walked in with Alex. He was surprised to see a
few monkeys, tigers and deer moving together “Good heavens!
animals walking together!’ exclaimed Aman. ! There is no
violence in Octalulu. All animals enjoy being together. There are
no schools. Our children learn everything through computers in
their homes,” said Alex.
A man saw beautiful plants and flowers. Everything looks so
different here, “ said Aman. “And there is no poverty here. That
is a big problem that you face on earth.” said Alex.

Q1. Where did the spaceship land?

A _____________________________________________________
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Q2. What did Aman see on both sides of a wide road?
A _____________________________________________________
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Q3. What is the big problem faced by people on earth?
A _____________________________________________________

Q4. Complete the following:

a) Aman was surprised to see a few ___________, ___________and

___________ moving together.
b) The adjective used to describe plants and flowers ________________

Q5. Write the opposite words of the following from the passage.

i) non violence x _____________

ii) narrow x _____________

Q6. a) Write the past tense of the following words:

i) Enjoy ____________

ii) see - ___________

iii) learn ____________

WRITING SECTION GRADE

PROSE:

Q.1 Write “who said to whom” and also mention the name of the lesson
from which the dialogues have been taken:

a) “ I am glad to be a real boy. I will never lie again.”

Ans: _______________ said to ___________________

Name of the lesson _____________________________.

Q.2 Although Helen could not hear and see, what kind of girl was
she?
What was the most important thing that Helen understood?

Ans:_____________________________________________________
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Q.3 How was the stump of the tree useful in the story “The giving
tree”?

Ans:_____________________________________________________
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Q 4 Who came to Akbar’s court? What did he claim to know?

Ans:_____________________________________________________
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POETRY

Q1 What is the best time to water the plants? When should we

not water the plants?
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Q2 Who was Hiawatha? What secrets did he learn about?

beasts?

Ans:_____________________________________________________
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Q.3 Based on the poem “Don’t be afraid of the dark”
State if the following statements are true or false?

a)The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark ( )

b) The poet says the stars will always shine st night ( )

GRAMMAR

Do as directed.

Q1. By changing the underlined word to its opposite, rewrite the

sentence.

I carry a heavy bag to the school every day.

Ans: _________________________________.

Q.2 Punctuate the following sentence where ever necessary.

Oh dear said the fir tree I love my needle like leaves best for goats don’t eat
them

Ans
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Q.3 Rearrange the words to make a question.

Read he can time the

Ans ____________________________________________________.

Q 4 Fill in the blanks choosing the correct word from the brackets.

a) The tree gave its fruit to the boy __________

(happily / happy)

b) I love oranges. So I ate an ______________

(orange /oranges).

Q.5 Fill in the blanks with suitable describing words:

It was __________ night.A ___________ girl sat up in bed

listening to her mother tell a ___________ story. Her

___________ eyes opened wide and she gave a cute smile.

COMPOSITION:

Write composition on the following topics:

(Word limit 75 words)
 1) My grand parents OR Hellen Keller

2) My pet animal. OR My mother tongue

1 Ans:
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2 Ans:
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SPELLING GRADE

a) Fill in the correct word from the bracket:

 1. The golden ____________ was very beautiful.
(dear /deer )

2. He is our school ____________________ .

(Principal /principle)

b) Encircle the word with correct spelling:

i) wrestler wrestlir restler

ii) impartant impotant important

iii) queer quier queere

C) Complete the following words :

fl__w__ r Wo__ __ oxy__ __ n

Sh__ d __ L __ br ___ ry

HANDWRITING GRADE

Q.1 Rewrite the passages neatly in the space provided.

Books are great! Books are fun!

Books let you what you‘ve never done.
Read a good mystery, solve a crime
Read about history, go back in time.
Read about a lost dog, where can it be?
Read about giant frog under the sea.
Read a very funny book, tears go away
Read a bright sunny book on a rainy day!
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DON’T GIVE UP

If you keep on going,

And never stop,
You can keep on going,
You can make it to the top.
Life is full of mountains,
Some are big and some are small,
But if you don’t give up,
You can overcome them all.
So keep on going
Try not to stop.
When you keep on going,
You can make it to the top.