FIRST TERMINAL EXAMINATION, 2014

ENGLISH
Time : 3 hrs. Class V M.M. : 100
Date – 23.09.2014

Name of the student ______________________________________________ Section ______

Roll No. __________ Invigilator’s Signature ________________

Section – A (Reading – 10 marks)

A.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given
below.
The Chinese Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15 th day of the first month of
the Chinese calendar. It is always a full moon night. The night becomes all the
more colourful with thousands of lanterns everywhere. Children go to the
temples at night carrying paper lanterns. Some lanterns have riddles as
decorations, which the children try to solve excitedly. The lanterns are of
various shapes and sizes, and beautifully made. They are even made in the
shape of animals. On this day, people often prepare and eat the traditional
Chinese dish, Yuanxiao (rice balls). The Lantern Festival marks the end of
Chinese New Year celebration.
A) Tick the correct option. (1×2=2)
a) The Lantern Festival marks the
i) end of Chinese New Year celebration.
ii) beginning of Chinese New Year celebration.
iii) beginning of winter.
b) The Lantern Festival is celebrated on a
i) full moon light
ii) moonless night
iii) half moon light
B) Answer the following questions. (2×3=6)
i) How does the night become on the festival day?

ii) When is the Chinese Festival celebrated?

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 iii) Write two sentences about lanterns.

C) Write the opposites of - (1×2=2)

i) night - _______________ ii) end - _______________

Section – B (Writing – 20 marks)

B.1 Write an essay on any one of the following. (8)
How I help My Mother at Home.
OR
How I Celebrated My Birthday.

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B.2 Write a letter to your friend asking him to spend a weekend with you. (7)
OR
Write a letter to your uncle telling him about your new school.

B.3 Write a paragraph on ‘The Value of Time’. (5)

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 Section – C (Grammar – 30 marks)
C.1 Arrange the following words in alphabetical order. (1)
train, track, trailor, trapeze, true

C.2 (A) Identify the kind of sentences. Write ‘As’ for assertive, ‘In’ for (1)
interrogative, ‘Im’ for imperative and ‘Ex’ for exclamatory
sentences:
i) Spoken words have great power.

ii) Never judge a person with his looks.

iii) Have you ever faced a situation like this?

iv) How bitterly we may have to regret carelessly spoken words!

(B) Underline the subject in the following sentences. (1)

i) The leader of the party went alone to the top.
ii) Brush your teeth.

C.3 Supply the subject and predicate : (2)

i) ________________ falls on 5th September.

ii) A large crowd ________________.

C.4 (A) Form two abstract nouns from the clues : (treat, free, agree, king) (1)
i) ___ dom = ________________, ________________.

ii) ___ ment = ________________, ________________.

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 (B) Fill in the blanks with collective nouns. (1)

i) The whole _______________ of ships was destroyed. (fleet/crew)

ii) The ______________ should not be allowed to destroy public

property. (galaxy / mob)

C.5 (A) Write the plurals of : (1)

i) bus - ____________ ii) hobby - ____________

iii) tooth - ____________ iv) man - ____________

(B) Rewrite the following sentences changing the underlined nouns into (1)
singular form :
i) The geese made a lot of noise.

ii) The trees shed even the last leaf.

C.6 Rewrite the following sentences changing the underlined nouns from (2)
masculine to feminine.
i) The boy sat on the back of a horse.

ii) Our landlord went to the city along with his son.

C.7 a) Underline the adjectives. (1)

i) Only noble people can form great nations.

ii) Many roads have been damaged in heavy rains.

b) Complete the table. (1)

Positive Comparative Superlative

i) Old ____________ ____________

ii) ____________ ____________ greyest

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C.8 Use an apostrophe [ ’ ] to show possession. (1)
i) the song of the bird -__________________________________________

ii) the gift for Mala -____________________________________________

C.9 Fill in the blanks with a / an. (1)

i) ______ useful hint for ______ essay.
ii) ______ idea for ______ story.

C.10 Underline the pronouns. (1)

i) We do not care what he says.
ii) You need not worry. She can do the work.

C.11 a) Write the synonyms of : (2)

i) rich ____________ ii) brief ____________

iii) large ____________ iv) begin ____________

b) Write the antonyms of : (2)

i) happy ____________ ii) first ____________

iii) inside ____________ iv) arrive ____________

C.12 Do as directed. (10)

a) Change the following sentences into Past Continuous Tense (2)
(was / were + ing of the verb)
i) Pran / play with his dog.

ii) Mark / eat popcorn.

b) Rewrite these sentences using the apostrophe wherever it is needed. (1)

i) Roger Federer was the Wimbledon Champion from 03 to 07.

ii) Do not speak when your mouths full.

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 c) Correct the following sentences. (2)
i) How long will we ran?

ii) What can we said now?

d) Use ‘going to’ and the clues given in the brackets to frame correct (2)
sentences.
i) Will Sita attend the rehearsal?
Sita _____________________________________________. (not)

ii) What is all that flour for?

__________________________________________. (bake / cake)

e) Circle the word in each sentence that tells how something is done. (1)
The verbs are underlined. (adverbs of manner)
i) Ngede hopped about madly.

ii) Gingile quickly thrust the burning branch into the hollow.

f) Choose the correct word and fill in the blanks. (1)

i) ________________ of chocolate. (a bar / a pinch)
ii) ________________ of bread. (a bit / a slice)

g) Frame questions to which these are answers. Use how long / will / (1)
what / where / when :
i) _______________________________________________? (essay)
I’ll hand it to you on Sunday.

ii) ___________________________________________? (tomorrow)

I’ll meet you near the bus stop.

Section – D (30 marks)

D.1 Answer any five questions given below. (2×5=10)
a) Why were the Lilliputians able to tie Gulliver up?

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 b) What values do you learn from the story ‘Clever Somu’?

c) How did the quarrel end?

d) How did the Honeyguide help Gingile find honey?

e) Why does preening have to be done?

f) Why did Hasty and Blackie need a car ?

D.2 Complete the following statements. (1×4=4)

a) Gulliver could feel thin ________________________________________
all over his body.

b) One day Muthu threw ________________________________________

instead of stones.

c) The creatures that were arguing were the lightning bug ______________,
______________ and ______________.

d) Ling felt ________________________________________ and

____________________________________ when his seed didn’t grow.

D.3 Write True or False for the following statements. (1×4=4)

i) Muthu was a clever boy. _______________

ii) The creatures liked and respected one another. _______________
iii) A warrior is a person who fights in a battle. _______________
iv) Gingile could have found the beehive on his own. _______________
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D.4 Tick () the correct answer. (1×2=2)
i) Gingile did not follow the usual custom of giving Ngede some of the
honey because:
a) there wasn’t enough honey.

b) he wanted it all for himself.

c) he had done all the work of getting the honey.

ii) What the emperor decided to do was truly different because –

a) usually, a son or daughter inherited the throne.

b) he waited until he was too old to choose his successor.

c) his children were upset with his idea, plan and method.

D.5 Do as directed. (10)

a) Identify the underlined words. (¼×4=1)

i) He wanted to win the race. (noun / verb)

ii) I’ll race down to the store and get some sweets. (noun / verb)

b) Circle the odd one out : (½×4=2)

i) boil bury bake fry

ii) detective policeman investigator guard

iii) trick ill-treat cheat dupe

iv) test inspect choose check

c) Complete the sentences using listen or hear : (1)

i) Please speak louder. I cannot ____________________ you.

ii) You must ____________________ to your parents.

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d) Write the words in column A and column B that can be used to (¼×4=1)
describe the words in column C.
A B C
i) _____________ _____________ hair

ii) _____________ _____________ needles

e) Complete the following. (½×4=2)

i) label + ed = ______________ ii) jewel + er = ______________

ii) peel + ed = ______________ iv) heal + er = ______________

f) Fill in the blanks with compound words. (½×2=1)

i) time ___________________ cloth.

(It tells you when your next class is)

ii) post ___________________ office.

(You put your letters into one)

g) Write the rhyming words. (½×4=2)

i) lie _________________ _________________

ii) blue _________________ _________________

Oral Assessment.
i) Test your vocabulary (5)
ii) Story reading (5)

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