DPS- Modern Indian School Al-Wakra, Qatar

ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT(2015-16)

CLASS –5

Month –April

Name: _____________________ Section: ______

Last date of submission: 10th May

SECTION –A (READING)

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

SOUNDS OF THE BIRDS

The noise made by birds is not just a chirping or crowing noise. It has a variety of meanings. If
we consider the common crow, studies have shown that they make a variety of sounds—to call
crows to come together, to express alarm and to communicate a state of distress.
Ornithologists (people who study birds and their habits), who have recorded these sounds with
the help of sonographs, are still trying to understand the meanings behind the different sounds.
Different kinds of birds have different ways of communication, each for a different purpose. In
the same way, human beings have body language that means different things for different
movements. For example, nodding can mean ‘yes’ or ‘no’. A wave may be a sign of calling
someone to greet or an attempt to attract attention. Although the sounds made by birds are a
means of communication, they too have a body language. Their body language is easier to
understand. For example, when a bird makes a sound by touching its beak with his tongue, it
means, ‘I am a friend, I do not want to harm you.’

Answer the following questions:

1. What do some of the noises made by the crows mean?

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2. What are the people who study birds and their habits called?
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3. What device do ornithologists use to record the sounds made by the birds?
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4. What does it mean when a bird touches its beak with its tongue?
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SECTION –B (WRITING)

Write a paragraph on your favorite sport.

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SECTION –C (GRAMMAR)

Q1.Circle the proper nouns and tick the common nouns.

1. My family likes to vacation in Hawaii.

2. Let’s go to Mac Donald’s for some snacks.
3. My favourite month is January.
4. Stephen has a basketball game today.
5. Joe walks to school everyday.

Q2.Complete each sentence with the collective nouns given in the box below:

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1. I gave my mother a __________ of flowers on her birthday.

2. A _________ of ships arrived on the docks on time.

3. My friend and I walked to the river to feed the ________of geese.

4. We saw a ______of penguins at the zoo today.

5. The ________of judges did not give any perfect scores.

Q3.Circle the abstract noun in each sentence given below:

1.To my delight everyone arrived on time.

2. She was in great despair when she lost her phone.

3. We have a lot of hope for the future.

4.They showed extreme joy when they helped others.

5.My mother always shows great compassion for her children.

Q4. Fill in the blanks with correct homonyms:

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1. The _______took the children to the park.

2. My friend could not ________the pain in her leg.
3. We go to school early in the ________.
4. The red colour ______ looked preety on the white dress.
5. I enjoy eating a ________ of cake for my evening snacks.

Q5..Complete the sentences using suitable pronouns .

1. The man was given a list of items for __________ (his/him) to buy from the market.
2. Rohit and Aakash ran towards the room which _________ (theirs/they) shared.
3. Neither of the woman looked as if _________ (they/she) needed help.
4. I remember that _________ (they/them) bought the clothes from _____ (us/we).
5. She presented the books to Kanika and _______ (I/me).

Q6. Rewrite the following sentences by changing the singular nouns into plural. Make
other changes as necessary.

1. There are four ocean on earth.

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2. The animal sat in the shade because it was hot.
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3. I saw a cat walking on the sidewalk.

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4. My friend came to see me yesterday.

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5. Sam helped his father wash the car in the morning.

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SECTION D- (MCB)

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Q.1.Explain with “reference to context”(RTC)

“Of course it’s an old bat,but it hasn’t lost any of its magic”

1. Which lesson is this line taken from?

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2. Who is the writer?

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3. Who said this to whom?

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4. Why did the speaker say so?

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Q.2. Answer the following questions:

1) What had the grey cub discovered about the cave?What did he and his brothers and
sisters do?
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2) Why did the mother weasel attack the grey cub?

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3) Why didn’t Ranji want to stop at Mr Kumar’s shop?

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4) What was Ranji determined to do?

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5) Do you think the grey cub was physically strong?Justify your answer.
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Q.3. Give one word for the underlined words:

1. The instructor advised the participant to believe in oneself . _______________

2. The squirrel ran about quickly when the children chased it. _______________

3. The eagle rose to a great height in front of our eyes. ______________

4. Lack of rainfall caused extreme scarcity of food in Ethopia last year._______________

5. As soon as the cat saw the mouse it leaped at it. ____________________

Q4. Frame sentences of your own with the given words:

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3. champion:_____________________________________________________________

4. yelped:_______________________________________________________________

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