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Solution Keys Mid Term 2022

Class: 5th Subject: English A
Prepared by: Mahnoor Aslam Rechecked by: Aamira Riaz
Index:
Unit # 1: Go Green, Go Smart
Unit #2: Resolving Quarrels
Unit # 3: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Unit # 4: The Extra Chapatti
Unit # 5: The Fox Wedding (Poem)

Unit # 1: Go Green, Go Smart

W E.M U.M W Sentences
purchase buy ‫رخدی ان‬ 1.peep Let’s peep through book.
groceries food items ‫ اھکےنیکزیچ ا‬2.refuse
‫ی‬ She saw all kinds of refuse on the
road.
smart clever ‫وہایش ار‬ 3.curious He became curious about the
story.
decreased became less ‫ئ‬
‫یمکوہ ا‬ 4.applauded His idea was applauded by
everyone.
environment surroundings ‫ل‬
‫اموح ا‬ 5.items There are many food items in
the market.
Translation: I am very happy…..horrifying sight.
‫ںیمےنا‬،‫ ںیمتہبوخشوہں۔ںیمےنالکسںیماٹپایکےہ۔آجںیماینپامںےکاسھترخدیاریرکےنایگاھت۔ابزارےکراےتسںیم‬:‫رتہمج ا‬
‫ھ‬
‫ی ن‬
‫ڑسکارہمسقیکارد ا‬
‫ا‬،‫رنملوارٹیکاخیلوبولتں‬،‫وپیلتےکولیھتں‬،‫وکسلےکولیھتں‬،‫رپاےنولھکونں‬،‫وچمچں‬،‫وٹیلپں‬،‫اقلبلتاوشیشں‬-‫یا‬
‫رپانااکویپںاورتہبھچکےسرھبیوہئدیھکی۔ہیاکیوخانفکرظنماھت ا۔‬
Show what you know
A. Read the question and choose the best option. pg # 5 1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b)
B. Q/A
1. What shocked Hamza when he went shopping with his mother?
Ans. He was shocked to see the road filled with all kinds of refuse.
2. What do you understand by recycling? Name a few recyclable things that you can see
around you.
Ans. Recycling means to make new things from old ones. Paper, old aluminium cans, and
glass bottles can be recycled.
3. Why did Hamza’s mother buy a tetra pack of juice instead of a can of cola?

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Ans. As it could be thrown in the blue bin to reduce waste.

4. How can we save the trees?
Ans. By making notebooks from recycled papers, trees can be saved.
5. What did Saad suggest? Did the class like his idea?
Ans. Saad suggested to celebrate Earth Hour once a month. The class liked his idea.
6. How can you say that Hamza is a smart shopper?
Ans. Hamza is a smart shopper because he buys non- toxic colours and markers in his jute
bag.
7. Write down two ways to keep your surroundings clean and litter-free.
Ans. 1.Try to reduce the garbage. 2. Avoid to use plastic items.
C. Read the given statement and answer the questions that follow.
“How exciting and enriching the session was!”
1. Who spoke these lines? Ans. Hamza
2. What was the session about? Ans. The session was about a Green Week.
3. What made the session exciting and enriching? Ans. The opinions of students made
the session exciting and enriching.
Word smart B. Fill in the blanks with phrases given in questions A. pg # 7
1.At the job fair held in Grand Garden, most of the candidates looked like green with envy.
2. My mother has maintained a very beautiful kitchen garden. People say that she has
green politics.
3. There was an hour for the show to begin, so the cast stayed in the green room.
4. My brother is a green card holder and travels twice a year to Pakistan.
5. The government is trying hard to promote a green person.
6. Though Amina has all the luxuries of life, she goes green fingers every time she sees her
friend content with what she has.
C. Circle the common nouns and underline the proper nouns.
common nouns proper nouns
Boy Ali
Park Model Town Park,
Lahore
City Islamabad ,Pakistan
Girl Alina
Ocean The Pacific Ocean
D. Underline the uncountable and circle the countable nouns. pg # 8
Uncountable: milk, tea, snow, salt, cream, coffee, oil, cheese, sugar, rice, butter, meat
Countable nouns: cookie, cup, sheep, money, onion, book, flower, fish, lemon, tomato,
pear, chair.
E: Fill in the blanks with the suitable collective nouns:
1. Raheela bought a string of beads from an antique shop.
2. The children made a castle with a heap of stones on the sea beach.
3. The Himalayas are the highest ranges of mountains.
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4. The President booked a suite of rooms for his guests.

5. Mr Arsalan is on the board of directors of our country.
F. Read the given passage . Underline all the nouns and categorize them according to their
type in your notebook.(common , proper, collective).Maria was a …….houses they were.
common proper collective
Child, lake, hills, shore, sand, Maria Kinds of trees, Houses of the
hand, girl, village, clouds, village, Cluster of houses,
rain, hill, houses Galaxy of shiny stars
E. Change affirmative sentences into interrogative sentences. Read the sentence and be
careful with the tense of the sentence while changing. pg # 9
1. Jamil teaches at a school. 1. Where does Jamil teach?
2. Sumaira has a beautiful voice. 2.Who has a beautiful voice?
3. Khizer knows the answer. 3. Who knows the answer?
4. Maria lives with her aunt. 4.With whom does Maria live?
5. She took a lot of time to finish the work. 5. How much time did she take to finish the
6. He told me a story. work?
7. The boy stole the money. 6. What did he tell you?
8.She went to school. 7. Who stole the money?
9. Aliya made a cake yesterday. 8. Where did she go?
10. Zain wants to become an engineer. 9. When did Aliya make a cake?
10.What does Zain want to become?
Pg#11:
Reused Reduced Recycled
Motor parts Garbage Paper
Seeds Pollution Can/Glass
Clothes Plastic Bottle
U # 2: Resolving Quarrels
W E.M U.M W Sentences
empty vacant ‫اخ ایل‬ inside There is a mouse inside a house.
believe to trust ‫نیقیرک ان‬ river There lived a cat near a river.
hole hollow ‫ھ‬
‫ڑگ ا‬ ground He saw a cat sitting on the ground.
afraid feeling fear ‫وخزفد اہ‬ leave Kindly accept my sick leave.
quarrel fight ‫ڑلائرک ان‬ repeat You have to repeat your words.

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Translation: A rabbit dug…his own house.

‫اکیرخوگشےناکیدرتخےکےچینااکیاڑگھوھکدا۔اسےناہک"ہیریمارھگےہںیماسںیمروہںاگ"۔رخوگشوخیشوخیشاےنپرھگا‬:‫رتہمج ا‬
‫یھت۔ا‬
‫ںیمرےنہاگل۔اکیدنرخوگشاےنپاچچےسےنلمایگ۔وہاکیہتفہاےنپاچچےکاپسراہ۔واہںاسےکااپساھکےنےکےئلتہبیساگرجی ا‬
‫رخوگشاےنپرھگواسپآای۔ا‬،‫اکیےتفہےکدعب‬
Show what you know pg # 15
A. Q/A
1. What was the fight between the mouse and the rabbit about?
Ans. The fight was about a hole.
2. How did the cat convince the mouse and the rabbit to believe her? What did she say?
Ans. She said that she did not eat meat. She ate only fruit.
3. Why do you think the title of the story is “Resolving Quarrels?
Ans. The title of the story is “Resolving Quarrels” because in this story the quarrel is
resolved between the rabbit and the mouse by a cat.
B. Read out the text and add the following details.
Main characters Problem in the story
Rabbit There was a hole dug by a rabbit but the
mouse considered it his own.
Mouse
Cat
Thinking caps on
1. Identify 3 comments and their reactions to avoid quarrels.
1. Ignore fighting There will less chances of fighting.
2.Have patience We will be saved from fighting.
3. Resolve the matter There would be no fighting.
2. Make a list of the things you lose during quarrels like respect etc.
Ans. Patience, kindness, self-control.
Word smart A.Match the columns.pg # 16
Columns A Columns B Columns A Columns B
ants colony hares drove
alligators congregation horses stable
bees swarm peacocks pride
cats clowder owls parliament
chickens brood geese on the ground gaggle

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deer herd ducks raft

dolphins pod crows murder
Language smart A. Rewrite in plural form. Page #17
1.
There is a bench in the classroom. There are benches in the classrooms.
2.
The class is going on trip. The classes are going on trips.
3.
The pencil is in the bag. The pencils are in the bags.
4.
This answer is incorrect. These answers are incorrect.
5.
Put this book on the table. Put these books on the tables.
6.
Where is the matchbox? Where are the matchboxes?
7.
I like to read my favourite book. We like to read our favourite books.
8.
The green bush is hanging on the The green bushes are hanging on the
wall. walls.
B. Complete the chart below.
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Count Countess Hero Heroine Bridegroom Bride
Emperor Empress Lad Lass Gentleman Gentlewoman
Heir Heiress Male Female Nephew Niece
Prince Princess Mr Mrs Son Daughter
C.match the masculine nouns with their feminine. Page #18
Masculine Feminine
Tiger Tigress
Cock Hen
Lion Lioness
Peacock Peahen
Gander Goose
Stallion Mare
Buck Doe
Bull Cow
Fox Vixen
A. D. Use the interrogative pronouns. Page #19
1. From where did she has come?
2. Which of these books do you like the best?
3. Whose frock is this?

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4. Who gave you this gift?

5. Who has taken my pen?
6. What does your father say?
Unit # 3: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
W E.M U.M W Sentences
grief sorrow ‫غ‬
‫ا‬ founder Quaid e Azam is the founder of
Pakistan.
unfairness injustice ‫ف‬
‫نااصن ا‬ freedom Muslims fought for freedom.
barrister lawyer ‫یک‬
‫و ا‬ visionary Quaid e Azam was visionary and
brave.
compassionate sympathetic ‫مہدر اد‬ problem We should solve other’s problems.
far-sightedness having a ‫شی‬
‫دورادن ا‬ tirelessly He worked tirelessly.
fore sight

Translation: The aim of all India….making of Pakistan.

‫آلاڈنایملسمگیلاکدصقمدنہواتسنںیماملسمونںےکوقحقےکےئلدجودہجرکناھت۔اسوتقاملسمنتہباےھچںیہنےھت۔اپریٹےنا‬:‫رتہمج ا‬
‫اکتاقدئامظعاکایخلاھتہکا‬1940‫فلتخموماعقرپاملسمونںیکامندنئیگیکاوراےکنلحےکےئلاکمرکےتوہےئانےکاسملئوکشیپایک۔ا‬
‫املسمونںایکالھبئےکےئلاملسمونںوکاےنپےئلاکیاگلرایتسایکلمیکرضورتےہ۔اوھنںےناپاتسکنانبےنےکےئلاکھتنتنحمرشوعا‬
‫رکدی۔ا‬
Q/A
1. When and where was Quaid e Azam born?
Ans. He was born in Karachi on 25th December,1876.
2. Why Quaid e Azam left Congress?
Ans. When he realized that Congress only worked for the welfare of Hindus, he left it.
3. What type of personality Quaid e Azam was?
Ans. He was compassionate, visionary and brave.
4. What is the aim of All India Muslim League?
Ans. The aim of All India Muslim League was to fight for the Muslims of India.
5. When and how did Quaid e Azam die?
Ans. He died on 11th September, 1948 due to tuberculosis.
Show what you know
A. Choose correct option. page # 23 1. d 2.d 3.b

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B. Write briefly about the people and places named below.

Fatima Jinnah Fatima Jinnah was the sister of Quaid e Azam.
Abdul Sattar Abdul Sattar was a famous social worker
Mother Teresa Mother Teresa was a nun who devoted her life in serving the poor.
Indian Indian subcontinent consists of at least 7 countries e.g India, Pakistan etc.
Subcontinent
Lahore Lahore is the second biggest city of Pakistan.
C. Complete with regular or irregular verbs.
1. Quaid e Azam was born on 25th December, 1876 in Karachi.His real name was
Muhammad Ali Jinnah but he was also called the father of the nation. He was born in a
time when the British Empire ruled the subcontinent. As he grew up, he saw how unfairly
Muslims were treated.
D. Some events from Quaid e Azam life are written in the wrong order. Number them in
the correct order.
Quaid e Azam joined the Muslim League in 1913. 4
He was a well known barrister. 3
th
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born on 25 December, 1876. 1
He saw that Muslims were unfairly treated in the subcontinent. 2
th
He died on 11 September, 1948 at the age of 71. 5
Word smart page # 24 Fill with antonyms.
1. follow, faith 2.expensive 3.present 4.harsh 5.misery 6.spend 7.early
Dictionary focus Column matching page # 25
A C
after afternoon
door doorbell
book bookshelf
bed bedroom
air airplane
Language smart A.Write the simple past tense of these verbs.
1.reach They reached on time. 6.strike They struck the car.
2.look He looked for his glasses. 7.give Ali gave a pen.
3.speak He spoke English. 8.keep She kept smile on her face.
4.shine Stars shone in the sky. 9.wait He waited for the train.

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5.break She broke the glass. 10.live They lived in Faisalabad.

B.Fill with verbs in simple past tense. page # 26

1. David looked tired after scoring 200 runs. 6.I kept my books on the table.
2. The children waited for the games period. 7.The silence in the classroom struck me.
3. The thief broke the door. 8.Hamza lived in Lahore.
4. Ali spoke words of wisdom. 9.I gave my books to my friend.
5. The sun shone brightly after the rain. 10.The Lahore Express reached on time
today.
C.Make negative forms.
We played football. We did not play football.
We laughed at the joke. We did not laugh at the joke.
We read loudly. We did not read loudly.
They listened to the lecture. They did not listen to the lecture.
All of us ate heartily. All of us did not eat heartily.
We drank cold water. We did not drink cold water.
A. Look at the picture below.Write a simile for a each picture. page # 28
As fast as a plane, As clever as a cat, As cold as an ice, As hot as a sun, As timid as a mouse
B. Complete similes describing your father.
1.My father is as smart as whip.
2. My father is as soft as velvet.
3. My father’s eyes twinkle like star.
4. My father is as cool as cucumber .
5. My father’s smile is as sweet as honey .
U # 4: The Extra Chapatti
W E.M U.M W Sentences
irritated disturbed ‫رپاشینایک‬ village They lived in a village.
ignorant unaware ‫الملع‬ miracle His recovery is a miracle.
cautiously carefully ‫ےس‬
‫اایتحط ا‬ hunchback He saw a hunchback.
gratitude thankfulness ‫ی‬
‫رکشزگار ا‬ evil He should avoid evil doings.
morsel bite ‫مقل‬
‫ا‬ turmoil There is turmoil in her mind.

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Translation: There was a woman…….went on for days.

‫اکیدوردرازاگؤںںیماکیوعرتیھتوجاےنپاخدنانےکارفادےکےیلاپچایتںاکپیتیھتاورزگرےنواےلےکےیلاکیااضفاپچیتا‬:‫رتہمج ا‬
‫رکاتا۔وہاجےتاجےتدنمرہجذلیاافلظدرہااتا‬
‫ڑھکیکرپرھکادیتییھترہروزاکیڑبکاآاتاوراپچیتےلاجاتاھت۔وہاھچکبیجعاافلظںیمرکشہیادا ا‬
‫وہآپےکاپسواسپآاتےہ"ااسیایئکادونںکتاتلچراہ۔ا‬،‫کپاسھتریتہےہ۔آپوجااھچاکمرکےتوہ‬
‫وہآ ا‬،‫اھت۔"وجربائآپرکےتوہ‬
‫ا‬
Show what you know
A.Choose the best option. page # 32 1.b 2.a 3.c
B.Q/A
1. What was the woman’s routine while cooking food for her family?
Ans. She used to keep the extra chapatti on the windowsill for a hunchback.
2. What words did hunchback mutter while taking away the chapatti?
Ans. He muttered,“the evil you do, remains with you, the good you do comes back to you.”
3. How did the woman react on hearing the words of the hunchback?
Ans. The woman felt irritated on hearing the words of the hunchback.
4. What evil was the woman thinking of?
Ans. She was thinking to add poison in hunchback’s chapatti.
5. Why was the woman disturbed?
Ans. The woman was disturbed because her son had gone to a city.
6. What condition was the woman’s son in when he returned home?
Ans. He was in a miserable condition when he returned home.
7. Who helped the woman’s son and how?
Ans. A hunchback helped the woman’s son by giving him a chapatti.
8. What truth dawned on the woman.Explain clearly.
Ans.The truth dawned on the woman that we should do good to have good.
9.Explain the importance of the line ”As you sow so shall you reap” with reference to the
story “the extra chapatti.
Ans.Do it yourself.
C.Read the extract and answer with reference to the context.
1.”I must do something to get rid of this hunchback.”

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(a) Who is the speaker?

Ans. The woman
(b).Why did the speaker want to get rid of that hunchback?
Ans. As she did not like the hunchback ‘s words.
(c).What did the speaker do?
Ans. She added poison to the extra chapatti.
2.”It’s a miracle,I am here.
(a) Who spoke these words?
Ans. Woman ‘s son
(b)What miracle did the speaker refer to?
Ans. The speaker referred to a miracle that he got his life again.
(c) What did the other person realize on hearing these words?
Ans. The other person realized that we should not do wrong with others.
D.Some statements related to the story are given here. Write T for true and F for false in
the boxes.
1.The woman baked one extra chapatti daily. T
2.She used to add poison to the extra chapatti. F
3.The hunchback repeated the same words daily while picking the chapatti. T
4.The woman was worried about her husband’s well being. F
5.The woman realized her mistake. T
Word smart: page # 34
Fill the cross word.1. fortune 2. tattered 3.pale 4.muttered 5.tremble 6.lean
7.significance 8.poison
Rewrire the sentences changing the underlined verbs to past tense. Also mention if
they are regular or irregular. page # 35
1.I wrote to my mother every month. 7.The boy belonged to a good family.
irregular regular

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2.My uncle drove carefully. irregular 8.The books seemed to be intresting.

3.The gardener sowed the seeds. irregular regular
4.The woman baked tasty chapattis. 9.The master rebuked the servant harshly.
regular regular
5.The horse galloped fast. regular 10.Mother cut the apple in half. irregular
6.We flew kites on Independence Day. 11.She saw a burning house. irregular
irregular 12.The bandits hit the rich man’s head
and looted all valuables. irregular and
regular
A. Give one word for each phrase and change the order of letters. page # 36
1. A short sleep during the day. Something to cook with.
nap pan
2.An animal that people ride. The place where land meets sea.
horse shore

3.Something you bake. Hair on your face.

bread beard
4.A place to see art. Something that makes you sneeze.
gallery allergy
5.Another word for jump. Another word for yellow.
leap pale
6.A dog’s feet. An insect that stings.
paws wasp
7.A place to wash dishes. What covers your body.
sink skin
8.The past tense of leap. Something to serve food on.
leapt plate

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U # 5: The Fox Wedding (Poem)

W E.M U.M W Sentences
grinning smiling ‫ےئ‬
‫رکسماےتوہ ا‬ cloud There were clouds in the sky.
enamel glassy decoration ‫ریبونالغف‬ guest Guests brought gifts.
zoology a branch of science ‫ت‬
‫ملعویحااین ا‬ bold He is so bold as he can fight.
which studies animals
apology to say sorry ‫اعمفامانگن‬ casket Camel has a casket of
Pakistani enamel.
civil polite ‫ذہمب‬ carriage I saw a carriage in the street.

Show what you know pg # 43

Animals Gifts
Polar bear A Russian chair
Man An empty apology
Lion Mirror of African gold
She wolf A scarf from Spain
Horse A five wheeled carriage
Jackal Two diamond rings
Hyena A charming bowl
Camel Casket of Pakistani enamel
Monkey Book of Arabian Nights
Crocodile A silver cup from Nile
A. Complete it with the correct form of verb. page # 44
1. They make a lot of noise.
2. He works in an office.
3. My father reads the newspaper.
4. I drink milk for breakfast.
5. She shops at the market.
B. Complete the sentences using either do or does. page # 45
1.He does not eat breakfast at 9:00 a.m.

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2.They do not like oranges.

3.We do not wear warm clothes in summer.
4.You do not draw beautiful pictures.
5.She does not go to the park every Saturday.
Write -a -while
A.Choose any two pairs of rhyming words from the poem. Now write a poem 4 to 8 lines
of your own in your notebook.You may write on any of the following. page # 47
A day when it was raining A doll’s wedding
while the sun was shining
A day has just begun A chair is set on a side
With the shining sun As there has to come a bride
As the summer season has ended People have to attend the marriage
Sunshine becomes splendid. So they came in their carriage.

C. Rewrite ”The Fox Wedding” as a short play in your notebook. page # 48

It was raining in the sunshine and fox’s wedding was going to be held .Many animals
brought gifts. Thus fox’s wedding was happily ended.

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