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SAFAL (Structured Assessment for Analyzing Learning)

Practice Paper (Class-V)

SECTION A -English
I. Answer the questions with reference to the passage.

Those of us who live in the regions covered with forests and surrounded by hills may find it
difficult to imagine what a desert is really like. The popular belief is that it is an endless stretch
of sand where no rain falls and therefore, no vegetation grows. It is dry, hot, waterless and
without shelter. But this is not entirely correct. For those who have studied it, the desert can be
a beautiful place. It is the home of a variety of people, animals and plants that have learnt to
live under very hot and dry conditions. True, the ground is not always hidden by a cover of
grass, plants and trees as it is in other climates. But whenever it rains, which is rare, desert
flowers bloom and the sight can be as rewarding as that of any tropical garden. A desert is not
always a flat, unchanging wasteland of dry sand. It may have mountains and hills. It may have
an oasis, big or small. An oasis is like a green island in the middle of a desert where a spring
or a well gives plants and trees a better chance to grow. A desert may be hot like Thar or cold
like Ladakh, But generally speaking, if a place has little or no water and vegetation, people
usually call it a desert.

Choose the correct option-

1) The popular belief is that desert is
A. an endless stretch of sand
B. good for cultivation
C. a place where monsoon generally occurs
D. none of the above

2. The desert may have ______ and __________

A. plateaus and rivers
B. grassland and forest
C. mountains and hills
D. industries and factories

3) If a place has little or no water and vegetation, people usually ____________

A. call it a green island
B. call it a desert
C. love that place
D. none of the above
4. The synonym of “tropical” is_____________
A. warm
B. cold
C. polar
D. frigid

5. The antonym of “wasteland”

A. desert
B. wilds
C. grassland
D. barren land

II. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

There is no gravity in space. It means that very simple jobs are complicated. Some
shuttle astronauts say that even a simple job like changing the batteries in a cassette player
can take five times longer in space! The astronauts float, the batteries float, the machines
float and all things float in different directions! Inside a space shuttle, there are controls
on all the surfaces, and astronauts use Velcro strips to attach themselves or other objects.
There are special cupboards for sleeping, or astronauts can use sleeping bags, which can
be attached to the wall, ceiling or floor.
Astronauts have personal menus of dehydrated foods and normal foods like biscuits or
chocolates. Eating is very easy , but astronauts can only drink with straws. Drinks are
in bags. People always ask astronauts how they go to the toilet. The answer is, ‘
with difficulty’ ! There is one toilet for the seven or eight astronauts and it resembles a
vacuum cleaner.

Choose the correct option-

6. This text is about –

A. Everyday life in the space shuttle
B. An Astronaut
C. The technical specifications of a space shuttle
D. None of the above

7. Where do astronauts sleep in a space shuttle ?

A. On beds
B. In sleeping bags or in special cupboards
C. They don’t sleep at all
D. In vacuum cleaner type of beds

8. What do people eat on a space shuttle?

A. Straws
B. Dehydrated food
C. They do not eat anything, they only drink
D. None of the above

9. How are the toilets in the space shuttle?

A. They are normal toilets as are found in our homes.
B. They are like vacuum cleaners
C. There are no toilets in a space shuttle
D. None of the above

10. What is the meaning of ‘dehydrated ‘ as used in the above text?

A. Burnt
B. Charred
C. Dried out
D. None of the above

III. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

In ancient times books were written by hand. Most of the book making in those days was
done by monks. They used to sit in their small cells and make copies of books. Their fingers
grew stiff and their eyes got tired, but still they worked far into the night.
Just think, how long do you take to write a page or even a line? You can now understand how
much patience and hard work went into the making of books.
After many years, a clever man in Belgium invented a printing press. With its help many
copies of books could now be made in very little time. In the last 500 years, many
improvements have been made in book printing and today thousands and millions of books
can be printed very easily.

Choose the correct option-

11. Why were there very few books in ancient times?

A. Monks were too tired to write.
B. Books were only made in Belgium.
C. Books were written by hand.
D. People had no patience.

12. “Still they worked far into the night”. What quality of monks does this sentence show?
A. carefulness
B. hard work
C. cleverness
D. devotion to god

13. The monks wrote for many hours. What was the effect on them?
A. Their books were beautiful.
B. They worked in the dark.
C. They didn’t prepare any books.
D. Their fingers and eyes grew tired.

14. “With its help ...............”. Here, ‘its’ refers to

A. a clever man
B. the printing press
C. Belgium
D. a monk

15. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. Books, Our Friends
B. Importance of Books
C. Invention of the Printing Press
D. Suffering of the Monks

IV. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

Millions of people in the world are blind. Formerly people thought that blind people could not
do anything. But now a days many blind schools have been opened. All these facilities are
available to the blind for studying. Now many blind students are earning their livelihood after
finishing their studies. Many blind people have become scholars in the world. Apart from this,
the doctors are trying to prevent blindness among children by providing appropriate medical
care and prescribing nutritious diet.
Today, many people donate their eyes. After their death, their eyes are transplanted in the blind
people’s eyes. Thus, many blind persons are able to see.

Choose the correct option -

16. Why do many people donate their eyes?

A. Their eyes are weak.
B. Blind people can become scholars.
C. Their eyes will enable a blind to see.
D. They want to become famous.

17. The blindness can be removed through

A. nutritious diet.
B. eye transplant.
C. higher education.
D. some training.

18. The blind can become scholars by

A. taking nutritious diet.
B. getting back their eyesight.
C. eye transplant.
D. studying hard.

19. What can a doctor do to prevent blindness?

A. Provide medical care.
B. Train blind people.
C. Provide nutritious diet.
D. Turn the blinds into scholars.

20. What did people think about blinds in the past?

A. There is no cure for blindness.
B. Blind can get training.
C. Blind cannot do anything.
D. Blind can donate their eyes.
V. This is Rohit’s school time table. Use it to answer the questions given below it.

Periods
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Days
Monday English Hindi Hindi Science Art Maths SUPW

Tuesday Hindi English Soc. Stu. Art Maths Science Phy. Edu.

Wednesday Soc. Stu. English Hindi Phy. Edu.Science Maths Library

Thursday Science Maths Hindi SUPW English Soc. Stu. Phy. Edu.

Friday Soc. Stu. Maths Science English Art Hindi Phy. Edu.

Choose the correct option -

21. What does Rohit learn in the sixth period on Wednesday?

A. Maths
B. Science
C. Maths
D. Hindi

22. Which subject does Rohit have most often in a week?

A. Hindi
B. English
C. Maths Social Studies
D. Hindi

23. On which day does Rohit go to Library?

A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Wednesday
D. Thursday

24. Which subject does Rohit study for two periods together?
A. English
B. Science
C. Hindi
D. Social Studies

25. How many art classes does Rohit have in a week?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
 Section B – Mathematics

Q1.A rectangular prism measures 6unit cubes wide and 3-unit cubes high. If the volume of
prism is 90cubic units, what is the length of the prism in unit cubes?
(A)5-unit cubes (B) 9unit cubes (C)10unit cubes (D)18unit cubes

Q2.The length of a rectangle is 6cm and the width is 4cm. If the length is increased by 2cm,
what should be the width of the new rectangle that has the same area as first one?
(A)24cm (B)12cm (C)3cm (D).48cm

Q3.Simplest form of 343/2401 is

(A)1/7 (B)7 (C)7/49 (D).49/7

Q4.Complete the pattern 1, 3, 7, 15, ______

(A)31 (B)63 (C)84 (D)168

Q5.Half of circle is called______

(A) Radius (B) Diameter (C) Semicircle (D) Chord

Q.6. Divide 31.64 by the difference of 98 tenths and 580 hundredths.

(A)7.91
(B)8.20
(C)7.66
(D)6.83

Q.7.The price of 12 litres of milk is Rs. 96 .What is the price of 10 litres of milk?
(A)Rs.80
(B) Rs. 90
(C) Rs.75
(D) Rs.92

Q.8.Sunita reached the library at 12:05 p.m. The bus ride to the library lasted 45 minutes. At
what time did Sunita board the bus?
(A)11:20 a.m
(B)12:50 a.m
(C)11:20 p.m
(D)12:50 p.m

Q.9.Phalguni jogged around the rectangular field 4 times. If the rectangular field was 135 m
long and 78 m wide, how far did Phalguni jog?
(A)426 m
(B)852 m
(C)1278 m
(D)1704 m

Q.10.What will be ¾ of 1 litre.

(A)1000 ml (B)500 ml (C)250 ml (D)750 ml

Q.11. can be written as:

 (A) 0.400 (B) 0.004 (C) 4.000 (D) 0.0004

Q.12. A bag contains 60 balls. Three-quarter of them are red and rest are blue. There are
________blue balls.
(A) 15 (B)30 (C) 45 (D) 60

Q.13. L.C.M of 3 and 9 is:

(A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 6 (D)27

Q.14.The region enclosed between the boundaries of a figure is called___________.

(A) perimeter (B) circumference (C) area (D)square

Q.15. The way of presenting the data using symbolic figures is called____________
(A) Bar graph (B) Pictograph (C) Pie Chart (D) Horizontal Graph

Q.16.Sonika purchased 4kg 500g wheat ,5kg 650g sugar and 12kg 600g rice. The total weight
she purchased was ___
(A)10kg 150g
(B)25kg 350g
(C)22kg 750g
(D)18kg 250g

Q.17.Tarun had 3/4 kg of flour . He used 1/5 kg to make chapatti. How much quantity of
flour he has left with?
(A)1/4 kg
(B)11/20kg
(C)1 1/4kg
(D)1/2 kg

Q.18. The difference of the greatest 6-digit number and the smallest 4-digit number is ____
(A)988999
(B)998999
(C)99899
(D)998099

Q.19. A vendor supplies 105 litres of milk to a hotel in the morning and 85 litres of milk in
the evening. If the milk cost Rs. 20 per litre, then how much money is due to the vendor per
day ?
(A)Rs.3500
(B)Rs.4200
(C)Rs.3950
(D)Rs.3800

Q.20. If ROSE is coded as 5436, CHAIR is coded as 78915, then what will be the code for
SEARCH?
(A) 369578
(B) 369758
(C) 369537
(D) 697845
Q.21.With which place does a seven-digit number start in the Indian system?
(A)Lakhs
(B)Ten Thousand
(C)Ten Lakhs
(D)Crores

Q.22.Find the sum of the greatest 8-digit number and the smallest 9-digit number?
(A) 1,99,99,999
(B) 19,99,99,999
(C) 99,99,99,999
(D) 1,00,00,999

Q.23. What will be the remainder when 550438 is divided by 12?

(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 8
(D) 9

Q.24. Make the five digit greatest and least number using 8, 5, 9, 0, 3 only once and find their
difference.
(A) 47841
(B) 68471
(C) 67941
(D) 48741

Q.25. The male population of a state is 27986. The female population is 7389 less than the
male population. What is the female population of the state?
(A) 23100
(B) 20597
(C) 24321
(D) 23789

Section C : EVS

Q1. Reeta observed some water droplets on the grass and plants outdoors when she went for a
walk early in the morning. These droplets are called-
A. Fog
B. Dew
C. Hail
D. All of these

Q2. Ravi was given a magnet and a few objects to play with and observe. Which of the
following set of objects will be attracted by the magnet?
A. Eraser, pencil
B. Leaf, flowers
C. Paper, cardboard
D. Iron pins and iron nails
Q3. There were many pools of stagnant water near to a residential area. Which of the
following disease is more likely to spread there?
A. Malaria
B. Polio
C. Dengue
D. Both (A) and (C)

Q4. Which part of a plant is responsible for the exchange of gases with the atmosphere?
A. Stem
B. Fruit
C. Leaf
D. Flower

Q5. We feel difficulty in running on sand. This happens for which of the following reasons?
A. Sand makes us slip
B. The rough surface of sand produces more friction.
C. Sand hurts our feet.
D. None of these

Q6. Animals depend on plants for __________.

A. food
B. shelter
C. oxygen
D. all of these

Q7. The dead bodies of plants and animals are broken down into nutrients by _________
A. consumers
B. soil
C. decomposers
D. none of these

Q8. An eraser uses ___________ to rub off the pencil marks.

A. force
B. friction
C. gravity
D. None of these

Q9. Which of the following statement is true about Trachea in the respiratory system?
A. It functions as the passage of air to each alveolus.
B. It acts as a passage of air to the bronchi.
C. It functions for sound production.
D. It lowers the surface tension.

Q10. A ring of small bodies which are made of rock and metal, and are present between inner
and outer planets, are called
A. Meteors
B. Meteorites
C. Comets
D. Asteroids
Q11. Leena and her grandparents live in Delhi, a metropolitan city, and often complains of
breathing problem. The doctor has advised her to go to her native village. Can you tell the
reason for his migration?
A. Delhi is highly populated and polluted.
B. Delhi is clean and green.
C. Unavailability of good hospitals in Delhi.
D. Delhi is an earthquake-prone area.

Q12. Which of the following is from an animal source and rich in fat and protein?
A. Bread
B. Cheese
C. Pulses
D. Nuts

Q13. When among the following situation, force is applied but work is not done?
A. to push a wall
B. to kick a football
C. to catch a cricket ball
D. to ride a bicycle

Q14. Shaurya came out after a bath and put on the fan with wet hands what can happen to
him?
A. Nothing at all
B. May get an electric shock
C. Fan can be useless
D. All of these

Q15. Rahul was vomiting again and again after attending his friend’s birthday party. He was
feeling weak. He went to his house to collect his notebook and his mother told him about
Rahul’s condition. What will you suggest to her mom?

A. Don’t give Rahul any fried food or spicy food.

B. Give him glucose so that his body gets energy.
C. Give him freshly cooked light food.
D. All of these

Q16. At which places this kind of house is built?

A. It rains a lot
B. Earthquake occurs frequently
C. Snowfall takes place throughout the year
D. Volcanic eruption takes place frequently

Q17. What would you plant in soil to get a new rose plant in your garden?
A. Bud
B. Stem
C. Leaves
D. Root

Q18. A baby 'X' breathes through its gills. An adult 'X? breathes through its lung on land.
What is X?
A. Whale
B. Crocodile
C. Fish
D. Frog

Q19. Harish is a nature lover. He always wants to act in an eco-friendly way whereas his
brother is the opposite to him. His brother always throws daily waste and garbage in open
vacant spaces. What advice Harish should give to his brother to minimize the pollution
A. To throw the waste into the nearby water source
B. Bum the waste in open
C. Collect them in big polythene and dump them in distant open space
D. Separate the wet and dry in a different container

Q20. In a jungle there exists many different types of animals. Some of these animals eat
plants while some eat meat. All these animals are interdependent on each other. A huge
animal – an elephant - eats only plants. Which type of consumer is he?
A. Herbivore
B. Carnivore
C. Second-level consumer
D. Third-level consumer

Q21. Ms Kiran was on fast for the past two days, yet she is perfectly fine. Which of the
following helped her to provide energy during these two days?
A. Vitamins present in the body
B. Minerals present in the body
C. Fat stored in the body
D. Fibre stored in the body

Q22. Which of the following statement is incorrect about microorganisms?

A. Microorganisms are non-living things.
B. They act as decomposers too.
C. They are very tiny in size.
D. They help to prepare compost.

Q23. Grasshopper protects itself from being eaten by its predators-

A. By its taste buds.
B. It can hop away quickly.
C. It can camouflage itself in the grass.
D. It has a poisonous sting.

Q24. When you put a puri in the hot oil it ………… , and when it puffs up, it begins to
……….
A. floats, sinks
B. sinks, floats
C. floats, floats more
D. sinks, becomes brown.

Q25. Which source of energy is eco–friendly?

A. Sun
B. wind
C. running water
D. all of these

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