Grade 5 English 2nd term

DON BOSCO SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
Second Term Examination 2024

Pupil’s English
Grade - 05
Name:……………………………… Time :1.30 Hours
Answer all the questions. Write the answers on this paper itself.
1) Fill in the blanks using the correct letters.
i fam….us (a, o, e) (vi) pr….vince (o, u, e)

(ii) med….cine (i, e, o) (vii)comp.…ter (e, u, o)
(iii) entr….nce (a, e, u) (viii)mixt….re (e, a, u)
(iv) festiv….ls (a, u, e) (ix) lang….age (u, e, i)
(v) inhab….tants (e, i, a) (x)pop….lation (o, e, u)

(05 Marks)
2) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the article.
1. Moorthy is ____ old friend of mine. (an / a)
2. Raja might be poor, but he is ___ honest man. (an /a)
3. Can you give me ___ glass of water? (a / an)
4. Bring me _____ board markers. (an / the)
5. Do you have ____ umbrella? (an / a) (05 Marks)
3) Here are some steps to make a soup. Read and put them in order.
1) Put them into a pan and add water.

2) Wash the vegetables.
3) Now let’s enjoy the soup.
4) Add some pepper, salt and then cook.
5) Cut the vegetables into small pieces.
(10 Marks)
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4) Re – arrange and write the meaningful sentences.
i. Province / I'm / North / from / Central / the

………………………………………………………………………………
ii. staple / rice / food / is / Our
………………………………………………………………………………
iii. looked / He / after / sheep / of / flock / a
………………………………………………………………………………
iv. belongs / This / all / land / of us / to
………………………………………………………………………………
v. wet / It / zone / a / has
………………………………………………………………………………
(10 Marks)
5) Read and match
A. It lives in a web. It eats insects. Snail
B. It has no legs. It lives in the soil. Squirrel

C. It is small and green. It has two antennas. Spider
D. It has three lines on it back. It eats Fruits. Worm
E. It walks slowly. It has a house on it. Grasshopper (05 Marks)
6) Write the correct names of the balls.
1. …………………………………………… 2. ………………………………. 3. ……………………………………

….. ………………….. ……..
4………………………………………..….. 5…………………………………………..
Tennis, Basketball, Rugby, Football, Volleyball
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(05 Marks)
7) Fill in the blanks with the correct question word. The answers for the
questions have been given as a clue. The first one is done for you.
a) Where is this modern hospital? in Japan
What When
b) …………... works there? robots Can
Where
c) ……………do they wear? blue uniforms
Who Can
d) …………….a robot smile? no it can’t
e) …………….they speak? yes, they can
f) …………….do they open the shop? at 9.00 a.m.
(10 Marks )
8) Choose the correct answer and complete the dialogue.
Arun - Hello! Can I speak to Vithusha?
Vithusha - …………………………………………………………………….
Arun - Yes it is, how are you?
Vithusha - …………………………………………………………………….
Arun - It’s great. Why don’t you come here for your holidays?
Vithusha - …………………………………………………………………….
Arun - Tell me what day you want to come and I’ll meet you at the bus station.
Vithusha - …………………………………………………………………….
Arun - Well, good luck!
Vithusha - …………………………………………………………………….
 Thank you Arun Bye.
 Vithusha is speaking. Is this Arun?
 Ok, I’ll tell you the date. I’ll talk to you again.
 I like to come. That will be great.
 I’m fine. So, how is life in Nuwara Eliya?
(10 Marks)
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9) Change the words in plural form and fill in the blanks. The first one is done
for you.
bus / boy / woman / class / child / tooth
1) Our English teacher teaches in many classes.
2) All the........................ were crowded because of the long week end.
3) We saw many ........................ flying kites at the playground.
4) We must brush our ...................... twice a day.
5) Men dressed like ............................and they acted in the drama.
6) Both ............................ and girls were happy to see that drama. (10 Marks)
10) Read the paragraph and answer the following questions.
Squirrels live in tree. They build nests in the summer. The outside of the nest
is made of tiny branches. Inside of grass and leaves which make the nest soft.
The nest is built high in the tree. Squirrels sleep in their nests. In winter,
squirrels also build nests called den. The dens keep squirrels warm during the
winter. Squirrels are truly hardworking which remain busy in building nests
in summer and winter.
1. Where do squirrels live?

…………………………………………………………………….
2. When do squirrels build their nest?
…………………………………………………………………….
3. What is the name of the nest which is built in winter?
…………………………………………………………………….
4. The opposite of the word ‘ warm’ is :
a. Happy b. cold c. sad d. angry
5. The squirrels make the inside of their nests soft by using:

a. Grass b. paper c. cotton d. stones
(10 Marks)
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11) Write five sentences by looking at this picture.
1. ………………………………………………………………………….
2. ………………………………………………………………………….
3. ………………………………………………………………………….
4. ………………………………………………………………………….
5. ………………………………………………………………………….
(10 Marks)
12) Select one topic and write 5 sentences.
a) Vesak Festival
b) My country
c) My favourite sport
…………………………………………
1. ………………………………………………………………………….
2. ………………………………………………………………………….
3. ………………………………………………………………………….
4. ………………………………………………………………………….
5. …………………………………………………………………………
(10 Marks)

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DON BOSCO SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

Second Term Examination 2024

1) Fill in the blanks using the correct letters.

i fam….us (a, o, e) (vi) pr….vince (o, u, e)

(iii) entr….nce (a, e, u) (viii)mixt….re (e, a, u)

(iv) festiv….ls (a, u, e) (ix) lang….age (u, e, i)

(v) inhab….tants (e, i, a) (x)pop….lation (o, e, u)

2) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the article.

1. Moorthy is ____ old friend of mine. (an / a)

2. Raja might be poor, but he is ___ honest man. (an /a)

3. Can you give me ___ glass of water? (a / an)

4. Bring me _____ board markers. (an / the)

5. Do you have ____ umbrella? (an / a) (05 Marks)

1) Put them into a pan and add water.

i. Province / I'm / North / from / Central / the

B. It has no legs. It lives in the soil. Squirrel

1. …………………………………………… 2. ………………………………. 3. ……………………………………

Tennis, Basketball, Rugby, Football, Volleyball

e) …………….they speak? yes, they can

f) …………….do they open the shop? at 9.00 a.m.

1) Our English teacher teaches in many classes.

2) All the........................ were crowded because of the long week end.

3) We saw many ........................ flying kites at the playground.

4) We must brush our ...................... twice a day.

5) Men dressed like ............................and they acted in the drama.

10) Read the paragraph and answer the following questions.

1. Where do squirrels live?

5. The squirrels make the inside of their nests soft by using:

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