CBSE Class 5 English Sample Paper Set N

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SECTION A

(READING)

A-1. Read the passage given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:

Australia is an island. It is surrounded by the sea. However, as it is large in size, it is called a continent. It has long sandy beaches, grassy farmland and high mountains. It also has vast deserts and forests.

Australia is famous for sheep rearing. There are millions of sheep all over the country. These sheep are bred for their meat and wool. There are also many large cattle farms in Australia.

Kangaroos live in Australia too. These animals are native to Australia. The mother kangaroo carries her young in her pouch. Kangaroos can run very fast because they have powerful hind legs.

Like kangaroos, koalas can only be found in Australia. These animals are very quiet and they live in gum trees. They seldom climb down from their trees. Koala babies cling on to their mothers‟ bodies.  They also ride on their mothers’ back.

A1-Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Why is Australia an island?_____________________________________________

2. Name the two animals that can be found only in Australia.

_______________________________________________

3. Which animal lives most of the time in trees?

_______________________________________________

4. What helps the kangaroo to run fast? ...............................................................................

5. What is Australia famous for? ……………………………………………………………………………………….

A2-Identify the Tense of the given sentences:

(i) Australia is an island. (ii) Kangaroos live in Australia.

SECTION B-(WRITING-20 MARKS)

B-1. Write a paragraph on ANY ONE topic: (5)

(i) Value of Time OR (II) Reading-A Hobby

B-2. Write an essay on ANY ONE of the following topics:(8)

(I) My Role in a Play (iii) Internet Use

(II) Noise Pollution (iv) Healthy Food

B-3. Write a letter to your uncle thanking him for the birthday present. OR (7)

Write a letter to the Principal of your school asking for sick leave of three days.

SECTION C-(GRAMMAR-30 MARKS)

C-1. Fill in the blanks with is,am,are,was,were,has,have,will have,shall have,will be or shall be:

a) Children ___ curious by nature. They are always asking questions.

b) Sunita ______ ten next week.

c) March ___ thirty-one days.

d) Most of these houses ______ flat roofs.

e) Last night we ___ our dinner very late. Usually we ___ it at nine.

C-2 A- Fill in the blanks with SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:

a) The sun___ in the east. (rise) e) I ___ to school everyday. (go)

b) Puneet ___ hard near the examination. (work) f) Stars ___. at night. (shine)

c) Mrs Singh _______rest in the afternoon. (take) g) You ___these answers well.(know)

d) Bees _______ to protect themselves.(sting) h) He ___ fast but he ___ Clearly. (speak)

C-2 B- Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE:

a) I_______ a story. (read) e) We _______ the use of tenses. (learn)

b) Sunny _______ a letter. (write) f) They _______ with each other. (quarrel)

c) She _______ very fast. I am sure she will win the race. (run)

d) She _______. her problem with her father. (discuss)

C-2 C- Fill in the blanks with PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:

a) Namita_______ a new dress. (buy) e) I _______already_______. the letters. (post)

b) The train _______just _______ the station. (leave) f) The cat _______ the whole milk. (drink)

c) He _______ to attend the meeting. (come) g) Our parrot _______ in our house quite well.(adjust)

d) We _______ to our new house. (shift) h) Ashish _______The money in the bank. (deposit)

C-2 D- Fill in the blanks with SIMPLE PAST TENSE:

a) I _______ fast. (walk) e) They _______ to Mumbai yesterday. (go)

b) The school _______ for the summer vacations last week. (close)

c) Dry leaves_______ off. (fall) f) She ___. me in the evening. (meet)

d) Who _______ you Mathematics? (teach) g) Our teacher ___. us a story. (tell)

C-2 E- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in Past Cont. Tense:

a) Manish _______ a kite. (fly) e) They _______ towards the market. (walk)

b) It _______ hard when I left my house. (rain) f) The luxury ship_____________ in the sea. (sail)

c) I _______ when the telephone bell rang. (sleep)

d) The naughty boys ________________ stones at a small puppy. (throw)

C-2 F- Complete the sentences using the SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE:

a) If you walk in the rain, ________________

b) If you reach the school late, ________________

c) If you tease the dog,  ________________

d) If he can work on a computer,  ________________

C-2 G- Fill the gaps with the FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE:

a) I_____________ my homework at 5 p.m. (do)

b) Suman _______. dance lessons in the evening. (take)

c) They _______ Vivek's birthday next Monday. (celebrate

C-3. Use going to form to make a meaningful sentence:

a) Look at those dark clouds. It ________ rain.

b) We have set up a new factory. We ________. start production very soon.

c) Teacher: Children, I ________ tell you an interesting story.

d) Geetu has left others far behind. She ________. win the race.

C-4. Complete the sentences using correct MODALS:

(can/cannot/may/maynot/should/shouldnot/must/mustnot)

a) We ________________ the stars in the day light. ( showing ability see)

b) Mama says she ________________. a newspaper without spectacles. She needs to consult an eye specialist. (showing ability read)

c) ________ you ________ long! (expressing wish or blessing live)

d) Papa,____. I ,____. this computer game? It is so interesting. (asking permission buy)

e) We ,____ our goals high and try to exceed them. (giving mild suggestion set)

f) We,____ the animals. Instead , we should be kind to them. (giving mild suggestion tease)

g) Students ,________ while moving in the corridor. ( expressing suggestion forcefully talk)

h) You ________________. their taxes honestly. (forceful suggestion pay)

C-5. Make these sentences NEGATIVE:

a) This river is very deep.         f) His father will be in the office today.

b) Go upstairs.                        g) Hema won the race.

c) You know the truth.             h) The teacher marked me absent.

d) Ritu follows the rules.          i) My dream came true.

e) Sudha likes her new frock.   J) We felt sure of our victory.

C-6.A= Make these sentences INTERROGATIVE:

a) He can prove the truth of his statement.         f) Mala works in a bank.

b) It was a good example.                                 g) She left a message for me.

c) The car had broken down.                             h) The fisherman took his net to the river.

d) This story teaches us a moral.                      i) He is playing in the park. (where)

e) Ships sail on seas.                                       j) The Principal will gave away the prizes. (who)

C-6.B= Add appropriate QUESTION TAGS to these statements:

a) Amita is very brave.

b) You can lend me fifty rupees.

c) He did not believe me.

d) You will not miss the meeting.

e) He lives very close to your house.

C-7. Tick the correct word:

a) She (spend/spends) two hours on homework.

b) Geetha and her mother regularly (go/goes) to a gym.

c) Last year, I (was/am) a student in this school.

d) Great Expectations (is/were) is a novel written by Charles Dickens.

e) Each of these roads (lead/leads) to the station.

C-8. Underline the ADVERBS in the following sentences:

a) This magazine is published weekly.

b) We are waiting for you. Please come inside.

c) I have read this book before.

d) Treat your elders respectfully.

e) The hall was almost packed.

C-9. Fill in the blanks with suitable PREPOSITIONS given in the brackets:

a) The traveller sat ____the shade of a tree. (in/under)

b) It is six ____my watch. (in/by)

c) I shall wait for you ____ the school gate. (for/at)

d) The man sat leaning ____ the wall. (against/under)

e) Distribute all these bananas____the children. (among/between)

f) Open your book____page twelve. (at/on)

g) Let us sit ____the shade of a tree. (in/of)

h) We should always be kind____ animals. (on/to)

i) Our examination is beginning____ Monday. (from/on)

j) The picture is hanging ____the wall ____ the window and the door. (on/from)

(between/along)

C-10. Fill in the blanks with suitable CONJUNCTIONS:

a) Be punctual ___you be fine. (or/and)

b) She is slow ___ she does not make mistakes. (but/that)

c) ___ they offered a handsome discount, the sales did not pick up. )although/unless)

d) I pray___you may live long. (that/but)

e) Chetan continued working ___ he was asked to stop. (until/and)

C-11. Insert commas where necessary:

a) Do you need my help? Yes I do.

b) Will you speak a bit loudly Rachit?

c) The room was small dark dirty and smelly.

d) The question paper was very difficult. Two questions were in fact out of course.

e) All our hopes lay with Gaurav. He however got out in the very first over.

C-12. Fill in the blanks with the correct HOMOPHONES:

a) It was ___ difficult for her to remain ___ even for a few minutes. (quiet/quite)

b) Please ___ till I have noted down the ___ of the first child. (weight/wait)

c) This shop ___battery___also. (sells/cells)

d) The wound on his ___took a long time to___(heel/heal)

e) We wondered ___The ___ would improve by the evening.(weather/whether)

C-13. DO AS DIRECTED:

13 A - Frame answers to the below. Use 'going to' and the clues in the brackets-

(i) What are you doing next Sunday? ___________(snake park)

(ii) Will Sita attend the rehearsal? ___________ (not)

(iii) What is all that flour for? ___________ ( bake, cake)

(iv) Why are you carrying an umbrella? ___________(rain)

(v) What are you saving all that money for? ___________ (buy, cycle)

13 B - Read these sentences. Correct those that are incorrect-

(i) I know Ram for a long time.

(ii) I've been waiting since half an hour.

(iii) We've known about the exams for two days.

(iv) How long have you Nasreen for?

(v) He has been batting for all day.

13 C - Use the clues and make sentences using had-

(i) Shyam used to be well in time for practice last month.______________ (bicycle)

(ii) Did you enjoy the party? ______________ (yes_______great fun)

(iii) Why didn't you go out for lunch? _______ (heavy breakfast)

(iv) Why did Pooja wake up screaming? ______________ ( nightmare)

(v) How did Ani get the idea for her project? ______________. (dream)

13 D - Frame questions for the following statements with whose/which/what-

(i) Asia is the largest continent in the world.

(ii) Sachin's century helped India win.

(iii) The kiwi is the national bird of New Zealand.

(iv) She is wearing my sister's raincoat.

(v) It is my umbrella, thank you.

13 E - Fill in the blanks with for and since-

(i) I've been studying_______three hours.

(ii) I've been rising early _______Tuesday.

(iii) He has been acting in films _______ two decades.

(iv) There has been no rain _______last Monday.

(v) The Williams sisters have been tennis champions _______. several years.

SECTION-D (30 MARKS)

D-1. Complete the following sentences in your own words:

a) _______ and _______ were the two thieves.

b) Mani was planning to ______________.

c) The butterfly continued to turn , and the first-place _______ view.

d) Those blue eyes always reminded me of the sky; they had the same ______________

e) Then one day I went to a man called Old Jack who was______________

f) The life-changing event in the writer's life happened while he ___________ at a _______

g) At first, the writer felt a sense of 'badness' because ______________

D-2. Write True or False for the following statements:

a) Mr Rogers was the Chief of Police.

b) Mani was going to burn his books.

c) Ani's parents were very rich.

d) Sudha was a brilliant student.

e) Sudha met J.R.D.Tata at the interview.

D-3. Answer any five questions given below:

a) What were the two major changes that took place right away when the writer began to read?

b) How did the lady spend the ten-dollar bill?

c) Why was the writer upset? What did she decide to do?

d) Why does the poet say that we should wash, squash and squeeze empty drink cans?

e) What did Ani's father and mother do for a living?

f) Why do you think Swami was able to leave the hall early?

g) What made the thieves choose this particular house?

D-4. Tick the correct option:

A) The writer of the story 'School Breaks Up' is

(i) R.K.Narayan

(ii) Sudha Murthy

(iii) O. Henry

B) 'My mind and attitudes were ready for the books yet to come' means

(i) I was getting ready to study.

(ii) I was going to read lots of books.

(iii) All the reading I had done helped me read more and even write books.

C) People called Old Jack's money dirty because

(i) his money was muddy and soiled.

(ii) they thought he was dishonest.

(iii) he was very rich and they were jealous.

D) The main purpose of this text is to highlight

(i) Sudha Murthy's achievements.

(ii) The achievements of the Tata Company.

(iii) The greatness of J.R.D.Tata.

D-5. Do as directed:

a) Circle the odd one out:

(i) Crook robber hawker criminal

(ii) Detective policeman investigator guard

(iii) Wealth chance luck fortune

(iv) Trick ill-treat cheat dupe

(v) Thriller mystery spy movie suspect

(vi) Title chapter index magazine

(vii) Fair wise right just

b) Write the plurals of :

(i) Box ______

(ii) Butterfly ______

(iii) Glass ____

(iv) Sand ______

(v) Information ____

c) Complete the spellings:

(i) L__,  __ rn

(ii) R __ v __s __.

(iii) R __ h ____ r s __

(iv) P r __ c t __ s __

d) Give one word for each of the phrases below-

(i) Money paid for parking carts/vehicles in the wrong place-

(ii) Piece of paper money-

(iii) A place that offers help in matters of money-

(iv) A place where money is manufactured-

ORAL ASSESSMENT

1. JAM ACTIVITY

2. NEWSPAPER READING

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