CBSE Class 5 English Unseen Passage Worksheet

READING SECTION

Q1 READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE CAREFULLY

Outsmarted!

The angry king ordered his guards to put his minister in prison. The minister had argued with the king on some law and order issue.
One day, the emperor made a visit to the prison. The minister was lost in his own world. The king told him, “I will release you on one condition. You need to bring me a horse that is neither white, nor black, nor brown, nor grey.” The minister was astonished at this demand. However, he agreed to this condition.
A week later, the minister came to the palace. “Have you found the horse?”, the king asked. “Yes, my Lord,”the minister replied. “But I will show him to you only auspicious day.” The king agreed. “Let me know the next auspicious day.”
The minister replied, “ I will show you the horse on any day, other than Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.”
The king burst out laughing. He was cleverly outsmarted by his minister.
The minister was released and promoted to the next higher position.

Read the story and answer the questions that follow.

1. The argument between the king and the minister was related to a/an
a. law and order issue.
b. remuneration issue.
c. conquest and defeat issue.
d. religious issue.

2. The king ordered his guards to put his minister in prison because the minister had
a. failed to come to the palace on time.
b. not obeyed the king’s orders.
c. argued with him on a law and order issue.
d. refused to come to the king’s chamber at night.

3. The minister was astonished at king’s demand because
a. all horses are either black or brown or grey or white.
b. there were no horses in the kingdom.
c. there was no time to find the horse that the king wanted.
d. it was very easy to find the horse that the king wanted

4. Auspicious can be used as an adjective with
a. occasion.
b. festival.
c. dress.
d. song.

5. Why did the king laugh?
a. He understood the foolishness of his demand.
b. He liked the joke that the minister cracked.
c. He felt that the minister was being foolish.
d. He knew that the minister would go back to prison.

6. You outsmart a person when
a. act cleverer than him.
b. you act more cunning than him.
c. you outwit him.
d. you are overcome by him.

7. The king rewarded the minister for his cleverness by
a. demoting him.
b. sending him to prison.
c. showering presents on him.
d. promoting him.

Q2 READ THE FOLLOWING POEM CAREFULLY:

Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling
The wind is passing through.
   Who has seen the wind?
   Neither you nor I
   But when the trees bow down their heads
   The wind is passing by.
Oh wind, why do you never rest,
Wandering , whistling to and fro,
Bringing rain out of the west
From the dim north bringing snow?

A ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

a. Suggest a suitable title for the poem.

b. Pick out two Pronouns from the poem.

c. Has anybody seen the wind?

d. Why do you think the leaves are trembling?

e. What makes the trees bow their heads?

f. The wind is never at rest. What does it do?

g. Find a pair of rhyming words from the poem.

WRITING SECTION

Q3 Your school is organising a group dance competition. Write a notice informing the students about the same in not more than 50 words. Put the notice in a box.

Q4 Write an application to your Principal asking for four days leave. You are Gunjan studying in DPS R.K. Puram, Class-V and you’ve to attend your Maternal Uncle’s wedding.
                     OR
You went for a picnic with your classmates . You enjoyed a lot, you played games, clicked photographs, ate sumptuous food, etc. Write a letter to your cousin telling him about the picnic.

Q5 You attended your friend’s Birthday party and had a nice time there. There were lots of friends, delicious things to eat. You played many games, prizes were given,you danced for a long time and the party ended with attractive return gifts. Express your excitement in your diary.

REVISION –WORKSHEET-II

GRAMMAR SECTION

Q1 WRITE THE QUALITIES POSSESSED BY THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE:

a. A wise king ____________

b. An innocent child ____________

c. A brave soldier ____________

d. A sincere friend ____________

e. A lazy worker ____________

Q2 FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SUITABLE DETERMINERS:

a. I drink _________ water in summer.

b. In _____spring , we planted ________ rose bushes along _______garden wall so that we could enjoy _____________ blooms in _________ summer.

c. There isn’t _______ fruit in the refrigerator.

Q3 CORRECT AND REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING APOSTROPHE.

a. Radha dance was delightful.

b. Kunal brother returned home after a two weeks holiday.

c. The men shirts were like rainbows.

Q4 FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SUITABLE COMPARATIVE FORMS:

Preeti and Nidhi are classmates. Nidhi is (young) _________ than Preeti but (tall)______ than her. There is not much difference in their weights. Nidhi weighs only(much) __________ than Preeti. They live in the same colony and belong to very decent families. But Preeti’s family has (few)__________ members than Nidhi’s. They are both intelligent They got good marks in their last examination. But Preeti showed a (good) _______ result than Nidhi.

Q5 COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

a. If I save enoughmoney,_____________________________

b. If she had seen the gold necklace, ___________________

c. If I feel lonely,___________________________________.

LITERATURE

Q6 READ THE FOLLOWING EXTRACT AND ANSWER THE  FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

a. ‘I offer my services to you in this battle.’

i. Who do ‘I’ and ‘you’ refer to?

ii. Which battle is going on and between whom?

iii. Why is the speaker offering his services?

Q7 CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION:

i. Janaki swam in the Channel for:

a. Four hours.

b. Two hours and a half.

c. One hour and a half.

ii. Janaki practiced swimming twenty kilometers everyday in:

a. The Arabian sea.

b. The English Channel.

c. The Indian Ocean.

Q8 ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

a. Why were all the officials impressed with Janaki?

b. Why did Ekalavya carve Drona’s statue?

c. What horrid thing had Benny done with one of the books?

d. Do you think Shankar or Pea had written the word ‘Tail’ on the blackboard? Give reason for your answer.