CBSE Class 5 English Sample Paper Set C

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SECTION A (READING)

Q1.Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:

How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets. Childhood is the time when there are few responsibilities. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is improbable that ever again in his life he will be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child–things that have lost their interest for older people. A child finds pleasure playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside is a marvelous adventure. But a child has his pains; he is not free to do as he wishes and as he thinks older people are; he is continuously being told not to do things or is being punished for what he has done. His life is therefore not perfectly happy.

Choose the correct answer:

i) ___________ is the time when there are few responsibilities.

a) adulthood        b) motherhood

c) parenthood      d) childhood

d) childhood

ii) A visit to the_________ is a marvelous adventure for a child.

a) seaside         b) bedside

c) poolside        d) riverside

a) seaside

iii) Who does the author think is the happiest person?

Ans.The happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.

iv) What things does a child feel are bad in his life?

Ans. He is not free to do as he wishes and as he thinks older people are; he is continuously being told not to do things or is being punished for what he has done.

v) Write two things which you enjoy doing as a child.

Ans. Variety of answer

vi) Write the words from the passage which mean the same as:

a) to feel sorry - regret     b) wonderful    -   marvelous

Q 2. Read the poem carefully and answer the following questions:

Our window is a magic frame .

with pictures never twice the same.

Sometimes it frames a sunset sky,

where clouds of gold and purple lie.

And sometimes on a windless night,

it holds a great moon round and white·.

Sometimes it frames a lawn and flowers,

where children play through summer hours.

Sometimes a tree of gold and red,

and grass where crisp brown leaves are shed.

Sometimes it: shows the wind-blown rain,

or snowflakes cold against the pane.

Our window frames lovely things,

That every changing season brings.

Eleanor Hammod

i)Why did the poet call the window a magic frame?

Ans. It never shows pictures which are same.

ii)What does the window hold on the windless night?

Ans.The window holds a great moon round and white on the windless night.

iii) Complete the following sentence from the poem:

The window shows the sunset sky where the clouds of gold and purple lie.

iv) Write the words from the passage which mean the same as:

a) brittle - crisp b) sheet of glass- pane

v) Give a suitable title to the poem.

Ans. Variety of answers

SECTION B (WRITING & GRAMMAR)

Q3.You are Vikas/Vineeta living at H-10/6 Janakpuri, New Delhi. Write a letter of complaint to the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi mentioning problems faced by the people due to irregular collection of garbage by the sweepers in your society.

.Hints: irregular collection by the sweepers….. plenty of garbage gets accumulated….starts stinking…mosquitoes and flies breed….can cause various diseases…immediate action

Q4.You have won the first prize in the essay writing competition, held in the school. Express your feelings by making a diary entry of the same in not more than 80-100 words.

Hints: very excited….first time…won prize…practiced a lot…teachers helped…parents guided….friends happy…everyone praised…cash award and certificate…memorable day.

Q.5 Fill in the blanks with a, an or the

a) He is an M.A in English.

b) The diamonds he purchased were not real.

c) Please give me a one rupee note.

d) This is an untold story.

Q.6 Rewrite each sentence by putting the underlined phrase in the correct place:

Eg. The water is very deep of the river.

The water of the river is very deep.

a) The boy got hurt while playing in red shorts.

The boy in red shorts got hurt while playing.

b) The girl is waiting for you in the garden with blue eyes.

The girl with blue eyes is waiting for you in the garden.

Q.7 Fill in the blanks with appropriate pronouns:

a) Tina hurt_________ while cutting the vegetables. ( Reflexive Pronoun)

b) Why is she writing with my pen? Where is________? ( Possessive Pronoun)

c) Our students are working hard so that_______can win the match. (Personal Pronoun)

d) The policeman ________ we approached turned out to be a cheat. (Relative Pronoun)

Q.8 Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of the adjectives given in the brackets:

a) A second is _________than a minute. (short)    shorter

b) Asia is ___________ continent in the world. ( large)  the largest

c) The weather today is _________ than yesterday. (bad)   worse

d) My sister is ____________ than me.(sincere)      more sincere

Q.9 Rewrite these sentences by replacing the underlined words with an adjective:

Eg: Maneet is man without fear.

Maneet is a fearless man.

a) We are sitting on a bench made of wood.

We are sitting on a wooden bench

b) My sister gifted me a dress of great beauty.

My sister gifted me a beautiful dress.

State the kind of each sentence:

a) Polish your shoes before you leave for school.

Imperative Sentence

b) Who is coming home for dinner tonight?

Interrogative Sentence

SECTION-C ( LITERATURE)

Q.11 Word Meanings:

a) propeller -- a revolving shaft with edges 

b) sentinel -- guard

c) mystery - something that remains unexplained

d) whisper  - to speak softly

Q.12 Answer the any four questions in 10-20 words:

a) Where did the children decide to meet in the evening?

Ans. The children decided to meet in the park in the evening.

b) What were the three huts used for?

Ans. The three huts were used for cooking, sleeping and storage of food.

c) In the poem ‘The Owl’ what is the owl’s cry compared to?

Ans. The owl’s cry is compared to a peacock’s call.

d) How did Nelson’s mother cook food?

Ans. Nelson’s mother cooked food on a three legged stove.

e) Why was the balloon seller waiting near the house?

Ans. The balloon seller was waiting near the house to give the balloon to the child once they return back.

Q.13 Answer the any four questions in 15-25 words:

a) Why were the children excited? What did they decide to do in their vacation?

Ans. The children were excited because their summer vacation had started which would last for two months. They decided to solve mysteries and become detectives.

b) Describe Nelson Mandela’s childhood in your own words.

Ans. Nelson’s Mother managed three huts which were used for different purposes. There was no furniture in the house. He used to sleep on mats and sit on ground. He never felt lonely as his place was always filled with babies of children and relatives. He used to share food with his friends and slid down the face of the rock. He also learnt stick fight.

c) In the poem ‘The Owl’ why did the poet call the owl ‘the forest’s sentinel’?

Ans. The poet calls the owl the sentinel of the forest because it guards and protects the forest like a soldier or watchman at night.

d) Describe the incident which proved that Nelson Mandela was a courageous person.

Ans. Once when Nelson Madela was travelling in an aeroplane with his assistant Richard Stegnel , he found that one of the propeller of the aeroplane had stopped working . He didn’t lose his calm and sat quietly . This proved that he was a courageous person.

e) What happened when a car stopped in front of the gate? How did the children react after that?

Ans. When a car stopped in front of the gate a young couple along with a child got off. The moment the child saw the balloon seller he let go off his mother’s hand and ran towards the balloon seller to take the balloon.

Q.14 Value based question:

Nelson Mandela use to make his own bed. He believed in doing all the work on his own. Do you also prefer doing the work on your own? Why/Why not?

Ans. Variety of Answers

Q.15 Reference to the context:

i)) If men must speak ,

Then the owls must hoot-

They have the right.

a) Who are ‘they’ in the above lines?

Ans. They are the owls in the above lines.

b) Name the poem and the poet of the above lines.

Ans. The poem is “The Owl” written by Ruskin Bond

ii) “What are you doing here?” he said.

a) Who is the speaker in the above line?

Ans. The child’s father is the speaker in the above lines.

b) Why did the speaker say so?

Ans. The speaker said these words because

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