CBSE Class 5 English Sample Paper Set D

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Section-A (Reading)

Q1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Neem is popularly known as the miracle-tree in India because of its great healing qualities. In fact, the Sanskrit name of Neem is ‘Arishtha’ meaning ‘the reliever of sickness’. Neem is a tall, evergreen tree with small, bright green leaves that are alternate and contain several leaflets. The tree blossoms in spring with small white flowers. It may grow up to a height of 100 feet. Its trunk is straight and its bark is hard, rough and scaly. Neem is found throughout India but it is popular village tree. It can easily be grown in dry, stony, shallow, and clayey soils. It needs very little water but plenty of sunshine to grow well. It grows slowly during first year of planting. It can be propagated through seeds or cuttings. Young Neem trees cannot tolerate excessive cold. Neem is widely known for its medicinal value. Each part of the tree is used for making medicines and cosmetics. Neem leaves are used in the treatment of Chickenpox. Also, tea made from neem leaves is useful in reducing headache and fever. Neem flowers are used to cure intestinal problems. Neem bark acts as an analgesic and can cure high fevers. There are a lot of other uses of neem. People in villages use its twigs for brushing teeth. Neem bark contains tannin, which is used in tanning and dyeing. The bark also yields a fibre, which is used for weaving ropes.

Choose the correct answer:

i) Neem is known as a miracle-tree because:

a) It can grow up to 100 feet tall.

b) Its leaves remain green throughout the year.

c) It can cure several diseases.

d) It gives out more oxygen than other trees.

ii) The leaves of neem are:

a) light green, small and scaly.

b) bright green , alternate and large.

c) small, alternate and white

d) small, bright green with several leaflets.

iii) Neem bark contains tannin which is used for_________:

a) brushing b) weaving ropes

c) dyeing d) analgesic

iv) What kind of soil does neem tree require for growing?

v) How can neem be propagated?

vi) Write any two uses of neem.

vii) Which word in the passage means ‘to reproduce’?

a) blossom b) extract

c) new born d) propagate

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

Robin sang so sweetly

When the days were bright.

“Thanks to God for summer days!”

He sang with all his might.

Robin sang so sweetly

In the autumn days:

“There is fruit for everyone;

Let us all give praise!”

In the wintry weather

Still we heard his song.

“Some little bird must sing,” he said,

“Or winter will seem too long.”

When the spring came back again

He sang, “I told you so!

Keep on singing through the winter:

It will always go.”

Choose the correct answer:

i) When does Robin sing with all his might?

a) in autumn      b) in winter

c) in spring        d) in summer 

d) in summer 

ii) How does Robin sing?

a) politely     b) happily

c) sweetly    d) sadly

c) sweetly

iii) What did Robin sing in the autumn?

Ans. Robin sang that there is fruit for everyone, all should praise it.

iv) According to Robin when will the winter seem short?

Ans. According to the Robin the winter will seem short when some bird will sing.

v) What comes after winter? What did Robin suggest to do through the winter?

Ans. After winter the spring comes. Robin suggested to keep on singing through the winter.

vi) Make sentences:

a) praise     b) bright

Section-B(Writing & Grammar)

Q.1 Complete the dialogue given below:

Manager: Welcome Sir, what can I do for you?

Dinesh: I am a student. I wish to see a lap-top.

Manager: You are most welcome. We have a wide range of lap tops. (a) _________________

Dinesh: Sir, I’ve already told you I am a student.

Manager: It means you need it for educational purpose.

Dinesh: (b)______________________________________

Manager: I think you don’t need an advanced model. This model

(c)_________________________.

Dinesh: What is the price of this model?

Manager: (d) _______________________________________

Dinesh: Is it available on easy installments?

Manager: (e)_______________________________________

Dinesh: Ok. Thank you.

Q.2 You are Raghav. Write an article on increasing ‘Road accidents In Cities’. You can take examples of some recent accidents that have appeared in the newspaper.. Use the hints given:

Hints: overcrowded buses-------- population-------- people disobey traffic rules-------- buses

overtake the vehicles------- lack of education, illiteracy------- recent cases------ drunken driving

Q.3 Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of the adjectives given in brackets.

a) Delhi is ________ than Mumbai in winters. (cold)

b) This is the ___________ of the three books. (interesting)

c) My uncle is __________ than my father. ( short)

d) This is the ___________ day of my life. ( happy)

e) Priya is the ___________ girl of the school. (popular)

f) Feather is _________ than paper. (light)

a) Delhi is __colder______ than Mumbai in winters. (cold)

b) This is the ___most interesting________ of the three books. (interesting)

c) My uncle is __shorter________ than my father. ( short)

d) This is the ___happiest________ day of my life. ( happy)

e) Priya is the __most popular_________ girl of the school. (popular)

f) Feather is ___lighter______ than paper. (light)

Q.4 Rewrite these sentences according to the tenses mentioned in brackets

a) He buys newspaper from the vendor. (Simple Past tense)

ans. He bought newspaper from the vendor.

b) She meets me in the evening. ( Future Continuous tense)

Ans. She will be meeting me in the evening.

c) Our parrot will adjust in our house quite well. ( Present Perfect tense)

Ans. Our parrot has adjusted in our house quite well.

d) My brother had been playing cricket for one hour.( Future Perfect Continuous tense)

Ans. My brother will have been playing cicket for one hour.

Q.5 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb given in brackets:

a) We ___________ for you for two hours. ( wait) ( Present Perfect Continuous tense)

have been waiting

b) The rain ______________ when she arrived. (stop) ( Past Perfect Tense)

had stopped

Q.6 Underline the verb in the sentences and state whether it is Transitive or Intransitive:

a) Shekhar opened the door.   Transitive

b) Anshu dances gracefully.     Intransitive

Q.7 Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs from the brackets:

a) Somebody _______ broken the window. ( has/ have)

b) The aeroplane ______ flying at a great speed. ( was/ were)

Q.8 Join each of these sentences with the help of suitable conjunctions.

a) I lay down to take some rest as/ because I was feeling very tired.

b) You take rest, till you are fully cured.

c) I saw him at the bus stop when I was cycling to school.

d) The man is unkind but/ still the people like him.

Section- C (Literature)

Q.1 Answer any four of the following questions

a) What had grandfather decided to teach Marlena?

Ans. Grandpa had decided to teach marlena to tell the time.

b) Why was Aruna upset?

Ans. Aruna was upset because Vivek told her that she does not have a brain.

c) Why did the courtiers look forward to seeing Tenali Raman’s painting?

Ans.The courtiers looked forward to see Tenali Raman’s painting because they knew Tenali could not paint and they wanted him to fail.

d) Why was King Krishnadevaraya angry at the end?

Ans. King Krishnadevaraya was angry at the end because he thought Tenali was trying to fool him.

e) What was inside the package which grandpa had sent for Marlena?

Ans. There was a small clock inside the package.

Q.2 Answer any four of the following questions

a) How did Tenali Raman manage to convince the king that he had drawn a beautiful picture?

Ans. Tenali displayed an empty canvas. When the King got annoyed Tenali told him that he was the one who told them to use imagination when you look at paintings. He asked the king to use his imagination that the rest of the horse is outside the canvas grazing at some lush green grass.

b) What strange things happened when Marlena kept the clock on the floor?

Ans. When marlena kept the clock on the floor it grew larger with every tick –tock. She saw grandpa sleeping inside the clock.

c) In what way is the human brain different from a computer?

Ans. Human brain is conscious whereas the computer is not aware of itself. Human brain can think, feel whereas computer cannot think.

d) How did Marlena learn to tell time?

Ans. Grandfather asked Marlena to say the word “Chimpanzee” one time, when she said the second got over. Then Roberto asked her to say “Chimpanzee” sixty times. By the time she said it sixty times, a minute got over. This was how Marlena learnt to tell time.

e) Why did the courtiers feel that Tenali Raman was caught in a tricky situation?

Ans. Tenali had taken the challenge that he will paint better than the artist. The courtiers knew that Tenali could not paint at all so they felt he was caught in a tricky situation.

Q.3 Reference to context:

I Thomas Alva Edison

A most unusual boy,

Never really bothered much

With any childish toy.

His teacher thought he couldn’t learn

And sent him home from school,

But Tommy’s mother knew for sure

He wasn’t any fool.

He worked as newsboy on a train,

He learned to telegraph.

a) What kind of a boy was Thomas?

Ans. Thomas was an unusual boy who never played with childish toys.

b) What was Thomas’ mother certain of?

Ans. His mother was certain that he could learn and was not a fool.

II “What an ignorant fool you are! Everything cannot be painted. You must imagine the bits that are missing.”

a) Who said the above lines and to whom?

Ans. King Krishnadevaraya said the above lines to Tenali Raman.

b) Why did the speaker say that the listener was ‘an ignorant fool’?

ans.The speaker said that the listener was an ignorant fool because he could not imagine the missing bits of the painting.

Q.5 What would you invent if you were a scientist? Why?

Q.6 Write the meanings of the given words:

a) squawked b) conscious c) gestures d) stallion

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