CBSE Class 5 English Sample Paper Set 08

CBSE Class 5 English Sample Paper Set H. It’s always recommended to practice as mane sample papers as possible before the examinations. Students can download the sample papers and also question papers of previous years to practice and score better marks in examinations. Refer to other links too for more sample papers.

I) Read the following passage and choose the correct answer :

Butterflies are some of the most interesting insects on the planet Earth. There are more than seventeen thousand different kinds of  utterflies! Butterflies come in all shapes and sizes.

Butterflies go through four main stages of life. The first stage is the egg stage followed by the larva stage. As a larva, or caterpillar, the future butterfly eats as much as possible. As it grows, it sheds its outer skin, or exoskeleton. This may happen four or five times. After a few weeks, the caterpillar enters the next stage of its life, the chrysalis stage. In the chrysalis, the caterpillar will liquify into a soup of living cells. Then, it will reorganize into a butterfly and the metamorphosis is complete. In later parts of the chrysalis stage, you can see the forming butterfly through the chrysalis.

When the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis, it pumps its wings to send blood through them so that it can fly. Most butterflies only live a couple of weeks, just enough time to drink flower nectar and to mate. Some, like the Monarch Butterfly, however, may live many months.

1. Which is true?

A. There is only one kind of butterfly in the world.

B. There are about a thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world.

C. There are more than a thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world.

D. There are less than a thousand different kinds of butterflies in the world.

2. In what stage does the metamorphosis happen?

A. Egg B. Chrysalis C. Butterfly D. caterpillar

3. Why does the butterfly shed its skin?

A. To defend itself against predators C. It is hungry

B. The butterfly is coming. D. It is growing

4. Tick ALL of the things that a butterfly does.

A. goes through metamorphosis B. mates C. drinks nectar from flowers D. sheds its skin

5. What is the second stage of life for a butterfly?

A. Larva     B. chrysalis

C. Egg       D. butterfly

6. How many stages of life does a butterfly go through?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

7. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The butterfly may shed its skin 8 or 9 times

B. Butterflies must wait until blood drains into their wings before flying.

C. Most butterflies live a short time

D. Caterpillars turn into a liquid in the chrysalis

8. Pick up the opposite of “ same” from the passage _________________

9. Pick out a compound word from the passage_________________ 

II) Read the following passage and choose the correct answer

Many years ago, at the foothills of the Kaatskill (Kat-skill) mountains, was a little village. In the village lived a simple, good-natured fellow named Rip Van Winkle. He was a kind neighbour, ready to help anyone. Everyone in the village liked him. The children of the village shouted with joy whenever they saw him because he played with them, he taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories. The only problem with Rip was that he was very lazy. He did no work on his own farm and just idled away his time. His fences were falling to pieces. His cow was going astray. Weeds grew on his farm. Rip's constant companion was his dog, named Wolf. To avoid work, he would walk away into the forest with his dog.

1. This story is about

A. villagers     B. Rip Van Winkle     C, Wolf    D. Mountain

2. Kaatskill is a

A. Mountain    B. Village     C. Man     d. Child

3. Tick ALL of the qualities that Rip had

A. good –natured    B. Lazy    C. Kind    D. Hard working

4. Two games mentioned in the passage are

A. Shooting & mountain climbing

B. Shooting marbles & flying kites

C. Shooting marbles & mountain climbing

5. Who shouted with joy whenever they saw Rip?

A. Villagers B. Dogs C. Children D. Neighbours

6. The only problem with Rip was he was

A. helpful B. lazy C. Good-natured D. kind

7. ______________ grew on Rip’s farm.

A. rice B. Corn C. Weeds D. trees

8. Rip's constant companion was

A. his dog, named Wolf B. Villagers C. Children D. His wife

9. Companion means

A. dog B. stranger C. Partner D. Villagers

10. To avoid work, Rip would walk away into the forest with

A. Villagers B. Dog C. Children D. Neighbours

11. PROSE & POETRY

1) Why did the Maharaja go into the kitchen in the afternoon ?

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2) Where did the geese live?

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3) Why was Robinson afraid when he looked at the bushes and trees?

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Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:

We’re the parts that make up the whole,

And we’ve got our eyes on a common goal.

Sometimes it can be a big plus,

When a you or a me becomes an us !

1) Name the poem and the poet from where these lines are quoted.

poem

poet_____________________________________________________

2) When can it be a big plus ?

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GRAMMAR

Do as directed

1 ) Colour Fred the frog and write atleast two words to describe it:-

a________________ b._______________

2) Frame questions for the following statements:

a) My name is Arun. _____________________________________?

b) I am ten years old. ____________________________________?

3)Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:

a) I went ________ the bus stop.(in/to)

b) The dog ran __________ the road. (at/across)

4) Fill in the blanks with suitable conjuctions:

a) Raju ___________ Ravi can play football. (and/but)

b) I did not study well, _______ I didn’t write the exam well. (because/so)

5) Write the contractions for the following:

a) I will _____________ b) do not_____________

7) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets

a) Robinson _________ a footprint on the island.(see)

b) Last Sunday we _______ to circus. (go)

8) Fill in the blanks using frequency adverbs.

a) The sun ______________ rises in the east. (never/always)

b) We ____________ watch movies. ( always/ often)

9) Rewrite the sentence using the opposites of the underlined words:

a. The baby was asleep._______________________________________

b. The king was kind. _________________________________________

10) Rearrange the sentence in order

a) foundation / education / want / in / I / to /my / be/ strong / very.

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