CBSE Class 5 English Sample Paper Set J

CBSE Class 5 English Sample Paper Set J. 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. READING:

1.Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

It was the day after Thanksgiving, and Bobby Bear was so excited. His grandparents were visiting from Florida. They took Bobby Bear  hristmas shopping. They rode the subway from Bobby’s house into the city. When they got off the subway, Bobby could see people everywhere. The people were carrying bags, presents, and Christmas decorations.

Christmas is Bobby Bear’s favourite time of year, because he loves the holiday decorations. Bobby Bear’s grandparents took him to three  tores. He bought his mother a new robe, his father a new shirt, and his baby sister a new teddy bear.

Next, Bobby Bear’s grandparents took him to eat pizza for lunch. Bobby ate pepperoni pizza. For dessert, he had ice cream. After lunch, Bobby Bear and his grandparents went ice-skating. The ice-skating rink was outside. Bobby had never been ice-skating before, and he really liked it.

Bobby slept during the subway ride home. When he got home, there were boxes of Christmas decorations ready to unpack. His family  ecorated their house for Christmas that night. When they finished the decorating, they built a fire in the fireplace and sang Christmas carols. It was a wonderful day.

1.This story takes place ___________.

a. on a summer night in February

b. on the day after Thanksgiving

c. on Christmas Day

d. on Thanksgiving night

2. Who went shopping with Bobby Bear?

a. his mother b. his grandparents

c. his baby sister d. his father

3. What did Bobby eat for lunch?

a. ice cream b. hot dogs

c. pizza d. both a and c

4. How did Bobby and his grandparents travel to the city?

a. the subway b. a taxi

c. a bus d. an airplane

5. Why did Bobby Bear’s grandparents take him to the city?

a. to go shopping b. to go ice-skating

c. to eat lunch d. all of these

6. Bobby had never been ____________________.

a. ice-skating before b. to eat pizza before

c. shopping before d. to Florida before

7. What did Bobby Bear see when he got off the subway?

a. the stores b. people

c. an ice-skating rink d. the pizza place

8. Who did Bobby Bear buy a robe for?

a. his teacher b. his sister

c. his father d. his mother

9. Why do you think Bobby slept on the way home?

a. He was very hungry. b. He was tired.

c. He was sick. d. He was happy.

10. What did Bobby Bear’s family do that night?

a. They went to the movies. b. They ate popcorn.

c. They decorated their house for Christmas. d. They ate their Thanksgiving meal.

2. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

A king is called a Ningthou and a queen is called a Leima in Manipuri. Long, long ago in the land of Kangleipak in Manipur, there lived a Ningthou and a Leima. They were loved dearly by the people. Even they never stopped thinking about their meeyam, their people. The birds and animals too loved the Ningthou and Leima. Their beloved king and queen had three sons: Sanajaoba, Sanayaima and Sanatomba.

Twelve years later, they had a daughter named Sanatombi. She was a lovely child, soft and beautiful inside. The years went by, and the children grew up well. Then came the time to decide the Thungi Ningthou, the future king. They wanted to have a contest to select the future king

1.Match the following:

Ningthou               future king

Leima                        king

Thungi Ningthou       queen

Meeyam king's       daughter

Sanatombi king's      son

Sanayaima             people

2. Write the words used to describe Sanatombi.

___________ and _________

3. The language spoken in Manipur is __________________

4. People of Kangleipak ______________ their king and queen. (loved/hated)

5. Which word in the passage mean the opposite of:

past x_________________ hard x___________________

6. Which word in the passage mean:

competition - _____________

II. PROSE AND POETRY:

Answer the following:

1. Why did the barber want a lot of food?

A________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

2. Why did the men rush back to the ship?

A________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

3. How can you say that Hari had no friends?

A.________________________________________________________________

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Read the poem:

High up in an icy lair

Lived a little polar bear

Snow white, snow bright was her mane,

Malu Bhalu was her name.

4. Name the poem and the poet.

A. Poem: _______________________ B. Poet: ________________

5. Where did the polar bear live?

______________________________________________________________

III. GRAMMAR:

Rewrite as directed:

1. The crow ________ in search of water (was/were). It ________ a pot of water

(see/saw).

(Choose the right word and fill in the blanks)

2. Ravi went to the party with Ravi's brother as Ravi's friend has called both Ravi and Ravi's brother.

( Rewrite using suitable pronouns instead of underlined words)

3. The ______________ sang beautifully. (group/choir)

The hunter shot at the ___________ of birds. (flock/herd)

4. The small train went with maximum speed and appeared at the station.

___________________________________________________________________

5. Megha is quiet, while Nirav is talkative. But they both are good friends.

(underline the describing words in the above sentence)

6. Raju _______ Ravi ran fast,____________ they missed the bus.

(Fill in the blanks with suitable joining words)

7. the, the, earth, round, goes.

_______________________________________________________________

(Arrange the words to make a meaningful sentence)

8. The boy was as ___________ as a tortoise.

Her frock is as white as ___________

(Fill in the blanks with suitable similes)

9. (i) Rohit is ______________ than Mohan.(short)

(ii) America is the ____________ country in the world. (rich)

(Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word given)

10. the dog wags its tail when its pleased but a cat waves its tail when its angry

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(Punctuate the sentence and write again)

IV. CREATIVE WRITING

1. Few sentences got mixed up. Sort them out and write them in appropriate boxes in the correct order to make two meaningful stories. Give suitable title to the stories:

1. The hare ran, but the tortoise crawled.

2. Moral: Slow and steady wins the race.

3. The grapes were quite high.

4. Seeing the tortoise far behind, the hare slept near a bush.

5. Once a fox was passing by a grape garden.

6. He saw bunches of juicy grapes hanging from the vines.

7. Once the hare and the tortoise wanted to have a race.

8. It tried hard to reach the grapes.

9. He said to himself, the grapes are sour

10.The tortoise crawled continuously and reached the milestone first.

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