CBSE Class 5 English Sample Paper Set R

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Section – A (Reading – 20 marks)

A.1 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. [10]

When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was studying in high school, Mr Giles, a school inspector, visited the school. During the inspection Mohandas’s class was given a spelling test. Mr Giles asked the pupils to write five words. One of the words was ‘kettle’. Mohandas did not spell it correctly. The teacher noticed the mistake and wanted to help him. He showed Mohandas the correct spelling of the word with the point of his boot. Mohandas did not correct the word. The teacher then signalled to him to copy the word from his classmate’s slate. But Mohandas did not copy. He was the only boy who did not spell all the words correctly. He felt that it was bad to copy.

i) What was Mr Giles’s job? (2)

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ii) What was the test given to Mohandas’s class? (2)

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iii) What mistake did Mohandas make? (2)

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iv) Did Mohandas obey the teacher? Why/Why not? (1+2)

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v) Tick the correct answer. (1)

This incident shows that Mohandas

i) did not care for his teacher. ( )

ii) was afraid of copying. ( )

iii) was an honest boy. ( )

iv) was a foolish boy. ( )

Section – B (Writing – 20 marks)

B.1 Write an essay on any one of the following. [8]

The Painting Which Won Me the First Prize

OR

Diwali Mela at our school

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B.2 Write a letter on any one of the following.

Letter to your father thanking for the birthday gift.

OR

Letter to your brother wishing him good luck for his examination

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B.3 Write a paragraph on what would have happened if Mother Teresa had

remained a school teacher. You can begin like this :

If Mother Teresa had not listened to God’s voice in Darjeeling, she would have continued to

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Section – C (Grammar – 30 marks)

C.1 A) Fill in the blanks with the correct word. (1)

i) Our team ________ (is/are) ready for the match.

ii) Geeta and her mother regularly ________ (go/goes) to a gym.

B) Rewrite these sentences in the singular. (1)

i) The glasses are on the table.

ii) You are nice children.

C.2 A) Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense of the verbs given in brackets. (1)

i) ________ all these children in your class? (be)

ii) Alok never ________ with his friends. (quarrel)

B) Fill in the blanks with the present continuous tense of the verbs given in brackets.  (1)

i) Sapna and Anu ____________________ near the window. (sit)

ii) Today he ____________________ the car very fast. (drive)

C) Rewrite these sentences using the present perfect tense of the verbs given in brackets. (1)

i) Our parrot (adjusted) in our house quite well.

ii) It (make) friends with our pet dog.

D) Change these sentences from the simple present to the simple past. (1)

i) Anshu wears a new frock every day.

ii) Dry leaves fall off.

E) Fill in the blanks with the past continuous tense of the verbs given in brackets.

i) I __________________ (sleep) when the telephone bell rang.

ii) The naughty boys __________________ stones at a small puppy when I saw them. (throw) (1)

F) Complete these sentences using the simple future tense.

i) If you walk in the rain, __________________________________

ii) If you tease the dog, ____________________________________ (1)

G) Fill in the blanks with is/am/are + going to –

i) Look at those dark clouds. It ______________________ rain.

ii) We have set up a new factory. We ______________________ start production very soon. (1)

H) Fill in the blanks with the future continuous tense of the verbs in the brackets.

i) We _________________ to Shimla in our Wagon R. (go)

ii) I am sure she _________________ for me. (wait) (1)

C.3 Make these sentences interrogative. (1)

i) This story teaches us a moral.

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ii) He will soon be a rich man.

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C.4 Make these sentences negative. (1)

i) Sonia is a careless girl.

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ii) Jyoti shares her toys with her friends.

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C.5 Fill in the blanks with a suitable adverb. (1)

i) I went ___________________________ to meet the guests.

ii) The beggar ate the food ___________________________.

C.6 a) Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition. (1)

i) Someone has pasted a notice ____________________ the wall.

ii) The old man sat leaning ____________________ the wall.

b) Encircle the correct preposition. (1)

i) It is 4.30 (in / by) my watch.

ii) Open your book (at / on) page twelve.

C.7 Match the following. (2)

i) Mahima was sure                     but careless.

ii) I was taking bath                     that she could be cured by yoga.

iii) You may wait here                 when the telephone bell rang.

iv) Anil is intelligent                     until the Principal is back.

C.8 Punctuate the following using capital letters wherever necessary. (1)

delhi is one of the most polluted cities isnt it

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C.9 Add appropriate question tags to these statements. (2)

i) You can lend me fifty rupees, ____________________

ii) Shikha has not complained, ____________________

iii) These children are rather careless, ____________________

iv) All these children will do well, ____________________

C.10 Do as directed. [10]

a) Use the clues and make sentences using ‘had’.

Did you enjoy the party? (1)

____________________________________________ (yes…. great fun)

b) Correct the sentence.

He has been batting for all day. (1)

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c) Frame question for the given statement with whose / which / what It is my umbrella, thank you. (1)

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d) Fill in the blanks with ‘for’ or ‘since’. (1)

i) I’ve been rising early ________________ Tuesday.

ii) She has been practising the song ________________ hours.

e) Fill in the blanks with ‘have’ / ‘had’. (1)

i) Did you ____________________ tickets to the play?

ii) They ____________________ no money some years ago.

f) Complete the sentence using ‘have been’ / ‘has been’. (1)

i) Sudha _______________ living in Delhi for the last few months.

ii) My parents _______________ married for forty years.

g) Make question for A using ‘how long’. (1)

A: Deepa is in Spain.

B : ________________________________________________________

h) Rewrite the following question correctly. (1)

What house is nearer? Ram’s or Shyam’s?

i) Read the sentences below and cross out the incorrect word or phrase. (2)

X : I (am / have been) in this school since June. I (have work / work) in the library.

Y : How long (are / have you been) in this city?

X : Oh ! (For / Since) twenty years.

Section – D (30 marks)

D.1 Answer the following questions. (Any five) (5×2=10)

a) Why was Ani worried about the art competition?

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b) What are the things mentioned in ‘The Recycling Rap’ that can be recycled?

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c) What were the students asked to do during the holidays?

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d) How do you think the woman felt when Kiyo drew out his daggers?

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e) Why did the servant have to work for another master?

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f) What did the trickster do to make sure that the two friends would see him?

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D.2 Complete the following statements. (1×4=4)

a) Wars result in _____________________________________________

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b) The chief work of the Missionaries of Charity is ___________________

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c) The truth was that the terrible Khan _____________________________

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d) The two major changes that took place right away when the young boy began to read were :

i) __________________________________________________

ii) __________________________________________________

D.3 Tick the best option. (½×2=1)

a) People called Old Jack’s money dirty because :

i) his money was muddy and soiled. ____

ii) they thought he was dishonest. ____

i) he was very rich and they were jealous. ___

b) When the boys said that they were going to ‘take care of somebody’, they meant that :

i) they were going to look after the new teacher. _____

ii) they would create problems for the new teacher. ___

iii) they were going to welcome the new teacher. ___

D.4 State whether the following sentences are ‘True’ or ‘False’. (½×4=2)

i) People can hold on to gold even after they die. __________

ii) The trickster did not expect the friends to argue. __________

iii) Kiyo would have never harmed the woman. __________

iv) The woman did not know the cracked pot’s weakness. __________

D.5 Do as directed. [13]

a) Give one word for : (2)

i) He repairs your taps. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

ii) Before you enter a room, do this, ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

b) Pick the odd one out. (2)

i) title chapter index magazine

ii) scan glance study browse

iii) fair wise right just

iv) vista view scene job

c) Write the words opposite in meaning to. (2)

i) HONOUR ____________

ii) FOLD ____________

iii) ORDINARY ____________

iv) PROPER ____________

d) Match the following. (2)

      A                          B

ignorance          sand, water

barrel                 lack of knowledge

astounding        wine, oil

bucket              very surprising

e) Fill in the blanks with ‘lie’ in its correct form. (1)

i) She _________________ to her parents about her marks in the test.

ii) Lisa _________________ herself down to sleep.

f) Fill in the blanks. (1)

i) a morsel of ____________ .

ii) a blade of ____________ .

g) Choose the correct options from the ones given in brackets. (1)

i) He went out in that ____________ heat and fell ill.

(terrible / terrific)

ii) The view of the mountains was ____________. (terrible / terrific)

h) Fill in the blanks. (1)

i) A ____________ is a store that sells food and medicine.

ii) A ____________ is a place where rubbish is taken and left.

i) Form 2 compound words with : (1)

broad          minded            narrow -

ACTIVITY.

i) Recitation. (5) 

ii) Copy Maintenance

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