CBSE Class 5 English Sample Paper Set V

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SECTION A 

Reading

I. Read the following passage carefully.

For Swami events took an unexpected turn. Father looked over the newspaper and said, “Swami, listen to this: A village lad came face to face with a tiger while returning home by the jungle path……” The news article described the fight the boy had with the tiger and his flight up a tree, where he stayed for half- a- day till some people came that way and killed the tiger.

After reading it through, father looked at Swami fixedly and asked, “What do you say to that?”

Swami replied, “I think he must have been a very strong and grownup person, not at all a boy. How could a boy fight a tiger?”

“You think you are wiser than the newspaper?” Father responded quickly. “A man may have the strength of an elephant and yet be a coward, whereas another may have the strength of a straw, but if he has courage he can do anything. Courage is everything; strength and age are not important.”

Swami argued, “How can it be, father? Suppose I have all the courage, what can I do if a tiger attacks me?”

1. Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks. ( ½ x 4 = 2 )

a) Swami’s father was reading a _____________________.

i) magazine ii) newspaper iii) notice

b) Swami was of the opinion that the one who fought the tiger was a _______________.

i) boy ii) wrestler iii) grown-up

c) Swami’s father believed that a man may have the strength of an

elephant but may really be a _____________________.

i) coward ii) brave iii) courageous

d) The boy who fought the tiger stayed up a tree for __________________________.

i) weeks ii) days iii) half a day

2. Write a suitable title for the passage. ( 1 )

_________________________________________________________

3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the passage. ( ½ x 4 = 2 )

a) The opposite of brave is _______________________.

b) Give one word for- answered _______________________

c) Even a person with only the strength of a _______________________

can do anything if he has courage.

d) The events took an __________________________ turn for Swami.

II. Read the following poem carefully.

Ali put a whoopie cushion

On the teacher’s chair.

Divya told the teacher

That a bug is in her hair.

Riya brought an apple

With a purple gummy worm;

And gave it to the teacher

Just to see if she would squirm.

Varun put a tiny goldfish

In the teacher’s drinking glass.

These April Fool’s Day pranks

Are ones that you could use in class.

Before you go and use them, though,

There’s something I should mention;

The teacher wasn’t fooling

When she put us in detention!

-Ken Nesbitt

1. Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks. ( ½ x 4 = 2 )

a) People all over the world celebrate Fool’s Day in the month of

_____________________.

a) June        b) May        c) April

b) The teachers usually keep students under _____________________

for their pranks or mischiefs in class.

a) detention      b) table      c) desk

c) A tiny goldfish was put in the teacher’s glass by

_____________________.

a) Divya b) Varun c) Riya

d) A naughty child told that a bug is in the ______________ of the teacher.

a) glass b) chair c) hair

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the given poem. ( ½ x 4 = 2 )

a) Write the word that rhymes with:

i) chair ____________________

b) Give one word that meansmischievous

acts _________________________

c) Write down any one describing word ( adjective ) used for the worm.

_______________________

d) Give a suitable title to the poem.

_________________________________________________________

3. Why did Riya bring an apple with a worm ? ( 1 )

_________________________________________________________

________________________________________

Section B – Writing ( 15 marks )

I. Write a letter to your friend who lives in a village about the joys and pains of living in a city. ( 5 )

You can use the clues given below.

pains : pollution, overcrowded places, traffic jams etc.

joys : ease of travelling, many places of entertainment, good schools

and colleges, etc.

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

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2. Look at the picture and write a paragraph of 5 sentences. ( 1 x 5 = 5 )

____________________________________________________________

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3. Re-arrange the sentences in the correct order and rewrite them below. ( 1 x 5 = 5 )

a) His suit was stitched with the finest materials by the tailor.

b) Imran received an invitation to attend a grand wedding.

c) He wore it and looked the most attractive person in the wedding.

d) He gave it to the most skilled tailor in the town. 

e) He bought a piece of the most expensive cloth.

1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________________

Section C – Grammar ( 10 marks )

1. Read the following.

Mini had a younger brother. Mini took good care of Mini’s brother. Mini’s brother and Mini played together. Mini’s and her brother’s parents were teachers. The parents loved Mini’s brother and Mini.

Now use the correct pronouns from the box for the words given in bold letters and fill in the blanks. ( The first one is done for you. ) ( ½ x 4 = 2 )

Mini had a younger brother. She____ took good care of ___________

brother._____________ played together. ______________ parents were

teachers. The parents loved _________________ and Mini.

2. Fill in the blanks. ( ½ x 8 = 4 )

a) The past tense of feel is ____________________.

( felt / feeled )

b) The __________________ of puppies slept near their mother.

( swarm / litter )

c) The opposite of maximum is _____________________.

( miniimum / more )

d) Hari found __________ empty bottle, floating in the water.

( a / an )

e) merry - ___________________

( merryly / merrily )

f) I can solve the ___________________________________ sums of all.

( most difficult / more difficult )

g) My uncle’s hair is as _________________ as the snow in Kashmir.

( sweet / white )

h) My father packed my lunch _________________ my mother combed

my hair.

( while / unless )

3. Punctuate and re-write the sentence. ( ½ x 2 = 1 )

Did ravi go to Bangalore

____________________________________________________________

4. Re-arrange the words to make a meaningful sentence. ( 1 )

rocky / barren / country / was / the / and

____________________________________________________________

5. Do as directed. ( ½ x 4 = 2 )

a) Aditi is always seen with a book in her hand. She is very

_________________________.

[ Fill in the blank with a suitable describing word. ( adjective ) ]

b) I ________ like hot milk, I like it cold.

( Fill in the blank with - un , im or dis )

c) meet - ___________________

[ Fill in the blank with a suitable homophone ( similar sounding word ) ]

d) Complete the following sentence.

Surya was dancing merrily in the class when

________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

Section D – Literature ( 15 marks )

1. Answer the following in complete sentences. ( 1 x 3 = 3 )

a) How many pieces of gold did the Sultan give to the Barber?

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

b) What is a banyan tree called in Manipuri?

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

c) What is an autobiography?

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

2. Make sentences. ( 1 x 2 = 2 )

a) fearless -

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

b) opinion -

_________________________________________________________

____________________

3. Match the meanings with the words. ( ½ x 4 = 2 )

Meanings Words

a) inhabitants i) procession

b) body of persons walking together ii) competition

c) contest iii) bruise

d) injury by blow to body iv) occupants

4. Read the following and answer.

Passepartout heard the signalman say, “The train can’t go on. The bridge near Medicine Bow won’t support the weight.” It was a suspension bridge and some of its cables were broken.

The driver of the train said, “ Perhaps there is a chance of getting across the bridge by letting the train proceed at maximum speed.” “All aboard,” said the conductor.

A. Choose the correct answer. ( ½ x 4 = 2 )

a) The Medicine Bow was a type of a ______________________ bridge.

i) beam ii) suspension iii) arch

b) If the train ran at _______________________ speed, it could pass the bridge.

i) minimum ii) regular iii) maximum

c) The ________________________ asked the passengers to board the train.

i) conductor ii) signalman iii) driver

d) The _____________________ said that the train couldn’t go on as the cables of the bridge were broken.

i) Passepartout ii) signalman iii) driver

5. Read the following and answer.

People in tall buildings

And in stores below;

Riding elevators

Up and down they go.

People laughing, smiling,

Grumpy people too;

People who just hurry

And never look at you!

A. Choose the correct answer. ( ½ x 4 = 2 )

a) Grumpy means ___________________________.

i) happy ii) joyful iii) ill-tempered

b) People who live in skyscrapers use the ________________________to go up and down.

i) elevator ii) ladder iii) bamboo

c) People of a _____________________ are always in a hurry and don’t even look at you.

i) village ii) city iii) desert

d) The above lines are taken from the poem ‘

___________________________________’. 

i) Class Discussion ii) Malu Bhalu ii) Sing a Song of People

6. Circle the correct spellings. ( ½ x 2 = 1 )

a) apron aprun apran

b) egsamin examine exameen

7. And buses on the sea you’ll meet, ( 1 )

While pleasure boats are planned,

The above lines are taken from the poem- ‘

___________________________________’.

8. Correct the sentence and re-write. ( 1 x 2 = 2 )

a) Jane was a very talkative girl.

____________________________________________________________

b) The girl looked at the bunch of stars 

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