CBSE Class 5 English Sample Paper Set Z

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SECTION A

(Reading) 

A.1. Read the following passage.

Batting for the Bat This is the international year of the Bat. We do not know much about the Bats. It is appropriate to get to know about these nocturnal creatures. They are found throughout the world except the Arctic and Antarctic Islands. Did you know that the bats spread seeds far and wide? Bats also eat harmful insects and thereby reducing the spread of harmful diseases. Bats are mostly black or brown in colour. They can also be bright orange, yellow, silver, white and grey. A Bat’s house is called roost. They do not make nest like a bird or burrow like a snake. There are two kinds of Bats__ fruit Bats and insect Bats. Fruit bats’ family Is called Megachiroptera meaning large. Fruit Bats are also called as flying foxes. Insectivorous Bats’ family is called Micro__ Hiropetera. Bats can detect anything byecholocation__even objects as thin as hair. Bats do not attack humans. People feeluneasy when they swoop down to catch their prey.

(The Hindu: Young World)

Nocturnal: Animals those are awake at night

A1.1 Choose the correct answer. ( 1 /2 x 4 = 2 )

a) A bat’s house is called ____________________.

i) roost ii) nest iii) burrow

b) Bats spread ________________ far and wide.

i) diseases ii) seeds iii) nectar

c) Bats can detect anything by using _____________________.

i) ecocide ii) echolocation iii) ecology

d) Another name for fruit bats is ______________________.

i) blue fox ii) flying fox iii) red fox

A1.2 Fill in the blanks. ( 1/2 x 4 =2 )

a) The opposite of non-nocturnal is ___________________.

b) Bats are not found in ________________________________

c) Give another word for fly in a downward direction ______________.

d) Insectivorous bat family is called ____________________________.

A1.3 Answer the following. (1)

1. How do bats help human beings?

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A.2. Read the poem.

I am a little pencil and my name is H and B,

I lie upon the mantel piece for everyone to see;

I ‘m handed forty times a day; it is a weary life,

And when my wits are rather dull

I ‘m sharpened with a knife!

And if I slip and tumble down I’m certain to be missed,

For mother wants me badly when she does the washing list,

And father makes me keep the score when he begins to play-

I’m just a little pencil, but I have a busy day.

I really never am allowed to grow up as I ought,

I ‘m getting shorter everyday; it’s awful to be short,

And when the knife begins on me, I ache in every joint,

I put it in that way because you are sure to see the point.

A.2.1 Choose the correct answer (1/2 x 4 = 2)

a) The word ‘weary’ means ________________

(i) very tired (ii) very happy (iii)very sad

b) The word that rhymes with’ life’ is _____________

(i) ripe (ii) knife (iii)dull

c) The pencil is handled ________ times a day.

(i) 20 (ii) 30 (iii) 40

d) The pencil is kept up on the ___________ for everyone to see.

(i) pencil box (ii)table (iii) mantel piece

A.2.2 Fill in the blanks (1/2 x 4 = 2)

The little pencil’s name is ___________. Mother uses the pencil when she does the _______________. The pencil complains that it is never allowed to _____________ and it gets shorter every day. When it is sharpened with a __________, it feels the ache in every joint.

A.2.3 How does father use the pencil? (1)

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Section –B (Writing) – 15 marks

B1. Look at the picture given below and write ten sentences about it : (5)

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B.2. Tarun is the most talkative boy in the class but he is your best friend.

Write a letter to your grandfather about him. (5)

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B3. Complete the story by choosing the right word given below. (½ x 10 = 5)

(Took, herd, train, wanted, like, suddenly, around, stop, a few, track)

Mr.Phileas Fogg and Mr.Passepertout ________________ to go ________

the world in 80 days. They boarded a ______________ in the evening. It

Moved through ________________ tunnels and bridges. ____________ ,

the train slowed down as a ____________ of buffaloes was passing.

The train was forced to __________ till the procession passed _________ a

great brown river. They _____________________ a full three hours to 

Cross the railway ______________________.

Section C (Grammar)-10 marks

C.1. Fill in the blanks. (½ x 8 = 4 )

a. The tree was the home of a _________________ of birds.

(herd / flock / crowd)

b. I like mangoes ____________ I don’t like papayas.(and/but/or)

c. Kiran _________________ two stories during the winter break.

(Write / writes / wrote)

d. Fill in the blank by changing the word in the bracket suitably.

It began to rain _________________. (heavy)

e .Hari saw ____________ big crab walking towards him. (a / an / the)

f. The old man’s hair was ________________ snow. (as tall as / as sweet as / as white as)

g. ____________________ means will not.

h. Dick’s father made _________________ do the homework. (he/him/his)

C.2. Do as directed.

a). Write the opposites of the following words by adding un__,dis___ im__

i) polite X ________________

ii) appear X ________________ 1

b). Complete the sentence as given in the example.

Example: My mother was cooking dinner when the bell rang.

The man was painting the wall when ___________

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c). Add _er /_est to the underlined word and fill in the gaps.

Skipping is easy.

Jumping is ________________ than skipping. 

Walking is the ________________ of all.

d). Write the suitable describing word.

Example: deep canyons

___________________ mountains ½

e. Punctuate the following sentence.

Wasnt tim born on 26th january 1989 1

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C.3. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.

a. kind/ of/what/ child/ a/ you/ are ? 2

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b. lonely/ sad/ she/ and/ looked

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Section D (Literature)-15 marks

D.1.1 Read the following lines.

Malu lived with her parents in the North Pole. She had great time with her seagull friends. One day, Malu’s father told her that the hunters had come to trap them. Malu knew how to hide very well. She shut her eyes and curled up like a ball of snow. The hunters searched for Malu and her family everywhere but in vain.

Choose the correct answer. (½ X 4 = 2)

a) Malu and her parents lived in the ______________________.

i) North Pole ii) South Pole iii) Pole Vault

b) Malu’s friends were ___________________________.

i) seahorses     ii)sea fish     iii)seagulls

c) Malu knew about the arrival of hunters from her ______________.

i) mother      ii) father      iii) uncle

d) Malu curled up herself like a ____________________________. 

i) ball of wax       ii) ball of fire     iii) ball of snow

D 1.2 Read the following lines

She had some sweets that she wouldn’t share,

She had a book that she wouldn’t lend,

She wouldn’t let anyone play with her doll,

She’s nobody’s friend!

He had some toffee, and ate every bit,

He had a bicycle he wouldn’t lend,

He never let anyone play with his train,

He’s nobody’s friend.

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

a) These two children are _____________________ friends.

i) everybody’s ii) nobody’s iii) somebody’s

b) The opposite of lend is __________________.

i) burrow ii) borrow iii) borough

c) __________________ doubles the joy of friendship.

i) Sharing ii) bullying iii) mocking

d) These two children are _______________________.

i) Selfless ii) homeless iii) friendless

D.2. Give one word for. (½ X 4 = 2 )

a) To look at something very carefully _______________________.

b) A land with no vegetation ______________________________.

c) A person who talks a lot _______________________________.

d) Long hair on the neck of some animals __________________

D.3. Complete the following. (½ X 4 = 2)

a) Who will be Ningthou? is a story from ________________________.

b) The Barber refused to leave _______________________________.

c) The people who live in cities often wish ______________________

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d) Hari was pinched till he was _______________________________.

D.4. Answer the following questions. ( 1 X 3 = 3 )

1. Why did the people of Kangleipak love their king and queen?

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2. Why was the Sultan in a hurry?

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3. How do you know that Gulliver was a learned man?

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D.5. Make sentences. ( 1 X2 = 2 )

a) (dessert) ____________________________________________________

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b) { grab ) _____________________________________________________

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D.6. Correct the sentences. (1 X 2 = 2)

The giant carried a reaping hook to kill Gulliver.

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People wear their hats on their heads in Topsy-Turvy land.

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