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Class 5 English Annual Examination 2019 20 Questions Paper
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Section a – Reading
Question 1. A Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Reading books is better than watching television because it provides an active learning, an
opportunity to think and imagine for learners while the latter is a passive one. Consequently,
book readers can control the speed and the interval of their learning activity: they can stop
to think freely they want, and continue their reading at any time.
In contrast, TV views cannot control the rhythm of the process; they have to follow the
program passively, lacking much free time of thinking. Watching too much of television can
prevent to some extent the mental growth of children; many parents refuse to install cable
TV in their houses because they are worried that their kid would become more passive and
more stupid after watching too many programs.In a word, active learning is cherished by the
modern education, and only reading book can achieve this goal while watching TV cannot.
The knowledge in books greatly exceeds that in TV cassettes. Accordingly, if we want to learn
more knowledge with broad scopes and diversified contents, we have to turn to read books
rather than watch TV programs.
In conclusion, in most cases, as a means of learning, reading book is still much more
important than watching television because of its active nature and its extensive content.
However, in the learning of skills, watching TV and video is more important than reading
books because of its dynamic nature.
Fill in the blanks.
1. Imagination and thinking processes are involved in ________.
2. Regular habit of watching TV affects the ________ of children.
3. Electronic media is an effective tool for________.
4. We should turn to the ________ for knowledge with broad scopes and diversified contents.
Answer the questions.
1. Write the benefits of reading books.
2. Give synonyms of: extensive, dynamic.
3. Give antonyms of: exceed, indulge.
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4. What is the genre of the paragraph?

Question 1. B Read the following poem and answer the questions.
I love to rise in the summer morn
When the birds sing on every tree
The distant huntsman winds his born
And the skylark sings with me.
O! What sweet company.
But to go to school in a summer morn
O! It drives all joy away;
Under a cruel eye out worn
The little ones spend the day
In sighing and dismay.
Answer the questions.
1. What does the poet love the most?
2. What does the poet hate the most?
3. Whose company does the poet find sweet?
4. Find the word in the poem which means the same as ‘far away’ .
5. Find a word in the poem which means the same as ‘merciless’ .
Section B – Writing
Question 2. A Write a letter to your friend describing your adventurous experience of a
snowfall at Shimla and the fun you had playing with snowballs, making a snowman and
skiing on the ice.
OR
You are the student editor of the school. Your school carried out a cleanliness drive at the
Shilaj pond. Write a report on it.
Question 2. B Write an essay on the topic “Let՚s Care for Mother Earth”
OR
Develop a story from the given outline. Shaurya- good badminton player- works hard on his
game and exercises- believes he is strong mentally and physically- selected by the school for
interstate coaching camp leading to selection of best player of the year-excited-father
cautions him not to get over-confident as others will be as good or even better than him- at
camp meets Bhaskar, a hearing impaired player- dismisses him as no challenge- Bhaskar
wins best player of the year award- Shaurya realizes a handicap does not make one less of a
player. Give a suitable title to the story.
Question 2. C You are a minister of ANSH Parliament. Draft a notice requesting the
members of the parliament to attend a meeting with the Principal.
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Section C – Grammar
Question 3. A Pick out the adverbs and state their kind.
1. The monkey quickly ate the banana.
2. There was nowhere for me to sit.
3. They seldom watch television these days.
4. How old are you?
5. He remains usually cheerful.
6. He was only partly responsible for the accident.
7. Many herbs can be grown indoors.
8. He rarely reaches his school late.
Question 3. B Pick out the verbs and state whether they are transitive or intransitive.
1. The man caught a bird.
2. Anil prepared food.
3. The little girl laughed suddenly.
4. Water is boiling.
5. I am writing a letter.
6. Fire burns brightly.
7. The teacher punished some students.
8. The leader delivered a fine speech.
9. The cat is mewing.
10. The farmer works in the field.
Question 4. A Add question tags to the following sentences.
1. He is late this morning.
2. The hotel was quite good.
3. She cooks well.
4. You can՚t tell the difference.
5. They always sleep after lunch.
6. You՚re coming with us.
7. Mary plays football.
8. You didn՚t have any lessons this morning.
9. Ann is on holiday.
10. The students see it every day.
Question 4. B Fill in the blanks with the correct degree of the adjectives given in the
brackets.
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1. This bag is slightly ________ [heavy] than the other one.

2. Yesterday was the ________ [hot] day of the year.
3. Today is the ________ [important] day of my life,
4. Who do you think is an ________ artist, Picasso or Dali? [good]
5. All the books in this library are very good, but I like The Little Prince the ________ [much]
6. This drawing is ________ [beautiful] than that.
Question 4. C Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs as instructed .
1. When we ________ young, we could play in our gardens. [simple past of ‘be’ ]
2. She ________ always with someone or the other. [past continuous of ‘quarrel’ ]
3. The honest police officer ________ to take a bribe. [past perfect of՚refuse]
4. She ________ in her room at the moment. [present continuous of ‘play’ ]
5. Children ________ just ________ their task. [present perfect of ‘finish’ ]
6. Rajan ________ his training by then and ________ for a job. [future perfect of ‘finish’ , future
continuous of ‘come’ ]
7. Thirty able bodied men ________ for an hour in the marathon. [present perfect continuous
of ‘run’ ]
8. Dhruva ________ Mussoorie by then. [future perfect continuous of՚reach]
9. Randeep ________ hard for his tests. [simple present of՚study]
10. The roads ________ by the next month. [future perfect of՚repair]
Question 5. A Change into passive.
1. I am making a Mother՚s Day card.
2. You must wear clean clothes every day.
3. Mother will serve lunch at noon.
4. They were printing pamphlets for the school.
5. Mina had completed her work before the bell rang.
6. The dog is barking at the postman.
7. The gardener planted a hedge along the garden path.
8. People in this town have always spoken in Marathi.
Question 5. B Supply correct prepositions.
1. I am sorry ________ the delay.
2. Her mother was proud ________ her success.
3. He walked ________ the bank of the river.
4. Can you get me a taxi ________ the city centre?
5. There were animals, acrobats and clowns ________ the circus.
6. I told my mother ________ the strange noises.
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7. He hid ________ the door.

8. We cannot live ________ water.
Question 5. C Supply correct conjunctions.
1. ________ he was unwell, he played the match.
2. I shall go there ________ you wish it.
3. Write to me ________ you can.
4. He was cheating; ________ he was disqualified.
5. She is ________ tall ________ her mother.
6. We study ________ we may gain knowledge.
7. ________ she is short, she sits in the first row.
8. They tried hard to protect the trees, ________ they failed.
Section D – Literature
Question 6. A Write meanings of.
1. Mate
2. Plodders
3. Surveyor
4. Barrow
5. Imprisoned
6. Floated
7. Nigh
8. Disciple
Question 6. B Answer in short.
1. What did the seaman like about the inn?
2. How did the Pied Piper go about calling the attention of the rats?
3. What answer had Hannay given on being asked whether he had seen anyone pass by on
bicycle or foot?
4. Why was the king happy with Daedalus?
5. What was Johnny՚s response to the dog is nigh?
6. How did Eklavya՚s father react to the former՚s suggestion of joining the gurukul?
Question 6. C Answer in brief.
1. Why was the roadman forced to work despite poor health?
2. Why was Eklavya refused admission to the gurukul?
3. Answer the questions with reference to context – “I set to work on my disguise.”
a) Why did Hannay deliberately spoil his boots?
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b) What did he reduce them to?

4. Do you think the Pied Piper carried out his job properly?
Question 6. D Give the meanings of the following words.
1. Atrophy
2. Puny
3. Oblique
4. Nauseating
5. Connotation
6. Reverberate
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4. What is the genre of the paragraph?

1. This bag is slightly ________ [heavy] than the other one.

7. He hid ________ the door.

b) What did he reduce them to?

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