GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER FOR CYCLE TEST (WRITTEN)

CLASSES I & II
ENGLISH

COMPETENCY

READING
5

WRITING
20

SPEAKING
5

LISTENING
5

SPELLING
3

HAND
WRITING
2

TOTAL
40

Value points
obtained
Grade
Examiners Sign : ___________________

Invigilators Sign : _________________

SECTION A
[LISTENING & READING)
I. Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
An ant was drowning in the pond. A dove put a leaf in the water and helped the
ant. One day a hunter was about to shoot the dove. The ant bit the hunter and saved the
dove. We should help others.
Questions:
1) Who was drowning in the pond?
Ans : ___________________________________________________________________
2) Who helped the ant?
a) dove

b) hunted

3) What did the hunter do?

Ans : ___________________________________________________________________
4) How did the ant save the dove?
Ans : ___________________________________________________________________
5) Write true / false
i) We should not help others _____________________

II) Look at the picture and answer the questions that follow:

a) How many candles are there?

Ans : ___________________________________________________________________
b) What is the color of the birthday cap?
Ans : ___________________________________________________________________
c) Where is the cake?
Ans : ___________________________________________________________________
d) Are the children happy?
Ans : ___________________________________________________________________
e) How many children are there?
a) five

b) three

c) two

SECTION B
[GRAMMAR]
III. Unscramble the letters to make new words:
1. m a c e l

______________________

2. u c p

______________________

3. o d o r

______________________

IV. Circle the naming words:

1. cat play learn
2. give table happy
3. live Rani big

V. Underline the special name in the following sentences:

a) India is a large country
b) Neena is a nice girl.

SECTION C
[PROSE 2 POETRY] WRITING
1. Give the meanings for
i) valley ________________

ii) surprised ________________

2. Give the opposites for

i) up x ________________

ii) warm x ________________

3. Write True / False:

a) Hanu was a young monkey
b) The elephants lived in the jungle
4. Rhyming words:
a) Hen

________________

________________

b) Pot

________________

________________

5. Answer the following:

a) How did the mice help the elephants
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
b) Where were the antelopes?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

SECTION D
[SPELLING]
Dictation words:
1.
2.
3.

Handwriting
Hanu was a young monkey

SECTION E
[SPEAKING]
Speaking test will be conducted in the class Recite the poem : P.E