SECTION A

[20 Marks]

1 She puts her new pot ___________________ the kettle and the microwave oven.

A. between
B. beside
C. Next to
D. over
2 Lake Grey is the __________ lake in this town

A. dirty
B. dirtiest
C. dirtier
D. most dirty
3 These coins belong to me. They are _____________.

A. yours
B. mine
C. Theirs
D. his
4 _______________ are we going to the city?

A. Where
B. What
C. When
D. Who

5 There is ______________ rabbits in the field.

A. a nest of
B. a pride of
C. a troop of
 D. a brood of
Choose and circle the most suitable idiom .

6 Thinesh was sad because his kitten was lost.

Idiom : __________________________________

A. Feeling blue
B. On cloud nine
C. All ears
D. A piece of cake

Choose and circle the best answer for each blank.

My study habit is listening ______(7)_____ music when I study. I also use

_______(8)______ thinking maps to study. Other than that, I do pay attention in the class when

my teacher is ____________(9)____________.

7 A. to
B. with
C. but
D. for

8 A. the
B. a
C. an
D. -

9 A. watching
B. dancing
C. teaching
D. correcting
 Choose the word that has the opposite meaning as the underlined word.

10. We use the Internet to send and ________________ emails.

A. receive C. accept
B. gather D. post

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation.

11. A The orphans were very happy to receive Joe’s books.

B The orphans were very happy to receive Joes’ books

C the Orphans were very happy to receive Joes, books.

D The orphans were very happy, to receive Joe’s books?

Based on the picture, choose the best answer to fill in the blanks in the passage that follows.
 Last Sunday, my family and I visited ____12____ National Zoo. We were amazed to see so
many kinds of animals in the zoo. There were birds ____13____ colourful feathers. Parrots,
mynahs and peacocks were some to name. Wild animals like tigers ____14____ lions were kept in
cages.

We also saw beautiful fish in huge aquariums. Snakes hissed when they saw us. They were
really frightening. Swans and geese swam ____15____ in the pond. Visitors fed the monkeys with
peanuts. We felt very happy.

12. A visiting B visit C visits D visited

13 A with B in C for D on

14 A but B so C because D and

15 A happily B noisily C freely D carefully

Question 16-20
Read the dialogue carefully and answer the questions follow.

Rasegah : Hi, Thinesh! How are you?

Thinesh : I’m fine. Rasegah , this is my latest phone.
Rasegah : Wow, It’s really nice.
Nevetha : How did you manage to buy the phone, Thinesh?
Darshini : He must have borrowed money from his parents.
Thinesh : You’re right, Darshini. I used my father’s credit card.
Rasegah : Credit card? Could you explain it please.
Thinesh : It’s like borrowing money from bank. You use the card to buy things
first and then pay back to the bank later.
Nevetha : That’s great. We still afford to buy things using cards, right?
Thinesh : Yes, you’re absolutely right!
Darshini : But remember to use the card responsibly.
Rasegah : Yes, that’s true. Or else we have to sell our possessions to repay the
bank.

16 How many characters participated in the dialogue?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

17 The word latest refers to _____________

A. Oldest
B. Newest
C. Fastest
D. Fascinated

18 What is the benefit of using a credit card?

A. buy things first and then pay back to the bank later.
B. buy things and pay whenever we want
C. sell things to the bank
D. sell things first and pay to the bank later

19 When using a credit card, we should remember to _______________________

A. use the credit card whenever we have limited cash

B. use the credit card responsibly
C. use the credit card with parents permission
D. use the credit card without permission
20 From the passage, we know that Thinesh is a ____________________ son.

A. stingy
B. bad
C. responsible
D. opportunist

For questions 21(A, B & C) circle the most suitable answer.

21:A)
A. Excuse me?
B. Yes, but you must be at home by
six o’clock.
C. Who are your friends?
D. Please, help me.

21 B)
A. I’m sorry to hear that.
B. Oh, that’s great!
C. Hurray!
D. Please, help me.
21 C) A. It’s my pleasure.
B. Oh, my god!
C. I know.
D. Thanks. I take good care of them

For questions 22 (A, B & C) write the most suitable answer.

 Strawberry jam
 Strawberry juice

 Cameron
highlands

 Fruit
 Rose family

22 A) This is _______________________ fruit.

22 B) This fruit can be found in _______________________, Malaysia.

22 C) _____________ and juice can be made from strawberry.

For questions 23 (A, B & C) write the most suitable answer.

23 A) This is a school ______________________.

23 B) A ______________ is holding a bowl of porridge.

23 C) Two girls are ___________________ in the school canteen.

For questions 24 (A, B & C) complete the verbs by adding ‘-ing’.

24 A) bake : ____________________

24 B) ignore : _____________________

24 C) win : _____________________
For questions 25 (A, B & C) write the suitable answers.

Study habits

Listening to
Lies on bed Study in group
music while
while studying with friends
studying

25 A) List down three study habits given in the chart above.

i. ___________________________________________________

ii. ___________________________________________________

iii. ___________________________________________________

25 B) What is your study habit?

My study habit is _________________________________________________________.

25 C) In your opinion which is the best study habit? Give reason for your answer.

I think _________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

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Prepared by, Checked by Approved by,

______________ ___________________ ________________

(Mr.S.Vijayan) (Mis.Thivya) Miss.Amuthavalli
Year 5 English Teacher Head of English Panel PK1