Jai Guru Dev

MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR, HYDERABAD

MVM HYD - E-learning

SUBJECT: ENGLISH

CLASS V

KEY FOR MODULES 1 TO 12

DAY 1 - MODULE 1

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. a. roar b. fly/soar c. fattest d. sing e. teachers

2. Ruskin Bond 3. Landour, Mussoorie

II. WRITE THE SYNONYMS

1. soar - to ascend to a higher level, upward flight 2. pebbles - small usually rounded stones

III. WRITE THE ANTONYMS

1. fat X thin 2. never X always

IV. GIVE SOME RHYMING WORDS

1. roar - soar, tore, floor 2. sky - fly, try, dry

3. dine - wine, nine, fine 4. sing - ring, spring, wing

V. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

1. What does the poet want to convey in the line, “If mice could roar”?

Ans. The poet wants a mouse could roar and be bold like a lion. It means that even the most timid
creature like a mouse could also be bold and face the uncertain world.
2. Why should the tigers dine on biscuits and wine?

Ans. The poet wants to tell that everyone should live a life which is not harming anyone and live
peacefully and be friendly with everyone.

3. “And bells never ring

And teachers were lost in the post”

What would you like to do? Give your views on the above lines.

Ans. Students should write their views in their own words.

VI. IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF SPEECH

1. verb 2. noun 3. adjective 4. adverb 5. conjunction

DAY 2 - MODULE 2

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. a. run b. losses c. toast d. shower e. flower

2. than most

II. WRITE THE SYNONYMS

1. bullies - one who is habitually cruel, insulting and threatening to others who are weaker and smaller

2. shower - a fall of rain of short duration

III. WRITE THE ANTONYM

1. lost X found

IV. GIVE SOME RHYMING WORDS

1. post – toast, most, roast 2. run - won, bun, fun 3. shower – flower, tower, power
V. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

1. What does the poet want to convey in the line, “And losses be won”?

Ans. The poet wants to convey the fact that there should not be any losses in this world and everyone
will be a winner.

2. Why does the poet want a gun to grow a flower?

Ans. The poet wants a gun to grow a flower because he strongly opposes violence and needs only peace
in his beautiful world.

3. “ This world would be nicer than most”

Write few lines about your dream world.

Ans. Students should write their views in their own words.

DAY 3 - MODULE 3

I. IDENTIFY TO WHICH KIND THE UNDERLINED NOUNS BELONG:

1. Ram – Proper Noun 2. city – Common Noun 3. wood – Material Noun

4. crowd – Collective Noun 5. team – Collective Noun 6. honesty – Abstract Noun

7. bouquet – Collective Noun 8. The Ganges – Proper Noun 9. Childhood – Abstract Noun

10. friend – Common Noun

II. GROUP THE NOUNS ACCORDING TO THEIR KIND:

Proper Nouns – January , The Times of India, The Himalayas, Mahatma Gandhi, The United Kingdoms

Common Nouns- school, bench, peak, river, island

Collective Nouns – army, bundle of sticks, bouquet, bunch of marigold, swarm of bees

Material Nouns – copper, iron, gold, wood, paper

Abstract Nouns – happiness, truth, wisdom, youth, cleanliness

 DAY 4 - MODULE 4

I. UNDERLINE THE COLLECTIVE NOUNS.

1. team 2. class 3. group 4. flock 5. family

6. crowd 7. litter 8. school 9. troop 10. staff

II. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT COLLEVTIVE NOUN

1. flock 2. army 3. swarm 4. wardrobe 5. bouquet

6. herd 7. school 8. pride 9. shoal 10. pack

DAY 5 - MODULE 5

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SUITABLE PRONOUNS:

1. They 2. your 3. themselves 4. he 5. me

II. MAKE YOUR OWN SENTENCES USING THESE PRONOUNS:( ANY SIMPLE SENTENCES )

1. The cupboard key is with him. 2. Those chocolates are mine. 3. Give them something to eat.

4. Take care of yourself. 5. It is very hot today.

DAY 6 - MODULE 6

I. UNDERLINE THE VERBS IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES:

1. composes 2. flies 3. rises 4. wrote 5. laughed

II. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH CORRECT HELPING VERBS:

1. is 2. have 3. has 4. were 5. was

III. UNDERLINE THE ADVERBS AND STATE ITS KIND:

1. bravely – Adverb of Manner 2. suddenly – Adverb of Manner 3. everyday – Adverb of Frequency

4. soon – Adverb of Time 5. very/ very cold – Adverb of Degree 6. melodiously – Adverb of Manner

7. outside – Adverb of Place 8.neatly – Adverb of Manner 9. everywhere – Adverb of Place

10.early - Adverb of Time

IV. MATCH THE STATEMENT IN COLUMN A WITH SUITABLE ADVERBS IN COLUMN B AND FRAME THE
SENTENCES.

1. I play football well. 2. I read the newspaper daily. 3. I speak English fluently.

4. I ride my bike carefully. 5. I watch television rarely.

DAY 7 - MODULE 7

I. IDENTIFY THE PARTS OF SPEECH TO WHICH THE UNDERLINED WORDS BELONG:

1. breakfast – Noun 2. very – adverb 3. Oh! - Interjection 4. it – Pronoun

5. in – Preposition 6. wise – Adjective 7. and – Conjunctions 8.vegetables - Noun

9. my – Pronoun 10. Bravo! - Interjection

DAY 8 - MODULE 8

I. IDENTIFY THE DEGREE OF COMPARISON OF THE ADJECTIVE IN EACH SENTENCE.

1. Comparative degree 2. Positive degree 3. Superlative degree 4. Superlative degree

5. Comparative degree

II. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT DEGREES OF COMPARISON OF THE WORDS GIVEN IN THE
BRACKET.

1. youngest 2. older 3. good 4. most ambitious 5. easiest

III. LOOK AT THE TABLE AND COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH THE COMPARATIVE OR THE
SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF THE ADJECTIVES IN THE BRACKETS. (Use the adjectives cold/hot in the
correct form. cold/colder/coldest - hot/hotter/hottest )

1. hotter 2. coldest 3. hottest 4. colder 5. hotter

DAY 9 - MODULE 9

I.FIND OUT WORDS FROM THE LESSON THAT MEAN THE SAME:

1. mushrooms 2. embankment 3. locomotive 4. railway engine/ train 5. darted back

II. JOIN THE WORDS FROM COLUMN A AND COLUMN B TO FORM A NEW WORD:

1. airport 2. toothbrush 3. railroad 4. flowerbed 5. bookshelf

III. USE A PREFIX TO MAKE THE OPPOSITES OF THESE WORDS: (UN/ IN /IM)

1.inedible 2. uncommon 3. uncontrolled 4. unpopular 5. improper

IV. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:-

1. What did the girls have in their baskets?

Ans. The girls had mushrooms in their baskets.

2. What did the girls do on the railway track? Why?

Ans. The girls climbed the embankment and began stepping over the rails to cross the rail road tracks.

3. When they heard the whistle what did the two girls do?

Ans. When they heard the whistle, the elder girl darted back but the younger one ran across the rails.

4. What did the younger girl do? Why?

Ans. The younger girl ran back across the rails, tripped, dropped her basket and began gathering her
mushrooms as she thought that her sister wanted her to come back.
 DAY 10 - MODULE 10

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH WORDS FROM THE LESSON:

1. mushrooms 2. rail-road track 3. darted back, ran across the rails

4. shrieked 5. car-windows

II.CONVERSATION SKILLS:

Complete the conversation between you and a shop keeper, asking him to show you the dress you want
to purchase for your little brother. Give details of the colours, choice of material, age group and size you
prefer.

Write any suitable dialogues of your own.

III. THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH HAS SOME ERRORS. EDIT THE PARAGRAPH AND WRITE THE
CORRECTED SENTENCES BELOW:

Once there was a girl called Amrita. She was crossing a bridge. Suddenly a cow with long, sharp
horns came running towards her. She was very scared. She panicked and tried to run away from it. But
the cow was too big and fast for her. She just sat in a corner. The cow did not notice her. It kept running
and went away. Amrita quickly crossed the bridge safely.

IV. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:-

1. What happened when the train could not stop?

Ans. When the train could not stop, its whistle shrieked and it rolled on over the girl.

2. What did the passengers do when the train stopped?

Ans. When the train stopped, all the passengers looked out of the car window to see what happened to
the girl.

3. What did everyone see when the train passed the spot?

Ans. Everyone saw the little girl lying still, face down and in between the rails.

4. What happened after the train left?

Ans. The girl raised her head, got up on her knees, gathered up her mushrooms and went back to her
sister.
 DAY 11 - MODULE 11

I. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’

A. 1. an 2. an 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. a 7. an 8. an

9. a 10. a 11. a 12. a 13. a 14. an 15. a 16. a

B. 1. an 2. an 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. an 7. an 8. a 9. an

10. a 11. an 12. an 13. a 14. an 15. an 16. an 17. a 18. a

II. PUT ‘A’ OR ‘AN’ IN THE BLANKS:

1. a 2. a 3. A, an 4. a 5. an

6. a, a 7. an 8. a 9. a 10. an

DAY 12 - MODULE 12

I. IDENTIFY THE COUNTABLE AND NON-COUNTABLE NOUNS AND WRITE THEM DOWN.

Some are done for you. Find the others.

COUNTABLE NOUNS: FISH, PAPER, PEN, _________________________

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS: KETCHUP, COFFEE, GOLD, ___________________

II. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT ARTICLES. ( a / an / the )

1. the 2. the 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. The 7. the 8. The

9. a 10. the 11. the 12. a 13. an 14. the 15. a 16. the

III. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT ARTICLES. ( a / an / the)

1. the 2. a 3. The 4. the 5. the 6. an 7. a

8. a 9. an 10. an 11. an 12. The 13. a 14. the 15. a