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PAF Chapter, Junior Section

English Revision Worksheet- Year 5
Section “A” – Comprehension Google It!
Reading time : 10 mins
You know that you're doing something big when your company name becomes a verb. Ask Xerox.
In 1959 they created the first plain paper copy machine. It was one of the most successful products
ever. The company name Xerox grew into a verb that means "to copy," as in "Bob, can you Xerox
this for me?" Around 50 years later, the same thing happened to Google. Their company name
grew into a verb that means "to do an internet search." Now everyone and their grandma know
what it means to Google it.

Unlike Xerox, Google wasn't the first company to invent their product. Lycos released their search
engine in 1993. Yahoo! came out in 1994. Google did not come out until years later, in 1998. So
how did Google do it? How did they overtake their competitors? Maybe one good idea made all
the difference.

Back in 1998, most websites looked at the words in your query. They counted how many times
those words appeared on each page. Then they might return pages where the words in your query
appeared the most. This system did not work well and people often had to click through pages and
pages of results to find what they wanted.

Google was the first search engine that began considering links.
Links are those blue underlined words that take you to other pages
when you click on them. Google's search results were much better
than their rivals. Google's homepage was also liked as it was, and
still is, clean. There's nothing on it but the logo, the search box, and
a few links. It almost appears empty. People liked the fresh design
and they got used to it.

These days Google has its hands in everything. The Google search engine has changed our lives.
Not only is it a fantastic product, it is a standing example that one good idea (and a lot of hard
work) can change the world.

Answer the following questions: (Time allowed Q1-8: 25 mins)

Q1. Which event happened last?

a. Lycos released their search engine. b. Yahoo! released their search engine.
c. Google released their search engine. d. Xerox released their copy machine.
Q2. If ‘Xerox’ means to copy, what do you think the verb ‘Google it’ means?
Q3. Why does the author claim Google to be a fantastic product?
Q4. What is the author's main purpose in writing this article?
a. To explain how Google overtook its rivals b. To compare and contrast Google and Xerox
c. To persuade readers to use Google for d. To discuss how companies can influence
internet searches language over time
Q4. How do you think Google was able to leave behind its rivals and became the most used
search engine? (InL.J)
Q5. "Bob, can you Xerox this for me?" Convert this into indirect speech.
Q6. Match the meanings of the words underlined in the passage:
S.No. Words Meanings

1 competitors a question.
2 rivals come into sight; become visible or noticeable.
3 appear a person or thing competing with another for the same
objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.
4 Links a connection between two people, things, or ideas.
5 query someone who is trying to win or do better than all others
especially in business or sports.

Q7. Underline the adjectives in the passage.

Q8. Circle the verbs in the passage.
SECTION “B”
Q9. DIRECTIONS: The following paragraphs are excerpts from Eric’s book “Fast Food Nation.”
Time limit: 10 mins
a) UNDERLINE the subject of the sentence.
b) Then, identify and circle which of the given verbs allows for correct subject-verb
agreement.
The McDonald's Corporation (has / have) become a powerful symbol of America's service
economy, which is now responsible for 90 percent of the country's new jobs. In 1968, McDonald's
operated about one thousand restaurants. Today it has about twenty-eight thousand restaurants
worldwide and (open / opens) almost two thousand new ones each year. The company annually
(hires / hire) about one million people. McDonald's (is/ are) the nation's largest purchaser of beef
and potatoes -- and the second largest purchaser of chicken. The company (earns / earn) the
majority of its profits not from selling food but from collecting rent of its retail property.
McDonald's (spend / spends) more money on advertising and marketing than any other brand.
Q10. Identify the prepositions in each sentence. Underline them with a pencil. (5 mins)
1. Dean thinks that he is smarter than 4. The cat was sleeping under the chair.
everyone in the class. 5. She looked slowly around the doorway.
2. Will you put these cookies on the tray? 6. The plane flew above the trees.
3. His doctor read through his chart and 7. The squirrel sat over the fence.
looked down his throat. 8. Do you dream at night?
Q11. Change the following dialogues from the novel “David Copperfield” into indirect speech in
L.J. (Time: 10 mins)
1. David said, “We must surprise them.”
2. “This is our little Emily.” Mr. Peggotty told J.Steerforth.
3. Mr. Wickfield told David, “Come and meet my little servant.”
4. Miss Betsy told David, “Go away! We don’t want any boys here!”
5. Uriah told David, “I am a humble person.”
Q12. Write a paragraph on any one of the following topics in L.J: (Time Allowed: 10 mins)
Word limit: (120-150 words)
1. My Hobby 2. Save trees 3.My favorite personality
Answer key:

Comprehension:

1. C
2. To search
3. Google used links that made search quick and easy. Their homepage was also not
cluttered, only relevant fields were present there and hence it was easy to load.
4. A
5. The speaker/ somebody asked Bob if he could xerox that for him.

Q6. Match the meanings of the words underlined in the passage:

s.no. Words Meanings

1 Query A question.

2 Appear come into sight; become visible or

noticeable.
3 competitors a person or thing competing with
another for the same objective or for
superiority in the same field of activity.
4 Links a connection between two people,
things, or ideas.
5 rival someone who is trying to win or do
better than all others especially in
business or sports.
Q7. Underline the adjectives in the passage.

Most, better, best, fantastic, good

Q8. Underline the verbs in the passage.

Created, grew, copy, made, counted

SECTION “B”

Q9. DIRECTIONS: The following paragraphs are excerpts from Eric’s book “Fast Food
Nation.”

c) UNDERLINE the subject of the sentence.

 d) Then, identify and circle which of the given verbs allows for correct subject-verb
agreement.

The McDonald's Corporation (has / have) become a powerful symbol of America's service
economy, which is now responsible for 90 percent of the country's new jobs. In 1968,
McDonald's operated about one thousand restaurants. Today it has about twenty-eight
thousand restaurants worldwide and (open / opens) almost two thousand new ones each
year. An estimated one out of every eight workers in the United States has at some point
been employed by McDonald's. The company annually (hires / hire) about one million
people, more than any other American organization, public or private. McDonald's (is/ are)
the nation's largest purchaser of beef and potatoes -- and the second largest purchaser of
chicken. The McDonald's Corporation is the largest owner of retail property in the world.
Indeed, the company (earns / earn) the majority of its profits not from selling food but
from collecting rent. McDonald's (spend / spends) more money on advertising and
marketing than any other brand. As a result it has replaced Coca-Cola as the world's most
famous brand. The impact of McDonald's on the way we live today is hard to overstate.

Q10. Identify the prepositions in each sentence. Underline them with a pencil. (5 mins)

9. Dean thinks that he is smarter than everyone in the class.

10. Will you put these cookies on the tray?
11. His doctor read through his chart and looked down his throat.
12. The cat was sleeping under the chair.
13. She looked slowly around the doorway.
14. The plane flew above the trees.
15. The squirrel sat over the fence.
16. Do you dream at night?

Q11. Change the following dialogues from the novel “David Copperfield” into indirect
speech in L.J. (Time: 10 mins)

1. David said that they had to surprise them.

2. Mr Peggotty told J. Steerforth that that was their little Emily.
3. Mr. Wickfield asked David to come and meet his little servant.
4. Miss Betsy asked her listener to go away Secondly, Miss Betsy said that they did not
want any boys there.
5. Uriah told David that he was a humble person.