ZEBAR SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2021 - 2022) PRACTICE PAPER 21.02.2022 Subject: English Total Marks: 30 Name: Class:V Sec: Roll No: General Instructions: > Itis compulsory to attempt all questions. > This question paper is divided into two parts. > Part A consists of objective questions of 1 mark each. > Part B consist of subjective questions. > Read the question paper thoroughly before attempting it. PART A 20 Marks +> Read the passage carefully and answer the questions. Sudhir is a little boy. He lives with his old grandmother and father in a small house. He is good at studies. He got an A+ in his test. He is good at sports too. He is very forgetful. He keeps forgetting things he did or what he ate. He even forgot to wish his mother on her birthday One day, he kept his dirty plate inside the fridge instead of keeping it in the wash basin. Another day, he wore his slippers and went to school. He is very funny! He makes jokes very often to make people laugh. One nice bright Sunday moming, he wanted to read his book. But he could not find his thick glasses. "Father, have you seen my glasses?" he asked. His father answered, "No." He began searching for his glasses. He looked inside the dirty dustbin. He searched in his tall cupboard. His glasses were not on his brown table or under his small bed either. "Sudhir, what are you searching for?" asked his grandmother. "| am looking for my glasses," said Sudhir. "You are wearing them, Sudhir,” said his grandmother. His father and grandmother had a good laugh together. He is so forgetful! Class V / Practice Paper /Subject -English/ 2021-2022 Page 1of6Tick the correct answers. What is Sudhir good at? (a) at football (b) at studies (c) at drawing (d) at dancing What did Sudhir want to do one Sunday morning? (a)He wanted to play. (b)He wanted to sing. (c)He wanted to read. (d)He wanted to dance. Why is Sudhir called a funny boy? (a)He makes jokes very often to make people laugh. (b)He had a laughter problem (c)He did not know how to cry. (d)He never knew how to cry. With whom does Sudhir live? (a)He lives with his aunt. (b)He lives with his mother. (c)He lives with his brother. (d)He lives with his old grandmother and father. What did Sudhir's grandmother tell him? (a)She told him to make a joke. (b)She told him to make some curry. (c)She told him not to laugh so much (d)She told him that he was wearing his glasses. ++ Read the passage carefully and answer the questions. Courtier: Your Majesty, a shrivelled old man walked into the court on trembling legs. He claims he has a cure for your illness. When | asked him how, he shook his head, smiled thorough his wrinkles, and asked to see you. King: (rather pleased): Oh, bring him in. if nothing else, | will get to see a new face after a long time. King: You claim you can cure me? Class V / Practice Paper /Subject -English/ 2021-2022 Page 2 0f6Old man (gravely): | do not need to examine you. | know this illness. King: Anyway, | will tell you all my symptoms. Sometimes I have a headache and sometimes a backache and sometimes — Old man: Yes, | know all that. If you do as | say, you will recover immediately. King (rather angry at being interrupted): Well, what is this magic remedy of yours? Old man: You must wear the shirt of a happy man for a night. That will cure you immediately. King (grimacing): A king cannot wear someone's else's shirt! But | guess desperate times call for desperate measures. My kingdom is full of happy people. Councillor, send for a shirt to cure my illness. 6) Was the king really ill? (a)yes (b)no (c)may be (d)can't say Who was the old man? (a)a doctor (b)a courtier (c)a wise man (d)an enemy of the king Why did the old man suggest that the king should wear the shirt of a happy man for a night? (a)He knew the king would not find such a man. (b)He wanted the king to realize that all his subjects are happy. (c) He was just fooling the king. (d)He was himself a happy man The king says, “desperate times call for desperate measures”. What is he referring to? (a)having to listen to an old man (b)having to wear the shirt of another man (c)finding no cure for his illness (d)having no good doctor in his kingdom What is the moral of the story? (a)Riches and luxuries can bring happiness. (b)Happiness cannot be bought with money. (c) Only our parents can make us happy. Class V / Practice Paper /Subject -English/ 2021-2022 Page 3 of 6(d)Happiness lies in contentment. Choose the correct answers to the questions. (Literature) 11) Who are ‘The Listeners’ in the poem? (a)nobody- the house is empty (b)animals sheltering in the house (c)the horses (d)ghosts in the house 12) What had Yuuki learnt from his grandfather? (a)rice-farming (b)solving disputes (c)ways of the world (d)all the above 13) What does Moyna’s habit of asking questions tell us about her? (a)She is very intelligent. (b)She is very curious. (c)She is very clever (d)All the above Who said the following lines? Tick the correct answers. 14) Is there anybody there? (a)the ghosts (b)the traveller (c)a villager (d)the traveller's friend 15) “We'll play at being ploughmen.” Who said this to whom? (a)Amal (b)the watchman (c)the troop of boys (d)Sudha Grammar 16) Today is day this winter. Fill in the correct degree of comparison. (a) the cold Class V / Practice Paper /Subject -English/ 2021-2022 Page 4 of 6