In the Academic Year of 2015 E.

C Albert Aacademy Second Semester English Final

Examination for Grade 5
Name: _____________________________ Section : _______ Roll No. : _______
Part I: Read the passage very carefully and answer the questions 1-7.
WHEN ADVERSITY KNOCKS
1. Asha was getting frustrated and tired of life, so she asked her father what to do. Her father told her to
bring an egg, two tea leaves, and a potato. He then brought out three vessels, filled them with water,
and placed them on the stove.
2. Once the water was boiling, he told Asha to place the items into each pot and keep an eye on them.
After 10 minutes, he asked Asha to peel the egg, peel the potato, and strain the leaves. Asha was left
confused. Her father explained, “Each item was placed into the same circumstance, boiling water. See
how each responded differently?”
3. He continued, “The egg was soft, but is now hard. The potato was hard, but is now soft. And the tea
leaves, they changed the water itself.” The father then asked, “When adversity calls, we respond in the
same manner as they have. Now, are you an egg, a potato, or tea leaves?”
The Moral: We can choose how to respond in difficult situations.
(Source: https://momlovesbest.com/short-moral-stories-kids)

1. Who was getting frustrated and tired of life?

A. Asha B. Asha’s father C. The egg D. The tea leaves
2. “so she asked …” (Paragraph 1), the pronoun written in bold refers ______
A. The potato B. Asha C. Asha’s father D. The egg
3. “he told Asha …..” (Paragraph 2) the bolded pronoun represents ________
A. Asha’s father B. The egg C. Asha D. Asha’s dog
4. The meaning of the word “explained” is ___________
A. Described B. expounded C. expressed D. All are answers
5. Which of the following word or phrase can replace the bold word “changed” in the passage?
A. Make differentB. make similar C. didn’t affect D. All are answers
6. What is the moral of the story?
A. Asha and the three food items. C. We can choose how to respond in difficult situations.
B. Asha and her father’s advice. D. The potato, tea leaves and egg
7. What is the title of the above passage?
A. When adversity knocks C. The tea leaves that changed the water’s colour.
B. When the potato is boiled D. The egg that becomes harder when it boiled.
 Part II: For the following questions choose the correct answer from the given alternatives
8. “You visited the market this morning.” The NEGATIVE form of this simple past tense is _________.
A. You didn’t visited the market this morning. C. You didn’t visit the market this morning.
B. You don’t visited the market this morning. D. You doesn’t visit the market this morning.
9. Which idiomatic expression correctly matched with its meaning?
A. At the door of death – so ill that one may die
B. Sick at heart – in great happiness
C. Catch one’s breath – completely recovered from illness
D. Alive and kicking – to die of old age or illness
10. “Did he kick the ball?” When this simple past interrogative changed to AFFIRMATIVE form:
A. He kick the ball. B. He kicking the ball. C. He kicked the ball. D. All are answers
11. Did you ___________ well last night?
A. slept B. sleep C. sleeping D. sleeps
12. A __________ is a word that used in place of a noun.
A. verb B. adjective C. pronoun D. preposition
13. Alemitu is my best friend; ___________ has long hair and beautiful eyes.
A. they B. hers C. she D. we
14. Tolossa took off ________ hat and put ______ on the table.
A. His/him B. his/it C. he/it D. I/them
15. I cooked this meal by ___________________.
A. Himself B. herself C. ourselves D. myself
16. We ____________ speak three languages.
A. Should B. must C. can D. ought to
17. Athletics is popular sport in the world. The synonym for the underlined word is ____________
A. boring B. famous C. disappointing D. heart breaking
18. A: Excuse me, could I sit here, please?
B: I’m sorry, but you __________. This seat is taken.
A. Couldn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. wouldn’t
19. Majority of Ethiopians consume ‘teff’ with different soups. The meaning of the underlined word is:
A. Eat B. produce C. contaminate D. drink
20. Active Voice: The thief opened the door.
Passive voice: The door ____________ (by the thief).
A. was opened B. is opened C. is being opened D. opened
21. “This room is cleaned by the students every morning.” In this sentence the AGENT is __________
A. This room B. morning C. the students D. cleaned
22. Debritu told the truth to Eyasu. Which of the following is the correct passive voice of this sentence?
A. Eyasu was told the truth (by Debritu). C. Both A and B are correct.
B. The truth was told to Eyasu (by Debritu). D. Both A and B are incorrect.
23. Which of the following expression is used to ASK for distance ?
A. Turn right. B. Go straight. C. Is it far? D. Take the first turn
24. __________ is used to ask about the frequency of something happen?
A. How long? B. How much? C. How many? D. How often?
25. Which sentence is correctly written with the PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE?
A. He watched a nice movie. C. I read this newspaper yesterday.
B. We were eating lunch. D. I am riding a bicycle.
26. Father: What was your mother doing?
Son: She ____________ a fiction.
A. Were reading B. is reading C. was reading D. am reading
27. Tariku ____________ (watch) a movie when he heard the noise.
A. Is watching B. was watching C. were watching D. watching
28. I have lived in Hossana _______ three years.
A. for B. since C. between D. beyond
29. Which one of the following is a hyphenated compound noun?
A. Rainfall B. Health service C. self-confidence D. healthcare
30. Which of the following sentence is NOT expressed in SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE?
A. They are going to call us. C. I will travel around the world.
B. I won’t come tomorrow. D. None of them.

Set by: Mr. Biniyam F. and Mr. Cherinet E.

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