INDUS UNIVERSAL SCHOOL, YAPRAL, SECUNDERABAD

(Sri Lakshmi Saraswathi Educational Society and Affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi)
PT-3 Practice Worksheet 1
Grade-V Subject- English

I. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:

In 1969, a rig drilling for oil off the coast of California broke, spilling three million gallons of oil
into the ocean. The beaches became black and slippery, and thousands of animals died. When it
came out that the government had given the company special permission to disregard safety rules
and the spill could have been avoided, the
public was angry. Because of this disaster,
President Richard Nixon created the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in
1970. He also convinced Congress to pass the
Endangered Species Act in 1973. This law
was different from those which came before
in that it actually defined what it meant for an animal to be "threatened" or "endangered." It
included protection for plants and invertebrates. It restricted hunting any animals on the
threatened or endangered species list and allocated money to save these species. Even more
important, it protected their habitats. In its first year, 78 animal species listed and protected under
the Endangered Species Act.
“Nothing is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life
with which our country has been blessed.”- President Richard Nixon

1. Why did an oil rig spill oil into the ocean off the coast of California in 1969?
2. What was the effect of the spill?
3.Why did this make people so angry?
4. What did President Nixon do in response to this situation?
5. Write the meanings for the following words,
a.endangered- b.threatened-

II. Writing Skill:

Write a letter to a friend inviting her/him to spend the holidays at your place in Hyderabad.
 GRAMMAR
I. Fill in the blanks using a suitable preposition from the box:

through, over, across, down, up, in, towards, to, along,

1.Look ____________________ your left and you will see your destination.
2. She walked ____________________ the door.
3. Can you jump ____________________the fence?
4. They walked____________________ the river.
5. The man walked ____________________ the garden.
6. He ran ____________________ the stairs.
7. Run ____________________ Mohan’s house and ask him to come over.
8. The rocks rolled ____________________ the hill.
II. Write a suitable conjunction for the following sentences:

1. The woman was anxious____________________ her child had not returned from school.

2. I want to be a doctor ____________________I study hard.

3. He was tired ____________________ he went on working.

4. I trusted him ____________________he cheated me.

5. He went to the store ____________________ bought some notebook

I II. Write a suitable question for the following sentences:

1. It happened in the morning.
2. My mother is cooking dinner for the family.
3. I am going with my aunt.
4. They are playing in the garden.
IV. Punctuate the following sentences. Use capital letters wherever necessary:
1. mary keeps four dogs three cats and six rabbits in her backyard
2. ram shyam raju and veena are going to the park
3. when are you going to pay me back
4. yes I would like to apply for that job
5. what are you doing there
V. Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech:
1. Raj asked, “Where do they live?”
2.“When are you leaving?”,asked Meeta.
3. The boss asked the team,“ How will they get here?”
4. “ I am happy”, he said.
5. She said, “My sister can dance.”
VI. Change the following sentences into Direct Speech:
1. Sarah said that she was going to the store.
2. John exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.
3. Mom told me to please turn off the lights.
4. Tom said that he would meet me at the library.
5. Mary announced that they were going to the beach the next day.
Vocabulary-
VII. Frame sentences using the following idioms:
1. chasing rainbows-
2. better late than never-
3. cannot make head or tail-
4. turn a deaf ear-
VIII. Complete the following proverbs using the help box:

has it’s day, and spoil the child, come to an end,

out of molehill. louder than words

1. Don’t make a mountain____________________________________

2. Spare the rod____________________________________
3. All good things must____________________________________
4. Every dog____________________________________
5. Action speaks____________________________________

MCB

I. Answer the following questions:

Q1.Why did Father Anansi get angry?

Q2.What did Somu do with the stones that Muthu threw on the customers?
Q3.Why does the author say that Hasty Hogan and Blackie Burns were in luck?
Q4. Sonya Carson was the real hero of the story. Give reasons for the statement.
Q5. What happened to all the wisdom at the end of the story?
II. Think and Answer:
Q1. Should we help our parents when they are in trouble? Write a few lines on an incident where
you have helped your parents.
III. Reference to Context:
‘ The name of the gentleman we are visiting is Mr. Samuel W Rogers.’
Q1. Who said the above line to whom?

‘You must forgive him and carry on with your business as best as you can.’
Q1. Who said the above line to Subbu? Who is referred to him ?

‘What is the point of all the wisdom, if my son knows how to do this simple thing better than I
do?
Q1. Who said the above line? How did his son help him?

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