For July Unit Assessment, 2025
Std :V
Subject : English Literature Worksheet No. : _1_
Date : _____________ Time : 25 minutes
Topic : Silver
The Teapot
Instructions:
1. The students must solve the smartsheet at home.
2. The students must write the answers in the space provided.
3. They must bring this smartsheet to school on _____________________ . They must also
carry a red/blue pencil for corrections.
4. Teacher will discuss the answers in the class. Thereafter the Answer Key will be sent on
the School App.
Section A
A) Read the following extract and answer the following questions by
ticking the correct option:
‘Slowly, silently, now the moon
Walks the night in her silver shoon;’
1) The poem, ‘Silver’ is written by _____________________.
a) Walter de la Mare
b) Lord Cromer
c) Liam Nelson
2) The Moon wears______________________in the poem.
a) silver shoon
b) golden crown
c) diamond necklace
3) What effect does the moonlight have on the objects?
a) It makes them disappear.
b) It turns them black.
c) It gives them a silver glow.
B) Read the following extract and answer the following questions by
ticking the correct option:
“One by one the casements catch
Her beams beneath the silvery thatch;”
1) The dog is couched _________________.
a) in his kennel
b) under a tree
c) near a river
2. "silver fruit upon silver trees" the poets means to say that_______________.
a) the trees are made of silver
b)the moonlight makes the trees and fruits appear silver
c) the fruits are magical
3) The moon___________________________ in the poem.
a) runs across the sky
b) walks the night
c) hides behind the clouds
Section -B
Q1. ‘This way, and that, she peers and sees…..’
a. Who does ‘she’ refer to in the above line?
Ans. ‘She’ refers to the moon and the poet is referring to her as a woman,
walking through the night.
b. At what time does "she" peer and see?
Ans. She peers and sees during the nighttime when the moon is shining brightly
in the sky.
c. Write two things that she peers and sees.
Ans. (i) Silver fruit upon silver trees.
(ii) A sleeping dog with silver paws.
Q3. How does the poet make the night seem magical?
Ans. The poet uses words like "silver" to describe everything touched by
moonlight, making it feel magical.
Q4. Write any two things that you learn from the poem, ‘Silver’.
Ans. (i) We should enjoy and appreciate the beauty of nature.
(ii) We should look at the small details in our surroundings and always
remain observant.
The Teapot
Section A
A) Read the following extract and answer the following questions by
ticking the correct option:
‘There was a proud Teapot, Proud of being made of……….’
1) The teapot is made of _____________________.
a) Porcelain
b) silver
c) steel
2) The teapot was proud of its ________________.
a) shape
b) spout
c) lid
3) The teapot never mentioned its __________________.
a) lid
b) cups
c) handle
4) The teapot did not like to talk about its______________.
a) strengths
b) weaknesses
c) ambitions
5) The teapot thought itself to be _____________.
a) the king of the table
b) the prince of the table
c) the queen of the table
6) The teapot _________ on the floor when it fell on the floor.
a) fainted
b) danced
c) cried
7) Once broken the teapot was kept_______________.
a) on the table
b) on the windowsill
c) in a corner
8. The teapot was given to _________________.
a) an old man who was walking down the street
b) a woman who was begging
c) a young girl who was playing
9. The teapot forgot himself as the woman ______________.
a) used it to pour her cup of tea
b) had planted a flower bulb
c) had painted it beautifully
10. The teapot was thrown ____________.
a) into the yard
b) into the dustbin
c) into the pond
Section -B
‘The cups, the cream pitcher, the sugar bowl--- in fact, the whole tea service….’
Q1. Why did the teapot feel sad when it was broken?
Ans. The teapot fainted when it broke, as it was too shocked at what had
happened. It felt useless, much like how people sometimes feel insecure about
their flaws.
Q2. Why did the teapot’s feelings change when the flower bulb was placed
inside it?
Ans. The teapot’s feelings changed when the flower bulb was placed inside the
broken teapot, it realized that it had gained a "living heart" and it felt a sense of
purpose it had never known before.
Q3. What lesson can we learn from the teapot’s journey?
Ans. We learn:
i. we should always support and help each other.
ii. brokenness does not mean worthlessness.
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