Bimonthly Exam

Elementary Section / Fifth Grade / Contract

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Name ______________________________________________________________________
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Gr/Sp _____/52

Voc&Lit

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A. Read carefully the story and then answer what is asked.

Venice is Sinking
Most people all over the world travel by the road. In a \si-t\ in Italy however,
waterways make up the primary commuting routes. There are ports for boats to
arrive. The city of Venice, rich in architecture, is best known for its canals.
Unfortunately, this beautiful city of Gondolas, because
nobody can use rickshaws in there, \k-mrs\, churches,
\ka-sls\ and rocky streets is sinking really fast.
Known as the Queen of the Adriatic, Venice is situated
on 120 islands formed by canals in the lagoon between
the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers, at the northern
extremity of the Adriatic Sea, even the bits of firm ground have rather boggy
foundations and all this is slowly getting eroded, even though you can find many
street vendors selling souvenirs and exotic fruits for everyone that wants to buy
.
Why is Venice sinking?
The existing ground water table and the global climate changes that have raised sea
levels by several inches are proving disastrous for the city. As sea-ice flows melting
and water levels rise, floods in Venice are getting from bad
to worse. Buildings are already feeling the impact of this
phenomenon, with their foundations literally being shaken.
Take for example one of the most famous landmarks of
Venice, the 900-year-old St. Marks Basilica, a famous
cathedral considered among the best antiques that now
leans slightly to the left because of its unstable foundation.
The Cathedral wont last too much. Not for this \sen(t)-

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sh(-)r\.

Experts warn that the city may sink an additional eight inches in the next 50 years.
Many scared residents have already started to move to drier regions in Italys
mainland. To tackle the flood menace, a group of Venetians have come with the idea
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to place underwater gates at different points where the Adriatic Sea water enters the
lagoon. The gates will remain open when the water is low, and as the water rises, the
gates will close, to hold the seawater from flooding Venice. Everyone gathered to \
se-l-brt\ the idea but until a viable solution is found out, Venice, it seems, would
continue to be plagued by floods. Truly, a case of being caught between the devil and
the deep sea!
A. Read the story again. Answer True or False. (5 points)

T
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Venice is sinking because there are many holes on the surface.

People from Venice are really worried about the sinking of the city.
One solution is to place underwater gates to prevent flooding.
St. Marks Basilica is very strong and it isnt unstable.
Gondolas are similar to rickshaws.

B. B. PARAPHRASING: Read the two circled paragraphs and paraphrase them. (5 points)

Paragraph 1

Paragraph 2

C. Read the answers and write the correct question. Use WH- questions : (5 points)

1. How_____________________________________________________________________?
A= Most people all over the world travel by road.
2. What ___________________________________________________________________?
A= Another name for Venice is Queen of the Adriatic.
3. Who______________________________________________________________________?
A= Street vendors sell souvenirs and exotic fruits.
4. When__________________________________________________________________?
A= The Cathedral was built 900 years ago.
5. Where__________________________________________________________________?
A= Venice is situated on 120 islands.

D. According to what you read about Jakarta and Lisbon, complete the Venn diagram.
Write 2 differences and 2 similarities.
(5 points)
JAKARTA

LISBON

E. UNDERSTANDING CHARACTER. Read the story then complete each web

by writing 4 traits that describe each character. (4)

Sum
mer

Dogg
y
F. Copy the words underlined twice. Write meanings with your own words .
(8 points)
1. __________________ ________________________________________________________________
2. __________________ ________________________________________________________________

3. __________________ ________________________________________________________________
4. __________________ ________________________________________________________________
5. __________________ ________________________________________________________________
6. __________________ ________________________________________________________________
7. __________________ ________________________________________________________________
8. __________________ ________________________________________________________________
G. CRITICAL THINKING.- Answer the following questions in a complete form.
(5 points)
1. Whats a presidents job?
A=___________________________________________________________________________________
_
2. Do you think volunteers are people who visit a city or people who do work for
free?
A=___________________________________________________________________________________
3. The word assist means to help, what does assistant mean?
A=___________________________________________________________________________________
4. If your parents were part of the city council of your city, what would they have to
do?
A=___________________________________________________________________________________
5. What are some of your rights as a citizen of Mxico?
A=___________________________________________________________________________________

F. Look up for the verbs in a box. Write the past and past participle of
them. (5 points)
Simple Form

Past

Past Participle

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
G. Look for a sentence that is in a box in Paragraph 4. Copy the sentence
and then change it as required. (Drill) (11)
Sentence:
Present:
Future:
Future going to:
Pr. Continuous:
Past Continuous:
Pr. Perfect:
Past Perfect:
Infinitive:
FRC:
Present Interrogative:
Present Negative:

H. In the story youll find 5 spelling sounds in /

correct word and write them down properly.
(5 points)
1.
4.

2.

/. Replace them by the

3.
5.

I. Write 3 tag questions using the spelling words from exercise H . (3)
1.
2.
3.

J. There are 5 sentences or phrases highlighted in grey. Copy them and

complete them using the correct question tag.
(5 points)
Example: The city was devastated, wasnt it?
1. __________________________________________________, ________________________?
2. __________________________________________________, ________________________?

3. __________________________________________________, ________________________?

4. __________________________________________________, ________________________?

5. __________________________________________________, ________________________?

K. TAG QUESTIONS. Complete the conversation by writing the correct tag

question. (6 points)

L. Spelling Dictation. (5 points - 0.5 each)

( 9 points)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Sentences (4)

11.
12.
13.
14.

M. By rereading the story, circle in red 2 words with soft c and in yellow 2
words with hard c . Write them down. ( 4)

Soft c words:
Hard c words:
N. Circle the correct indefinite pronoun.
(4 points )

I live in a seaside town. In the summer, everyone/ everything /

everywhere to come here, but in the winter, theres no one /
nothing / nowhere to do.
Nothing / Everywhere / Everybody is closed and nobody / nowhere /
nothing comes to visit. Everywhere / Everybody / Everything stays at
home. Its really boring.
O. Look at the pictures. Complete using indefinite pronouns.
(5 points)

1. There are classrooms, but ____________________________is inside.

2. Theres a cafeteria, but _____________________is eating there.
3. There are corridors, but _______________________is walking there.
4. Im looking _____________________, but I cant find any people. Why is it
so quiet? Why is it so empty?
5. Oh! Its because its the school vacation. _____________________ is at
home.

P. Describe your own city or anyone you like using sensory words. How
would you describe this place to someone who has never been there? Then
using the information write a descriptive paragraph, include vocabulary
words, indefinite pronouns and tag questions.(5)

Q. Listening: Listen attentively to the passage. Write the missing words.

(10) BOOST 4-TRACK 20

In some schools, 1._____________________ from different grades learn 2.

_________________ in one class. Such 3. __________________ may have several
problems. First, they can be hard for 4. ______________________. This is because
teachers need to 5.___________________ different things to different students.
6._____________ teachers will focus on some students while giving others
7.______________.
However, this can be difficult for students who 8._____________ a lot of
help. Sometimes the 9._______________ students may even need to teach
the 10.___________________ ones. This means, however, that the older
students cannot do their