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THE INDIAN HEIGHTS SCHOOL

Revision Worksheet ,Class V
Subject : English
DATE : SEP 4 , 2013
NAME ________________
CLASS : V SEC ____ ROLL NO ____

Q1. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

Look at the rings in the trunk .The trunk is made up of rings with in rings .Scientists have out that
by counting these rings ,they can tell the age of a tree . How is this possible ? Each year there is
a period of greatest growth of a tree . In cold climates ,this period is the season of spring . During
this period , the cells just inside the skin of the trunk begin to divide . The new cells so
formed are of two kinds . The inner cells – the one towards the inside of the trunk – are wood cells
; these form a new ring in the wood inside the trunk . The outer cells are bastcells ; these will grow
again next spring .

Each year , a ring of new wood cells is added to the trunk , The earliest wood cells ( in the
innermost rings) become pressed together so tightly that they die .These form the hardest wood in
a tree’s trunk , known as the ‘heartwood’

You can see that each year the trunk of a tree gets anew ring of wood cells . So, by counting the
rings , you can tell the age of a tree .

a) What is the trunk of a tree made of ?

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b) What is ‘heartwood’ ?
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c) Find words from passage that mean the same as:-

i) the main stem of a tree __________

ii) a particular length of time _________

d) Pick out two adjectives of comparison from the passage .

Q2. Write a paragraph with the help of given outline on “When UFO Landed In Our
School Playground”.(5)

Break time in school ,great noise and lightning ,an UFO landed ,everybody wonderstruck
,an alien came out ,unusual appearance , looked friendly ,spoke in our language ,had
interesting conversation ,time to go back ,sat in his UFO ,took off to his home planet .

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Q3. Complete the sentences using articles.

a) Sonu is reading _______ magazine .

b) Shall I turn _________ radio on ?

c) That’s______ lovely dress .

d) Who wants to eat _____ ice-cream ?

e) Do you wear ___ uniform at school ?

Q4. Change the given adjectives into adverbs to complete the sentences.

a) He sang _______________( beautiful)

b) He ran ______________( fast )

c) She finished her work____________( quick )

d) She sings ______________( delightful)

e) He _________________ comes unprepared (frequent )

Q5. Pick out the Adjectives in the following sentences .

a) The ship sustained heavy damage .

b) He is a man of few words.

c)I have not seen him for several days

d) A cross child is not liked .

e ) Abdul won the second prize .

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Q6. Complete the sentences using appropriate adjectives for comparison.

a) The poor man had seen _______________days .( happy ).

b) Solomon was one of the _________ men . (wise )

c) The ____________ lane has a turning . (long )

d) My knife is __________ than yours .( sharp )

e) No news is __________ news . ( good )

Q7. Choose the correct answer:-

a) The hunter went to the witch doctor becausehe

i) had a stomach ache ii) had seen a scary dream iii) to get treatment for
his son

b) The cupboard was special because it was

i) magical ii) was made of gold iii) was very huge

c) Wilma was

i) an athlete ii) an archer iii) a swimmer

d) Wilma fell seriously ill when she was

i) 4 ii) 6 iii) 7

Q8. Answer the following questions

a) How did Rohit’s mother sense that something was wrong ?

b) How did the Honeyguide help Gingile find honey ?

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c) Would you like to have a friend like John ? Why ?

d) Why does the bird find preening a chore ?

e) Why do you think Ila was refused admission in many schools ?

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