DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BANGALORE- EAST

MID-TERM REVISION PAPER [2020-2021]

SUBJECT-ENGLISH
ANSWER KEY

Name: __________ Class: V Sec: _________ Date: ___________

PART –A (GRAMMAR)

1. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct article given in the brackets:

a. I watched the video you had sent me.

b. She eats an apple every day.
c. The price of petrol keeps rising.
d. I bought a new TV set yesterday.
e. Please give me the cake that is on the counter.

2. State whether the underlined words are used as nouns or verbs in the following sentences:

a. The sailor was able to hold up the sail despite the storm.
i) noun

b. They are working on a project.

i) noun

c. The dog continues to bark.

ii) verb

d. I got the lead role in the play.

i) noun

e. Let’s record the baby’s first word.

ii) verb

3 Choose the correct Interrogative Pronouns from the bracket:

a. What do you think, is the correct answer to this question?

b. About whom are you speaking?

c. Which phone belongs to her?

d. Who came here in the morning?

e. Whose pen is this? It's Leela's pen .

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4.. Read the given extracts and answer the following questions:

“And sheep are protected by pens.

But a Camel comes handy
Wherever it’s sandy
ANYWHERE does for me.”

I. Mention the speaker of the above extract.

b. the Camel

According to the above extract, where do sheep take shelter?

b. pens

III. What does the poet mean by the term ‘ANYWHERE’ in the above extract?
d. shelter

5. Choose the correct option from the given questions:

I. To keep the young tahr at home Kamoz’s mother suggested him to take the permission from
b. Kodan

II. What dessert did Alex’s mother prepare?

a. chocolate cake

PART –B (READING)

6. I. Choose and write the correct option from the following:

1. According to the passage, the most beautiful humming birds are found in-
c. West Indies and South America

2. What is the nest of a humming bird made up of?

d. All of the above

3. What might happen if someone approaches the nest of a humming bird?

a. The mother bird will peck if someone approaches the nest of a humming bird.

II. Find the synonyms of the following words from the passage:

1. a. sparkling
2. b. rapid

III. Find the antonyms of the following words from the passage:

1. b. bright
2. a. sharp
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7. Student’s own choice

LITERATURE
8. Answer the following questions briefly:
a. Did Alex change his behaviour at the dinner table the next evening? How?
Yes, Alex changed his behaviour at the dinner table the next evening by eating three
helpings of broccoli.
b. What did Alex see in the refrigerator that scared him?
Alex saw a crocodile in the pickle jar which made him scared.
c. Why did the speaker use ‘ANYTHING’ in capital letters in the first stanza of the poem
‘The Plaint of the Camel’?
The speaker used ‘ANYTHING’ to emphasize the plight of the camel.

d. What tool did Kamoz use to cut down the trees and plants that were likely to serve as a
support for a rope ladder?
Kamoz used wood cutting knife to cut down the trees and plants that were likely to
serve as a support for a rope ladder.

9. Answer the following questions in about 20-30 words:

a. What value did Alex learn from his parents?

Alex’s parents explained that an empty stomach makes a person feel dizzy, weak and when
someone feel that way, his/her eyes can play tricks. Hence food is important for good health
and energy.
b. What did Kamoz do to help the tahr?
Kamoz loosened the snare around the tahr’s neck gently and carried it to a small spring. He
bathed and dressed the wound of the tahr with leaves of medicinal plants.

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