Periodic Assessment Test

Std – 5 English September, 2020

Time: 1 Hour Marks : 25

(L.O- Learning Outcome)

L.O. Describes the things seen, heard and imagined.

Q. 1 Look at the following picture and provide the information asked about the (05)
picture from the given options.

( 15Th August, All over India, India got freedom on 15th August-1947, National
festival, Independence day )

Independence day
Name of festival: ___________________________
15th August
Day of celebration: _________________________
National festival
Type of festival: ____________________________
All over India
Place/Places of celebration: __________________
India got freedom on 15th August-1947
Significance: ______________________________

L.O. Understands the paragraph and answers the questions.

Q. 2 Read the paragraph and answer the questions given below. (05)
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on the Earth. Its peak is located on the
border between Nepal and Tibet in China. It is a part of the great Himalayan
Mountain range.
For many years, climbers tried and failed to reach the summit of Mount
Everest. In 1953, the British put everything they had into giving it one more try.
They hoped that their climbers would reach the top in time for the coronation of
Queen Elizabeth. Ten different climbers from all over the world were chosen to
make the trek. In April and May, supplies were relayed up the mountain and
camps were setup every 1,000 to 2,000 feet.

E05020920 Page 1 of 2
 Questions:
1. Which Mountain is the tallest mountain on the Earth?
2. Where is Mount Everest’s peak located?
3. In which month were the supplies relayed up the mountain?
4. At how many feet were every camps set up?
Mount Everest a part of the great Himalayan Mountain range.
5. ………………….is

L.O. Understands and uses gender, singular-plural, tense, punctuations, verbs and
adjectives.
Q. 3 Place the punctuation marks at the appropriate place in the following (05)
sentences.
(, ? . “ “ !)
1. What is your dream ?
2. He said"I will kill Goliath"
3. You are naughty.
4. How beautiful this garden is !
5. Look Papa,how have I done it
L.O. Knows about collective nouns and uses dictionary.
Q.4 Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the bracket. (05)
(kennel, class, range, galaxy, pack)

1. galaxy
A_________________ of stars.
2. range
A_________________ of mountains.
3. pack
A_________________ of cards.
4. class
A_________________ of students.
5. kennel
A_________________ of dogs.

L.O. Uses the practical grammar.

Q. 5 Fill in the blanks with past tense forms of verb given in the bracket.
(05)

Festivals indeed not only added

_____(add) colour to our routine life but they
also________(rejuvenate)
rejuvenated our lives with new zest, energy and love for life.
took
Festivals are usually ______(take) as a time for enjoyment but there are some
festivals which are celebrated
______(celebrate) to pay tribute and homage to the sacrifice of
had
great martyrs or some religious significance. India ______(to have) great diversity,
being multilingual and multi-religious nation.

E05020920 Page 2 of 2