Kendriya VidyalayaSangathan

Bhubaneswar Region
Mid Term Exam (2021-2022)
Class- V F.M.-40
Subject- English Time-1 Hr.
30 Min.

Reading Comprehension (10 Marks)

A. Read the passagecarefullyand answer the questions that
follows:(1x10=10)
Jagadish Chandra Bose had invented several sensitive instruments. One of them is
the Crescograph which is used to measure the growth rate of plants. Through his
experiments Bose showed that plants behave in the same manner as human
beings, although plants take longer to respond than animals. He proved that plants
are sensitive to heat, cold, light, noise and other external stimuli, just like human
beings. By injecting poison into a living plant Bose showed that they react in the
same manner as we do. Scientific research on electro-magnetic waves was initiated
by. C. Bose in the late 19th century. It was the Italian sclentist Marconi who got
the patent for the invention of wireless telegraphy. But we must remember that
Bose's public demonstration in Calcutta along the same lines happened much
earlier. Instead of looking for commercial benefit for his inventions, Bose made his
inventions public in order to allow others to advance further along the lines of his
research. However, Bose's place in history has now been re-evaluated. This great
Indian sclentist was eventually crowned with glory when he was awarded
knighthood by the British Government in 1917. He was also conferred many other
awards like 'Fellow of the Royal Society', 'Companion of the Order of the Indian
Empire' etc. Needless to say, he is one of the greatest scientists ever born in our
country. Some of his famous books are "Response in the Living and the Non-living"
(1902), "The Nervous Mechanism of Plants"(1926), "Major Mechanism of
Plants"(1928) etc. In 1896, Bose wrote "Niruddesher Khoje", a science fiction. In
fact, he was the first writer of science fictions in Bengali. In November 1917, Bose
founded the "Bose Institute' at his own house in Calcutta. He donated "Bose
Institute' to the nation for research on Science.

1. Who got the patent for wireless telegraphy?

2. In which century was Mr. Bose awarded Knighthood?

3. What happened in
1917
4. What is the name of science fiction written by Bose?
5. Write the names of two books written by J. C. Bose.

6. What instrument is used to measure the growth rate of the plants according to
the passage

7. Find out the meaning of the following from the passage:

Official right to be the only person to make use of an invention

8. Write True or False:

No other Bengali writer had written science fiction before . C. Bose.

9. What did i. C. Bose donate for nation?

10. Find out the word which means same as the following

An act of showing that something exists by giving proof or evidence

Writing and Grammar (15 Marks)

B.Write any one of the following: (1x5-5)

Imagine you are the captain of your school. Write a notice informing the
students about an Essay writing competition which is going to be held in your
school on the occasion of "Swachhata Pakhwada'.

DR

Look at the picture and write a story with a proper title.

C1. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words: (1x4=4)

India is (a)large that the weather varies considerably from one region to
(b) In Thirvananatpuram, for example, the temperature remains
steady(c). the year. Delhi has a hot summer in May and June. Although
the most of the places are affected by the monso0on but it arrives (d)_
in Tiruvanantapuram.

() so () more
b. () different (ü) another (1) many regions
C. () in (i) during (i) throughout
d. () first (jfast (i) firstly

2. Re-arrange the following to form meaningful sentences: (1x6-6)

a. games/should not be/at home/played/outdoor

b. known/all over/India/the/world/is
C.will be/ next month/ the/schools/closed/from
d. doctor/away/an apple/in/day/a/keeps/the
e. footbal/ground/footbal/is/played/the/in/play
f. night/had a//wonderful /dream/last

Language and Literature (15 Marks)

D.Read the following passage and answer the questions: (1x5=5)

In the good old days of the daimios, there lived an old couple whose only pet was
a little dog. Having no children, they loved it as though it were a baby. The old dame
made it a cushion of blue crape, and at mealtime Muko-for that was its
name
would sit on it as snug as any cat. The kind people fed the pet with tidbits of fish
from their own chopsticks, and all the boiled rice it wanted. Thus treated, the dumb
creature loved its protectors like a being with a soul. The old man, being a rice
farmer, went daily with hoe or spade into the fields, working hard from morning
until O Tento Sama (as the sun is called) had gone down behind the hills. Every day
the dog followed him to work, never once harming the white heron that walked in
the footsteps of the old man to pick up the worms. For the old fellow was patient
and kind to everything that had life, and often turned up a sod on purpose to give
food to the birds.
1. What was the name of the pet that the old couple had?
2. What is the Japanese word for the sun?
3. Which word from the passage means the same as 'comfortable'?
What food did the old man feed to their pet dog?
5. What dd the old man do to give the food to the birds?
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Read the following poem and answer the following questions: (1x5=5)

When everybody has short hair,

The rebel lets his hair grow

long
When everytbody has long hair,

The rebel cuts his hair short.

When everybody talks during the lesson,

The rebel doesn't say a word.

When nobody talks during the lesson,

The rebel creates a disturbance.

1. From where is the text taken?

2. What do the rebel do when everybody has long hair?
3. What is the meaning of the word 'create'?
4. What is the antonym of the word "long' ?
5. Which word in the above passage means disorder?

EAnswer any five among the following questions (2x5=10)

a) What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever?
b) What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden gold?
c)Why did the author visit the shop so infrequently?
d) What was Soapy's first plan to escape the extreme cold of winter?
e) Write two uses of trees in our daily life?
)What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard?
8) How do the smaller desert animals fulfill their need for water in desert?
h) "Finding good twigs for Kari took a long time."- Why?