Academic Session: 2021-22

Second-Term Examination

Grade: 5 Subject: English Literature Total Marks: 50

Date: March, 2022 Time: 90 minutes Marks Obt.
Section: A (Objective) (30 marks)
Q1: Choose the correct option from the following. (2.5)

I. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. Trodden

a) Diverged b) trampled c) undergrowth d) sleet

II. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. Drifted

a) carried slowly b) prisoned c) diverged d) hence

III. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. Glee

a) Gait b) joyful c) sleet d) gait

IV. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. Incredible

a) Attentively b) demonstrate c) unbelievable d) drifted

V. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word. Vile

a) Unique b) heaved c) crutch d) evil/shameful

Q2: a) Write homophones for the following words. (2.5)

i) Sent__________________________ ii) saw_____________________________

iii) Pain__________________________ iv) Site____________________________

iv) Feet__________________________
b) Write words that are anagrams of the following. (Everyone Sang.) (2.5)
i) FED MORE___________________________ ii) LIGHTED_________________________

iii) RED SLOWS__________________________ iv) DID FRET________________________

v) DULY SEND__________________________

c) Write the opposites of the following words. (2.5)

i) Noisy_________________________________ ii) float______________________________

iii) Dead_________________________________ iv) narrow____________________________

v) Loose________________________________
 d) Write synonyms of the following words (03)

i) Enormous__________________________ ii) Moist________________________________

iii) Cease_____________________________ iv) Generous____________________________

v) Inquire____________________________ vi) Strong______________________________

e) Match the following synonyms. (First set is pre-done an example.) (02)

Column A Column B Column C

Development insane Development — Improvement

assist middle

centre Improvement

top help

mad summit

Q3:
A) Match the columns to complete the proverbs (2.5)

Column A Column B Column C

Two and two Make light work. Two and Two — Make four. Ma

Help a lame dog To him who waits.

It never rains Make four.

Many hands Be choosers.

Beggars cannot Over a stile.

Everything comes But it pours.

B) Complete the following proverbs. (2.5)

i. The early bird______________________________________________________________________

ii. Half a loaf___________________________________________________________________________

iii. Too many cooks______________________________________________________________________

 iv. A stitch in time_______________________________________________________________________

v. Once bitten__________________________________________________________________________

Q4: Choose the correct option from the following. (10)

i. Gulliver’s behavior pleased_________, the noblemen and the army.

a) the Emperor b) the people c) the Emperor’s guards

ii. Sometimes, Gulliver would lie down and let five or six people of them __________ on his hand.

a) jump b) dance c) play

iii. After some weeks, Gulliver became quite good at____________.

a) learning b) their language c) swimming

iv. The Emperor agreed to let Gulliver to watch some of their special_________.

a) dances b) shows c) games

v. The first game was quite__________________.

a) easy b) interesting c) dangerous

vi. The jumping game is played___________ every year.

a) once b) twice c) thrice

vii. The Emperor places three long pieces of cloth on a table, one blue, another red and the third is_______.

a) green b) yellow c) black

viii. ____________ must be careful when he goes for a walk.

a) The Emperor b) The Lilliputians c) Gulliver

ix. Gulliver must carry____________________________ in his pocket.

a) the messenger b) the messenger and his horse c) the Emperor’s special letter

x. The second promise is that___________________________.

a) Gulliver must not enter the capital city without an order from the Emperor.

b) Gulliver must inform three hours before his departure

c) Gulliver must not leave at day time.

Academic Session: 2021-22
Second-Term Examination

Section: B (Subjective) (20 marks)

Q2: Answer the following questions. (ANY FIVE) (10)
i. What did the poet feel when he heard the singing?

ii. How did Beauty come?

iii. What warning was the boy given?

iv. How was the weather in the morning and in what way did it change?

v. What reason does the poet give for taking one path and not the other?

vi. What was the main reason Sarah wanted to keep a pet?

Q3: Reference to Context (03)

Read these lines taken from the story you already read and answer the questions.

‘Though I would walk by rule,

I am not rite, ‘tis plane.’

i. Who says these words, and to whom?

ii. What does ‘by rule’ mean?

iii. How is the speaker feeling at this particular time?

Q4: Make Sentences of the following words (04)

Stranger, Carelessly, Assistant, Curious

Q5: Explain the following in your own words. (03)

i. I was staggered

ii. Proudly declared

iii. Lost for words

iv. Too incredible