O.P. JINDAL SCHOOL, RAIGARH C.

G PERIODIC TEST – 3 - 2024

CLASS-5 ENGLISH
SECTION ---A (READING:18MARKS) M.M 80

Passage-1
Q1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below. (8)
I am thrilled that May is finally here! Now I can enjoy what I call “the sweet
taste of summer”! Watermelons are in the stores, and I plan to eat one every
day for the next three months. I think watermelons taste better than any other
fruit. Peaches, plums, and strawberries are also great in the summer. I enjoy
eating those, too. But they just don’t taste as good to me as a sweet, sweet
watermelon. My whole family likes eating watermelons. We ate at least three
watermelons a week last year. This year, I am going to eat watermelon every
day, all summer long.
A. Complete the following sentences. 2
a. My whole family likes _______________
b. I think watermelons taste better ____________________

B. Write T for true and F for false. 1

a. This year, I am going to eat mangoes every day. _______

C. Find the synonym of entertain from the passage. 1

D. Answer the following questions. 4

1. Why is the writer excited that May has arrived?
2. What is the writer’s favourite fruit?
3. How long will the watermelons be available?
4. What other summer fruits does the writer enjoy?
Q2. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below. (10)
Dana loves flowers. Her favourites are daisies, tulips, and daffodils. Tulips and
daffodils come up every spring, and daisies come up later in the summer. These
plants are perennials; they come up year after year.
Dana loves the spring because she can go to the flower market to buy her
annuals. The annuals only last one season, but they add a lot of colour to the
garden. Dana got up Saturday morning very early. She wanted to get to the
market early so she would have time to plant everything when she got home.
Off she went to Barton’s Flower Market. She ran into some friends.

Dana and her friends saw pansies, geraniums, periwinkles, and petunias.
“Oh, so many pretty flowers!” exclaimed Dana. “I love them all.”
Dana decided to buy red and yellow pansies, blue periwinkles, and purple
petunias. That will add a lot of colours to my garden, thought Dana. She said
goodbye to her friends and went home.
Dana happily began planting her new flowers around the tulips and daffodils.
Dana was so happy. She loved her flower garden, and she knew she would
enjoy it all summer long. Dana had a perfect day.
A. Complete the following sentences. 2
a. Dana loves ------------------.
b. She went to ---------------flower market.
B. Write T for true and F for false. 2
a. Dana got up Sunday morning very early. ______
b. Dana decided to buy res and yellow pansies. _______
C. Find the synonym of absolute from the passage. 1
D. Find the antonym of ephemeral from the passage. 1
E. Answer the following questions. 4
a. What are Dana’s favourite flowers?
b. Why was Dana happy?
c. Why does Dana love the spring?
d. Who saw pansies, geraniums, periwinkles, and petunias?

SECTION – B (GRAMMAR:17 MARKS)

Q3. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the. (2x1=2)

a) Kohinoor is ----------------------- most precious diamond.
b) The fruit seller is ------------------ honest man.
Q4. Underline the adverbs in the following sentences and write AM for
adverbs of manner AT for adverbs of time AP for adverbs of place. (2x1=2)
a) Nisha writes neatly. ---------------
b) The chairman will attend meeting tomorrow. -------------

Q5. Fill in the blanks with the –(ing) form of the verbs in brackets. (2x1=2)
a) Sita is---------------(write) a letter to her uncle.
b) The baby is -------------(shiver) with fever.
Q6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the verbs in brackets to show
past continuous tense. Use the necessary helping verbs in following
sentences. (1x2=2)
a) Varun --------- --------------(drive) a brand-new car.
Q7. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets to
complete using simple future tense.
a) Farida ------------------------ (go) to U.S.A in the vacation. (1x1=1)
Q8. Circle the most suitable Preposition to complete the sentences. (2x1=2)
a) The jug is full (of/for) juice.
b) The fruits are (in/to) the basket.

Q9. Join the following sentences using suitable Conjunctions. (2x1=2)

a) Gita has curly hair. Rita has straight hair. (when/but)
 b) You should take your umbrella. It is raining. (and/because)
Q10. Punctuate the following sentence using capital letters wherever
required. (1x1=1)
a) who discovered america?

Q11. There is an error in each line. Underline the error and write the correct
one. (2x1=2)
One morning, the Nawab call __________
His minister and said him __________
That I wanted the length __________
and breadth from the earth measured. ___________

SECTION-C (LITERATURE-20 MARKS)

Q12. Tick the correct answer
i) Mrs. Rabbit had------------------- children. (1)
a) three. b) four c) five d) two
ii) The speaker will bounce on the ---------------- (1)

a) furniture b) bed c) carpet d) sofa.

iii) Using Polythene bags is ----------------------- (1)
a) good for the earth b) bad for the earth
c)something we can boast about d) none of the
iv) Birbal was not in the court because------------------- (1)
a) he was unwell b) he was busy counting crows
c)he was afraid d) he was sad
v) write the anagram for these words (1)

a) last ------------- b) left ----------------

Q13. Read these sentences and answer the questions that follow.
(4x1=4)
1. ‘You have set an impossible task”
a) who said these words and to whom?
b) Why was the ‘task’ impossible?
2. And when they get angry …...
a) Who will be angry?
c) What is the speaker going to do?

Q14. Answer the following questions. (Any four)

i) What was the prize announced for the challenge?
ii) Where did Peter live?
iii) Why is it important not to waste food?
iv) Why was Pankhuri suddenly asking so many questions one day?
v) How will she react to her children’s cooking?

Q15. Answer the following questions in detail (Any two)

i) What are the features of the bhungas that make them disaster
resistant?
ii) Write character sketch of Birbal.
iii) Write character sketch of Peter Rabbit

SECTION -D (WRITING:08 MARKS)

Q16. Write an application to the senior mistress madam to grant leave for
five days as you are not well. (8)

Q17. Write a paragraph on any one of the following topics.

(5)
a) Yoga and its benefits b) My favourite season
Q18. You went on a trip to your favourite place. Write a diary entry
describing the trip,how you went, places visited and overall experience.
(7)