Model Question Paper
Class - V
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Third Summative Evaluation
Class : V (English)
Full Marks: 50 Class : V Time: 90 Minutes
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Reading Skill (Seen)
1. Read the text carefully and answer the following questions:
Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha, generally known as PT Usha is indeed the most famous and successful female athlete from India. Her extraordinary performance at the track earned Usha tities like the Queen of Indian Running Track' and 'Payyoli Express'
PT Usha was born on 27th June 1964 at Payyoll, a village in the Payyoli district of Kerala. Though Usha was affected by ill health in her early childhood, her promise in sports could be clearly noticed. Against all odds, she succeeded in becoming one of the greatest athletes India has ever produced. She made her first national record (in the 100 metres sprint) in 1977, when she was just 13 years old.
A. Tick(✓) the correct alternatives: 1×3=3
(a) As a female athlete from India, Usha is - (i) famous, (ii) successful, (iii) famous and successful
(b) Usha made her first national record in- (i) 200, (ii) 400, (iii) 100-metres sprint.
(c) Usha earned the title (i) 'Chakdah Express', (ii) 'Rajdhani Express', (iii) 'Payyoll Express’.
B. Fill in the blanks with information from the text: 1×2=2
(a) Usha got affected…….
(b) At the age of 13 Usha……..
C. Answer the following questions each in complete sentences: 2×5= 10
(a) Who was the 'Queen of Indian Running Track'?
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(b) What is the full name of PT Usha ?
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(c) Where was PT Usha born?
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(d) How was Usha's health in her early childhood?
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(e) When did PT Usha make her first national record?
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Reading
Skill (Unseen)
2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
Water is our life. We cannot live without water, without water no plant can grow. We need water to drink. We need water to bathe. We need water to wash our clothes, to clean our houses and to cook our food. Water is necessary for cultivation and even for our energy.
Today drinking water is insufficient. Water is insufficient even for watering our plants. Water is getting polluted day by day. The water of ponds, rivers and even of seas is not pure today. We need clean and pure water.
A. Complete the following sentences with information from the passage: 1×4= 4
(a) For cultivation, water is………………………………………………………………..
(b) Water is required to wash………………………………………………………….......
(c) Without water plants cannot…………………………………………………………...
(d) Drinking water is ………………….…………………………………………......…....
B. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements in the given boxes: 1×5= 5
(a) Water is essential for all living beings. ( )
(b) Polluted water is good for our health. ( )
(c) We cannot live without water. ( )
(d) We need water only to drink. ( )
(e) The sea water is not yet polluted. ( )
C. Answer the following questions : 2×3=6
(a) Why do we need water?
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(b) What type of water do we need to drink?
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(c) Where do we find water?
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(Grammar and Vocabulary)
Do as directed: 1×10=10
a) Rina ……………………. (study) for her exams at the moment. (Fill in blank with Present Continuous Tense)
b) Swami Vivekananda was born……………..1863. (Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition)
c) We are all proud of him. (Underline the possessive pronoun)
d) netaji founded ajad hind fauj (Put the punctuation mark and rewrite)
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e) I never went to a zoo. (Underline the Adverb)
f) Mr. Sen is …………………. honest man. (Fill in the blank with proper Article)
g) Nila has seen ………….. Tajmahal. (Fill in the blank with proper Article)
h) Write the opposite word of ‘poor’ : …………………………….
i) We ……………. (go/went) to school everyday by bus. (Fill in the blank with proper form of verb)
j) Last Sunday, Reba …………….(visit/ visited) the zoo. (Fill in the blank with proper form of verb)
Writing
Use the following hints and write ten sentences about Henry Louis Vivian Derozio: 10
Hints : Name : Henry Louis Vivian Derozio; Date of Birth : 18.04.1809; Parents' names : Francis Derozio & Sophie Johnson; Place of Birth : Entally, Kolkata; School: David Drummond's 'Dhurramtallah Academy'; Service : Teacher of English Literature and History, Hindu College; Achievements : Assistant editor of 'The India Gazette', editor of 'The Calcutta Gazette', 'The East Indian' and 'The Bengal Annual' etc.; Notable works : 'To India, My Native Land', 'The Harp of India', 'The Fakir of Jungheera' etc.; Death : 26th December, 1831.