English-I class 5 ModelQuestion First Tern (1).doc

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BOUDDHA MERIDIAN

SCHOOL

FIRST TERMINAL EXAMINATION

MODEL QUESTION

Class: V Subject: English-I F.M.: 75 Date: Time: 2:15 Min. P.M.:30

Attempt all the questions.

1. Answer the following questions. [5x3=15] a) How did Pasang die? [Pasang Lhamu: The Voice in Ice]

b) Where did Jaya's mother go after leaving her children? [The Day Tsunami struck]

c) Why will 26 December 2004 be special for Jaya? [ The Day Tsunami struck]

d) What happened to Sonam Tshering? [Pasang Lhamu: The Voice in Ice]

e) Why was her family able to help Pasang Lhamu? [Pasang Lhamu: The Voice in Ice]

2. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow. [10] I have an uncle who writes books for children. I didn't see my

uncle very often when I was a child because he lived in Africa, but he came to see us sometimes. When he did visit us, he usually told me one of his stories. I loved them all but 'Ben's wishes' was my favourite. My uncle told it to me one winter when it was very cold outside. I was about ten, I think.

A boy called Ben had two older brothers. The older boys often felt hungry and often got angry because they were so poor.

'Go and work in the fields!' they said to Ben each morning. "Dig up some vegetables! Make us some soup for dinner!"

Ben always answered in the same way. 'But, I want to go to school and learn all about the world!' The brothers just laughed and said, 'Don't be silly! You aren't clever enough to go to school like us.' A. Write T for True and F for the False statements below. [5] i) Ben had two younger brothers.

ii) Ben didn't want to go school.

iii) The writer's uncle writes book for children. iv) 'Ben's wishes' was the writer's favourite story.

v) The writer heard the story 'Ben's wishes' when he was 11. B. Find the words which are similar in the meaning to the given

words. [5] i) starving ii) desires iii) annoyed iv) tail v) preferred

3. Read the passage below and do the activities that follow.

Lara is my mother's best friend. She's a vet, that's a doctor who looks after sick animals. I want to be a vet too. One day I asked her, 'Why did you decide to be a Vet, Lara?

'It's a strange story,' she answered. 'When I was your age, I had no brothers or sisters to play with, so in the winter holidays I stayed with my three cousins who lived high up in the mountains. They were tall and strong and couldn't ski or climb. My legs weren't strong enough! I was often ill too, so I had to carry different medicines with me all the time.

A. Arrange the given sentences in correct order. [5] i) She's a vet

ii) Lara is my mother's best friend iii) They were very good at climbing too iv) But she couldn't ski and climb

v) she stayed with her three cousins.

B. Find the words which are opposite in the meaning to the given words. [5] i) weak ii) questioned iii) drop iv) insufficient v) died

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car proved to be so popular that it remained unchanged for twenty years. Since Ford's time, mass production methods have become common in industry and have reduced the price of many articles which would otherwise be very expensive.

A. Answer the following questions. [2x4=8] i) Why was Henry Ford able to sell millions cars?

ii) What was the speciality of 'Model T' car? iii) Why did Ford not fulfil, the hope of his father? iv) When did he build his first car?

B. Fill in the gaps. [1x2=2] i) Henry Ford was _____ years old when he built his first car. ii) He went to ______ to become a mechanic.

5. Read the passage below and do the activities that follow. [10] When he was half-way, strong winds started blowing. The sun was

shining and the snow was sparkling, when all of a sudden everything grew dark. The snow began to fall so fast that even the front pair of remainder was hidden from view. The remainder began getting stuck in the snow and came to a stop.

The postman untied them, stood the sledge upside down and tied his long stick to it. He also tied the girl's tie to the tip of the stick. Then he dug a hole near the sledge and, put the postbag in it. He made the reindeer lie down and he sat down with the little girl close against them. They were soon covered with snow. But the post man dug an igloo-like cave under the snow where it was quiet and warm.

The people in the village, where the postman was expected, saw that a storm was blowing and that he had not arrived. They telephoned to find out if he had left. Then they realized he had been caught in the storm and waited for it to stop.

A. Answer these questions. [2x3=6] a) Why couldn't the postman see his reindeer?

b) Why were the reindeer unable to pull the sledge onward? c) How did he keep the postbag safe?

B. Write T for True and F for False statements. [4] a) The postman stood the sledge upside down for his reindeer to lie

down.

b) He stayed with the little girl in an igloo. c) The villagers didn't wait for the snow to stop.

d) Suddenly it grew dark before it began to snow.

6. Write conversation between you and your friend on the topic 'Importance of games and sports'.

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First Terminal Examination – 2016

Model Question

Marking Scheme

Class : 5

Subject :

English --I

Q.no.1. Answer the following questions. (5x3=15)

 Carries 15 marks for 5 questions

 Award 3 marks for each correct answer

Q.no. 2. Read the passage given below and do the activities that follow.

A. Write whether the given statements are 'True' or 'False'. (5x1=5)

 Carries 5 marks for 5 'true' or 'false'

 Award 1 mark for each correct answer

a. True b. False c. True d.

True e. False

B. Find the words from the passage which are similar in the meaning to the given words. (5x1=5)

 Carries 5 marks for 5 similar words

 Award 1 mark for each correct word

a. hungry b. Wishes c. Angry d. Work e.

wanted

Q.no.3. Read the passage given below and do the activities that follow.

A. Rearrange the given sentences in correct order. (5x1=5)

 Carries 5 marks for 5 sentences

 Award 1 mark for each correct sentences

a. Lara is my mother's best friend. b. She' a vet.

c. She stayed with her three cousins. d. They were very good at climbing too. e. But she couldn't ski and climb.

B. Find the words from the passage which are opposite in the meaning to the given words. (5x1=5)

 Carries 5 marks for 5 opposite words

a. strong b. Answered c. climb d. Enough

e. lived

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A. Answer the following questions. (4x2=8)

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the passage. (2x1=2)

 Carries 2 marks for 2 filled up words

a. 29 years b. Detroit

Q.no. 5. Read the passage given below and do the activities that follow.

A. Answer the following questions. (3x2=6)

B. Write whether the given statements are 'True' or 'False'. (4x1=4)

 Carries 4 marks for 4 'true' or 'false'

 Award 1 mark for each correct answer

a. True b. False c. False d. True

Q.no. 6. Write conversation between you and your friend on the topic 'Importance of games and sports'.

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 Carries 10 marks for a complete conversation

 Award marks following the criteria given

I. Organization -- 3 Marks

II. Subject Matter -- 3 Marks

III. Correctness of language -- 2 Marks

IV. Conversation Format -- 2 Marks

Q.no.7. Write a notice informing the residence that the lift of the apartment is not working. (10)

 Carries 10 marks for a complete notice

 Award marks following the criteria given

I. Organization -- 3 Marks

II. Subject Matter -- 4 Marks

III. Correctness of language -- 3 Marks

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