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1. Section A (Reading Comprehension)
Read the passage given below.
Rhinoceroses are some of the biggest land animals on earth. Despite their huge size,
rhinos run fast. They can reach speeds of over 30 miles an hour for short distances.
Rhinos are unique because of their giant horns. Rhino horns have no bone on the
inside. Instead, rhino horns are made of keratin. Keratin is the same material in hair,
fingernails, and hooves. If a rhino horn breaks, it can slowly grow back, just like a
fingernail.
White rhinos and black rhinos live in Africa. Each of them has two horns. Even
though a rhino's skin looks tough, bugs and sunburn can still be a problem. That's
why rhinos roll around in the mud.
Sadly, the number of rhinos in the wild is dwindling. People illegally hunt rhinos for
their horns. And other human activity continues to destroy their habitat. Today,
there are fewer than 30,000 total rhinos left in the wild.
Concerned groups of people from all parts of the world are working hard to save
these incredible animals.
Answer the questions that follow:
1.1 Choose the correct option:
(a) Rhinoceroses are some of the _________ land animals on earth.
(i) largest
(ii) tallest
(iii) heaviest
(iv) biggest
(b) Rhinos are unique because of their _________.
(i) long neck
(ii) giant horns
(iii) fluffy tails
(iv) small eyes
(c) The number of rhinos in the wild is __________.
(i) increasing
(ii) expanding
(iii) dwindling
(iv) growing
1.2 State whether the following statement is true or false:
Human activity continues to destroy the rhino’s habitat.
Subject: English Topic: Revision Question Bank Cycle Test 1
Grade: V Div: _________ Roll No: _________ Date: ____________
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2. Read the passage given below.
Once a man sold his well to a farmer. Next day when the farmer went to draw water from that well, the man did not allow him to draw water from it. He said, “I have sold you the well, not the water, so you cannot draw water from the well.” The farmer became very sad and came to the Emperor’s
court. He described everything to the Emperor and asked for justice.
The Emperor called Birbal and handed over this case to him. Birbal called the man who sold the well to the farmer. Birbal asked, “Why don’t you let him use the water of the well? You have sold the
well to the farmer.” The man replied, “Birbal, I have sold the well to the farmer, not the water. He has no right to draw water from the well.”
Then Birbal smiled and said to him, “Good, but look, since you have sold the well
to this farmer, and you claim that water is yours, then you have no right to keep
your water in the farmer’s well. Either you pay rent to the farmer to keep your
water in his well, or you take that out of his well immediately.”
The man understood that his trick had failed. Birbal had outwitted him.
Answer the questions that follow:
2. 1 Choose the correct option:
(a) The farmer was _________ to draw water from the well.
(i) not told
(ii) not allowed
(iii) allowed
(iv) not paid
(b) Birbal told the man to _________ to the farmer to keep his water in his well.
(i) pay rent
(ii) loan money
(iii) give gifts
(iv) take land
2.2 Complete the following sentence:
The man said the farmer had no right to draw water from the well because ______.
2. 3 Choose the correct option for the meaning of the words given below:
(a) justice (Paragraph 2)
(i) dishonesty
(ii) lies
(iii) fairness
(iv) false
(b) immediately (Paragraph 4)
(i) later
(ii) never
(iii) sometimes
(iv) instantly
Section B (Writing and Grammar)
3. Facts and Opinions
Read the give passage. Identify two facts and two opinions in it.
My mother makes the most delicious pasta in the world. I ate three helpings of
pasta last night. My family had pasta for dinner last Thursday. Everyone should
sprinkle cheese on top of their pasta. My father made salad to eat with our pasta.
Toasted bread tastes best when it is dipped in pasta sauce. Mom uses Grandma's
secret recipe to make pasta sauce. We ought to eat pasta every week.
4. Key Ideas
Choose the appropriate key idea.
James and his sister, Anna, went to the carnival on Saturday. They rode the
merry-go-round, the roller coaster and the Ferris wheel. James ate popcorn and a
hot dog. Anna drank lemonade and ate an apple. They saw many exciting shows.
They were tired when they went home.
(i) James and Anna were hungry.
(ii) James and Anna did many things at the carnival.
(iii) The merry-go-round was broken.
(iv) The carnival was on Saturday.
5. Message Writing
Read the telephonic conversation given below and write the message.
Sunita : Hello, Greenleaves Bank.
Amar : Hello, can I speak to Mr. Anil Sharma, please?
Sunita : He’s in a meeting at the moment. He will be out in an hour. Can I take
a message?
Amar : Could you tell him that Mr. Amar Sethi called? I wanted to renew my
fixed deposits. I would like an appointment. Please ask him to call me
back and give me an appointment.
Sunita : Okay, I’ll make sure he gets the message.
Amar : Thanks very much for your help, bye!
Sunita : Goodbye!
5. Do as directed:
Nouns
(a) The __________ grows in water and is our national flower. (Choose the correct
common noun.)
(i) rose
(ii) sunflower
(iii) lotus
(iv) jasmine
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(b) Many mountaineers have climbed Mt. _________, the world’s highest mountain.
(Choose the correct proper noun.)
(i) Fuji
(ii) Kilimanjaro
(iii) Tai
(iv) Everest
(c) A __________ of tourists bought expensive souvenirs at the Arts and Crafts shop.
(Choose the correct collective noun.)
(i) cast
(ii) flock
(iii) staff
(iv) bench
(d) The soldiers were praised for their _________ in battle. (Choose the correct
abstract noun.)
(i) bravery
(ii) brave
(iii) bravely
(iv) braveful
One and Many
(a) A squirrel hid among the _________ (branch) on the tree. (Choose the plural noun
form of the word given in the brackets.)
(i) branch
(ii) branchs
(iii) branchies
(iv) branches
(b) The __________ (gallery) exhibit some of the best works by local artists. (Choose
the plural noun form of the word given in the brackets.)
(i) gallerys
(ii) galleries
(iii) gallerries
(iv) gallery
(c) There are many active ___________ (volcano) in Japan. (Choose the plural noun
form of the word given in the brackets.)
(i) volcanies
(ii) volcanos
(iii) volcanoes
(iv) volcannes
(d) Please do not leave your ____________ (luggage) unattended. (Choose the plural
noun form of the word given in the brackets.)
(i) luggage
(ii) luggages
(iii) luggagies
(iv) luggagges
Gender
(a) Which prince is the legitimate _________ (heiress) to the throne? (Choose the
masculine gender of the word given in the brackets.)
(i) hair
(ii) hare
(iii) hire
(iv) heir
(b) The _________ (wizard) waved a magic wand and disappeared into thin air.
(Choose the feminine gender of the word given in the brackets.)
(i) witch
(ii) wizardess
(iii) magician
(iv) witchy
(c) I suggested that the _______ at the shop buy a blue tie. (Choose the correct
common gender.)
(i) dancer
(ii) journalist
(iii) customer
(iv) pupil
(d) Wash the car well as it’s very dirty. (Choose the correct neuter gender.)
(i) dirty
(ii) car
(iii) very
(iv) wash
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
(a) I've met Tom _________ times. (Choose the correct noun.)
(i) any
(ii) much
(iii) a few
(iv) no
(b) There are _________ butterflies in the garden. (Choose the correct noun.)
(i) any
(ii) enough
(iii) a little
(iv) many
(c) I opened the window to let ____ fresh air into the room. (Choose the correct noun.)
(i) much
(ii) some
(iii) no
(d) There is _______ vacancy in this office. (Choose the correct noun.)
(i) no
(ii) plenty of
(iii) much
(iv) a little
Vocabulary
(a) The detective _________ at the fingerprints through the magnifying glass.
(Choose the most suitable word to complete the sentence.)
(i) observed
(ii) glanced
(iii) examined
(iv) peered
(b) Tom ________ down the stairs when there was a power cut. (Choose the most
suitable word to complete the sentence.)
(i) walked
(ii) tumbled
(iii) overturned
(iv) stepped
Homophones and Homonyms
(a) I was very glad to _________ (here/hear) the news. (Choose the correct
homophone for the sentence.)
(b) Bread is made from ________ (flour/flower), water and yeast. (Choose the correct
homophone for the sentence.)
Section C (Literature)
6. Choose the correct option:
Turning Your Sorrows into Joy
(a) Helen was always _____________ into things and tripping over almost everything.
(i) dashing
(ii) falling
(iii) stamping
(iv) bumping
(b) Helen was encouraged to touch and feel objects around her so she could _______
them from each other.
(i) describe
(ii) differentiate
(iii) understand
(iv) recognize
Hercules and the Nemean Lion
(a) The Nemean lion emerged from the cave in the _________.
(i) evening
(ii) morning
(iii) afternoon
(iv) night
(b) King Eurystheus hid from Hercules __________.
(i) under the lion’s skin
(ii) in the cave with two entrances
(iii) in his palace
(iv) in a giant-sized bronze jar
Leisure
(a) The poet feels life is full of care because we have no time to___________.
(i) stand and stare
(ii) sleep and dream
(iii) eat and drink
(iv) laugh and cry
(b) The streams look like they are full of _____________.
(i) flowers
(ii) suns
(iii) skies
(iv) stars
Daffodils
(a) The daffodils were _____________ and dancing in the breeze.
(i) flying
(ii) fluttering
(iii) falling
(iv) flapping
(b) The poet’s heart fills with __________ when he remembers the daffodils.
(i) sadness
(ii) thoughts
(iii) pleasure
(iv) nature
7. Match the columns:
A B
(i) Anne Sullivan had a very
difficult task but
(a) piercing its skin
(ii) Hercules was surprised when
the arrow bounced of the lion’s
chest instead of
(b) did not think what wealth the show had
brought to him.
(iii) We do not have time to stand
beneath the boughs and
(c) she tried various ways and means to
get Helen to understand her.
(iv) The poet gazed and gazed at
the daffodils but
(d) stare as long as sheep or cows.
8. Answer the following questions in two sentences:
Turning Your Sorrows into Joy
(a) What happened to Helen when she was a year and a half?
(b) When did Helen’s learning become very speedy?
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Hercules and the Nemean Lion
(a) Why had Eurystheus referred to the task as an impossible feat?
(b) What did Hercules do, which was a complete surprise to the lion?
Leisure
(a) Why does the poet feel that life is full of care?
(b) What does the poet wish to see in his free time?
Daffodils
(a) Where were the daffodils? Where did they stretch?
(b) How did the poet feel when he saw the daffodils?
A Mid Summer Night’s Dream
9.1 Choose the correct option:
(a) The woods where Lysander was to meet Hermia, was full of _________.
(i) kings
(ii) fairies
(iii) queens
(iv) dukes
(b) Oberon dropped the disenchanting flower juice on __________ eyes.
(i) Titania’s
(ii) Lysander’s
(iii) Hermia’s
(iv) Demetrius’
9.2 Answer the following question in two sentences:
(a) Why was Lysander filled with grief?
(b) Why did Oberon ant Puck to fetch him the flower called ‘Love-in-idleness’?
Section D (Symphonics)
10. Though Symphonics is not given in this Question Bank, it will be tested in the
paper.
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