teehskooW– (2016-17)
GRADE - 5 ( 2 hsisk E)
NAME: ___________________
Roll No: ______
Date:
Section-A
( Prose )
Q1 Swaminathan strode out of the examination hall, on the last day. Standing in
the veranda, he turned back and looked into the hall and felt slightly uneasy.
Q1
Q1 Read the sentences given below. The names of the characters have somehow been
mixed up. Replace the incorrect entries by reading the next carefully.
(3)
1) Sankar was the first to leave the examination hall.
2) Swaminathan felt he had done rather well.
3) Rajam had written about half a page for the sixth question.
Q2 Why do you think Swami was able to leave the hall early?
Q3 How do you think Swami felt when the boys were discussing their answers?
Q6 Give meanings for the following and also make a sentence on it.
( I ) strode
( ii ) uneasy
( iii ) din
( iv ) authority
Q2 The Head Master appeared on the platform, and after waiting for the noise to
subside, began a short speech, in which he said that the school would remain closed.
Q1 Read the sentences given below. The names of the characters have somehow been
mixed up. Replace the incorrect entries by reading the next carefully.
4) Q1 Mani was going to read a lot of books during the holidays.
5) Mani was going to burn his books.
6) Swaminathan was planning to sleep a lot.
Q2 Q4 What were the students asked to to during the holidays?
Q5 Was Swami planning to do what he had been asked to do?
Q6 Give meanings for the following and also make a sentence on it.
( I ) familiar
( ii) fuel
( iii ) flooded out
( iv ) authority
( v ( vi )
Q3 As they neared the school auditorium, Ani and her parents could hear the sound
of voices, and the high sweet sound of chimes.
Q1 Q1 Why did Ani say that she didn’t want to go to school?
Q3 Why was Ani worried about the art competition?
Q5 How did the dream help Ani?
Q6 Give meanings for the following and also make a sentence on it.
( I ) junk
(ii) sparkled
(iii) dump
Q4 I don’t want to go to school anymore,’ announced Ani. Her school bag slid off
her arm and hit the dirty floor with a thud.
Q2 What did Ani’s father and mother do for a living?
Q4 What did Ani’s mother mean when she said ,’You just have to find the key?
Q6 Where did Ani get the things to make her decoration?
Q6 Give meanings for the following and also make a sentence on it.
( I ) thud
(ii) laundry
(iii) sorting
Section-B
( Poetry )
Q1 I’m handicapped and wheelchair bound
Expected to sit and not make a sound
Q8 What is the title of this poem?
Q1 Who is the speaker in this poem?
Q4 What kind of disability do you think the speaker in the poem suffers from? What does it
prevent the person from doing?
Q3 ‘People pay no attention to me because they cannot understand what I’m trying to say.’
This is what line number ………. means.
Q2 What do other people think disabled people should do?
Q7 What is the significance of the title ? Is this how disabled people think of themselves?
Or is this how other people think of them?
Q5 How does the disabled person want others to treat him? He wants them to _............in
their activities and …………
Q8 Q6 Give meanings for the following and also make a sentence on it.
(I)
(ii)
(iii)
Q2 You’ve got to start recycling. You know it makes sense.
You ‘ve got to start recycling. Stop sitting on the fence.
Q1 Q5 Who is the poet of this poem?
Q6 What is the title of this poem?
Q1 It’s the only way / To save this planet for future generations’ means
Q2 What are the things mentioned in the poem that can be recycled?
Old newspapers, old glass bottles, empty drink cans
Q3 Where should these things be taken?
(b) Old glass bottles take them to a bottle tank
(c) Empty drink cans take them to Save-a-Can
Q4 Why doesthe poet say that we should ‘wash’,’squash’ and ‘squeeze’ empty drink
cans?
Q7 Complete these following lines of the poem.
Listen………………………..
………………………………
makes sense.
Q8 Q6 Give meanings for the following and also make a sentence on it.
(II)
reclamation
(ii) claptrap
(iii) bottle bank