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Question Bank
STD – V
English - II
II SEMESTER
Lesson – 12
Subject and Predicate
I. Put a ‘/’ after the subject in each of the following sentences.
1. The lion is a fierce animal.
2. Jeetu ate too many sweets today.
3. The nurse gave Moti an injection.
II. Write suitable predicates for the subjects given below.
1. The young girl __________________________________
2. We ___________________________________________
3. Geeta and Beena ________________________________
III. Write suitable subjects for the predicates given below.
1. _______________ live in Mumbai.
2. _______________ are animals that have black and white stripes on them.
3. _______________ is my best friend.
Lesson – 13
Agreement of Subject and Verb
I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate tense of the verb given in brackets.
1. Ajit ________ a great friend of mine. (be)
2. Ajit and Amit ________ great friends of mine. (be)
3. Look, the horse _________ around the field. (gallop)
4. Look, the horses _________ around the field. (gallop)
II. Rewrite the sentences with suitable changes if the subject and the verb do not agree.
1. Someone were hiding behind the cupboard.
2. The scissors is in the first box.
3. The boy along with his cousins are guilty of breaking the glass.
III. Choose one of the alternatives from the words given in brackets and fill in the blanks.
1. The packet of pencils ____________ (is / are) very colourful.
2. Each of the boys ___________ (was / were) given a bag of sweets.
3. The captain with the team members ____________ (has / have) decided to play the match on
Sunday.
4. My shoes ___________ (is / are) under the bed.
5. The owner and the employees ___________ (is / are) arguing about the price of the items.
6. The ice in the drink __________ (is / are) melting.
7. The captain, along with the players, ___________ (was / were) garlanded by the students.
8. My bag, as well as your bag, __________ (was / were) kept in the class.
9. Javed, with Anil and Ashok, ___________ (is / are) playing football.
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10. The students of our school ___________ (like / likes) our principal.
Lesson – 14
Types of Sentences
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What is an assertive sentence? Give eg ?
What is an Interrogative sentence? Give eg?
What is an exclamatory sentence? Give eg?
State the type of sentence (assertive, interrogative, exclamatory or imperative)
a) How tall he is!
b) This made him feel very proud.
c) Why did his mother tell those stories to her friends again and again?
d) Stop talking about me to your friends.
e) They were meeting after 10 years.
f) ‘Do you know what my Ronit used to do as a baby?’
g) ‘Oh, that is so sweet!’
h) ‘I wish mother would not do these things’, he said for the thousandth time.
5. Read the following situation and write a sentence according to the instruction that follows.
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A dog bites Loveena. ( an exclamatory sentence)
You want to know where your umbrella is. ( an interrogative sentence)
You want to give your friend your book. ( an assertive sentence)
The tree has many leaves. ( an exclamatory sentence)
You request your teacher to let you sit with your friend. ( an imperative sentence)
The captain orders the soldiers to march quickly. ( an imperative sentence)
You want to know the name of the new student in the class. ( an interrogative sentence)
You see my mother in the kitchen. ( an assertive sentence )
Your little brother is sleeping. ( an exclamatory sentence)
You want to know the numbers of days the earth takes to revolve around the sun. ( an
interrogative sentence)
Let’s Recall 2
1. Fill in the blank with a suitable conjunction.
a) Jatin was cold………………… he put on a coat.
b) Maria tried to read a novel in French,………………..it was too difficult.
c) To get from Mumbai to Goa, you can fly,…………………… you can ride the ferry.
d) I bought a bottle of juice,……………………. We drank it together.
e) The waiter was not very nice,…………….. the food was delicious.
f) I went to buy a Sonu Nigam CD,…………… the shop didn’t have it.
2. Combine the following sentence into one using correlative conjunctions.
a) We could fly. We could go by train. ( either…or / whether…or)
b) Jatin is not here. Tarun is in another city. (Not only…but also / neither...nor )
c) Faiz loves traveling. Fatima wants to go around the world. ( both…and / either….or )
d) It might rain tomorrow. It might snow tomorrow ( either…or / both….and )
e) Playing tennis is good for your heart. Jogging is good for your heart. ( not only… but also /
whether…or )
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Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition of time.
a) My plane leaves…………….. noon.
b) The days are long …………………… August.
c) I will see you ……………………… Monday.
d) I received many gifts………………………. my birthday.
e) The book was published…………………. 1999.
Make a sentence of your own with the following phrasal verb.
a) Look up:…………………………………….
b) Run short of: ……………………………..
c) Come off: …………………………………
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
a) The children’s books were all left in the following places: Mrs
Nair’s room, Mr Nair’s
office and the caretaker’s cupboard.
b) The children’s books were all left in the following places; Mrs Nair’s room, Mr Nair’s office and
the caretaker’s cupboard.
c) The childrens books were all left in the following places: Mrs Nairs room, Mr Naris office and the
caretakers cupboard.
d) The children’s books were all left in the following places, Mrs Nair’s room, Mr Nair’s office and
the caretaker’s cupboard.
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
a) She always enjoyed sweets, chocolate, marshmallows and toffee apples.
b) She always enjoyed: sweets, chocolate, marshmallows and toffee apples.
c) She always enjoyed sweets chocolate marshmallows and toffee apples.
d) She always enjoyed sweets, chocolate, marshmallows and toffee apple’s.
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
a) Spain is a beautiful country – the beache’s are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
b) Spain is a beautiful country – the beaches, are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
c) Spain is a beautiful country – the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly clean.
d) Spain is a beautiful country – the beaches are warm, sandy and spotlessly, clean.
Select the correctly punctuated sentence.
a) I can’t see Tarun’s car, there must have been an accident.
b) I cant see Tarun’s car; there must have been an accident.
c) I can’t see Tarun’s car there must have been an accident.
d) I can’t see Tarun’s car ; there must have been an accident.
Make the group of words assertive, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory according to the instruction
given.
a) Parrot……. Green (assertive)
b) Heavy book (exclamatory)
c) You ……. Yesterday (interrogative)
d) Pencil …. Pencil box (imperative)
e) Grammar……… easy ( assertive)
Lesson – 15
Direct and Indirect Speech
1. State whether the sentence is direct or indirect:
a) Ram said, ‘It is very cold today.’
b) Govinda asked, ‘Where are you going?”
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The teacher was very happy with the children’s behavior.
Mary said, ‘My lamb is white as snow’.
Junaid said, ‘It is time for us to pray’.
Mary had a little lamb.
It is very hot today.
Lesson – 16
Similes
1. What is a Simile? Give example?
2. Complete the sentence using a suitable Simile.
a) The boy is as thin as ………….
b) The girl is as tall as ………………
c) The man is running as fast as …………………..
d) My mother’s cake is as soft as ………………………
e) The soldier was a brave as ………………………
f) Buddha is as calm as ……………………
g) We were walking in the forest. It was very dark. We could not see a thing. We were all
……………………………
h) The air conditioner was turned on so low that soon we were all…………….
i) The circus artists were very well trained. They jumped from one trapeze to the
other……………………..
j) Don’t believe a thing he ways. He can make you do whatever he wants. He
is………………………….
k) When Rahul got a puppy for his birthday, he was ………………..
l) Yesterday, Kareena was not feeling very well, but now she is………….
3. Make a sentence with the following simile
a) As common as dirt: ……………………..
b) As clear as crystal: ………………………….
c) As busy as a bee: ……………………..
d) As cool as a cucumber: ……………………..
e) As black as coal: ………………………
Lesson – 17
Synonyms and Antonyms
1. What are synonyms? Give example.
2. Give 2 synonyms for the words below.
a) Sad: ……………….
b) Happy: ……………..
c) Angry: ……………….
d) Surprised: ……………….
e) Beautiful: …………………..
3. What are antonyms? Give example.
4. Give antonym for :
a) Ancient X
b) Attack X
c) Brave
X
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Collect X
Detach X
Damp
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Ascend X
Bold
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Brief
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Conquer X
Condense X
Lesson – 18
Prefixes & Suffixes
I. Do as directed: 1m
1. Give the prefix of: ____________ approve
2. Give the prefix of: _______________ place
3. Give the prefix of: _______________ loyal
4. Give the prefix of: _______________ organize
5. Give the prefix of: _______________ believe
6. Give the prefix of: ______________similar
7. Give the antonym using ‘im’ or ‘in’:
mobile ×
8. Give the antonym using ‘im’ or ‘in’:
mature ×
9. Give the antonym using ‘im’ or ‘in’:
perfect ×
10. Give the antonym using ‘im’ or ‘in’:
proper ×
11. Give the antonym using ‘im’ or ‘in’:
mortal ×
12. Give the antonym using ‘im’ or ‘in’:
polite ×
13. Give the antonym using ‘im’ or ‘in’:
capable ×
14. Give the antonym using ‘im’ or ‘in’:
decent ×
15. Give the antonym using ‘im’ or ‘in’:
equality ×
16. Give the antonym using ‘im’ or ‘in’:
human×
17. Give the antonym using ‘im’ or ‘in’:
fertile ×
18. Give the antonym using ‘im’ or ‘in’:
sane ×
19. Make sentence of your own with the opposite of the given word:
20. Make sentence of your own with the opposite of the given word:
21. Make sentence of your own with the opposite of the given word:
22. Make sentence of your own with the opposite of the given word:
23. Give the suffix of: Pain - ______________
24. Give the suffix of: thought - _____________
25. Give the suffix of: joy - _______________
26. Give the suffix of: fear - ______________
27. Give the suffix of: worth -_____________
28. Give the suffix of: help - _____________
29. Give the suffix of: use - _____________
30. Give the suffix of: beauty - ______________
31. Give the suffix of: cheer - _______________
polite
mortal
obey
dependent
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Lesson – 19
Riddle Time
I. Do as directed: 1m
1. This is a word which rhymes with cat,
It goes on your head because it’s a _________________
2. I’m useful for journeys when you’re going far,
I need lots of petrol because I’m a ________________
3. You’ll find us near ponds or sitting on logs,
We jump and we croak because we are ________________
4. This is a word which rhymes with up,
You can drink out of me because I’m a ______________
5. This is a word which rhymes with bake,
I’m nice to eat because I’m a ________________
Lesson – 20
The Animal World
I. Lead the animals to its sound:
Animal
Sound
1. Crows
caw
2. Frogs
croak
3. Monkeys
chatter
4. Parrots
talk
5. Sparrows
chirp
6. Owls
hoot
7. Asses
bray
8. Sheep
bleat
II. Do as directed:
1. Write the home of the animal:
Spider lives in a __________
2. Write the home of the animal:
horse lives in a __________
3. Write the home of the animal:
Bee lives in a __________
4. Write the home of the animal:
Ant lives in a __________
5. Write the home of the animal:
Rabbit lives in a __________
6. Write the home of the animal:
Sheep lives in a __________
7. Write the home of the animal:
Chicken lives in a __________
8. Write the home of the animal:
Dog lives in a __________
9. Give the young one for:
Whale –
10. Give the young one for:
Elephant –
11. Give the young one for:
Rabbit –
12. Give the young one for:
Sheep –
13. Give the young one for:
Goat14. Give the young one for:
Goose –
15. Give the other gender of:
cow –
16. Give the other gender of:
ewe –
17. Give the other gender of:
goose –
18. Give the other gender of:
mare –
19. Give the other gender of:
nanny –
20. Give the other gender of:
jill –
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Lesson – 21
Let’s Save Some words
Rewrite the sentence using the correct option:
1. Please keep quiet ________ the person who looks after this library is very strict. (librarian, author)
2. I loved reading this book. I think I know who the person who wrote it is. (optician, author)
3. The stuffed animals in the museum are so life like; the person who stuffs dead animals must be an
expert. (lifeguard, taxidermist)
4. I like to eat at this restaurant because the person who cooks the food here is an expert. (chef,
chemist)
5. When Mohenjadaro was discovered, it was a great day for people who study ancient monuments.
(philatelist, archaeologists)
Letter Writing
1. Write a letter to your friend inviting him for a birthday party.
2. Write a letter to your cousin brother/sister in another town inviting him/her to your house for summer
vacation.
3. Write a letter to your friend who lives abroad telling him/her about the Annual Day function held in
your school
Comprehension
Read this passage and answer the questions that follow:
We must take proper care of our hair. Healthy hair took beautiful and makes us feel good. It is
important to keep our hair clean by washing it regularly with soap or shampoo. This removes the dirt
and dust and prevents scalp infections. To have healthy hair, we must eat a balanced diet, which
provides nourishment to our hair and skin. We should eat lots of green leafy vegetables, fresh fruits
and cereals. Consumption of amla juice, ashgourd juice, pumpkin and coconut water enhances hair
growth. Vitamin B6 found in cereals and egg yolk, helps to prevent dandruff. Vitamin B12 helps to
prevent hair loss and can be found in fish, eggs, chicken and milk. We should avoid the intake of
maida (fine flour) and deep-fried dishes, sweets made of white sugar, soft drinks, tea and coffee. If
we follow a healthy regime of yoga and breathing exercises, we can enjoy healthy hair for a long
time as it slows down the process of greying and ageing.
Answer the following questions:
1. What role does shampoo play in hair hygiene?
2. What substance help in enhancing hair growth?
3. What foodstuffs should be avoided for healthy hair?
4. Write T for true and F for false statements:
a) Vitamin B6 prevents hair loss.
b) Green leafy vegetables, fruits and cereals give nourishment to our hair and skin.