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Question Bank
STD – V
English – II
I Semester Portions
Lesson - 1
Alphabetical Order
I. Arrange these words in Alphabetical order:
Exhilarated Stupefied
Tantalising
Humongous Benevolent Apprehensive
Cacophony Gregarious
Undulating
Inanimate
Lesson – 2
NOUNS
I
Underline the nouns in the sentence and say whether they are common, proper, abstract or
collective:
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1. My mother told me a funny story called Tenali Raman. ___________________
2. When Shireen was coming home from school, she saw a lovely bouquet of flowers. __________
3. The little boy jumped with excitement when he saw his pet dog. __________________
4. I love my grandmother because of her kindness. __________________
5. Look, I found this bunch of keys. Whom does it belong to? ________________
6. The teacher showed the class the beautiful painting painted by Anju. ______________
7. Birbal used his intelligence to solve all the problems. ________________
8. The herd of cows on the field chased the monkeys away. ______________
9. Have you read the book Robinson Crusoe? _______________
10. Chris saw Santa coming down his chimney. __________________________
II
Fill ‘How much’ or ‘How many’ in the sentence
1. _________ milk did you get?
2. ________ books did J. K. Rowling write?
3. ________ films did you see last week?
4. _______ money did you pay for this gift?
5. ________ toys does Ritika have?
6. _______ sugar do we need for this cake?
7. _______ bottles of water are there in the refrigerator?
8. ______ petrol are you going to fill in the tank?
9. _______ water do we need to add to the paint?
10. ______ trees do you see?
Lesson – 3
Pronouns
I. Do as directed: 2M
1. Some stories are written to teach lessons; they are called fables.
2. Aesop, a Greek slave, died more than two thousand years ago, but his fables are still famous.
3. The slave told stories because he wanted to teach lessons.
4. A story about a discontented donkey was first told by Aesop; it is one of Aesop’s best fables.
5. This fable is about a donkey and its owner.
6. The owner had a dog whom she treated well.
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Rewrite the sentence, replacing appropriate nouns with pronouns: 1M
7. The owner gave the dog a soft bed and fed the dog well.
8. The donkey tried to make the donkey’s owner treat the donkey well.
9. The donkey learned that the donkey should not try to be somebody else.
10. Can you write two fables and illustrate the fables?
11. The chief engineer and the chief engineer’s team watched.
12. Moses took a kite and attached a rope to the kite.
III
Fill in the blank with ‘I’ or ‘me’: 1M
13. Aman has invited Harun and ______ to his party.
14. This cake is to be shared between my family and ____.
15. Nishant and ____ saw a beautiful butterfly.
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16. Leroy and ____ distributed the notebooks in the class.
17. Between Geeta and ___ there is no longer any misunderstanding.
IV
Choose the appropriate word from the brackets after each sentence and fill in the blanks: 1M
18. This book was given to _______ (we/us) by ________ (them/they).
19. ________ (He/Him) will be leaving for Kolkata today.
20. The teacher wanted a pencil, will you please give this to (she/her)?
21. _____ (We/Us) will go to zoo today, will you come with _______ (we/us)?
22. They are bullies. Let ______ (we/us) not talk to ______ (them/they).
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Make two sentences using each of these words correctly:
23. I 24. Me
25. He 26. Him
27. She 28. Her 29. We 30. Us
31. They 32. Them
VI
Choose the right pronoun from the ones given in brackets at the end of each sentence and fill in
the blanks.
32. This shoe belongs to _______ (I, me). ________ (It, This) is _______ (me, mine).
33. The President _________ (he, himself) will give the awards to all of ______ (us, we).
34. Will your parents come with Sheena and _______ (I, me) to the party?
35. My parents have gone on a holiday. ______ (She, They) have gone to the seaside and are really
enjoying __________ (them, themselves).
36. ________ (Me, My) brother and _______ (me, I) will attend the wedding along with you.
VII
Combine the following sentences with appropriate relative pronouns: 1M
37. This is the green umbrella. This green umbrella was used in the film.
38. This is the boy. This boy came first in the obstacle race.
39. I will call Harish. Harish has taken my book.
40. He told me the secret. I will tell you the secret.
41. That is the place. We buried the treasure there.
VIII Fill in the blanks with appropriate pronouns: 1M
42. I have __________ more to tell you about the story of the film. I have already told you _______.
43. Did you meet _________ the party last night? There were many people, but I did not know
________, __________ was much older than I was.
44. I have _________ questions. Do you have a minute? Sorry, I have ______time, I cannot talk to
________ till I complete this assignment.
45. Do you think that ________ else can help me? _______ seems to have completed the work
except me.
46. Do you know _________ about politics? No, I know ________, I have never been interested in
politics.
47. Would you like _________ to drink? Yes, please, I am very thirsty, I have had _________ to
drink the whole day.
48. ________ told me that you had gone home, but I do not remember exactly who.
49. I do not have _________ idea who did it, but I am sure it is _______ who had gone to the party
last night.
50. Did he have __________ letters for me? No, I have already given you _______ that had come in
the mail yesterday.
51. ________ says that ________ must be done about the corruption in the country.
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Make a sentence with the word: 1M
52. Everybody
54. Somebody
55. Anybody
56. Nobody 57. All
Lesson – 4
ARTICLES
I. Fill in the blanks with a suitable article: 1M
1. ________ apple is _______ red fruit.
2. They say it keeps _________ doctor away.
3. ______ grape is one in _______ bunch of them.
4. All ______ kids would be so happy!
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II. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’: 1M
1. I want to meet _____ student who knows Spanish.
2. I have bought ____ book written by Charles Dickens.
3. I visited ___ QutubMinar when I went to Delhi.
4. ____Prime Minister will visit the city.
5. _____ Statue of Liberty can be found in the USA.
6. ____Boeing 747 is a huge plane.
7. ____ artist painted this wall.
8. There was ___ statue in front of the palace.
9. ____ orange is known as a citrus fruit.
10. ____ uniform
11. ____ united team
12. ____ unicorn
13. ____ one-eyed thief
14. ____ one-way road
15. He studied for ___ MA degree, and not a MA degree.
16. He studied for ___ Masters degree in Arts
17. _______ Bear and ______ Bees.
18. _______ Aesop Fable
19. ______ bear came across a log near ______ apple tree.
20. _____ swarm of bees had nested to make their honey.
21. As he snooped around, ______ single little bee flew out of the log.
22. The bee was afraid that the bear would eat all ______ honey.
23. ______ bear flew into _____ angry rage.
24. The bear swatted at _______ log with his big claws, determined to destroy _____ nest of bees inside.
25. ______ entire swarm of bees flew out of _______ log.
26. The bees began to sting ____ bear from head to heel.
27. ______ bear saved himself by running and diving into _____ nearby pond.
Lesson - 5
TENSES
I. Fill in the blank with the present progressive tense: 1M
1. They ___________ (have) a meeting inside.
2. I wonder what they ________________(discuss).
3. Tell us what they ____________(do).
4. All the others ___________(listen) to her, while Mr. Tripathi __________(nod) his head.
5. The Manager ___________(take) down notes.
6. All the people ____________(clap).
7. They ______________(come) out of the room.
II. Fill in the blank with the simple present tense: 1M
8. I ________ at 6o’ clock every day.
9. The sun _____ in the east and sets in the west.
10. Parents ______ their children.
11. My father ______the newspapers every morning.
12. All rivers ______ towards the ocean.
13. We ________(spend) a lot of time sleeping.
14. The heart _____________(beat).
15. The lungs _____________(pump) air.
16. The brain ___________(control) the various organs.
17. The brain __________(tell) you when it ____________(be) time for you to get up!
18. The human body ___________(be) always active!
III. Fill in the blanks in the sentence with the simple present or the present progressive tense: 2M
19. Usually the gardener ___________ (water) the plants. I ___________(water) the plants today
because he is unwell.
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20. My father _____________ (work) in England. Right now, he ___________ (work) in Singapore
because his company has sent him there.
21. In India it __________(rain) during the months of June, July and August. It ________(rain) heavily
now as it is the month of August.
22. Mr. George ___________ (go) to church on Sundays. Where ___________ (go) now?
23. Usually Jamal does not ____________ (talk) to anybody, it is surprising to see him ___________
(talk) for so long with that man.
IV. Fill in the blank with the simple past tense.
24. I still remember my first visit to the mountains last winter. It __________ (be) so cold that the water
___________ (freeze) on the lakes.
25. We ___________ (have) a lot of fun skating on the ice.
26. We __________ (do) not realize then the problems that the freezing of water could create.
27. There ________ (be) no water even to drink.
28. We __________ (experience) drought conditions even though there ___________ (be) ice
everywhere.
V. Fill in the blank with the past progressive tense.
1. We __________ (expect)many guests that day.
2. Mother __________ (cook) delicious dishes in ther kitchen.
3. Father ___________(tidy) the living room.
4. I ___________ (help) my brother bringing the plates and the spoons.
5. My elder sister ____________ (feed) her little baby.
6. My sister __________ (try) to clear the room while the baby ate.
7. All of us ____________ (do) our best to make it special day.
VI. Fill in the blanks with the simple past or the past continuous tense.
1. The train ___________ (go) at full speed when somebody __________ (pull) the chain.
2. The singers ___________ (sing) the last song when the stage __________ (collapse).
3. The teacher __________ (teach) us Maths when the Principal __________ (call) her to the office.
4. The cats ____________ (play) with the ball when they ____________ (see) the dog.
5. I ___________ (sleep)when you _____________ (ring) the bell.
VII. Write the Present Progressive tense and the present participle for the following sentence: 2M
1. Mrs. Sinha is talking to Mrs. Mehra
2. The girls are playing hop scotch on the ground floor.
3. I am studying for my exams.
4. The boys were teasing the dogs
5. The men were building a boat.
6. The lions were chasing the deer.
7. The birds are flying south for the winter.
8. The plumber is fixing the leak in the pipe.
9. The President is speaking to the audience.
10. The cars are going very fast.
11. I am leaving for Chennai.
VIII. Write the past progressive tense and the present participles for the following sentence: 2M
1. She was drinking a bowl of hot soup.
2. The prince was looking for Cinderella.
3. The temple bells were ringing loudly.
4. You were playing the flute very well.
5. My grandfather was telling me an interesting story.
Lesson – 6
ADJECTIVES
I. Underline the adjective:
1. Once there lived a poor shoemaker next to a rich man.
2. The old man was a carefree and happy person.
3. Everyday, the cheerful shoemaker sang lovely songs while he did his hard work.
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4. All the young children in that small town loved to hear the shoemaker sing his lovely songs.
5. They sat on comfortable chairs and listened to him sing melodious songs.
II. Find out and write the proper adjectives for the following places: 1M
6. Holland _____
7. Punjab _____ 8. Sri Lanka ____
9. England ____
10. Switzerland ____ 11. France ______
12.Nepal ____ 13.Maharashtra ____
14. Burma ____
15. Korea ____
16.India ____ 17. Kerala _____
18. America ____
19. Karnataka ____
III. Rewrite the sentence using the adjectives given in the correct order: 1M
20. Aunty Neeta wants a coffee table. (stone, square, grey).
21. The king took a trip. (two-week, exhausting)
22. These are cookies! (chocolate chip, delicious, huge).
23. Jyoti prefers furniture. (leather, Italian , black)
24. Archaeologists gets very excited when they find bones. (animal, large, prehistoric).
25. I want to buy to car. (blue, new, European, beautiful)
IV. Underline the adjectives in the sentence and state whether it is in positive, comparative or
superlative degree.
26. No one was as greedy as King Midas. _______________
27. The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. _________________
28. Australia is smaller than the other continents. __________________
29. Isn’t Carl Lewis the fastest runner in America? _______________
30. My uncle is a wealthy man. ______________
31. The Rig Veda is one of the oldest Indian texts. _______________
32. The African elephant is bigger than the Indian elephant. ______________
33. Today the weather is not as wet as it was yesterday. _______________
34. Neelam shouts louder than Jasmine. _____________
35. King Solomon was a wise king. _____________
V. Fill in the blanks with the missing degrees of comparison : 1m
36. _______ ________ worst
37. fascinating ________ _________
38. _________ braver __________
39. Little __________ ___________
40. Expensive ________ _________
41. __________ __________ least
42. Much _________ __________
43. _________ farther ___________
44. _________ more wonderful __________
45. __________ ___________ most intelligent
46. _________ more beautiful _________
47. Capable _________ ____________
48. __________ _________ most generous
49. _________ more important ____________
50. Powerful __________ ____________
51. __________ more interesting ____________
52. __________ better ___________
53. Well _____ _____________
54. Bad _______ ___________
55. Many _________ _____________
LET’S RECALL 1
I. Underline the verbs in the sentence and write the present participle of each sentence:
1. I was watching T V when the bell rang.
2. When the guests came, she was writing a letter.
3. While we were having our lunch, it started to rain.
4. What were you doing when the earthquake started?
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5. I was listening to music, so I didn’t hear the fire alarm.
6. You were not listening to me when I told you to turn the T V off.
7. While Rajesh was sleeping last night, someone switched off the fan.
8. Dad was waiting for us when we got off the bus.
9. While I was playing with my dog, the electricity suddenly went off.
II. Underline the pronouns in the conversation.(1m)
1. Rattan asked, ‘So did you give the book to him?’
2. Ketan said, ‘Of course I did. I gave it back on Tuesday.’
3. RatantoldKetan, ‘Well, he says that he doesn’t trust you.’
4. Ketan asked angrily, ‘He doesn’t trust me?’
5. Rattan repeated, ‘That’s exactly what he said about you.’
6. Ketan insisted, ‘I find that difficult to believe,’ and added, ‘Do you trust me?’
7. Ratan said, ‘Well, you and your wife have borrowed things sometimes and not given them back.’
8. Ketan answered, ‘Well, I think you’re being very unfair to us.’
9. Ratan said, ‘In that case, just look at the table and tell me what you see.’
10. Ketan said apologecally, ‘Oh dear, I can see it. That must be the book I haven’t given back.’
III. Choose the alternative that best completes the conversation given.(1m)
1. Choose car is it ________ parked over there?(who is / that is / who)
2. The car to ___ you are referring happens to be mine!(that / whom/ which)
3. We are talking about the car ________ has a red roof. (that/who/that’s)
4. Yes, it’s the best car ____________ I’ve ever had. Why do you ask?(which/that/who)
5. Well, you think you ought to speak to that man _____ standing with the notebook in front of the car.
(which/whom/ who is)
6. Oh no! It’s a traffic policeman putting a parking ticket on my car and I haven’t any money to pay the
fine ____________ I’ll now have to pay. (whose/which/who)
Lesson – 7
ADVERBS
I. Make a sentence with the adverb.(1m)
1. Happily : _________
2. Slowly : ___________
3. Softly : __________
4. Loudly : ___________
5. Seriously : _________
II. Write the correct form of the word in brackets (adjective or adverb) (2m)
1. Javed is ___________. He walks _______ (slow)
2. My grandmother is a ______ lady. She climbed up the stairs _________ (careful)
3. The cat is ___________. It moves its tail __________. (angry)
4. The orator spoke __________. He’s an __________ ororator. (excellent)
5. We learnt French __________. Isn’t French an _____ language? (easy)
Lesson - 9
Conjunctions
I. Do as directed: 1m
1. Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunction:
Androcles once escaped from his master _____________ fled to the forest.
2. Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunction:
He found a cave _____________ decided to take shelter in it.
3. Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunction:
At first he turned to flee, ______________ he found that the lion did not pursue him.
4. Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunction:
The lion was a strong, young lion ____________ did not even try to attack.
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5. Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunction:
He put out his paw, which was ______________ swollen ____________ bleeding.
6. Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunction:
He examined the paw ________________ found that a huge thorn had pierced it, causing all the
pain.
7. Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunction:
But shortly afterwards, ______________ Androcles ___________ the lion were captured.
8. Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunction:
The emperor ________________ all his court came to see the spectacle.
9. Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunction:
He rushed bounding ______________ roaring towards his victim.
10. Fill in the blank with appropriate conjunction:
The emperor was so surprised that he did not know ______________ to punish the lion
______________ let the slave go free.
Lesson – 10
Prepositions
I. Do as directed:
1. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
Let’s meet ______________ six o’clock.
2. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
He was born _______________ January.
3. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
I went there _______________ 2006.
4. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
She’ll be home _______________ Friday.
5. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
They bought the new car _______________ 15th November.
6. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
We will travel by spaceships ______________ the future.
7. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
I love to go shopping _______________ Christmas time.
8. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
We get up early _____________ the morning.
9. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
Do you dream _________________ night?
10. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
What do you like doing ______________ Saturday?
11. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
He made his escape by jumping _______________ a window and jumping ____________ a waiting
car.
a. Over /into
b. between/into c. out of/between d. out of/into e. up to/out of
12. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
To get to the marketing department, you have to go ___________ those stairs and then ___________
the corridor to the end.
a. Over/into
b. between/into c. out of/ between d. out of/ into e. up/along
13. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
I saw something about it ____________ television.
a. In
b. on
c. at
d. through e. with
14. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
I couldn’t get in __________ the door, so I had to get ________ through a window.
a. Through/in
b. between/into
c. out of/between
d. out of/into
e. up/along
15. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
He took the book _________ the shelf and put it _________ his bag.
a. From/into
b. at/into c. beside/next to d. by/on e. in/next to
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16. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
I took the old card _________ the computer and put _________ the new one.
a. Through/in b. out of/in
c. out of/between d. out of/into e. up/along
17. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
I went ________ him and asked him the best way to get _________ town.
a. From/into
b. towards/over
c. along/up d. by/on
e. up to/out of
18. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
He jumped __________ the wall and _________ the garden.
a. Over/into b. towards/over
c. along/up d. by/on e. up to/out of
19. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
He was driving _______ 160 miles per hour when he crashed __________ the central barrier.
a. At/into b. out of/ in c. under/around d. in/next to
e. at/in
20. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
She ran ___________the corridor and _________ the stairs to the second floor.
a. From/into b. towards/over
c. along/up d. by/on e. in/next to
21. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
Look, that car’s ________ fire.
a. Through b. with c. in d. into e. on
22. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
He saw a parking space ________ two cars and drove ________ it.
a. Over/into b. between/into c. along/up d. by/on e. up to/out of
23. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
She took the key _________ her pocket and put it _______ the lock.
a. Out of/into b. between/into c. out of/in d. by/on
e. up to/ out of
24. Make sentence of your own with the following phrasal verb: Look for
25. Make sentence of your own with the following phrasal verb: Run into
26. Make sentence of your own with the following phrasal verb: Come down
27. Make sentence of your own with the following phrasal verb: Run out of
28. Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verbs:
This encyclopedia is very good. We can _________(look) any information in this.
29. Fill in the blank with appropriate phrasal verbs:
The car had to be abandoned on the way because we __________(ran) petrol and there was no petrol
bunk nearby.
30. I finally got the song that I was looking for. Strangely I __________ (come) this song in my
grandmother’s house.
31. I will buy you a puppy only if you promise to ___________ (look) it well.
Lesson – 11
Punctuation
I. Punctuate the following sentences:1. how crowded the market is
2. i am going to the market now
3. the earth is a part of the solar system
4. vijay and vidya will be going to delhi tomorrow
5. the children were given text books note books pencils erasers and rulers for the new academic year