DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL – GANDHIDHAM
English Revision Worksheet of Class V for First Summative 2015-16
Q-1. Form adjectives from the following nouns and verbs by adding suitable endings from the box
-able
-ing
1. cloud 6. skin
11. wood
16. click
2. self7. red
12. value
17. create
-al
-ish
-ed
-ive
3. music8. courage
13. danger
18. act
-en
-ous
-ic
-y
4. artist9. bag14. rot
19. embarrass
5. adventure10. volcano
15. haunt
20. disappoint
Q-2 Fill in the blanks with suitable articles ( a, an, the or X where there is no article)
(A) Did you know that a) ________person can live without b) _______food for more than c) _____ whole
month? A person can only live for about one week without d) ______________ water. We need water more
than we need food. Water can be found on e) ________earth’s surface both in the ground and in
f) ______ air.
(B) I went to (a)_________ airport in Mumbai yesterday. I had to catch (b)_____________ flight to
Hyderabad. The lines at (c)_______________ airport were very long, so I had to wait for
(d)______________ long time. Once (e) ___________________ plane took off, I started reading my book.
I was served my meal. It was good. Later on, (f)_______________ announcement was made to fasten our
seatbelts as we had reached our destination.
(C) There was ………….. waiter standing at ………… entrance of ………… restaurant. I
ordered him ……….. glass of ………. vodka with some juice in it.
(D) _____old man was sitting on ____ bench near ___ orchard. He was carrying ___ umbrella and ___ box
of apples. After resting for half __ hour, he started walking towards his house.
Q-3 Fill in the blanks with the correct pronouns from those given in the brackets
(A) How are (a)____________(you/I)? (b)________________(We/Us) are having a great time here. Manali
is very beautiful. There are mountains everywhere. My father loves it here.(c)___________(He/They)) has
taken many photographs of the hills. Mother says the apples here are very tasty.(d)
______________(Us/I)like to go hiking up the mountains. (e) __________(I/You) wish
(f)______________(you/us) were here.
(B) Dear Mam, _____________(I/we) have a request to make. Kindly take _____________ (us/you) for a
picnic to the Fun and Food Village. We will be very thankful to ____________ (us/you). You will realise
that we need an outing as ____________(our/their) class has been declared the best in the junior segment.
Complete the passage. Use these words
(my, her, his, he, she, we, us, they, them, their )
Hello. …………… name is Patrick. I’m nine. I have got a brother. …….. name is Andy and …….. is
eleven. ………are on holiday in Spain. The hotel is very good and …………. swimming-pool is
large.
Andy and I have got a sister. ……….. name is Liz. She’s six years old. …………. mother and
father are in the restaurant now. ………. friends, Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, are in the restaurant, too.
…………. two sons are in the pool.
Andy has got a girl-friend. …………… girl-friend’s name is Sandra. ……… is in ……………
class at school.
Rewrite the passage by replacing the nouns in bold with appropriate pronouns
(A) James and Mary were siblings. One day (a)James and Mary returned from school and went straight into
the kitchen. A cat was drinking the milk mother had kept for (b)James and Mary. James ran out screaming.
(c)James was scared. Mary was a brave girl. (d)Mary was not afraid of anything and shooed the cat away.
The cat ran out. James saw (e)the cat running away. He praised Mary for (f)Mary’s courage.
(B) Ghalib was a famous Urdu poet. Ghalib loved mangoes. Ghalib’s friend did not like mangoes. There
was a heap of mango peels lying by the roadside. A donkey came, smelt the heap of mangoes, and walked
away Ghalib’s friend said , “ Look even a donkey doesn’t like mangoes. Ghalib smiled and said, “ Yes a
donkey doesn’t like mangoes.” At once the friend understood and the friend left the place quietly.
Q-4 The following sentences are unpunctuated. Rewrite using correct punctuations.
(A) a boy named james and his mother lived in a village on the rocky coast of japan james’ mother collected
herbs in the mountains she hung the herbs upside down to dry in the sun
(B) i love english every month mr. jha our teacher, teaches us a poem which i learn by heart dr. smith an
american, is our principal he is a nice person
(C) hurrah the football team has won the match the team will now go to play the national level tournament
(D) Anna : do you understand what you are saying
Nick : yes I understand and I am not afraid to speak
Anna : have you thought of the consequences
Nick : no I dont bother any more I just have faith in god and I believe he has the best in store for me
Anna : god bless you
Q-5 Rearrange the following jumbled up sentences into meaningful ones.
(A) 1. first/the doctor/a diagnosis/makes/of an illness/
2. he or she/what kind/then decides/of treatment/is needed
3. can/be treated with/many illnesses/a course of drug
4. the doctor/if/is serious/the case/may operate
(B) 1. human travellers/animals/unlike/have maps/do not
2. they navigate/many different clues/they/instead/by using
3. to travel/are known/tigers and lions/miles/water/in search of
(C) 1. necessary/are/growth/of/sports/for /the/ body/the
2. body/keep/the/fresh/and/they/fit
3. give/exercise/to the /they/total/body
4. in developing/sports/not only/mind/but also/ help/his body/a child’s
5. they/tone up their muscles/ their bones /strengthen/and
Q-6 Fill in the blanks with suitable abstract nouns from the box
fear
love
playfulness
tenderness
excitement
curiosity
wisdom
happiness
(A) The children looked at the monkeys with great ____________. They laughed at the ___________ of the
monkeys. The monkeys expressed their _____________ with smiles. The keepers ensured that the monkeys
were treated with _____________ and affection. The children waved to the monkeys in ____________ and
the monkey swung across the cage without ___________. The older monkeys shared their _______________
with their babies and treated them with ____________.
gentleness
forgiveness
complaint
brilliance
honesty
delight
hope
despair
(B) Can you believe my friend’s _____________ ? Yesterday she was in _______________ when she lost
her phone. I comforted her and asked her not to lose _____________. She respected my ________________
and lodged a ___________________ with the police. To everyone’s _______________, she got back her
phone from her maid. My friend values __________________ so she pardoned her and taught her that
__________________ is the best policy.
Comprehension
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Refer to the text to
check your answers when appropriate.
Brrrr. Winter is cold in some places. Many plants do
not grow during winter. Some plants die. Snow and
ice may cover the ground. It can be hard for animals
to find food during winter. Animals get through this
time in many ways.
Other animals tough it out. They do not leave. They
do not hide. They must survive. Sometimes nature
helps them out. Some animals grow thicker coats in
the winter. Other animals change color. The arctic
fox is brown in the summer. His coat turns white in
the winter.
Birds and butterflies can fly. Many of them do not
stick around for the winter. They leave. They go to a
place with nice weather. Then they come home in the
spring. We call this migration. Migrating is a good
way to avoid the cold.
Winter may be pretty. It is nice to see snow on the
trees. But it is dangerous too. People are also at risk.
You can get frost bitten or worse. How do you beat
the winter? Do you wear a thick coat? Do you stay
inside? Or do you live somewhere warm?
Another good way to avoid the cold is to sleep
through it. Many animals hide during the winter.
Their bodies slow down. They save their energy.
They do not eat. They live off of their fat. They do
this until food returns. We call this hibernation.
Snakes, frogs, and bears hibernate.
Note : Questions are given below:
Some animals store food in their homes. They do not
sleep all winter, but they do much less. They live on
what they saved in the summer and fall. This is what
squirrels, beavers, and raccoons do. Skunks do this
too.
1. Which of these animals migrates during the winter?
a. foxes
b. snakes
c. bears
d. butterflies
2. Which of these animals survives winter by eating stored food?
a. bears
b. raccoons
c. frogs
d. birds
3. Why does the arctic fox's coat change white during winter?
a. The white coat is prettier and attracts mates.
b. White absorbs the sun and is warmer.
c. The white coat helps him blend with the snow.
d. His body saves energy by reducing hair color.
4. Which does not hibernate?
a. skunks
c. snakes
b. frogs
d. bears
5. Why is winter a difficult season in some places?
a. There is less food.
b. It is colder.
c. Snow and ice cover the ground.
d. All of these
6. What does it mean to migrate?
a. To grow a thicker coat
b. To move somewhere warmer for a season
c. To enter a long sleep and survive off of body fat
d. To change colors
7. What is the main idea of this text?
a. Animals do funny and interesting things.
b. Most flowers do not grow during the wintertime.
c. Animals survive the winter in many ways.
d. We must prepare for the dangers of winter.
8. How does a hibernating animal survive?
a. A hibernating animal lives off of stored food.
b. A hibernating animal lives off of body fat.
c. A hibernating animal lives somewhere warm.
d. A hibernating animal lives off of the land.
9. How would a thicker coat help an animal survive winter?
a. A thicker coat would help an animal hide better.
b. A thicker coat would protect an animal against attacks.
c. A thicker coat would help an animal stay warm.
d. A thicker coat would help an animal migrate.
10. Which title would best describe this text?
a. Winter: A Time to Migrate
c. Survive: How Animals Beat the Winter
b. Hibernation: Sleeping it off
d. Birds and Butterflies: Nature's Movers and Shakers