READING. I. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

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1 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT- II CLASS :V - ENGLISH DATE: NAME: ROLL NO:- Invigilator s Sign.: Competency Reading Writing Spelling Handwriting TOTAL Text Grammar Creative Writing Grade READING Examiner s Sign: I. Read the passage and answer the following questions. When a person tells the story of his life in his own words it is called an autobiography. Gulliver, a sailor, was once caught in the land of giants. This is how he describes his experience.on the 16 th of June 1730 we discovered land. Our captain sent a dozen men with vessels for water, if any could be found. When we came to land we saw no river or spring nor any inhabitants. The country was barren and rocky. It was impossible for me to climb because every step was six feet length. I discovered one of the inhabitants. His voice was much louder than a trumpet. Questions: 1. Why did the captain send the men to the land? - 2. On which year they discovered the land? - 3. Was there any river or spring? 4. How was the country? -

2 5. Why was it difficult to climb? Page 2 - Fill in the blanks 6. A person s life in his own words is The inhabitant s voice was much louder than a Write the past tense. 8.(a) catch -.. (b) send - 9.(a) discover - (b) can- Write True or False. 10.(a) Our captain sent twelve men with vessels for water. (b) The country was full of river and trees. II. Read the passage and answer the following questions ons. Chicago is the third largest city in the United States. Over three million people live in the two hundred twenty five mile area of Chicago. The world's first skyscraper was constructed in Chicago in Today, some of the world's tallest and most famous skyscrapers are found in the city. Located in the heart of the city is the one hundred ten story Sears Tower, which is among the most famous skyscrapers ever built. Chicago is often called "The Windy City". It is assumed that this is due to the City's weather. But, in the 1990s 11 major U.S. cities outranked Chicago for average annual wind speed. QUESTIONS: 1. How many cities in the United States are larger than Chicago? Which of the following is true? a. Chicago is the largest city in the world. b. Chicago is home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers. c. Chicago is the windiest city in the United States. d. None of the above.

3 3. How many people (in millions) live in Chicago? Page 3 4. What is one of Chicago's most famous skyscrapers? 5. What is the other name of Chicago? 6. Pick out the opposites from the passage. (a) shortest X (b) smallest X 7. Pick out the rhyming words from the passage. (a) bound - (b) feather - 8. In which year was the world s first skyscraper constructed? 9. State true or false (a). Chicago is called "The Windy City" because of the City's weather. 10. Give a suitable title for the above passage WRITING III. Answer the following questions: 21. What does the child in the last stanza want to share? -

4 22. Why do you think all these people are in a hurry? Page Where did Malu want to travel? 24. What kind of girl was Sanatombi? 25.Write four things you like to do. Write four things you do not like to do GRAMMAR IV. Write the opposites of the following using un_, im_, dis_: 26. (a) polite X (b) advantage X 27. (a) possible X (b) happy X V. Use the words given in the box to complete the following. cheetah sharp a lion busy 28.a) as brave as b) as fast as 29. a) as as a bee. b) as as a knife

5 VI. 30. Fill in the blanks with Degrees of Comparison. Page 5 POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE sweet sweeter sweetest (a) easier easiest (b) good better (c ) more difficult most difficult (d) juicy juiciest VII. Punctuate the following sentence. 31. what are the things meena and seetha like to do VIII. Write the contractions. 32. a) will not- b) could not- IX. Fill in with Irregular action words. 33 (a) eat (b) know- 34 (a) sell- (b) go- 35) X. Write the antonyms of the underlined adjectives and rewrite the sentences I have some bad news for you. I have some good news for you. a)the roof is too low for me b) My room looks very beautiful with their curtains

6 XI 36. Notice Writing Page 6 You are the Leader of the Cubs/Bulbuls unit of your school. Write a notice to conduct a camp for 3 days from 4 th April to 6 th April- 2012, to spread awareness of Preserving trees. XII. 37.Picture Composition.

7 Answer the following questions by observing the above picture. Page 7 1. How many birds and animals are there? Is the boy kind to animals? 3. Name the animals and birds in the picture The boy s crown is made of 5. The part of the tree which is visible in the picture is SPELLING XIII. Find words hidden in the grid. One has been done for you. t g s o r r o w h r g r i e f h i e l p a i n a r e o f e a r t s d v j o y x e t x e a n g e r e p q m a c p t 38.a. b a b a b XIV. Encircle the correct spelling. 41.(a) admitted admited admithed (b) committe committee comittee 42. (a) eraser ereser erasar (b) revesion rivision revision

8 Page 8 HANDWRITING XV. (43) Copy down the following passage neatly: William Wordsworth is a poet of nature. He lost his parents at a very young age and was brought up by his uncle. His love for nature gave importance to creative imagination and sentiments. The poem, The Daffodils glorifies nature at her best. Flowers are a treat to our senses, especially to our eyes; it makes the environment colourful and pleasant.