SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT- II

CLASS :V -

ENGLISH

DATE: ____________

NAME:________________________ROLL NO:-_____ Invigilators Sign.: ____________

Competency

Reading
Text

Writing
Grammar Creative
Writing

Spelling

Handwriting

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Examiners Sign:________

READING

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

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giants. This is how he describes his experience .On the 16th of June 1730 we
discovered land. Our captain sent a dozen men with vessels for water, if any

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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

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climb because every step was six feet length. I discovered one of the

Questions:

inhabitants. His voice was much louder than a trumpet.

1. Why did the captain send the men to the land?

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5. Why was it difficult to climb?

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6. A persons life in his own words is -----------------------------------------------.
7. The inhabitants voice was much louder than a ------------------------------------------.
Write the past tense .
8.(a) catch - ..

(b) send - ____________________

9.(a) discover - __________________

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Write True or False.

(b) can- ____________________

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
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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

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world's first skyscraper was constructed in Chicago in 1885. Today, some of

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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?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------2. 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. How many people (in millions) live in Chicago?

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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.
(b) smallest X ____________

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(a) shortest X __________

7. Pick out the rhyming words from the passage.

(a) bound - ____________

(b) feather - ___________

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8. In which year was the worlds first skyscraper constructed?

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9. State true or false

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(a). Chicago is called "The Windy City" because of the City's weather. ______

10. Give a suitable title for the above passage.

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III. Answer the following questions:
21. What does the child in the last stanza want to share?
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22. Why do you think all these people are in a hurry?

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23. Where did Malu want to travel?

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25 .Write four things you like to do. Write four things you do not like to do.
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GRAMMAR

IV. Write the opposites of the following using un_, im_, dis_:
(b) advantage X ____________

27. (a) possible X __________

(b) happy X ______________

26. (a) polite X __________

V. Use the words given in the box to complete the following.

cheetah

sharp

28.a) as brave as ____________

29. a) as __________as a bee.

a lion

busy

b) as fast as ___________
b) as __________as a knife

VI. 30. Fill in the blanks with Degrees of Comparison.

POSITIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

sweet

sweeter

sweetest

(a)

easier

easiest

(b) good

better

(c )

more difficult

(d) juicy

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most difficult
juiciest

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VII. Punctuate the following sentence.

31. what are the things meena and seetha like to do

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b) could not- _________

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32. a) will not- __________

IX. Fill in with Irregular action words.

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33 (a) eat _________

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34 (a) sell- __________

(b) know-___________
(b) go-_____________

sentences

35) X. Write the antonyms of the underlined adjectives and rewrite the
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.

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36. Notice Writing

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You are the Leader of the Cubs/Bulbuls unit of your school . Write a notice

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XII. 37.Picture Composition.

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to conduct a camp for 3 days from 4th April to 6th April- 2012, to spread
awareness of Preserving trees.

Answer the following questions by observing the above picture.

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1. How many birds and animals are there?

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3. Name the animals and birds in the picture.
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4. The boys crown is made of_________________

5. The part of the tree which is visible in the picture is______________

SPELLING

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XIII. Find words hidden in the grid. One has been done for you.

38.a.__________________
b -------------------39.a.-------------------b.----------------------------40.a.---------------------------b.----------------------------

XIV. Encircle the correct spelling.

41.(a)
(b)

admitted

admited

admithed

committe

committee

comittee

42. (a)

eraser

ereser

erasar

(b)

revesion

rivision

revision

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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.

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