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Mid-Term Examination Practice Paper
Session – 2025- 26
Class-V
Subject- English
Time :2 hours Max. Marks: 50
General Instructions:

● All questions are compulsory.
● Question paper is divided into 4 sections:
➢ Section A – Reading – 10 Marks
➢ Section B – Writing – 10 Marks
➢ Section C – Grammar – 10 Marks
➢ Section D – Textbook – 20 Marks

● Marks of each question is indicated against it.
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SECTION – A (Reading)
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. (5x1=5)
Rani loved the garden near her house. Every morning, she walked there to watch the colourful
butterflies and listen to the birds sing. The flowers bloomed brightly in the sunlight. She often helped
the gardener by watering the plants. One day, she found a tiny injured bird. Gently, she picked it up
and took it home to care for it. Slowly, the bird got better and flew away happily.

(A) What did Rani like to watch in the garden?
(i) Cars (iii) Butterflies
(ii) Fish (iv) Clouds
(B) What did Rani do to help the gardener?
(i) Pulled weeds (iii) Trimmed Trees
(ii) Painted Fences (iv) Watered the Plants
(C) What did Rani hear in the garden?
(i) Car honking (iii) Bells Ringing
(ii) Birds Singing (iv) Dogs Barking

(D) Which describing word is used for butterflies in the passage.
(i) Big (iii) Fast
(ii) Colourful (iv) Beautiful

(E) What is the opposite of “slowly” as used in the passage?
(i) Loudly (iii) Kindly
(ii) Quickly (iv) Silently

2. Read the following passage taken from your NCERT textbook ‘Marigold’, chapter named
'Rip Van Winkle'. (5x1=5)
The only problem with Rip was that he was very lazy. He did no work on his own farm and just idled
away his time. His fences were falling to pieces. His cow was going astray. Weeds grew on his farm.
Rip's constant companion was his dog, named Wolf. To avoid work, he would walk away into the
forest with his dog.

Now, answer the following questions based on your understanding of the passage:

(A) Why was Rip's farm in bad condition?
(i) Parents Because he was very busy
(ii) Because he was lazy and didn’t work on it
(iii) Because he was often sick
(iv) Because there were too many animals
(B) What was the name of Rip’s dog?
(i) Max (iii) Buddy
(ii) Wolf (iv) Tiger
(C) Where would Rip go to avoid work?
(i) To the market (ii) To the hills
(iii) Into the forest (iv) To his neighbour’s house
(D) What happened to Rip’s fences?
(i) They were painted new (ii) They were stolen

(iii) They were falling to pieces (iv) They were too high

(E) Choose the word which is opposite of ‘Active’ from the passage:
(i) Lazy (iii) Sleepy

(ii) Careless (iv) Tired

SECTION– B (Writing)

3. Write about an incident when you have experienced happiness, excitement or
surprise. You can use the clues given in the help box. (5)

With whom, When did it happen, Why, Where, Feeling

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OR
Complete the story by filling in the blanks using the help box.
smiling and laughing, sing and dance, help others,
my family and friends, I got a surprise gift

There are many things that make me happy. I feel happy when I (i) ______________and when I spend
time with (ii) _________________________. When I am happy, I show it by (iii)
___________________________. Sometimes, I (iv) _____________________ to express how grateful
I am for everything I have. One day, I was very happy because (v) _____________ _______________.
Everyone around me could see that I was feeling very happy. It was one of the best days of my life!

4. Write a letter to your friend or relative in another city telling him/her about
activities/events happening in your school. (5)

Writer's address:
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Date: ______________

Greetings,

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Yours’ loving
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OR
Write a letter to your parents telling them about your school routine and hostel life.

Writer's address:
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Date: ______________

Greetings: ______________________

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Yours’ loving son/daughter
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SECTION-C (Grammar)
5. Do as directed in the following questions. (5x1= 5)
A. Fill in the blank using the correct word given in the brackets.
Where is the child ________ parents have come to school? (who/whose/which)
B. The words in the sentences are jumbled. Write them in order to make a meaningful sentence.
alone was not Robinson an island on
C. Complete the given sentence using and/ or/ but.
I wrote the letter _______________ I forgot to post it.
D. Write the contractions for the following phrase.
has not: ______________________
E. Write rhyming word for the following.
Team : _______________________
6. Do as directed in the following questions. (5x1=5)
A. Write the full form for the following.
Who’s: _______________

B. Write a sentence using the given word.
Ice-cream: ___________________________________________________________
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C. Fill in the blanks with correct preposition.
He noticed the creeper ___________ the foot of the tree. (of/at)
D. Fill in the blank given below with question words.
_______________ do you want for your birthday?
E. Write plural of the given word:
Goose: ________________
SECTION-D (Textbook)
7. Answer the given questions in short. (5x2=10)
A. What time of the day do you think it is when your shadow is the tallest? Why?
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B. Name two team members needed to play cricket.

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C. Who do you think your shadow looks like?

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D. What did the hunter do when he thought that the geese were dead?

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E. Describe one incident when you got into trouble because you did not do your work on time.

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8. State whether the following are true or false. (3)

(i) The king had ordered a dinner in the palace. _________________

(ii) No one had heard of or tasted the avail before. _________________

(iii) The cook had planned to make another dish using the vegetable scraps. ______________

OR

A recipe is a list of directions to prepare a dish. The following sentences are not in
order for preparing Avial. Number them in the correct order.

Grind some coconut, green chilies, and garlic.
Cut the vegetable scraps into long strips.
Wash and clean the mix of vegetable bits.
Decorate with curry leaves. Avial is ready.
Whip some curd and mix it in.
Pour some coconut oil on top.

9. If you were alone at home and suddenly someone knocked at your door, what would you do?
Write any three things. (3)
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10. Write four sentences about your dream ice cream using the describing words — the colours,
the flavours, the size, how it looks, tastes, feels etc. (4)
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OR

Having an ice cream on a hot summer day is exciting and enjoyable. Write about some of the exciting
and enjoyable things that you can do in the winter season and summer season.

Things can be done in winter season Things can be done in summer season

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