Class 5 Mid Term Sample Paper 2026 English

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Mid-Term Examination Practice a
Question Paper
Session – 2026-27
Class-V Subject- English
Time :2 hours Max. Marks: 50
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1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. (5x1=5)
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Riya loved spending time in her school library. Every Friday, she borrowed a new book to read at

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with her friends. They also decided to visit the library more often.

(A) Where did Riya like to spend her time?
(i) School playground (iii) School garden

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(i) Space ships (iii) Historic buildings
(ii) Rainforest animals (iv) Ocean animals
(D) Why do many rainforest animals use bright colours?
(i) To look beautiful to humans (iii) To protect themselves from danger
(ii) To find food for themselves (iv) To attract humans to themselves

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(E) What did Riya do after returning the book?
(i) She shares interesting facts with her friends.
(ii) She enjoys learning new things with her friends.
(iii) She does not talk to her friends.
(iv) She buys a new book with her friends.
2. Read the following passage. (5x1=5)
Birds are beautiful creatures with feathers and wings. Due to various reasons, many species of birds
have become endangered. To protect these birds and their species, bird sanctuaries have been built.
There are more than 70 bird sanctuaries in India. The Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, located in Tamil
Nadu, is the oldest bird sanctuary in India. The Bharatpur Bird sanctuary, located in Rajasthan, is the
largest bird sanctuary in our country.

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

(A) Why have bird sanctuaries been built?

(i) To train birds and their species
(ii) To protect birds and their species
(iii) To keep birds and their species in cages
(iv) To sell birds and their species

(B) The word “endangered” in the passage means:

(i) very commonly present (iii) brightly coloured
(ii) at risk of disappearing (iv) able to fly fast

(C) Which sanctuary is the oldest bird sanctuary in India?

(i) Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary (ii) Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
(iii) Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (iv) Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

(D) Read the statements and choose the correct one.

(i) Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is in Tamil Nadu.
(ii) Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is the largest sanctuary in India.
(iii) Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is located in Rajasthan.
(iv) There are less than 20 bird sanctuaries in India.

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(ii) Tamil Nadu (iv) Gujarat

SECTION– B (Writing)
3. Write a short paragraph of 100-120 words about your journey to a place during your
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Write a mini biography in 100-120 words about a famous leader of your choice. You may use
the following hints:
 Name of the leader
 When and where the person was born?
 List one or two achievements
 Why the person is inspiring?

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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.
My colours match the plants ________ trees. (and/ or)
B. The words in the given sentence are jumbled. Write them in order to make a meaningful
sentence.
elephants / in / forests / live / large / groups / in
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C. Complete the following sentence using present perfect tense.
I _______________ (visit) Mumbai many times.
D. Complete the given sentence using the correct word given in the bracket.
Today I _____________ (ate/eight) an apple for breakfast.
E. Fill in the blank using the correct word given in the bracket.
A ______________ (swarm/flock) of bees was hovering around the flowers.

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Yesterday, Roshani _________________ (play) football with her friends.
B. Write a sentence using the given word.
Rainbow: ___________________________________________________________
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SECTION-D (Textbook)
7. Answer the given questions in short. (5x2=10)
A. What did the parrot long for?

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8. What are the ways in which you can cross a river? (3)

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Have you ever seen a rainbow? How did you feel?
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9. Complete the table given below (3)

S.No. Dialogue Who said? To whom?
i The ball I found is a hockey ball.
ii I lost a ball four months ago.
iii Show me the ball and I will tell you.

10. Imagine that you are a frog. What would it feel like to live like a frog, both in water and on
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If you could hop as high as a frog, what fun things would you do?
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