JKBOSE 5th Class Model Paper English

Class-V
Subject: English
Max. Marks: 50

Section (A) Reading Comprehension 15 Marks
Q.1: Read the following passage and answer the questions given in the
end. (5 x 1 = 5)
One day a wise man was riding along a road. He came across a man who
was fast asleep. As he passed by, he saw a snake sliding into the sleeping man‟s
mouth. The wise man dismounted quickly. He tried to scare the snake away, but
to no avail. He took up his club and struck the sleeping man with several
powerful blows. The sleeping man awakened abruptly. He fled for safety to a
nearby tree. It was an apple tree. The ground around was covered with rotten
fruit. „Eat them!‟ ordered the wise man. He stuffed the mouth of the terrified
man with apples until no more would go in.

„Why are you doing this to me?‟ asked the man. „What have I done to offend
you? If you have a quarrel with me, settle it with your word! Oh, cursed was the
hour that you first saw me, and blessed is the man who never sets eyes on you!
Look! My mouth is pouring with blood and words! O God, I beg Thee, repay him
in like manner!‟ Yet however much the man cursed, the wise man continued to
shower blows. The wise man ordered the other man to run fast. The man ran
with all his might until he vomited. The snake came out of his mouth. The man
thanked the wise man for this treatment. This is how the wise man saved the life
of the sleeping man.

Questions:

1. ‘One day a wise man was riding along a road.’ What do you think, the
wise man was on a…

a. Car b. Boat

c. Bus d. Horse

2. ‘…Look! My mouth is pouring with blood and words! O God, I beg
Thee, repay him in like manner!’ what does this statement show of the
speaker?

a. Indifference b. Shyness

c. Frustration d. Happiness

3. Why the wise man gave blows to the sleeping man with his club?

a. The sleeping man had offended the wise man.

b. The sleeping man was the wise man‟s enemy.

c. The sleeping man had got in debt to the wise man.

d. The sleeping man had swallowed a snake which the wise man saw.

4. How would you view the riding man as a human being? (Give your
answer in one to two sentences)

5. ________________________ is the opposite of ‘blessed’.

Q.2: Read the following passage and answer the questions given in the
end. (5 x 1 = 5)
Once, the Maharaja of Travancore ordered a grand dinner in his palace. In the
afternoon before the dinner, the Maharaja entered the kitchen to survey the
dishes that had been prepared for the feast. “What are you going to do with
those vegetable scraps?” he asked the cook, pointing to the basket of scraps
near the cook. The cook replied, “They are waste. We will throw them away.”
“You cannot waste all these bits and pieces of vegetables. Find a way to use
them,” the Maharaja commanded sternly and walked away. The cook was in a fix
and kept staring at the vegetable scraps for some time. Suddenly, an idea
flashed across his mind. He cooked these vegetable scraps after preparing them
well. All the guests liked this recipe so mush and everyone wanted to know its
name. The cook thought and thought. Then a name came to his mind. He named
it avial (uh-vi-ul). Avial became famous all over Kerala and is now one of the
dishes in a traditional Kerala feast. And imagine, it all came from a basket of
waste!

Questions

1. The cook in a fix, because:
a. the king had order a grand dinner.
b. the king entered the kitchen in the afternoon.
c. there was a basket a vegetable scraps in the kitchen.
d. the cook had no idea how to prevent the wastage go vegetable scraps.
2. What did the cook do with vegetable scraps?
a. He threw them away.
b. He made a recipe of them.
c. He hid them in the kitchen.
d. He kept them aside without caring.
3. Give a suitable title to the passage?
4. Find the opposite word of ‘host’ from the given passage.
5. A person who prepares meals and dishes is called
__________________.
A person who reigns a vast a country or state is called
__________________.

Q.3: Read the following picture and answer the questions given in the
end. (5 x 1 = 5)

Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3
Questions:
1. The woman athlete in picture 1 is throwing:
a. Shot-put b. Javelin
c. Discuss d. Hammer
2. The picture 2 is a display of:
a. Rugby b. Hall Ball
c. Throw Ball d. Fencing
3. Can you name the game in picture 3?
a. Cricket b. Softball
c. Hockey d. Baseball
4. Find the proper sequence of pictures from picture 1 to picture 3.
a. Javelin throw, baseball, Rugby
b. baseball, Javelin throw, Rugby
c. Javelin throw, Rugby, baseball
d. baseball, Rugby, Javelin Throw
5. How is Javelin Throw different from the other two sports shown in
pictures? (Answer in one or two sentences)

Section (B) Grammar 8 Marks
Q.4. Read the given short passage and identify five words as
prepositions and/or conjunctions and write at least two them in each
column of the table below. 2½ marks
Once upon a time, there lived a young boy in a village. He was not good
at studies but was a very talented singer. One day there was a talent hunt
programme in his school, where he was selected for a national level show. Soon
he got recognition of his talent and he became a famous singer.
Preposition Conjunction

Q.5. Read the given passage and fill the blanks provided by applying
nouns, verbs and adjectives whatever suitable. 2½marks

My mother ________________ always awake before anyone else in the family. I
usually wake up after 6 ________________. I loll around for a few minutes.
Then I ________________ and lazily get dressed for school. At bedtime, I read
a ________________ book. When I feel tired I lie down and go to sleep very
quickly. ________________ fall asleep in no time at all.
Q.6. Read the given passage and edit it for the proper use of grammar
and spellings. 3 Marks
Among the 23 perceived tipes of crocodilians, the saltwater and Nile crocodiles
are the most destructive animals. Being the biggest reptile on the plant, these
kill several individuals every year. The crocodile lives all through the tropics of
Africa, Asia and Australia in moderate moving streams and lakes. Its eyes, ears,
and nostrils is found high on the head, which enables an crocodile to sea and
hear its prey. Running from 5 to 20 feet lang, they kill up to 800 individuals
every year.

Section (C) Writing Skills 12 Marks
Q.7. Study the given mind-map carefully and write a paragraph of about
50 -100 words. 5 Marks

House Compound Siblings
Parents
Love Care
Home
Address
Grand parents
Uncles Cousins

Look at the given picture carefully and write a paragraph of about 50 -
100 words.

Your school observed „World Mothers‟ Day‟ in which all the students were
asked to write a brief paragraph about his/her mother and how he/she would
like to observe this day for his/her mother. Now you being one of the
participants on this day, draft your write up for your mother on the „World
Mothers‟ Day‟.

8. Read the below given letter carefully. 4 Marks
ABC Chowk
Jammu
Dated: 15/02/2024
Dear Kashif Hussain
Hope you will be fine. I am writing this letter to inform you that my brother‟s
marriage is going to be held on 10th March, 2023 at our home. My parents
allowed me to invite my best friend on the marriage ceremony. As you are my
only friend, so I decided to invite you. Please accept my invitation of my
brother‟s wedding ceremony and attend the grand function on the said date.
Waiting for your presence on the occasion.
Your best friend
Anil Kumar
Now, as Kashif Hussain from Zero Bridge Srinagar, write the reply to the
above letter as acceptance/refusal to the invitation.
Read the below given e-mail carefully.

From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Dear Sahil
This is to tell you that I‟m not coming to school tomorrow as I‟m not feeling
well.
Plz tell our class teacher about it and request him to mark me as sick on the
attendance register.
Ahmad

You are Ahmad and you have received the above mail in your mail box.
Now write a reply to the given mail.
9. Look at the series of pictures given below and design a story in your
own words. (50-60 words) 3 marks

Using the given hints write a brief biographical note of yourself.
Hints:
1. Name
2. Age
3. Class
4. Likings
5. Favourites
6. Priorities
7. Hobbies

Section (D) Literature 15 marks
10. Answer any two of the following questions, from the prose lessons
of the prescribed textbook, briefly. 2 × 2=4 Marks
a. What according to you is the theme of the story—„The Fowler and the
Quails‟?
b. What kind of a man was Surya Singh in your opinion?
c. Give a brief biographical sketch of Louis Braille.
d. What lesson do you learn from the story—The prodigal Son?

11. Answer any three of the following questions, from the poems of the
prescribed textbook, briefly. 3 × 2= 6 Marks
a. What is rhyme scheme? Can you find any rhyme scheme in the poem—
„The Shadow‟? If yes, write it down.
b. The poet uses different words to describe rats in the poem—„From the
Pied Piper of Hamelin‟. What do these words tell us about these rats?
c. Write down a few humorous expressions from the poem—„You are Old,
Father William‟
d. Write down the names of the objects of nature that appear in the poem—
„The Eagle‟.
e. The poem—„Paper Boats‟ tells us about sending messages by the little
child using paper boats. If you are asked to send a message to someone
you love, how would you send the message?
12. Answer any one of the given competency-based questions in 60 to
80 words. 1× 5= 5 Marks
a. How would you analyse Gulliver as a human being.
b. “The streets are beautiful only when seen from behind the window panes
of one‟s home.” Evaluate the given statement in reference to—„The Cat‟s
Paradise‟.