Class 5 Question Paper 2024-25 English (Half Yearly)

HALF YEARLY EXAM

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HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, 2024
2024-25
ENGLISH
Time – 3:00 Hrs. Class – V M.M. : 80
Date – 09.09.2024 (Monday)

Name of the student ___________________________________________Section _____
SECTION-A (READING : 20 MARKS)
Q1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Lily loves to visit her grandmother's house every summer. Her grandmother lives in
a small village surrounded by green fields and tall trees. The air is fresh, and the
village is very peaceful. Lily enjoys picking fresh fruits from the garden, feeding the
chickens, and playing with the friendly village dogs. One day, while she was playing
outside, she heard a soft meowing sound. Following the sound, she found a tiny
kitten stuck in a bush. Lily gently rescued the kitten and took it to her grandmother.
They named the kitten "Whisker" because of its long whiskers. Lily and her
grandmother decided to keep Whisker. Lily was very happy to have a new friend to
play with during her summer holidays. She loved spending time with Whisker, and
they became best friends.
(a) Choose the correct option. (2)
i. Where does Lily's grandmother live?
a) In a big city b) In a small village c) In a town
ii. What does Lily enjoy doing in the garden?
a) Planting flowers b) Picking fresh fruits c) Watering the plants
(b) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the passage. (2)
i. Lily loves to visit her _________ house every summer.
ii. They named the kitten ___________.
(c) State “T” for true and “F” for false for the following statement. (1)
The village where Lily's grandmother lives is noisy. ______
(d) Answer the following questions.
i. Why was Lily happy to spend her summer at her grandmother's house? (2)
ii. Identify two Proper Nouns from the passage. (1)
(e) Find the word from the passage with the same meaning as the following
words. (Any one) (1)
i. little : ________ ii. saved : ________
Q2. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Every autumn, John and his family visit Applewood Farm to pick apples. The farm is
located on a gentle hillside, and the trees are laden with ripe, juicy apples of all
colours. John loves the crisp air and the scent of fresh apples. His little sister, Emma,
enjoys riding in the wagon pulled by their father.
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One sunny afternoon, as John was reaching to pick a red apple, he noticed a small
bird with a hurt wing on the ground. Feeling concerned, he carefully picked up the
bird and showed it to his parents. They decided to take the bird home to care for it.
At home, they made a cozy nest for the bird in a small box and fed it seeds and
water. Every day, John and Emma took turns looking after their new friend, whom
they named "Tweetie." Slowly, Tweetie's wing healed, and it started to chirp happily.
When autumn ended and winter approached, John and his family released Tweetie
back into the wild. John felt proud and happy knowing they had helped the bird. He
watched as Tweetie flew away, hoping to see his feathered friend again next
autumn.
(a) Answer the following questions. (4)
i. Why do John and his family visit Applewood Farm every autumn?
ii. What did John find while picking apples?
(b) Choose the correct option. (2)
i. Where is Applewood Farm located?
a) On a mountain b) On a gentle hillside c) In a valley
ii. What does John love about the farm?
a) The animals b) The crisp air and scent of fresh apples
c) The flowers
(c) State “T” for true and “F” for false for the following statement. (2)
i. Emma enjoys riding in a wagon pulled by her father. ______
ii. John found a small bird with a broken leg. _______
(d) Find the antonyms of the given words from the passage. (2)
i. sadly-___________ ii. captured- ___________
(e) Identify any two verbs from the passage. (1)
SECTION-B (GRAMMAR : 20 MARKS)
Q3. Form abstract nouns from the following adjectives. (2)
i. proud-__________ ii. happy- ___________
Q4. Write the plural form of the given words. (2)
i. lorry-_________ ii. ox-_____________
Q5. Pick out the correct word to fill in the blank. (2)
i. There isn’t ________ (any/many/much) water.
ii. Ram has _________ (any/many/much) pencils in his box.
Q6. Rewrite the following sentences with the opposite gender of the underlined
nouns. (2)
i. I rode a horse at the park.
ii. The man sells toys at the fair.

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Q7. Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns. (2)
i. Hari has two cousins. ______are younger than _____.
ii. This is an interesting book. Have ____read ____?
Q8. Rewrite the following phrases in three words, using suitable adjectives. (2)
i) a story that is full of interest
ii) a journey full of risks
Q9. Complete the following table. (2)
Positive Comparative Superlative
i) ______ better _________
ii) lazy _________ ____________
Q10. Unscramble the letters and fill in the blanks. (2)
i) The clock was (ctnigki) _______ on the mantelpiece.
ii) The leaves were (nigtusrl) ____________ in the breeze.
Q11. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket. (2)
i) A lion_____ not _____ (eat) grass.
ii) ____ you ____ (want) books for reading?
Q12. Choose a suitable prefix from the box given below and form a new word. (2)
pre non tri
i) __________ heat ii. __________ cycle
SECTION-C (ENGLISH FERRY : 25)
DO AS DIRECTED. (Q 13 to Q18)
Q13. Tick the correct option. (2)
i. In the carnival, little bird Shakyllia played the _______
a. drums b. flute c. bugle d. harmonica
ii. The most popular event of the festival was _______
a. the sword dance b. the fancy dress parade
c. archery d. the sack race
Q14. Fill in the blanks with the synonym of the word in bracket. Choose from the
box. (1)
really riches forest

i) His (wealth)________ couldn’t be measured in gold.
ii) The fox left the (jungle) _____ and entered the village.
Q15. Write T for true and F for false for these sentences. (2)
i) Rikki-tikki bit Nag’s head. ____
ii) The big man shot Nag._____
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iii) Arunima was awarded the Padma Shri. _____
iv) In the hospital, Arunima read books on engineering. _____
Q16. Read the lines and answer the questions that follow. (3)
You don’t need money;
Just a disposition sunny;
i) What do you not need money for?
ii) How will a sunny disposition help?
Q17. Answer the following questions. (DO ANY FOUR). (8)
i) What did Rikki- tikki hear when he was in the garden with Chuchundra?
ii) What is described as Arunima’s ‘life ‘ in the passage?
iii) What is the death zone? Why is it so called?
iv) Why does the poet not want us to stop for crying?
v) Who has risen to become ‘loftier and prouder’?
Q18. Answer the following question in approximately 50 to60 words. (DO ANY ONE)
Describe the incident that changed Arunima’s life. (4)
OR
Write the character sketch of ‘Rikki-tikki-tavi’.
Q19. Complete the summary of the poem by filling in the blanks. Choose the words
from the box. (5)
mission, scout, inspired, world, imaginary, transform,
nurse, observes, storybooks, parents
In the poem the poet is portraying a child’s (i) ________world. In the evening, the
child’s (ii) _________converse, while the child plays with a toy gun, pretending to be on
a secret (iii) _________. The child creates an imaginary hunter’s camp, (iv) ______by
books he has read. The surroundings (v) _________ into hills, woods, and starry
solitudes. The child (vi) _________ others in the distance and takes on the role of an
Indian (vii) ________. When called back to bed by his (viii) _______, the child leaves his
imaginary (ix) _______behind, but with a longing for the beloved land of (x) _________.
SECTION-D (WRITING : 15 MARKS)
Q20. Write a short paragraph on ANY ONE of the following topics in approximately 50 to
60 words. (4)
i) The Best Day of My Life OR ii. The Importance of Recycling
Q21. Imagine you are Arunima Sinha. Write a Diary Entry about your experience of the
historic day when you reached the summit of Mount Everest.
(Word limit – 60 to 70 words) (5)
Q22. Write a letter to your cousin inviting him/her for your birthday party. (6)
(Word limit – 70 to 80 words)

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