BLOOM PUBLIC SCHOOL

Vasant Kunj –New Delhi

Final Term Assessment 2020-21
English (Sample paper)
Class -V

Date:

Section-A

READING

Q1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that
follow.

1. Unlike the usual rain that is refreshing and useful, acid rain
is one type of rain that causes a great deal of harm to the
environment. Acid rain is the name given to a situation created
when certain gases mix with atmospheric moisture to create
precipitation that is more acidic than normal. Acid rain can
come in both wet and dry form based on how the acidic
materials fall from the atmosphere.
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 When the materials are in a wet form, they fall as rain, sleet,
snow or fog and as dry rain they fall as gases or particles. Both
volcanoes and waste material release gases that are natural
causes of acid rain while gases that come from man-made
sources such as burning of fossil fuel, electric power, exhaust
from vehicles and industry.
2. The environment and its inhabitants are tolerant to certain
acidity level but if the levels exceed, these can cause a great deal
of damage to the living and non-living things. Acid rain affects
human health badly by creating particles in the air that can cause
respiratory problems. This can also cause building materials to
decay more rapidly and paint more likely to peel. It can erode
stone statues, making them appear duller and older and reducing
their value. This is known to have caused damage to the
magnificent Taj Mahal. Acid rain drastically affects forests and
waterways. It seeps into the soil and washes away many of the
essential nutrients. It also makes it difficult for trees to absorb
water. Thus, trees become more prone to infection, insects, and
are less resistant to cold weather.

3. Black Forest in Germany is a result of acid rain that caused the

trees to drop their needles. These trees have black trunks and
branches. Acid rain flows into rivers and lakes, where it causes
severe damage to the plant and animal life in aquatic systems.

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Choose the correct answer:
1. When the materials are in a wet form, they fall as ____.
(Rain/ volcanoes)
2. Acid rain affects human health badly by creating particles in
the air that can cause _________ ______. (digestive
problems/ respiratory problems)
3. Acid rain flows into rivers and lakes, where it causes severe
damage to the plant and animal life in ______ systems.
(territorial/ aquatic)
4. Man-made sources such as burning of _____ ____. (fossil
fuels/sleet)
5. Trees become more prone to infection, ______ and are less
resistant to cold weather. (Insects/birds)

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Fill in the blanks:
6. _____ _______ in India has been severely damaged by acid
rain.
7. Acid rain also causes trees to drop their _____ in Black
Forest, Germany.
8. Acid rain is formed when certain ______ in the atmosphere
mix with rain.
9. Acid rains can erode____ ______, making them appear
duller and older.
10. The trees in Black Forest, Germany have black ____ and
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Section-B

Writing Skills

Q2. Attempt any ONE of the following:

You are interested in organizing a science fair in your school

auditorium. Write an application to the Principal of your school,
asking for permission to set-up a science fair in your school
auditorium in about 60-70 words.

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Notice writing - Write a notice on ‘Interschool Music and Dance

competition’. It should be of 60-70 words.

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Q3. Grammar

A. Fill in the blanks with correct verb.

1. The teacher ...................... the lesson yesterday. (taught/

teach)

2. Now he ...................... questions to see if the students have

understood the lesson.( asked/asks)

3. John ..................... in hospital for two weeks. (lies/has been

lying)

4. We ..................... him yesterday. (were visiting/visited)

5. He .................. completely. (recovers/has recovered)

6. Most probably he ................... to school next week. (will

come/ would come)

7. Mark ........................... for jobs ever since he passed his

examination in March. (is looking/ has been looking)

8. He ..................... for the results. (waits, is waiting)

B. Fill in the blanks with a verb in the simple present or

present continuous tense.

1. It (snow)__________ heavily on the mountains in the north.

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2. Sarah (listen) _________ to every word the teacher says.

3. Every Monday, Sally (drive) ____ her kids to football

practice.

4. Shhh ! Be quiet! John (sleep) _____________.

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain) ________ always.

6. This delicious chocolate (be) ____ made by a small

chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

C. Fill in the blanks with the simple past or past continuous

form of the verb given in the bracket.

1. Our school ________ the football match yesterday. (win)

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 2. The water _____________ when she came into the kitchen.

(boil)

3. As the plane took off one of the engines __________.(fail)

4. The train _____________ late because of bad weather. (run)

5. It was warm, so I ______ off my coat. (take)

6. The bed was very comfortable. I _____ very well. (sleep)

7. He was ________(read) a book at 9PM last night.

8. They __________ (walk) down the street when the rain

started.

D. Fill in the blanks with the simple future tense of the verb
given in the bracket.

1. The boat ____________ at twelve o’clock for Ceylon. (sail)

2. We have been told the examiner ________ tomorrow. (come)

3. I _____ (use) the money wisely.

4. We ________ (return) as soon as possible.

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Fill in the blanks with the future continuous tense of the verb

given in the bracket.

5. I __________ my goal. (will reach/will be reaching)

6. Ryan and Tom __________ an agreement. (sign/will be

signing)

7. He __________ lectures on Mathematics. (lecture, will be

lecturing)

8. She __________ from a grocery shop. (will buy, will be

buying)

E. Rewrite the sentences in the Active or Passive voice as

required.

1. The mice have been caught by the caretaker.

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2. The news surprised everyone.

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3. He teaches English.

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4. Children love eating bananas.

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5. Who wrote this letter?

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 Section – C

Literature

Q4. Read the extract given below and answer the following
questions:

RTC:

“Malu said to her mother one day:

Ma, I’m going far out to play.

I want to see the things that lie

there beyond the big blue sky.

A little patience, child, said Mum,

In the summer when next it comes.

Summer?... Patience?... What a test!

Malu simply could not rest.”

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(i) What was it that Malu wanted to do?
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(ii) What was the ‘test’?
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(iii) Why ‘Malu simply could not rest’?

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 (iv) Find the word in the stanza that means: to relax-

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(v) Write the opposite of : Patience _____________

(vi) Why did Malu’s mother ask her to wait for summers?

Q5. RTC

“As he neared the village, he met a number of people ……….

I’ve never seen him before…..

On hearing this, Rip stroked his chin….”

i) Who does the author refer to as ‘he’ here?

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ii) Why couldn’t the other people in the village recognize

‘him’?

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iii) What changes in the appearances had taken place in

‘him’?

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iv) What was the reason behind his long absence?

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v) Why did he ‘stroke his chin’?

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Q6. Answer all FIVE questions from the following in about
30-40 words:

(i) Why did the barber think that the Sultan was acting

hastily?

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(ii) What do you learn from the story ‘The Talkative

Barber’?

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(iii) Why did the barber ask the Sultan for a lot of food?

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(iv) Name the types of creatures that came to meet Hari.

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(v) Why was Hari sitting all by himself in the picnic?

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Q7. Answer any ONE of the following questions in about 60-70

words:

A. “Sing of city people, you see but never know”.

i) Why do you think you never know the people well
enough?
ii) What are the places you find a lot of busy people moving
around?

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A.i) What type of vehicles do we see in the cities and not

in villages?
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ii) Draw pictures of any 2 items that people carry in a city.

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