Half Yearly English Paper

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, 2023-2024
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
GRADE: 5 MARKS: 60
TIME: 2½ Hours
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. All questions are compulsory.

2. Read the question paper carefully.
3. All answers to be written in the question paper itself.
4. Internal choices have been provided in Section B and Section C. Only one of the choices of such
questions have to be attempted.
5. This paper consists of 6 pages.
SECTION A: READING Marks x

No. Q
I. Prose Comprehension 8 Marks
Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Have you ever been to the beach? Did you see a man with a headset pointing a long
pole at the ground? If so, you might have seen a person using a metal detector.
Metal detectors make magnetic waves. These waves go through the ground. The
waves change when they hit metal. These metal detector then beeps. This lets the
person with the device know that metal is close.
Metal detectors are now smaller. Now they are light and cheap. They also work
better. That is why people bring them to the beach. They can look for rings in the
water. They can look for phones in the sand. Metal detectors help them find these
things. They usually just find junk though.
These devices also make clothes safer. It sounds funny, but it's true. Most clothes
are made in big factories. There are lots of needles in these places. Needles break
from time to time. They get stuck in the clothes. They would poke people trying
them on. They don't though. That's because our clothes are scanned for metal. Isn't
that nice? Let's hear it for metal detectors. They make the world a safer place.
1) Why do people bring metal detectors to the beach?

a. Metal detectors help people keep the sand clean and safe.
b. Metal detectors look cool.
c. Metal detectors help people find valuable items.
d. Metal detectors help guards keep weapons away from the beach.
2) How do metal detectors make clothing safer?

a. Metal detectors make sure factory machines are working the right way.
b. Metal detectors make sure workers don't bring weapons into factories.
c. Metal detectors make sure that broken needles don't get into clothing
d. Metal detectors help people recover lost clothing at the beach.
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3) How did metal detectors get better over time?
4) How do metal detectors enable us to find precious metal?
5) Name any invention that has benefitted human beings and explain how it is
used.
II. Poetry Comprehension 7 Marks
Read the following poem and answer the questions given below:
The moon is a sphere,

Big and white.
It loves to reflect the sun’s bright light,
It goes on a journey every 28th day.
Around the Earth, a hide and seek game it will play,
In the beginning, it is new,
Then out of side from me and you,
Then changes to white,
As it grows in phases.
Now it flips to left and fades,
Then changes to crescent,
It completed its orbit and back to new.
1) The above poem is about

a) Sun and its uses
b) Moon and its different shapes
c) beautiful flowers
d) pollution
2) According to poet, the moon reflects

a) bright light of the sun
b) light of planets
c) light of earth
d) light of torch
3) Which type of game does moon like to play with us?
4) According to the poem, how is the moon in the beginning?
5) Imagine you are poet, write in 3 to 4 lines describing the Sun for your
readers.
SECTION B: WRITING & GRAMMAR
I. 1. Write a paragraph describing your favourite hobby. Use metaphor and 5 Marks
personification in your paragraph.
OR
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2. Write a paragraph describing a gift that you really cherish. Use simile
and personification in your paragraph.
GRAMMAR 10 Marks
1. 1.Fill in the blank with a verb that matches the subject of each sentence:
a. Mary ____________in the park.
a) am playing
b) play
c) plays
d) will played
b. They __________witnessed a lot of things in their life.
a) am
b) have
c) has
d) is
2. Choose the right verb in agreement with the subject:
a) You _________invited to the party.(is, are)
b) That ________the book you are looking for.(is,am)
3. Choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree:

a) There is two birds on the branch of the tree.
b) There are five pens in this box.
c) Stuart carry around the props for the set.
d) Imagine my surprise when there were a squirrel in my mailbox.
4. Edit the following paragraph, correcting subject / verb agreement.
Next month we is going on our vacation to Florida. My sister like it when we

go to Florida because she get to swim in the ocean. My brother and I wants to
go deep-sea fishing while we is there. My dad say he is going to take us this
time. I hopes the weather is good so we can go. While my mom and sister
swims in the ocean, we are going to be catching fish for our dinner. Then, while
mom cook the fish, my dad and I are going to swim and have a good time.
5. Complete the following sentences with a verb that agrees with the subject:
a) The baby____________________.
b) Children______________
2.
Identify the type of noun of the underlined word in the following sentences:
1. Peter’s childhood was full of happiness.
a. Common
b. Proper
c. Abstract
d. Collective
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2. I left a bunch of keys on my desk. Have you seen it?
a. Common
b. Proper
c. Abstract
d. Collective
3. Fill in the blanks with the correct type of noun:

a. The man was so arrogant. He showed no to his needy
neighbour.
a. pride
b. kindness
c. smile
d. failure
b. The sailed excitedly on a new voyage.

a. school of whales
b. crew of sailors
c. flight of birds
d. pack of wolves
c. Choose the correct abstract noun for the word: grow

a. growth
b. growing
c. growness
d. grew
SECTION C: LITERATURE 30 Marks

I. Reference to Context: 1x3=3
1) Which of these options are incorrect?
a. By offering him food
b. By being with him all the time
c. By getting him a walking stick
d. By getting him a pair of sunglasses
2) Which of the following was not offered by Bertram to Raoul?

a. Peanuts
b. Kernels
c. Birdseeds
d. Corn
3) They shiver and skip in the merry March wind.’ Which season is being
described in the poem ‘The Clothes line’?
a. Winter
b. Summer
c. Spring
d. Rainy
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II Reference to Context: 1x3=3
1. ‘I saw her gleam, like a sail in the sun.’ Which figure of speech is NOT used in
the mentioned line.
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Personification
d. Alliteration
2. Why did the villagers begin to worry?
a. The villagers were worried as they thought that the wild elephants would destroy
their houses.
b. The villagers were worried as Grandma Kamlong had not returned home.
c. The villagers were worried as Thenyak and Changun had not returned home.
d. The villagers were worried as their children had gone missing.
3. Why did the village men walk to Khonsa township?

a. They walked to Khonsa so that they could sell their salt to Khonsa.
b. They walked to Khonsa so that they could buy salt from Khonsa.
c. They walked to Khonsa so that they could exchange their salt.
d. They walked to Khonsa so that they could buy grains from Khonsa.
2. Short Answer Questions. Answer in one sentence. 1x5=5
1) What did Raoul see during the day time?

2) What did Raoul think about the kernels which Bertram offered?
3) Why does the poet say that the clothes were dancing on the clothesline?
4) Why did Grandma Kamlong not put any salt in the broth?
5) Who is the poet of the poem ‘The Clothesline’?
3. Short Answer Questions. Answer in 20-30 words. 2x5=10
1) Why did Raoul’s mother think that he must have had a terrible time after
getting home?
2) Why has the poet used figurative language in the poem ‘ The Clothes Line’?
4. Vocabulary. Choose the most suitable answer from the given options. 1x5=5
1) With reference to the lesson 'The Crystal Cave', what does "descent" mean
to?
a) coming down
b) going up
c) moving quickly
d) slow movement
2)What does the term "foliage" typically refer to?

a) A type of fruit
b) A green pigment found in plants
c) The leaves of plants and trees
d) A gardening tool for digging
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3) In the context of landscaping and water management, what is a "ditch"?
a) A small hill or mound in a garden
b) A trench dug in the ground
c) A type of gardening tool used for planting seeds
d) A decorative outdoor pathway
4) Which setting is least likely to be described as "raucously"?

a) A library
b) A concert
c) A crowded sports stadium
d) A comedy club
5)Which of the following is an antonym of "discarded"?

a) Retained
b) Replenished
c) Reconstructed
d) Resold
5. Answer in 30 to 50 words. 4x1=4
Were the children courageous and adventurous? Why do you think so?
OR
Why did the grandma think that their village was ‘rich’?

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HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, 2023-2024

1. All questions are compulsory.

SECTION A: READING Marks x

1) Why do people bring metal detectors to the beach?

2) How do metal detectors make clothing safer?

4) How do metal detectors enable us to find precious metal?

II. Poetry Comprehension 7 Marks

The moon is a sphere,

1) The above poem is about

2) According to poet, the moon reflects

3) Which type of game does moon like to play with us?

4) According to the poem, how is the moon in the beginning?

3. Choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree:

Next month we is going on our vacation to Florida. My sister like it when we

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct type of noun:

b. The sailed excitedly on a new voyage.

c. Choose the correct abstract noun for the word: grow

SECTION C: LITERATURE 30 Marks

2) Which of the following was not offered by Bertram to Raoul?

3. Why did the village men walk to Khonsa township?

2. Short Answer Questions. Answer in one sentence. 1x5=5

1) What did Raoul see during the day time?

5) Who is the poet of the poem ‘The Clothesline’?

3. Short Answer Questions. Answer in 20-30 words. 2x5=10

2)What does the term "foliage" typically refer to?

4) Which setting is least likely to be described as "raucously"?

5)Which of the following is an antonym of "discarded"?

5. Answer in 30 to 50 words. 4x1=4

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