DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL
Secunderabad
NACHARAM/ MAHENDRAHILLS/ NADERGUL
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Periodic Assessment – 4
CLASS: V DATE :
SUBJECT: English MARKS: 15 Marks
SYLLABUS:
Literature Ls-7 Where Go the Boats? Time: 40minutes
Ls-8 Yuuki and the Tsunami
Grammar: Present and Past Participle
Writing Skills: Informal Letter
Section A: Reading Comprehension 4 X 1= 4M
I. Read the following poem and answer the following questions.
Windy Nights
Whenever the moon and stars are set,
Whenever the wind is high,
All night long in the dark and wet,
A man goes riding by.
Late in the night when fires are out,
Why does he gallop and gallop about?
Whenever the trees are crying aloud,
And ships are tossed at sea,
By, on the highway, low and loud,
By at the gallop goes he.
By at the gallop he goes, and then
By he comes back at the gallop again.
Robert Louis Stevenson
1. At what time of the night does the man ride the horse?
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2. Whenever the wind is high……….
a. What does the word ‘high’ mean here?
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3. Find three words from the poem to describe the night. Add another word of your own to describe the
night.
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4. By, on the highway, low and loud…..
a. What do you think ‘low and loud’ refers to?
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5. Which of the following best expresses the theme or message of the ‘Windy Nights’?
a. You never know what to expect from wind.
b. The wind is a powerful force of nature that cannot be controlled.
c. People should harness the power of wind more effectively.
d. The wind can make a dark night scarier than it is actually.
The Fly
How large unto the tiny fly
Must little things appear!
A rosebud like a feather bed,
Its prickle like a spear;
A dewdrop like a looking-glass,
A hair like golden wire
The smallest grain of mustard -seed
As fierce as coals of fire;
A loaf of bread , a lofty hill;
A wasp, a cruel leopard;
And specks of salt as bright to see
As lambkins to a shepherd.
1. List four things from the poem that are small to humans that are appearing large to the fly ?
2. According to poet which object is the most frightening to a fly?
3. Why do you think a dewdrop would act like a looking glass to a fly?
4. Write 2 pairs of rhyming words from the poem.
Woodman Spare the Tree
George Pope Morris
WOODMAN, spare that tree!
Touch not a single bough!
In youth it sheltered me,
And I'll protect it now.
'Twas my forefather's hand
That placed it near his cot;
There, woodman, let it stand,
Thy ax shall harm it not.
That old familiar tree,
Whose glory and renown
Are spread o'er land and sea—
And wouldst thou hew it down?
Woodman, forbear thy stroke!
Cut not its earth-bound ties;
Oh, spare that agèd oak
Now towering to the skies!
When but an idle boy,
I sought its grateful shade;
In all their gushing joy
Here, too, my sisters played.
My mother kissed me here;
My father pressed my hand—
Forgive this foolish tear,
But let that old oak stand.
My heart-strings round thee cling,
Close as thy bark, old friend!
Here shall the wild-bird sing,
And still thy branches bend.
Old tree! the storm still brave!
And, woodman, leave the spot;
While I've a hand to save,
Thy ax shall harm it not.
1. Why does the poet wish to protect the tree?
2. What are some of the memories of the tree that the poet cherishes?
3. What does the poet say about the bird that seek shelter in the tree?
4. The poet says that the trees help human beings in many ways. Can you list two of them?
5. If you were in poet’s place. What would you have done to save the trees?
Section B : Writing Skills 1 X 3 = 3M
II. Your friend is very fond of reading. Write a letter to your friend for inviting him to a book
organized in your community/city/school.
library week celebrations - delighted to know –going to organise - a book fair – thousands of
books - hundreds of book stalls- fond of reading – eagerly waiting- participate - story telling.
