SECTION A – READING
Q1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions: 1x5=5
Granny Garcia was moving to a smaller house. Her family came to help. Granny had too
many things, so they put some of them in her front garden. Granny made a big sign. It said:
“Please, Help yourself to Granny Garcia’s gifts”. Molly from next door passed Granny Garcia’s front
garden. She saw a lampshade. “I can use this” she said to herself. Molly took the lampshade. She
cleaned off the dust. She painted it blue. Mr. Ryan from along the street walked his dog past Granny
Garcia’s house. He saw some old bits of wood. “I could make something with these,” he said to
himself. Mr. Ryan took the pieces of wood. He made photo frames. The children went past Granny
Garcia’s garden. “Look, there are wheels, ropes, and a wooden box,” said Sam. “Let’s make a cart!”
The three of them carried the box home. It took them two days to make a cart. Granny Garcia was
ready to move. All her friends threw a surprise party for her. “Good luck!” they shouted. Then they
gave her gifts for her new home. “Thank you,” said Granny Garcia. “These will remind me of you.”
“Thank you, Granny Garcia,” said everyone. “All our things will remind us of you!”
Questions:
1. Where did Granny Garcia’s family put some of the things?
2. What was written in a big sign?
3. What were the things that children took from her garden?
4. Write synonym of cried from the passage.
5. Make a sentence with the word - surprise
SECTION B – GRAMMAR
Q2A. Change the voice of given sentences from active to passive. 1x4=4
1. Sumit loves dancing.
2. Cows give us milk.
3. The parrot was singing a song.
4. My mother is buying pizza.
Q2B. Fill in the blanks with Present Continuous Tense of the verbs given in the
brackets: 1x4=4
1. Mother .......................... (peel) cucumbers.
2. The children .......................... (salute) the flag.
3. I .......................... (go) to school.
4. He .......................... (write) a letter.
Q2C. Write the past tense of the following verbs: 1X1/4=2
1. write 3. go
2. cry 4. listen
Q.2D Rewrite the sentences given below in Past Continuous Tense. 1x3=3
1. I’ll go to school.(after my coaching class)
2. The boys are playing in the park.( at 3 p.m. yesterday)
3. He will study.( from 6 to 7 p.m. yesterday)
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Q2E. Fill in the blanks with simple future tense in the sentences given below using 1/2X4=2
verbs in the brackets.
1. We .......................... (complete) the work today.
2. She .......................... (come) to our place on Sunday.
3. I .......................... (meet) my grandparents today.
4. I hope it .......................... (rain) during holidays.
Q2F. Fill in the blanks with suitable modals. 1/2x4=2
1. I tried very hard but .......................... reach the theatre on time. (may not / could not)
2. The sky is black. It .......................... rain tonight. (can / may)
3. We .......................... be polite to all. (may / should)
4. No one .......................... ever play with sharp objects. (could / should)
SECTION – C VOCABULARY
Q3A. Write the rhyming word for the following words: 1/2x4=2
1. warm 3. one
2. known 4. greatest
Q3B. Write the meaning of the given words: 1x2=2
1. Impart 2. overlooks
Q3C. Make a meaningful sentence from the following words: 1x2=2
1. Giant 2. Prayer
SECTION D – LITERATURE
Q4A. Tick the correct option: 1/2x4=2
1. The British did not accept .................... as the legal heir and wanted to capture Jhansi.
(a) Damodar Rao (b) Gangadhar Rao
2. The giant realized that he had been very ..........................
(a) kind (b) selfish
3. A mother is one whose special love .......................... you day by day.
(a) inspires (b) overlooks
4. Birbal lived in hiding for ..........................
(a) six weeks (b) six months
Q4B. Fill in the blanks: 1/2x4=2
(heart, barber, whales, British)
1. About 30 species of .........................., dolphins and porpoises live in the reef.
2. Rani Lakshmibai fought against the .......................... bravely.
3. The poet prays to God in the end for an innocent and grateful ..........................
4. After Birbal returned from heaven, the emperor sent his .......................... there.
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Q4C. Answer the following questions in brief. (Any three) 2x3=6
1. Where did the children play every afternoon? What did the giant write on the notice
board?
2. What was the message sent by the emperor’s father through Birbal?
3. What is the area of Great Barrier Reef? Where is it located in Australia?
4. Why did Rani Lakshmibai not follow the orders given by the British?
5. How does mother’s special love affect an individual?
Section – E Creative Writing
Q5. Write a short paragraph on any one of the following: 1x5=5
1. My Favourite Author
2. My Favourite Poet
3. My Favourite Freedom Fighter
