Std 5 English Past Paper PDF 2017-18

# Baseline Test: 2017-18 - Standard: Five - Subject: English (Written) ## Set - C **प्रथम भाषा : इंग्रजी - इयत्ता : पाचवी** **Maharashtra Vidya Pradhikaran, Pune-30** **Pragat Shaikshanik Maharashtra** **Educational Achievement Test** **Baseline Test: 2017-18** **Standard: Five - Subject: Eng...

# Baseline Test: 2017-18 - Standard: Five - Subject: English (Written) ## Set - C **प्रथम भाषा : इंग्रजी - इयत्ता : पाचवी** **Maharashtra Vidya Pradhikaran, Pune-30** **Pragat Shaikshanik Maharashtra** **Educational Achievement Test** **Baseline Test: 2017-18** **Standard: Five - Subject: English (Written)** | Name of the Student : | | | Name of the School : | | | Cluster : | Taluka : | District: | Date : | / / 2017 | | Roll No. : | Div. : | Marks obtained : | Written marks : | 40 | | Teacher's Signature : | | | | | ## Q. 1. **Listen and Write.** 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) (5 Marks) ## Q. 2. **Read the given passage carefully.** One day, a beautiful Stag came to a pool of clear water. As he bent down to drink, he saw his own reflection in the water. He was delighted with what he saw. instead of drinking water he kept looking at his own reflection. "How handsome I look!" he said to himself. "How beautiful are these curving antlers! How they add to my beauty! How graceful they look!" Then be moved nearer and saw his legs reflected in the pool. He was quite disgusted. "Look at my legs! Ugh! They are so ugly! All spindly with small feet. How I wish that nature had given me legs worthy of my stately antlers!" **Now answer the following questions.** **A) Why did a stage come to a pool ? Circle the correct answer.** a) to drink water. b) to see his reflection. c) to get pleasure. (1 Mark) **B) What did the stag think of himself to see his reflection in the water ?** (2 Marks) **C) "I wish that nature had given me legs worthy of my stately antlers!" Why did the stag think like this ?** (2 Marks) ## Q. 3. **Read the following poetic extract carefully.** I love my books. They are the homes Of queens and fairies, And knights and gnomes. Each time I read, I make a call On some quaint person large or small, Who welcomes me with a hearty hand And leads me through his wonderland. Each book is like a city street Along whose winding way I meet New friends and old who laugh and sing And take me off adventuring ! **Now answer the following questions.** **A) Who are the homes of queens and fairies ? (Circle the correct answer.)** a) wonderlands. b) books. c) knights. (1 Mark) **B) Why does the poet say that some quaint person leads him through his wonderland ?** (2 Marks) **C) For the poet why each book is like a city street ? Explain in your own words.** (2 Marks) ## For Q. 4. **Read the following advertisement carefully.** ## 5 Easy Water Saving Tips * Wash laundry and dishes with full loads. * Always turn off running water. * Take shorter showers. * Eliminate any and all leaks. * Reduce the flow of toilets and showerheads. **Now answer the following questions.** **A) How many water saving tips are given ? (Circle the correct answer.)** a) six b) five c) seven (1 Mark) **B) From the above given tips which one will you like to apply? How?** (2 Marks) **C) Write your ideas of saving water.** (2 Marks) ## Q. 5. **Do as directed** **A) Rewrite the following sentences by replacing the underlined word with the word given in the bracket.** I have many books. (She) (1 Mark) **B) Fill in the blank with proper pronoun.** Sultan was a good ruler. ____ ruled wisely and well. (1 Mark) **C) I like to play cricket. I like to play kho-kho. (Join the above two sentences with 'and' and rewrite.)** (1 Mark) **D) Give a head word for each group given below.** a) tomato, potato, cabbage, brinjal _ b) frock, T-shirt, pants, shirt _ (1 Mark) **E) What an opportunity! (State whether the given sentence is command or exclamation.)** (1 Mark) **F) Him the lion on seeing moved had not. (Arrange the jumbled words to form correct sentence.)** (1 Mark) **G) Frame and write two meaningful sentences using the table given below.** | | want to | go to | play | read | the market | football | a book | • | | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | | I | | | | | | | | | a) _ b) _ (2 Marks) **H) Match the words with 'similar meanings. Rewrite in the answer column.** | **A** | **B** | **Answer** | | ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | | 1. cheerful | 1. strength | | | 2. dispute | 2. calm | | | 3. might | 3. quarrel | | | 4. peace | 4. happy | | (2 Marks) ## Q. 6. **Below given is the beginning of a story, Develop a story.** Rajat and Salim were friends. They were studying in the same class. They were going to school together on a bicycle. On the way they saw an old man injured, fracture in left leg knee. He was asking for help and...... (5 Marks) ## Q. 7. **Write a story using the following words.** hot summer, sparrow, water, nest. (5 Marks)