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ASCEND English A waren es s & Sk ill Tes t (EAST)– 201 5

Time: 2 hours Class: V Full Marks : 100

Name _________________________________________________________Ph. No.________________

School _______________________________________________________________________________

Roll /Centre Code: __________________ No. __________________

N.B. Answer all the Questions in the space provided. Marks will be deducted for

spelling mistake, untidiness and bad hand writing.

Section – A (Grammar – 30)

1. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions: [1 X 4 = 4

(i) Please handle it _______________ care.

(iii) My family went _________ Patna yesterday.

(ii) This song is recorded ___________ Sagar Sen.

(iv) Are you trembling _________________ fear?

2. Fill in the blanks with using ‘-ing Adjectives’ with the words given in the brackets: [1 X 4 = 4 [bloom : sleep : stand : walk ]

(i) Old men use _________________________ sticks.

(ii) Why are you disturbing the _____________________ child.

(iii) Do not pluck the _______________________ flower.

(iv) We found him ______________________ at the gate.

3. Fill in the blanks with instructions given in brackets: [1 X 4 = 4

(i) He _______________________________________ reading this book for two years. (Use Future Perfect Continuous tense) (ii) Siraj ______________________________ left this place before I arrive. (Use Future Perfect tense)

(iii) Mr. Roy _________________________________ us English for two years. (Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense with verb ‘teach’)

(iv) Samar Babu is __________________________________ a nursery school. (Use ‘going to + verb’)

Signature of the Invigilator Section A B C D E Total Signature of the

30 15 20 25 10 100 Examiner Scrutinizer

Marks obtain

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4. Combine each pair of sentences using ‘too’ : [1 X 4 = 4

(i) Latit is very Lazy. He will not prosper in life. Ans. _____________________________________

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(ii) It is very dark. Nobody can go out. Ans._____________________________________________

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(iii)The girl is very shy. She can not sing in public. Ans. ___________________________________

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(iv)You are very feeble. You can not stand straight. Ans.___________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Write the sentences using Possessive Pronouns: [1 X 4 = 4

(i) Is this your dog ? Ans. _____________________________________________________________

(ii) These are their book. Ans. ___________________________________________________________

(iii) You have large wings. Ans. _________________________________________________________

(iv) My camera is broken. Ans.__________________________________________________________ 6. Fill in the blanks choosing the right adverb given in the brackets: [1 X 4 = 4 [ suddenly : always : boldly : fortunately : carefully ]

(i) Read the question __________________________ (ii) His sons ___________________ quarrelled.

(iii) __________________________the door opened. (iv) ____________________ we were not there. 7. Write the function of the sentences from the list given : [1 X 2 = 2 [ Inviting : Enquiring : Ordering : Stating a fact ]

(i) Do the sums soon. Ans. _____________________________________________________________

(ii) Where is your book ? Ans. __________________________________________________________ 8. Rewrite as directed: [1 X 4 = 4 (i) It is a very cold day. (Turn into interrogative sentence) Ans. __________________________

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(ii) There is no use of this match. (Turn into affirmative sentence) Ans. ________________________

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(iii) The man is educated. He is dishonest. (Join using Conjunction) Ans. ______________________

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(iv) Mother has finished cooking. She wants to go to market. (Join using infinitive ‘to’) Ans. ______

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Section – B (Comprehension Test – 15)

9. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions: ‘You sing very well,’ said the donkey. ‘Join us and be a musician too.’ ‘Certainly,’ said the cock and all four friends walked off along the road to Bremen. The sun went down over the hills but they were still a long way from Bremen. ‘We cannot go to Bremen tonight,’ said the donkey. ‘Let us sleep in this wood.’ They found a beautiful place under a big tree at the side of the path through the wood. The donkey and the dog lay down under the tree. The cat climbed on to a branch. The cock flew up and perched on the highest branch. The cock looked all round him from top of the tree and saw a light. He called his friends below. ‘There is a light not far away,’ he cried. ‘It looks like a house.’ ‘Hurrah!’ cried the donkey. ‘Perhaps there will be some food there. Let’s go and see.’ They all walked off towards the light. A. Answer the following questions : 2 X 4 = 8 (i) Where were the friends going ? Ans. _________________________________________________

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(ii) How far had they advanced till sunset ? Ans._________________________________________

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(iii) What did they plan to do at sunset ? Ans. ____________________________________________

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(iv) How did they come to know of a house at a distance ? Ans. ______________________________

__________________________________________________________________ B. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements in the boxes on the right-hand side: [1 X 4 = 4

(i) The four friends went to the house to find some food. (ii) They were very close to Bremen at the hour of sunset. (iii) The tree under which the friends slept was close to the road.

(v) The cat looked all round from the top of a tree. C. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the text. [1 X 3 = 3 (i) About a hundred parrots _______________ on top of the tree and created an awful noise.

(ii) The live wire from the electric pole snapped and fell on the road causing great ________________ to the people.

(iii) They moved ________________________ the light.

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Section – C (Writing – 20)

10. Study the information about Satyajit Ray below and write at least ten sentences in the form of a paragraph. [10

[ Place of birth – Kolkata; Date of birth – 2.5.1921; Parents – Sukumar and Suprabha Roy; Education – Presidency College and Shantiniketan; Best films – Pather Panchali, Hirak Rajar Deshe, Goopy Gayen Bagha Bayen; Books for children – Feluda, Professor Sanku etc; Awards – Bharat Ratna, Oscar and many others]

Ans. 11. You have read a story book recently. Now write a letter to your friend how you enjoyed the book: [10

Ans.

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Section – D (Vocabulary – 25)

12. Give the opposite of the following words: [1 X 2 = 2

(i) appear:_________________________________ (ii) defeat: ________________________________

13. Give the synonym of the following words: [1 X 2 = 2

(i) Set up :________________________________ (ii) alone : ________________________________

14. Give a tick ( √ ) on the right word of the brackets: [1 X 4 = 4

(i) We are hoping for (fair / fare) weather. (ii) It was a great (feat / feet) of daring.

(iii) The farmers (show / sow) wheat in their lands. (iv) She looks (pail / pale) as she fails .

15. Write single word for each of the following: [1 X 4 = 4 (i) A place full of pleasure: Ans .____________________________________________

(ii) One who stitches clothes: Ans .____________________________________________

(iii) One who eats vegetables only: Ans .____________________________________________

(iv) Persons who cut wood for us: Ans. ____________________________________________

16. Form words with the following and make sentence with them (One is done for you): [1.5 X 2 = 3 –tion : attention Sentence : Pay attention to your study.

(i) –ness : __________________ Sentence : ______________________________________________

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(ii) –ship : __________________ Sentence : _____________________________________________ 17. Fill in the gaps with collective nouns: [1 X 4 = 4

(i) A ___________________________ of trees.

(ii) A ____________________________ of rain.

(iii) A _______________________ of lions.

(iv) A _______________________ of pigs

18. Write the Noun form of the following: [1 X 3 = 3

(a) advise : ___________________ (b) sit : _____________________ (c) grow : _________________

19. Choose and write correct spelling: [1 X 3 = 3

(i) allright / alright :_____________________

(iii) truly / truely : _______________________

(ii) seize / sieze : _________________________

Section – E (Picture Description– 10) 20. Describe in your own words the picture below: [10