CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

KANPUR
CLASS 5
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FINAL EXAMS (2023-24)

MM 80

Max Time - 3 hrs

I. Read the following comprehension passage and answer the questions that follow- (2+6 = 8 marks)

Once there was a lazy and foolish man. He was too lazy to work as a farmer and went around the village doing
odd jobs for people. He was happy to make just enough money to live from day to day.

One day, the lazy man was walking through a coconut plantation when the owner stopped him.

“Good afternoon, my friend," said the owner. "Do you want to make some money by climbing the coconut
trees and cutting down some coconuts for me?" The lazy man was very good at climbing trees. "How much will
you give me?" he asked.

I’ll give you two coconuts from each tree you climb the owner said, "and there are twenty-five trees.

The lazy man agreed. He started to climb one of the trees. When he reached the top, he said to himself:

There are twenty-five trees, which means I'll get fifty coconuts. If I sell them. I'll get enough money to buy
twice as many cheap coconuts. Then I'll take out the oil from them, sell it and make a lot of money. With the
money, I'll buy many chickens. When they grow up, they will lay many eggs and the eggs will hatch more
chickens. Those chickens will grow and lay more eggs and hatch more chickens. I will have many, many
chickens!"

Then I'll sell the chickens and make a lot of money. With the money, I'll buy a ship and some expensive
presents. Then Ill sail to another country where I will meet a beautiful princess and I'll ask her to marry me..."

As he was talking to himself, the lazy man moved from side to side. He was so happy and excited that he forgot
he was on a coconut tree. He let go of the trunk and fell to the ground.

Q1. Write the meanings of these words. (2 Marks)

a) plantation

b) cheap

c) hatch

d) expensive

Q2. Answer these questions. (6 Marks)

a) What job did the plantation owner offer the lazy man?

b) What did the lazy man dream of doing with the coconuts that he got?

c) How did they lazy man fall off the tree?

II. Write an essay on social media. (8 marks)

OR

Write an essay on the topic – “Selling tobacco should be banned by the government.” (8 marks)

OR

Write an essay on the Importance of discipline in a student’s life.

III. Write a letter to the station master requesting for help to find the suitcase you left in a train. (8 marks)

OR

You are studying in a boarding school. Write a letter to your mother telling her that you dislike the life of a
boarder. (8 marks)

IV. Rewrite the sentences using appropriate punctuation marks. (4 marks)

1. my brother used to work in lg

2. I saw mrs renie going alone

3. what are you doing next weekend

4. how cute the baby is

5. ms bose was feeling tired so she went to sleep

6. asha is going to kanpur on friday

7. the benches have been painted recently

8. is tina going to the library

V. Choose the correct adjective from the options given in the following sentences. (4 marks)

1. The (easy, easier) path led to the waterfall.

2. She wore her (most fancy, fanciest) dress to the party.

3. The (taller, tallest) tree in the forest was a pine.

4. He was the (most smart, smartest) student in the class.

5. She has a (beautiful, most beautiful) pair of shoes.

6. I saw a (small, smallest) girl with blue eyes.

7. He lives in a (bigger, big) old country house.

8. She ate a (tall, taller) delicious cake.

VI. Change the following into negative and interrogative sentences. (8 marks)

1. Aman can fly kites.

2. Sagar will help me with this project.

3. Chetan could lift really heavy weights.

4. This will be a different assignment.

VII. Write the given sentence in present perfect tense. (4 Marks)

1) I (read) your book several times.

2) She (wear) that skirt many times.

3) My family (visit) Brazil a few times.

4) I (eat) already.

VIII. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the future continuous tense in the following sentences.
(4 marks)

(1) Next month, at this time, I ………. (chill) in Maldives along with my friend.

(2) Nathan ………... (reach) home at this time tomorrow.

(3) Bindhu ………. (work-negative) for a month as she has to take care of her sick mother.

(4) Sandhya ………… (help) us with the arrangements for tomorrow as Theena will not be able to do it.

(5) I ………... (work) hard for my exams.

(6) They ………… (lift) the box in the truck.

(7) She ………...(call) her friend in the evening.

(8) We ………. (fly) kites in the evening.

IX. Change the given sentences into indirect speech. (4 marks)

1. John said, “I am very busy now. “

2. He said, “The horse has been fed.”

3. He said to me,” I can’t recall your name.”

4. "I know her address" said Gopi.

X. Change the following sentences in active voice into passive voice. (4 marks)

1. I did not beat her.

2. I will never forget this experience.

3. Mother made a cake yesterday.

4. The boy teased the girl.

XI. Read the following sentences and underline the word or words that belong to the part of speech
specified in the bracket. (4 marks)

1. She must have reached home. (verb)

2. I want to go now. (adverb)

3. There is a mouse underneath the piano. (preposition)

4. Masons build houses. (noun)

5. John is my best friend. (proper noun)

6. She looked up but didn't see anything. (adverb)

7. That was a difficult question. (adjective)

8. Although she is poor, she is happy. (conjunction)

XII. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of possessive pronoun. (4 Marks)

(1) Is this cup (your/yours)?

(2) The coffee is (my/mine).

(3) He lives in (her/hers) house.

(4) You might want (your/ yours) phone.

(5) The new car is (their/theirs).

(6) She cooked (our/ours) food.

(7) I don't know the time because I can't find (my/their) watch.

(8) The dog is very cute. (Its/ His) name is Ben.

XIII. Fill in the blanks with appropriate adverb. (4 Marks)

1) He took the decision …………. Thoughtfully. (hardly, very)

2) She feels …… scared. (extreme/so)

3) …………., I will reset that place someday. (Hopefully, If)

4) You handled the situation …………… (barely, naturally)

5) He studied …... to score a good result in the exams. (regularly, casually)

6) He did the job ………... (sincerely, punctually)

7) ……….. I don't remember her address. (alas, unfortunately)

8) The lecture was ………… boring. (rather, fairly)

XIV. Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of modals (4 marks)

1. This is a hospital, and you ………. (must/could) not talk loudly here.

2. Elma …………. (might/would) apply for the job she got in London.

3. Yusuf ………... (must/could) speak fluent French when they used to stay in Paris.

4. Take the raincoat as it ………. (might/ would) rain later.

5. You ……………. (must/can) visit the doctor immediately as your symptoms are quite severe.

6. ……… (could/shall) you give me a bottle of water? My throat is parched.

7. One …………. help the old and needy people. (ought to/can)

8. Rahul …………. have brought the bicycle, but he didn't have enough money. (could/should)

XV. Complete each sentence using the subordinate conjunction from the parentheses. (4 Marks)

1) 9 will visit the Grand Canyon …………... I go to Arizona. (whenever, wherever)

2) This the place …………. we stayed last time we visited. (where, when)

3) ……………… you win first place, you will receive a prize. (if, unless)

4) You won't pass the test ………… you study. (when, unless)

5) I could not get a seat ………… I came early. (as, though)

6) We are leaving Wednesday …………… (whether, though)

7) Pay attention to your work ………… you will not make mistakes. (so that, unless)
8) She is honest ……... everyone trusts her. (if, so)

XVI. Rewrite these sentences with the help of clues in the brackets (4 Marks)

(1) He has boarded the train. (Raghu and his family)

(2) Mita has a book on underwater plants (we)

(3) Soham has an exam tomorrow. (they)

(4) She has been waiting here for long. (the people)