Delhi Public School, Greater Noida
English, Class V
Revision sheet
SECTION A: READING
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
1. It was the day of the basketball selection test at my school. I was in the school hall, hoping to
be selected. I was nervous as there were many girls who seemed much taller than me. I usually
played basketball for fun with my friends.
2. At the start of the selection test, we were told to find a partner. The coaches passed us the ball
and we dribbled it up and down the court. It was quite easy. Next, we had to run sideways
while passing the ball to our partners. The coaches wrote down some notes as they watched our
performance.
3. Halfway through the selection test, some of the girls who were not selected left the hall. I
heaved a sigh of relief as I had made it through to the next stage. Before long, only ten
participants were left in the hall. After that, we were placed into two teams. I prepared myself
for the final match.
4. Our team was determined to win. It was a tough game as the other team had some excellent
players. At the final moment, I managed to steal the ball from a reckless opponent. Then, I
glanced at the clock. We had one minute left. I ran to the hoop and aimed the ball at it. I threw
the ball and it passed through the hoop! Beep! The game ended. One of the coaches gave me a
thumbs up. I smiled as I knew I was going to be accepted into the school basketball team.
1.1 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences:
a) The narrator was nervous during the selection test because_____________.
i) there were large number of participants
ii) tall girls were more in number
iii) of the difficulty of the drills
iv) coaches were strict
b) Right before the final match, _________________________.
i) only ten participants were left in the hall
ii) unselected girls left the hall.
iii) the narrator found a partner
iv) Both (i) and (ii)
1.2 Answer the following in a sentence or two:
a) How did the coach react to the narrator's performance in the final game?
b) What was the outcome of the final moment in the game?
1.3 A word from Para 4 of the passage which means ‘someone who competes’ is ________________
SECTION B: WRITING
2. Recount the events of a memorable hike in the mountains and write a paragraph in about 80 – 100
words. Write in the order that the events took
place.
When did the event take place?
Where did you go?
Whom did you go with?
What did you do?
Why did you go there?
How did you feel?
SECTION C: GRAMMAR
3. Complete the short story using appropriate quantifier from the options given below:
The air was calm as Priya wandered through the library. She noticed (a) ______ (many/much)
students quietly reading at the tables and (b) ______ (some/any) librarians organizing the
bookshelves. Priya chose to sit at a cozy corner desk and write (c) ______ (a few/a little) notes in
her journal before heading home.
4. Complete the sentences with abstract nouns made from the words given in the brackets:
a) His _____________to help others is admirable. (kind)
b) Riya’s ________ for adventure led her to travel the world. (curious)
SECTION D: LITERATURE
5. Read the following lines from the lesson, ‘Oliver Finds a Home’ and select the most
appropriate option to answer the given questions:
Do you know how many years I would go to a prison if they found out everything I have stolen?
Years! My entire life. No! I am not taking that risk! Go and get him.
a) Whom does ‘I’ and ‘you’ refer to?
(i) Brownlow and Dodger
(ii) Fagin and Dodger
(iii) Fagin and Oliver
b) Why would the speaker go to a prison?
(i) He would be caught by the police.
(ii) He had stolen people’s valuables.
(iii) Both (i) and (ii)
5.2 Complete the following sentences based on your understanding of the lesson read
in the coursebook:
(i) The Artful Dodger was kind and caring as he ______________________.
(ii) When Oliver was on his way to the post office with the Artful Dodger, Fagin took
Oliver with him so that _________________________.
5.3 Answer the following question, in 2-3 sentences:
(i) Who is Mr. Brownlow? What impression do you form of him? Why?
(ii) Why did Fagin train boys?
