Examination Summative Assessment 2024-25
Subject: English Max Marks: 50
Class: 5th Session: 2025
Section A
Q.No.1 Read the following passage and answers the questions given at the end.
There was a man who had three sons. He loved his sons very much. The elder son was
hardworking and obedient, but the younger one wanted to enjoy without working hard. He
wanted to live a life of absolute freedom. He did not want to share any responsibility as he had
an eye on his father's property. He said to his father, "Father, give me the share of property
that belongs to me."
(Fill in the blanks) (5 Marks)
1. The ______ was hardworking and obedient.
2. He did not want to share any ______.
3. How many sons did the rich man have? ______.
4. Who wanted to enjoy without working hard? ______.
5. ______ is the opposite of love.
Q.No.2 Read the following stanza carefully and answers the questions:
When night comes, I bury my face in arms and dream that my paper boats float on and on
under the midnight stars. The fairies of sleep are sailing in and loading their baskets full of
dreams. (5Marks)
I. The name of the poem is:
(a) The Eagle (b) Paper Boats
(c) the Land of Ours (d) The Fountain
II. Fill in the blanks:
1. When night comes, I bury my face in my ______.
2. The ______ of sleep are sailing in.
Q.No.3 Identify the underlined words as articles, prepositions, conjunctions, and verbs.
One day while the rats were playing, they heard the loud shouts of elephants coming from the
direction of the pond. Mooshakraj realized that the elephants were in some danger. He asked
some of the strong rats in his group to come along and went in the direction of the sound.
preposition conjunction verb
(3Marks)
Q.No.4 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
1. Gopal Sharma is a teacher. He ______ (Teach/Teaches) us English.
2. Once there ______ (Live/Lived) a man named Hamid.
3. She went out of the gate and ______ (Stop/Stopped) a taxi.
4. I ______ my brother. (Love/Loves)
5. I always ______ my parents. (Obey/Obeys)
6. She ______ dogs. (Hate/Hates)
(5 Marks)
Q.No.5Write a paragraph of about 50-20 words by using the given hints on:
(a) My Best Friend
Best friend
Class fellow
His father a teacher
Good student
Good singer
Gets up early
Monitor
I like him
Hardworking
OR
(b) The Cow
Pet animal
Found in every country
Has four legs
Gives milk
Grows in fields
Buffalo and cheese (5 Marks)
Q.No.6 Write an application to the Principal for sick leave.
OR
Write a message to your uncle thanking him for the birthday gift. (5 Marks)
Q.No.7 Apply the suitable verbs, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns in the following blanks.
1. Salim ______ (reads/read) in 5th class. (verb)
2. Sita is a ______ girl. ______ is my class fellow. (Adjective/Pronoun)
3. ______ is a good boy. (Noun)
4. I like ______. (Pronoun)
5. I have a beautiful ______. (Noun)
6. The ______ is a pet animal. (Noun) (6 Marks)
Q.No.8 Read the given e-mail carefully. (5 Marks)
From: abcde_123@gmail.com
Dear Sahil,
This is to tell you that I am not coming to school tomorrow as I am not feeling well. Please tell
our class teacher about it and request him to mark me as sick on the attendance register.
Now write the reply to the above letter.
Section B (Prose)
Q.No.9 Write any two of the following questions. (6 Marks)
1. Why did the man divide his wealth between his two sons?
2. Why did the younger son hire himself to someone?
3. What was the first thing Father William did in his old age?
4. How did William keep his limbs flexible in his youth?
Poetry
Q.No.10 Write any two of the following questions. (6 Marks)
1. How does the fountain look in moonlight?
2. What does it mean to climb the tree?
3. What do you understand by "stick and brass"?
4. What does the child write on the paper boats?
