FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 

CLASS:V                                     ENGLISH                         MARKS – 50

                                                                                                          DURATION: 1 ½ hrs.

                             SECTION – A (READING – 10 MARKS)

A.1    Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:-

Money is what you use to buy things. You may earn money from completing household chores, getting good grades, for your allowance, or for losing a tooth! Money is very important in our world and comes in many different forms.

People have been using money for hundreds of years. Before money gave specific values for things, people simply traded items. In the United States, we use the dollar as our currency or money, but people in different parts of the world use different currencies.

 People earn money from the jobs they work and use that money to save for the future, pay for their houses, cars, food, taxes, medical needs and household items among other things. Even things such as turning the lights on, using the air conditioning or heat, and connecting to the internet cost money.

Questions:                                                                                                            5

1.     How long have people used money?

2.     What did people do before there was no money?

3.     According to the author of this story, money is _____

4.     Money is needed to ____________

5.     How can one earn money?

A.2Read the poem carefully and answer the questions given below:-                

The express train comes down the hill

When my little village is asleep still.

It brings the mail for our father from  jill

And flowers and vegetables for those living down the hill,

It streams as it comes for station master Bin.

He comes out of his room with a grin

Amidst all the din,

From my window I see it puff

As our sleepy villagers wake up to collect their stuffs.

Questions:                                                                                                            5

1.     Where does the express train go through ?

2.     What are the things it brings with it?

3.     What is the station masters name?

4.     How does the poet see the train?

5.     What are the villagers doing when the train goes through?

SECTION – B (WRITING – 15 MARKS)

B.1 Rearrange the jumbled words into meaningful sentences:-                         5    

1.     Runs / to catch / he / the bus

2.      I / card / got / report / my

3.     woke up / she / this morning / early

4.     the / return / tomorrow / book / library

5.     won / prize / the first / rita

B.2 Identify the errors in the given sentences and wrire correctly:-                  5  

1. He brush his teeth twice a day.

2. I cannot do this some.

3. The bird flied in the sky.

4.The Raman can explain the poem.

5. Where was he 

B.3 Develop the given hints into a story and give a suitable title:-                    5

A tailor’s shop near the road – a boy – standing – shop – an elephant went on that way- the boy – fun threw a stone – elephant got angry – threw dirty water on the boy – boy felt shame .

SECTION – C (GRAMMAR – 10 MARKS)

 C1. A) Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences by inserting the given adverbs in the correct places.                                                                                  5

1.     ran  - John [quickly]

2.     looked - at the cat – the mouse  [fearfully]

3.     will - the rain –come [Soon]

4.     have lunch - we - at 12: 30 pm [ usually ]

5.     cannot – you - find the item [here]

C2. Complete the blanks with prespositional phrases or preposition:            5   

         [  with              in              ran across            under                   parked at ]

1.     A dog suddenly ran ………………… the road.

2.     The cat was caught ………………… the wheels of a speeding truck.  

3.     There is a car ___________ the gate.

4.     I had an argument ________  my friend.

5.     The old man sat ________ a corner.

SECTION – D (LITERATURE – 15 MARKS)

D.1)    Give short answers:-                                                                         3 x 2 ½ = 7½

1. Why did Mr Junes advertise to trace the owner of the dog?

2. What did the chief offer Alexander? Why?

3. What was Mr Junes very keen to find out? What did the telegram say?

D.2)     Answer in detail:-                                                                                  1 x 5 = 5

1. How did the chief solve the case of gold coins? What lesson did Alexander learn?

D.3)  Annotate the following:-                                                                                       2 ½

          “ A big honey-coloured fox terrier.”

          1. From which lesson is this line taken?               ½

          2. Who craved for a fox terrier?                                    1

          3. Who came in search of fox terrier?                            1