‘2020 SRI RAMAKRISHNA ASHRAMA INSTITUTE (HIGH SCHOOL) Co-ED. & Beng. Medium Assessment – 1 CLASS – V Subject: English Full Marks - 40 Time - 1 hr 10mins SECTION A 1. Write the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences: (1x8=8) i) Prince Khurram was later known as _____________ (a) Akbar (b) Jehangir (c) Shah Jahan (d) Birbal ii) Shah Jahan died in _________ (a) 1612 (b) 1660 (c) 1666 (d) 1631 iii) Dance that originated in northern india - (a) Bharatnatyam (b) Odissi (c) Kathakali (d) Kathak iv) Honour won by certain work- (a) Victory (b) Glory (c) Fame (d) Heritage v) Test Cricket match is the matter of - (a) Present (b) Future (c) Past (d) Decades vi) People of the same society are considered as - (a) Committee (b) Community (c) Citizens (d) Tourists vii) Folk Theatre in North India is known as - (a) Jatra (b) Theatre (c) Dramatics (d) Nautanki viii) Mount Everest has walls of - (a) Ice (b) Marble (c) Rock (d) Coal 2. Answer the following questions within 15 words: (1x8=8) i. What is Dramatics? ii. On what are the folk theatres based? iii. Who used to sell silk and glass beads in Meena Bazaar? iv. What do you understand by the term ‘Mausoleum’ v. What are the essential parts of a cricket match? vi. What was Phulmani’s wish? vii. Who were the first to climb Mount Everest? viii. How many workers were involved in building the Taj Mahal? 3. Answer the following questions within 25 words: (2x4=8) i. Write few lines about “Chhau dance” ii. What did Shah Jahan promise to his wife? iii. What do you know about ‘Buland Darwaza’? iv. Describe the “Taj Mahal” in your own words. 4. Quote from memory: (Any one) (4) i. Write down the last four lines of the poem “Timed Out” OR Write down the first four lines of the poem “How Many Miles” SECTION B 5. Tense: (Do as directed) (1x4=4) i. Last night, I did not sleep well. (Identify the tense) ii. I will meditate every morning. (Choose the correct alternative) (a) Simple Past Tense (b) Future Perfect Tense (c) Present Continuous Tense (d) Simple Future Tense iii. Rachel ate a loaf of bread before going to work. (Change into Simple Present form of the underlined word and re-write the sentence) iv. The plane arrives at 6:00 pm today. (Rewrite the sentence using Simple Future Tense) 6. Do as directed: (1x8=8) i. The little tree was covered with needles instead of leaves. (Divide the sentence into Subject and Predicate) ii. Mainstream (Break the word and name the syllable) iii. She looked through all her drawer. (Change into plural form of the underlined word and rewrite the sentence) iv. The baby cried for a long time. (Identify the preposition) v. Wow, that’s brilliant news! (State the parts of speech of the underlined word) vi. The horse cleared the hurdle easily. (Change the gender of the underlined word and rewrite the sentence) vii. It was _____ most unforgettable day in my life. (Fill in the blanks with appropriate article and rewrite the sentence) viii. We must use time wisely. (Identify the noun form of the underlined word) *****.