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The passage is a fable about a grasshopper and an ant. [1] The grasshopper was singing while the ant worked hard collecting food. [2] The grasshopper asked the ant to come chat instead of working, but the ant replied that it was collecting food for the winter. [3] When winter came, the grasshopper had no food and learned that it is best to prepare for times of need.
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Eng Model Text 8

The passage is a fable about a grasshopper and an ant. [1] The grasshopper was singing while the ant worked hard collecting food. [2] The grasshopper asked the ant to come chat instead of working, but the ant replied that it was collecting food for the winter. [3] When winter came, the grasshopper had no food and learned that it is best to prepare for times of need.
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English

Time: 25 Minutes

Marks 15

1. In a field one summer’s day a Grasshopper was hopping and singing. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great
toil an ear of cone.” Why not come and chat with me,’’ said the Grasshopper. I am helping to lay up food for the
winter?” said the Grasshopper. But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the
Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger while it saw the ants distributing everyday corn and
grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for day
of need.
Answer the question:
a) What was Grasshopper doing?

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b) “Why not come and chat with me?” Who said that?

a) Cat b) Dog c) Grasshopper

c) What did Ant reply to the Grasshopper?

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d) What was the learning from this paragraph?

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2. Circle the best adjective to describe the underlined noun: Marks 5
a) A (big, tasty) dog was chewing on a bone.
b) Isaac road to school in a (tiny, yellow) bus.
c) It was a very (cold, dented) day.
d) Ann asked a (blue, strong) man to open her bottle.
e) Jaysa hurt her mouth on a (hot sticky) piece of Pizza.
f) Deagen had to fix his (slipper broken) glasses.
g) The Empire State Building is very (flat tall) building.

3. Choose the proper pronoun for each sentence: Marks 5


a) Yesterday, Betty and ------- spent the day at the Museum of Art
o Me
o Us
o I
b) Sheila brought rock samples down to -------------
o They
o Them
o I
c) Stacy said the ------- and her sister were going to the movies.
o I
o Them
o She
d) This is a toy, so I will put ---------- on the shelf.
o Them
o It
o We
e) That book is mine, so please give it to ---------
o They
o you
o Me
4. Look at the underling noun in each sentence. Tell if the noun is a person, place, or thing: Mark 10
(first on is done for you)
a) The store is open on Sunday. Place
b) The car was in front of the house. ---------
c) She was going to catch the ball. ---------
d) I could not see the boy. ---------
e) Chips are my favorite snack. ---------
f) I got two books from the library. ---------
g) My teacher is very nice to the class. ---------
h) We saw the last leaf fall. ---------
i) He left his bag at the school ---------
j) The doctor gave me some medicine. ---------

5. Complete each sentence with a word from the box: Mark 10

is are has will was were had may

might am have shall can be do

1. Olaf ----------- go to the store along. (can, shall, will, may, might)
2. Jennifer ----------- running across the field. (is, was)
3. Marsha ----------------- laughing at his joke. (is, was)
4. Jeanine ----------- like the new present. (might, may, shall, will, can)
5. The mailman ------------- jump over the dog. (can, shall, will, might, may)
6. The girl ------------ skinned her knee last night. (had)
7. The boys --------- go to the movie tomorrow. (will, shall, can, may, might)
8. We ----------- swimming with the fish. (are, were)
9. I ------------ going snorkeling tomorrow. (am)
10. He ----------- ask her tomorrow. (will, shall, can, might, may)

6. Make sentences with below words: Mark: 5


a) Beautiful, cloudy, day
b) Many, birds, flying
c) River, flowing, down
d) Soft, green, grass
e) White, flower, blooming

< Wishing your successful life.>

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