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GRADE 5 ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Class 05 - English
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 84

Section A
1. Which of the following noun represents the name of non-specific place, person, thing? [1]

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a) Possessive Noun b) Proper Noun

c) Abstract Noun d) Common Noun

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2. Find the plural form of the word ‘Mosquito’. [1]

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a) Mosquitoz b) Mosquitox

c) Mosquitoes d) Mosquito
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3. From the list below, find out how many pronouns are there? [1]

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He, Ravi, Truck, We, They, Joseph, Garden, She, it

a) 6 b) 5
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c) 7 d) 4
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4. ________ people were shot dead during the riot. [1]

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a) All b) Another

c) Several d) Plenty
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5. I had reached the street. I had glanced into the stores on both sides (use the helping verb to combine the [1]
sentences)
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a) I had reached and glanced into the street and b) I had reached the street and I had glanced
stores on both sides. into the stores on both sides.
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c) I reached the street and glanced into the d) I had reached the street and glanced into the
stores. stores on both sides.
6. Martin and Mary built a small theater for their puppet show. (action verb) [1]

a) Built b) Theater

c) Show d) Small
7. Choose the correct spelling for each adverb. [1]
angrily, angryly, angryli, angrile

a) angryly b) angrile

c) angryli d) angrily
8. Julia quickly ran to the grocery store. (find the adverb) [1]

a) ran b) grocery

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 c) store d) quickly
9. Which of the following is not the correct degree of comparison? [1]
carefullest, careful, more careful, most careful

a) more careful b) most careful

c) carefullest d) careful
10. We have enough for the guests. (adjective) [1]

a) Descriptive adjective b) Adjective of quantity

c) Interrogative adjective d) Adjective of quality

11. Choose the pair that does not go together. [1]

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black and white, uncles and aunts, fit but stick, autumn and spring

a) fit but stick b) uncles and aunts

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c) black and white d) autumn and spring

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12. Is that red? Is that white? (conjunction) [1]

a) Is that red but white? b) Is that red or white?

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c) Is that red for white? d) Is that red and white?

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13. The cat is hiding ________ the curtains. [1]

a) behind b) over
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c) above d) under
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14. Mary entered the room and smiled at me. (preposition) [1]
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a) In the direction of b) on activity

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c) location d) point in time

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15. Which verb in the following options is not in the past tense? [1]
A. He works
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B. He walked
C. He bought
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D. He danced

a) Option (C) b) Option (D)

c) Option (A) d) Option (B)

16. How long has Hiten known Parvati? (February) Using FOR/SINCE [1]

a) He will known Parvati since February. b) He have known Parvati since February.

c) He knows Parvati since February. d) He has known Parvati since February.

17. Frolic means ________. [1]

a) freedom b) happiness

c) food d) merriment
18. to change in some way; alter (one word) [1]

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 a) Hurt b) Grow

c) Remain d) Modify
19. Make the reported speech. Start all your answers with ‘she’ and use the past simple of ‘ask’, ‘say’ or ‘tell’. It’s [1]
the same day, so you don’t need to change the time expressions.
“They had never been to Scotland until last year.”

a) She said that they had never been to b) Scotland until last year they had never been
Scotland until last year. said she.

c) She said that they had not to go to Scotland d) Been to Scotland until last year they had
until last year. never last year.

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20. When reporting a statement we use the reporting verb: [1]

a) asked b) said and answered

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c) said or told d) requested

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21. Delhi Mumbai Kolkata and Chennai are the metropolitans of India. (punctuation) [1]

a) Full stop b) Colon

c) Apostrophe d) Comma
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22. Who do you think will the contest ________. [1]

a) ! (exclamation) b) ? (question mark)

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c) , (comma) d) .(full stop)

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23. The meaning of the idiom "Finger lickin' good" is: [1]
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a) Fingers are looking good. b) Very tasty meal or dish.

c) Licking fingers is a good habit. d) Fingers are looking good and a Licking
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finger is a good habit.

24. The speaker gave a bird’s eye view of the political conditions in the country. The meaning of the underlined [1]
idiom:
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a) A detailed presentation. b) A biased view.

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c) A general view. d) A brief view.

25. In direct narration it is essential to put a/an ________ after the reporting verb. [1]

a) inverted comma b) comma

c) dash d) colon
26. While answering a question, the reporting verb ________ may be used. [1]

a) answered or replied b) pleaded

c) told d) said
27. Underline the nouns and write type of noun: [1]
Jeet is going theme park with her mother next Sunday.
28. Underline the common noun or nouns in each sentence below: [1]
John has to go to school tomorrow.
29. Underline the pronoun in the following sentences. [1]

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 i. That pen is mine. It is not yours.
ii. My grandparents live in Berlin. We visit them often.
30. Underline the pronouns in the following sentences. [1]
i. Sarah gave her a cookie to Sam.
ii. Mrs. Holly's house is as big as mine.
31. Identify the verb error in the sentence and rewrite it with a correction: [1]
The baseball team will be travel to South Carolina for a big tournament.
32. What is the verb in the following sentence? [1]
i. I set the glass on the table.
ii. I ran out of the room.

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33. Underline the adverb that describes the verb in the given sentence: [1]
Sam accidentally slipped on the ice.

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34. Underline the adverbs in the following sentence. [1]
i. The mechanic fixed the problem easily.

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ii. She answered all questions politely.
35. Underline the conjunction in the following sentences. [1]
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i. She stole the money because her brother needs to pay for his school fees.

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ii. He came home dripping wet for it was raining heavily at school.
36. Combine the following pair of sentences into one using conjunction: [1]
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You can have tea. You can have coffee.

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37. Rewrite the following sentences and put the preposition where is necessary. [1]
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i. I will return an hour.
ii. There are fifty students the class.
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38. Underline the preposition. [1]

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i. The boys were playing in the park.

ii. The meeting will be held on Monday.
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39. Convert the sentence in the simple past tense: [1]

I spend the morning in the park.
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40. Identify the tense in the following sentences: [1]

i. Rani sleeps for more than ten hours.
ii. He will pass the examination this year.
41. Rearrange the jumbled sentence and write it into a meaningful sentence: [1]
this we / visiting / Assam / are / summer.
42. Rearrange the jumbled sentence into a meaningful sentence: [1]
first / I / quite / happy / was / to / receive / prize / the.
43. Write the meaning of the given words: leave, measly. [1]
44. Choose the correct word to completes given sentences: [1]
i. During my (future/old/recent) trip to South America, I made several new friends.
ii. We had to be mindful of every step we took on the (safe/secure/slippery) sidewalk.
45. Punctuate the following sentences. [1]

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 i. I like playing with my friends sandy sunny sameer
ii. He was honest sincere hard working
46. Punctuate the following sentences. [1]
i. Have you met our handsome new financial director
ii. Michael in the Ferrari was cornering superbly
47. Write the meaning of the underlined idioms:- [1]
i. The visitor greased the palm of the peon to enter the chairman's room.
ii. The cashier seems to be having a hand in this case of cheating the bank.
iii. A victory by hitting below the belt cannot be described as a victory at all.
48. Write the meaning of the underlined idioms:- [1]

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i. We must act carefully so that others do not get wind of our plans.
ii. By closing the factory the management has got into hot water.

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iii. He went through fire and water to make his dreams come true.

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Section B
49. Fill in the blanks: [2]
(a) Lalit shed ________ tears when he fell off his bicycle. (crocodile/monkey) [1]
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(b) Naresh wanted to make quick profits, so he took a ________ step. (big/small) [1]

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50. Match the following: [2]

List I List II
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This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an Grandparents’ house is even smaller than
A. 1.
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asterisk (*). ours.

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This joke was the funniest joke I’ve ever
B. This magazine is cheap. 2.
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Is the most difficult exercise on the

C. We live in a small house but my. 3.
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D. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. 4. But that one is cheaper.

51. Match the following: [2]

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Column A Column B

(i) The ______ shoemaker worked hard to support his family. (a) enough

(ii) We have bought _______ milk. (b) blue

(iii) He was wearing a _____ shirt. (c) much

(iv)They don't have _____ money. (d) poor

52. Match the following: [2]

Column A Column B

(i) Do you want salad ________ rice with your meat? (a) and

(ii) My teacher is strict ________ fair. (b) so

(iii) The girls went to the mall ________ the store. (c) or

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 (iv) I had a headache ________ I didn’t go to the party. (d) but

53. Match the following: [2]

Column A Column B

(i) He was late ________ the bus didn't come. (a) but

(ii) Neither my brother ________ my sister own a car. (b) and

(iii) The black ________ white dog sat by the window. (c) nor

(iv) John ran quickly ________ carefully in the snow. (d) because

54. Match the following with correct article in Column B: [2]

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Column A Column B

(i) Distributed the sweets _______ the children. (a) under

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(ii) The river flows ________ the bridge. (b) across

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(iii) The dog jumped ________ the fence. (c) among

(iv) A dam is being built ________ the river. (d) over

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55. Match the following: [2]

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List I List II

A. This train travels 1. Box with a screwdriver.

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B. When it is heated 2. Sleep during the day.

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C. Nocturnal animals usually 3. Water changes into steam.

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D. Ravi opened the 4. From Delhi to Kolkata.

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56. Match the following: [2]

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Column A Column B
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(i) The squirrel ________ nuts in his nest. (a) made

(ii) Winter ________ long this year. (b) hid

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(iii) We ________ ready for school. (c) will be

(iv) Mom ________ lunch for us. (d) are

57. Match the following: [2]

Column A Column B

(i) Rahul ________ the piano. (a) pass

(ii) They ________ their ears. (b) wanted

(iii) We ________ to visit Chicago. (c) covered

(iv) The players ________ the ball around. (d) plays

58. Match the following words with there meaning: [2]

Column A Column B

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 (i) sweeter (a) a leader or ruler of a people or clan

(ii) sickness (b) a collection of things tied or wrapped up together

(iii) bundle (c) the state of being ill

(iv) chief (d) more pleasant, more delightful

59. Match the following words with there meaning: [2]

Column A Column B

(i) sequence (a) a relationship between friends

(ii) company (b) arrange in a particular order

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(iii) friendship (c) being with others in a way that provides friendship

(iv) sow (d) plant seed by scattering it on or in the earth

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60. Match the following punctuation with their symbols: [2]

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Column A Column B

(i) hyphen (a) '

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(ii) apostrophe (b) /

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(iii) slash (c) !

(iv) exclamation point (d) -

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61. Match the following words with correct punctuation: [2]

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(i) Hurray ________ Tomorrow is holiday. (a) ,

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(ii) Why are you sad ________ (b) .

(iii) Therefore ________ we should speak to teacher on this matter. (c) !

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(iv) Kyle loves to help his dad cook dinner ________ (d) ?

62. Match the following idioms with their meanings: [2]

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Column A Column B

(i) Out of the blue (a) Quickly doing things results in a poor ending

(ii) Haste makes waste (b) To understand the details

(iii) Down to the wire (c) Something that suddenly and unexpectedly occurs

(iv) Know the ropes (d) Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds

63. Match the following phrases with their meanings: [2]

Column A Column B

(i) At the drop of a hat (a) Angry today about something that occurred in the past

(ii) Chip on his shoulder (b) Anxious or nervous, especially in anticipation of something

(iii) From rags to riches (c) Willing to do something immediately

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 (iv) On pins and needles (d) To go from being very poor to being very wealthy

Section C
64. State whether the given statement is True or False: [6]
(a) Ramesh is speaking, he calls herself I. (Pronoun) [1]
(b) The demonstrative pronouns are: who, whom, which, what, whose, whom. [1]
(c) Ansh drove home slowly in his car.The highlighted word is Adverb [1]
(d) Although she ran fast, she could not win the race. (Adverb) [1]
(e) He said, "I went all over the town looking for you." (Preposition) [1]
(f) A small television is fixed above the whiteboard.(Use of preposition) [1]

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