For exam preparation, 5th Standard English Question Paper Kerala Syllabus Set 5 provide useful practice.
Kerala Syllabus 5th Standard English Model Question Paper Set 5
Instructions:
- 15 minutes cool-off time is allotted for reading and understanding the activities.
- Answer all the activities.
- Internal choice is provided for activities 3 and 5. Answer either A or B.
Question 1.
Reading Comprehension – Read the poem and answer the following questions:
If you have to ask Why me?
When you’re feeling really blue,
When the world has turned against you
And you don’t know what to do,a)
When it pours colossal raindrops,
And the road’s a winding mess,
And you’re feeling more confused
Than you ever could express,
When the saddened sun won’t shine,
When the stars will not align,
When you’d rather be Inside your bed.
The covers pulled Above your head,
When life is something That you dread,
And you have to ask Why me?…
Then when the world seems right and true,
When rain has left a gentle dew,
When you feel happy being you,
Please ask yourself, Why me? then, too.
(Meanings: feeling really blue – feeling very sad;
colossal = very big; dread = fear)
a) What is one of the things that make you sad? (Choose one.)
A. The world turns against you.
B. The sun shines brightly.
C. The rain has left a gentle dew.
D. Life is something that you love.
Answer:
A. The world turns against you.
b) What happens when it is raining heavily?
A. The road becomes clean.
B. The road becomes a winding mess.
C. The road becomes enjoyable.
D. The road becomes happy.
Answer:
B. The road becomes a winding mess.
c) When do you usually ask “Why me?” according to the poem?
A. When you are very happy.
B. When you pray.
C. When you want something.
D. When you are sad.
Answer:
D. When you are sad.
d) In a sentence of your own, write down what the poet is trying to tell us.
Answer:
The poet is trying to tell us that we have the habit of asking “Why me?” when we have problems or difficulties; he wants us to ask the same question when we are happy and when everything is right and good for us.
Question 2.
Editing
Read and edit the following:
Last a) weak I told my parents to buy me a new shirt. They took me to a textile shop and asked me to b) chose the shirt I liked. I chose a shirt that was c) yelow in colour. My father wanted me to take d) a orange-coloured one. But I liked the one I took and my mother (e) support me.
Answer:
a) week
b) choose
c) yellow
d) an
e) supported
Question 3.
Thoughts – Attempt anyone activity from the following:
(A)
Standing in the hot sun, the grandmother talked about farmers and their methods of farming. She told Pam that the farmers were dear to them because their hearts were filled with love. She added: “Leaves and dead insects decay in the soil. It is good manure for plants.” After remaining silent for a moment, she added, “The paddy fields are gradually disappearing these days.”
Write down the thoughts of the grandmother. While answering, think of the following.
• Why did Pam and the grandmother go to the field?
• Why are the farmers dear to them?
• Why are paddy fields disappearing these days?
Answer:
When I was young used to work in the rice fields a lot. I would take part in the planting, weeding, harvesting and threshing the paddy. We worked in groups and often we sang while working. The singing kept us happy and energetic and we did not feel tired even when the sun was hot and work was hard. I like the farmers because their hearts are filled with love. They are honest and are ready to help the needy people. They are less selfish than the city people. But it is a pity that paddy fields are disappearing fast these days. People find cultivating cash crops like mbber and sugar cane is more profitable for them and it also involves less labour.
B) Rasheed and his neighbour were standing under a mango tree Then Rasheed told him that mango tree had a special place in his heart. Then Rasheed’s son. a young boy of 16, came with a plate of ripe, sliced mangoes. The neighbour said the mango tasted like honey.
Write down Rasheed’s thoughts. While writing you may think of these:
• Who planted the mango tree and who nourished it?
• How did Rasheed meet his future wife?
• What is the name of the son of Rasheed? How did he get that name?
Answer:
Yes, the mango tastes honey. The mango tree from which this mango comes is very special in my life. When I was a bachelor, I had come to this place to visit my young brother who was a police inspector. In the evening I went for a walk. I saw an old man lying under a tree. He was sick and old and groaning in pain. He wanted some water. I saw a young woman, Asma, sitting outside her house across the road. I went to her and asked for some water and told her about the old man. She came with me to see the old man. When I gave the pitcher of water for him to drink, he first went and poured half the water on a withered mango sapling. Then he drank the remaining water. He told us his name was Yusuf Sidhik and he was a fakir. He died soon and we buried him in the local graveyard. Asma continued to look after the sapling and it grew well. I married Asma and we got a son whom we named Yusuf Sidhik. The mango tree has been giving us mangoes and it is really my honey mango tree.
Question – 4
Riddle
ACROSS
2. You use this to call or text people. (5)
3. It’s in the middle of your face. (4)
DOWN
1. The front part of your head. (4)
4. You have two of these, at the end of your arm. (4)
5. You use these to see. (4)
Answer:
ACROSS
2. PHONE
3. NOSE
DOWN
1. FACE
4. HAND
5. EYES
Question 5.
Conversation – Attempt anyone activity from the following:
A)
Ms Raccoon took Chester’s left hand and spread his tiny fingers into a fan. Then she kissed Chester’s right hand in the middle of the palm. Chester felt the kiss rush from his hand, up his arm, into his heart. Ms Raccoon smiled. She told Chester that whenever he felt lonely and needed some love from home, he should press his hand to his cheek and think that his Mama loved him. Then the kiss would jump to his face and fill him with warm thoughts.
Write the conversation between Ms Raccoon and Chester. Write at least 4 exchanges.
Answer:
Chester : Mama, I don’t want to go to school. I want to be with you all the time.
Ms Raccoon : Chester, I also want to be with you all the time. But you have to go to school. Chester : Why should I go to school, Mama?
Ms. Raccoon : My dear boy, you’re growing up. You’re not a baby anymore. You should leam many new things. In the school you will get new friends and you will play new games and I’m sure you will be happy there also.
Chester : But I can’t think of being away from you.
Ms Raccoon : I will show you a technique to be always with me even when you are at school. Show me your right hand.
Chester : Here is my right hand.
Ms Raccoon : (Gives a kiss on the palm of his right hand): Whenever you are lonely and need some love from me, press your hand to the cheek and think that your mummy loves you.
Chester : Okay, Mama. That will do. I will go to school and when I want your love I will do as you told me to do.
B)
When Michael reached home, he went into the kitchen. His Mama was cooking dinner. Michael asked her how he could grow taller. She said if he put salt in his shoes, he would grow taller. He became very happy and he asked many questions. He wanted to know how long it would take him to grow taller and how tall he could get.
Write the conversation between Michael and his mother. Write at least 4 exchanges.
Answer:
Michael : Mama, I want to grow taller.
Mama : You are already tall for your age. Why do you want to grow taller?
Michael : There is a boy in the rival team who is very tall and he makes fun of me saying that I can’t make my team win in the basket ball match as I am too short.
Mama : I can tell you a trick to make you grow taller. Put salt in your shoes and I am sure you will grow taller.
Michael : I will do that Mama. How long it will take me to grow taller?
Mama : It may take a few weeks or months.
Michael : How tall can I grow with this technique?
Mama : I can’t tell you exactly how tall you can get. But I assure you it will make you taller and you will start winning the game for your team.
Michael : Thank you, mama! Thank you, very much!
Question 6.
Picture Story
Events of a story are given below. Develop the events into a story.
The Lion and the Mouse
a) Lion sleeping
b) A rat disturbs lion. Lion wants to kill it – Rat apologises – Lion lets it go.
c) Lion caught in a net
d) Rat sees the lion trapped in the net
e) Rat with its sharp teeth cuts the net – lion free.
Answer:
The Lion and the Mouse
A lion was sleeping under a tree in a forest. Thinking that the lion is dead, a rat crawls over him. The lion wakes up and is very angry with the rat. He wants to kill the rat. The rat shivers with fear and apologises and begs for its life. It cries. Feeling sorry for the rat, the lion lets it go with a strong warning not to repeat such things in the future. After a few weeks, the lion was caught in the net of a hunter. It was crying with pain and fear. The rat heard the cries of the lion. It came running and started cutting the net with its sharp teeth. The lion becomes free. He thanks the rat for saving his life.
The moral of the story: Kindness is never wasted. Even the smallest crea’ture can be of help to you.