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334327595250Max MarksSection ASection BTotal Marks5050100Marks ObtainedThe City SchoolUniversity Road CampusMYE Preparatory Test 2019- 2020 (English 5) Student’s Name: ________________Class:5 Sec: _______ Date: _______________Time Allowed: 1.5 hour Total Mark: 100/Section AWriting Part 1 : Directed WritingQ.1 Write on any ONE of the following topics. (Word Limit: 120-150 words) /20a. Write a letter to your Principal to request for a Class Trip to an Amusement Park. You can talk about the various attractions, the timings and the date you would like to go.ORb. Write an account of an unhappy or depressing incident that you might have had and how you coped with it.ORc. Your school recently hosted a sports competition. Write a report about the event for your Principal.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________Section AWriting Part 2 : Creative WritingQ.1 Choose ONE of the following topics. (Word Limit: 120-150 words) /30a. Describe your favourite famous personality. The person may be dead or alive.OR b. You have discovered a new restaurant and found it to be extraordinary. How was the food and the atmosphere? What was the best part of the restaurant?ORc. One day, you went to your school library. As you were walking past a shelf you heard, ‘Give me my riding hat.’ When you look closely, you see a big book with a large field and horse in the distance. As you touch the book, you fall in. Write a story about your adventure and your return back to the school.ORd. Write a free verse poem with either theme: i) Night-time OR ii) Desert. Your poem should use figurative language (similes, metaphors) and be at least 10 verses long.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________Section BReading: Part 1 (Comprehension Passage)Total Marks 25Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Long ago, a father divided his land between his two sons, Mohsin and Zubair. The brothers shared the land equally that had been in the family's possession for many years. Over time, Mohsin married and had a family while Zubair remained single. The land produced an ample amount of rice. Each son worked diligently cutting the golden stalks, threshing the rice, and spreading it out in the hot sun to dry. A few years passed and the brothers were satisfied. One night as Mohsin was resting under the stars, he began to think of how fortunate he was to have a wonderful family. Zubair, however, had no one. This caused Mohsin to worry. “I have my wife and two strong sons, but my brother is all alone. He has no one to help him harvest the rice. I cannot sleep until I have done something! “Mohsin got up, collected two large baskets of rice from his own yard, and carried them over the fields to his brother's yard. He felt a deep sense of satisfaction as he left his two baskets of rice outside his brother's hut. The next morning, Mohsin nearly fainted in disbelief. He found two baskets of rice outside his door. He had delivered the exact same amount to his brother the night before. Mohsin scratched his head, confused. Perhaps he had not delivered the rice to his brother after all; perhaps he had only dreamed about doing so. Regardless, he felt he must correct the situation as soon as possible. That night, Mohsin again gathered two baskets of rice from his own yard and headed toward his brother’s house. It was a particularly dark night, and he had trouble finding his way along the shadowy path. About halfway there, he bumped into someone in the darkness. "Brother!" said a voice. "It's you! What brings you out so late tonight?" "I was worried about you, “answered Mohsin. “I have my wife and sons to help me, but you have no one. Last night I thought I had brought you two baskets of rice, but when I awoke, the baskets of rice were back on my doorstep. Tonight, I am only bringing you what I thought I had delivered last night.” "Ah, my devoted brother!" laughed Zubair. "I, too, was worried, but about you. You have four mouths to feed, and I have only one. Surely you need a greater ration than one. So last night, it was I bringing you two baskets of rice! Like you, I found the two baskets of rice I thought I had delivered and was confused. I decided to return them to your home tonight to make things right. The two brothers embraced and vowed to always let the other know if they were in need. They returned to their homes, satisfied that each was comfortable with his own portion of rice. Indeed, they learned that there was truly no need for worry when their hearts acted as one. Q1. Answer the following questions: a. What advantage did Mohsin have over Zubair? /2.5______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ b. Why did each brother think that he had to help the other? /2.5______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ c. What does the author most likely mean when he says “their hearts acted as one ?” /2______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ d. How can you say that the father of Mohsin and Zubair loved his two sons equally? /2.5______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ e. What lesson does the reader get from the act of the brothers? /2.5________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Q2. Choose the best answers: /3a.Mohsin and Zubair are similar to each other because they both are:Afraid of being poor.ii) Confused about the future. Devoted to one another. iv) Excited about getting more rice. b. This story would most likely be found in a collection of folktales. ii) website about rice. iii) Poetry book. iv) Guide on far Mohsin. c. The author of this story believes that showing concern for family members is an admirable trait. Family members should never interfere in each other's lives. It is a bad idea for family members to work together. Family members who live apart have much better relationships, Q3. Describe how both Mohsin and Zubair behaved in this story. /3____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Q4. Match the following words with their meaning and write the correct combination in Column C. /5ColumnColumn BColumn Ci. possession a. accidentally crashed into someone. ii. bumped b. clasped or held close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection. iii. embraced c. the state of having or owning something. iv. vowed d. solemnly promised to do a specified thing. v. Diligently e. carrying out tasks or duties with responsibility .Section BReading: Part 2 (Extract: Charlie and the Chocolate factory)Total Marks 25Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. /13The very next day, the first Golden ticket was found. The finder of the ticket was Augustus Gloop, and mr. Bucket’s evening newspaper carried a large picture of him on the front page. The picture showed a nine-year-old boy who was so enormously fat he looked as though he had been blown up with a powerful pump. Great flabby folds of fat bulged out from every part of his body, and his face was like a monstrous ball of dough with two small greedy curranty eyes peering out upon the world.The town in which Augustus Glooplived , the newspaper said, had gone wild with excitement over their hero. Flags were flying from all the windows, children had been given a holiday from school, and a parade was being organized in honor of the famous youth.‘I just knew Augustus would find a Golden Ticket,’ his mother told the newspapermen. ‘he eats so many bars of chocolate a day that it was almost impossible for him not to find one. Eating is his hobby, you know. That’s all he’s interested in. but still, that’s better than being a hooligan and shooting off zip guns and things like that in his spare time, isn’t it? And what I always say is, he wouldn’t go on eating like he does enless he needed nourishment, would he? It’s all vitamins, anyway. What a thrill it will be for him to visit Mr. Wonka’s marvelous factory! We’re just proud a s anything!’ ‘What a revolting woman,’ said Grandma Josephine. ‘And what a repulsive boy,’ said Grandma Georgina. Suddenly, on the day before Charlie Busket’s birthday, the newspapers announced that the second Golden ticket had been found. The lucky person was a small girl called eruca Salt who lived with herrich parents in a great city far away. Once again Mr. Bucket’s evening newspaper carried a big picture of the finder. She was sitting between her beaming father and mother in the living room of their house, waving the Golden Ticket above her head, and grinning from ear to ear.Encircle the correct answer. /3The finder of the first Golden Ticket was a nine year old:GirlB.boyC.OompaloompaWhat did Grandma Georgina think of Augustus Gloop?A) She thought he was fat. B).She thought he was lucky.C)She thought he was repulsive.Who was the finder of the second Golden Ticket?Veruca SaltB)Augustus GloopC)Charlie BucketAnswer the following questions. On a Separate sheet /10Why do you think the town got wild with excitement? /2What did the town do to celebrate the finding of the first Golden Ticket? /3How did Augustus Gloop’s mother feel about him having found the Golden Ticket? /2Describe Veruca Salt’s picture in the newspaper. /3Match the following words from the passage with their meaning and write your answer in Column C. [ /6]WordsMeaningsColumn Chooliganresembling or characteristic of currantsmonstroustroublemakercurrantswollenrepulsivehaving the ugly or frightening appearance of a monstermarvelousarousing intense distaste or disgust bulgedwonderfulWrite a character sketch of Augustus Gloop. (80 – 100 words) /6(On Separate Paper Sheet) ................
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