V Grammar 1

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Assignment for Summative Assessment II (2016-17)
Std : V Subject : English Grammar & Composition Marks : 80

Q1(A) Find out the verbs and state whether they are Transitive, Intransitive or Incomplete (6)
1. My brother has won the competition.
2. Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat.
3. I avoid too many sweets.
4. He did not come to school today.
5. Amitabh Bachhan performed very well.
6. We purchased rice, daal, ghee and sugar from the market.
7. The weather seems fantastic.
8. She added some spices to the food.
9. Aeroplanes fly very high in the sky.
10. Always respect your elders.
11. Dinosaurs were huge creatures.
12. My mother looked quite tired.
13. The Chief Minister delivered a speech.
14. Rohan writes neatly in his fair book.
15. You work hard for your exams.

Q1(B) Fill in the blanks with am, is, are, was, were, will be, shall be, has, have, had, will have or shall
have (5)
1. My watch __________________ running slow today. (are, was, is)
2. I went to her reception yesterday. It ______________ a grand reception. (was, were, is)
3. Many people _______________ invited for the party. (is, was, were)
4. We _________________ our dinner there. (am, has, had)
5. These balls ________________ made of rubber. (is, am, are)
6. Oranges _________________ sour taste. (has, have)
7. I _________________ some money left for the journey then. (have, has, had)
8. You ___________________ to enrol your name first. (has, will have, are)
9. I _______________ eight years old on my next birthday. (will be, shall have, was)
10. It _________________ an extremely cold winter season last year. (is, was, will be)
11. Usually, we _________________ a holiday on Saturday. (has, had, have)
12. The moon ______________ no light of its own. (had, have, has)
13. We ________________ late for the party due to heavy traffic. (was, had, shall be)
14. The south-west winds ________________ hot and humid. (is, have, are)
15. They ______________ no objection in that matter. (has, had, shall be)
16. I _________________ a cup of tea, if you insist. (shall have, have, had)
17. You __________________ a chance to score more, if you try again. (had, have, will have)
18. We _________________ at the appointed place on time. (was, were, had)
19. The man already _____________ a ticket in his pocket. (will have, have, had)
20. The spider _____________ eight legs. (have, has, will have)

Q2(A) Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present tense of the verbs given in the brackets. (3)
1. The old man __________________ on the footpath. (sleep)
2. Children ______________ to eat iceceams and toffees. (love)
3. _______ you ____________ tennis? (play)
4. We _________________ the exact answer. (not know)
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5. Raymond ______________ for an International Organisation. (work)
6. The beasts ___________ their prey in the jungle. (catch)
7. Rahul ___________ letter to his uncle. (writes)
8. People _______________ sweets and _______________ their houses on Diwali. (distribute, decorate)
9. The maid ___________________ the floor daily. (not clean)
10. I _____________ to God in the morning. (pray)
11. The cock _____________ early in the morning. (crow)
12. The Sun _______________ in the east. (rise)
13. People ______________ kites on Uttarayana day. (fly)
14. ___________ Jane _______________well in the class? (study)
15. The woodpecker ______________ its nest in the bark of a tree. (make)

Q2(B) Fill in the blanks with the Present Continuous tense of the verbs given in the brackets. (3)
1. Robots ___________________ all the human tasks. (perform)
2. We _____________________ our school trip thoroughly. (enjoy)
3. They _____________________ in the classroom just now. (study)
4. Samuel _______________________ back home safely. (return)
5. I ______________________ sleepy since I am tired. (feel)
6. The woman _________________________ a hand bag with her. (not carry)
7. _________ you ________________ vegetables and chapati? (eat)
8. The spectators ______________________ the cricket match keenly. (watch)
9. Thomas __________________________ the particles under the microscope. (observe)
10. Raj and Ajay ______________________ a lot of noise. (make)
11. The students ______________________ on the blackboard. (look)
12. We _________________________ for charity. (run)
13. ___________ Megha ____________ her spectacles? (not wear)
14. The boys ______________________ in a line. (walk)
15. The fan ___________________ very fast. (rotate)

Q2(C) Fill in the blanks with the simple Past Tense of the erbs given in the brackets. (3)
1. The mason ________________ the wall with bricks and cement. (build)
2. The bell _____________ loudly and clearly. (ring)
3. Charles ______________ for his match in the evening. (not practise)
4. You _______________ the picture on the wall. (hang)
5. She ______________ the answers from my paper in the exam. (copy)
6. ____________ you ________________ what the teacher _________________? (understand, explain)
7. The crowd ___________________ as the police ________________. (disperse, come)
8. I ___________________ down all the names since you _____________. (write, ask)
9. Susan _______________ a beautiful dress for the party. (wear)
10. The Shepherd ________________ for help. (shout)
11. The rich woman _________________ some food to the beggars. (give)
12. We _______________ our bicycles carefully. (ride)
13. I ____________ on a wooden bench there. (sit)
14. All of us _____________ in attention position when the national song ______________. (stand, begin)
15. The vehicles _________________ at the traffic signal as the light _________________ red. (stop, turn)

Q2(D) Fill in the blanks with the Past Continuous tense of the verbs given in the brackets. (3)
1. They ______________________ well in the exams. (do)
2. I ________________________ lunch for the guests. (cook)
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3. ___________ you _______________ to the music at that time? (listen)
4. The milk _______________________ in the vessel. (boil)
5. The ship ______________________ across the ocean. (sail)
6. Yash _________________________ in his bed when there was an Earthquake. (sleep)
7. The pupils _________________________ the poem after the teacher. (not recite)
8. We ________________________ the amount in the office. (calculate)
9. They _______________________ by air to Australia. (travel)
10. The sun __________________________ brightly yesterday. (shine)
11. Ramya ________________________ water from that bottle. (drink)
12. ___________ Rahul _________________ the mischief yesterday? (not play)
13. The dog ______________________ at the stranger. (bark)
14. Rosy ____________________ on the last bench day before yesterday. (sit)
15. We _____________________ a holiday in the school that day. (have)

Q3(A) Fill in the blanks with the Simple Future tense of the verbs given in the brackets. (3)
1. The security guard ____________________ your pockets. (check)
2. The officer ____________________ you to pay the fine. (ask)
3. The judge _____________________ them to leave the house. (order)
4. The servants ____________________ all the household work. (not do)
5. People ______________________ at your funny ways. (laugh)
6. They _______________________ the dead body tomorrow. (bury)
7. The cyclone _______________________ the trees on the coast. (uproot)
8. _________ the gatekeeper _______________ us to come in? (not allow)
9. __________ I _____________________ my identity card? (bring)
10. The policemen ____________________ the robbers very soon. (catch)
11. Children ______________________ all the balloons. (burst)
12. The temperature ________________ tomorrow. (not rise)
13. The cattle __________________ in the meadows. (graze)
14. You ________________________ everything when I tell you. (understand)
15. ___________we ________________ the new leader? (not oppose)

Q3(B) Fill in the blanks with the 'going to ' forms of the verb (3)
1. I _________________________ some parathas for the journey. (bring)
2. We _______________________________ to a new house next week. (shift)
3. The participants _______________________________ a dance on the stage. (perform)
4. They ______________________________ you with a fine. (charge)
5. These glasses ______________________________ one day. (break)
6. The wind ______________________________ away all the dust. (blow)
7. The sun _____________________________ all the moisture. (absorb)
8. Her parents ______________________________ a suitable match for her. (find)
9. Simi _______________________________ her graduation this year. (complete)
10. Best School Trust ________________________________ some scholarships this year. (announce)

Q3(C) Fill in the blanks with the Future Continuous tense of the verbs given in the brackets (3)
1. The employees ___________________________ higher salaries. (demand)
2. I _____________________________ away all your riches for the sake of others. (give)
3. The teacher _______________________ some mistakes in your answer. (find)
4. Radhika ___________________________ the chief guest tonight. (welcome)
5. The media ______________________ the event entirely. (not cover)
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6. We __________________________ a lot of money on the treatment. (spend)
7. The head boy ________________________ various tasks to us. (assign)
8. Shalu and Meenu _________________________ after the children at home. (look)
9. The committee ______________________ a new law in this matter. (form)
10. The clerk __________________________ all the text on a sheet of paper. (type)
11. ____________ you not be _________________ your time like this? (waste)
12. I _______________________ out to the market at 5 pm. (go)
13. We ______________________ Mrs. Goyal's house for some reason. (visit)
14. They ________________________ all their neighbours for the celebration. (invite)
15. The new movie ________________________ on the next Friday. (release)

Q3(D) Fill in the blanks with Can, Could, May, Might, Should or Must (3)
1. ________ I have your attention please ? (Might, May, Should)
2. ______________ you give me a lift to the station? (May, Can, should)
3. ____________ you play the piano? (Can, Should, May)
4. I ___________ come tonight, I am busy. (mustn't, can't, shouldn't)
5. They _________ forget everything, if I don't remind them. (may, can, should)
6. Rekha _____________ come to office today, since she was ill yesterday. (mayn't, can't, shouldn't)
7. You _________ wear a sweater otherwise you will catch cold. (should, can, may)
8. We ___________ book the tickets in advance, if we are sure to go. (may, can, must)
9. One ____________ follow all the laws. (can, could, must)
10. You ___________ bring the calendar daily to the school. (can, may, should)
11. One __________ pass the test easily because all the questions are difficult. (can, can't, mustn't)
12. Richard __________________ insult you in front of everybody. (mayn't, can, shouldn't)
13. You ____________ work hard for your exams. (may, can, must)
14. A child ____________ be separated from his parents. (mayn't, can't, mustn't)
15. I ____________ be made compulsory for all. (may, mayn't, should)

Q4. Find out the Adverbs and state their kinds (8)
1. Harry behaved wisely at the moment.
2. We usually go out for a walk after dinner.
3.I have searched for my keys everywhere.
4. Gently massage on your shoulder.
5. Meet me downstairs.
6. She soon understood the concept well.
7. Barking dogs seldom bite.
8. Never eat the uncovered food sold by the hawkers.
9. The baby is sleeping soundly in the cradle.
10. They shouted loudly.
11. The woman is too old to climb the stairs.
12. The weather is quite pleasant today.
13. I go to the temple daily.
14. Go to bed early.
15. They have gone very far.

Q5. Punctuate the following sentences and rewrite them using the capital letters wherever required
(8)
1. what a beautiful sight it is said shalini
2. we purchased sugar oil pulses and foodgrains from bigbazaar
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3. i like to visit hillstations like shimla and manali
4. have you done your maths hw
5. who will tie the bell around the cats neck
6. my waterbottle is similar to ronaks
7. the first world war took place in 1914
8. our geography teacher said us is the biggest country
9. i cant play tennis because of injury
10. do you know sarikas address
11. maam can we draw some more trees
12. youve been punished for this mistake several times
13 how wonderful the tajmahal appears
14. my mother has passed ba from ms university
15. mr mehta is rahuls maternal uncle
16. jim shouldnt you dress decently
17. mahatma gandhi was born on 2nd october 1869 in porbandar
18. the arabian nights is a popular story book
19. dr s radhakrishnan was a great teacher
20. o lord pardon me

Q6(A) Make sentences using the following pairs of Homophones (4)

1. Allowed, aloud 14. Pair, pare
2. Angel, angle 15. Peace, piece
3. Berth, birth 16. Pray, prey
4. Brake, break 17. Principal, principle
5. Cell, sell 18. quiet, quite
6. dairy, diary 19. Root, route
7. died, dyed 20. stair, stare
8. dose, doze 21. storey, story
9. Floor, Flour 22. their, there
10. Hair, hare 23 wait, weight
11. Heal, heel 24. waist, waste
12. Loose, lose 25. weather, whether
13. Pain, pane

Q6(B) Match the following Synonyms

(4)
1. admire praise 14. end finish
2. allow permit 15. faithful- loyal
3. annual yearly 16. foolish stupid, silly
4. assembly gathering 17. glad happy, cheerful
5. begin start, commence 18. grave serious
6. brief short 19. happiness joy, delight,mirth, pleasure
7. buy purchase 20. haste hurry
8. calm peaceful, quiet 21. help assistance
9. correct right 22. huge large
10. deceive cheat 23. injure hurt
11. discover find 24. lucky fortunate
12. drowsy sleepy 25. ordinary common
13. empty vacant 26. polite courteous
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27. reply answer 29. sure certain
28. rich wealthy 30. talk conversation

Q6(C) Match the following Antonyms

(4)
1. accept X reject 28. hard X soft
2. active X lazy 29. haste X delay
3. ancient X modern 30. high X low
4. arrive X depart 31. innocent X guilty
5. attack X defend 32. kind X cruel
6. beautiful X ugly 33. light X dark, heavy
7. beginning X end 34. loose X tight
8. bold X timid 35. love X hate
9. borrow X lend 36. natural X artificial
10. entrance X exit 37. oral X written
11. first X last 38. peace X war
12. freedom X slavery 39. permanent X temporary
13. fresh X stale 40. proud X humble
14. brave X cowardly 41. remember X forget
15. bright X dull 42. rise X fall
16. broad X narrow 43. rough X smooth
17. cheap X dear, costly, expensive 44. senior X junior
18. dangerous X safe 45. sharp X blunt
19. deep X shallow 46 silent X noisy
20. early X late 47. true X false
21. empty X full 48. wild X tame
22. polite X rude 49. wise X foolish
23. positive X negative 50. superior X inferior
24. present X absent 51. success X failure
25. profit X loss 52. useful X useless
26. gain X loss 53. punish X reward
27. happiness X misery

Q7. Write an Informal letter (unseen)

(5)
Q8. Write a Formal letter (Leave Application) (unseen)
(6)
Q9. Develop a story from the given outline. Give a suitable title and a moral. (unseen)
(6)