Cantonment Public School and College, Saidpur Special Home Test –1/2020
Class: V (Bangla + English Version) Subject: English
Time: 2.30 hours Full Marks: 100
[NB: Figures in the margin indicate full marks]
Read the text and answer questions no 1, 2, 3 and 4.
A person’s birthday is a special day. This is the date when the person was born. People around the world celebrate birthdays in different ways. In many countries, people celebrate with a cake. There are candles on the cake. There is one candle for each year of the person’s life. People sing a a song for the person. At the end of the song the person blows out the candles. In some countries, there is often a party for a child’s birthday.
The child’s friends come to the home. There is special food, like sweets.
The children play games and sing. The friends often bring a birthday gift for the child. The gifts are wrapped in colorful papers. The gift may be a toy, a book or some clothes. In some countries, the friends do not bring gifts. The most important thing is to enjoy the day and spend the time with friends and family.
1. Match the words in column A with their meanings that are mentioned in column B. (There are two extras) 1×5= 5
column A column B
(a) enjoy (i) in a common way
(b) end (ii) presentation
(c) usually (iii) feel happy
(d) gift (iv) occasionally
(e) colourful (v) conclusion
(vi) beautiful (vii) bright
2. Write True or False. 1×6= 6
a. The people of the world observe birthdays in various ways b. One candle is used for each month of the person’s life.
c. People sing a song for the person after he blows out the candles.
d. People bring gifts covering with costly papers.
e. There is often a party for a child’s birthday in all countries.
f. In some countries, the friends do not go with gifts.
3. Answer the questions. 2×6=12
a. What is a birthday?
b. What are there on the cake? How many?
c. When do people sing the birthday song for the person?
d. What type of gifts do the friends bring for the child? How?
e. What do the children do at the birthday party?
f. What is the most significant thing of a birthday party?
4. Write a short composition about how you celebrated your last
birthday party. 10
Read the text and answer the questions no 5, 6, 7 and 8.
There was a cowboy in a village. He tended his cows by a forest. One day he cried out ‘Tiger! Tiger! Help! Help!’ to make a fun. The villagers ran to the place to save him. But they found no tiger. The cow-boy laughed at them. So they went away angrily. He did this fun once more. The people came as before. They saw the same trick and got very angry. One day a tiger really came. The cow-boy cried out for help. But none came to help him. The tiger killed the boy and his cattle.
5. Write one word for each gap from the box. 1×5=5 assist once naughty ate truthful killed twice clever a. The cow-boy was very ---.
b. The villagers came to --- him.
c. The cow-boy made fun ---.
d. At last the tiger --- the cowboy.
e. The cow-boy was not ---.
6. Write True or False. 1×6= 6
a. The cow-boy tended his cattle in the forest
b. He always made fun by shouting ‘Tiger! Tiger! Help! Help!’
c. The cow-boy did not speak the truth.
d. The villagers came to help the cow-boy three times.
e. One day the cow-boy attacked the tiger.
f. At last the villagers came to help the cow-boy.
7. Answer the questions. 2×5=10 a. How was the cow-boy?
b. Where did the cow-boy tend the cows?
c. Why did he cry out one day?
d. Why were the people very angry with him?
e. What happened to the cow-boy at last?
8. Suppose you are Himu of Saidpur, Nilphamari. You have a friend named Dipu/Dipa living in Parbatipur of Dinalpur. Write a letter to
him/her about the liar cow-boy. 10
9. Make WH questions with the underlined words of the following
statements. 2×6=12
a. Jessica is going to Chattogram.
b. He watches TV in the evening.
c. The doctor visited her last night.
d. My grandfather helps me with my homework.
e. The villagers ran to the place to save him.
10. Read the instructions and answer the following questions. 1+2+3=6 How to improve physical condition
i. Eat healthy food.
ii. Drink enough clean water.
iii. Take physical exercise.
iv. Get sufficient rest.
v. Make a daily routine.
a. What should you eat and drink every day? (Knowledge) b. Why do you take physical exercise? (Understanding)
c. Write three ways to improve your physical condition.(Application) .
11. Fill in the gaps by writing times so that the story makes a sense. 5 I am Salman. I am in class five. In the evening at (a) --- I sit at my reading table. I study for one and a half hours up to (b) ---. Then I take a short break for 15 minutes. I sit and start to study again at (c) ---.
After reading for an hour I take my supper at (d) ---. Next I brush my teeth and watch TV for half an hour. At last, I write my homework for about an hour and go to bed at (e) ---.
12. Rearrange the the words to make sentences. 2×5=10 a. animals /likes /he /about /books.
b. often /free /magazines /in /I /my /time /read.
c. play/ I/ can/ out/ and/ go/ please?
d. we/ forget/ an/ it/ would/ never/ was/ experience.
e. some dinner can you after ice-cream have.
13. Suppose you are Bakul Sarkar, a child of Mr. Mukul Sarkar and Shimu choudhury living at Old Babupara in Saidpur Upazilla under Nilphamari district. You want to take admission in Dhaka Laboratory High School. Now fill in the following admission form. 5
Dhaka Laboratory High School Admission Form
1. Full name :
2. Father’s name & occupation:
3. Mother’s name & occupation:
4. Present Address:
5. Date of Birth:
6. Nationality:
7. Religion:
8. Last school attended:
9. Seeking admission to class:
--- --- Date Signature
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