SIMULKUNDA UPPER PRY.
SCHOOL
3rd Summative Tes– 2019
Subject:- English
Full Marks – 50 Class – V Time- 2 hrs .
A. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions below.
Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha, generally known as P. T. Usha is indeed the most
famous and successful female athlete from India. Her extraordinary performance at the
track earned Usha titles like the Queen of Indian Running Track and Payyoli Express. P.
T. Usha was born on 27th June, 1964 at Payyoli, a village in the Payyoli district of Kerala.
Though Usha was affected by ill health in her early childhood , her promise in sports
could be clearly noticed . Against all odds , she succeeded in becoming one of the
greatest athletes India has ever produced . She made her first national record ( in 100
metres sprint) in 1977,when she was only 13 years old.
[Link] in the chart with information from the text. 2 x 5 = 10
i) Full name...............................................................................
ii) Date of birth.............................................................................
iii) Place of birth.....................
iv) First national record.......
v) Titles she got..........
2. Answer the following questions. 2x3=6
i) Who was the Queen of Indian track?
ii) How was Usha’s health in her early childhood?
iii) Where was she born?
GRAMMAR
B. Do as directed. 1x4=4
1. Change the number.
i) Bench………………………………......, ii) fly..........................................
iii) Potato..................................., iv) radio………………………………….....
2. Change the gender. 1x4=4
i) Bullock………………………………........ ii) Peacock.......................................
iii) Husband..................................., iv) Tiger...........................................
[Link] the past form of the following verbs. 1x4=4
i) Forget........................................., ii) ask...........................................
iii) Give.........................................., iv) become...................................
4 Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. 1x4=4
Swami Vivekananda was born............... 1863. He was born.....……...... Kolkata. He
belonged.......... a rich family. In those days our country was.......... the British rule.
Vivekananda felt for the misery............ the Indians.
[Link] in the blanks with articles a, an or the. 1x4=4
i) He always speaks......... truth.
ii) Mr. Sen is........ honest man.
iii) ........... Ganga is a holy river.
iv) He gave me....... doll.
6. Fill in the blanks with the present continuous forms of the given verbs in the brackets. 1 x 6 = 6
i) Rina............... (study) for her examination now.
ii) Pinky........... (come) to my place tomorrow.
iii) They............ (play) football now.
iv) We............ (work) in the field.
v) She............. (eat) rice for lunch.
vi) The sun......... (shine) brightly.
WRITING
C. Use the following hints and write a paragraph on Henry Louis Vivian Derozio. 8
Name: Henry Louis Derozio
Date of Birth : 18.04.1809
Parent’s name: Francis Derozio ; Sophie Johnson
Place of Birth : Entally , Kolkata
School : David Drummond’s Dhurramtallah Academy
Service : Teacher of English Literature and History , Hindu College
Achievements : Assistant editor of ‘The India Gazette’ , ‘The East Indian’ , ‘The
Bengal Annual’ etc.
Notable works : ‘To India, My Native Land’, ‘The Harp of India’, The Fakir of
Jungheera’ etc.
Death : 26th December , 1831
