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V GROUP OF SCHOOLS
COMMON YEARLY EXAMINATION 2022-2023
ENGLISH
CLASS: II TIME : 2 Hours
DATE : 08.04.2023 MARKS: 80
Name: ______________________
Roll no: ______________________
Class & Sec: __________________
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I. Write the opposite of the following words: [6 x 1 = 6]
1. few X ____________________

2. deep X ____________________

3. danger X ____________________

4. tired X ____________________

5. busy X ____________________

6. happy X ____________________

II. A) Write the meaning of the following words: [3 x 1 = 3]

1. trimmed - _________________________________

2. trudged - _________________________________

3. soon - _________________________________

B) Give one word for the following: [2 x 1 = 2]

1. removed unwanted plants - ____________________

2. the sound made by chimpanzees - ____________________

III. Choose the correct word in the bracket and fill in the blanks: [6 x 1 = 6]
[ teeth, special, chimps, tools, weekend , forest ]
1. Chimps can make and use __________________

2. To Jane every chimp was __________________

3. Hyena felt bad about his big __________________

4. Jane asked the people to save the ______________ and ____________

5. The park was closed on a __________________

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IV. Choose and tick the correct plural of the noun below: [6 x 1 = 6]

V. Match the nouns with the correct opposite gender: [6 x 1 = 6]

1. goose - mice

2. deer - gander

3. mouse - doe

4. nephew - tigress

5. hero - niece

6. tiger - heroine

VI. Complete the table with the correct degree of adjectives: [4 x 1 = 4]

S.no Adjective Comparative Superlative

1. beautiful most beautiful

2. worse worst
3. light lighter
4. smaller smallest

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VII. Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with preposition given
below: [5 x 1 = 5]

[ in, on, under, near, behind ]

1. The rabbit is _____________ the table.

2. The cat is _____________the table.

3. The rat is _____________ the box.

4. The dog is _______________ the box.

5. The hen is _______________ the table.

VIII Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct conjunction from

the bracket: [5 x 1 = 5]
[ because, and, or, but, so ]

1. I like chocolates __________________ ice cream.

2. Did he come by bus ________________ by train?

3. We like apples____________ we don’t like oranges.

4. He is excited _________________he won the race.

5. She was sick_________________ she left the class.

IX. Complete the passage with the past tense form of the verb given in
the brackets: [6 x 1 =6]
Yesterday, our teacher ____________________(take) us to the zoo.
We __________(go) by the school bus . At the zoo we _____________(see) many
animals and birds. They were all ___________(keep) in cages. Our teacher
______________(tell) us not to throw stones at the animals. She said we must
respect them. We _____________(enjoy) a lot.

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X. Rewrite the sentences with the correct punctuation: [6 x ½ = 3]

1. can you lend me your pen

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2. Please give me potatoes tomatoes and carrots
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3. what a powerful king
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XI. Frame sentences using the given words: [4 x 1 = 4]

1. scared - _________________________________________________

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2.busy - _________________________________________________

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3.hungry - _________________________________________________

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4. gift - _________________________________________________

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XII. Who Said this to Whom? [4 × 1 =4 ]

1. “Where did you find his laugh?”

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2. “How kind ! Someone’s left me a gift “

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3. “People should throw rubbish only in the bins”

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4. “What a lovely surprise !

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XIII. Answer the following questions: [10 marks]

1. How did Monkey find Hyena’s laugh? (2)

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2. What was happening to the forest of Africa and the chimps in the forest ? (2)
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3. Who were Jane’s friends? (1)

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4. Who was David Greybeard? Who gave him that name? (3)
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5. Who was Partho and what did Partho do? (2)
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XIV. Read the poem and answer questions below: [5 x 1 = 5]

The sky looks grassy,

The fields are blue.
The sun is dancing,
The moon has lost a shoe.
The school bus flies
And the pencil talks,
My desk is hungry
And so am I.

Fill in the blanks

1. The _______________ is dancing.

2. The fields are _______________ in colour.

Answer the following

1. Who has lost a shoe?

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2. What is the desk feeling?

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3. Is the poem funny ?

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XV. Picture Composition: [5 marks]

Look at the given picture carefully and write a paragraph with 4 sentences
describing it. Give a suitable title for the picture.

Title : _______________________________________________________

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