Secondary School (English Medium) (5 to 8) Class 5 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

Fill in the blanks using the words in the previous questions.

1. _______ and _______ and quickly! You will be late for school.
2. Shh! The baby is _______ . Don’t make a sound, or she will
3. Are you still _______? You should be _______ now or you will not be able to in the morning for school.

Silent letter.

What is common in the following groups of words?

1. knee, knife, knot, know ______
2. neighbour, daughter, fight, straight ______
3. honest, honour, hour, heir ______

Try and make more silent letter words.

gnat: ______, ______
tongue: ______, ______
chalk: ______, ______
whistle: ______, ______

Write about yourself using the following expressions (do you play in the park, go to bed late, fuss over food, study hard, etc.?)

For example - I always do my work neatly.

1. ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
4. ____________
5. ____________

Use the following clues to complete the following exercise.

Write three new things you have done in the last three years.

1. I have started ______
2. ____________
3. ____________

Use the following clues to complete the following exercise.

Write three things you have not done in the last three years.

1. I have not played ______
2. ____________
3. ____________

Choose two friends in your class who are very different from each other. Use the clues in the box to describe their nature. You may also add your own words to describe them.

How many brothers did the Barber have?

Why was the Sultan in a hurry?

Why did the Barber take so long to shave the Sultan?

The Barber was shaving the Sultan’s beard.

The Sultan gave him three gold coins.

The Barber refused to leave the Sultan’s palace.

There were seven brothers altogether in the Sultan’s family.

Why did the Barber want a lot of food?

A Lion

A lion emerged from his lair For a short summer cut to his hair, But the barber he wept, While his customers slept As they waited their turn in the chair.

JOSEPH G. FRANCIS

Did the Sultan enjoy the Barber’s talk? Why do you say so?

Which part of the story did you find the funniest?

What are the things the Sultan gave to the Barber?

Do you think the Sultan was really very generous? Why do you say so?

Study the words in the first column and see the changes in them in the second column. The words in Column II are the opposites of the words in Column I.

Now write the opposites of the following using un-, im-, dis-.

1. believe ______
2. shaved ______
3. perfect ______
4. satisfy ______
5. polite ______
6. respect ______
7. pure ______
8. expected ______
9. obedient ______