Grade : 5 A B MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION FIRST SEMESTER REVISION BOOKLET AY 2018-2019 Subject : English Teacher : Ms. Kathy Name Date Directions: Read all your questions carefully. Write in pencil only. Reading Comprehension: Question 1 (5 marks) Read the story and answer the questions that follow. Planting Flowers on a window sill add a nice touch to any home. Planting flower seeds in a cup or a small pot is a simple activity that brings great rewards. With the proper care, in a short time your seeds will sprout and become beautiful flowers. To begin you need a package of flower seeds, and a flower pot, small rocks, potting soil, a spoon or scoop, and water. First, place small rocks at the bottom of your pot. These will help water drain away from the roots of your plant each time you water it. If a pot does not drain properly, the roots sit in too much water could rot. Next, scoop soil into your pot. Fill it a little more than halfway to the top. You are now ready to plant. Open your packet of seeds and sprinkle seeds into the soil. Since every plant will be different, read the instructions on your seed packets to find out how many seeds you can plant and how close together they should be. Press your seeds into the soil. Be sure that they are completely covered. Add more soil if you need to. Finally, water your seeds to make sure the soil is moist but not too wet. Be careful not to water your plant too much. There should not be puddles of water on top of the pot. 1
When your seeds are planted, place your pot in a sunny area of your home. If all goes well, by the end of the week you should begin to see small sprouts. Circle the letter (a, b, c, or d) of the answer. 1. What is the story all about? A. planting flower seeds B. watering the seeds C. using a pot for seeds D. window sill 2. What are the things you need to plant flower seeds? A. potting soil B. flower pot C. small rocks D. All of the above 3. What will happen if the roots sit too much in water? A. It will grow. B. It will rot. C. It will sprout D. It will dry out. 4. What is the final step in planting flower seeds? A. Next, scoop soil into your pot. B. Finally, water your seeds to make sure the soil is moist. C. First, place small rocks at the bottom of your pot. D. Open you packet of seeds and sprinkle seeds into the soil. 5. Where will you put the pot when the seeds are planted? A. window sill B. sunny area C. Both D. None 2
WRITING: Question 2 (10 marks) Write an essay about the challenges that immigrants encounter. If you are going on a journey to another country to study, what would you feel? Exam Scoring Rubric Content (4) Organization (3) Language (3) 3
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Grammar: Question 3 (15 Marks) I. Please write F if the statement is a fact, and O if the statement is an opinion. 1. I love going to a football game and see who wins the match. O 2. I am now in grade 5 in school. F 3. Muhammad Ali began his boxing career in the year 1960. _F 4. The four directions of the earth are North, South, East, and West. F_ 5. A lair can be a secret hiding place. _O II. Please write on the line if the word is Proper, Common or Collective Nouns. 1. Mr. Ali proper 2. island common 3. Bahrain proper 4. Burj Khalifa Tower proper 5. BBK Bank proper 6. dolphin common 7. Rebecca proper 8. book common 9. spider common 10. arrow common 5
Vocabulary: Question 4 (15 marks) I. Use the correct vocabulary words displayed in the box below to complete the sentences. Normally, grumbled, devastation, thieving, lair, headland, confidence, weakness, lurched, deafening. 1. Students _normally begin school when they are about six years old. 2. My brother _grumbled_ and made a mumbling sound when he didn t want to work on Saturday. 3. The storm that passed the island cause so much devastation. 4. He is so poor that he fell into thieving for food. 5. The roar of the airplane was deafening. 6. The subway car lurched from side to side. 7. He is not interested in sports as a child, so in school his weakness is P.E. 8. He is good in sports, so his confidence in playing football is high. 9. The hiker found a fox lair hidden among the bushes. 10. A headland is a narrow ridge of high land jutting out into the water. 6
II. Put each of the following words in a complete sentence. Grumbled The workers grumbled when the boss told them they had to work faster. Devastation The hurricane brought a lot of devastation to the city last night. Headland There is a big lighthouse on the headland north of the island. Deafening A big airplane can make a deafening sound while taking off the runway. Normally I normally wake up at 6:00am every day to go to school. 7
SPELLING: Question 5 (15 marks) Write the missing letters. 1. Solo 8. Grain 15. Decided 2. Basic 9. Supplied 3. Climate 10. Crease 4. Vocal 11. Praise 5. Agent 12. Supplying 6. Faint 13. Denied 7. Bowling 14. Denying end 8
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