This entrance exam question paper is for Grade 5.

1. Entrance paper
Subject: English
Class: V
Instructions:
• All the answers should be marked in the answer sheet provided separately.
• The question paper has 2 sections – Section A(Reading) and Section B(Grammar)
•Each question carries ONE mark
SECTION-A (Reading)
I. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.
THE FAIRY TREE
Long, long ago, on an island in the sea, lived a family of seven sisters. The oldest girl ruled
the household, and her sisters obeyed her commands. Flora, the youngest sister, was sent to
the forest each day to gather wood for the kitchen fire. Near the edge of the forest was a cave
under some rocks. A stream of water fell over the rocks into a basin in the cave. This was a
delightfully cool spot, and Flora often rested here on her way home after gathering wood in
the forest. She would lie on the mossy bank of the stream for hours and dream.
One morning as Flora ran along the grassy path that led to the cave, she saw a little fish in the
stream. Its scales flashed out all the colours of the rainbow. "I am going to keep the fish for a
pet," said the girl to herself. "I will call him Rainbow." So she caught the pretty fish and put
him into the basin in the cave. The next day Flora went to the forest for wood. She carried
some crumbs of bread which she had saved from her breakfast. On the way home she stopped
at the cave. The fish was waiting for her. He came to the edge of the basin, and she fed the
crumbs to him. How delighted the girl was! She had been so lonely, and now she had a
playfellow!
Every morning, instead of eating the bread which her sister gave to her, Flora would save it
and feed the crumbs to her pet. The fish would leap to catch them. "Here are some crumbs,
Rainbow," she would say. "This is all today, but I will come again tomorrow." Then she
would sing a little song. Flora began to grow thin, and her sisters wondered what could be the
matter. One day the oldest sister followed her to the cave and saw her feed the crumbs of
bread to the fish. While Flora was away in the forest, the oldest sister caught the fish, carried
him home and baked him for supper. The bones were buried under the kitchen fire.
The next morning, Flora went to the cave as usual, but no fish was there. She sang her little
song, and he still did not come. "Rainbow cannot be dead," she said, "for I do not see him in
the water." Then Flora hastened home. She threw herself upon her bed and was soon fast
asleep. The following morning, a rooster flew up to Flora's window and crowed, "Cock-a-
doodle-doodle-doo! The bones of Rainbow wait for you under the kitchen fire, too." Flora
arose at once and went downstairs. There, under the kitchen fire, she found the bones of her
pet. She wept as she gathered the bones and placed them in a box. She went to the forest and
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2. buried the box near the cave. Then Flora sat down on a mossy bank near the cave and sang
this song:
"Rainbow, Rainbow, hear my cry,
My great wish do not deny.
If you can't come back to me,
Pray, O pray, become a tree!"
As the last words of the song echoed through the cave, there sprang up a wonderful fairy tree
beside her.
I. How many sisters were there in the family?
a. eight b. ten c. eleven d. Seven
2. Who was send to the forest?
a. Fiona b. Beona c. Flora d .Fauna
3. The youngest sister dreamt lying on the-
a. grassy patch b. mossy path c. soft tuft d. mossy bank
4. What did Flora find in the stream?
a. silver fish b. gold fish c. rainbow fish d. black fish
5. Flora fed the fish with___________
a. apple pie b. bread crumbs c. fish food d. Rice
6. The word closest in meaning to the word “cave” given in the passage is-
a. cavern b. enclosure c. roof d. house
7. The word “hastened” given in the passage is a _______
a. verb b. noun c. adjective d. pronoun
8. What sprang up as Flora finished her rendition?
a. flowers b. tree c. stream d. Fruits
II. Read the following poem and choose the correct answer: (1x5=5)
Night
The sun descending in the west,
The evening star does shine;
The birds are silent in their nest.
And I must seek for mine.
The moon, like a flower
In heaven's high bower,
With silent delight
Sits and smiles on the night.
Farewell, green fields and happy grove,
Where flocks have took delight:
Where lambs have nibbled, silent move
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3. The feet of angels bright;
Unseen they pour blessing
And joy without ceasing
On each bud and blossom,
And each sleeping bosom.
They look in every thoughtless nest
Where birds are covered warm;
They visit caves of every beast,
To keep them all from harm:
If they see any weeping
That should have been sleeping,
They pour sleep on their head,
And sit down by their bed.
(Extract from the poem 'Night' by William Blake)
9. The evening star rises when
(a) the birds leave their nest (b) it is midnight
(c) it is dawn (d) the sun descends in the west
10. Here, 'bower' represents
(a) a potted plant (b) a framework that supports climbing plants
(c) a bouquet of flowers (d) a flower vase
11. The poet compares moon to
(a) a flower (b) a bird in the nest (c) an evening star (d) an angel
12. The angels come down on earth to
(a) spread moonlight (b) give blessing and joy (c) make people ,dance and have fun
(d) take blessings and joy
Section- B (Grammar)
III. Identify the subjects in the following sentences:
13. Professor gave the book to his students.
(a) book (b) students (c) professor (d) his
IV. Choose the adjectives from the given sentences:
14. She gazed with her blue eyes.
(a) She (b) gazed (c)eyes (d) blue
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4. V. Choose appropriate article from the options given below:
15. I met ____European man on my way home.
(a) an (b) a (c) the (d) fair
VI. Choose the correct pronouns.
16. Arun and I are friends. _______often play together.
(a)We (b) they (c) us (d) him
VII. Choose the appropriate collective nouns.
17. _____ of stars.
(a) bunch (b)bouquet (c)gang (d) constellation
VII. Identify the type of the following sentences:
18. Please help the poor.
(a)assertive (b)imperative (c) interrogative (d) exclamatory
IX. Identify the author of these books.
19. The Jungle Book
(a)Charles Dickens (b) Mark Twain (c) Rudyard Kipling (d) Enid Blyton
20. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
(a) William Shakespeare (b) R.K Narayanan (c) Oliver Goldsmith (d) J K Rowling
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