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INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL – DAMMAM

UPPER PRIMARY SECTIONS, CLASS V

ENGLISH - ( ANSWER KEY)

GRAMMAR - L- 2 THE SENTENCE

Exercise - Learn ( pg -8)

Q- Put a tick mark against the group of words that are complete sentences.

Ans - 1 , 5 , 7 and 9 are complete sentences.

Exercise - Practise ( pg – 8)

A – Rearrange these words / phrases to make meaningful sentences. Use the

correct punctuation.

1. My younger sister will help me with the project.

2. Simi visited us when she was a child.

3. What a beautiful mural !

4. The pen is mightier than the sword.

5. There should be more dustbins along this road.

6. Some of the parcels got torn in transit.

7. Shall we go to the market tomorrow?

8. The audience cheered when the actor came on the stage.

9. May all your wishes come true !

10. Pintoo is as industrious as his mother.

B – Fill in the table with suitable subjects and verbs to complete these

sentences. ( pg – 9)

1. The sun shines brightly.

2. The flowers bloom in the garden.

3. The soldiers were rewarded for their bravery.

4. The gardener waters the flowerpot.

5. The old man slept under the mango tree.

6. He looks tired.

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7. My father paid the bill.

8. Ann can speak four languages.

9. My brother likes to play badminton.

10.Reema loves reading poetry.

11.My friends came for the party.

12.We exercise at the break of the day.

C. Add suitable words to these groups of words to make complete sentences.

1. I have been transferred to Delhi.

2. Ridhi informed Sidhi about Rita’s plans.

3. The train leaves in five minutes.

4. Pragya’s father jogs for an hour everyday.

5. That boy has stolen my bag.

6. At the bus stop four buses were parked.

7. I cannot see my brother anywhere.

8. The boys made beautiful sandcastles.

9. Sunee laughed to cover her nervousness.

10. I shall not go to the mall today.

11. Bhushan knows all the answers well.

12. Ishita accepted her mistake.

Exercise Learn – (pg – 10)

Q- Write S if the group of words is a sentence and P if it is a phrase.

1. S 2. P 3. S 4. S 5.P

6. P 7. S 8. P 9. S 10. P

Practise (pg – 11 )

A- Underline the phrases in these sentences.

1. The boys play in the yard.

2. Write this essay in your best handwriting.

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3. The kitten sat between my feet.

4. She walked into the classroom late.

5. The computer was set up for gaming.

6. The parcels in the car are Diwali gifts.

7. It rained heavily all week.

8. Grandpa is sitting under a tree.

9. The girl drove the car into the lamp post.

10. Rishab’s dog ran into the garden.

11. The cart was pulled by two oxen.

12. The children were swimming in the lake.

B- Replace the highlighted phrases in these sentences with phrases of your

own.

1. Vaidehi is reading a newspaper.

2. This house was built by my grandfather.

3. Rohan’s father is a famous singer.

4. Nikita always shares her lunch with her classmates.

5. Manu feeds his pet cat from time to time.

6. Nandan goes for a walk with his friends.

7. We hear loud music throughout the day.

8. The earth is a unique planet.

9. The local MLA inaugurated the new school.

10. A horror book is being read by Hannah.

11. We bought flowers for Niti last Sunday.

12. I’ll go for a walk in the morning.

C- Complete these sentences using the correct phrases from the box. (pg -12)

1. Nimita , along with her friends was going to the mall.

2. The white car parked outside the main gate, belongs to Mr Mehra.

3. The lady requested the Chairman to look into the matter at the earliest.

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4. Pranav is eagerly waiting for the prize distribution ceremony.

5. There are not many flower shops in my locality.

6. We watched the play in an open- air theatre.

7. The food served at the inn was fairly good.

8. The diamond bracelet is in the jewellery box.

9. The fire brigade is coming within a few minutes.

10. He usually goes fishing on a Sunday morning.

D- Frame sentences using these phrases.

1. Alice had an amazing experience at the tea party.

2. Susan is the most talkative girl in our class.

3. I had hidden the treasure in the cupboard.

4. My mother is a beautiful young lady.

5. The Qutub Minar is a historical monument in Delhi.

L-3 Types of Sentences

Pg-14

What do these sentences express? Write S for statement, Q for question, C for command

and Sf for strong feeling.

1. Q; 2. S; 3. Sf; 4. C; 5. Sf; 6. Q; 7. S; 8. C

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Learn

Identify whether these sentences are assertive (A), interrogative (In), imperative (Im) or

exclamatory (E).

1. In; 2. A ; 3. E ; 4. Im ; 5. In ; 6. E ; 7. A ; 8. E ; 9. A ; 10. In

Practise

A. Put an appropriate punctuation mark at the end of each sentence.

1. . ; 2. ? ; 3 . ; 4. ! ; 5. ? ; 6. ! ; 7. . ; 8. . ; 9. . ; 10. .

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B. Rewrite these groups of words as sentences. The first word of each sentence has been

highlighted. The kind of sentences to be formed is mentioned within brackets.

1. Do you and your brother learn French? 2. What a beautiful dress she wore! 3. Please do

attend all the wedding functions. 4. Mr Anil intends to buy a house. 5. Be true to your

promise. 6. How much did the uniform cost? 7. Leave the hall immediately! 8. What a win it

was! 9. The cat sleeps in the basket. 10. Does she like eggs for breakfast?

C. Use these words to make sentences. The kind of sentences to be formed is written in

brackets

2. Where should I look for my book? 3. The children were lost in the park. 4. Please bring

your books tomorrow. 5. What did your father say? 6. What a lovely rainbow! 7. What does

she like to eat for breakfast? 8. Don’t answer rudely to your elders. 9. Wow, they will win

the match! 10. What a fool you are!

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D. Change these sentences as directed. You may add or delete some words.

2. Switch on the fan. 3. What long hair your cat has! 4. It is a dark night. 5. Didn’t she tell

me the sad news? 6. How hot it is! 7. Fetch the children from the school, please. 8. Did I

sell my bicycle? 9. He didn’t burn his finger yesterday. 10. How frightened they were! 11.

They didn’t buy candles for Christmas. 12. Hasn’t mother cooked a delicious meal? 13. We

should not talk while eating. 14. The crow hasn’t drunk water from this pitcher. 15. What a

great idea it is!

E. With each of these words, make a declarative sentence, an interrogative sentence, an

imperative sentence and an exclamatory sentence:

2. chair The chair is beside the table.(assertive) Where is the chair? (Interrogative) Bring

the chair to my room.(imperative) What a beautifully carved chair! (Exclamatory)

3. mango The mango is very sweet.(assertive) Is the mango sweet?(interrogative) Slice

the mango.(imperative) How sweet the mango is!(exclamatory)

4. shirt Your shirt is in the cupboard.(assertive) Where is my white shirt?(interrogative)Put

the shirt in my suitcase.(imperative)How dirty the shirt is! (Exclamatory)

5.teacher This teacher teaches me English.(assertive)Does this teacher teach you

English?(interrogative) You must respect your teacher.(Imperative) How well the teacher

teaches!(exclamatory)

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6. butter The butter is in the fridge.(assertive)Do you want butter on your

toast?(interrogative) Fry the onions in butter.(imperative) How good the butter

tastes!(exclamatory)

7. film The film is very interesting.(assertive) Is the film interesting?(interrogative) Please

watch the film with me.(imperative) What an interesting film!(exclamatory)

8. sincere Robin is a sincere friend.(assertive) Is Robin a sincere friend?(interrogative)

Please accept our sincere thanks.(imperative) What a sincere friend Robin is!

(exclamatory)

9. neighbours My neighbours are very helpful.(assertive) Are your neighbours

helpful?(interrogative) You should always greet your neighbours.(imperative) What

wonderful neighbours I have!(exclamatory)

10. dinosaurs Dinosaurs have become extinct.(assertive) Were all dinosaurs large?

(interrogative) Please watch the film on dinosaurs with me.(imperative) What

frightening creatures the dinosaurs were! ( exclamatory)

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F. Read this conversation and mark the sentences as declarative (D), interrogative (In),

imperative (Im) or exclamatory (E).

Do you have a favourite sport? (In) How I love the game of football! (E) Once we were

playing a match on a rainy day when something happened. (D) ‘Halt! Freeze in your

places. (Im) Will you get back, all of you?’ (In) The referee seemed hysterical but collected.

(D) What a sight faced us! (E) A deadly rattle snake appeared from nowhere in the middle

of the field. (D) ‘Be quiet!’(Im) We became silent and waited. (D) ‘No noise, no

movement!’(Im) ‘Has the snake gone?’ cried a little boy. (In)

The snake slithered away and we were asked to leave the field. (D) What a relief! (E) ‘Be

here on the field tomorrow.’ (Im)

LESSON - 4 SUBJECT AND PREDICATE (GRAMMAR TEXTBOOK EXERCISES

Answer key

Learn (Pg - 24)

1) In 2) Im 3) Im 4) A 5) Im 6) E

7) A 8) In 9) In 10) A 11) E 12) Im

Practise Ex - A (Pg-25) Underline the subjects in the assertive sentences.

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1) We 2) My brother 3) She 4) The poor woman

5) The milk 6) Shaurya 7) Sidharth 8) I

9) Mother 10) Birdwatching

Ex - B Underline the subjects in the interrogative sentences.

1) the child 2) the rabbits 3) they 4) you 5) we

6) you 7) this engineer 8) you 9) the fire 10) James

Ex - C Underline the subjects in the imperative and exclamatory sentences.

1) You 2) the eagle 3) You 4) flowers

5) night 6) You 7) I 8) this house 9) You

10) You

Ex - D. Draw a line separating the subject from the predicate in each

sentence . Then, write the verb in the space provided.

1) Katy /was a very naughty girl. was

2) Heidi / the story of a young orphan girl. is

3) Little Red Riding Hood / was not afraid of the big bad wolf. was

4) Alice / got lost in the forest. got lost

5) Goldilocks/ ate the porridge on the table. ate

6) The hen / was frightened of the wicked fox. was frightened

7) Aunt Jennifer’s fingers /fluttered through the wool. fluttered

8) Tom/ painted the fence with the help of his friends. painted

9) Aunt Polly / knew the truth. knew

10) The brook / joined the brimming river. joined

Ex – E Provide meaningful subjects for these predicates :-

1) The hunter 2) The President 3) Mahatma Gandhi

4) Oliver Twist 5) My friend 6) October

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7) Diwali 8) My uncle 9) These apples

10) An apple 11) The milkman 12) Bees

Ex – F Provide meaningful predicates for these subjects .

1) is the third planet from the sun. 2) is the first meal of the day.

3) is the last month of the year. 4) fought bravely.

5) is a famous monument. 6) needed weeding.

7) is in the drawer. 8) is a festival of colours .

9) is near the school. 10) is crying for milk.

11) have bought a new car. 12) is the national bird of India .

COURSE BOOK L-9 THE BLOSSOM TREE

TEXTBOOK EXERCISES

Reading

Exercise A (page 115)

1. NT. The merchants wanted Patan-pali to keep his money with them when he went on

voyages.

2. T

3. NT. King Brahmadatta decided to send men into the parks and gardens to find a tree to

replace the pillar.

4. NT. The mystery of the rotten tree was solved by the Blossom Tree herself.

5. T

6. NT. The miracle was that the Blossom Tree was not rotten at all, but looked rotten.

Grammar

Exercise A (page 117)

2.Please help me clean the cupboard .

3.Be careful while crossing the road !

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4.Can you show me the way to the library ?

5.I have to find a sweet shop .

6.How sudden is this !

Grammar: Question tags

Exercise B ( page 117-118 )

2. did she ?

3. has

4. would they ?

5. won’t

6. hasn’t he ?

Exercise C ( page 118 )

2. didn’t they ?

3. didn’t he ?

4. didn’t I ?

5. didn’t he ?

6. doesn’t she ?

Vocabulary

Exercise A ( page 119)

dis- mis- im-

disown misbehave impatient

disappear misplace impossible

disqualify

disconnect

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Punctuation (page 121)

1. My friend’s car broke down on the road. He had to walk for a mile to get help.

2. Doesn’t it seem like years since we last met?

3. I’m going to reach Kolkata in an hour.

4. It’s a short walk from my school to the park.

5. We’re planning to throw a surprise part on my mother’s birthday.

Dictionary work ( page 121 )

1. (a) with less quantity of money

(b) chitchat

2. (a) for a very few days

(b) abruptly or suddenly

3. (a) pleasant

(b) good bargain

4. (a) unreal or false

(b) exist proudly or with great confidence

COURSE BOOK L - 9 THE BLOSSOM TREE ( NOTES )

I New Vocabulary

1. shepherd 2.ceiling 3. decision 4. rotten

5. voyages 6. collapse 7. tomorrow 8 .surprised

9. merchants 10. Carpenters 11. mighty 12.chameleons

13. favourite 14. builders 15. wept 16. magnificence

17. immense 18. Tough 19. disbelief 20. faithfulness

II Word Meanings 1. shepherd– a person who looks after flocks of sheep and goats

2. immense - huge

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3. ceiling – the inner part of a roof

4. collapse – suddenly crumble and fall

5. tough decision – hard choice

6. rotten – gone too bad for use

7. magnificence – greatness

III Opposites / Antonyms 1. able x unable

2. belief x disbelief

3. tough x easy

4. rotten x fresh

IV Find Meaning and Frame Sentences 1. collapse 2. rotten 3. wept V Dictionary Words 1. merchant 2. pillar 3.fame VI Answer in brief Q1. Why do you think the merchants did not like the fact that Patan– Pali left his wealth with Jigme? Ans : The merchants did not like the idea of Patan-Pali leaving his wealth with Jigme because Jigme was a simple village shepherd. The other merchants could not understand why Patan – Pali , a wealthy merchant , would trust a simple shepherd. Q2. Why does the Buddha tell a story to the merchants instead of giving the answer directly? Ans: The Buddha tells the merchants a story so that they are able to understand the principle of friendship easily. If he had answered their question directly, they might not have understood the reason for his answer. Q3. How was the pillar repaired in the end? Ans: The pillar of the palace was repaired by binding trunks of three big trees together instead of the trunk of the Blossom tree. Q4. What qualities of a true friend does the story highlight? Ans: The qualities of a good friend are loyalty, friendliness, warmth, honesty and helpfulness. VII Answer in detail Q1. How did King Brahmadatta realise that his palace was going to collapse? What happened next?

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Ans: The king realised that the palace was going to collapse when he noticed an immense crack across the ceiling and on the wooden pillar. The king immediately called the carpenters and builders and sent them out into the parks and gardens to search for a great tree, good enough to replace the wooden pillar in the palace. The carpenters and builders identified the Blossom Tree as the best replacement without realising that it was the king’s favourite tree. VIII Annotate Q1. It was a tough decision for the king. a) What was the ‘decision’? b) Why was it tough? c) What did the king ultimately decide? Ans: The above line is taken from the lesson ‘ The Blossom Tree’ a) The king was trying to decide whether he should let the woodcutters chop down the Blossom Tree, which was his favourite, to replace the cracked pillar and save his palace. b) The decision was tough because the king loved the Blossom Tree the most. If he did not allow it to be chopped down, the cracked pillar would not be replaced and his palace, would collapse. c) The king ultimately decided to let the woodcutters chop the Blossom Tree down. Q2. “What? It was fine yesterday!” a) Who said these words to whom? b) What were they discussing? c) What did they do after this? Ans: The above lines are taken from the lesson ‘The Blossom Tree’ a) One woodcutter said this to another. b) They were discussing the fact that the Blossom Tree had gone rotten in one night. c) They went to the king and informed him about the situation.

L – 9 THE BLOSSOM TREE ( WORKBOOK EXERCISES )

Reading A - (page 61)

1. The little Pine Tree wished to be a grown – up tree.

2. The little children often looked at the tree and said what a nice little fellow.

3. After he had grown up, the little Pine Tree wanted to spread his branches and look

out into the wide world, to have birds building their nests among his branches and

grandly nod in the breeze.

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4. The hare jumped right over the little Pine Tree, but the following year, the hare had to

go around the Pine Tree, which had grown into a majestic tree.

5. The Pine Tree thought that the most delightful thing in the world was to grow big and

tall.

B – ( page 62 )

1. delight 2. breeze 3. majestic

Grammar

A. (page 62)

1. I congratulate you for winning the competition.

2. Who broke the windowpane?

3. How sweet of you to bring a cake!

4. Please sit down.

5. How did you reach on time?

B. ( page 63 )

1. did she 2. will she 3. can’t she 4. did I 5. hasn’t he

Vocabulary ( page 63 )

1. replay

2. impolite

3. disagree

4. incorrect

5. unlucky

Punctuation (page 64 - 65)

1. Chuck’s farm was at the end of the lane.

2. The connection between one’s health and one’s mind interests many people.

3. I’d love to go to the park this evening.

4. Sara’s bag was lying on the floor.

5. Rohan’s mother told us many stories.

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6. I’m sure it’s going to rain soon.

LESSON-6 NOUN: NUMBER (GRAMMAR TEXTBOOK EXERCISES) Answer Key

LEARN: - (GTB Pg-37)

Write the plural form of each of these nouns.

1. spectacles 2. boxes 3. butterflies 4. jeans 5. information 6.

families 7. bison 8. trolleys 9. shelves 10. tattoos 11. cliffs 12.

churches 13. four-year-olds 14. feet

PRACTISE: -

A. Underline the nouns in these sentences and state whether they are singular

or plural. (GTB-Pg-38)

Singular Plural

2. house

3. hen eggs

4. table apples

5. tree boys

6. dog cats

7. girls, doors

8. king, queen

9. singer songs

10. spoons

B. Rewrite these sentences changing the singular nouns to plural and vice

versa. Make other changes as required. (GTB-Pg.38. Do it in the notebook)

2. There are bridges over the rivers.

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3. The oxen pulled the farm equipment.

4. They are neither chiefs nor kings.

5. Men’s feet are larger than women’s.

6. The lady was dressed in her best dress.

7. The hoofs of the horses had nails in them.

8. The leaf was picked up by the dove.

9. The labourer was pulling the heavy load.

10. The fruits were stale and smelt awful.

C. Complete these sentences by choosing the correct form of the word given

in the brackets. (GTB-Pg-39)

1. children 2. men, woman 3. potatoes 4. watches 5. cups

6. buses 7. geese 8. mothers 9. mouse 10. pencils

11.fishermen 12. bushes

D. These sentences have errors in the use of singular and plural nouns. Spot the errors and rewrite the sentences. (GTB-Pg-39. Do it in the notebook)

2. I can see lice crawling in her hair.

3. There are two churches near Mohini’s apartments.

4. The roofs of these three buildings are leaking.

5. We all have our own set of beliefs.

6. Both her sons-in-law are well mannered.

7. He kept the money in the pocket of his trousers.

8. Please arrange the books neatly on the shelves.

9. After the long trek, the shepherd’s feet hurt.

10. The sheep are grazing in the field.