Model Activity Task Part 8 Class 5 English

The solutions of Model Activity Compilation (Final) 2021 Part 8 of Class 5 English subject are provided below. Here you will get detailed answers along with explanations.

The answers are based on the question paper provided to the students of government-aided schools of West Bengal as part of the Model Activity Task.

This is the final activity task for the year 2021 and has full marks of 40.

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Model Activity Task Part 8 (Final) Class 5 English Answers

Question Paper	Model Activity Task (Final) combined
Part	8
Class	5
Subject	English

The questions and answers of the Model Activity Task (Final) combined are provided below:

1. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:

At 11.30 a.m. Hillary and Norgay reached the summit of Mt. Everest. Hillary reached out to shake Norgay’s hand, but Norgay gave him a hug in return. The two men enjoyed only 15 minutes at the top of the world because of their low oxygen supply. They spent their time taking photographs and enjoying the view.

A. Complete the following sentences with information from the passage: 1 × 4 = 4

i) Hillary and Norgay reached the summit__________________________

Answers: Hillary and Norgay reached the summit of Mt. Everent.

ii) Hillary wanted to shake hands but Norgay________________________

Answers: Hillary wanted to shake hands but Norgay gave him a hug in return.

iii) They stayed at the summit briefly because________________________

Answers: They stayed at the summit briefly because of their low oxygen supply.

iv) They spent their time in_____________________________

Answer: They spent their time in taking photographs and enjoying the view.

B. Answer the following questions: 2 × 2 = 4

(i) What did Hillary do after reaching the summit?

Answer: After reaching the summit, Hillary reached out to shake Norgay’s hand.

(ii) How long did Hillary and Norgay remain at the summit?

Answer: Hillary and Norgay remained 15 minutes at the summit.

2. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

There was quite a number of good teachers in our school. B.D Roy taught us English. He was a small man who took great care to ensure that we pronounced English correctly. One day he told us the story of The Ox and The Frog from Aesop’s fables. Before telling us the story, he taught us how the pronunciation of ‘the’ depends on whether the following word begins with a vowel or a consonant. I fondly remember our head pandit, Bhattacharya Sir, for his excellent handwriting.

Tick the correct answers from the given alternatives: 1 × 3 = 3

i) Mr. B.D.Roy was the teacher of
a) Mathematics b) English c) Bengali d) Science

Answer: b) English

ii) The author learnt correct pronunciation from his
a) Headmaster b) Father c) English teacher d) Mother

Answer: c) English teacher

iii) ‘The Ox and the Frog’ is a tale from
a) Panchatantra b) Hitapodesha c) Jataka d) Aesop’s Fables

Answer: d) Aesop’s Fables

3. Classify the Common Nouns and Proper Nouns in the following table: 1 × 10 = 10

i) Norgay and Hillary were the first men to climb Mt. Everest.
ii) The river Hooghly is close to my house.
iii) The horse is a useful animal.
iv) We live in West Bengal.

Answer:

Common Noun	Proper Noun
i) man	a) Norgay
ii) house	b) Hillary
iii) river	c) Mt. Everest
iv) horse	d) Hoogly
v) animal	e) West Bengal

4. Fill in the blanks with present continuous tense of the verbs given in brackets : 1 × 2 = 2

a) The boy ______ (draw) a picture.

Answer: The boy is drawing a picture

b) They ______ (play) in the field.

Answer: They are playing in the field.

5. Fill in the blanks by choosing appropriate Prepositions from the list given below : 1 × 4 = 4

a) He is going __ Kolkata.

Answer: He is going to Kolkata.

b) The bird flew __ my head.

Answer: The bird flew over my head.

c) Fishes live __ water.

Answer: Fishes live in water.

d) Put the pen __ the table.

Answer: Put the pen on the table.

[List: over, on, in, to]

6. Fill in the table with appropriate Short Forms of the following words : 1 × 4 = 4

Answer:

Full-Form	Short Form
Cannot	Cant
I am	I’m
Did not	Didn’t
You have	You’ve

7. Write the Opposites of the following words : 1 × 4 = 4

a) light:

Answer: light: dark

b) easy:

Answer: easy: hard

c) never:

Answer: never: always

d) curly:

Answer: curly: straight

8. Write five sentences on ‘My School’.

The name of my school is Hoogly Primary School. It is very big and beautiful. It has a large playground where we play during the tiffin break. Our teachers are very nice and kind. I am proud of my school.