Joint Examination Board
PABSON, Bhaktapur
Second Term Exam - 2066
Class: V Time: 2.30 hrs. F.M: 100
Subject: English P.M: 40
Attempt all the questions.
Q. N. 1 Read the passage and answers the questions
that follow.
People go to live in cities to find work, people go to cities because there are schools and doctors for their children. Young people go the cities because they think life is exciting there. They can make more friends of their own age and live more freely. Some people go to the city because of trouble at home. They have no land or they have quarreled with their family. For these reason, our cities are growing quickly, But city life is often difficult for these newcomers. There are more people looking for jobs than there are jobs.
A place to live and things to eat cost more in city. In a city people are strangers to each other and it is easy to be lonely. Cities attract thousands every year but many later wish they had not left their village.
A. Answer the following questions. 24=8
a. Why do people move to cities?
b. What is easy in a city?
c. Why do young people go to cities?
d. For whom city life is difficult?
B. Match the following. 15=5
A B
Quarrel fast
Trouble fight
Stranger causing great pain
Interesting problem
Quickly unknown person
Exciting
C. Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from the passage.
14=4
a. People can make more ______ of their own age.
b. Cities _____ thousands every year.
c. There are more people __ for jobs than there are __.
D. Choose the best alternative. 13=3
a. City life is (difficult/easy) for newcomers.
b. Young people think city life is (exciting/boring)
c. Cities are growing (quickly/slowly)
Q.N. 2 Change the following sentences into reported speech. 14=4
a. He Said to me, ‘I have done the work.’
b. Ratna said , ‘I don’t know Chinese.’
c. Anu said, ‘You can ride my horse.’
d. The boys said to her, ‘Its boring.’
Q.N. 3 Complete the sentences with correct prepositions.
15=5
a. Sarala has been waiting ____ a long time.
b. His house was destroyed _______ the fire.
c. This book belongs ____ her.
d. The fisherman dived______ the river.
e. I am suffering _____ fever.
Q.N. 4 Use the following phrases in your own sentences.
16=6
instead of get up in spite of
a kind of boring game afraid of
Q.N. 5 Write the opposite words (antonyms) for the followings: 15=5
always sell born
agree active arrival
Q.N.6 Convert the following sentences as indicated in the brackets: 15=5
a. He saw his father in the morning.
(yes/No question)
b. We worked hard last night. (into negative)
c. Go away, (into polite request)
d. Captain saw a ship on the horizon.
(into simple present)
e. We always respect them. (into negative)
Q.N. 7 Choose the right words to fill in the blanks.
15=5
a. Our teacher ______ some sticks. (needs/need)
b. ______ cry at night. (Baby/Babies)
c. _______ sing very well. (He/They)
d. Some boys ____ playing in the field. (is/are)
e. Sunita _____ in the evening. (come/comes)
Q.N. 8 Punctuate the following sentences. 12=2
a. He said to ram wait a minute
b. nita has two book one copy and 1 pen
Q.N. 9 The words are in jumbled order. Rearrange them to make suitable sentences. 15=5
a. was / student / he / bright / a / very
b. made / a / had / he / telescope?
c. she / scientist / famous / was / a
d. honest / boys / everyone / likes
e. English / now / are/ we / learning
Q. N. 10 Change the following expressions into polite request. 15=5
a. pass me that paper
b. close the window.
c. bring me some apples.
d. wait for minute
e. move the chair.
Q.N.11 Write a letter to your sister describing your best friend at your school. 6
Q.N. 12 Write any story that you have read in your text book. (90 words) 5
Q.N. 13 Write an easy (any one) 7
a. My aim in life b. Good Manners c. Nepal
Q.N. 14 Develop a readable story using these clues. 5
A shopkeeper selling different kinds of food ______ gives a bone to a dog ____ the dog carries the bone ____ reaches a stream ____ looks at the water ___ sees another dog ___ jumps into the water ____ no dog. Moral “greediness loose things”
Q.N. 15 Look at the picture carefully and write five sentences about it. 5
5+5 marks is allocated for Listening and speaking test.
– Best of Luck –
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