School Academy Kallil Methala UNIT TEST Questions STD V English 

Activity 1-

Reading Comprehension

Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.

Over the hill first sight of the sea lying sunlit and still just waiting for me.

I race from the land in the clear morning light to rock pool and sand shells whiter than white Birds ride the sky the wispy clouds there soft floating and I am walking on air.

[rock pool a pool of water among rocks, usually found at the shore. wispy thin and weak)

1. What is the time referred to in this poem?

 ii. How does the poet describe the clouds?

iii. Which line shows that the poet is very happy?

iv. Write two pairs of rhyming words from the poem.

Activity 2-

Thoughts

Write the thoughts of Chester Raccoon when his mother showed him the secret of ‘Kissing Hand’.

Activity 3-

Conversation

Chester was homesick when his mother went away leaving him in the school. His class teacher comforted him. Prepare a likely conversation between Chester Raccoon and his class teacher.

Activity 4

Complete the sentence using the correct word from the brackets.

Chester Raccoon stood……..the edge of the forest and cried, “I don’t want……. go…… school. I want to stay home……… my mother.” (on, for, at, by, with, to)

Activity 5

Letter writing

Ms Raccoon writes a letter to her mother describing how she used the secret of “kissing hand” to send her son to school. Prepare a likely letter.

Activity 6

Diary Entry

After sending her son to school, Ms Raccoon writes her diary of that day. Write a likely diary entry.

Activity 7

Editing

The following is the diary entry of Smitha. There are some mistakes in it. Read and edit it.

Today was rani’s birthday. I went for greet her. She was very happy to see me. In my hand, had a present by her. We cut the cake and Rani shared sweets on me.