HALF YEARLY EXAMINATIONS - FEBRUARY 2015 St. Ignatius College Primary Schools. Year 5 English Written Time: 1h 15min

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1 HALF YEARLY EXAMINATIONS - FEBRUARY 2015 St. Ignatius College Primary Schools TOTAL Year 5 English Written Time: 1h 15min (Reading Comprehension, Language and Writing) Name: Class: Section A Reading Comprehension Section B Language Section C - Writing Total: 60 marks English Written - Half-Yearly 2015 Year 5 Page 1 of 12

2 Section A: Reading Comprehension 20 marks Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions that follow. Josie Smith in the Rain On Saturday afternoon, Josie Smith knelt up on the chair at the front room window and watched the people going past in her street. Not many people went past because it was raining cats and dogs. (par. 1) They all had umbrellas, black or dark green or flowered and they walked with their heads down and the umbrellas held in front so the wind couldn t blow the rain in their faces. They all wore raincoats as well as wellingtons and gloves and headscarves and caps. Some kept their heads down and their hands in their pockets. They still got wet. (par. 2) Josie liked the smell of the rain but she liked it best when it smelled of grass. She climbed down from her chair. Josie was fed up with staying in the house. She wanted to go out. Mum? No answer. Mum! I want to play out. No answer. Josie s mum was lying on the couch and she had a book in her hand but she wasn t reading - she was fast asleep and her face was red. Josie s mum had flu. The doctor had been to see her and told her to drink a lot of liquids and rest. You ll get wet. I don t want you ill like me. Find something to do. (par. 3) Josie was good at finding something to do when it rained. She liked sitting on the rug where it was warm, with Ginger. Ginger was fat and soft and never scratched when she put her arm round him to whisper secrets near his whiskers. She liked cutting out the silver paper saved from chocolate bars to make stars, magic wands and treasure boxes for her pictures. She liked painting, drawing, reading and writing stories that she made up herself. (par. 4) But it had rained every day for days and days. Ginger had gone out early in the morning and hadn t come back in. There wasn t a single paper let in her cutting-out box because the day before she made a bouquet with tissue paper flowers. She had finished her library book and coloured in the very last picture in her drawing book. (par. 5) English Written - Half-Yearly 2015 Year 5 Page 2 of 12

3 Mum, I m going out for a minute. I m only going to Eileen s next door and I won t get wet, said Josie. Call at your gran s after, she replied, and ask her to bring us something for tea. And put your hood up. I will, said Josie. (par. 6) (adapted from Josie Smith in Winter by Magdalen Nabb) Tick ( ) the correct sentence 1. a. Everybody had an umbrella. b. Everybody wore earmuffs. c. Some people had umbrellas. d. Some people wore earmuffs. (1 mark) 2. a. Josie liked to watch the rain pour down. b. Josie liked to feel the rain. c. Josie liked to hear the sound of the rain pounding on the ground. d. Josie liked to smell the rain. (1 mark) English Written - Half-Yearly 2015 Year 5 Page 3 of 12

4 3. Tick ( ) to show if each of these sentences is True or False TRUE FALSE a. It was raining heavily on Saturday afternoon. b. A good number of people were walking that morning. c. Josie was sitting on the sofa, watching the rain from behind the window. d. Ginger was a turtle. e. Josie liked reading. f. After going to Eileen, Josie had to go to her gran. (3 marks) 4. Now answer the following questions a. What type of weather was it on the day? (1 mark) b. Do you think Josie hated rain? Give a reason for your answer. (2 marks) c. What was wrong with Josie s mum? (2 marks) d. List 4 things Josie did to spend her time indoors: 1) 2) 3) 4) (4 marks) English Written - Half-Yearly 2015 Year 5 Page 4 of 12

5 e. Why did Josie want to go out? Give 2 reasons mentioned in the story. (2 marks) f. From the passage find two adjectives describing the umbrellas. 5. Fill in (2 marks) a. It was raining cats and dogs. (Par. 1) Raining cats and dogs means (1 mark) b. Find another phrase in paragraph 3 which has a similar meaning to: Josie was bored. (1 mark) Section B. Language 10 marks 1. Read the paragraph below. Use the given words to fill in the blanks. nobody stop sometimes on your left never If only we could find some cake in the nursery! said Bimbo the cat. the children leave crumbles on the plate. There is the nursery! It s, said Bimbo. But the nursery looks closed, sighed Topsy the dog. That s strange. I have seen that door closed, replied Bimbo. Bimbo started walking towards the door.! shouted out Topsy. I heard footsteps. We better hide. They hid and waited for someone to arrive, but appeared. (5 marks) English Written - Half-Yearly 2015 Year 5 Page 5 of 12

6 2. Michelle was really excited to finish her Social Studies field work. She had to write about things and places around the school, which happens to be the centre of the village. You can help her out by filling in the sentences underneath. The pictures and the words in the box are there to help you. One of the compass points may be used twice. school North South East West a. The people in our village are very lucky to have a huge supermarket! It is on the side of the school. b. To get to the petrol station from the school, I have to walk. c. Facing of the school, one can see the church. d. The library is my favourite place. From the school I have to walk to get to it and borrow a good book to read. e. I must also mention that facing of the school, there is my favourite shoe shop. (5 marks) English Written - Half-Yearly 2015 Year 5 Page 6 of 12

7 C. Writing 30 marks 1. Imagine you have a diary. Write 5 sentences about a typical Saturday. You may use the words below to help you. football mum s car wash grandma weather stay programme visit go (5 marks) English Written - Half-Yearly 2015 Year 5 Page 7 of 12

8 2. Read the following and complete the conversation between Mandy and Noel. You may use one word or a phrase. Noel: Hello Mandy. What s the? Mandy: I m feeling so sad because my pet dog Butch has run away. Noel: Have you tried? Mandy: Oh, yes indeed! My dad and I have searched everywhere, but. Noel: I m really sorry about that. How can I? Mandy: I have these posters of the dog, requesting information about him. Could you help me distribute them? Noel: Sure I will. Here, give me some and I will do so. Mandy: Noel: Thank you Noel. I hope I ll find Butch soon. Don t worry. He may be hiding just under our noses. I have to go now. Bye dear friend. (5 marks) English Written - Half-Yearly 2015 Year 5 Page 8 of 12

9 D. Composition 20 marks In not less than 120 words, write a composition on ONE of the following: 1. It s World friendship day! Write about your dear friend. write down why this person is so dear to you describe his/her character mention some special moments you shared describe what it would be like without him/her 2. An unusual weekend. Write about what happened to you during this unusual weekend. Why was it an unusual weekend? How did you feel? Were there any persons involved? How did the weekend end? 3. Continue the story: Once upon a time there was a giant who lived on an island... describe the giant and where he lived mention/describe any other living creatures was the giant happy/sad/dangerous you may invent a tale about this giant English Written - Half-Yearly 2015 Year 5 Page 9 of 12

10 4. Picture Composition: At the supermarket These words may help you: trolley, storekeeper, shopping cart, to knock off, accident, to push, aisle, to worry, frightened. Title Number:. Plan your writing in the box below. English Written - Half-Yearly 2015 Year 5 Page 10 of 12

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