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CBSE · Class 5 · English

Word Power

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks

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Write full answers in Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
Which word means the same as “present”?
  1. tired
  2. tale
  3. damp
  4. gift
2.
Which word means the same as “finish”?
  1. pick
  2. end
  3. moist
  4. error
3.
Which word is the opposite of “top”?
  1. bottom
  2. maximum
  3. rude
  4. reward
4.
Which beginning (prefix) makes the opposite of “safe”?
  1. mis-
  2. dis-
  3. un-
  4. re-
5.
Which word means “full of fear”?
  1. feared
  2. fearing
  3. fearless
  4. fearful
6.
Which word sounds the same as “son” but has a different meaning?
  1. sun
  2. plain
  3. bare
  4. whole
7.
Which word sounds the same as “bare” but has a different meaning?
  1. sea
  2. flower
  3. tail
  4. bear
8.
Which word is spelt correctly?
  1. reseive
  2. receve
  3. receive
  4. recieve
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
Write the opposite of each word: (a) success (b) include (c) temporary (d) smooth
10.
Fill in the opposite: The lane is not noisy. It is ____.
11.
Which spelling is right? Write it: February or Februray
12.
This word is spelt wrongly. Write it correctly: Febrary
13.
Write the odd one out: parrot, peacock, sparrow, train
14.
Choose a word from the box with the same meaning as each word. Box: unwell, rich, quiet, shiny. (a) sick (b) wealthy (c) silent (d) glittering
15.
Add un or dis to make the opposite: (a) honest (b) fair (c) agree (d) continue
16.
Add -ful or -less to make a word that means: (a) without power (b) not able to help yourself
Section C — Longer answers4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Fill in each blank with the opposite of the word in the first sentence:
(1) The rope is not thin. It is ____.
(2) The box is not light. It is ____.
(3) The man is not rich. He is ____.
(4) This plant is not common. It is ____.
18.
These words are spelt wrongly. Write them correctly:
(1) neccessary
(2) anser
(3) seperete
(4) beautifull
19.
Add un or dis to the word in the first sentence to fill each blank:
(1) This road is not safe. It is ____.
(2) Playing near the fire is not wise. It is ____.
(3) The game was not fair. It was ____.
(4) Junk food is not healthy. It is ____.
20.
Write a sentence for each word to show its meaning: hear, here, road, rode.
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QAnswerWorking
1(d) giftgift, present have the same meaning
2(b) endend, finish have the same meaning
3(a) bottomtop – bottom
4(c) un-safe → unsafe
5(d) fearful-ful means full of or having
6(a) sunson and sun sound the same
7(d) bearbare and bear sound the same
8(c) receivethe right spelling is “receive”
9(a) failure; (b) exclude; (c) permanent; (d) roughsuccess – failure; include – exclude; temporary – permanent; smooth – rough
10quietthe blank needs the opposite of the word in the first sentence
11Februarythe right spelling is “February”
12Februarythe right spelling is “February”
13trainthe others are all birds
14(a) unwell; (b) rich; (c) quiet; (d) shinysick = unwell; wealthy = rich; silent = quiet; glittering = shiny
15(a) dishonest; (b) unfair; (c) disagree; (d) discontinuedishonest, unfair, disagree, discontinue
16(a) powerless; (b) helpless-ful means full of; -less means without
17(1) thick; (2) heavy; (3) poor; (4) rareopposites
18(1) necessary; (2) answer; (3) separate; (4) beautifulnecessary, answer, separate, beautiful
19(1) unsafe; (2) unwise; (3) unfair; (4) unhealthyunsafe, unwise, unfair, unhealthy
20e.g. Can you hear the birds singing? Please come here and sit down. Look both ways before you cross the road. Asha rode her bicycle to school.Four sentences, each using the word with the right meaning.