St.

Theresa School
Addis Ababa
2017 E.C 2ndQuarter English Final Examination for Grade 5
Name: __________Section:___ No:___ Time Allowed:- 60 minute
I. Read the following passage and answer the questions below according to the information given.
III. Choose the best answer among the following alternatives. (1.5 points for each)

WHEN ADVERSITY KNOCKS

1. Asha was getting frustrated and tired of life, so she asked her father what to do. Her father told her to bring an egg,
two tea leaves, and a potato. He then brought out three vessels, filled them with water, and placed them on the
stove.

2. Once the water was boiling, he told Asha to place the items into each pot and keep an eye on them. After 10
minutes, he asked Asha to peel the egg, peel the potato, and strain the leaves. Asha was left confused. Her father
explained, “Each item was placed into the same circumstance, boiling water. See how each responded
differently?”

3. He continued, “The egg was soft, but is now hard. The potato was hard, but is now soft. And the tea leaves, they
changed the water itself.” The father then asked, “When adversity calls, we respond in the same manner as they
have. Now, are you an egg, a potato, or tea leaves?”
The Moral: We can choose how to respond in difficult situations.

(Source: https://momlovesbest.com/short-moral-stories-kids)

1. Who was getting frustrated and tired of life?

A. Asha B. Asha’s father C. The egg D. The tea leaves
2. “so she asked …” (Paragraph 1), the pronoun written in bold refers ______
A. The potato B. Asha C. Asha’s father D. The egg
3. “he told Asha …..” (Paragraph 2) the bolded pronoun represents ________
A. Asha’s father B. The egg C. Asha D. Asha’s dog
4. The meaning of the word “explained” is ___________
A. Described B. expounded C. expressed D. All are answers
5. Which of the following word or phrase can replace the bold word “changed” in the passage?
A. Make differentB. make similar C. didn’t affect D. All are answers
6. What is the moral of the story?
 A. Asha and the three food items. C. We can choose how to respond in difficult situations.
B. Asha and her father’s advice. D. The potato, tea leaves and egg
7. What is the title of the above passage?
A. When adversity knocks C. The tea leaves that changed the water’s colour.
B. When the potato is boiled D. The egg that becomes harder when it boiled.

DIRECTION;Match the following words in column “A” with their meaning in column “B”(1.5 each)
“A’ “B”
___________ 8.Extracting A. extracting minerals
___________ 9.pumping B. to make water or gas move
___________10.mining C. to separate metal from ore

DIRECTION: For the following questions choose the correct answer from the given alternatives(1.5 each)
__________11.“You visited the market this morning.” The NEGATIVE form of this simple past tense is _________.
A. You didn’t visited the market this morning. C. You didn’t visit the market this morning.
B. You don’t visited the market this morning. D. You doesn’t visit the market this morning.
_____12. “Did he kick the ball?” When this simple past interrogative changed to AFFIRMATIVE form:
A. He kick the ball. B. He kicking the ball. C. He kicked the ball. D. All are answers
____ 13. Did you ___________ well last night?
A. slept B. sleep C. sleeping D. sleeps
___ 14. A __________ is a word that used in place of a noun.
A. verb B. adjective C. pronoun D. preposition
____ 15. Alemitu is my best friend; ___________ has long hair and beautiful eyes.
A. they B. hers C. she D. we
_____16.Tolosa took off ________ hat and put ______ on the table.
A. His/him B. his/it C. he/it D. I/them
____ 17. I cooked this meal by ___________________.
A. Himself B. herself C. ourselves D. myself
_____ 18.We ____________ speak three languages.
A. Should B. must C. can D. ought to
_____19.Athletics is popular sport in the world. The synonym for the underlined word is ____________
A. boring B. famous C. disappointing D. heart breaking
_____20.A: Excuse me, could I sit here, please?
B: I’m sorry, but you __________. This seat is taken.
A. Couldn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. wouldn’t
_____ 21.Majority of Ethiopians consume ‘teff’ with different soups. The meaning of the underlined word is:
A. Eat B. produce C. contaminate D. drink
 ____ 22. Active Voice: The thief opens the door.
Passive voice: The door ____________ (by the thief).
A. was opened B. is opened C. is being opened D. opened

_____ 23. “This room is cleaned by the students every morning.” In this sentence the object is __________
A. This room B. morning C. the students D. cleaned
24. Debritu tells the truth to Eyasu. Which of the following is the correct passive voice of this sentence?
A. Eyasu was told the truth (by Debritu). C. Both A and B are correct.
B. The truth was told to Eyasu (by Debritu). D. Both A and B are incorrect.
25.Which of the following expression is used to ASK for distance ?
A. Turn right. B. Go straight. C. Is it far? D. Take the first turn
26.__________ is used to ask about the frequency of something happen?
A. How long? B. How much? C. How many? D. How often?
27.Which sentence is correctly written with the PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE?
A. He watched a nice movie. C. I read this newspaper yesterday.
B. We were eating lunch. D. I am riding a bicycle.
28. Father: What was your mother doing?
Son: She ____________ a fiction.
A. Were reading B. is reading C. was reading D. am reading
29.Tariku ____________ (watch) a movie when he heard the noise.
A. Is watching B. was watching C. were watching D. watching
30.I have lived in Hossana _______ three years.
A. for B. since C. between D. beyond
31.Which one of the following is a hyphenated compound noun?
A. Rainfall B. Health service C. self-confidence D. healthcare
32.Which of the following sentence is NOT expressed in SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE?
A. They are going to call us. C. I will travel around the world.
B. I won’t come tomorrow. D. None of them.
______33. We don’t _______ French in our school.
A. learn B. learns C. learnt D. learning
______34. They didn’t _________ their home work yesterday.
A. do B. does C. did D. done
______35. He is ___________ boy in our school.
A. tall B. taller C. the tallest D. more tall
______36. Sara is ___________ than Mahlet.
A. beautiful B. Beautifuler C. the most beautiful D. more beautiful
______37. I am _________ your brother. We both are 10 years old boys.
A. old B. as old as C. older D. the oldest
______38. The 1st question is the _________ questions of all questions.
A. difficult B. more difficult C. the most difficult D. All

IV. Change the following sentences into passive voice(1.5 each)

39. She usually does her homework.

40. He is washing his car now.

Prepared by: Ashenafi M