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English Department Revision Worksheet - Grade 5 Page 1
Section I: Reading Passage
Reading Passage 1
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Chess is called the game of kings. It has been around for a long time. People
have been playing it for over 500 years. Chess is based on an even older game
from India. The chess we play today is from Europe.
Chess is a two-player game. One player uses the white pieces. The other uses
the black pieces. Each piece moves in a special way. One piece is called the
king. Each player has one. The players take turns moving their pieces. If a
player lands on a piece, he or she takes it. The game ends when a player loses
his or her king. There are a few more rules, but those are the basics.
Many people think that chess is more than a game. They think that it makes
the mind stronger. Good chess players use their brains. They take their time.
They think about what will happen next. These skills are useful in life and in
chess. Chess is kind of a work out for the mind.
You don't always have lots of time to think when playing chess. There is a
type of chess with short time limits. It's called blitz chess. In blitz chess, each
player gets ten minutes to use for the whole game. Your clock runs during
your turn. You hit the time clock after your move. This stops your clock. It
also starts the other player's clock. If you run out of time, you lose. Games of
blitz chess are fast-paced.
Nobles International School Name: ____________
English Department Date: _____________
Level 5
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Chess is not just for people. Computers have been playing chess since the
1970s. At first they did not play well. They made mistakes. As time went on
they grew stronger. In 1997, a computer beat the best player in the world for
the first time. It was a computer called Deep Blue. Deep Blue was big. It took
up a whole room. By 2006 a cell phone could beat the best players in the
world. Chess sure has come a long way. Don't you think so?
____1. What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?
a. To inform
b. To entertain
c. To persuade
d. To express
____2. Which is not a reason that chess is a good workout for the mind
according to the text?
a. Good chess players think about what will happen next.
b. Good chess players take a lot of risks.
c. Good chess players take their time.
d. Good chess players use their brains.
____3. Which of the following sentences is a generalization?
a. . Your clock runs during your turn.
b. Many people think that chess is more than a game.
c. It's called blitz chess
d. Games of blitz chess are fast-paced.
____4. Where did the game that chess is based on come from?
a. Europe b. America
c. India d. All of these

____5. Which best describes the main idea in the fourth paragraph?
a. This paragraph argues that players should think less.
b. This paragraph explains how blitz chess is played.
c. This paragraph explains time clocks work.
d. This paragraph describes many different ways to play chess.
____6. How does a game of chess end according to the text?
a. One player takes all of the other player's pieces.
b. One player makes it to the end of the board.
c. One player becomes king.
d. One player loses his or her king.
____7. Which happened first?
a. Computers did not play chess well.
b. Deep Blue won an important game.
c. Cell phones got good at playing chess.
d. Deep Blue took up a whole room.
____8. How is blitz chess different from regular chess?
a. Each player has two kings.
b. Players are blindfolded.
c. Players only have ten minutes to play.
d. Players start from a random position.
____9. If it's your turn in blitz chess, what happens when you hit the clock?
a. Both your clock and the other person's clock keep running.
b. The other person's clock stops running and yours starts.
c. Both clocks stop running.
d. Your clock stops running and the other person's clock begins.

Reading Passage 2
When one hears the term “reality” applied to a television show, one might
expect that the events occurred naturally or, at the least, were not scripted, but
this is not always the case. Many reality shows occur in unreal environments,
like rented mansions occupied by film crews. These living environments do
not reflect what most people understand to be “reality.” Worse, there have
been accusations that events not captured on film were later restaged by
producers. Worse still, some involved in the production of “reality” television
claim that the participants were urged to act out story lines premeditated by
producers. With such accusations floating around, it’s no wonder many
people take reality TV to be about as real as the sitcom.
____ 10. What is the best summary of the above passage?
a. Reality TV shows are not very realistic because they are filmed in
unrealistic places, may contain restaged events, and may be scripted.
b. These living environments reflect what most people understand to be
“reality.”
c. TV shows or programs are only made for amusement.
d. Some people use ftp believe of what is being presented on the TV, so they
act according to those shows.

Reading Passage 3
Save the Whales
Save the whales!” That’s what the bumper sticker on the Smiths’ car
read. It was an abstract idea, of course. Jake liked having the sticker make a
statement. He just never expected to get a chance to save a real whale, one
right in his own neighborhood. It was a Saturday morning when the
newspaper first reported the whale sightings. A pod of the mammals were
swimming close to shore. Everyone around the beach town rushed out to the
shore to see them. They were expecting beautiful show, better than a movie,
but nothing they’d have to do anything about.
Then one whale swam toward them, right at the shoreline. It came in with the
waves, and when the waves receded, it stayed. Its massive body rested on the
sand. Suddenly, Jake and his family and all the others were no longer
sightseers. They had to become rescuers. A few people ran toward the animal.
They pushed and tried to force the whale back into the water, but it was no
use. An animal rescue squad soon arrived in a truck with cranes and huge
stretchers to help move the huge animal.
Jake and his family couldn’t do much on the beach, so they went back their
house and made sandwiches and hot tea to bring to the rescuers. At least, Jake
thought, they could help in some way. Back at the beach, they offered the
food to the rescuers and were happy to see that it was needed. It was getting
dark. Some people lined up their cars to keep the headlights shining on the
beach. The rescuers would not give up. As the tide came in, they heaved the
whale into the surf. They cheered when it headed out to sea. It swam out about
a mile and then disappeared for a moment under the sea. Then, in what looked
like a leap of joy, it rose in an arc over the water—a sight that was their
reward for helping.

____ 11. The main problem that moves the plot along is:
a. Jake doesn’t want to actually save the whales.
b. everyone rushes out to the shore.
c. a whale gets stuck on the beach.
d. Jake and his family can’t do much on the beach
____12. The resolution to the problem happens when
a. the animal rescue squad arrives.
b. rescuers push the whale into the surf and it swims out to sea
c. cranes and stretchers arrive at the beach.
d. the whale gets stuck on the beach.
____13. The correct order of events is:
a. a whale gets stuck on the beach, the whale leaps in the ocean,
Jake’s family makes sandwiches
b. a whale gets stuck on the beach, people are whale watching,
Jake’s family makes sandwiches
c. Jake’s family makes sandwiches, a whale gets stuck on the beach,
the whale leaps in the ocean
d. people are out whale watching, a whale gets stuck on the beach,
the whale leaps in the ocean
____14. Which of the following details supports the problem?
a. Jake and his family make sandwiches for the rescuers.
b. A whale swam toward the shoreline.
c. The whale leaped in the sea.
d. The newspaper reported whale sightings.
____15. Which of these best describes Jake?
a. arrogant b. selfish c. helpful d. careless
____ 16. Why did everyone rush to the shore?
a- to see the whales b. to play tennis
c. to swim d. to surf

Reading Passage 4
Have you ever heard the sound of a hummingbird? They make a buzzing
noise when they fly. They make this noise because they beat their wings so
fast. They beat their wings up to 80 times a second. All that flapping makes a
lot of noise. That's why we call them hummingbirds.
Hummingbirds fly in a unique way. They move their wings so fast that they
can hover. This means that they can stay in one spot in the middle of the air,
like a helicopter. Sometimes they fly or hover upside down. They are the only
bird that flies backward.
Hummingbirds are small. One type called the bee hummingbird is the smallest
bird in the world. Bee hummingbirds weigh less than a penny. They are just a
little bit bigger than bees. I guess that's where they get their name.
Bee hummingbirds build tiny nests. They use cobwebs and bits of bark to
make their homes. Their homes are only an inch around. This is big enough
for their eggs though. Their eggs are smaller than peas. People have found
these tiny nests on a clothespin.
Hummingbirds move fast. It takes lots of energy to move as fast as they do.
This means that they need to eat a lot of food. Their favorite food is nectar, a
sweet liquid inside of some flowers. They drink more than their own weight in
nectar daily. They have to visit hundreds of flowers to get enough nectar to
live. They can only store enough energy to survive through the night. They
live on the edge. Hummingbirds don't use their long beaks like straws. They
have a tongue just like you. They use their tongues for eating. They flick their
tongues in and out of their mouths while inside of flowers. They lap up nectar.
Flowers give them the energy that they need.

Hummingbirds help flowers too. They get pollen on their heads and bills
when they feed. Flowers use pollen to make seeds. Hummingbirds help pollen
get from one flower to the next. This helps flowers make more seeds. More
seeds means more flowers. More flowers means more food for hummingbirds.
Isn't it nice how that works out?
____17. Why are they called hummingbirds?
a. They are very light
b. They sing when they fly
c. Their wings make a humming sound
d. Their song sounds like humming
____18. How do hummingbirds eat?
a. They drink nectar through their beaks like a straw.
b. They chew up flower petals with their beaks.
c. They use their heads and bills to eat pollen.
d. They lap up nectar with their tongues.
____19. How do hummingbirds help flowers?
a. They drink nectar.
b. They eat pollen.
c. They bring pollen from one flower to the next.
d. They plant seeds.
____20. According to the text, which does the bee hummingbird use to make
nests?
a. straw b. concrete
c. bark d. sticks

____21. Which best describes the main idea of the fifth paragraph?
a. Hummingbirds move fast.
b. Hummingbirds like to eat nectar.
c. Hummingbirds use lots of energy and eat often.
d. Hummingbirds drink their own weight in nectar every day.
____22. What is unique about the way that hummingbirds fly?
a. They can fly faster than any other bird.
b. They can fly longer than any other bird.
c. They can fly forward and backward.
d. They can only fly for a few seconds at a time.
____23. Why do flowers need pollen?
a. Flowers eat pollen.
b. Pollen attracts hummingbirds.
c. Hummingbirds eat pollen.
d. Flowers use pollen to make seeds.

Section II: Identifying Errors
Identify the error in the following sentences. Choose D for “No Error”.
_____ 24. There is an easier way to dig holes; a shovel could dig it in half the time.
No Error A B C
D
_____ 25. George wants to go into business, he finds she so exciting. No Error
A B C D
_____ 26. The trains itself seemed to stop suddenly and everyone was scared.
No Error A B C
D
_____ 27. The patient had lain in bed for several days. No Error
A B C D
_____ 28. Who are you voting for in the class election? No Error
A B C D
_____29. Mrs. James speaks more fluently than her husband, but her daughter speaks
A
the most fluentlier of the whole family. No Error
B C D
_____ 30. December 21 is the shortest day of the year. It is shortest than any other.
No Error A B C
D
_____ 31. The New York Jets, the underdogs surprised, everyone by winning the
Super Bowl. No Error A B C
D
_____ 32. All twenty-one students in my math class appeared to be- self motivated.
No Error A B C
D
_____ 33. “Well,” she said “,you certainly didn’t waste any time.” No Error
A B C D

Section II: Improving Sentences
What is the best revision for each of the following sentences?
_____34. He have sat the trap right in front of the hole.
A. Correct as it is.
B. He had set the trap right in front of the hole.
C. He sat the trap right in front of the hole.
D. He had sat the trap right in front of the hole.
_____35. Them decided to hold a meeting tomorrow after school in the office.
B. They
C. Us
D. Me
_____36. The princess and the peasant talked each day when she met.
B. The princess and the peasant talked each day when we met.
C. The princess and the peasant talked each day when them met.
D. The princess and the peasant talked each day when they met.
_____37. Few wants a copy of Taylor Joyce’s newest novel.
B. Someone want a copy of Taylor Joyce’s newest novel.
C. Everybody wants a copy of Taylor Joyce’s newest novel.
D. All wants a copy of Taylor Joyce’s newest novel.
_____38. The guy whom I bought these flowers has a shop by the railroad rocks.
B. The guy from who I bought these flowers has a shop by the railroad rocks.
C. The guy who I bought these flowers has a shop by the railroad rocks.
D. The guy from whom I bought these flowers has a shop by the railroad rocks.

_____39. The moon shone more brilliantly than last night.
B. The moon shone most brilliantly than last night.
C. The moon shone brilliantlier than last night.
D. The moon shone brilliantliest than last night.
_____40. The instructor looked through his briefcase his desk, and around the office
for the lost grade book.
B. The instructor looked through his briefcase, his desk, and around the office, for the
lost grade book.
C. The instructor looked through his briefcase, his desk, and around the office for the
lost grade book.
D. The instructor looked through his briefcase his desk and around the office for the lost
grade book.
_____41. Susan was happy finally she was the pitcher of the football team.
B. Susan was happy finally she was; the pitcher of the football team.
C. Susan was happy finally she was the pitcher of; the football team.
D. Susan was happy ;finally, she was the pitcher of the football team.
_____42. Do you believe the saying “A penny saved is a penny earned”?
B. Do you believe the saying “A penny saved is a penny earned?”
C. Do you believe the saying, “A penny saved is a penny earned”?
D. Do you believe the saying? “A penny saved is a penny earned”

Section II: Improving Paragraphs
A. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow:
(1) One day the king announced that he would give a diamond ring to the person
whom made the best bowl of soup. (2) Cooks came from all over the kingdom, bringing
their soup recipes with _______. (3) The King tried all the soups, but they did not
please him. (4) I want a simple soup that won’t make me fat the King said. (5) A little
kitchen maid heard the King say this and knew what she would do. 6. She boiled some
water and poured them into a bowl. (7)Then she brought the “soup” to the King and put
it before him (8) “Try this soup,” she said. “It is simple and won’t make you fat.” (9) The
King tried a spoonful of the hot water. “This is delicious,” he announced. (10) He gave
the girl the beautifulest diamond ring and made her head cook.
_____43. How could sentence (1) be revised?
A. Change whom to who
B. Change best to better
C. Change king to King
D. Make no change
_____44. Which pronoun best completes sentence (2)?
A. him
B. they
C. them
D. it
A. Change beautifulest to most beautiful
B. Change beautifulest to more beautiful
C. Change beautifulest to beautiful
D. Make no change

A. I want a simple soup that won’t make me fat,” the King said.
B. “I want a simple soup that won’t make me fat ” the King said.
C. “I want a simple soup that won’t make me fat,” the King said.
D. “I want a simple soup that won’t make me fat the King said.
_____47. Which of the following sentences includes a prepositional phrase?
A. Sentence (3)
B. Sentence (8)
C. Sentence (9)
D. Sentence (10)
B. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow:
(1) The snake bite happened while Papa and I were cutting wild hay in a little patch of prairie
back of the house. (2) A big diamond back rattler near the wood pile struck at Papa. (3) With
one beat of his cutter, Papa ________ chopped its head off. (4) Dangling, the head suddenly
dropped to the ground three feet away from the body. (5) It laid there, with its mouth opening
and shutting, still trying to bite something. (6) Our dog Max went up and pushed it. (7) A
second later, it was falling back, howling and tossing his own head till his ears popped, but it
was too late. (8) That snake mouth had snapped shut on Max’s nose, driving its fangs in so
deep that it was a full minute before it could throw the head. (9) Max was poisoned and ____
died that night.
_____48. How could sentence 2 be revised?
A. Add a comma after pile
B. Add a comma before near
C. Add a hyphen between diamond and back
D. Make no change
_____49. Which of the following words best completes sentence 3?
A. quick B. fast C. faster D. quickly
A. Change laid to lay
B. Change laid to lain
C. Delete the commas
D. Make no change

A. Our dog, Max went up and pushed it.
B. Our dog, Max, went up and pushed it.
C. Our dog Max, went up and pushed it.
D. Make no change
_____52. Which pronoun best completes sentence 9?
A. she
B. it
C. they
D. we

Section III: Spelling
Exercise A: Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
_____53. Mr. Alex is absent today, so a ……………… teacher will dictate us the text.
A. precious B. hideous C. substitute D. limelight
_____54. The lioness ……………….its cubs after they could depend on themselves.
A. sprained B. abandoned C. skidded D. plunged
_____55. The …………..beast attacked the grazing herd of deer.
A. savage B. bluish C. frilly D. lifeless
_____56. The…………….figure on the wall frightened the children.
A. abandoned B. feat C. throbbing D. hideous
_____ 57. The process of rotting is called……………………..
A. gymnastics B. decay C. cartwheels D. realm
_____ 58. Many countries in the third world suffer from………………..due to severe drought.
A. ravioli B. geology C. fascination D. starvation
_____ 59. The king and queen celebrated the first anniversary of their…………………
A. realm B. attempt C. somersault D. meteorite
_____ 60. The cleaning woman………………….all the clothes with a new detergent.
A. substituted B. adorned C. abandoned D. bleached
_____ 61. The beautiful contestant became the…………………..of all his people.
A. limelight B. variety C. mosaic D. sociable
_____ 62. The woodpecker …………his poky hole on the branch of the highest tree in the
woods.
A. adorns B. skids C. sprains D. promenades

Exercise B: Match the below words with their antonyms by writing the correct letter in the
space
_____ 63- extinct A. colorful
_____ 64- hideous B. cheap
_____ 65- bleached C. darkened
_____ 66- precious D. existing
_____ 67- pale E. beautiful
Exercise C:Match the below words with their synonyms by writing the correct letter in the
space
_____ 68. Immensely A- tube
_____ 69. responsible B- underground
_____ 70. cylinder C- a period of ten years
_____ 71. decade D- very greatly
_____ 72. subterranean E- in charge of
Exercise D : Choose the correctly spelled word from the below list of words:
_____73. A- variaty B- meteoritte C- laughable
_____74. A- impacient B- miniature C- ravioly
_____75. A- degected B- enterence C- stegosaurus
_____ 76. A- pollutent B- consistent C- gymnstics
_____77. A- auditorium B- imcorrect C- caverne
_____78. A- allowd B- auditorum C- invisible

_____79. A- extinckt B- coincidence C- persistant
_____80 . A- decimal B- sochiable C- chilli
_____ 81. A- breakable B- chily C- paile
_____ 82. A- imexpensive B- decimetre C- armor
Exercise E: Choose a suffix or a prefix that suits the below words:
_____ 83. Possible :
A- in- B- dis- C- im-
_____ 84. Correct :
A- mis- B- im- C- in-
_____ 85. Break :
A- -ible B- -able C- -ble
_____ 86. Expensive :
A- im- B- dis- C- in-
_____ 87. Wash :
A- -able B- -ble C- -ible

Answer Key
1 A Author’s purpose
2 B Draw a conclusion
3 B Generalization
4 C Setting
5 B Main idea
6 D Background knowledge
7 A Plot
8 C Compare and contrast
9 D Predict and set a purpose
10 - A Summary
11 C Plot
12B Plot
13D Story structure
14B Plot
15C Character
16A Cause and effect
17C Cause and Effect
18D Infer
19C Conclusion
20C Conclusion
21C Main idea
22C Conclusion
23D Cause and effect

24. C (Subject and Object Pronouns)
25. C (Pronouns and Antecedents)
26. A (Indefinite and Reflexive Pronouns)
27. D (Troublesome Verbs)
28. A (Using Who and Whom)
29. C (Adverbs)
30.C (Comparative and Superlative Adjectives)
31.B (Commas)
32.C (Punctuation)
33. B (Quotations and Quotation Marks)
34. B (Troublesome Verbs)
35. B (Subject and Object Pronouns)
36. D (Pronouns and Antecedents)
37. C (Indefinite and Reflexive Pronouns)
38. D (Using Who and Whom)
39. A (Adverbs)
40. C (Commas)
41.D (Punctuation)
42. C (Quotations and Quotation Marks)
43. A (Using Who and Whom)
44. C (Subject and Object Pronouns)
45. A (Comparative and Superlative Adjectives)
46. C (Quotations and Quotation Marks)
47. C (Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases)
48.C (Punctuation)
49. D (Adverbs)
50. A (Troublesome Verbs)
51. B (Commas)
52. B (Pronouns and Antecedents)
53.C
54.B
55.A
56.D
57.B
58.D
59.A
60.D
61.A
62.B

63.D
64.E
65.C
66.B
67.A
68.D
69.E
70.A
71.C
72.B
73. C
74.B
75.C
76.B
77.A
78.C
79.B
80.A
81.A
82.C
83.C
84.C
85.B
86.C
87.A

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