PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL JEDDAH ENGLISH
TERM II 2021-2022
Grade: Y5
ENGLISH PRACTICE
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Section B – Fiction
The Tortoise and The Ducks
Once there lived a tortoise on a seashore. He carried his home on his back. No matter
how hard he tried, he could not leave his home. They say that Jupiter punished him
because he was such a lazy stay-at-home that he would not go to Jupiter’s wedding,
even when especially invited.
After many years, Tortoise began to wish he had gone to that wedding. He saw how
gaily the birds flew about. He even saw the Hare, the Chipmunk and all the other
animals run nimbly by, always eager to see everything there was to be seen. This
made the Tortoise feel very sad and discontented. He wanted to see the world too! But
there he was with a house on his back and little short legs that could hardly drag him
along.
One day, he met a pair of Ducks and told them all his trouble.
“We can help you to see the world,” said the Ducks. “Take hold of this stick with
your teeth and we will carry you far up in the air where you can see the whole
countryside. But keep quiet or you will be sorry.”
The Tortoise was very glad indeed. He seized the stick firmly with his teeth, the two
Ducks took hold of it one at each end, and away they sailed up toward the clouds.
Just then a Crow flew by. He was very much astonished at the strange sight and cried:
“This must surely be the King of Tortoises!”
“Why certainly——” began the Tortoise.
But as he opened his mouth to say these foolish words, he lost his hold on the stick,
and down he fell to the ground, where he was dashed to pieces on a rock.
Moral: Foolish curiosity and vanity often leads to misfortune.
Glossary:
 nimbly
 seized
 dashed
 gaily
to move in a quick and light way
to bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff
strike or fling something with great force
bouncily, high-spiritedly, happily
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Read the extract and give answers of the following questions. (You may answer in one or two
words, where it is possible.)
1. Who punished the Tortoise and why was he punished?
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2. Which verb tense is used in the text? Give evidence to support your answer.
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3 a) Who offered help to the Tortoise to see the world?
a pair of ducks
a pair of geese
b) Give evidence to support your answer.
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4. What advice was the Tortoise given while he was up in the air?
to sing a song
to stay quiet
5. Who did the Crow think the Tortoise was?
clown of Tortoises
king of Tortoises
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6. What happened to the Tortoise as soon as he spoke the words?
he jumped
he fell
he flew
7. Give a word that means the same as ‘curious’ in 2nd paragraph.
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8 a) What is the genre of this text?
Fable
Newspaper Report
Biography Report
b) Give two features of the genre you chose in 8(a)
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9. Read the following sentences carefully and then type ‘T’ if is true and ‘F’ if it is false.
a. Tortoise began to wish he had not gone to the wedding.
b. The Tortoise wanted to see the world.
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10. Add a suitable prefix to the following word to make a new word.
_______contented
11. Add a suitable suffix to the following word to make a new word.
eager _______
12. He would not go to Jupiter’s wedding.
What is the purpose of the apostrophe used in the sentence above?
……………………………………………………………………………
13. where he was dashed to pieces on a rock
Read the above given phrase and identify whether it is an example of
a. dependent clause
b. Independent clause
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