M.M: 50 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2 (MARCH 2013) ENGLISH CLASS 2 Time: 2 hours Name: Section: Roll No: School: Date: Marks obtained: Examiner s signature: Invigilator s signature: Checker s signature: SECTION A (Reading) (10 Marks) A-1. Read the paragraph and answer the following questions. Once upon a time, there lived a donkey named Goopu. He had worked for many years in the house of a farmer. He had carried many heavy sacks of corn and sugarcane, from the farm to the factory. He was now very tired and old. The farmer said to Goopu, You are a good donkey. Take this sack of corn and go and see the world, before you become too old. Goopu smiled and said goodbye. He set off towards the city of Mumbai. I am good at music. I will go to Mumbai and be a musician there. a) Fill in the blanks with the words given in the help box. (1/2 x 4 = 2) goodbye, Goopu, music, farmer 1. The donkey s name was. 2. The donkey had worked for many years in the house of a. 3. Goopu smiled and said to the farmer. 4. The donkey was good at. 1
b) Write the opposite of. (1) 1) Good x (bed / bad) 2) Heavy x (light / little) c) Write one word from the passage that means the same as home. (1/2) (Horse/house/hurt) d) What did Goopu carry on his back? (1/2) a) Corn and sugarcane b) carrots and apples e) Why did the farmer tell Goopu to see the world? (1) Ans. A-2 Read the poem and answer the following questions. Granny Granny Please comb my hair You always take your time. You always take such care. You put me to sit on a cushion Between your knees; You rub a little coconut oil, Parting gentle as a breeze. 2
a) Write the rhyming words. (1) 1) Hair 2) knees b) Find the letter and complete the words from the poem. (2) 1) Cu_hion 3) bree_e 2) G_ntle 4) par_ing c) Complete the given line. (1) coconut oil. d) What the little girl want her granny to do? (1) Section B (Writing) (15 marks) B1. Look at the picture and write four sentences about it. (4) 3
1) 2) 3) 4) B2. Make meaningful sentences with the jumbled words. (2) 1) Lazy / a / there / grasshopper / once / lived. 2) Very / was / mother / happy / her. B3. Who said to whom? (1) 1) We are storing grain for the long winter ahead. B4. Make new words using letters from the word. (2) grandparents 1) 2) 3) 4) 4
B5. Circle the words that mean the same. (1/2 x 8 = 4) big large fat sick stout ill shout speak talk small thin little B6. Look at the letters given below and make words starting with them. (1/2 x 4 = 2) F M Section C (Grammar) (10 marks) C1. Fill in the blanks with the help of the words given in the brackets. (2) 1. My pen is as light as a. (Fan / feather) 2. Meena is playing with a doll. is a girl. (He / She) 3. do you live? (What/Where) 4. He to climb the tree. (tried/tired) C2. Choose the correct answer. (2) 1. The opposite gender of mother is. (grandfather / father ) 2. Plural of sheep is. (sheep / sheeps) 3. The opposite of loose is. ( lost / tight) 5. man is sleeping. (An /A) 5
C3. Make new words by joining two words. (2) 1) tooth + paste = 2) bath + room = C4. Circle two words in each group that rhyme. (2) 1) time rope soap 2) tree pail bee 3) cut but fun 4) pat egg leg C5. Make sentences. (2) is - has - Section D (Literature) (15 Marks) D1. Name the following. (2) 1) She had curly hair. 2) A musical instrument that we play with fingers. 3) He drew a line on the floor and ordered his ministers. 4) It says wee-wee and lives in a sty. D2. Number the recipe of porridge correctly. (3) 1) Add cooked porridge. 2) Add sugar and eat it. 3) Take hot milk. 6
D3. Answer the following. (4) 1. What did the old woman give Tara? 2. How did the grasshopper spend his days? 3. What did Curlylocks see on the table? 4. Who is Mr. Nobody? D4. Correct the sentences. (2) 1) The little house had one yellow door. 2) Tara and her mother were very rich. 7
D5. Match the following. (2) 1) An actor repairs lights 2) A singer flies a plane 3) A pilot acts in films 4) An electrician sings songs D6. Draw and colour a mouse and a pencil. (2) ********* 8