Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 5 (SSC) · English (Second Language)
Chapter: Chapter 2 — Chapter 2: Composition and Comprehension
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does a descriptive essay use? [1]
(A) Sensory details
(B) Only numbers
(C) Only questions
(D) Only dialogue
2. What are the five senses used in description? [1]
(A) Sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch
(B) Only sight
(C) Only hearing
(D) Only taste
3. What helps readers visualise a description? [1]
(A) Adjectives and similes
(B) Random words
(C) Only numbers
(D) Nothing helps
4. What should a descriptive essay have? [1]
(A) A clear focus and logical organisation
(B) No organisation at all
(C) Random details
(D) Only one sentence
5. What does practising descriptive writing improve? [1]
(A) Observation and expression skills
(B) Nothing useful
(C) Only spelling
(D) Only handwriting
6. What is a simile? [1]
(A) A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
(B) A type of full stop
(C) A type of number
(D) A type of question
7. Why organise details logically in description? [1]
(A) To make the writing clear and easy to follow
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for length
8. Why learn descriptive essay writing? [1]
(A) To vividly express observations in writing
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What is the main idea? [1]
(A) The central point of a passage
(B) A random detail
(C) The title only
(D) The last word
10. Where is the main idea often found? [1]
(A) First or last sentence
(B) Only in the middle
(C) Never in the passage
(D) Only in the title
11. What are supporting details? [1]
(A) Facts or examples supporting the main idea
(B) Random unrelated facts
(C) The main idea itself
(D) Nothing useful
12. What question helps find the main idea? [1]
(A) What is this passage mostly about?
(B) What is the date?
(C) What is the author's name?
(D) What is the page number?
13. What helps identify the main idea? [1]
(A) A common theme across sentences
(B) Random guessing
(C) Ignoring the passage
(D) Counting words
14. Why is finding the main idea important? [1]
(A) It helps understand and summarise text
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
15. What do supporting details do? [1]
(A) Explain or prove the main idea
(B) Contradict the main idea
(C) Have no relation to the main idea
(D) Replace the main idea
16. Why practice finding main ideas? [1]
(A) To improve comprehension and summarising skills
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests