English Sample Question for Government Primary School Scholarship Examination-2025

 Government Primary School Scholarship Examination-2025

Class- Five

Subject: English

Marks: 100

Time: 2 hours 30 Minutes

Read the text and answer the questions 1, 2, 3:

A long time ago, when Raju was in Class 5, there was a fire in his school. Everyone was very afraid, but no one panicked. The teachers helped the students to leave the building quietly and safely. Soon the firefighters came and put out the fire.  Raju watched the firefighters from the school yard. He thought about the fire and the firefighters for a long time. After college, Raju joined a volunteer fire department. As a volunteer, he didn't get any money for his work. But Raju didn't mind.

Now Raju is a full-time firefighter. It is his job, so he earns money for it. Most of the time his work is putting out fires, but he also teaches new firefighters about safety. He likes teaching very much. In his free time, Raju visits schools. He talks to students about fire safety.  He tells them what to do if there is a fire. They shouldn't panic. They should listen to their teachers and leave the building quietly.

1. Match the words of the column A with their meaning that is mentioned in the text in the column B (There are two extras):  1×5=5

Column A	Column B
a)      Panicked b)      Put out c)      Volunteer d)      Leave e)      Safe	i)       to stop something from burning. ii)      something that burns. iii)     worried about something. iv)     to burn something. v)      go away from a place. vi)     free from danger. vii)    a person who works without payment.

2. Make meaningful sentence with the given word:  1×5=5

Leisure, destroyed, immovably, observed, retain

3. Answer the following questions:  3×6=18

a) When did Raju join as a volunteer firefighter?

b) Who helped the students to leave the building quietly and safely?

c) What is the main responsibility of a firefighter?

d) Why does Raju teach the new firefighters?

e) What memory/incident couldn't Raju forget for a long time?

f) Why was everyone afraid?

Read the text and answer the questions 4, 5, and 6.

Bangladesh is a riverine country. Most of the rivers of this country rise from the Himalayas and fall into the Bay of Bengal. All rivers of Bangladesh flow from the north to the south.

The Padma, the Meghna, the Jamuna are the biggest and widest rivers. There are other important rivers too. The Teesta, the Madhumati, the Arial Khan, the Karatoa, the Atrai, the Buriganga, the Kushiara, the Gumoti, the Karnaphuli and the Matamohuri are some of the other rivers. Some of the smaller rivers are the branches of the big rivers.

The rivers of Bangladesh bear a great utility. They have made the soil fertile. During the rainy season, they leave silt deposits every year. Fishes abound in the rivers. Besides, rivers are the waterways of country for trade, commerce and general transport. Again some rivers are the source of energy. They help us produce electricity.

Sometimes the rivers cause great damage to our life and property. In the rainy season, the rivers overflow their banks and cause flood. People suffer untold sufferings then.

4. Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the box below. There arfe three extra words which you need not use. 1×5=5

a lot of	go	some	originate
useful	are	alluvial	beautiful

a)      There _____ many rivers in Bangladesh.

b)      Most of the rivers _____ from the Himalays.

c)      The rivers are very _____ to us.

d)      We get _____ fish from our rivers.

e)      The rivers make our land _____.

5. Write only the question number and the answer letter on the answer paper.  1×5=5

(i) Bangladesh is a riverine country. The underlined word is a/an _____.      

(a) noun     (b) pronoun

(c) adjective         (d) adverb

(ii) Most of the rivers of this country rise from the Himalayas. The singular form of the underlined word is _____.

(a) riverine (b) river

(c) river-bed        (d) rivery

(iii) The phrase 'rise from' means _____.

(a) originate         (c) produce

(c) go up     (d) get up

(iv) Most of the rivers _____ into the Bay of Bengal.

(a) go         (b) running

(c) flow      (d) come

(v) All rivers _____ from the north to the south.

(a) blow     (b) grow

(c) run        (d) follow

6. Answer the following questions in a sentences: 3×5=15

a) What kind of country is Bangladesh?

b) Where do most of the rivers rise from?

c) From which direction do all rivers of Bangladesh flow?

d) Which rivers are big and wide?

e) How are the rivers of Bangladesh useful to us?

7. Make WH questions from the given sentences with Who, What, When, Where, Why, Which and How using the underlined word/words:         1×6=6

(a) Raju watched the firefighters from the school yard. 

(b) He thought about the fire and firefighters for a long time. 

(c) My home district is Kishoreganj. 

(d) Kishoreganj is about 145 kilometers from Dhaka. 

(e) Kishoreganj is a district headquarters. 

(f)  There are 8 municipalities in Kishoreganj. 

8. Rearrange the given words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences. 1×5=5

(a) of/a/water/drink/lot 

(b) to/make/helps/us/strong/milk 

(c) you/fine/are/hope/I 

(d) teacher/we/our/love 

(e) going/Jessica/is/where 

(f)  is/from/Sima/Sylhet 

9. Rewrite using capital letters and punctuation marks.  0.5×10=5

sima and jessica talked at the station jessica said this is my first visit to Bangladesh sima said i hope you will like Chattogram jessica replied yes i think it will be a nice place sima smiled and said have fun jessica

10. Fill in the gaps by writing the times so that the story makes sense. 1×5=5

My name is Porshi. My first class begins at (a) _____ and ends at (b) _____. My second class ends at (c) _____. Third class begins at (d) _____ after the tiffin break. Fourth class ends at (e) _____.

11. Complete the sentences using the correct forms of verb: 1×5=5

(a) The birds are ____ (sing).

(b) Eggs ____ (help) our eyes.

(c) Raju ____ (earn) money for it.

(d) January ____ (be) the first month of the year.

(e) They weren't _____ (live) in their homes.

12. Imagine, you are Rahat/ Sadia. Your friend is Tahsan/ Tuly. You have made a daily routine for yourself. Now write a letter to your friend about your daily routine. [Here are some words to help you: date, address, salutation, main points for the letter, closing. Remember to write at least six sentences, use capital letters, punctuation mark and correct spelling.] 10

13. Write a short composition on 'How to Improve English' at least 10 sentences. 10