Bellafides Private School
Level 5
Term 1
English Home Language Test
Teacher: Miss Poovan February
2025
Time: 40 minutes 50 Marks
COMPREHENSION [10]
Read the extract below and answer the questions that follow:
Showing Kindness
There was a girl at school named Thandeka. Thandeka used to bully me. Thandeka was
in Grade 7 and I was only in Grade 5. She was much bigger and stronger than me. Every
day, she would push me onto the ground, open my schoolbag and steal my lunch. Then,
Thandeka would throw my bag into the air, and laugh as my books fell all over the ground.
She would run to her friends with my lunch, shouting ‘I got us snacks from that stupid
Grade 5 girl!’ Every day, I felt frustrated, embarrassed and lonely.
One day, I decided to tell mother that Thandeka was stealing my lunch.
‘Instead of hurting her back, you should shock her with kindness. Maybe Thandeka is very
hungry, and that is why she is bullying you, Nkosinathi’ said my mother.
The next day, before Thandeka could hurt me, I went straight up to her, and put a
sandwich into her hand, ‘This is for you, Thandeka,’ I said. I stared her in the eyes.
I was scared that Thandeka was going to hit me. But instead, she gave me a small smile
and quietly said, ‘Thanks.’ I could see there were tears in her eyes.
‘I will bring you something to eat every day.’ I whispered. Thandeka never bullied anyone again.
Questions:
1. What are the differences between Thandeka and Nkosinathi? (2)
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2. Why did Nkosinathi feel frustrated, embarrassed and lonely? (1)
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3. Do you think Nkosinathi’s mother’s idea a good plan? Why or why not? (1)
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4. What can you understand from the tears in Thandeka’s eyes? (1)
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5. Why do you think Thandeka had been bulling Nkosinathi? (1)
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6. What would you do if you were being bullied? (1)
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7. Find a word in paragraph 1 that means irritated.
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8. If you were Thandeka, what would you have done when Nkosinathi gave you the sandwich? (1)
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9. This story teaches us that: (Circle the correct answer) (1)
a. The strongest always wins.
b. Think about others before yourself.
c. Always try to understand the other person’s situation
LANGUAGE [40]
Question 1: Parts of Speech [10]
A. Give the type of noun for the following words:
1. A litter of puppies - _________________________________________ (1)
2. Table - ___________________________________________________ (1)
3. Happy - __________________________________________________ (1)
4. East London - ______________________________________________ (1)
B. Circle the adjective in each sentence:
1. Ben is an adorable baby.
(1)
2. This game is difficult; I don’t understand the rules. (1)
C. Choose the correct conjunction to complete the following sentences:
and Or but because so
1. I tried to hit the nail ___________ hit my thumb instead. (1)
2. You have options a, b ____________ c. (1)
3. Pam does not like gardening ________________________ dirt gets in her nails. (1)
D. Circle the correct pronoun that best completes the sentence:
1. He was at (him / his) office when the incident took place.
(1)
Question 2: Tenses [10]
A. Rewrite the following sentences into Present Tense:
1. Benjamin will keep his notebook in his backpack. (2)
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2. The bee stung me. (2)
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B. Rewrite the following sentences into the Past Tense:
1. I see a monkey in the tree. (1)
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2. Susan bakes a chocolate cake.
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3. Hugo feeds the dogs. (1)
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C. Rewrite the following sentences into the Future Tense:
1. The plane landed on time. (1)
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2. My brother helped me solve the puzzle.
(1)
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3. I study French every morning at 7am. (1)
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Question 3: Punctuation [10]
A. Fill in the correct punctuation mark in the following sentences:
1. Where are you going tomorrow______ (1)
2. Sue__Kim___Paula___Maggie and Jacob are classmates. (3)
3. I live in East London___ (1)
4. Stop____ he yelled.
(1)
5. I saw Peter riding a bicycle____
(1)
6. Which house is yours_______ (1)
7. I went to the store to buy milk __eggs __ bread and juice. (2)
Question 4: Sentence Structure [10]
A. Circle the subject in each sentence:
1. The men gathered on the deck of the ship. (1)
2. Dogs sleep in kennels. (1)
3. Miss Poovan has a small class. (1)
4. Bradley rode his bike to school today.
(1)
5. Singing was his favourite activity.
(1)
A. Underline the predicate in each sentence:
1. Jose’s parents fly to Dubai every summer. (1)
2. The taxi driver stopped suddenly. (1)
3. The dog chased the cat through the yard. (1)
4. Paul took his book back to the library.
(1)
5. She painted her bedroom pink and white. (1)
