Half Yearly Class 2 English Set 2 (Solutions) | English for Class 2 (Mridang) PDF Download

Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Maximum Marks: 80
Instructions:
1. Read the questions carefully.
2. Write answers neatly in the space provided.
3. All questions are compulsory.

Section A

Q1. Read the paragraph from This is My Town and answer the following questions. (10 Marks)
"My town has a market. People buy fruits and vegetables there. There is a big park. Children play in the park. The school is near the park."
(a) Fill in the blanks with the words given in the help box. (½ × 4 = 2)
[Help box: market, park, school, fruits]
(i) The town has a _____________.

Ans: Market

(ii) People buy _____________ in the market.

Ans: Fruits

(iii) Children play in the _____________.

Ans: Park

(iv) The _____________ is near the park.

Ans: School

(b) What do people buy in the market? (1)
(i) Books
(ii) Fruits and vegetables

Ans: (ii) Fruits and vegetables

(c) Write the opposite of: (1 × 2 = 2)

• Big _________ (small/large)
• Near _________ (far/close)

Ans: 

• Small
•  Far

(d) Write one word from the passage that means the same as ‘large’. (1) 
(big/park/town)

Ans: Big

(e) Where do children play? (2)

Ans: In the park

(f) What is near the park in the town? (2)

Ans: The school

Q2. Read the poem from Seeing without Seeing and answer the following questions. (10 Marks)
"I cannot see the flower,
But I can smell its sweet scent.
I cannot see the bird,
But I hear its song so loud."

(a) Write the rhyming words – (not from the poem). (1 × 2 = 2)

• Scent _____________
• Loud _____________

Ans:

• Bent
• Cloud

(b) Find the letter and complete the words – (from the poem). (½ × 4 = 2)

• f l o ___ e r
• s c ___ n t
• s ___ n g
• l ___ u d

Ans:

•  w 
• e 
• o 
• o

(c) Complete the given line. (2)
But I hear its song ___________________.

Ans: So loud

(d) What can the child not see in the poem? (2)

Ans: The flower and the bird

(e) What can the child smell in the poem? (2)

Ans: The sweet scent of the flower

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Section B

Q1. Look at the picture from Picture Reading (a classroom with a blackboard, books, and a teacher). Write five sentences about the picture. (2 × 5 = 10)

• ________________________
• ________________________
• ________________________
• ________________________
• ________________________

Ans:

• I see a classroom.
• There is a blackboard.
• The teacher is teaching.
• Books are on the table.
• The classroom is clean.

Q2. Make meaningful sentences with the jumbled words from Between Home and School. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) cow / see / I / road / on

Ans: I see a cow on the road.

(ii) tree / tall / is / the

Ans: The tree is tall.

(iii) dog / barks / the / at

Ans: The dog barks at me.

(iv) bag / carry / I / my

Ans: I carry my bag.

(v) road / wide / is / the

Ans: The road is wide.

Q3. Circle the correct spelling from It is Fun. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) swinng swing swimg

Ans: swing

(ii) slidee slide slidd

Ans: slide

(iii) parkk park pakr

Ans: park

(iv) funn fun fune

Ans: fun

(v) runn run rune

Ans: run

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Section C

Q1. Choose the correct answer from Come Back Soon. (1 × 4 = 4)
(a) The opposite of high is _______________
(i) Low
(ii) Tall

Ans: (i) Low

(b) Plural of flower is _______________
(i) Flowers
(ii) Floweres

Ans: (i) Flowers

(c) The silent letters in ‘light’ are _______________
(i) gh
(ii) li

Ans: (i) gh

(d) The bird flies high. _______________ sings sweetly.
(i) It
(ii) He

Ans: (i) It

Q2. Fill in the blanks with the help of the words given in brackets from My Bicycle. (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) The bicycle is _______________ (fast/slow).

Ans: Fast

(ii) I _______________ to the park. (ride/walk)

Ans: Ride

(iii) The bell _______________ loudly. (rings/sings)

Ans: Rings

(iv) The wheels are _______________ (round/square).

Ans: Round

Q3. Match the following from It is Fun. (1 × 4 = 4)

Ans:

• (i) Swing – (a)
• (ii) Slide – (b)
• (iii) Park – (c)
• (iv) Children – (d)

Q4. Circle the odd one out from This is My Town. (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) market school park fruit

Ans: Fruit

(ii) buy pray learn swing

Ans: Swing

(iii) temple hospital market children

Ans: Children

(iv) big small near town

Ans: Town

Q5. Make meaningful words from the given jumbled letters from Seeing without Seeing. (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) o f l e w r – __________________

Ans: Flower

(ii) s c t e n – __________________

Ans: Scent

(iii) b r i d – __________________

Ans: Bird 

(iv) s g o n – __________________

Ans: Song

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Section D

Q1. Read the paragraph from Between Home and School and answer the following questions. (4 Marks)
"I see a cow on the road. The tree is tall. A dog barks at me. I carry my bag to school. The road is wide."
Fill in the blanks. (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) The child sees a _______________. (cow/cat)

Ans: Cow

(ii) The tree is _______________. (tall/short)

Ans: Tall 

(iii) The _______________ barks. (dog/cow)

Ans: Dog

(iv) The child carries a _______________. (bag/book)

Ans: Bag

Q2. Read the poem from It is Fun and answer the following questions. (4 Marks)
"Swings go up, swings go down,
In the park, we run around.
Slides are smooth, slides are fun,
We play together in the sun."
Fill in the blanks. (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) The swings go _______________. (up/down)

Ans: Up

(ii) The slides are _______________. (smooth/rough)

Ans: Smooth

(iii) The children play in the _______________. (park/school)

Ans: Park

(iv) The rhyming word for sun is _______________. (fun/run)

Ans: Fun

Q3. Name the following from My Bicycle. (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) Something that rings on the bicycle. _______________

Ans: Bell

(ii) The place where the child rides. _______________

Ans: Park

(iii) The round parts of the bicycle. _______________

Ans: Wheels

(iv) What the child does on the bicycle. _______________

Ans: Ride

Q4. Answer the following from Come Back Soon. (2 × 3 = 6)
(i) What does the bird do in the sky?

Ans: The bird flies high in the sky.

(ii) What does the child say to the friend?

Ans: The child says, “Come back soon.”

(iii) What is pretty in the story?

Ans: The flowers are pretty.

Q5. Correct the sentence from This is My Town. (1 × 2 = 2)
(i) The market are busy.

Ans: The market is busy.

(ii) Children plays in the park.

Ans: Children play in the park.