Half Yearly Class 2 English Set 3 (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 Come Back Soon and answer the following questions. (10 Marks)
"The bird flies high in the sky. I miss my friend. I say, ‘Come back soon.’ The flowers are pretty. The sun shines brightly."
(a) Fill in the blanks with the words given in the help box. (½ × 4 = 2)
[Help box: bird, friend, flowers, sun]
(i) The _____________ flies high.

Ans: Bird

(ii) The child misses a _____________.

Ans: Friend 

(iii) The _____________ are pretty.

Ans: Flowers

(iv) The _____________ shines brightly.

Ans: Sun

(b) What does the child say to the friend? (1)
(i) Come back soon
(ii) Go away

Ans: (i) Come back soon

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

• High _________ (low/tall)
• Pretty _________ (ugly/beautiful)

Ans:

• Low
• Ugly

(d) Write one word from the passage that means the same as ‘bright’. (1)
(shines/sun/brightly)

Ans: Brightly

(e) Who flies high in the sky? (2)

Ans: The bird

(f) What is pretty in the story? (2)

Ans: The flowers

Q2. Read the poem from This is My Town and answer the following questions. (10 Marks)
"My town is big and wide,
The market is busy with pride.
The park is green, the park is fun,
We play there till the day is done."
(a) Write the rhyming words – (not from the poem). (1 × 2 = 2)

• Wide ____________
• Fun _____________

Ans:

• Side
• Sun

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

• t o ___ n
• m a r ___ e t
• p ___ r k
• f ___ n

Ans:

• w 
• k 
• a 
• u

(c) Complete the given line. (2)
We play there till ___________________.

Ans: The day is done

(d) What is busy in the poem? (2)

Ans: The market

(e) What is green in the poem? (2)

Ans: The park

Section B

Q1. Look at the picture from Picture Reading (a garden with flowers, a butterfly, and a tree). Write five sentences about the picture. (2 × 5 = 10)

• _____________________
• _____________________
• _____________________
• _____________________
• _____________________

Ans:

• I see a garden.
• There are flowers in the garden.
• A butterfly is flying.
• The tree is tall.
• The garden is beautiful.

Q2. Make meaningful sentences with the jumbled words from It is Fun. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) swings / go / up / down / and

Ans: Swings go up and down.

(ii) slide / smooth / is / the

Ans: The slide is smooth.

(iii) park / play / we / in

Ans: We play in the park.

(iv) children / laugh / the / happily

Ans: The children laugh happily.

(v) fun / is / park / the

Ans: The park is fun.

Q3. Circle the correct spelling from Seeing without Seeing. (1 × 5 = 5)
(i) flowr flower flouer

Ans: flower

(ii) birdd bird birde

Ans: bird

(iii) songg song soneg

Ans: song

(iv) scentt scent sent

Ans: scent

(v) loude loud lode

Ans: loud

Section C

Q1. Choose the correct answer from Between Home and School. (1 × 4 = 4)

(a) The opposite of tall is _______________
(i) Short
(ii) Long

Ans: (i) Short

(b) Plural of tree is _______________
(i) Trees
(ii) Treees

Ans: (i) Trees

(c) The silent letters in ‘walk’ are _______________
(i) lk
(ii) wa

Ans: (i) lk

(d) The cow is on the road. _______________ moos loudly.
(i) It
(ii) She

Ans: (i) It

Q2. Fill in the blanks with the help of the words given in brackets from This is My Town. (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) The market is _______________ (busy/empty).

Ans: Busy

(ii) We _______________ in the school. (learn/play)

Ans: Learn

(iii) The park is _______________ (big/small).

Ans: Big

(iv) People _______________ in the temple. (pray/sell)

Ans: Pray

Q3. Match the following from My Bicycle. (1 × 4 = 4)

Ans: 

• (i) Bicycle – (d)
• (ii) Bell – (a)
• (iii) Wheels – (c)
• (iv) Park – (b)

Q4. Circle the odd one out from Come Back Soon. (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) bird flower sun park

Ans: Park

(ii) fly shine pretty miss

Ans: Pretty

(iii) high low bright soon

Ans: Soon

(iv) friend sky sun flower

Ans: Friend

Q5. Make meaningful words from the given jumbled letters from Between Home and School. (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) o c w – __________________

Ans: Cow

(ii) t e r e – __________________

Ans: Tree

(iii) d o g – __________________

Ans: Dog

(iv) b g a – __________________

Ans: Bag

Section D

Q1. Read the paragraph from It is Fun and answer the following questions. (4 Marks)
"The park is fun. The swings go up and down. The slide is smooth. We laugh and play in the park."
Fill in the blanks. (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) The park is _______________. (fun/sad)

Ans: Fun

(ii) The swings go _______________. (up/down)

Ans: Up

(iii) The slide is _______________. (smooth/rough)

Ans: Smooth 

(iv) The children _______________ in the park. (play/sleep)

Ans: Play

Q2. Read the poem from My Bicycle and answer the following questions. (4 Marks)
"My bicycle is red and bright,
I ride it with all my might.
To the park, I go so fast,
Ringing the bell as I pass."
Fill in the blanks. (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) The bicycle is _______________. (red/blue)

Ans: Red 

(ii) The child rides to the _______________. (park/school)

Ans: Park

(iii) The bell is _______________. (rung/sung)

Ans: Rung

(iv) The rhyming word for fast is _______________. (past/last)

Ans: Last

Q3. Name the following from Seeing without Seeing. (1 × 4 = 4)
(i) Something the child can smell. _______________

Ans: Flower

(ii) Something the child can hear. _______________

Ans: Song

(iii) Something the child cannot see. _______________

Ans: Flower or bird

(iv) Something that is loud. _______________

Ans: Song

Q4. Answer the following from This is My Town. (2 × 3 = 6)
(i) What do people do in the market?

Ans: People buy fruits and vegetables in the market.

(ii) Where do children play in the town?

Ans: Children play in the park.

(iii) What is near the park?

Ans: The school is near the park.

Q5. Correct the sentence from Between Home and School. (1 × 2 = 2)
(i) I sees a cow on the road.

Ans: I see a cow on the road.

(ii) The dog bark at me.

Ans: The dog barks at me.