This NCERT Class 5 English practice quiz accompanies Chapter 2 of Santoor, “Gone with the Scooter.” It contains four questions about the story and eight additional language questions, followed by a writing activity. Read the chapter before answering the first section.
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Use the correct textbook and edition
The official Santoor Grade 5 front matter identifies the current reprint as 2026–27. Chapter 2 belongs to Unit 1, “Let’s Have Fun.” Schools may use different materials during curriculum transitions, so compare the title with the book assigned by your teacher.
This is an independently written practice set, not an NCERT examination paper or an official answer key. It covers one chapter and selected language skills rather than the whole Class 5 syllabus. The story itself remains available in the official Chapter 2 PDF.
Questions 1–4: check your reading
Read the story once for the sequence of events, then return to details when answering. Distinguish what the characters intend from what happens accidentally. You may answer in short, complete sentences.
- In Chapter 2, is the object Gopi finds a football or a hockey ball?
- Why does Gopi speak to his friends about the ball?
- Which character strikes the ball into the passing scooter’s basket?
- Does the rider deliberately take the children’s ball?
Questions 5–12: language practice
The chapter includes work with adverbs, connectors, vocabulary and word formation. The sentences below are new examples for practising those skills; they are not copied textbook exercises. Read each instruction carefully before choosing a word.
- Choose the word that shows how often: “Mira often reads after lunch.”
- Choose the word that shows when: “Yesterday, we visited the park.”
- Complete: We stayed inside ______ it was raining. (because / but)
- Choose the better word: A sudden, heavy sound can be called a thud / whisper.
- Write the past form of find.
- Join rain and coat to make one compound word.
- Read the original sentence: “Leena put the blue kite beside the door before lunch.” Where did she put it?
- In the same sentence, did Leena put the kite there before or after lunch?
Answers and explanations
| Question | Answer and explanation |
|---|---|
| 1 | A hockey ball. The type of ball matters when the children discuss ownership. |
| 2 | He wants to find out who owns it. He does not simply decide to keep it. |
| 3 | Jay. His shot sends it beyond the playground. |
| 4 | No. The story says the rider is unaware of what happened. |
| 5 | Often. It describes frequency. |
| 6 | Yesterday. It places the event in time. |
| 7 | Because. It introduces the reason. |
| 8 | Thud. A whisper is quiet speech. |
| 9 | Found. Find is irregular. |
| 10 | Raincoat. The two words combine into a new noun. |
| 11 | Beside the door. Use the location phrase in the sentence. |
| 12 | Before lunch. The time relationship is stated directly. |
Understand adverbs of frequency and time
A frequency word tells you how often something happens. Compare “I often read after school” with “I never read on the bus.” The action is similar, but its frequency changes.
A time expression tells you when an event happens: “We played yesterday” or “We are leaving now.” Ask “How often?” to identify frequency and “When?” to identify time. Some sentences contain both: “I usually read in the evening.”
| Sentence | Word or phrase to notice | Question it answers |
|---|---|---|
| Rafi always packs his bag early. | always | How often? |
| We painted the box yesterday. | yesterday | When? |
| I sometimes walk to school. | sometimes | How often? |
| The visitors are arriving now. | now | When? |
Writing task: a lost object
Write five or six sentences about finding a lost pencil case at school. Explain where you found it, how you tried to find its owner and what happened next. Use because once to give a reason, and use a time word such as yesterday or later.
Yesterday, I found a pencil case under a bench. I took it to my teacher because I did not know who owned it. She asked the class to describe their missing things. Later, Sam explained that his pencil case had a green zip and two blue pens inside. The description matched, so the teacher returned it to him.
The model is an original example, not a continuation supplied by the textbook. Your story can be different if the events connect clearly. Check capital letters, full stops and the past forms of the verbs you use.
Use your result to choose the next activity
Give one point for each correct quiz answer, making a total out of twelve. If the story questions were difficult, reread the relevant scene and explain it aloud. If the language questions were difficult, write a fresh sentence with the word or pattern you missed.
A parent or teacher can review the writing separately for a clear sequence, an explained reason and readable sentences. Do not use this short score as a prediction of a school examination grade. Continue with the other chapters and activities assigned in your class.
