2 Mark Questions for Class 5 English. Try first, then reveal the answer. These are exam-oriented practice items, not copied board papers.
Practice questions aligned to NCERT topics used in CBSE classrooms. These are original exam-oriented questions for revision — not official CBSE board papers and not a guarantee of any exam question. Always match the textbook issued by your school and the latest PDFs on ncert.nic.in and cbseacademic.nic.in.
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Q41Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Papa’s Spectacles.
Answer
1. A story can be funny.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Papa’s Spectacles · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q42Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Papa’s Spectacles.
Answer
1. Characters in a family.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Papa’s Spectacles · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q43Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Papa’s Spectacles.
Answer
1. Sequence of events.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Papa’s Spectacles · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q44Short Answer2 marksDifficult
Write two short points about Papa’s Spectacles.
Answer
1. Care for things that belong to others.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Papa’s Spectacles · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q45Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Papa’s Spectacles.
Answer
1. Papa’s Spectacles is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 5 English.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Papa’s Spectacles · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q46Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Textbook first.
Answer
1. Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Papa’s Spectacles · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q41Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Gone with the Scooter.
Answer
1. Adventure stories move quickly.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gone with the Scooter · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q42Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Gone with the Scooter.
Answer
1. Describe speed and places.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gone with the Scooter · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q43Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Gone with the Scooter.
Answer
1. Safety on vehicles.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gone with the Scooter · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q44Short Answer2 marksDifficult
Write two short points about Gone with the Scooter.
Answer
1. Dialogue shows character.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gone with the Scooter · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q45Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Gone with the Scooter.
Answer
1. Gone with the Scooter is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 5 English.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gone with the Scooter · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q46Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Textbook first.
Answer
1. Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gone with the Scooter · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q41Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Rainbow.
Answer
1. Colour imagery.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rainbow · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q42Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Simile.
Answer
1. Simile: like a….
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rainbow · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q43Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Rainbow.
Answer
1. Nature poems.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rainbow · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q44Short Answer2 marksDifficult
Write two short points about The Rainbow.
Answer
1. Memorise a few lines.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rainbow · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q45Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Rainbow.
Answer
1. The Rainbow is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 5 English.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rainbow · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q46Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Textbook first.
Answer
1. Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Rainbow · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q41Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Wise Parrot.
Answer
1. Wisdom vs clever tricks.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Wise Parrot · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q42Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Wise Parrot.
Answer
1. Moral of the story.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Wise Parrot · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q43Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Wise Parrot.
Answer
1. Reported speech in simple form.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Wise Parrot · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q44Short Answer2 marksDifficult
Write two short points about The Wise Parrot.
Answer
1. Kindness in words.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Wise Parrot · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q45Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Wise Parrot.
Answer
1. The Wise Parrot is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 5 English.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Wise Parrot · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q46Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Textbook first.
Answer
1. Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Wise Parrot · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q41Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Onomatopoeia.
Answer
1. Onomatopoeia: croak.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Frog · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q42Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Frog.
Answer
1. Observe without harming.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Frog · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q43Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Frog.
Answer
1. Rhyme scheme in a simple poem.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Frog · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q44Short Answer2 marksDifficult
Write two short points about The Frog.
Answer
1. Habitat words.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Frog · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q45Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Frog.
Answer
1. The Frog is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 5 English.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Frog · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q46Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Textbook first.
Answer
1. Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Frog · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q41Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about What a Tank!.
Answer
1. Water must not be wasted.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: What a Tank! · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q42Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about What a Tank!.
Answer
1. Informational tone vs story tone.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: What a Tank! · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q43Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about What a Tank!.
Answer
1. Facts in a paragraph.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: What a Tank! · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q44Short Answer2 marksDifficult
Write two short points about What a Tank!.
Answer
1. India needs careful water use.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: What a Tank! · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q45Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about What a Tank!.
Answer
1. What a Tank! is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 5 English.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: What a Tank! · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q46Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Textbook first.
Answer
1. Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: What a Tank! · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q41Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Gilli Danda.
Answer
1. Rules of a game.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gilli Danda · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q42Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Gilli Danda.
Answer
1. Playground safety.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gilli Danda · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q43Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Gilli Danda.
Answer
1. Indian games in English writing.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gilli Danda · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q44Short Answer2 marksDifficult
Write two short points about Gilli Danda.
Answer
1. Fair teams.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gilli Danda · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q45Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Gilli Danda.
Answer
1. Gilli Danda is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 5 English.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gilli Danda · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q46Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Textbook first.
Answer
1. Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: Gilli Danda · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q41Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Decision of the Panchayat.
Answer
1. Listening to both sides.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Decision of the Panchayat · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q42Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Decision of the Panchayat.
Answer
1. Justice should be fair.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Decision of the Panchayat · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q43Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Decision of the Panchayat.
Answer
1. Community decisions.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Decision of the Panchayat · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q44Short Answer2 marksDifficult
Write two short points about The Decision of the Panchayat.
Answer
1. Respect the process.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Decision of the Panchayat · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q45Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about The Decision of the Panchayat.
Answer
1. The Decision of the Panchayat is an NCERT chapter taught in CBSE Class 5 English.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
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Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Decision of the Panchayat · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
Q46Short Answer2 marksModerate
Write two short points about Textbook first.
Answer
1. Read the definitions, diagrams and solved examples in the NCERT textbook before practising extra questions.
2. Keep the NCERT wording and add one daily-life example from the same chapter.
Explanation
Two-mark answers work best as two numbered points. One definition plus one example is usually enough.
Meta
Class: Class 5 · Subject: English · Chapter: The Decision of the Panchayat · Original GKSchools practice (NCERT-aligned, not an official CBSE paper).
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Are these official CBSE board questions?
No. They are original practice questions aligned to NCERT topics used in CBSE classrooms. Official sample papers are published on cbseacademic.nic.in.
Will these questions appear in the board exam?
Nobody can promise a question. Use them for revision of frequently tested concepts and exam-style practice.
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