OCR Baseline Assessment – Part 1
Name ____________________
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1. Which word fills the blank correctly? I like the book ___ has diagrams/pictures.
2. Select the word which BEST completes the sentence given below. Have you seen a flour mill? It ________ grain into flour.
3. Complete the sentence using options given below. I like Ram _____ he is very friendly.
4. Choose the correct punctuation mark for the sentence. Why did you not come to school yesterday ________
5. Select the sentence with the correct punctuation.
6. Fill in the blank with correct verb. Mukesh ________ to Bikaner yesterday.
7. Choose the word which is correct for the given sentence. I ________ to the Bank tomorrow.
8. There is _____ bunch of bananas in the kitchen, but it is covered by _____ army of ants.
9. King Vikramaditya was a wise King. Which of the following is an adjective in the sentence above?
10. Fill in the blanks with correct preposition. Varsha cuts vegetables ________ a knife.
11. “I cannot be quick,” said the tortoise. Choose opposite of underlined word.
12. Select a word to complete the sentence meaningfully. The boy lost _____ money in the bus.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions (Q.13 to Q.15).
I saw a snake and ran away. Some snakes are dangerous, they say. But mother says that kind is good and eats up insects for his food. It is just a harmless garden snake!
13. Which line says that the child is afraid of snakes.
14. But mother says that kind is good…… What is mother referring to? Choose correct answer—
15. Find and select the synonym of ‘safe’ from the poem—
OCR Baseline Assessment – Part 1 (Answers & Explanations)
Q1. I like the book ___ has diagrams/pictures.
✔ Answer: which
Rule (English): “Which” is used to refer to a specific thing out of a set.
नियम (Hindi): “Which” का प्रयोग किसी विशेष चीज़ को चुनने/बताने के लिए होता है।
नियम (Hindi): “Which” का प्रयोग किसी विशेष चीज़ को चुनने/बताने के लिए होता है।
Q2. Have you seen a flour mill? It ______ grain into flour.
✔ Answer: grinds
Rule (English): For present habitual actions, verb + s/es is used with singular subject.
नियम (Hindi): Singular subject और आदत बताने पर verb में “s/es” लगता है।
नियम (Hindi): Singular subject और आदत बताने पर verb में “s/es” लगता है।
Q3. I like Ram _____ he is very friendly.
✔ Answer: because
Rule (English): “Because” shows reason.
नियम (Hindi): “Because” कारण बताने के लिए प्रयोग होता है।
नियम (Hindi): “Because” कारण बताने के लिए प्रयोग होता है।
Q4. Why did you not come to school yesterday ________
✔ Answer: ?
Rule (English): Questions end with a question mark.
नियम (Hindi): प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य हमेशा प्रश्नचिह्न (?) से समाप्त होता है।
नियम (Hindi): प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य हमेशा प्रश्नचिह्न (?) से समाप्त होता है।
Q5. Select the sentence with correct punctuation.
✔ Answer: Why are you going home?
Rule (English): Correct interrogative ends with “?”.
नियम (Hindi): सही प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य का अंत “?” से होता है।
नियम (Hindi): सही प्रश्नवाचक वाक्य का अंत “?” से होता है।
Q6. Mukesh ______ to Bikaner yesterday.
✔ Answer: went
Rule (English): “Yesterday” → past tense.
नियम (Hindi): “Yesterday” past दिखाता है, इसलिए verb past form होगा।
नियम (Hindi): “Yesterday” past दिखाता है, इसलिए verb past form होगा।
Q7. I ______ to the Bank tomorrow.
✔ Answer: will go
Rule (English): “Tomorrow” → future tense (will + verb).
नियम (Hindi): “Tomorrow” भविष्य दर्शाता है, इसलिए “will + verb” होगा।
नियम (Hindi): “Tomorrow” भविष्य दर्शाता है, इसलिए “will + verb” होगा।
Q8. There is _____ bunch of bananas, but it is covered by _____ army of ants.
✔ Answer: a, an
Rule (English): “a” before consonant sound, “an” before vowel sound.
नियम (Hindi): Consonant sound से पहले “a” और vowel sound से पहले “an”।
नियम (Hindi): Consonant sound से पहले “a” और vowel sound से पहले “an”।
Q9. King Vikramaditya was a wise King. (Find adjective)
✔ Answer: wise
Rule (English): Adjective describes quality of noun.
नियम (Hindi): Adjective संज्ञा की विशेषता बताता है।
नियम (Hindi): Adjective संज्ञा की विशेषता बताता है।
Q10. Varsha cuts vegetables ______ a knife.
✔ Answer: with
Rule (English): “With” shows instrument/tool used.
नियम (Hindi): औजार/साधन बताने के लिए “with” का प्रयोग।
नियम (Hindi): औजार/साधन बताने के लिए “with” का प्रयोग।
Q11. “I cannot be quick,” said the tortoise. (Opposite of quick)
✔ Answer: slow
Rule (English): Opposite of “quick” = slow.
नियम (Hindi): “Quick” (तेज़) का विपरीत “Slow” (धीमा)।
नियम (Hindi): “Quick” (तेज़) का विपरीत “Slow” (धीमा)।
Q12. The boy lost _____ money in the bus.
✔ Answer: his
Rule (English): “His” shows possession.
नियम (Hindi): स्वामित्व दिखाने के लिए “his” प्रयोग होता है।
नियम (Hindi): स्वामित्व दिखाने के लिए “his” प्रयोग होता है।
Q13. Which line shows the child is afraid of snakes?
✔ Answer: I saw a snake and ran away
Rule (English): Fear is shown by running away.
नियम (Hindi): डर का भाव “भाग जाने” से पता चलता है।
नियम (Hindi): डर का भाव “भाग जाने” से पता चलता है।
Q14. But mother says that kind is good… (Refers to?)
✔ Answer: garden snake
Rule (English): “That kind” = harmless garden snake.
नियम (Hindi): “That kind” का मतलब है “harmless garden snake”।
नियम (Hindi): “That kind” का मतलब है “harmless garden snake”।
Q15. Synonym of “safe” from the poem.
✔ Answer: harmless
Rule (English): “Safe” = “harmless”.
नियम (Hindi): “Safe” का समानार्थी “harmless”।
नियम (Hindi): “Safe” का समानार्थी “harmless”।