Silver Bells Public School, Bhavnagar

Pre- Mid Term Assessment-

Subject- English Communicative

Std.6 Total Marks:4o

Date:11-7-17 Time:1.5 Hrs

Instructions:

Section A

(Reading:10 Marks)

Q-1 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: ( 4 marks)

Unhealthy eating causes all kinds of health problems such as obesity and even heart disease.

So people, especially growing children, have to eat healthy. What does it mean to eat healthy?

It means choosing the right combination of foods to remain healthy. To stay healthy you must
also take enough exercise to keep your body from accumulating enough fat but not so much
that you get incredibly thin. Dieting is something that you should never resort to. The growing
body requires all the essential food groups. Eat well, eat enough and eat sensibly. This is what
is meant by eating intelligently. Skipping meals can lead to stomach ulcers. Your body pours
acids into your stomach as it digests food. Eating too little or not eating at regular times can
result in the acid tearing away at the tissue that lines the stomach. It does’nt matter if you eat
a few big meals or many small ones, but eat at regular times every day. Fast foods, soft drinks,
excessive consumption of fat, meat products, liquor etc. have to be replaced by the traditional
foods of Indians such as cereals, wheat, vegetables, pulses, rice and milk.

1. Complete the following statements.

a. Unhealthy eating habits result in___________________________________________
b. Growing children should not go on a diet as _________________________________
2. Tick the correct options.
a. Eating intelligently means ________________________________________________
i. taking enough exercise
 ii. going on a diet iii. Eating the right combination foods
b. To prevent the body from accumulating too much fat, one must________________
i. Take exercise ii. Eat small meals iii. Go on a diet

Q-2 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (6 Marks)

Students often complain of being overworked. The burden of heavy syllabi and the pressure of
performing well in all examinations keep them tense all the time. High expectations of their
parents make their situation even more miserable . As a result, even very young children have
started suffering from tension and depression, two ailments quite unfamiliar to our great
grandparents. There is a simple technique, which, if applied sincerely, can keep the students
relaxed. Don’t be frightened by the large amount of work you are required to do. Concentrate
on only the work in hand, treating the rest of the work as if it did not exist. Think of the one
race you are running. Think of the one lesson you are learning. This will help you to achieve
more without getting tense.

Finding a huge pile of books on a young student’s table , an elderly person in the
neighbourhood said, ”What a burden, my son! I pity you. How do you manage?

“I don’t think of all the work I have to do,” said the student. “I focus on only the lesson I am
reading at the moment. So I don’t feel overworked at all.”

This student’s style of working makes an important point relevant to all of us.

A. Complete the following sentences: (2 Marks)

1. The courses students have to study are _____________.They are also expected
_______________, so they feel burdened.
B. The word ‘overworked’ has been formed by adding the prefix ‘over’ to worked . Add the
prefix ‘over’ to these words and use the new words in sentences of your own. (2 Marks)
i. Take ii. Come
C. What simple technique has been suggested in the passage to help the students keep
relaxed? Explain the technique with examples. (2 Marks)

Section B
(Writing and Grammar:Marks 15)
Q-3 Letter writing (4 Marks)
Write a letter to your friend describing how you spent your summer vacation.
Q-4 Story writing (5 Marks)
Three men find a purse of gold…….agree to divide the money……..feeling hungry……..one
goes to buy food………decides to poison their food ………… other two plan to kill him
on his return……….. result…….. three died.

Q-5 Do as directed (6 Marks)

Section C
(Literature and Reader: Marks 15)
Q-6 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. (2 Marks)
We were scolded when we returned –there were no mobile phones then, and the teacher in
charge of the entire group was in a panic, wondering where the eleven of us had gone
missing. The fact that we had a teacher with us did not help matters. We the children
were grounded the next day, which was just as well.
i. Why were the students scolded when they returned?
ii. ‘We the children were grounded the next day,’ explain the grouded.

Q-7 Answer the following questions in 30 to 40 words ​any two​. (4 Marks)

i. What was Kalam’s teacher concerned about?

ii. ‘All was peace….’ Give three reasons why the poet of ‘Missed’ says this?
iii. What made Frisbee popular in the 1950s?
iv. What was the easy way that Jack found to solve the sum? Describe his character.

Q-8 Answer ​any one​ of the following question in 50 to 70 words: (4 Marks)

What do you think are challenges faced by mountaineers? What skills and qualities does a
good mountaineer have?
OR

Kalam writes, ‘He was a very good teacher and all of us loved to attend his class.’ Why do you
think the children felt so? How can good teachers help to contribute in the society?

Q-9 Answer the questions based on your Reader. Any one (5 Marks)

i. Write the character sketch of the King.

ii. Describe the people on the island .How were they different from the travellers.

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