Class VI

Subject- English
Revision

1. The message of the story “How Daddy Played Ping-Pong” is?

(a) we must work hard and do well in academics.
(b) we must listen to our elders is they know what is best for us.
(c) we realize our parent's concerns when we become parents.
(d) we realize the value of sports only when we grow up.
Answer – we realize our parent's concerns when we become parents.
2. The one line to summarize the poem “The story of Fidgety Philip” could be
(a) bad manners can be extremely irritating.
(b) the boy who could not sit still at the dinner table.
(c) adults who do not teach manners to their children.
(d) some children can be very funny at the dining table.
Answer – the boy who could not sit still at the dinner table.
3. Old Kenneth, now, cowers all day because
(a) he misses his wife.
(b) times have changed.
(c) nature is not as beautiful.
(d) he is now old and feeble.
Answer – he is now old and feeble.
4. The tree gives more satisfaction to both Rakesh and his grandfather because
(a) it bore fruits and flowers.
(b) it had grown tall.
(c) they had nurtured it.
(d) they would sell its fruit.
Answer – they had nurtured it.
5.Where do birds take rest in hot summer day?
(a) underground
(b) shade of trees
(c) house
(d) blanket
Answer – shade of trees
6. This story is about
(a) students making excuses
(b) students not studying hard
(c) students and their obsessions
(d) students wasting their time
Answer – students and their obsessions
7. The writer writes about daddy's childhood. His tone in the story is
(a) angry
(b) mocking
(c) humorous
(d) didactic
Answer – didactic
8. The poem “The story of Fidgety Philip” is set in a
(a) home
(b) restaurant
(c) hostel
(d) function
Answer – home
9. The mood of the adults in the poem “The story of Fidgety Philip” is
(a) amused
(b) exasperated
(c) scared
(d) confused
Answer – exasperated
10. Nature has often been referred to as “mother nature” because
(a) she is old.
(b) she cares for you.
(c) she is omnipresent.
(d) all the above.
Answer – all the above