MAHARISHI VIDYA MANDIR PUBLIC SCHOOL, RANGIA

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION, 2021-22

SUBJECT- ENGLISH

CLASS – VI

TIME: 2 HOURS FULL MARKS: 60 (10 + 50)

A. READING ( UNSEEN COMPREHENSION)

1. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions: (8)
Do you know that around 270 eucalyptus trees or bamboo plants are saved when we
produce one tonne of hand-made paper? It is eco friendly hand-made paper that also
checks pollution of water, land and air. Large quantities 0of polluting chemicals are used
by paper mills.
Hand-made paper is the best form of recycled paper. It has a fine surface for writing. It is
also strong enough for making drawings.
Paper manufacturing is a very old tradition. It was invented in China nearly two thousand
years back. Indians used the leaves of palm trees for writing. Papyrus is a kind of paper
made from a reed of the same name. It grew on the banks of the river Nile, and was used
in Egypt.
The hand-made paper industry flourished in India during the Mughal period. But it was
died with the setting up of paper mills in the 18th and 19th centuries. Mahatma Gandhi
revived it during the freedom movement. Today it is a fast growing industry.
A. Answer the following questions briefly: 1x5=5
(a) Why is hand-made paper becoming more and more popular?
(b) Mention two features of hand-made paper.
(c) What did Indians use for writing when there was no paper?
(d) What is papyrus?
(e) Why did the hand-made paper industry die in India in the 18th and 19th centuries?
B. Find words from the above passage that mean the same as: 1 x 3 = 3
(a) Control
(b) Prospered
(c) Bring back to life.
B. WRITING

2. You are Vedanta/ Vandita, Cultural Secretary of St. Xavier Public School, Delhi. Draft a
Notice to inform the students of class III to VIII for participation in Inter School Fancy Dress
competition. Put the notice in a box. 5

3. Write a letter to your friend thanking him/her for the Birthday Gift sent to you on your
Birthday. 7

OR

Imagine, your pet dog has gone missing and you are worried. Write a diary entry expressing your
feeling. 7
 C. GRAMMAR

4. Correct the following sentences with proper form of nouns. ½x4=2

(a) My tooth are dirty.

(b) Some kings had many wife.

(c) Himesh had three little puppy.

(d) There are many potato in the bag.

5. Fill in the blanks with the types of pronouns mentioned in the brackets. 1x3=3

(a) The book -------------- I wanted to buy is very expensive. (Relative pronoun)

(b) Ritu and Raju will go to the airport---------------. (Reflexive pronoun)

(c) Can -------------- solve this puzzle? (Indefinite pronoun)

6. Fill in the blanks with the types of adjectives mentioned in the brackets. 1x3=3

(a) The girls are washing -------------- clothes. (Possessive adjective)

(b) ------------- skeleton of a baby Dinosaur was brought here from Gujarat. (Demonstrative
adjective)

(c) ------------- subject do you like better; Maths or English. (Interrogative adjective)

7. Fill in the blanks with correct articles. ½x4=2

Alia is ------------- Indian girl. She is going to ---------------------United States to meet her Aunt, who is
------------------ lecturer in one of ----------------- best colleges in California.

D. LITERATURE

8. Read the extract carefully and answer the questions given below: 1x3=3

“That won’t be the last time you’ll go to a doctor in your life,” she said.

(a) Who said to whom?

(b) Why did he go to the doctor last time?
(c) What uncommon situation did the author describe in 1924?
OR

“I feared the salt coarse pointing of those boys

Who copied my lisp behind me on the road.”

(a) Who is ‘I” in the poem?

(b) Why did the poet fear the boys?
(c) How did the boys disturb the poet?
9. Answer the following questions: 2 x 6 = 12

(a) How do the school boys enjoy the rain? What happens to their paper boats?

(b) “You must obey me promptly. When I make a sign for you to come back, you must come at
once.” Who spoke these words to whom and why?

(c) How have the Olympic Games grown to be the biggest sporting event worldwide?

(d) “Those were your adenoids.” Who was this patient? What hardships did he undergo?

(e) Why according to the poet in his poem “Choices” the breakfast is the best meal of the day?

(f) Why did the parents keep the poet away from children who were rough?

10. Answer any one from the following questions: 5

Imagine, you are the eldest son of Old John Crabtree. Explain briefly how have you become rich
with the Strange Treasure of your father.

OR

The river got dirty when it entered into the city. Write at least five suggestive measures to stop
water pollution.

OR

Describe the incident, how did Marjanah help Ali Baba to save his life.

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