DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, MIYAPUR

Weekly Test: 21-12-2021

Class: VI Subject: English
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General instructions
● The Question paper is divided into two parts: A and B.
● Separate instructions are given with each question, wherever necessary. Read these
instructions carefully.
● Part A - Reading Comprehension - 5 marks
Grammar – 7 marks
Literature (Objective) – 3 marks
● Part B - Creative Writing – 4 marks
Literature (Subjective)-6 marks
● Attempt all the questions.
● Write the answers neatly in ruled papers.
● Mention your name, class, section and subject on top of EACH page.
● Once done, scan all the pages and convert them into a single PDF file. (This should be
followed strictly or else unnamed papers will not be corrected) Give proper name to
the FILE. The format for naming the pdf file should be your roll number, name, class,
section, subject and date. Ex. 23_Priya_VIA_English_21 December
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and date. Ex. 23_Priya_VIA_English_21December
● Mail the pdf file of your answer script by 9.30 am to the email id as per your section.
Please refer to the following table for the same.
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VI-A 6aenglish@dpsmiyapur.com

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VI-I 6ienglish@dpsmiyapur.com

● After the answer script has been mailed kindly check your inbox for any mail
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Part A
Comprehension [5m]
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions.

The musical instruments for folk music are often different from those found in classical
music. Although instruments like the tabla may sometimes be found, it is more likely
that cruder drums such as daf, dholak, or nal are used. The sitar and sarod which are so
common in the classical genre are absent in the folk music, instead, one often finds
instruments such as the ektar, dotar, rabab and santur. Quite often they are not called by
these names, but may be named according to their local dialect. There are also
instruments which are used only in particular folk styles in particular regions. These
instruments are innumerable.

As opposed to the crafting of musical instruments for classical music, where special
artisans create them, the folk instruments are commonly crafted by the musicians
themselves. It is very common to find folk instruments that have been fabricated from
commonly available materials like bamboo, coconut shells and pots.

Each region of India has its own beautiful and lyrical folk music that is significant. For
example, in the Garhwal region, young women of mountains have to go into far off
forests to get grass for their cattle. They go to the forest singing in groups. This is
Ghasiyari Geet where emphasis is laid on the importance of labour. On the other hand,
the Bhakha form of folk music is popular in the Jammu region. Bhakha is sung by the
villagers when harvesting is done. It is considered to be the regional music with most
melodic and harmonious elements. In Tamil Nadu's Villu Pattu or the 'Bow Song', the
lead singer handles the dominating instrument which is bow shaped and the songs
revolve around themes that emphasize the conquest of good over evil.

Folk music is closely associated with farming and other such professions and has evolved
to alleviate the hardship and break the monotony of routine life. Even though the
popularity of folk music has dropped with the advent of contemporary music, no
traditional festival or celebration is complete without folk music in India.
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i. Justify the statement with reference to the passage folk music plays a significant role in
people’s lives. [1m]

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ii. Select the option that correctly lists the characteristics of musical instruments for folk
music. [1m]

iii. According to the text, the Ghasiyari Geet has a ________________ significance for
the women. [1m]
a. religious
b. educational
c. motivational
d. customary
iv. According to the passage, Folk music is found in different regions. Select the odd
one out from the following. [1m]

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v. State whether the following statements are True or False. [2x0.5=1m]

a. Bow song got its name because of the lead singer. ( )

b. According to the passage, villagers sing the folk song to emphasize the importance of
labour. ( )

Grammar [7m]

2. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error related to prepositions
in each line. Identify the error and write the error and the correct word. [8x0.25=2m]
Error Correction

These mountain ranges run to the west-east ______

direction from the Indus in the west in the Brahmaputra ______
in the east. The Himalayas covers a distance by about ______
2,400 Km. Their width varies among 400 Km in ______
Kashmir to 150 Km in Arunachal Pradesh.

3. What does the following sentence indicate? [1m]

“He was writing a letter when I saw him.”

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 i. The subject is in the plural form.
ii. The action was going on at that time.
iii. The subject is in the singular form.
iv. The action has just completed at that time.

a. Option ii
b. Option i and ii
c. Option ii and iii
d. Option iii and iv

4. Look at the pictures and frame the sentences according to the tense form given in the
brackets. Your sentence must end with one of the phrases given in the box below.
[2x0.5=1m]

last Sunday, for ten years, all day, all my life, for ten minutes

a. I _________________________________________(Perfect Continuous Tense)

b. We ________________________________________(Simple Tense)

5. Grace and her friends had to cut their adventure short. There was an oil spill in the
ocean. Grace is trying to explain what happened. Help her by filling the missing
prepositions. [8x0.25= 2m]

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 Post: But how did so much oil get _______ the ocean?
Grace: The oil that we use every day is extracted from under the ocean. There are
under water oil wells. A pipe that carried the oil _______the well _______the
surface has exploded.
GT: That’s how the oil spilled into the ocean and spread _______miles and miles
of water.
Mac: Will it harm our friends underwater?
Grace: Yes. Our friends _______that region will be most affected _______it. Oil is toxic.
Animals get covered in oil and end up breathing or swallowing some
_______it.
Post: How can we help our friends?
Grace: Let’s go back _______the land and find out.

6. Identify and write the tense form of the following sentences. [4x0.25=1m]
a. I had been studying for three hours when the lights went off.
b. All my friends have reached the playground.
c. I saw Michael yesterday. He looked tired.
d. My father usually wakes up at five.

Literature Objective [3M]

7. Name the poetic devices used in the below lines. [2x0.5=1m]

a. “Makes the lungs laugh and throat cry” _______
b. “Awhile in my airy boat” _________

8. ‘For a golden moment share

Your feathery life in air!’

Which of the following can rightly express the poet’s feelings in the above lines? [1m]
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 (a) (b) (c) (d)

9. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order to tell the story, The Fir Tree. [1m]

a) He wished he remained in the dark corner of the loft.

b) The Fir tree had fresh air and sunlight, surrounded by his large-sized comrades.
c) The Fir tree dreamed about marrying a princess.
d) The stork could smell the fir on the masts.
e) The sparrow peeped into the windows and saw the fir tree in the warm room.

Part B
CREATIVE WRITING [4M]

10. Amit and Harsha are best friends. They had been to a lot of short trips together as
they enjoyed each other’s company. Amit wants to go for a trek during the weekend
but Harsha is planning to watch a series on Netflix. Construct a conversation
between the friends.

LITERATURE [6M]

11. Answer the following with reference to context.

“Speed slackens now, I float

Awhile in my airy boat;
Till, when the wheels scarce crawl,
My feet to the treadles fall.”

i. What makes the poet say that the speed slackens now? [1m]
ii. Explain the line: Till when the wheels scarce crawl. [1m]

12. Describe the happiest evening in the Fir tree’s life. [2m]
13. Why do you think the little fir tree was blessed with many things but it was still
unhappy in the woods? [2m]