Pearl School, Doha

(Under the Supervision of Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Qatar)

Academic Year 2021-22

Revision Assignment
Name: __________________ Subject: ENGLISH

Class/ Sec: VI Month: September

Grade & Signature: _____________ Date of submission: To be done in Class

I. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Little about Shakespeare

Is knowing about William Shakespeare important in the 21st Century or is it Much Ado
About Nothing (the title of one of his famous plays)? William Shakespeare lived in England
from 1564 until his death in 1616. Shakespeare did not come from a prominent family; his
father was a glove maker. As was typical of the times, Shakespeare left school at age
fifteen and began working for his father.

Shakespeare married when he was eighteen and ten years later he was making a living as
a well-known actor and playwright in the London theatre. The plays he wrote were hugely
successful in his lifetime. Thirty-eight of his plays are published today, nearly 400 years
after they were written and first performed. Experts expect that Shakespeare wrote more
plays but copies no longer exist. Since the plays were new, only copies for the actors were
made. Many historical records and copies of plays were destroyed when the theatre
Shakespeare worked with burned in 1613.

Shakespeare’s thirty-eight existing plays fall into several major categories. The histories are
based upon historical events focused on kings, wars and power struggles among the ruling
class of England. Three historical plays are known as the Roman plays because they are
about rulers of Ancient Rome; one play is entitled Julius Caesar and another is Antony and
Cleopatra.

Twelve of Shakespeare’s plays are classified as comedies. These comedies are not like the
light-hearted comedy movies we watch today. Shakespeare’s comedies utilize mistaken
identity or some form of trickery as the comedic theme but also contain tragic parts set in

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complicated plots. The comedies are still performed frequently, especially for summertime
theatres.

The tragedies are Shakespeare’s most powerful works; each tragedy centers around one
major character who has a fatal human flaw like jealousy or pride. Macbeth, Hamlet, and
Romeo and Juliet continue to be favorites even now. Actors and actresses find it a
challenge to play these well-known characters. Shakespeare remains popular because his
plays center on the flaws of human nature and timeless conflicts.

1) Choose the correct option from the questions given below:

1. Shakespeare lived in
a) England
b) France
c) Spain
d) Italy
2. How many Shakespeare plays are there?
a) Thirty eight
b) Thirty four
c) Twenty eight
d) None of the above
3. Besides being a playwright, Shakespeare was also a well-known
a) Comedian
b) Glove maker
c) Actor
d) Musician
4. Shakespeare’s histories are focused on
a) Ordinary people
b) Kings
c) Romance
d) All of the above
5. A common theme in Shakespeare’s comedies is
a) Sight gags
b) Mistaken identity
c) Riddles
d) None of the above
6. Shakespeare’s tragedies are focused on
a) Death of family members

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 b) Natural disasters
c) A major character flaw
d) War
2) Answer the following question briefly:

What are the major categories of Shakespearean plays? Explain briefly.

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II. Read the following passage carefully.

Food can maintain and save life. It can destroy life as well. Proper food serves as medicine,
improper food works as poison. A little care about the quality and quantity of food will keep
us healthy and happy. If we go about eating all sorts of things, we shall become sick. We
take pride in calling ourselves civilized. Being sensible means to know the difference
between good and bad, right and wrong. It will not do to become slaves to our tongue or
taste. Even cattle, birds and beasts eat only what is best for their body. We mostly eat
processed food and refined sugar. We pay heavily for junk food, for Chinese dishes or deep
fried snacks. As a result we catch diseases. We have drifted away from Mother Nature. We
laugh at the rules of hygiene, healthy diet and the advice of our elders. This has given rise
to diabetes. We offer chocolates, cakes and ice creams too often to our children. We also
attend parties or dine out every day. This way we invite obesity and diabetes.

1) Answer the following questions briefly.

1. What are the functions of food?
2. What is meant by ‘improper food’?
3. Explain: We have drifted away from nature
4. How does modem life style and food habits affect us?
2) Find words from the passage that mean the same as.
1. being fat-
2. cleanliness-

Section - B (WRITING)

III. Write a letter to your friend who just met with an accident informing him about his speedy
recovery in a consoling tone in about 120-150 words. You are Rajesh\Ragavi.

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 IV. Write a paragraph on any one of the following:

i. Importance of Reading habits ii. Importance of Sports and games

V. You have invited all your friends for your birthday party. You are excited that you are going
to meet all your friends in the party. Write a diary entry on what you have planned to do

Section – C (Grammar)

VI. Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences.

1. useful/camel/is/animal/desert/the/most/the/in/the
2. heavy/it/ through/ carry/ can/loads/ sand /hot
3. feet/adapted/walk/are/its/to/sand/on
4. without/live/it/water/food/many days/can/an/for
5. the \ship\ the camel/called/is/the\desert/of
VII. Pick out the adjective and identify the kind of adjective in the following sentences.
1. The rose is a beautiful flower.
2. My mother has bought a new dress for me.
3. Give this to every boy in the class.
4. An American doctor visited my clinic.
5. These books have to be returned in the library.
6. Ten students were present in the class today.
VIII. Underline the subject and then identify the verb that agrees with it..
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
3. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
4. All the students in this school (learn-learns)English.
5. someone in the game (was ,were) hurt
6. Mathematics (is-are) an easy subject for some students.
7. One of these three boys (stand- stands)first in his class every year

Section - D LITERATURE

Learn all the question and answers and word meanings given.

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