Holy Cross Convent School, Mira-Road

1st Semester– 2021-22

Std.: VI Sub:English Marks: 40
Q.1 Read the given passage carefully and answer the given questions 6
The Softly spoken words touched young man’s heart. Now he was really
ashamed of himself
“And do you know,” Thiruvalluvar went on to say, “I can weave another fabric like
this, but our life is also like this fabric. If you tear it apart with hasty, thoughtless
actions, it will be destroyed. And you will not get it back again.” Thiruvalluvar’s words
opened the young man’s eyes. There and then he decided to give up his idleness
and bad habits.

1 State whether the following statements are True or False 1

A] The young man was ashamed of himself__________
B] The harsh spoken words touched the young man’s heart________
2 Complete the sentence 1
1.] “I can weave another fabric like this, but __________”
3 Answer in one sentence: 1
1.] What decision did the young man take after his eyes were open?
4 Write the antonyms(opposites) of 1
A] young x……………..
B] open x………………..
5 Mention two occasions on which you have made someone angry 2

Q.2 Read the given passage carefully and answer the given questions. 6
Krakatoa is an active volcano. It has erupted many times causing great
disasters. The worst of the eruption took place in August 1883. The volcano erupted
with such a loud boom that it was heard more than 3500 km away in Australia. It is
believed to be the loudest sound that man has ever heard. The island, which was a
volcanic mountain, collapsed on itself. The dust that was thrown up in the eruption
rose about 80 km in the sky. It spread in the sky around the world and latter settled
in different parts of the world thousands of kilometers away.

1 Name the active volcano that had erupted many times 1

2 When did the worst eruption of Krakatoa take place ? 1
3 Fill in the blanks 1
1] the dust that was thrown up in the eruption rose about _______ in the sky
4 State whether the statement is True or False 1
A] The volcano erupted with such a loud boom that it was heard less than 3500 km
away from Australia ______
B] the dust spread in the sky around the world and later settled in different parts of
the world thousands of kilometers away ______
5 Krakatoa is an active volcano (Pick out one noun from the sentence and state its 1
kind)
6 Describe Volcano in your own words 1

Q.3 Do as directed 10

1 We bought new furniture for our house (Underline the subject and the predicate)

2 Shylock was a moneylender (Pick out the noun and state its kind)

3 A] Write plural form of singular noun

Cherry –
B] Write singular form of plural noun
Sheep –

4 Rewrite the sentence by changing the gender of the Noun

A] The lion chased the cow

5 Underline the object in the sentence

The bank loaned some money

6 Identify the kind of underlined adjective

There is enough water in the pond
 7 Complete the sentence using correct degree of comparison of the words given
in the bracket
Villas are ___________(costly) among houses.
8 Arrange the Adjective in the correct order
I tucked myself under my velvet brown soft quilt.
9 Fill in the blanks with correct preposition from the bracket
The boy carelessly ran ____ the road (through, across)
10 Fill in the blanks using Articles.
______ orange cannot be used in the place of ______ lemon

SECTION B

Q.4 A] Read the following poem carefully and answer the given questions 5
IF you’ve tried and have not won,
Never stop for crying;
All’s that’s great and good is done
Just by patient trying

Though young birds, in Flying, fall,

Still their wings grow stronger;
And next time they can keep
Up a little longer.

1 What must we do when we have not won?

2 State whether the following statement is True or False
A] Everything that is great and good is done
B] Give the antonyms (opposite)
Patient x
3 Pick out two rhyming words in the first stanza
4 Fill in the blanks
A] Never stops_______
B] Still their wings _____
5 What do we learn from this poem?

Q.4 B] Quote from the memory ( Any 1) 3

1] Yet when you go to bed tonight,

The poor man won’t be there.

2] Like restive horses they caper and prance;

She flew like a bird, and no one can find her.

Q.5 Write an essay on( Any 1) 5

1. My Family, My strength
2. The importance of discipline

Q.6 Letter Writing (any1) 5

1. Write a letter to your grandmother, telling her that you will be spending your Diwali
vacation with her
2 Write a letter to your friend apologizing for your rude behaviour

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