Diamond School, Khammam

Formative Assessment IV, Class VI

English Marks =25 marks

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Read the following poem.

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,

And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very,very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.

The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow,

Not at all like proper children which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an Indian rubber ball,
And he sometimes gets so little that there is none of him at all.

One morning very early, before the sun was up in,

I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow like an arrant sleepyhead,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.
Answer the following questions.( 10m)
1)How do proper children grow?
2)” For he sometimes shoots up taller like an Indian rubber ball”, what does the word “he” refers to?
3)What does the second stanza tell about?
4)When did the poet wake up?
5)What did he find?
6)How is the little shadow?
7)What is the funniest thing mentioned in the second stanza?
8)When does the shadow disappear and why?
9)When does the shadow get so little?
10)What does the speaker see when he jumps into his bed?
Vocabulary and grammar
Read the following passage and write as directed (5 m)

The score stood at 53 to(11) four wickets. Another 60 runs had to be made (12) for victory(13), and
only one good batsman remained(14). All the rest were bowlers who could not make many runs(15).
11) Replace the underlined word with a right word.
12) Write the other form of the underlined word.
13) Write the antonym of the underlined word.
14)write the synonym of the underlined word.
15) Write the right form of the underlined Word.
Read the following passage and fill in the blanks (2 ½ m)
This is ____(16) story of the wife of_____(17)naval officer who accompanied him overseas
and____(18) much of her married life___(19) the far East .She dreamed constantly off certain house
back___(20) England
16) A) a B) an C) the D ) some
17) A) a B) an C) the D ) some
18) A)spend B) spends
C) spent D)have spend
19) A) in B) at C)of D)from
20)A)In B)at C)of D)from
Creative writing
21)Write a paragraph on your favourite sport or game (5m)

{ 2 ½ mark for reading and good handwriting}

All the Best.