SPRING DALES PUBLIC SCHOOL M.

M : 30
Name…………….. UT-2 (2023-2024) Time : 1 hr.
Roll No…………… Class- VI Date:
Sub: ENGLISH

General Instruction.

Attempt all questions and read all questions carefully.

SECTION-A (READING)
Q.1. Read the following passage and answer the following questions : (5)

Do you know that around 270 eucalyptus trees or 460 bamboo plants are saved when we produce one ton
of hand-made paper? It is ecofriendly hand-made paper that also checks pollution of water, land and air.
Large quantities of 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 seed of the same name. It grew on the bank of the River-Nile, and was used in Egypt.
The
hand-made paper industry flourished in India during the Mughal period. But it 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 fast growing industry.

a) Why the hand-made paper becoming more & 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) Find word from the passage that mean the same as- prospered.
SECTION-B (WRITING) (5)

Q.2. Write an application to the Principal of your school to allow you to change your section.

OR

Read the following and complete the following hints-

The Sun and wind had a quarrel……………….. who is stronger ? ……………………… they tested their strength on a
passer by ……………… the wind blew the Sun grew hotter ………………….took his coat off ………………..the sun
won………………… .

SECTION-C (GRAMMAR)

Q.3. Complete these sentences with suitable verbs- (1.5)

1. Gautam and Antar ………………….. brothers. (is/are)

2. Neither my friend nor my brother ……………………..read this book. (has/have)
 3. Each students ………………….. to complete their work. (has/have)

Q.4. Do as directed - (3)

1. I have been to Brazil before. (Interrogative)

2. The train stopped at all stations. (Negative)
3. Kailash likes classical music. (Negative)

Q.5. Complete the following sentences using future continuous tense- (1.5)

1. The flight ………………… an emergency landing. (make)

2. Vikas ………….. on a voyage next month. (go)
3. I …………………….. tomorrow. (travel)

Q.6. Word Power:

1. Synonyms ------ Barbarian (0.5)

2. Antonyms ------ ample (0.5)
3. Phrasal Verb ------ build up (0.5)
4. Word often confused ------ ailment, element (1)
5. Idioms ------ Cock and bull story (0.5)
6. One word substitution ------ Government run by a dictator. (1)

SECTION-D(LITERATURE)

Q.7. Word meaning : (2)

a. Hugged b. Demented

Q.8. Make sentences: (2)

1. Survey
2. Veil

Q.9. Answer the following : (3)

1. What kind of life do working children lead?

2. How has the Poet’s life not changed since he was a boy ?
3. What does ‘Not one is respectable and unhappy over the whole earth’ mean ?

Q.10. Read the following stanza and answer the following: (3)

“I woke up the next morning with my head bandaged and surrounded by the three old people.”

1. Who woke up in the next morning?

2. What happened to him?
3. How did he get hurt?