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Revision Worksheet 2nd Examination-March 2024
Duration: 1 Hour & 15 Mins. Grade: VI
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
Max. Marks: 45+5=50 Date: 19.3.2024

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SECTION – A Reading Comprehension – 15 Marks

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. Marks:

The year was 1999. The night was December 31st, New Year's Eve. The world watched and waited. It was
a night of celebration. But it was also a night of fear. People had grown to depend on computers.
Computers powered our banks. They ran our companies. Would they all break at midnight? Some thought
that they might. But why?
The Year 2000 problem, or Y2K, had to do with computer storage. Computers store data and files in
memory. Computer memory is cheap these days. Some companies will give you cloud storage for free. But
in the early days of computing, memory was very expensive. One kilobyte (about 1,000 characters of
storage) might cost as much as $100 USD.
People had to think of ways to use less storage. One way they did this was by storing only the last two
digits of the year. Instead of saving the date as 07/02/1979, they would save it as 07/02/79.
This seemed like a good idea at first. But as the years passed, the turn of the century neared. Would our
computers know that it was the year 2000 instead of the year 1900? How could they? What would happen
if they got the dates wrong? Would the computers break? The Y2K problem worried many people. Some
feared that banking systems wouldn't work. Payments might fail. Cash registers might break.
Another fear was that transportation systems would break. Taxi meters could stop working. Airline
computers could fail. Traffic lights could shut down. The Y2K problem was very worrisome. But people
didn't just wait for their systems to fail. They worked hard to prevent the bugs. Governments passed laws.
Businesses upgraded their systems. People rewrote software. Some think over $300 billion dollars were
spent fixing the Y2K problem. But were people really prepared when it happened?
As clocks turned and calendars flipped to the year 2000, there were very few problems. Air planes did not
fall from the sky. Power grids did not shut down. Bank accounts did not get wiped out. We had avoided the
worst.A few bugs and errors happened around the world. Some bus ticket machines in Australia stopped
working. Some slot machines in Delaware broke. Certain cell phones in Japan deleted new text messages.
But most computers kept working just fine. Will things work out the same way for the Year 2038 problem
(Y2K38)? Only time will tell.
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Select the correct option: (1x5=5 marks)

1. Which best describes the Y2K problem?

a) Magnetic waves might erase all computer memory.

b) Computers would cost too much for most families.
c) A computer virus would spread and break all systems.
d) Computers might get the date wrong and malfunction.

2. Which statement is an OPINION?

a. Computers store data and files in memory. b. The Y2K problem was very worrisome.

c. Computers powered our banks. d. Businesses upgraded their systems.

3. Which best expresses the AUTHOR’S PURPOSE in the SIXTH paragraph?

a) He is describing fears related to transportation and the Y2K bug.
b) He is informing readers of how computers help people.
c) He is explaining how a terrorist attack affected America on 9/11.
d) He is persuading readers to back up their computer storage.

4. Which best explains why programmers shortened dates in computer storage?

a) They were in a big hurry.

b) They were trying to save money.
c) They were being lazy.
d) They were creating more work for themselves.

5. Which is NOT a way that people addressed the Y2K problem according to the text?

a) Programmers rewrote software.

b) Companies upgraded their computer systems.
c) Individuals threw away outdated computers.
d) Governments created legislation.

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

6. What lesson can readers learn from this text? Describe in your own words. (1x2=2marks)
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 7. Put the events in a right order. (4marks)

a. People started storing the last two digits of the year.

b. People had grown to depend on computers.
c. A few bugs and errors happened around the world.
d. Memory might use to be cost as much as $100 USD.

8. In your own words, explain the Y2K problem. Then describe how people responded to the Y2K
problem. Do you think that their response was successful? Why or why not?

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9. Are we too dependent on technology as a society? Quote text to support your position. Explain the text
you quoted and how it relates to your argument. (2 marks)

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Section: B – (15 Marks)

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
1. Complete the sentence using the correct verb forms of Present Simple or Present Continuous.
(1+2=2 marks)
i. He’s ……………. in the rain. He …………………… if he falls down.
a. play/cares b. playing/doesn’t care c. plays, doesn’t care.
ii. Plants…………….. us oxygen but nowadays we ………………… …………… of them.
a. give/ are not taking care b. gives/do not care c. will give/take care.
2. Write two sentences using: 1. Present Continuous tense and 2. Present Simple Tense.
(2 +2=4 marks)
You may use the following verbs for your sentences: get, complete, fly
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3. Change the sentences from direct to indirect speech/reported speech. (2 marks)

i. The principal said, “Prepare yourself for the annual sports day.’
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4. Choose the correct words to form a Compound Noun to answer the question. (1 mark)
The process through which heat is trapped near Earth's surface by substances known
as ‘_____________’ gases effect.

Sun green planet rise house

5. Complete the sentences using the words given below as Comparative Adverbs. (1+1=2 marks)
serious , quick

i. Nowadays, kids take their teacher’s advice _________________ than their parents’.

ii. Do work _______________ unlike yesterday when we got too much late.

6. Choose the correct sentence with Adjectives followed by infinitives. (1 mark)

a) She was afraid to ask for help.
b) She was afraid to ask for helping.
c) She was afraid asking for help.
d) She was afraid ask for help.
7. Rewrite the given sentence with the correct punctuation marks. (1 mark)
i have painted the house I still need to sand the floors
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 8. Circle the correct figure of speech used in this sentence. (1 mark)
i. Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”

a. hyperbole b. anaphora c. alliteration

ii. Harry hurried home to watch football on TV.

a. hyperbole b. anaphora c. alliteration
9. Choose the sentence with correct spelling to complete the sentence. (1 mark)
A new librarian will come in to check the _____________of the shelves before we pick this location.
a. Adequacy
b. Adequcey
c. Adequacey

10. Section C – Writing (15marks)

Answer any ONE of the following.

1. Write a short account of your grandfather/mother or any other family member using the
information given in the table below. Write in two to three paragraphs. You will describe the
following using 125-200 words.
Use some figures of speech, adjectives, and compound adjectives to describe the celebrity.

1 Name
2 Nationality
3 Date of Birth
4 Profession
5 Experience
6 Achievements
7 Personal traits
(Qualities)
8 Quotation (what he
says to inspire others)
Any date - real or imaginary
Write the name of the place/club he works/plays for
since 2003 till now
 International
 country, history of his career, trophies
 recognized by the Guinness World Records
 charity, hardworking, love for children/art/ poetry/any
other.

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 2. Write a webpage article to describe a task you recently had . Write in 180-250 words.
(Remember to include a title, use some adverbs, adjectives and compound adjectives, and some
figures of speech etc.)
 What was the task you had done.
 Why it was so difficult.
 Describe how you solved the problem.
 The advantages and disadvantages of doing difficult tasks.
 Compare your experience with any other one in your life.

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