MAPLE LEAF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
FINAL EXAMINATION 2020-2021
English Language
CLASS: VI
Total Marks -60
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Section A: Comprehension
Read the passage below and answer the following questions No: 1 (a to l) 20 Marks
Is Pluto a planet?
Once there was a planet that is no longer considered a planet like Earth, Mars, and the other 6
planets of the solar system. Pluto was once classified as a planet, but in 2006 the International
Astronomical Union (IAU) demoted Pluto as a 'dwarf planet'. It is still thought of as a planet, but
not in the same way as the other eight planets of the solar system. There are several differences,
which makes Pluto no longer one of the solar system's planets. Pluto is located about 3.5 billion
miles on average from the Sun.
According to the IAU, Pluto is no longer a regular planet because it has not cleared its
neighborhood around its orbit and it is not considered a satellite. Pluto, though, still has a special
place in the solar system for a variety of reasons. It holds keys to possible life, its atmosphere has
been thoroughly studied, the climate differences caused by its distance from the Sun has been
studied, and several other reasons make Pluto a unique planet to learn about. For many years
Pluto was the most distant large object astronomers knew anything about, which in itself was
significant and important to many astronomers.
Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 and it takes 248 years to orbit the
Sun. At times, because of the elliptical orbit of Pluto and the other planets, it is closer to the Sun
than Neptune. During those years between 1979 and 1999, scientists were able to learn much
more about Pluto and its very large moon, Charon, as well as its four other moons. Pluto's
temperature is about 375 degrees below zero.
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Pluto's name came from the Roman god of the underworld. It was suggested by an 11-year-old
girl and it also honors Percival Lowell, whose initials are the first two letters of Pluto. Lowell
was an astronomer who first caught a glimpse of Pluto's existence in 1905, and predicted the
planet's existence but died before he ever found it.
Scientists still want to learn much more about Pluto and other far away areas of the solar system,
so a robotic space flight mission was launched in 2007. NASA sent an unmanned mission called
New Horizons taking eight years to arrive on the dwarf planet. It has allowed the study of Pluto
and other areas in the region.
In summary, Pluto is no longer the ninth planet of the solar system, but it is still a planet called
the dwarf planet. It was first noticed in 1905 but was not discovered as a planet until 1930. The
planet has significant value to scientists and astronomers because everything learned about the
distant planet will also help answer questions about how the planet Earth works.
1. Now, answer the following questions:
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a. When did IAU demote Pluto as a 'dwarf planet'? 1 mark
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b. How far is Pluto from the Sun? 1 mark
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c. Why is Pluto no longer a regular planet? ( Write down two reasons)
2 marks
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d. Why does Pluto have a special place in the solar system? (Write down three
reasons)
3 marks
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e. Who had discovered Pluto and when? 2 marks
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f. How long does Pluto take to orbit the sun? 1 mark
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g. Why, at times, Pluto gets closer to the Sun than Neptune? 1 mark
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h. During the years between 1979 and 1999, what did scientists learn about?
2 marks
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i. Who was Pluto named after? 1 mark
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j. Name the girl whose initials are the first two letters of 'Pluto'? And when did she
catch the first glimpse of Pluto?
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k. To learn much more about Pluto and other solar system, what had been launched
and when? 2 marks
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l. What did NASA sent on the dwarf planet 'Pluto' and how long did it take to arrive
there?
2 marks
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Section B: Grammar and Vocabulary
20 marks
2. Identify the relative pronouns and mention the antecedents: (0.5 x 6 = 3 marks)
Do not [Link] Curie is the woman who discovered radium.
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b. We drove past my old school, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
c. The cyclist who won the race trained hard.
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d. This is the house that my father built.
e. She apologized to the boy whose glasses got broken.
f. Jones is the man whom I went fishing with last spring.
3. Join together the following pairs of sentences, by means of relative pronouns in the right place
after the right antecedent:
(0.5 x 4 = 2 marks)
a. The boy solved the puzzle. He was praised by the teacher.
b. Bring me the file. The file is on the table.
c. I saw a soldier. He had lost an arm.
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d. He is a cheerful boy. Everybody loves him.
4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate pronouns: (0.5 x 4 = 2 marks)
a. ______ was such an interesting experience.
b. ______ gave you this book?
c. We did not see_______________ movie today.
d. I have a friend____________ cat is annoying.
5. Rewrite the following, punctuating and capitalizing where necessary: (0.25 x 16 = 4 marks)
a. Several countries participated in the airlift italy belgium france and luxembourg.
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b. The girls father sat in a corner.
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c. mary is trying hard in school this semester. her father said.
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d) After the bank robber went out the door the teller could only scream one word,
Help
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e) Theyre coming soon at my place soon.
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6. Write the synonyms in meaning of the words below: 0.5 x 4 = 2 marks
a. Chance c. Gain
b. Residence d. Remedy
7. Write down the opposites in meaning of the words below: 0.5 x 4 = 2 marks
a. Meanness c. Diminish
b. Soothe d. Lazily
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8. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct words from the brackets: 0.5 x 5 = 2.5 marks
a. She was___________________ (beside/besides) herself with anger.
b. If you need glasses you should consult an __________________ (optimist/optometrist).
c. Nino was able to_____________( prophet/profit) from his surfing experience.
d. The _______________( moral/morale) of the troops is excellent.
e. At that time, Nino was the _________________ (principal/principle) offender in the surf.
9. Use the suffixes al, let, able, ette to change the word forms: 0.5 x 5 = 2.5 marks
a) A small statue d) Avoid
b) A minute drop e) Occasion
c) Origin
Section C (Creative Writing) 20 marks
10. Choose any one of the following and write an essay: (150 words)
A. The Ideal Zoo
B. ‘If I Were The Prime Minister’
C. Write a story entitled ‘Haunted!’
Chosen question: Question 10 (a) Question 10 (b) Question 10 (c)
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