MURALIDHAR KRIPA VIDHYA MANDIR MAKSI

Term -01 Examination Question Paper

Class -6th

Total Time:- 3hr Subject:- English Max Marks: 80

Section -A

(Reading) -15 Marks

Q.01 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below: (5×01=05)
Once there was a miser who sold all his possessions and, with the money, bought a great lump of gold, dug a deep hole
at the edge of the garden, and there he buried his gold. Once a day, thereafter, the miser went to the garden, dug up his
gold, and embraced it lovingly. One of the miser's workmen wondered why his master spent so much time in the
garden. One day, he hid behind a tree and soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure. That night, when the miser
was fast asleep, the workman crept into the garden and stole the lump of gold. When the miser found that his gold was
gone, he tore his hair and cried aloud in his despair. A neighbor came running to see what the matter was, and the
grief-stricken miser told him what had happened. Then the neighbor said, "Pray to stop your weeping. Go and find a
stone. Place the stone in the hole and imagine that it is your lump of gold. The stone will serve your purpose, for you
never meant to use the gold anyway." "To a miser, what he has is of no more use than what he has not."
Questions:
(i) What kind of articles are published in newspapers?
a) Educational and health related b) Political, social, sports and games related
c) Economic monetary, business, commerce related d) All the above

(ii) What are the benefits of reading an editorial page?

a) One can become a businessman b) One can become a poet
c) One can get mastery in current affairs d) One can pass the elite exam

(iii) Newspapers publish advertisements attract

a) Attention of foreigners b) Attention of tourists
c) Attention of customers d) Attention of air hostess

(iv) How do newspapers help the students?

a) He can get knowledge of current affairs b) He can shine in competitive examinations
c) He can enhance his vocabulary d) All the above

(v) Who is a journalist?

a) Daily news reader b) Press reporter
c) Book reviewer d) Script editor

Q.02 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
Trees give shade for the benefit of others, while they themselves stand in the sun and endure the scorching heat, they produce the fruit by
which others profit. The character of good man is like that of trees. What is the use of this perishable body if it is not used for the benefit of
mankind? Sandal wood - the more it is rubbed, the more scent does it yield. Sugarcane - the more it is peeled and cut into pieces, the more juice
does it produce. Gold - the more it is burnt, the more brightly does it shine. The men who are noble at heart do not lose their qualities even by
losing their lives. What matters whether men praise them or not? What difference does it make whether riches abide with them or not? What
does it signify whether they die at this moment or whether their lives are prolonged? Happen what may, those who tread in the right path will
not set foot in any other. Life itself is unprofitable to a man who does not live for others. To live for the mere sake of living one's life is to live life
of dogs or crows; those who lay down their down their lives for the sake of humanity will assuredly live for ever in the world of bliss.
Questions:
(i) What is that which shines brightly after it burned? (01)
(a) candle
(b) sandalwood
(c) gold
(d) copper
(ii) Which man has unprofitable life? (01)
(a) Who live for others
(b) Who does not live for others
(c) Altruistic man
(d) None of these
(iii) The character of __________ man is like that of trees. (01)
(a) good
 (b) greedy
(c) miser
(d) bad
(iv) The men who are noble at heart do not lose their ___________ even by losing their lives. (01)
(a) qualities
(b) anger
(c) honesty
(d) None of these
(v) What do the trees do for us? (02)
(vi) What is the quality of sandle wood? (02)
(vii) Why is a good man compared with gold? (02)

Section -B

(Writing) - 15 Marks
Q.03 Write an application to the principal requesting him for the fee concession as your family has suffered some financial loss and you are a
good student.
(Or) (08)

Write a letter to your father telling him about your success in the sixth grade.

Q.04 Write a short paragraph on any one of the following topics: (07)
(i) The Importance of trees
(ii) My hobby
(iii) Importance of festivals
(iv) Importance of Games & Sports
Section -C
(Grammar) -25 Marks
Q.05 Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs given in brackets using present perfect tense: (5×01=5)
(i) Rama __________ not __________ her work. (do)
(ii) ____________ you _________ to the mall? (go)
(iii) The principal __________ me a prize. (give)
(iv) All the girls ___________ their fees. (pay)
(v) They ___________ all text books. (read)

Q.06 Choose the correct option: (05×01=05)

(i) Identify the type of given sentence:
Don't make a noise.
(a) Optative Sentence. (b) Assertive Sentence. (c) Imperative Sentence. (d) Exclamatory Sentence
(ii) Where are the eggs _________ I brought yesterday?
(a) which (b) whose (c) whom (d) why
(iii) A word who qualifies a noun or pronoun is called:
(a) Adjective. (b) Adverb. (c) Verb. (d) None of these
(iv) Identify the gender of underlined words in given sentence:
The artists performed well.
(a) Masculine. (b) Feminine. (c) Common. (d) Neuter
(b) .
(v) Identify the underlined words in given sentence:
Public transport in Delhi is provided by an elaborate bus system.
(a) Predicate. (b) Main Verb. (c) Subject. (d) Object

Q.07 Do as directed (any five) (5×01=05)

(i) speak I truth always thr. (Rearrange the jumbled words and make meaningful sentence)
(ii) I am singing a song. (Change the voice)
(iii) She will help us. (rewrite using question tag)
(iv) my mother likes to read stories written by rabindranath tagore. (rewrite using punctuation )
(v) I wrote this poem myself. (Change into negative sentence)
(vi) He buys a new car. ( rewrite using past indefinite tense)

Q.08 Fill the blanks in the paragraph given below by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones that
follow. (05)
The caves of Ajanta and Ellora (i) ……………… the magnificent works of sculpture. Whoever (ii) …………… there
(iii)………………. spell bound. Thousands (iv) ……………….. tourists visit these places every year. One can stay
(v) ………………. the guest houses.

(i) (a) is (b) are (c) was (d) were

 (ii) (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) went
(iii) (a) becomes (b) became (c) becoming (d) has become
(iv) (a) for (b) of (c) from (d) at
(v) (a) on (b) over (c) upon (d) in

Q.09 Punctuate the following paragraph: (05)

where did you fall asked the doctor i fell in the play ground where i was playing you are a bit careless i guess this is the
third time you are coming to me in a month with injuries yes doctor yes everyone says that including myself i will try to
be careful now thanks

Section -D
(LITRATURE) -25 Marks
Q.10 Choose the correct option:- (04)
(i) Who is the author of 'The Railway Children'?
(a) Edith Nesbit (b) Ruskin Bond. (c) Sarojini Naidu. (d) Charles Dickens

(ii) When did Salim Ali's last wish complete ?

(a) 1990 (b) 1976 (c) 1967 (d) None of these

(iii) What is the meaning of "astonishment" ?

(a) Very unusual. (b) Very pleased. (c) Great surprise. (d) None of these

(iv) What did Patrick hate ?

(a) Playing games (b) Doing his homework (c) Watching T.V. (d) Going to school
Q.11 Read the following extract (prose) carefully and answer the questions given below it. (3×01=03)
When the business collapsed, Salim Ali came back and got a job as a guide-lecturer at Mumbai's Prince of Wales Museum
in 1927. After two years, he decided to study Ornithology at the Berlin University Zoological Museum. When Salim Ali
returned to Mumbai a year later, his guide-lecturer's post had been abolished. There was no chance of working for the
government because he did not have a college degree.
Questions :
(i) Why didn't Salim Ali get government job?
(ii) Which job Salim Ali did in "Prince of Wales Museum'?
(iii) Which buisness is being referred here?

Q.12 Read the following extract (Poem) carefully and answer the questions given below it. (3×01=03)
The first man down the ladder,
Neil, Spoke words that we remember now---
"One small step..." It made us feel
As if we were there too, somehow.
Questions:
(i) Who landed firstly on the moon?
(ii) Which words was said by Neil?
(iii) Write the name of port:

Q.13 Answer the following questions (any four) (02×04=08)

(i) What would Sumit do on returning from school?
(ii) Why did Patrick feel himself to be an ignoramus?
(iii) What did Miss Rose do that made Oliver smile in his sleep?
(iv) What quick decision did Peter make?
(v) What stopped infront of the house?
(vi) What did the tiny man promise?

Q.14 Answer the following questions (any two) (02×02=04)

(i) What is the meaning of 'the storm still brave'?
(ii) Why was the lion exhausted?
(iii) Who were the two pilgrims?

Q.15 What qualities did the children possess which helped them to prevent a serious train accident?
(Or) (03)
Why will the people who were on Earth never forget what they saw?