CBSE

Class 6 ENGLISH (SA–1) (SP) SET – A

Session 2016 - 17

Instructions:

This question paper has 19 questions .

The question paper is divided into three sections.
Section A : Reading 20 marks
Section B : Writing and Grammar 45 marks
Section C : Literature and Supplementary Reader 25 marks
Write answers neatly and legibly.

Section-A: (Reading) (20)

1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. (8)

- Lychee is an attractive and rare tropical fruit tree that bears a luscious red fruit. The lychee
originated over 2000 years ago in low elevations of Southern China. The lychee tree is native
to Southern China and South Eastern Asia. It was widely cultivated for its prized fruit even
before 1766 BC. (Para 1)

- The Chinese consider the lychee, which is a red, heart-shaped fruit, a symbol of romance
and love. China, India, South East Asia and South Africa are among the major producer
countries of lychee. The most popular varieties grown in South Florida are the Brewster, the
Hakip and the Mauritius. (Para 2)

- The fruit consists of a single dark brown seed, covered by a sweet – acid tasting, white,
juicy, translucent pulp, which is rich in vitamin C. It may be eaten fresh, frozen, canned in
syrup, or dried to produce ‘litchi nuts’. The trees make beautiful landscape specimens with
their dark green leaves and bright red fruit. (Para 3)

- Lychees need full sun, but young trees must be protected from heat, frost and high winds.
Air layering is the most common method of propagating lychees because grafting is difficult
and seedlings are not reliable producers of quality fruit. (Para 4)

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- Mites, scale and aphids occasionally infest lychees. Birds are also attracted to lychees, eating
both the immature and the ripe fruit. It may be necessary to cover the plants with protective
netting. The fruit must be allowed to ripen fully on the tree. Overly mature fruit darken in
colour and lose their lustre. (Para 5)

1.1 Answer the following questions:

a. How is lychee eaten? (1)

b. Why is it necessary to cover the lychee plants? (1)

Ans. a) It is eaten fresh, frozen, canned in syrup or dried as litchi nuts.

b) Because birds are attracted to it eating both the immature and ripe fruit.

1.2 Complete the following sentences:

a. The lychee originated _________. (1)

b. The lychee was widely cultivated even before 1766 BC because ________. (1)

c. The Chinese consider the lychee as a symbol of romance and love as ________ . (1)

d. The word from the passage (Para 4) which means ‘trustworthy’ is ________. (1)

Ans. a) Over 2000 years ago in low elevations of Southern China.

b) For its prized fruit.

c) It is red and heart shaped.

d) Reliable

1.3 Choose the correct option:

a. Popular means _________. (1)

i. not liked
ii. liked by large number of people
iii. not famous
iv. feeling proud

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b. Lychee is rich in ________ . (1)

i. Vitamin A
ii. Vitamin C
iii. Vitamin D
iv. Vitamin B

Ans. a) Liked by large number of people,

b) Vitamin C

2. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. (7)

- As all our pets soon acquired names of their own, my goat was named Tinker Bell, after the
fairy in the story of Peter Pan. There was something of the fairy about Tinker. Her feet
seemed to have springs as she skipped daintily. (Para 1)

- I tied a little bell round her neck and always knew it by its tinkling where to find her. At
night, she slept curled up at the foot of my bed and woke me up in the morning by licking my
feet. She loved an early morning walk and was in many ways a better companion than a dog
as she did not wander off on her own or get into quarrels with cats, stray dogs or porcupines.
(Para 2)

- The only things she chased were butterflies and she would jump into ditches and slither
down hilly slopes in her eagerness to follow them. Goats grow fast unlike Peter Pan and the
fairies. Tinker Bell’s appetite began to increase too. She was very fond of flowers. The leaves
of the sweet-pea, the nasturtium and the geranium were her favourites. (Para 3)

2.1 Complete the sentences:

a. The goat was named Tinker Bell after__________. (1)

b. The narrator had tied a little bell round her neck so that ____________. (1)

c. At night, the goat would sleep___________ . (1)

d. In the morning, she woke up the narrator by________. (1)

e. The word in the passage (Para 2) which means the same as ‘Friend' is ______ . (1)

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Ans. a) The fairy story of Peter Pan.

b) He knew by its tinkling where to find her.

c) Curled up at the foot of the narrator’s bed.

d) Licking his feet.

e) Companion

2.2 Choose the correct option:

a. Tinker Bell chased _______________ . (1)

i. cows
ii. pigs
iii. butterflies
iv. birds

b. The narrator tied _________ around her neck. (1)

i. bell
ii. scarf
iii. rope
iv. Band

Ans. a) Butterflies
b) Bell

3. Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow: (5)

GODS ON EARTH

Don’t go to temple, don’t go to church

Serve thy parents, living gods on earth.
None is thy so near and dear,
You grow and flourish, all trouble they bear.

You may rule over the sky, anyone you may defy,
But a sob of their heart, will leave you not worth a pie.

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Serve them happily and seek their blessings
If you fail to do that, you will get from him strong dressing.

It is his command, not merely an advice

Life without his true service is a curse, a vice.

3.1 Answer the following questions:

a. Who are the ‘living gods’ on earth? (1)

b. What does the poet advise you?(1)

c. What do your parents do while you grow? (1)

Ans. a) Parents
b) Serve the parents and seek their blessings
c) hey bear all our trouble

3.2 Choose the correct option:

a. What will happen if you do not serve your parents happily? (1)

i. Parents will scold.

ii. Teachers will scold.
iii. Friends will scold.
iv. God will scold.

b. The word from the poem that means the same as ‘to be successful’ is_____. (1)

i. flourish
ii. bless
iii. curs
iv. Vice

Ans. a) iv-God will scold

b) i-Flourish

Section: B

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 (Grammar and Writing Skills) (45 Marks)

4. You are Ashok Manchanda, of Bishop Public School. You have lost your pencil-box in
the school playground. Draft a notice in about 50 words for the school notice board
giving all the necessary details. Write the notice in a box. (5)

Ans. NAME OF INSTITUTION

DATE NOTICE
HEADING
CONTENT
NAME
DESIGNATION

5. Your parents have warned you repeatedly not to spend too much time watching TV.
You feel deprived of entertainment. Write a page in you diary expressing your feelings
about TV and your parents in about 80-100 words. (5)

Ans. DAY/DATE TIME

Dear Diary
CONTENT
NAME

6. Write a description of a public park in your locality based on the points given below:
(7)

Public park one of the main attractions

Well kept lawns beds of flowers in lawns
Facilities for amusement
Peaceful atmosphere

Ans. HEADING
VALUE POINTS-

Public park one of the main attractions

Well kept lawns beds of flowers in lawns
Facilities for amusement
Peaceful atmosphere

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7. You are Kunal/Rashmi living at House No 23, Model Town, Delhi 110009. A friend of
yours, who is a Japanese is interested in knowing about some important festivals in
India. Write a letter to him or her describing some important Indian festivals in about
100-120 words.( 8)

Ans. ADDRESSOF THE SENDER

DATESALUTATION
CONTENT (PARAGRAPHS)
SUBSCRIPTION
NAME

8. Fill in the blanks with appropriate pronouns: (3)

a. This book is ------------- .

b. She is looking at ------------- in the mirror.

c. They organized the party all by -------------.

d. Where is Ramesh? Everybody is looking for -----------.

e. The floor is dirty. The maid is cleaning ----------.

f. Babies are too young to look after ------------.

Ans. a) Mine
b) Herself
c) Themselves
d) Him
e) It
f) Themselves

9. Choose the appropriate modals given in the brackets: (2)

a. Ram ------------ swim in the river when he was 10. (can, could)

b. They ----------- vote for the right candidate. (may, must)

c. I am sure he --------------- pass. (will, must)

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d. -------------- you succeed in your aim! (may, must)

Ans. a) Could

b) Must

c) Will

d) May

10. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles: (3)

a. Gold is --------- most precious metal.

b. My sister is --------- lecturer.

c. This bike gives 40 kilometres ----- litre.

d. I will return within ------ hour.

e. I bought -------- bicycle from him.

f. Poverty is ------ great curse.

Ans. a) The

b) A

c) A

d) An

e) A

f) A

11. Pick out the verbs in these sentences and write whether they are transitive or
intransitive: (3)

a. Lata reads the newspaper.

b. He came yesterday.

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c. The principal delivered a speech.

d. He distributed the sweets.

e. She remained silent.

f. He has broken the window.

Ans. a) Reads-Transitive

b) Came-Intransitive

c) Delivered-Transitive

d) Distributed-Transitive

e) Remained-Intransitive

f) Broken-Transitive

12. Fill in the blanks with the suitable forms of verbs given in the brackets: (3)

a. She ------- here yesterday. (come)

b. How did you ------------- here? (reach)

c. Paint ---------------- lead. (contain)

d. The moon ----------- light from the sun. (get)

e. We ----------- him the other day. (see)

f. I ------------- this pen. (find)

Ans. a) Came

b) Reach

c) Contains

d) Gets

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e) Saw

f) Found

13. Change these sentences from active to passive voice: (3)

a. We must pay the tax.

b. He can solve the sums.

c. I am reading a poem.

Ans. a) The tax must be paid by us.

b) The sums can be solved by him.

c) A poem is being read by me.

14. Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs choosing from the brackets: (3)

a. Your books ------- spoiled. (is, are)

b. What I think or do ----------- not easy to follow. (is, are)

c. I don’t ----------- what to do. (know, knows)

d. He -------- got an umbrella. (have, has)

e. The students ------- arrived. (has, have)

f. Mumps -------- a serious disease. (is, are)

Ans. a) Are

b) Is

c) Know

d) Has

e) have

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f) is

Section - C
(Literature And Supplementary Reader) (25)

15. Answer with reference to context:( 4)

The cornfield stretched a tender green

To right and left beside my walks;

I knew he had a nest unseen

Somewhere among the million stalks

a. Name the poem and the poet.

b. Where is the poet?

c. Who does ‘he’ refer to?

d. Give the rhyming words used.

Ans. a) A cornfield, Christina Rossetti.

b) In a corn field

c) Skylark

d) Green-unseen, walks-stalks

16. Answer any four questions in 20-30 words: (8)

a. What made the robber think that there was a monster in his house?

b. Why did the creatures of the wood form a committee?

c. Why did everyone say that they could see the emperor’s clothes?

d. What did Jeannie’s grandfather get from the wreck of ‘Goshawk’? Describe it.

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e. What did the animals think about their owners?

Ans. a) The robber thought that there was a monster in the house as he did not know that all
the animals were under the table cloth.

b) To persuade the cat to get a job.

c) Because they did not want to appear foolish in front of the emperor.

d) He had accidently stepped on a piece of amber. It was a clear shinning lump and the
creatures had been embedded in it.

e) The animals thought that their owners were bad and cruel and did not treat them well.

17. Make meaningful sentences using the words given below: (2)

a. Fluttered
b. Grumbled

Ans. (a) The silver eyes were fiery, and apprehension fluttered through her.
(b) He grumbled something unintelligible and hung up.

18. Answer the following questions in 20-30 words: (6)

a. How was the family feeling in the beginning of the poem ‘Daddy Fell into the Pond’?

b. What was so strange about emperor’s clothes?

c. Describe briefly how the animals reformed the robber.

Ans. a. The family was bored and sad as they had nothing to do and nothing to say. Daddy
fell into the pond. The gardener laughed silently as he did not want daddy to see him.

b. The emperor’s cloth were special as it would be visible only to those who deserve to get
the job.

c. The animals reformed the robber by forgiving him and helping him to change his ways.
They made him promise not to rob again and to treat animals with respect.

19. Answer the following questions: (5)

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a. What was the Caucus Race? What was it meant for? (20-30 words) (2)

b. What did the caterpillar offer Alice? What was special about it? (20-30 words) (2)

c. Where was Alice and her sister sitting and what were they doing? (1)

Ans. a. There ought to have been a red rose tree instead of white one. They would all have
their heads cut off.

b. She saw a white rabbit in waist coat with a pocket watch. She ran after him into a rabbit
hole.

c. Alice was sitting in the garden and they were reading book.

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