Jainendra Public School

Class VI
Time: 3 Hours Subject: English M.M. 80

Section-A (Reading) (20 marks)

Q.1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions. (10)
The Kamala Circus was in the town last month. I had never been to a circus before. So, I
made up my mine to see it with a friend of mine. On Sunday, we reached the circus just in the
nick of time. It being a holiday, there was a great rush. We could get the tickets with great
difficulty. We got inside the tent where seats were arranged in a half circle around a platform.
The place was brightly lit. No sooner did we sit than the show started.
The first of all, two strange- looking fellows came on the stage, their faces were painted
red and white. Their dress was very funny. Their trousers and shirts were partly red andparty
yellow and blue. They had long conical caps on their heads. They played many funny tricks
which amused the spectators. We laughed so much that our sides began to ache. These two
players were the jokers of the circus. Next, came about five beautiful horses with riders on their
backs. The band began to play a dance tune. The horses danced to the tune of music. Then, the
clowns stood on the backs of the dancing horses. They jumped from one horse to another, did
somersaults in the air and came down lightly on the saddles. The crowds clapped again and
again.
Then came about three girls performing wonderful feats of gymnastics. They were
running on ropes hanging parallel to the ground. A little later an elephant was brought in. He
danced, played upon musical instruments and performed many other wonderful tricks. He sat
down on a small stool and saluted us with his trunk. The most wonderful sight were the tricks of
the tamed lions. The lion tamer went into the lion’s cage and cracked his whip. The lions roared
loudly but the tamer made them perform wonderful tricks. The show was over at 9:15 pm. We
went home having enjoyed the show.

Q.A Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1. The narrator decided to go to circus with his ____________.
a. father b. friend c. brother d. sister
2. The narrator had a great difficulty in getting tickets because_____________________.
a. that day it was a holiday. b. there was a great rush due to a holiday that day.
c. there was a great rush. d. he reached the circus at the nick of time
3. The jokers in the circus _______________________________________.
a. had strange dresses b. had painted faces
c. had conical caps on the heads d. all of these
 4. The elephants __________________________________________________.
a. sat on musical instruments b. played wonderful games
c. saluted the crowd d. did none of these
5. The crowd clapped when the clowns _______________________________.
a. jumped on one another b. jumped from one horse to another
c. came down on the audience d. they danced on their horses
6. The lion roared after _________________________________________ _.
a. the lion tamer entered his cage b. the lion tamer cracked his whip
c. the lion tamer made them perform tricks d. Both (a) and (b) are correct
7. The narrator went to see the circus as ____________________________.
a. he had never been to a circus before b. he wanted to have an excitement
c. he was in the town d. Both (a) and (c) are correct
8. The most wonderful sight were the tricks__________________________.
a. of the tamed horses b. of the tamed lions
c. of the tamed elephants d. of the funny clowns
9. The Circus show was over _____________________.
a. at 9:15 pm b. 9:15 am c. 10.15 am d. none of these
10. The word ‘ache’ in the above passage means the same as:
a. play tricks b. act strangely c. pain d. feel better

Q.2 Read the following passage and answer the following questions: (10)
One day, while climbing the hill where his cave lay, the giant saw a golden colored box.
When he bent down to pick up the box , he heard a small noise from inside saying , “Help me !
Help me! Please take me out of the box!”
The giant opened the box and a small elf jumped out. The elf said to the giant, “Thank
you, dear sir, I am a magic elf. I was locked up in this box as one of my magic spells went wrong.
And no one in the village could hear me shouting for help in this area.”
The elf was pleased with what the giant did for him. To show his gratitude, he said to the
giant that he would grant him one wish. He asked the giant to name what he wanted. “I wish I
could be just like all other people in the village,” said the giant.
Your wish is difficult,” said the elf. “You are very big in size! But I will do my best to
reduce your size.”
The elf chanted a magical spell and closed his eyes. But nothing happened to the giant; he
did not shrink in size. But the giant thanked the elf and went back to the cave.

Q.A Complete the following sentences. (1 x 5 =5)

1. The giant heard a small noise when he ______________________.
 2. When the giant opened the box, a _______________________ and it thanked the giant.
3. The elf said that no one could hear him shouting for help as he was _______________.
4. The elf granted one wish in order to _________________________________________.
5. At last , the giant thanked _________________________________________________.

Q.B Say whether the statements are True or False. (1 x 5 =5)

1. The giant was cruel as he did not help the elf.
2. The elf was locked up in a box by another giant.
3.The elf was happy with giant’s act.
4. The giant longed to become like a human being.
5. The elf successfully reduced the giant’s size like human beings.

SECTION-B (Writing and Grammar) (20 marks)

Q.3 (a) Do as directed: (1 x 6 = 6)
i. My mother is telling a story. (Change into passive voice)
ii. must /the value / children /of punctuality /learn (Rearrange to form sentence)
iii. This dress is beautiful. This dress is expensive. (Join the sentence using correct
conjunction)
iv. You have improved your English. (Change into negative sentence)
v. I did my homework. (Change into past continuous tense)
vi. I will go to the post office tomorrow. (Identify the tense)

Q.3 (b) Choose the correct option. (1 x 4 = 4)

i. Children usually ________ (like/likes) chocolates.
ii.(If/ Though)__________ she works hard, she does not do well.
iii. (Beside/Besides)___________ a scooter , he owns a car.
iv. This news ______ (is/are) fake.

Q.4 (a) Do any one: (5)

Write a short diary entry describing your feelings on winning a prize in a school
competition.
OR
Imagine you are Saraansh. You have lost your ‘TITAN’ wrist watch. Write a notice about 50
words giving details about your wrist-watch saying when and where you lost it.

Q.4 (b) Do any one: (5)

 Read the following outline of a story carefully and then develop it into a readable story
of 100-120 words.
(A cowboy went to the forest with his cattle- shouted “wolf! Wolf!” just for fun- people
came to his help-found no wolf- another day- the boy shouted “Wolf! Wolf!”– people
came again and found no wolf- they scolded the cowboy- one morning, a wolf really
attacked the cowboy shouted, “Help! Help!” – nobody came- the boy ran fast- reached
home- realized his mistake)
OR
Write a descriptive paragraph in 100-120 words to describe your best friend. Include
the following points in your description.
1.Name, age and looks 2. Qualities of character/personality 3. Habits and daily
routine
4. Reputation and popularity as a person 5. Achievements

SECTION-C (Literature) (40 marks)

Q5 Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow: (2x5=10)

a) The crow and the myna, still determined to take part in the proceedings, dived at the
cobra; but this time they missed each other as well as their mark. The myna flew on and
reached its perch , but the crow tried to pull up in mid- air and turn back. In the second
that it took the bird to do this the cobra whipped his head back and struck with great
force, his snout thudding against the crow’s body.
i. What proceedings are going on? (1)
ii. What are the myna and the crow doing? (1)
iii. Why is the cobra angry? (1)
iv. What happened to the crow? (1)
v. Name the chapter from which the extract has been taken? (1)

b) What if I get beat up?

What if there’s poison in my cup?
What if I start to cry?
What if I get sick and die?
What if I flunk that test?
What if green hair grows on my chest?
i. Who is ‘I’ here? (1)
ii. Explain ‘flunk that test’. (1)
 iii. Why was she scared of crying? (1)
iv. Name the poem and the poet. (2)

Q.6 (a) Answer the following questions . (Do any 4) (4x3=12)

1. What was the villager’s reaction when Jumman’s aunt explained her case to them?
2. What did the cobra and the mongoose do to show their readiness for the fight?
3. Why was the shop called lucky shop?
4. What kind of a place is a desert? How do certain animals survive in the scorching heat in
the desert?
5. ‘Algu find him in a tight spot’ What was the problem?

Q.6 (b) Answer the following questions in short: (Do any 3) (3x2=6)
1. What happens to our body when we sleep?
2. What was Vijay Singh’s weakness? Which awkward situation did it put push him into?
3. Why do you think Prem wants to tell the story of the reptiles to the people of his village?
4. What did Saeeda tell the sunrays to do?

Q.6 (c) Answer the following questions in detail: (Do any one) (1x6=6)
Write the summary of Poem ‘Vocation’.
OR
Why was Algu upset over Jumman’s nomination as Head Panch? What was Jumman’s
verdict as head panch? How did Algu take it?

Q.6 (d) Answer the following question in detail: (Do any one) (1x6=6)
Define a dream in your own words? Why are dreams important?
OR
Why did Makara dislike tortoises, snakes and lizards? Write a sentence about each.
What went wrong when the tortoise , snakes and lizards left the forest?