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JOHN’S SCHOOL
GREATER NOIDA WEST
PRACTICE PAPER (2018-19)
CLASS – VI
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
TIME: 2½Hrs Max. Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. All the questions are compulsory.

2. Write neatly and legibly.

SECTION A: READING (15 Marks)

A.1 Read the passage carefully and answers the following: (8 Marks)

Most of us nowadays carry the world in our pocket! It is amazing but true. A mobile phone can
make us connected to the rest of the world within a second. Today, mothers do not have to remain in
tension if their sons or daughters are late. Businessmen do not have to queue up before a telephone booth
to make an important call. Apart from making calls and sending SMS, the mobile phone is used as a
multipurpose gadget. It is a calculator, timepiece, calendar, voice recorder, media player, camera,
gaming device, net browser and what not. Though the mobile phone is a giant step of technological
advancement, its abuses cannot at all be overlooked. Talking or texting while driving may lead to
accidents. Students misuse this tool in various ways and give way to social pollution. The invention of
mobiles phones is a great achievement and plays an important part in our daily life. Its many aspects are
beneficial but some are negative effects as well.
Its development brought convenience and advantages to the world. Communication between
people has become quite easy and very fast. We can keep in contact with others from any place on the
bus, in a street or in a meeting by sending a message for less than the price of a call. The Internet can be
accessed through it and it is also used to click photos and shoot videos.
At the same time, parents can control their children and it is essential during emergencies.
Business deals can be done on a single call through cell phone outside the office, in a park or in any
shopping centre. This invention gets the world closer to a single point. The Internet is also available on
the cell phone.
The radiations of mobile may be dangerous to health and may cause a headache, earache and blurring
vision.. Its use in certain places causes disturbance sometimes, such as in a classroom etc. Mobile phones
with camera in a classroom etc. are causing —privacy problems such as using it as a hidden camera to
take pictures and making videos.

1. Why do parents remain calm if their children are late?

2. Give any two benefits of mobile phone?
3. Give any two abuses of mobile phone?
4. Give a suitable topic to the passage.
5. Find words from the passage which mean the same as:
a) having many uses (Paragraph I )
a. That cannot be seen (Paragraph 4)

A.2 Read the poem carefully and answer the following: (7 Marks)
“Come, little leaves,” said the wind one day, “Come over the meadows with me and play. Put on your
dresses of red and gold; For summer is gone, and the days grow cold.”
Soon as the leaves heard the wind‟s loud call, down they came fluttering, one and all. O‟er the brown
field then they danced and flew Singing the soft little songs they knew.
Dancing and whirling, the little leaves went, Winter had called them, and they were content. Soon, fast
asleep on their earthy beds, the snow laid a coverlet over their heads. ! ! ! ! !
-George Cooper
1. Who is speaking in the first stanza?
2. Give a suitable title to the poem.
3. What does the third line of the first stanza tell us about the season of the year?
4. Why does the poet say the leaves are „fast asleep‟?
5. What is the mood of the poem?
6. What does the poet mean by “Singing the soft little songs they knew”?
7. What does the poet mean when he says, “For summer is gone, and the days grow cold”.

SECTION B: WRITING (15 marks)

B.1 Write a diary page in about 150 words as per the instructions given below. (8 Marks)

While coming back from school, you saw three boys fighting near your house. Write your experience in
the form of a diary.

B.2. Write a letter on: (7 Marks)

You have lost a book issued from your library. Write a letter to your library teacher telling her how you
lost your book and ask her to give you some more time to find it.

SECTION C: GRAMMAR (25 Marks)

C.1 Write the correct form of tenses: (1x5 marks)

a) The teacher has been teaching Ram for one year.

b) He cooked a meal on his birthday for his guests.
c) I will be learning dance from next week.
d) After coming back from work, I watched TV.
e) Ram fought with Mahesh over a petty issue.

C.2. Fill in the blanks with suitable interjection. (1x2 Marks)

a) ____ I have passed with flying colors.

b) ____ The truck is coming.
C.3 Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunction (1x2 Marks)

a) She tried to lift the suitcase ___ it was heavy.

b) The school was far ____ I had to take a cab.

C.5 Choose the suitable verb given in brackets. (1x2 Marks)

a) One of my cousin ____ (was/were) waiting for me.

b) My mother ___ (sing/sings) very well.

C.6 Punctuate the following: (1x2 Marks)

a) Mr. Singh owns a garage by the name Singh garage in Mumbai

b) The staple food of Indians is rice wheat vegetables and fruits

C.7 Rewrite the sentence while underlining the adverb. (1x2 Marks)

a) We have almost completed our work.

b) Vipin is never late for school.

C.8 Fill in the correct adverb form (comparative or superlative) (1x2 Marks)

a) I can write (clear) _______ now than last year.

C.9 Change the sentences as per the instructions given (1x2 Marks)

a) Ashoka was the best king. (Change in a negative form)

b) Himalaya is the highest peak. (Change into interrogative sentence)

C.10 Change the sentences as per the instructions (1x2 Marks)

a) Rama said that the teacher gave him full marks in the test. (Change into direct speech)
b) The prince said, “I am very happy to meet you.” (Change into indirect speech)

C.11 Underline the phrase in the sentence (1x2 Marks)

a) The Sun sets in the west.

b) The children sat in a corner.

C.12 Replace the adjective phrase (given in bold) in the sentences with an adjective. (1x2 Marks)

a) The king‟s cloak had embroidery.

b) The old man‟s house was build ofstone

SECTION D: LITERATURE (25 marks)

D.1) Write meanings of the following and form a sentence each. (1x2 Marks)

a) mendicants
b) tongs

D.2) Explain the following phrase: (1x2 Marks)

 a) When I am gone away
b) Do not grieve

D.3) Answer the questions below in short (1x5 Marks)

a) In the poem, “The Recycling Cap” how should we dispose empty drink cans?
b) When did RaiCharan‟s happiness know nobounds?
c) Why did the Walrus „deeply sympathize‟ with the Oysters?
d) Why was Hamid happy?
e) Who is the Chief in “Ransom of Red Chief”?

D.4) Answer the questions below (2x5 Marks)

a) Do you think that the Count was a dangerous person. If yes, state one reason.
b) Whose statue stood at the corner of Lawley Extension and Market? Describe the statue.
c) What is the Internet of Things (IoT). Mention any one use.
d) Name the poet of the poem, “Woodman, Spare that Tree.”? Who planted the tree?
e) Who has written the poem, “Money.” Describe any one disadvantage of having money

D.5)Read the following extracts and answer the questions below (3x2 Marks)

1. “And much it grieved my heart to think…What man has made of man”

a) Name the author of the above lines?
b) Why is the author sad?
c) What is Nature‟s holy plan?

2. “One turf will serve as pillow for us both.”

a) Name the speaker of the above lines?
b) Why did the speaker say these words?
c) What did the listener say after those words?