Date: Class: VI

English (Set -B)

Time:3 hrs M. M: 70
General Instructions:
1. This paper consists of THREE sections :
Section A Reading 20 marks
Section B Writing/Grammar 25 marks

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Section C Literature/Long Reading Text 25 marks
2. Attempt all questions.

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3. Do not write anything on the question paper.
4. All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written
in the Answer sheet provided to you.
5. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
6. Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question.

SECTION A: READING
1 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : 5
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What would life be without music? The world would be a very quiet place.
Music is in many ways the fabric of our lives and the definition of society.
Music is the direct reflection of the picture of society. Music can be a way to
deliver, messages, a poetic medium, a fine art or nothing more than a source of
entertainment. No matter what it is used for, music is the perfect art and our
lives would be incomplete without it. Music helps the mind to develop and
grow. It is a proven fact that participating in a music program in a school will
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help to develop your brain to a higher level and faster than other students. So,
why do we need music in our schools? Well, because music is everything.
a) Without music the world would be .
b) What presents the direct picture of the society?
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c) Music is important as it can be a .

d) How does music help your mind to develop and grow?
e) Give the antonym
for- loud (Line 1)
2 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Human beings and all other animals depend directly or indirectly on plants. Plants are 5
necessary for life on this earth. They are the basic source of food for all living beings.
The sun’s energy along with water and carbon dioxide is used by the pants to
make their food. The food prepared by plants is eaten by human beings and
animals. This gives them the energy to work and grow. In the absence of
oxygen, no animal or human being can survive. If there were no green plants,
there would be no oxygen for human beings and animals to breathe. If there was
no carbon-dioxide, green plants would not be able to carry out photosynthesis.
The plants not only help to maintain the balance of nature but also make our

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surroundings look beautiful and pleasant.
Thus, human beings depend on plants.
(i) What
is the basic source of food for all living
beings? a)Animals b)Plants
c)Natural food
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 (ii) What do plants use along with Sun’s energy and Carbon-dioxide to
make food? a)Water b)oxygen c)Air
(iii) What would happen in the absence of carbon dioxide?
a) Humans and animals cannot breathe b) plants cannot prepare their food
c) human beings cannot grow
(iv) Human beings and animals can’t survive without .
a)food b)sunlight c)oxygen
(v) Give the antonym for ‘presence’-(Line 5)
a)absence b)pleasant
c)survive
3 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 5

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Reading newspapers is considered to be a boring thing by school students. They
generally think that newspaper reading is something to be done by elders.

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Parents also tend to overlook the fact that newspapers are a very important
source of information and knowledge and can become an enjoyable experience
for children too.
If this habit is inculcated in the early childhood, the child can have all round
development. To achieve this, students need to be encouraged to start reading
sections like kids section, leisure, sports and cartoons. Once they start enjoying
these, they can be steered towards the main page, editorial, city and international
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sections.
Children could be given information associated with the pictures that appear in
the newspapers. This works very well with the young ones.
(i) Children think newspaper reading is for
a)students b)elders
c)Parents
(ii) What are important source of information?
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a) Cartoons b)Parents
c)Newspapers (iii)How can a child have
complete development?
a) By reading Newspapers from Early childhood b)By
parents care c)By making cartoons
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(iv)To inculcate habit of Newspaper reading, children need to be

encouraged to read sections like
a)main page, editorial b)International sections c)Leisure, sports and
cartoons (v)Give the Synonym for ‘free time’.(Line 2)
a) reading b)leisure c)enjoying
4 Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow: 5
POSITIVE ATTITUDE
Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure
….. it means that you haven’t
succeeded yet. Failure doesn’t mean
you have been a fool
….. it means that you have lots of faith.
Failure doesn’t mean you are inferior
…. It means that you are not perfect.

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Failure doesn’t mean that you have wasted your life
…. It means that you have reason to start a
fresh. Failure doesn’t mean you should give up
….. it means that you must try harder.
Failure doesn’t mean you will never
make it
… it means that it will take a little longer
Failure doesn’t mean that God has abandoned you
…. It means that God had a better idea.
a) How ‘failure’ doesn’t mean you are a failure?
b) ‘Failure’ doesn’t mean you are inferior because _ .

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 c) How do you have reason to start afresh?
d) Why does the poet say- ‘you should never give up’?
e) Why does the poet say-‘God has not abandoned you’?

SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR

5 Write a letter in about 120 words to the Editor of a newspaper expressing your views on the
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problem of increasing road accidents due to pit holes on roads in your area.
[Value points-
-refer to some recent road accidents and say their number is on increase
-give reason for this increase
-suggest some steps that the traffic police/ highway authorities can take to repair

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these pit holes and roads.]
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Your father has gone abroad; write an email to your father requesting him to
join you in the New Year’s party.

6 Write an Article in about 120 words on the ‘Importance of following time-table in school
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life’.
[Value points: -Significance of time-table in school and at home……timings
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and decorum to be followed to maintain order in school, How time-table helps
in smooth functioning of the school].

7 With the help of the following outline, develop a readable story in about 80-100 words:
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A dispute between the sun and the wind… ........................................ each claims to be
stronger .................................................. saw a
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traveller…..traveller wearing a coat both the sun and the wind challenge to make him
take off his coat….the wind blows hard…falls miserably…….the sun shines
brightly……the traveller takes off his coat Moral

8 Re-order and then rewrite the sentences: 3

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a) Nirvaan / black/ has an attractive / long / shirt.

b) Sneha is / in her group /of all the girls / the brightest.
c) she is /brother / as her / as intelligent.
9 The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Underline
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each error and write your correction in the space provided.
Thanks to the current interest for fitness (a) _
and health that peoples are taking (b)
in each locality we find this days (c) _
some centres and clubs is springing (d) _
up and they are do well in their (e) _
new venture. But fortunately they (f) _

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 are not within easy reach for all. (g) _
They charges are too high. (h) _
Besides, they are located in cities only.
10 Change the following into Passive voice: 3
a) Rubina broke the window pane.
b) Rohan was reading a newspaper.
c) Architects design houses.

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 SECTION C: LITERATURE
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Reference to the
context :
‘He won’t do what you tell
him Let’s build strong
homes,
Let’s joint the doors
firmly Practise to firm
the body Make the
heart steadfast…’
a) Who is ‘he’ in the above lines?

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b) What does the poet insist the people to do? 4x2=8

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c) Name the poet.
12 Answer the questions carefully:
a) How was blind day educative to both the ‘blind’ and
the helpers?
b) How did Pandora bring about trouble in the world?
c) How can Wind help the stronger ones?
d) What does wind symbolize in the poem ‘Wind’?

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Consider yourself as the author who visited Miss Beam’s school for sympathy and write 4
about your experience at the school also mention what all you learnt about the
education system there. (80 words)
OR
Write the character sketch of Epimetheus from the story, ‘Pandora and her
mysterious Box’. (80 words)
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14 On the basis of the text, ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’, describe the oath taken by
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Tom and his gang members? (100 words)

15 Write the character sketch for ‘Pap’ on the basis of your reading of the text ‘The Adventures
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of Huckleberry Finn’.

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 ANSWER KEY (ENGLISH) SET – B

Section A : Reading
1. a) a very quiet place

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b) music

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c) way to deliver messages, a poetic medium, a fine art.
d) mind grows as participating in music in school helps a child’s brain grow faster and
develop to a higher level than other students.
e) quiet.

2. (i) b) (ii) b) (iii) a) (iv) c) (v) a)

3. (i) b) (ii) c) (iii) c) (iv) c) (v) b)

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4. a) as it means you haven’t succeeded yet.
b) as it means you are not perfect.
c) as it doesn’t mean you have wasted your life or you should give up.
d) as you should try harder and start a fresh
e) as it shows God has some better idea for you.
SECTION B : WRITING AND GRAMMER
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5. Content : 2m Accuracy : 2m Expression : 2m
6. Content : 2m Accuracy : 1m Expression : 2m
7. Content : 2m Accuracy : 1m Expression : 1m
8. a) Nirvaan has an attractive long black shirt.
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b) Sneha is the brightest of all the girls in her group.

c) She is as intelligent as her brother.

9.(a)for-in
(b)peoples-
people (c)this-
these
(d)is-are
(e)do-
doing
(f)fortunately-
unfortunately (g)for-to
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10. a) The window pane was broken by Rubina.
b) A newspaper was being read by Rohan.
c) Houses are designed by architects.
SECTION C: LITERATURE

11. a) wind
b) be strong and firm..build strong houses, doors…be prepared to face challenges.

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12. a) …teaches empathy to the blind ones to realize the suffering and teaches sympathy to the

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helpers to learn to help the blind ones.
b) When Epimetheus went out, Pandora couldn’t control her curiousity and opened the
box containing troubles and suffering for human beings. This brought troubles and misery to the
world.
c) they became confident and their potential is nourished and enhanced…
d) …strength, power and the will-power to go on.It asks you to be strong physically as
well as mentally…
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13. - saw students acting blind, deaf and dumb
-got to know about the activities played by them
- aim to school to develop sympathy, empathy, kindness,
citizenship Or
Character sketch of Epimetheus-
Good playmate, Caring, patient, supportive, prudent

14. tom’s oath….any four points

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OR
Character sketch
Pap’s appearance-looked fifty,hair tangled and greasy,black eyes, face was strangely white, long
whiskers…worn out shoes,shabby look..in rags….
-was weird, not responsible, not a caring father..unpleasant
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