KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO. 1 TAMBARAM
FA 3– NOVEMBER 2010
CLASS VI
Time :90 mts ENGLISH Marks : 50
SET-1
SECTION –A -READING- 10marks
1.Read the following passage carefully (5Marks]
One evening a hungry fox came to a farmhouse. There was a big dog lying outside the house. It was tied to a tree by a rope. A woman came out of the house and put a plate of meat on the ground. She put it near enough for the dog to reach it. Perhaps the dog was not hungry, because it did not eat the meat.
The fox had not eaten anything for two days, but it was afraid of the dog. The fox began to walk slowly round the tree. The dog was very angry and tried to attack the fox. But the rope was not long enough. The fox walked round the tree, and the dog followed it round and round. The rope was also going round the tree and becoming shorter and shorter. At last the rope was too short for the dog to reach the plate. Then the clever fox ate up the meat and ran away.
Read the questions given below and write the option you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet: 5 X 1 = 5
(a)The dog did not eat the meat because i) it was not hungry ii) the meat was not kept near iii) the fox
was hungry
(b)The hungry fox wanted i) to attack the dog ii) to walk around the tree iii) to eat the meat
(c)The dog became angry because i) the fox came closer to the meat ii) the fox tried to attack the dog iii)
the rope was not long enough
(d) The rope became shorter and shorter when the i) fox walked round and round the tree ii) dog
followed the fox round the tree iii) woman came round the tree
(e) The fox was i) timid ii) greedy iii) intelligent
2. Read the following passage carefully and complete the sentences given below (5Marks]
DISCIPLINE Discipline is a much misunderstood word, especially among the young people. They think that it is a means by which their elders want to keep them under their thumb and make them dance to their tunes. But nothing could be far from the truth. Discipline is primarily the training of the body and the mind to produce obedience to certain personal, social, intellectual and moral needs. It means following a system of code of conduct peculiar to an
institution or organization. This organization may be as small as a family or as big as a nation. It is no doubt a restraint observed by people. 5 X 1 = 5
a) For the young people, discipline means ___________________
b) Discipline is ___________________________
c) The phrase ‘dance to their tunes’ means____________________
d) The word from this passage which means ‘self-control’ is ________________
e) The word from this passage which is the opposite of ‘usual’ is_____________
Section –B-Writing-15 Marks
3.Last week while you were returning home from school, you were caught in a sudden shower
of rain.Write a paragraph in about 100 words describing your experience. You may use the
clues given below. 5 Marks
4.Write a letter to your Principal in about 150 words giving your suggestions to implement some changes in your school. 10 Marks
Section –C- GRAMMAR- 10 Marks
6. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify each error and correct it in your answer sheet by choosing the correct option given below 6x ½ = 3Marks
Incorrect Correct
Wild birds are afraid with us.They (a)
flew away when we go near them.But (b)
It is easy to be friend with any bird.You (c)
must be patient but have plenty of time. (d)
You must not try to caught a bird or (e)
hurt them (f)
a) i) to ii) over iii) of b) i) fly ii) flown iii) flying c) i)friends ii) befriend iii) friendly
d) i) so ii) and iii) therefore e) i) catches ii) catched iii) catch f) i) us ii) it iii) you
7. Complete the following passage by filling in the gaps with suitable words 6x ½ = 3 Marks
Write your answers in your answer sheet.
Venice is i)___strange and beautiful city in ii)__north of Italy.It is not one island but a
hundred and seventeen iii)_______.These small islands iv)___ near one another.v)___are
about 400 old stone bridges joining the islands vi)________ Venice.
8 . Do as directed :- 4 X 1 = 4 Marks
a) If we stay in a hostel , we may become_________( thoughtless/homesick-Choose the correct
word)
b) A journalist is one who__________________(Complete this sentence)
c) The noun form of fortunate is __________________
d) joy/thing/forever/a/beauty/is/of/a (Rearrange the jumbled words to get a beautiful thought)
SECTION –D LITERATURE 15 MARKS
8. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: 3x1= 3 Marks
Do they live with other people?
Have they mums and dads?
And were they ever children?
And were they ever bad?
i)Who are ‘they’?
ii)Have they completed their childhood?
iii)Who is anxious to know about them? Why?
9. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow by choosing the
correct options: 3x1= 3 Marks
I want to see the mountains of New Zealand because they looked beautiful in a magazine
picture.
a)The speaker is i)Nasir ii) Rohit iii) Peter
b)He wanted to visit New Zealand i) to see the mountains ii) to see the magazine picture
iii) to see the people
c)He also wanted to visit i) London,China, and Egypt ii)South America,China and Egypt
iii)New Zealand,Orissa,Delhi
10. Answer the following questions : 2x 2 = 4Marks
(i) How do we know that Akbar was fond of Tansen?
(ii) What were the special days in Miss Beam’s school? What was the purpose of those days?
11. Everyone wants to be intelligent. What kinds of intelligence do you have or like to develop in you? Write a short paragraph in about 75 words sharing your feelings. 5 Marks
______________
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Kendriya VidyalayaNo.2 Kalpakkam
Summative Assessment-1
Class 6
Sub:- English Marks:80
Section A (Reading) 20marks
Passage 1
Nasreddin and the Pot (5 marks)
One day Nasreddin borrowed a pot from his greedy neighbour Ali. The next day he brought it back with another little pot inside. "That's not mine," said Ali. "Yes, it is," said Nasreddin. "While your pot was staying with me, it had a baby."
Some time later Nasreddin asked Ali to lend him a pot again. Ali agreed, hoping that he would once again receive two pots in return. However, days passed and Nasreddin had still not returned the pot. Finally Ali lost patience and went to demand his property. "I am sorry," said Nasreddin. "I can't give you back your pot, since it has died." "Died!" screamed Ali, "how can a pot die?" "Well," said Nasreddin, "you believed me when I told you that your pot had had a baby."
1. Who was the owner of the pot?
a) Nasredeen
b) Ali
c) The baby
2. How many times did Nasreddin borrow the pot?
a) once
b) twice
c) three times
3. How many pots did he give back the first time?
a) none
b) one
c) two
4. Why was the neighbour happy to lend his pot a second time?
a) He was greedy.
b) He was a good neighbour
c) He had lots of spare pots
5. What probably happened to the pot?
a) It died
b) The neighbour took it back.
c) Nasreddin kept it.
Passage –2
A PERFECT BEACH HAT(5 marks)
Maria was visiting her Aunt Jane at her house at the beach. It was a beautiful summer day. Maria built a giant sand castle in the morning. Aunt Jane took pictures of the
castle to send to parents. Maria wanted to play on the beach that afternoon. She wanted to build another sand castle. Aunt Jane told her it was too sunny. Aunt Jane said Maria could only go if she had sunscreen and a hat. Maria didn’t have a hat. Aunt Jane had a lot of hats. Aunt Jane said that Maria could borrow one of hers, since bigger hats were better anyway. Maria tried on four hats.
The pink one was really pretty, but it had a big bow. The ribbons kept going into Maria’s eyes. That would not be good for building a sand castle.
The blue hat was too fancy Maria did not like that hat at all.
The red hat was nice, but it had flowers on it. Maria was afraid the flowers would get dirty.
Then, Maria saw a big straw hat with a short red ribbon on it. The bow was not too droopy. The hat was not too fancy. It would be easy to clean. Maria knew it was the perfect hat.
1. Where was Maria?
a. at the store
b. at the beach
c. at school
d. at home
2. Who was Maria visiting?
a. her grandparents
b. her friends
c. her sister
d. her aunt
3. Why did Aunt Jane want Maria to wear a hat?
a. to protect her from the rain
b. to protect her from the sun
c. to help her look better on the beach
d. The hat was Kimmie’s idea.
4. Why didn’t Maria want to wear the pink hat?
a. the bow was too big
b. it had a flower
c. it had a bird on it
d. it was dirty
5. Why didn’t Maria like the blue hat?
a. it was new
b. it had an ugly bird on it
c. it was too fancy
d. it was old
Passage –3
A special Christmas present(5 marks)
David wants to buy a Christmas present for a very special person, his mother. David's father gives him Rs. 20/- a week pocket money and David puts Rs. 10 /- a week into his bank account. After three months David takes Rs .120 /-out of his bank account and goes to the shop. He looks and looks for a perfect gift.
Suddenly he sees a beautiful purse in the shape of his favourite pet. He says to himself, "My mother loves purses, and this one costs only Rs.100/-." He buys the purse and takes it home. He wraps the present in Christmas paper and places it under the tree. He is very excited and he is looking forward to Christmas morning to see the joy on his mother's face. But when his mother opens the present she screams with fright because she sees a mouse.
1. What does David want to buy for his mother?
a) a special birthday present
b) a Christmas present
c) a spider ring
2. Who does David get his money from?
a) his pet
b) his mother
b) his father
3. What does David buy his mother?
a) a ring
b) a brooch
c) a purse
4. Why does David’s mother scream?
a) because the present is beautiful
b) because she doesn’t like Christmas presents
c) because she thinks she sees a real mouse
5.Why does David buy a purse in the shape of a mouse?
5. Mouse is his favourite pet
6. he loves Christmas
7. to scare his mother
Passage 4
The Sparrows(5 marks)
Sparrows in a nest,
One, two and three;
Under mother’s breast,
Warm as warm can be!
Mother keeps you warm,
Father brings you food;
Troubles you have none,
Happy little brood!
Mind you do not fall
From your nest on high;
You’ve no feathers yet,
So you cannot fly.
When your feathers grow,
On a sunny day,
You shall learn to fly;
Chirp, chirp away.
Christina G. Rossetti
1. Who brings food for the babies?
a) mother
b) father
c) brother
d) sister
2. What does the mother sparrow do?
a) Beats them
b) Gives them milk
c) Keeps them warm
d) Cooks food
3. Why can’t the baby sparrows fly?
a) They have no wings.
b) They have no feathers yet.
c) They have no legs.
d) They are lazy.
4.The baby sparrows are happy because they have no ____________.
a) troubles
b) food
c) house
d) sleep
5. When their feathers grow the baby sparrows will ________________.
a) dance
b) sing
c) jump
d) fly away
SECTION B (WRITING) 20 MARKS
Q5. You lost your lunch bag in the school campus. Write a notice to be put up on the school notice board.(Give the colour of the lunch bag ,what material it is made of and what it contains. Also promise a reward for the finder) 5 marks
Q6.Write a paragraph on Mahatma Gandhi using the notes given below 7 marks
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
born -- 2 October 1869 in Porbandar
father--- Karamchand Gandhi
1883 ---married Kasturbai Makhanji
4 September 1888-- travelled to London to study law
1893—went to South Africa, to work there
1915-- returned to India and fought for the country’s freedom
30 January 1948---- shot dead by Nathuram Godse
Q7. You are suffering from viral fever and cannot attend school for five days. Write a letter to the principal of your Vidyalaya requesting him to grant you leave on medical grounds 8 marks
SECTION C (GRAMMAR)20 MARKS
Q8.Complete the following passage by choosing the correct option from the ones given below. Write the answer in your answer sheet: (4 marks)
It’s (1)------- rainy day at my house. The pretty leaves (2)------------ flying in my yard. They are (3)-----------.They are orange, red, brown, and gold. They are falling off the trees in my yard. I (4)-------- to watch the leaves fly. I like this time of year.
1 a) an b) a c) the
2 a) is b)was c)are
3 a) beauty b)beautiful c) beautifully
4 a) likes b) liking c)like
Q9. Complete the following by choosing the correct option from the ones given below. Write the answer in your answer sheet: (4 marks)
1. I saw a ------------------ of deer in the IIT campus.
a) bunch b) flock c)herd d) school
2.My father is ---------- officer .
a) a b) the c) an d) many
3.She said she -------------------- a pencil
a) want b)wanted c)wanting d)wants
4.I don’t know ----------I should keep these books.
a) what b)which c)why d)where
Q10.Choose the correct option to fill in the gaps. (4 marks)
I am thrilled that June (1) --------------finally here! Now I can (2)------------ what I call “the sweet taste of summer”! Watermelons are in the stores and I (3)------- to eat one every day for the next three months. I think watermelons (4)------------- better than any other fruit.
1. a) are b) is c) was d) being
2. a) enjoyable b) enjoying c) enjoyed d) enjoy
3. a) are planning b) planning c) plan d) planned
4. a) tasting b)tasted c)taste d) was tasting
Q. 11 Choose the right option (4 marks)
1. ---------------------is the best policy
a) Honest b)Honesty c) Honestly d) Honestness
2. He is very -------------------to everyone.
a) kind b) kindness c) kindly d) kinder
3. I liked the story .It was very --------------------
a) uninteresting b) interestingly c) interest d)interesting
4. We should not show ------------------- to animals.
a) cruelty b) cruel c)cruelly d) cruelness
Q.12.Choose the correctly spelt words. (4marks )
1. a) neigbor b) neighbour c) neihbour d) neighbore
2. a) tomorow b) tommorrow c)tomorrow d)tommorro
3. a)successful b) sucessfull c} sucessful d) successfull
4. a)beautiful b)beutifull c) butiful d) beutiful
Section D( Literature) 20 marks
Q 13 Read the extracts and answer the following questions by choosing the most suitable options. Attempt any two: (2X 3 =6 Marks)
A) It’s loving and family
And doing for others
It’s brothers and sisters
And fathers and mothers
1. These lines are taken from the poem
a). Beauty b) The Kite c) A House A Home d) The Quarrel
2. The name of the poet is
a) Lorraine M Halli
b) Harry Behn
c) Shelley
d) Keats
3. The extract tells us about things we find in a
a. House b) Home c) street d)tree
B)”I am looking for someone to take up service with. Would you like to be my master ,wolf?
1.Who says this?
a) a man b) a child c) a dog
2. Who else became his masters later?
a) a bear ,a lion and a man
b) a camel ,a horse and a man
c) a horse ,a tiger and a lion
d) a man and a zebra
3.Why did the speaker want a master?
a) He was tired of looking for food.
b) He was tired of being afraid of stronger animals.
c) Both the above
d) None of the above
C “I wish I had a cup of sak’e, it would warm me and do my old heart good”
1. The above lines are from the lesson -----------
a) Who did Patrick’s homework?
b) Taro’s Reward
c) Kalpana Chawla
d) The Desert
2. Who says these words ?
a) Taro
b) Taro’s mother
c) Taro’s father
d) Taro’s friend
3. Who gives him sak’e later?
a) a neighbour
b) Taro
c) Taro’s mother
d) The emperor
Q14. Answer any four of the following questions. (30-40 words each) 2x4= 8 Marks)
1. How did Ray communicate with the visitor ?
2. How did the King reward the new governor?
3. Why did the farmer bring a mongoose into the house?
4. Why did the little man grant Patrick’s wish?
5. How did the two little birds get separated?
6. Where is beauty seen?
Q15. You are greatly impressed by Kalpana Chawla .Write a short paragraph about Kalpana Chawla and her life write also about how you feel about her.(6 marks )
Or
Imagine you are Taro .Write a letter to your friend about the magic waterfall and your happiness at being able to give sak’e to your father. Also tell him how you were rewarded by the emperor.(6 marks)
Saturday, October 30, 2010
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.1 KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.1, CLASS XII MONTHLY TEST–AUGUST 2010 Max. Marks: 50
Q1.Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: (12)
DO YOU REMEMBER BOFORS?
1. My ex-boss Aveek Sarkar used to say about me, with a mixture of admiration and pity, that I am the only person he knew who understood Bofors. Both the admiration and the pity are - at least, in retrospect - easy to understand. He
admired me for understanding a scandal that was so complex that none of his other employees could even begin to comprehend it. But he pitied me for devoting so much time to an issue that - in the final analysis - was worth so little.
2. In my defence, I will also use an Aveek Sarkar - like qualified statement. Bofors was not really worth so little. It defined Indian politics at the end of the 1980s.Such was the impact of the scandal that it destroyed the greatest mandate ever awarded by an Indian electorate - Rajiv Gandhi’s 1984 election victory. Its impact can still be felt today as the Hindujas battle charges relating to the scandal in the Delhi courts.
3. You’ve probably forgotten what the Befors scandal was about. In 1986, the Indian army awarded a contract for the purchase and manufacture of howitzers to Bofors, a Swedish arms giant. To date, nobody, not even the worst critic of the deal, has suggested that there was anything wrong with the gun or that the choice of weapon was wrong. So that was never the issue.
4. But in 1987, Swedish radio suggested that bribes had been paid to secure the deal. A mature government would have sat back and waited for proof. But Rajiv’s team was young and inexperienced. It issued a self-righteous statement not only denying that any bribes had been accepted but also, that no commissions(normal in any deal, especially in the arms industry) had been paid.
5. The Swedish radio broadcast coincided with the imminent exit of V. P. Singh from the Cabinet. As Defence Minister, Singh had ordered an inquiry into the HDW submarine deal (swung by Indira Gandhi’s government), so reports of a scandal involving Rajiv’s regime were perfect to create a corruption issue out of nothing.
6. Because nobody had any evidence, the opposition resorted to lies and speculation. Rajiv had taken a bribe, somebody said. Sonia’s family had taken the money, somebody else added. No, it was Amitabh Bachchan who was the front-man. And so on. All of this was not only completely
unsubstantiated (then and now), but most of those who made these claims knew they were lies.
7. The only genuine breakthrough in the case came when Chitra Subramaniam of The Hindu got access to Bofors documents from Sweden. These documents showed that even though the government claimed that no commission had been paid, three companies had got money in connection with the deal. In subsequent articles, The Hindu identified one company as Pitco and suggested it was owned by the Hindujas. A second was called Svenska, and linked to Win Chadha, Bofors’ official
agent in India. A third was called AE Services, registered in Surrey, England, but the identity of its owners remained a mystery.
8. Rajiv was told that the scandal was part of a CIA plot to destabilize India. He had to fight the charges and those who investigated them. And so on.
9. As an inexperienced leader Rajiv wilted under pressure, his political opponents stepped up the personal attack. V.P. Singh claimed to have the number of Rajiv’s Swiss bank account. (He meant the number of the Pitco account).Ram Jethmalani claimed there was a strong circumstantial case against Rajiv. Leading news papers claimed that Sonia’s brother-in-law had got the money. And poor Amitabh became the focus of
the attack.
10. In retrospect, some things seem clear. One: Bofors had lied. It had claimed that there were no agents but had actually paid commission to three separate entities. Two: this was not such a big deal. Show me an arms deal over the last 50years where no commissions have been paid, and I’ll show you a unicorn. And three: a commission to an arms dealer is not proof of corruption unless you can show that the commission was used to influence the selection of the gun, or shared with a politician, general or bureaucrat. To date, nobody has demonstrated that.
11. But the Indian government launched an incredibly inept cover-up operation. Rajiv was told that to now admit that commissions had been paid by Bofors, would be tantamount to admitting that the deal was corrupt. (I never understood the logic of this advice. If we got the best gun and Bofors lied to us about the commission it paid, then why was this Rajiv’s fault?)
12. Bofors claimed that AE Services offered consultancy services. I went to its registered office in Surrey and found that it was only a post box. A company search revealed that it had no employees at all.
13. Looking back, it’s easy to see what had happened. The policy of the Indian
government was: no agents on defence deals. But this policy never works. So the big arms companies continued to hire agents. They just lied about hiring them and paid the commissions secretly to Swiss bank accounts and post boxes.
14. What we still don’t have is a shred of evidence that anybody who received any money from Bofors shared it with any public servant, let alone with Rajiv Gandhi. Despite all the anti-Hinduja publicity, I would be surprised if the CBI secures any kind of conviction against them under the Prevention of Corruption Act. It is not a crime to take a commission and the CBI has no proof that bribes were paid out of those commissions.
15. So, what does the whole sorry Borofs saga teach us? Several things. One: there is no limit to the irresponsibility of Indian politicians when it comes to their own advancement. They will say anything if it helps them get ahead. Two: we have wasted far too long on a case that amounts to nothing; bigger scams now occur everyday.
16. And three: nobody considered it worthwhile to defend a man who is dead and whose party is in opposition. Whatever else Rajiv Gandhi was - and in handling Bofors, he was both inexperienced and badly advised - he was completely innocent of the charges leveled against him. Sixteen years later, not one shred of evidence has surfaced.
17. And any politician who still uses Bofors to besmirch the good name of a dead man should be ashamed of himself.
a) Answer the following questions briefly: (9)
(i) Mention the impact of Bofors till date. (2)
(ii) How did the media try to prove that Rajiv Gandhi was corrupt? (1)
(iii) Name three companies to which commission had been paid. (2)
(iv) What picture of leaders does the Bofors saga paint? (2)
(v) In which year did the Indian army award a contract for Bofors guns and why? (2)
b) Find out the words from the passage which mean the same as: (3x1=3)
(i) soil/tarnish(Para17) (ii) recollection(para1) (iii) adoration(para1)
Section B Writing
Q2 The older generation is wonder-struck by the changed behaviour of the modern Indian women and their involvement in national and social affairs.Write an article on the awakening of Women.You are Edwin/Edla.
10M
Section C (Literature)
Q3 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
It would be an exotic moment,
Without rush, without engines;
We would all be together,
In a sudden strangeness
a) What is referred to as exotic? 1M
b) What is the normal way of the world? 1M
c) What sudden strangeness does the poet mention? 2M
Q4 Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each: 2x3=6M
a) How do you know that the poet does not advocate death and inactivity?
b) What is the sadness that the poet refers to?
Q5 Point out at least FIVE instances of unexpected reactions from the characters to others’ behaviour in the ”Rattrap”.(150words) 10M
Q6 Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each: 2x2=4M
a) From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rat -trap?
b) What doubts did Edla have about the peddler when she saw him for the first time?
Q7 Answer the following question in 125-150 words: 4M
”Take care of small things and big things will take care of themselves”. What is the relevance of this statement in the context of Antarctica?
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CLASS XII E nglish SET B
Time Allowed:90mts. Max. Marks:50
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
(12)
DO YOU REMEMBER BOFORS?
1. My ex-boss Aveek Sarkar used to say about me, with a mixture of admiration and pity, that I am the only person he knew who understood Bofors. Both the
admiration and the pity are - at least, in retrospect - easy to understand. He
admired me for understanding a scandal that was so complex that none of his other employees could even begin to comprehend it. But he pitied me for devoting so much time to an issue that - in the final analysis - was worth so little.
2. In my defence, I will also use an Aveek Sarkar - like qualified statement. Bofors was not really worth so little. It defined Indian politics at the end of the 1980s. Such was the impact of the scandal that it destroyed the greatest mandate ever awarded by an Indian electorate - Rajiv Gandhi’s 1984 election victory. Its impact can stil lbefelt today as the Hindujas battle charges relating to the scandal in the Delhi courts.
3. You’ve probably forgotten what the Befors scandal was about. In 1986, the Indian army awarded a contract for the purchase and manufacture of howitzers to Bofors, a Swedish arms giant. To date, nobody, not even the worst critic of the deal, has suggested that there was anything wrong with the gun or that the choice of weapon was wrong. So that was never the issue.
4. But in 1987, Swedish radio suggested that bribes had been paid to secure the deal. A mature government would have sat back and waited for proof. But Rajiv’s team was young and inexperienced. It issued a self-righteous statement not only denying that any bribes had been accepted but also, that no commissions (normal in any
deal, especially in the arms industry) had been paid.
5. The Swedish radio broadcast coincided with the imminent exit of V. P. Singh from the Cabinet. As Defence Minister, Singh had ordered an inquiry into the HDW submarine deal (swung by Indira Gandhi’s government), so reports of a scandal involving Rajiv’s regime were perfect to create a corruption issue out of nothing.
6. Because nobody had any evidence, the opposition resorted to lies and speculation. Rajiv had taken a bribe, somebody said. Sonia’s family had taken the money, somebody else added. No, it was Amitabh Bachchan who
was the front-man. And so on. All of this was not only completely unsubstantiated (then and now),but most of those who made these claims knew they were lies.
7. The only genuine breakthrough in the case came when Chitra Subramaniam of The Hindu got access to Bofors documents from Sweden. These documents showed that even though the government claimed that no commission had been paid, three companies had got money in connection with the deal. In subsequent articles, The Hindu identified one company as Pitco and suggested it was owned by the Hindujas. A second was called Svenska, and linked to Win Chadha, Bofors’ official
agent in India. A third was called AE Services, registered in Surrey, England, but the identity of its owners remained a mystery.
8. Rajiv was told that the scandal was part of a CIA plot to destabilize India. He had to fight the charges and those who investigated them. And so on.
9. As an inexperienced leader Rajiv wilted under pressure, his political opponents stepped up the personal attack. V.P. Singh claimed to have the number of Rajiv’s Swissbank account. (He meant the number of the Pitco account).Ram Jethmalani claimed there was a strong circumstantial case against Rajiv. Leading newspapers claimed that
Sonia’s brother-in-law had got the money. And poor Amitabh became the focus of the attack.
10. In retrospect, some things seem clear. One: Bofors had lied. It had claimed that there were no agents but had actually paid commission to three separate entities. Two: this was not such a big deal. Show me an arms deal over the last 50 years where no commissions have been paid, and I’ll show you a unicorn. And three: a commission to an arms dealer is not proof of corruption unless you can show that the commission was used to influence the selection of the gun, or shared with a politician, general or bureaucrat. To date, nobody has demonstrated that.
11. But the Indian government launched an incredibly inept cover-up operation. Rajiv was told that to now admit that commissions had been paid by Bofors, would be tantamount to admitting that the deal was corrupt. (I never understood the logic of this advice. If we got the best gun and Bofors lied to us about the commission it paid, then why was this Rajiv’s fault?)
12. Bofors claimed that AE Services offered consultancy services. I went to its registered office in Surrey and found that it was only a post box. A company search revealed that it had no employees at all.
13. Looking back, it’s easy to see what had happened. The policy of the Indian
government was: no agents on defence deals. But this policy never works. So the big arms companies continued to hire agents. They just lied about hiring them and paid the commissions secretly to Swiss bank accounts and post boxes.
14. What we still don’t have is a shred of evidence that anybody who received any money from Bofors shared it with any public servant, let alone with Rajiv Gandhi. Despite all the anti-Hinduja publicity, I would be surprised if the CBI secures any kind of conviction against them under the Prevention of Corruption Act. It is not a crime to take a commission and the CBI has no proof that bribes were paid out of
those commissions.
15. So, what does the whole sorry Borofs saga teach us? Several things. One: there is no limit to the irresponsibility of Indian politicians when it comes to their own advancement. They will say anything if it helps them get ahead. Two: we have wasted far too long on a case that amounts to nothing; bigger scams now occur everyday.
16. And three: nobody considered it worthwhile to defend a man who is dead and whose party is in opposition. Whatever else Rajiv Gandhi was - and in handling Bofors, he was both inexperienced and badly advised - he was completely innocent of the charges leveled against him. Sixteen years later, not one shred of evidence has surfaced.
17. And any politician who still uses Bofors to besmirch the good name of a dead man should be ashamed of himself.
a) Answer the following questions briefly: (9)
(i) Mention the impact of Bofors till date. (2)
(ii) How did the media try to prove that Rajiv Gandhi was corrupt? (1)
(iii) Name three companies to which commission had been paid. (2)
(iv) What picture of leaders does the Bofors saga paint? (2)
(v) In which year did the Indian army award a contract for Bofors guns and why? (2)
b) Find out the words from the passage which meanthe same as: (3x1=3)
(i) soil/tarnish(para17) (ii) recollection(para1) (iii) adoration(para1)
Q2Modern generation is strained and stressed out right from childhood on various counts.Write an article on the stressed out modern youth. 10M
Q3 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
It would be an exotic moment,
Without rush, without engines;
We would all be together,
In a sudden strangeness
a) What is referred to as exotic? 2M
b)What is the normal way of the world? 1M
c)What sudden strangeness does the poet mention? 1M
Q4 Answer the following questions in30-40 words each: 2x3=6M
a) What phenomenon does the poet invoke to say that there is life under apparent stillness?
b) What is the sadness that the poet refers to?
Q5.What made the peddler finally change his ways?(150words) 10M
Q6.Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each: 2x2=4M
a) How do you know that the peddler didn’t value the confidence reposed in him by the crofter?
b) What doubts did Edla have about the peddler when she saw him for the first time?
Q7 .Answer the following question in 125-150 words: 4M
How is the study of Antarctica useful to us?
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DO YOU REMEMBER BOFORS?
1. My ex-boss Aveek Sarkar used to say about me, with a mixture of admiration and pity, that I am the only person he knew who understood Bofors. Both the admiration and the pity are - at least, in retrospect - easy to understand. He
admired me for understanding a scandal that was so complex that none of his other employees could even begin to comprehend it. But he pitied me for devoting so much time to an issue that - in the final analysis - was worth so little.
2. In my defence, I will also use an Aveek Sarkar - like qualified statement. Bofors was not really worth so little. It defined Indian politics at the end of the 1980s.Such was the impact of the scandal that it destroyed the greatest mandate ever awarded by an Indian electorate - Rajiv Gandhi’s 1984 election victory. Its impact can still be felt today as the Hindujas battle charges relating to the scandal in the Delhi courts.
3. You’ve probably forgotten what the Befors scandal was about. In 1986, the Indian army awarded a contract for the purchase and manufacture of howitzers to Bofors, a Swedish arms giant. To date, nobody, not even the worst critic of the deal, has suggested that there was anything wrong with the gun or that the choice of weapon was wrong. So that was never the issue.
4. But in 1987, Swedish radio suggested that bribes had been paid to secure the deal. A mature government would have sat back and waited for proof. But Rajiv’s team was young and inexperienced. It issued a self-righteous statement not only denying that any bribes had been accepted but also, that no commissions(normal in any deal, especially in the arms industry) had been paid.
5. The Swedish radio broadcast coincided with the imminent exit of V. P. Singh from the Cabinet. As Defence Minister, Singh had ordered an inquiry into the HDW submarine deal (swung by Indira Gandhi’s government), so reports of a scandal involving Rajiv’s regime were perfect to create a corruption issue out of nothing.
6. Because nobody had any evidence, the opposition resorted to lies and speculation. Rajiv had taken a bribe, somebody said. Sonia’s family had taken the money, somebody else added. No, it was Amitabh Bachchan who was the front-man. And so on. All of this was not only completely
unsubstantiated (then and now), but most of those who made these claims knew they were lies.
7. The only genuine breakthrough in the case came when Chitra Subramaniam of The Hindu got access to Bofors documents from Sweden. These documents showed that even though the government claimed that no commission had been paid, three companies had got money in connection with the deal. In subsequent articles, The Hindu identified one company as Pitco and suggested it was owned by the Hindujas. A second was called Svenska, and linked to Win Chadha, Bofors’ official
agent in India. A third was called AE Services, registered in Surrey, England, but the identity of its owners remained a mystery.
8. Rajiv was told that the scandal was part of a CIA plot to destabilize India. He had to fight the charges and those who investigated them. And so on.
9. As an inexperienced leader Rajiv wilted under pressure, his political opponents stepped up the personal attack. V.P. Singh claimed to have the number of Rajiv’s Swiss bank account. (He meant the number of the Pitco account).Ram Jethmalani claimed there was a strong circumstantial case against Rajiv. Leading news papers claimed that Sonia’s brother-in-law had got the money. And poor Amitabh became the focus of
the attack.
10. In retrospect, some things seem clear. One: Bofors had lied. It had claimed that there were no agents but had actually paid commission to three separate entities. Two: this was not such a big deal. Show me an arms deal over the last 50years where no commissions have been paid, and I’ll show you a unicorn. And three: a commission to an arms dealer is not proof of corruption unless you can show that the commission was used to influence the selection of the gun, or shared with a politician, general or bureaucrat. To date, nobody has demonstrated that.
11. But the Indian government launched an incredibly inept cover-up operation. Rajiv was told that to now admit that commissions had been paid by Bofors, would be tantamount to admitting that the deal was corrupt. (I never understood the logic of this advice. If we got the best gun and Bofors lied to us about the commission it paid, then why was this Rajiv’s fault?)
12. Bofors claimed that AE Services offered consultancy services. I went to its registered office in Surrey and found that it was only a post box. A company search revealed that it had no employees at all.
13. Looking back, it’s easy to see what had happened. The policy of the Indian
government was: no agents on defence deals. But this policy never works. So the big arms companies continued to hire agents. They just lied about hiring them and paid the commissions secretly to Swiss bank accounts and post boxes.
14. What we still don’t have is a shred of evidence that anybody who received any money from Bofors shared it with any public servant, let alone with Rajiv Gandhi. Despite all the anti-Hinduja publicity, I would be surprised if the CBI secures any kind of conviction against them under the Prevention of Corruption Act. It is not a crime to take a commission and the CBI has no proof that bribes were paid out of those commissions.
15. So, what does the whole sorry Borofs saga teach us? Several things. One: there is no limit to the irresponsibility of Indian politicians when it comes to their own advancement. They will say anything if it helps them get ahead. Two: we have wasted far too long on a case that amounts to nothing; bigger scams now occur everyday.
16. And three: nobody considered it worthwhile to defend a man who is dead and whose party is in opposition. Whatever else Rajiv Gandhi was - and in handling Bofors, he was both inexperienced and badly advised - he was completely innocent of the charges leveled against him. Sixteen years later, not one shred of evidence has surfaced.
17. And any politician who still uses Bofors to besmirch the good name of a dead man should be ashamed of himself.
a) Answer the following questions briefly: (9)
(i) Mention the impact of Bofors till date. (2)
(ii) How did the media try to prove that Rajiv Gandhi was corrupt? (1)
(iii) Name three companies to which commission had been paid. (2)
(iv) What picture of leaders does the Bofors saga paint? (2)
(v) In which year did the Indian army award a contract for Bofors guns and why? (2)
b) Find out the words from the passage which mean the same as: (3x1=3)
(i) soil/tarnish(Para17) (ii) recollection(para1) (iii) adoration(para1)
Section B Writing
Q2 The older generation is wonder-struck by the changed behaviour of the modern Indian women and their involvement in national and social affairs.Write an article on the awakening of Women.You are Edwin/Edla.
10M
Section C (Literature)
Q3 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
It would be an exotic moment,
Without rush, without engines;
We would all be together,
In a sudden strangeness
a) What is referred to as exotic? 1M
b) What is the normal way of the world? 1M
c) What sudden strangeness does the poet mention? 2M
Q4 Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each: 2x3=6M
a) How do you know that the poet does not advocate death and inactivity?
b) What is the sadness that the poet refers to?
Q5 Point out at least FIVE instances of unexpected reactions from the characters to others’ behaviour in the ”Rattrap”.(150words) 10M
Q6 Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each: 2x2=4M
a) From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rat -trap?
b) What doubts did Edla have about the peddler when she saw him for the first time?
Q7 Answer the following question in 125-150 words: 4M
”Take care of small things and big things will take care of themselves”. What is the relevance of this statement in the context of Antarctica?
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CLASS XII E nglish SET B
Time Allowed:90mts. Max. Marks:50
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
(12)
DO YOU REMEMBER BOFORS?
1. My ex-boss Aveek Sarkar used to say about me, with a mixture of admiration and pity, that I am the only person he knew who understood Bofors. Both the
admiration and the pity are - at least, in retrospect - easy to understand. He
admired me for understanding a scandal that was so complex that none of his other employees could even begin to comprehend it. But he pitied me for devoting so much time to an issue that - in the final analysis - was worth so little.
2. In my defence, I will also use an Aveek Sarkar - like qualified statement. Bofors was not really worth so little. It defined Indian politics at the end of the 1980s. Such was the impact of the scandal that it destroyed the greatest mandate ever awarded by an Indian electorate - Rajiv Gandhi’s 1984 election victory. Its impact can stil lbefelt today as the Hindujas battle charges relating to the scandal in the Delhi courts.
3. You’ve probably forgotten what the Befors scandal was about. In 1986, the Indian army awarded a contract for the purchase and manufacture of howitzers to Bofors, a Swedish arms giant. To date, nobody, not even the worst critic of the deal, has suggested that there was anything wrong with the gun or that the choice of weapon was wrong. So that was never the issue.
4. But in 1987, Swedish radio suggested that bribes had been paid to secure the deal. A mature government would have sat back and waited for proof. But Rajiv’s team was young and inexperienced. It issued a self-righteous statement not only denying that any bribes had been accepted but also, that no commissions (normal in any
deal, especially in the arms industry) had been paid.
5. The Swedish radio broadcast coincided with the imminent exit of V. P. Singh from the Cabinet. As Defence Minister, Singh had ordered an inquiry into the HDW submarine deal (swung by Indira Gandhi’s government), so reports of a scandal involving Rajiv’s regime were perfect to create a corruption issue out of nothing.
6. Because nobody had any evidence, the opposition resorted to lies and speculation. Rajiv had taken a bribe, somebody said. Sonia’s family had taken the money, somebody else added. No, it was Amitabh Bachchan who
was the front-man. And so on. All of this was not only completely unsubstantiated (then and now),but most of those who made these claims knew they were lies.
7. The only genuine breakthrough in the case came when Chitra Subramaniam of The Hindu got access to Bofors documents from Sweden. These documents showed that even though the government claimed that no commission had been paid, three companies had got money in connection with the deal. In subsequent articles, The Hindu identified one company as Pitco and suggested it was owned by the Hindujas. A second was called Svenska, and linked to Win Chadha, Bofors’ official
agent in India. A third was called AE Services, registered in Surrey, England, but the identity of its owners remained a mystery.
8. Rajiv was told that the scandal was part of a CIA plot to destabilize India. He had to fight the charges and those who investigated them. And so on.
9. As an inexperienced leader Rajiv wilted under pressure, his political opponents stepped up the personal attack. V.P. Singh claimed to have the number of Rajiv’s Swissbank account. (He meant the number of the Pitco account).Ram Jethmalani claimed there was a strong circumstantial case against Rajiv. Leading newspapers claimed that
Sonia’s brother-in-law had got the money. And poor Amitabh became the focus of the attack.
10. In retrospect, some things seem clear. One: Bofors had lied. It had claimed that there were no agents but had actually paid commission to three separate entities. Two: this was not such a big deal. Show me an arms deal over the last 50 years where no commissions have been paid, and I’ll show you a unicorn. And three: a commission to an arms dealer is not proof of corruption unless you can show that the commission was used to influence the selection of the gun, or shared with a politician, general or bureaucrat. To date, nobody has demonstrated that.
11. But the Indian government launched an incredibly inept cover-up operation. Rajiv was told that to now admit that commissions had been paid by Bofors, would be tantamount to admitting that the deal was corrupt. (I never understood the logic of this advice. If we got the best gun and Bofors lied to us about the commission it paid, then why was this Rajiv’s fault?)
12. Bofors claimed that AE Services offered consultancy services. I went to its registered office in Surrey and found that it was only a post box. A company search revealed that it had no employees at all.
13. Looking back, it’s easy to see what had happened. The policy of the Indian
government was: no agents on defence deals. But this policy never works. So the big arms companies continued to hire agents. They just lied about hiring them and paid the commissions secretly to Swiss bank accounts and post boxes.
14. What we still don’t have is a shred of evidence that anybody who received any money from Bofors shared it with any public servant, let alone with Rajiv Gandhi. Despite all the anti-Hinduja publicity, I would be surprised if the CBI secures any kind of conviction against them under the Prevention of Corruption Act. It is not a crime to take a commission and the CBI has no proof that bribes were paid out of
those commissions.
15. So, what does the whole sorry Borofs saga teach us? Several things. One: there is no limit to the irresponsibility of Indian politicians when it comes to their own advancement. They will say anything if it helps them get ahead. Two: we have wasted far too long on a case that amounts to nothing; bigger scams now occur everyday.
16. And three: nobody considered it worthwhile to defend a man who is dead and whose party is in opposition. Whatever else Rajiv Gandhi was - and in handling Bofors, he was both inexperienced and badly advised - he was completely innocent of the charges leveled against him. Sixteen years later, not one shred of evidence has surfaced.
17. And any politician who still uses Bofors to besmirch the good name of a dead man should be ashamed of himself.
a) Answer the following questions briefly: (9)
(i) Mention the impact of Bofors till date. (2)
(ii) How did the media try to prove that Rajiv Gandhi was corrupt? (1)
(iii) Name three companies to which commission had been paid. (2)
(iv) What picture of leaders does the Bofors saga paint? (2)
(v) In which year did the Indian army award a contract for Bofors guns and why? (2)
b) Find out the words from the passage which meanthe same as: (3x1=3)
(i) soil/tarnish(para17) (ii) recollection(para1) (iii) adoration(para1)
Q2Modern generation is strained and stressed out right from childhood on various counts.Write an article on the stressed out modern youth. 10M
Q3 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
It would be an exotic moment,
Without rush, without engines;
We would all be together,
In a sudden strangeness
a) What is referred to as exotic? 2M
b)What is the normal way of the world? 1M
c)What sudden strangeness does the poet mention? 1M
Q4 Answer the following questions in30-40 words each: 2x3=6M
a) What phenomenon does the poet invoke to say that there is life under apparent stillness?
b) What is the sadness that the poet refers to?
Q5.What made the peddler finally change his ways?(150words) 10M
Q6.Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each: 2x2=4M
a) How do you know that the peddler didn’t value the confidence reposed in him by the crofter?
b) What doubts did Edla have about the peddler when she saw him for the first time?
Q7 .Answer the following question in 125-150 words: 4M
How is the study of Antarctica useful to us?
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VI ENGLISH SA-1
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA A.F.S. NO.1. TAMBARAM
CLASS : VI SUMMATIVE TEST 1 MARKS : 80
ENGLISH TIME: 2 ¾ hrs
The question paper is divided into four sections:
SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION 20MARKS
SECTION B: WRITING 20 MARKS
SECTION C: GRAMMAR 20 MARKS
SECTION D: LITERATURE 20 MARKS
SECTION-A
Read the following passage and answer the questions from the choices given
1) THAT’S INK !
Ink has constantly reinvented itself to keep up with changing times. Even with the advent of the digital age, the importance of ink has not diminished as everything from newspapers to computer printers still depend on ink. The Mesopotamians were among the first to use a stylus made from bone, metal or ivory to scratch marks on tablets coated with bags. Later the Chinese and Egyptians discovered ink independently. The earliest known ink can be traced to 256 B.C. Made by mixing soot with animal glow, this ink was in the form of a solid. Generally called as ink stick or ink cake. It had to be ground using a special stone , liquefied with water and applied by means of a brush. By the 12th century B.C. several kinds of ink sticks were made from plants minerals etc. Since then many different types of inks have been made and used in different parts of the world. There are a variety of inks available for drawing , writing printing etc.
WHAT’S INK? Ink consists of two basic components: the colorant and the vehicle, also called binder. The colorant may be a pigment or a dye which gives the ink its characteristic colour. The vehicle is a liquid or a paste which carries the colour and binds it to the paper. Examples of binders include water, alcohol, oil, animal glues, resins etc. Some additives may also be added to control the flow, thickness and drying speed of the ink. The composition and the texture of ink depends on the function it is meant to perform. For example printing inks are greasier and thicker than the inks used for writing. There are some inks which are used for purposes other than writing. Like invisible ink, election ink, tattoo ink.
Answer the following questions:
(i) Before ink arrived the common way of conveying information through the written word was
(a) carving (b) drawing (c) scratching (d) printing
(ii) The Mesopotamians were the first to use a stylus made from
(a) bone or ivory (b) stick or stone (c) nail or pin (d) brush or wax
(iii)Ink consists of two basic components
(a) plant and mineral (b) water and solid (c) colorant and vehicle
(d) bone and metal
(iv) The colorant gives the ink
(a) thickness (b) flow (c) colour (d) speedy dry
(v) There are inks which are used for purposes other than
(a) writing (b) printing (c) binding (d) colouring
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
2) EXAMINATION
Education is important
For every nation
But I am seized with
Tension
Because of my
Examination!
In English we have
Narration
In geography we study
Segmentation
In history its revolution
In Maths we solve
Equation
In physics its experiments
And recreations
In chemistry its simple
Combination
And in the end
I don’t get time for
Relaxation.
Courtesy: The Times of India
Answer the questions that follow.
(i) The child is tensed because of
(a) examination (b) recreation (c) relaxation (d) presentation
(ii) In English the child has to face
(a) equation (b) narration (c) combination (d) tension
(iii) The subject of combination is found in
(a) Maths (b) Geography (c) Physics (d) Chemistry
(iv) History is a subject where they come across
(a) Experiments (b) equation (c) solution (d) revolution
(v) In the end the child feels that he has no time for
(a) examination (b) tension (c) relaxation (d)narration
3) RANJIT SINGH
Maharaja Ranjit Singh is a very well known person for his kindness and love towards his people. He did not want any poverty in his kingdom. Therefore he gave money and gold to the poor people and thus made them rich. People believed that Paras is a wonder stone. It is supposed to turn iron into gold. In the same way poor people came to Maharaja Ranjit Singh and became rich. So they called him Paras. One day the king was riding a horse. He was passing through the streets of Lahore. All the people welcomed him showered flowers on him and felt very happy to see the generous king. But the king felt sad thinking that his people were lazy and wasting their money.
(i) Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a
(a) cruel king (b) lazy king (c) kind and loving king (d) harsh king
(ii) He didn’t want his people to be poor, so he gave them
(a) gold (b) job (c) houses (d) stones
(iii) People called the king as
(a) Saviour (b) Paras (c) Ranjit Singh (d) King of Kings
(iv) People welcomed the king by
(a) cheering him up (b) showering flowers (c) throwing stones
(d) falling at his feet
(v) The king was sad because he felt that the people were
(a) lazy (b) poor (c) idle (d) wasting time
4) READING BOOKS
Books are very useful to us. They are the best companion of a man. They never cheat the reader. They are good source of knowledge. We get knowledge on different subjects. We can read books of our taste. They enlighten our hearts and make us bold to face the realities and difficulties of life. We can find every thing in books. By reading books we can be in the company of the great writers of the past. We can make this world a better place to live. Books are the life blood of great master minds. We can never deny their utility.
(i) Books are useful to us because
(a)they play with us (b)they entertain us. (c)they help us (d) they cheat us.
(ii) By reading books we get
(a) knowledge (b) difficulties (c) source (d) utility
(iii) _________ makes us bold and face the realities of life.
(a) reader (b) books (c) company (d) friendship
(iv) By reading books we can make
(a) the world richer (b) the world happier (c) the world greater
(d) the world a better place
(v) Books are __________ of great __________
(a) life blood: master minds (b) knowledgeable : source
© reality : readers (d) history : historians
SECTION-B
5) Read the following hints and develop into a story.
Outlines ----- A hungry dog ----- stole a piece of meet from a shop ------ came to a river ------ looked into the river ------- saw another dog ----- greedy ---- barked ------ meet fell into the river ---- sad. ( 4 Marks )
6. Give a speech on any one of the following ( 8 Marks )
(a) My Friend (b) My School © A National Festival (d) A Scientist
7. Write a letter to your Principal requesting him to change your classroom as you are not comfortable. (8 Marks)
8. Choose the most appropriate word from the option given in brackets to complete the following passage. ( 1/2/x 8= 4 marks)
The dog is (a) ____ (in/ on / a / an ) faithful animal. We (b) _____ ( keep / keeping / kept ) as a pet. The dog (c) _________ ( as / us /of / is ) of many colours. It (d) _____( have / had / having / has) a hairy body and a bushy tail. It has thin legs and (e) ______ ( big / strong / sharp ) teeth . The dog is a very useful animal as it keeps watch at (f) ______( morning / evening / dusk / night ) The baby of the dogs are called as (g) ______ ( kittens / puppies / babies / cub ) as their sound is called as (h) _________ ( cry / chirp /bark /hoot)
9. Edit the following passage by choosing the most appropriate word from the options given.
Everybody (a)speak at least one language .the (b)word we speak express our thoughts. We should always keep our thoughts (c)live. We should not let (d)that shrink and die. Words feed and clothe (e)beauty thoughts. They (f)gave them shape. We (g)might be holding wonderful thoughts, but in the (h)absent of words, we fail to express them.
(a) spoke/speaking/ speaks
(b) words/wording/worded
© living /lived/alive
(d) at /it /on/up
(e) beautiful/more beautiful/ most beautiful
(f) given/ giving/give
(g) can/ may/ could
(h) absence/ absenting/abscond
10. Rewrite the sentences as directed choosing from the options given
(a) A ------------of flowers (bunch/bundle)
(b) Give the noun form of ;sad (sadness/ sadly)
© Taro was a--------------- son(lazy/thoughtful/heartless)
(d) Taro decided to work --------------------(early/earlier/earliest) than before.
(e) Chess is a game of --------------------(intellect/intellectual/intelligence)
(f) Please give me a ---------------------(piece/peace) of paper.
(h) Opposite of attended (unattended/inattended/imattended)
(i) The plane will -------------------(took off/taken off/takingoff/take off)
(j) who stole the diamond necklace is still a-----------------(tragedy/ mysterious/mystery)
(k) my mother had to finish her household ---------------------(chorus/chores/shores)
(l) I am not ----------------(fonding of/fond of/fund of) playing during holidays.
(m) We should not be -----------------(cruel/ cruelness/cruelty)
SECTION-D
11. Read the following lines and choose the right answer from the options(Any TWO) 3+3=6 marks
A. Beauty is in yourself.
Good deeds, happy thoughts
That repeat themselves
In your dreams
In your work
And even in your rest.
(i) Beauty is in ____________ (oneself/ yourself/ himself)
(ii) We should have ________ (good dress/ good looks/good deeds)
(iii) We should be good even in our ( habits/ dreams/actions)
B. After only one swallow of the liquid he stopped shivering and did a little dance in the middle of the floor.
(i) Name the lesson and the writer.
(ii) Who is referred as he here?
(iii)What drink did he have ?
C. It’s unselfish acts
And kindly sharing
And showing your loved ones
You are always caring.
(i) About what the poet speaks these words?
a) the people b) the politicians c)home and its members d) the animals
(ii) The members of the family described here are ;
a) teachers and students b) doctors and patients c) mothers and fathers d) animals and birds
(iii) The members are also described as
a) loving and caring b) hating and deceiving c) proud and egoistic d) selfish and unkind
12) Answer the following in not more than 20-40 words each. (2*4=8)
a) What abilities must an astronaut have, according to a journalist?
b) Why did the Emperor reward Taro?
c) Why did the dog serve the lion for a long time?
d) What did Patrick think his cat was playing with? What was it really?
13) Do you have a ‘dream’, or something you very much wish to do? Write a paragraph saying what you want or wish to do? Take the inspirations that Kalpana Chawla had and how she succeded?
OR (6marks)
After reading the lesson Taro’s reward you too decide to be like him. How you will show that you have changed or how you will be a dutiful ,obedient, hardworking and truthful son. Write a diary entry in not more than 150 words.
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA A.F.S. NO.1. TAMBARAM
CLASS : VI SUMMATIVE TEST 1 MARKS : 80
ENGLISH TIME: 2 ¾ hrs
The question paper is divided into four sections:
SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION 20MARKS
SECTION B: WRITING 20 MARKS
SECTION C: GRAMMAR 20 MARKS
SECTION D: LITERATURE 20 MARKS
SECTION A
Read the following passage carefully: (5)
1)Elephants
There are only two species of elephants surviving. One is the Asian elephant and the other is an African elephant. Among Asian elephants there are four main varieties: Indian, Ceylonese, Malaysian, Sumatran. Indian elephant is larger in size and has bigger broad ears. They have a longer tusks and a longer trunk with two lips whereas Asian elephants commonly known as the Indian elephant is smaller in size and has shorter tusks with one lip. Indians pray elephants as Lord Ganesha and offer poojas during Ganesh Chathurthi. Also, we pray Lord Ganesha before beginning the pooja and consider it as auspicious.
Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate options from the ones given below:
i)The elephants that are surviving in the world are:
a) Ceylonese and Sumatrans
b) Indian and Malaysian
c) Asian and African
d) Indian and Sumatran
ii) The Asian elephants have
a) bigger ears and smaller trunks
b) smaller ears and shorter tusks
c) longer trunks and one lip
d) broader ears and two lips
iii) African elephants are found in
a) Australia
b) America
c) India
d) Africa
iv) Asian elephants are also called
a) Malaysians
b) Indian elephant
c) Sumatran elephants
d) Ceylonese elephants
v) Elephants are prayed as Gods in India as
a) Ganesh chathurthi
b) Durga pooja
c) Rakshabandhan
d) Diwali
2) SATURDAY WITH GRANDPA
Saturday is our day to clean, but Grandpa turns work into fun.
We like to sing when we dust. We like to dance when we mop. We clean the car together. We do the wash together. We both wear our caps.
When we are done, we hurry to the store. We shop for food. Grandpa lets me pick the fruits that I like best. We carry the food home. Grandpa tells
stories while we walk.At night, our work is done. Friends come over. We cook dinner. We sing and dance.Saturday is our day to clean, but Grandpa turns work into fun!
(i)What happens in "Saturday with Grandpa"?
(a) A boy and his grandpa eat hot dogs.
(b) A boy and his grandpa clean together
(c) A boy and his grandpa ride in a car
(d) A boy and his grandpa go to the beach
(ii) What do the boy and his grandpa both wear while they clean?
(a)mops
(b)aprons
(c)caps
(d)scarves
(iii) Read this sentence from the story
When we are done, we hurry to the store.
What does hurry mean?
(a)walk
(b)skip
(c)hop
(d)rush
(iv)The work gets completed by ________
(a)evening
(b)afternoon
(c)night
(d)mid-night
(v)Grandpa makes their day _____
(a)enjoyable
(b)boring
(c)dull
(d)fun
3)HOW THEY GROW?
How does a butterfly grow? It starts out as a tiny egg. It becomes a caterpillar. It eats lots of leaves. It grows and grows. Then it goes inside a cocoon. At last, it comes out. It’s a butterfly!How does a frog grow? It starts out as a tiny egg in the water. The egg grows into a tadpole. It keeps changing. It eats tiny plants. It grows and grows. At last, it hops out of the pond. It’s a frog!
How does a flower grow? It starts out as a seed. Sun and rain help the seed grow. Roots grow into the ground. The plant grows and grows. At last, a bud opens. It’s a flower! Now you know how they grow!
(i) What do you think the butterfly will do next?
(a) fly away
(b) turn into a frog
(c) sing a song
(d) swim in the water
(ii) Where does a tadpole live?
(a) in a tree
(b) under a rock
(c) in the sky
(d) in the water
(iii)Read this sentence from the story.
At last, it hops out of the pond.
What does hops mean?
(a) runs
(b) jumps
(c) falls
(d) swims
(iv)The first stage of butterfly is
(a)an egg
(b)caterpillar
(c)cocoon
(d)tadpole
(v)The bud becomes
(a)a frog
(b)a butterfly
(c)a tadpole
(d)a flower
4) THE STAR LLAMA
Once there was a young Inca boy. He had no family except for an old llama. Each day the boy and his llama walked many miles, looking for a home. Each night they curled up together and slept. But one starry evening, the old llama died. The boy buried his friend next to an icy stream. Then he sat under a tree and cried. What would he do? He had no family and no home.The boy cried for a very long time. But there was no one to comfort him. There were only the stars in the sky.
Suddenly, the sky filled with bright light. The boy held his breath. He was afraid to move. One bright star fell to the ground. Slowly, the star took the shape of the old llama. She bent her head and drank from the stream. She looked at the boy and smiled. As she jumped back into the sky, bits of llama wool fell.As the Sun began to rise, the boy picked up the soft, warm wool. It glowed in his hands like starlight. He carried the wool to the city and sold it. With the money, he bought a house. He bought two young llamas. He never forgot the star llama. And he was never lonely again.
(i) Why does the boy cry when the old llama dies?
(a) because he is afraid of the dark
(b) because he is always sad
(c) because the old llama is his only family
(d) because he is lost
(ii) What happened BEFORE the old llama died?
(a) The boy bought two new llamas.
(b) The boy and the llama walked many miles looking for a home
(c) The boy collected the wool and sold it in the city.
(d) The old llama fell to the ground in the shape of a star.
(iii) What happens at the end of the story?
(a) The boy buys a house and two llamas.
(b) The boy buries the llama next to an icy stream.
(c) The boy and his llama walk for many miles
(d) The boy cries for a very long time.
(iv) Read this sentence from the story.
One bright star fell to the ground.
What does bright mean?
(a) old
(b) shining
(c) new
(d) clean
(v) What does the boy in the story want?
(a) a cart
(b) a horse
(c) a new wool shirt
(d) a home
SECTION-B
5) Write a short story using the notes given (4)
A lion sleeping under a tree ----------- a mouse rolls over the lion--------- the lion catches it---------- the mouse asks to be pardoned---------- the lion let it go------- the lion caught in a net-------- roars for help-------- the mouse cuts the net--------- the lion rescued.
6) Write a letter to your Principal requesting him to change the furniture as many of them are broken and some are beyond repair. (8)
7) Write a short paragraph for your class magazine on ‘my favourite player’ or ‘a famous scientist’ . (8)
SECTION C
8) Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below. Write the answer in your answer sheet (4 Marks)
It began to rain while we (a)_______. My friend Ashok (b)_______ with a small baby in his hand. Seeing us the baby (c)_____ crying . my mother came running to us and to her surprise when she (d)____ the baby, she grabbed it from my friend.
(a)i) were playing ii) are playing iii) is playing iv) playing
(b)i) came ii) coming iii) had come iv) come
(c)i) start ii) started iii) starting iv) has started
(d)i) seeing ii)has seen iii) saw iv) had seen
9) Edit the following passage by choosing the correct option from the options given below: (4 Marks)
Once there (a)is a crow. He was very thirsty. He (b)fly in search of water. But he couldn’t get water anywhere. At last, he reached (c)the garden. There he saw a pitcher of water. But the water was very low. He saw some small stones near the pitcher. He put them (d)on the pitcher. The water came up. He drank the water and flew away.
(a)i) has ii)had iii)was iv)have
(b)i)flying ii)is flying iii)flew iv)flown
(c)i)a ii) on iii)in iv)an
(d)i)inside ii)outside iii)into iv)above
10) Do as directed (12)
i) Some people find household ________ a bore, but I like to help at home. (Fill in choosing anyone: semester/chores)
ii) To have an angry look on the face. (select the suitable word: weary/scowled)
iii) A _____ of chicks
A _____ of wolves
(select a collective noun: pack/ brood/bunch/bundle)
iv) honest ______ sensitive __________ bitter_________ great _________
(Make nouns using honestness/honesty/ sensitivity/ sensitiveness/ bitterly/ bitterness/ greatly/ greatness)
v) Fill in the blanks from the options given: (8)
A (a)_____ girl lived on a (b)____ hillside. She was a (c)_____ daughter who worked (d)_______ but couldn’t give (e)_____ to her parents. One day she saw a (f)_______ under a rock. She picked it up and found that it was full of (g)______. She took the pot and gave it to her (h)________. The parents were very honest and they asked her to give the pot to their King. The King was surprised and gave the pot to them for their honesty as a reward.
pot parents hard-working very hard happiness money mud gold food little lonely dutiful
SECTION-D
11) Read the extract and answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate options: Attempt any two (2*3=6)
a) This made Taro sadder than ever
1) ‘This’ refers to: i) strong wind ii)hard-work iii) Taro’s parents iv) Taro’s inability to buy expensive Sake’ for his father.
2) Taro was a _______ child.
i) lazy ii)aggressive iii)inactive iv)hard-working
3) Taro decided to
i)run away ii)work hard to buy Sake’ iii) keep quiet iv)to take help from the neighbours.
b) On Saturday night, when the news broke about, there was shock and disbelief.
1) The news was about : i) an earth-quake that took place ii)Columbia’s disaster iii)the floods that destroyed the village iv)the lightening that struck the people.
2) The people caught in that sensational news were about
i)Kalpana Chawla and her members ii)Kalpana Chawla and her parents iii) Kalpana Chawla and her husband iv) Kalpana Chawla and the villagers
3) The name of the lesson is
i)An Indo-American woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla ii)An Indian-America woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla iii) An India-America woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla iv) An Indian-American woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
(c) The start of it was slight and the end of it was strong
1)‘It’ stands for i)shopping ii)quarreling iii)playing iv)cooking
2) The people involved in fight were:
i)brothers ii)sisters iii)brother and sister iv)father and mother
3) In the end, the fight
i) continued ii)stopped iii)prolonged iv)compromised
12)Answer the following in not more than 20-40 words each. (2*4=8)
a) What abilities must an astronaut have, according to a journalist?
b) Why did the Emperor reward Taro?
c) Why did the dog serve the lion for a long time?
d) What did Patrick think his cat was playing with? What was it really?
13) Do you have a ‘dream’, or something you very much wish to do? Write a paragraph saying what you want or wish to do? Take the inspirations that Kalpana Chawla had and how she succeeded?
OR (6marks)
After reading the lesson Taro’s reward you too decide to be like him. How you will show that you have changed or how you will be a dutiful ,obedient, hardworking and truthful son. Write a diary entry in not more than 150 words.
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA A.F.S. NO.1. TAMBARAM
CLASS : VI SUMMATIVE TEST 1 MARKS : 80
ENGLISH TIME: 2 ¾ hrs
The question paper is divided into four sections:
SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION 20MARKS
SECTION B: WRITING 20 MARKS
SECTION C: GRAMMAR 20 MARKS
SECTION D: LITERATURE 20 MARKS
SECTION A
1)RANJIT SINGH
Maharaja Ranjit Singh is a very well known person for his kindness and love towards his people. He did not want any poverty in his kingdom. Therefore he gave money and gold to the poor people and thus made them rich. People believed that Paras is a wonder stone. It is supposed to turn iron into gold. In the same way poor people came to Maharaja Ranjit Singh and became rich. So they called him Paras. One day the king was riding a horse. He was passing through the streets of Lahore. All the people welcomed him showered flowers on him and felt very happy to see the generous king. But the king felt sad thinking that his people were lazy and wasting their money.
(i) Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a
(a) cruel king (b) lazy king (c) kind and loving king (d) harsh king
(ii) He didn’t want his people to be poor, so he gave them
(a) gold (b) job (c) houses (d) stones
(iii) People called the king as
(a) Saviour (b) Paras (c) Ranjit Singh (d) King of Kings
(iv) People welcomed the king by
(a) cheering him up (b) showering flowers (c) throwing stones
(d) falling at his feet
(v) The king was sad because he felt that the people were
(a) lazy (b) poor (c) idle (d) wasting time
2)THE STAR LLAMA
Once there was a young Inca boy. He had no family except for an old llama. Each day the boy and his llama walked many miles, looking for a home. Each night they curled up together and slept. But one starry evening, the old llama died. The boy buried his friend next to an icy stream. Then he sat under a tree and cried. What would he do? He had no family and no home.
The boy cried for a very long time. But there was no one to comfort him. There were only the stars in the sky.
Suddenly, the sky filled with bright light. The boy held his breath. He was afraid to move. One bright star fell to the ground. Slowly, the star took the shape of the old llama. She bent her head and drank from the stream. She looked at the boy and smiled. As she jumped back into the sky, bits of llama wool fell.
As the Sun began to rise, the boy picked up the soft, warm wool. It glowed in his hands like starlight. He carried the wool to the city and sold it. With the money, he bought a house. He bought two young llamas. He never forgot the star llama. And he was never lonely again.
(vi) Why does the boy cry when the old llama dies?
(e) because he is afraid of the dark
(f) because he is always sad
(g) because the old llama is his only family
(h) because he is lost
(vii) What happened BEFORE the old llama died?
(e) The boy bought two new llamas.
(f) The boy and the llama walked many miles looking for a home
(g) The boy collected the wool and sold it in the city.
(h) The old llama fell to the ground in the shape of a star.
(viii) What happens at the end of the story?
(e) The boy buys a house and two llamas.
(f) The boy buries the llama next to an icy stream.
(g) The boy and his llama walk for many miles
(h) The boy cries for a very long time.
(ix) Read this sentence from the story.
One bright star fell to the ground.
What does bright mean?
(e) old
(f) shining
(g) new
(h) clean
(x) What does the boy in the story want?
(e) a cart
(f) a horse
(g) a new wool shirt
(h) a home
3)EXAMINATION
Education is important
For every nation
But I am seized with
Tension
Because of my
Examination!
In English we have
Narration
In geography we study
Segmentation
In history its revolution
In Maths we solve
Equation
In physics its experiments
And recreations
In chemistry its simple
Combination
And in the end
I don’t get time for
Relaxation.
Courtesy: The Times of India
Answer the questions that follow.
(i) The child is tensed because of
(a) examination (b) recreation (c) relaxation (d) presentation
(ii) In English the child has to face
(a) equation (b) narration (c) combination (d) tension
(iii) The subject of combination is found in
(a) Maths (b) Geography (c) Physics (d) Chemistry
(iv) History is a subject where they come across
(a) Experiments (b) equation (c) solution (d) revolution
(v) In the end the child feels that he has no time for
(a) examination (b) tension (c) relaxation (d)narration
4)Elephants
There are only two species of elephants surviving. One is the Asian elephant and the other is an African elephant. Among Asian elephants there are four main varieties: Indian, Ceylonese, Malaysian, Sumatran. Indian elephant is larger in size and has bigger broad ears. They have a longer tusks and a longer trunk with two lips whereas Asian elephants commonly known as the Indian elephant is smaller in size and has shorter tusks with one lip. Indians pray elephants as Lord Ganesha and offer poojas during Ganesh Chathurthi. Also, we pray Lord Ganesha before beginning the pooja and consider it as auspicious.
Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate options from the ones given below:
i)The elephants that are surviving in the world are:
a) Ceylonese and Sumatrans
b) Indian and Malaysian
c) Asian and African
d) Indian and Sumatran
ii) The Asian elephants have
a) bigger ears and smaller trunks
b) smaller ears and shorter tusks
c) longer trunks and one lip
d) broader ears and two lips
iii) African elephants are found in
a) Australia
b) America
c) India
d) Africa
iv) Asian elephants are also called
a) Malaysians
b) Indian elephant
c) Sumatran elephants
d) Ceylonese elephants
v) Elephants are prayed as Gods in India as
a) Ganesh chathurthi
b) Durga pooja
c) Rakshabandhan
d) Diwali
SECTION-B
5)Write a short story using the notes given (4)
A lion sleeping under a tree ----------- a mouse rolls over the lion--------- the lion catches it---------- the mouse asks to be pardoned---------- the lion let it go------- the lion caught in a net-------- roars for help-------- the mouse cuts the net--------- the lion rescued.
6) Give a speech on any one of the following ( 8 Marks )
(a) My Friend (b) My School © A National Festival (d) A Scientist
7) Write a letter to your Principal requesting him to change the furniture as many of them are broken and some are beyond repair. (8)
SECTION-C
8) Choose the most appropriate word from the option given in brackets to complete the following passage. ( 1/2/x 8= 4 marks)
The dog is (a) ____ (in/ on / a / an ) faithful animal. We (b) _____ ( keep / keeping / kept ) as a pet. The dog (c) _________ ( as / us /of / is ) of many colours. It (d) _____( have / had / having / has) a hairy body and a bushy tail. It has thin legs and (e) ______ ( big / strong / sharp ) teeth . The dog is a very useful animal as it keeps watch at (f) ______( morning / evening / dusk / night ) The baby of the dogs are called as (g) ______ ( kittens / puppies / babies / cub ) as their sound is called as (h) _________ ( cry / chirp /bark /hoot)
9) Edit the following passage by choosing the correct option from the options given below: (4 Marks)
Once there (a)is a crow. He was very thirsty. He (b)fly in search of water. But he couldn’t get water anywhere. At last, he reached (c)the garden. There he saw a pitcher of water. But the water was very low. He saw some small stones near the pitcher. He put them (d)on the pitcher. The water came up. He drank the water and flew away.
(a)i) has ii)had iii)was iv)have
(b)i)flying ii)is flying iii)flew iv)flown
(c)i)a ii) on iii)in iv)an
(d)i)inside ii)outside iii)into iv)above
10) Do as directed (12)
i) Some people find household ________ a bore, but I like to help at home. (Fill in choosing anyone: semester/chores)
ii) To have an angry look on the face. (select the suitable word: weary/scowled)
iii) A _____ of chicks
A _____ of wolves
(select a collective noun: pack/ brood/bunch/bundle)
iv) honest ______ sensitive __________ bitter_________ great _________
(Make nouns using honestness/honesty/ sensitivity/ sensitiveness/ bitterly/ bitterness/ greatly/ greatness)
v) Fill in the blanks from the options given: (8)
A (a)_____ girl lived on a (b)____ hillside. She was a (c)_____ daughter who worked (d)_______ but couldn’t give (e)_____ to her parents. One day she saw a (f)_______ under a rock. She picked it up and found that it was full of (g)______. She took the pot and gave it to her (h)________. The parents were very honest and they asked her to give the pot to their King. The King was surprised and gave the pot to them for their honesty as a reward.
pot parents hard-working very hard happiness money mud gold food little lonely dutiful
SECTION-D
11) 11. Read the following lines and choose the right answer from the options(Any TWO)
3+3=6 marks
A. Beauty is in yourself.
Good deeds, happy thoughts
That repeat themselves
In your dreams
In your work
And even in your rest.
(iv) Beauty is in ____________ (oneself/ yourself/ himself)
(v) We should have ________ (good dress/ good looks/good deeds)
(vi) We should be good even in our ( habits/ dreams/actions)
b) On Saturday night, when the news broke about, there was shock and disbelief.
1) The news was about : i) an earth-quake that took place ii)Columbia’s disaster iii)the floods that destroyed the village iv)the lightening that struck the people.
2) The people caught in that sensational news were about
i)Kalpana Chawla and her members ii)Kalpana Chawla and her parents iii) Kalpana Chawla and her husband iv) Kalpana Chawla and the villagers
3) The name of the lesson is
i)An Indo-American woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla ii)An Indian-America woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla iii) An India-America woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla iv) An Indian-American woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
C) It’s unselfish acts
And kindly sharing
And showing your loved ones
You are always caring.
(i) About what the poet speaks these words?
a) the people b) the politicians c)home and its members d) the animals
(ii) The members of the family described here are ;
a) teachers and students b) doctors and patients c) mothers and fathers d) animals and birds
(iii) The members are also described as
a) loving and caring b) hating and deceiving c) proud and egoistic d) selfish and unkind
12)Answer the following in not more than 20-40 words each. (2*4=8)
a) What abilities must an astronaut have, according to a journalist?
b) Why did the Emperor reward Taro?
c) Why did the dog serve the lion for a long time?
d) What did Patrick think his cat was playing with? What was it really?
13) Do you have a ‘dream’, or something you very much wish to do? Write a paragraph saying what you want or wish to do? Take the inspirations that Kalpana Chawla had and how she succeeded?
OR (6marks)
After reading the lesson Taro’s reward you too decide to be like him. How you will show that you have changed or how you will be a dutiful ,obedient, hardworking and truthful son. Write a diary entry in not more than 150 words.
CLASS : VI SUMMATIVE TEST 1 MARKS : 80
ENGLISH TIME: 2 ¾ hrs
The question paper is divided into four sections:
SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION 20MARKS
SECTION B: WRITING 20 MARKS
SECTION C: GRAMMAR 20 MARKS
SECTION D: LITERATURE 20 MARKS
SECTION-A
Read the following passage and answer the questions from the choices given
1) THAT’S INK !
Ink has constantly reinvented itself to keep up with changing times. Even with the advent of the digital age, the importance of ink has not diminished as everything from newspapers to computer printers still depend on ink. The Mesopotamians were among the first to use a stylus made from bone, metal or ivory to scratch marks on tablets coated with bags. Later the Chinese and Egyptians discovered ink independently. The earliest known ink can be traced to 256 B.C. Made by mixing soot with animal glow, this ink was in the form of a solid. Generally called as ink stick or ink cake. It had to be ground using a special stone , liquefied with water and applied by means of a brush. By the 12th century B.C. several kinds of ink sticks were made from plants minerals etc. Since then many different types of inks have been made and used in different parts of the world. There are a variety of inks available for drawing , writing printing etc.
WHAT’S INK? Ink consists of two basic components: the colorant and the vehicle, also called binder. The colorant may be a pigment or a dye which gives the ink its characteristic colour. The vehicle is a liquid or a paste which carries the colour and binds it to the paper. Examples of binders include water, alcohol, oil, animal glues, resins etc. Some additives may also be added to control the flow, thickness and drying speed of the ink. The composition and the texture of ink depends on the function it is meant to perform. For example printing inks are greasier and thicker than the inks used for writing. There are some inks which are used for purposes other than writing. Like invisible ink, election ink, tattoo ink.
Answer the following questions:
(i) Before ink arrived the common way of conveying information through the written word was
(a) carving (b) drawing (c) scratching (d) printing
(ii) The Mesopotamians were the first to use a stylus made from
(a) bone or ivory (b) stick or stone (c) nail or pin (d) brush or wax
(iii)Ink consists of two basic components
(a) plant and mineral (b) water and solid (c) colorant and vehicle
(d) bone and metal
(iv) The colorant gives the ink
(a) thickness (b) flow (c) colour (d) speedy dry
(v) There are inks which are used for purposes other than
(a) writing (b) printing (c) binding (d) colouring
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
2) EXAMINATION
Education is important
For every nation
But I am seized with
Tension
Because of my
Examination!
In English we have
Narration
In geography we study
Segmentation
In history its revolution
In Maths we solve
Equation
In physics its experiments
And recreations
In chemistry its simple
Combination
And in the end
I don’t get time for
Relaxation.
Courtesy: The Times of India
Answer the questions that follow.
(i) The child is tensed because of
(a) examination (b) recreation (c) relaxation (d) presentation
(ii) In English the child has to face
(a) equation (b) narration (c) combination (d) tension
(iii) The subject of combination is found in
(a) Maths (b) Geography (c) Physics (d) Chemistry
(iv) History is a subject where they come across
(a) Experiments (b) equation (c) solution (d) revolution
(v) In the end the child feels that he has no time for
(a) examination (b) tension (c) relaxation (d)narration
3) RANJIT SINGH
Maharaja Ranjit Singh is a very well known person for his kindness and love towards his people. He did not want any poverty in his kingdom. Therefore he gave money and gold to the poor people and thus made them rich. People believed that Paras is a wonder stone. It is supposed to turn iron into gold. In the same way poor people came to Maharaja Ranjit Singh and became rich. So they called him Paras. One day the king was riding a horse. He was passing through the streets of Lahore. All the people welcomed him showered flowers on him and felt very happy to see the generous king. But the king felt sad thinking that his people were lazy and wasting their money.
(i) Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a
(a) cruel king (b) lazy king (c) kind and loving king (d) harsh king
(ii) He didn’t want his people to be poor, so he gave them
(a) gold (b) job (c) houses (d) stones
(iii) People called the king as
(a) Saviour (b) Paras (c) Ranjit Singh (d) King of Kings
(iv) People welcomed the king by
(a) cheering him up (b) showering flowers (c) throwing stones
(d) falling at his feet
(v) The king was sad because he felt that the people were
(a) lazy (b) poor (c) idle (d) wasting time
4) READING BOOKS
Books are very useful to us. They are the best companion of a man. They never cheat the reader. They are good source of knowledge. We get knowledge on different subjects. We can read books of our taste. They enlighten our hearts and make us bold to face the realities and difficulties of life. We can find every thing in books. By reading books we can be in the company of the great writers of the past. We can make this world a better place to live. Books are the life blood of great master minds. We can never deny their utility.
(i) Books are useful to us because
(a)they play with us (b)they entertain us. (c)they help us (d) they cheat us.
(ii) By reading books we get
(a) knowledge (b) difficulties (c) source (d) utility
(iii) _________ makes us bold and face the realities of life.
(a) reader (b) books (c) company (d) friendship
(iv) By reading books we can make
(a) the world richer (b) the world happier (c) the world greater
(d) the world a better place
(v) Books are __________ of great __________
(a) life blood: master minds (b) knowledgeable : source
© reality : readers (d) history : historians
SECTION-B
5) Read the following hints and develop into a story.
Outlines ----- A hungry dog ----- stole a piece of meet from a shop ------ came to a river ------ looked into the river ------- saw another dog ----- greedy ---- barked ------ meet fell into the river ---- sad. ( 4 Marks )
6. Give a speech on any one of the following ( 8 Marks )
(a) My Friend (b) My School © A National Festival (d) A Scientist
7. Write a letter to your Principal requesting him to change your classroom as you are not comfortable. (8 Marks)
8. Choose the most appropriate word from the option given in brackets to complete the following passage. ( 1/2/x 8= 4 marks)
The dog is (a) ____ (in/ on / a / an ) faithful animal. We (b) _____ ( keep / keeping / kept ) as a pet. The dog (c) _________ ( as / us /of / is ) of many colours. It (d) _____( have / had / having / has) a hairy body and a bushy tail. It has thin legs and (e) ______ ( big / strong / sharp ) teeth . The dog is a very useful animal as it keeps watch at (f) ______( morning / evening / dusk / night ) The baby of the dogs are called as (g) ______ ( kittens / puppies / babies / cub ) as their sound is called as (h) _________ ( cry / chirp /bark /hoot)
9. Edit the following passage by choosing the most appropriate word from the options given.
Everybody (a)speak at least one language .the (b)word we speak express our thoughts. We should always keep our thoughts (c)live. We should not let (d)that shrink and die. Words feed and clothe (e)beauty thoughts. They (f)gave them shape. We (g)might be holding wonderful thoughts, but in the (h)absent of words, we fail to express them.
(a) spoke/speaking/ speaks
(b) words/wording/worded
© living /lived/alive
(d) at /it /on/up
(e) beautiful/more beautiful/ most beautiful
(f) given/ giving/give
(g) can/ may/ could
(h) absence/ absenting/abscond
10. Rewrite the sentences as directed choosing from the options given
(a) A ------------of flowers (bunch/bundle)
(b) Give the noun form of ;sad (sadness/ sadly)
© Taro was a--------------- son(lazy/thoughtful/heartless)
(d) Taro decided to work --------------------(early/earlier/earliest) than before.
(e) Chess is a game of --------------------(intellect/intellectual/intelligence)
(f) Please give me a ---------------------(piece/peace) of paper.
(h) Opposite of attended (unattended/inattended/imattended)
(i) The plane will -------------------(took off/taken off/takingoff/take off)
(j) who stole the diamond necklace is still a-----------------(tragedy/ mysterious/mystery)
(k) my mother had to finish her household ---------------------(chorus/chores/shores)
(l) I am not ----------------(fonding of/fond of/fund of) playing during holidays.
(m) We should not be -----------------(cruel/ cruelness/cruelty)
SECTION-D
11. Read the following lines and choose the right answer from the options(Any TWO) 3+3=6 marks
A. Beauty is in yourself.
Good deeds, happy thoughts
That repeat themselves
In your dreams
In your work
And even in your rest.
(i) Beauty is in ____________ (oneself/ yourself/ himself)
(ii) We should have ________ (good dress/ good looks/good deeds)
(iii) We should be good even in our ( habits/ dreams/actions)
B. After only one swallow of the liquid he stopped shivering and did a little dance in the middle of the floor.
(i) Name the lesson and the writer.
(ii) Who is referred as he here?
(iii)What drink did he have ?
C. It’s unselfish acts
And kindly sharing
And showing your loved ones
You are always caring.
(i) About what the poet speaks these words?
a) the people b) the politicians c)home and its members d) the animals
(ii) The members of the family described here are ;
a) teachers and students b) doctors and patients c) mothers and fathers d) animals and birds
(iii) The members are also described as
a) loving and caring b) hating and deceiving c) proud and egoistic d) selfish and unkind
12) Answer the following in not more than 20-40 words each. (2*4=8)
a) What abilities must an astronaut have, according to a journalist?
b) Why did the Emperor reward Taro?
c) Why did the dog serve the lion for a long time?
d) What did Patrick think his cat was playing with? What was it really?
13) Do you have a ‘dream’, or something you very much wish to do? Write a paragraph saying what you want or wish to do? Take the inspirations that Kalpana Chawla had and how she succeded?
OR (6marks)
After reading the lesson Taro’s reward you too decide to be like him. How you will show that you have changed or how you will be a dutiful ,obedient, hardworking and truthful son. Write a diary entry in not more than 150 words.
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA A.F.S. NO.1. TAMBARAM
CLASS : VI SUMMATIVE TEST 1 MARKS : 80
ENGLISH TIME: 2 ¾ hrs
The question paper is divided into four sections:
SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION 20MARKS
SECTION B: WRITING 20 MARKS
SECTION C: GRAMMAR 20 MARKS
SECTION D: LITERATURE 20 MARKS
SECTION A
Read the following passage carefully: (5)
1)Elephants
There are only two species of elephants surviving. One is the Asian elephant and the other is an African elephant. Among Asian elephants there are four main varieties: Indian, Ceylonese, Malaysian, Sumatran. Indian elephant is larger in size and has bigger broad ears. They have a longer tusks and a longer trunk with two lips whereas Asian elephants commonly known as the Indian elephant is smaller in size and has shorter tusks with one lip. Indians pray elephants as Lord Ganesha and offer poojas during Ganesh Chathurthi. Also, we pray Lord Ganesha before beginning the pooja and consider it as auspicious.
Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate options from the ones given below:
i)The elephants that are surviving in the world are:
a) Ceylonese and Sumatrans
b) Indian and Malaysian
c) Asian and African
d) Indian and Sumatran
ii) The Asian elephants have
a) bigger ears and smaller trunks
b) smaller ears and shorter tusks
c) longer trunks and one lip
d) broader ears and two lips
iii) African elephants are found in
a) Australia
b) America
c) India
d) Africa
iv) Asian elephants are also called
a) Malaysians
b) Indian elephant
c) Sumatran elephants
d) Ceylonese elephants
v) Elephants are prayed as Gods in India as
a) Ganesh chathurthi
b) Durga pooja
c) Rakshabandhan
d) Diwali
2) SATURDAY WITH GRANDPA
Saturday is our day to clean, but Grandpa turns work into fun.
We like to sing when we dust. We like to dance when we mop. We clean the car together. We do the wash together. We both wear our caps.
When we are done, we hurry to the store. We shop for food. Grandpa lets me pick the fruits that I like best. We carry the food home. Grandpa tells
stories while we walk.At night, our work is done. Friends come over. We cook dinner. We sing and dance.Saturday is our day to clean, but Grandpa turns work into fun!
(i)What happens in "Saturday with Grandpa"?
(a) A boy and his grandpa eat hot dogs.
(b) A boy and his grandpa clean together
(c) A boy and his grandpa ride in a car
(d) A boy and his grandpa go to the beach
(ii) What do the boy and his grandpa both wear while they clean?
(a)mops
(b)aprons
(c)caps
(d)scarves
(iii) Read this sentence from the story
When we are done, we hurry to the store.
What does hurry mean?
(a)walk
(b)skip
(c)hop
(d)rush
(iv)The work gets completed by ________
(a)evening
(b)afternoon
(c)night
(d)mid-night
(v)Grandpa makes their day _____
(a)enjoyable
(b)boring
(c)dull
(d)fun
3)HOW THEY GROW?
How does a butterfly grow? It starts out as a tiny egg. It becomes a caterpillar. It eats lots of leaves. It grows and grows. Then it goes inside a cocoon. At last, it comes out. It’s a butterfly!How does a frog grow? It starts out as a tiny egg in the water. The egg grows into a tadpole. It keeps changing. It eats tiny plants. It grows and grows. At last, it hops out of the pond. It’s a frog!
How does a flower grow? It starts out as a seed. Sun and rain help the seed grow. Roots grow into the ground. The plant grows and grows. At last, a bud opens. It’s a flower! Now you know how they grow!
(i) What do you think the butterfly will do next?
(a) fly away
(b) turn into a frog
(c) sing a song
(d) swim in the water
(ii) Where does a tadpole live?
(a) in a tree
(b) under a rock
(c) in the sky
(d) in the water
(iii)Read this sentence from the story.
At last, it hops out of the pond.
What does hops mean?
(a) runs
(b) jumps
(c) falls
(d) swims
(iv)The first stage of butterfly is
(a)an egg
(b)caterpillar
(c)cocoon
(d)tadpole
(v)The bud becomes
(a)a frog
(b)a butterfly
(c)a tadpole
(d)a flower
4) THE STAR LLAMA
Once there was a young Inca boy. He had no family except for an old llama. Each day the boy and his llama walked many miles, looking for a home. Each night they curled up together and slept. But one starry evening, the old llama died. The boy buried his friend next to an icy stream. Then he sat under a tree and cried. What would he do? He had no family and no home.The boy cried for a very long time. But there was no one to comfort him. There were only the stars in the sky.
Suddenly, the sky filled with bright light. The boy held his breath. He was afraid to move. One bright star fell to the ground. Slowly, the star took the shape of the old llama. She bent her head and drank from the stream. She looked at the boy and smiled. As she jumped back into the sky, bits of llama wool fell.As the Sun began to rise, the boy picked up the soft, warm wool. It glowed in his hands like starlight. He carried the wool to the city and sold it. With the money, he bought a house. He bought two young llamas. He never forgot the star llama. And he was never lonely again.
(i) Why does the boy cry when the old llama dies?
(a) because he is afraid of the dark
(b) because he is always sad
(c) because the old llama is his only family
(d) because he is lost
(ii) What happened BEFORE the old llama died?
(a) The boy bought two new llamas.
(b) The boy and the llama walked many miles looking for a home
(c) The boy collected the wool and sold it in the city.
(d) The old llama fell to the ground in the shape of a star.
(iii) What happens at the end of the story?
(a) The boy buys a house and two llamas.
(b) The boy buries the llama next to an icy stream.
(c) The boy and his llama walk for many miles
(d) The boy cries for a very long time.
(iv) Read this sentence from the story.
One bright star fell to the ground.
What does bright mean?
(a) old
(b) shining
(c) new
(d) clean
(v) What does the boy in the story want?
(a) a cart
(b) a horse
(c) a new wool shirt
(d) a home
SECTION-B
5) Write a short story using the notes given (4)
A lion sleeping under a tree ----------- a mouse rolls over the lion--------- the lion catches it---------- the mouse asks to be pardoned---------- the lion let it go------- the lion caught in a net-------- roars for help-------- the mouse cuts the net--------- the lion rescued.
6) Write a letter to your Principal requesting him to change the furniture as many of them are broken and some are beyond repair. (8)
7) Write a short paragraph for your class magazine on ‘my favourite player’ or ‘a famous scientist’ . (8)
SECTION C
8) Complete the following passage by choosing the most appropriate options from the ones given below. Write the answer in your answer sheet (4 Marks)
It began to rain while we (a)_______. My friend Ashok (b)_______ with a small baby in his hand. Seeing us the baby (c)_____ crying . my mother came running to us and to her surprise when she (d)____ the baby, she grabbed it from my friend.
(a)i) were playing ii) are playing iii) is playing iv) playing
(b)i) came ii) coming iii) had come iv) come
(c)i) start ii) started iii) starting iv) has started
(d)i) seeing ii)has seen iii) saw iv) had seen
9) Edit the following passage by choosing the correct option from the options given below: (4 Marks)
Once there (a)is a crow. He was very thirsty. He (b)fly in search of water. But he couldn’t get water anywhere. At last, he reached (c)the garden. There he saw a pitcher of water. But the water was very low. He saw some small stones near the pitcher. He put them (d)on the pitcher. The water came up. He drank the water and flew away.
(a)i) has ii)had iii)was iv)have
(b)i)flying ii)is flying iii)flew iv)flown
(c)i)a ii) on iii)in iv)an
(d)i)inside ii)outside iii)into iv)above
10) Do as directed (12)
i) Some people find household ________ a bore, but I like to help at home. (Fill in choosing anyone: semester/chores)
ii) To have an angry look on the face. (select the suitable word: weary/scowled)
iii) A _____ of chicks
A _____ of wolves
(select a collective noun: pack/ brood/bunch/bundle)
iv) honest ______ sensitive __________ bitter_________ great _________
(Make nouns using honestness/honesty/ sensitivity/ sensitiveness/ bitterly/ bitterness/ greatly/ greatness)
v) Fill in the blanks from the options given: (8)
A (a)_____ girl lived on a (b)____ hillside. She was a (c)_____ daughter who worked (d)_______ but couldn’t give (e)_____ to her parents. One day she saw a (f)_______ under a rock. She picked it up and found that it was full of (g)______. She took the pot and gave it to her (h)________. The parents were very honest and they asked her to give the pot to their King. The King was surprised and gave the pot to them for their honesty as a reward.
pot parents hard-working very hard happiness money mud gold food little lonely dutiful
SECTION-D
11) Read the extract and answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate options: Attempt any two (2*3=6)
a) This made Taro sadder than ever
1) ‘This’ refers to: i) strong wind ii)hard-work iii) Taro’s parents iv) Taro’s inability to buy expensive Sake’ for his father.
2) Taro was a _______ child.
i) lazy ii)aggressive iii)inactive iv)hard-working
3) Taro decided to
i)run away ii)work hard to buy Sake’ iii) keep quiet iv)to take help from the neighbours.
b) On Saturday night, when the news broke about, there was shock and disbelief.
1) The news was about : i) an earth-quake that took place ii)Columbia’s disaster iii)the floods that destroyed the village iv)the lightening that struck the people.
2) The people caught in that sensational news were about
i)Kalpana Chawla and her members ii)Kalpana Chawla and her parents iii) Kalpana Chawla and her husband iv) Kalpana Chawla and the villagers
3) The name of the lesson is
i)An Indo-American woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla ii)An Indian-America woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla iii) An India-America woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla iv) An Indian-American woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
(c) The start of it was slight and the end of it was strong
1)‘It’ stands for i)shopping ii)quarreling iii)playing iv)cooking
2) The people involved in fight were:
i)brothers ii)sisters iii)brother and sister iv)father and mother
3) In the end, the fight
i) continued ii)stopped iii)prolonged iv)compromised
12)Answer the following in not more than 20-40 words each. (2*4=8)
a) What abilities must an astronaut have, according to a journalist?
b) Why did the Emperor reward Taro?
c) Why did the dog serve the lion for a long time?
d) What did Patrick think his cat was playing with? What was it really?
13) Do you have a ‘dream’, or something you very much wish to do? Write a paragraph saying what you want or wish to do? Take the inspirations that Kalpana Chawla had and how she succeeded?
OR (6marks)
After reading the lesson Taro’s reward you too decide to be like him. How you will show that you have changed or how you will be a dutiful ,obedient, hardworking and truthful son. Write a diary entry in not more than 150 words.
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA A.F.S. NO.1. TAMBARAM
CLASS : VI SUMMATIVE TEST 1 MARKS : 80
ENGLISH TIME: 2 ¾ hrs
The question paper is divided into four sections:
SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION 20MARKS
SECTION B: WRITING 20 MARKS
SECTION C: GRAMMAR 20 MARKS
SECTION D: LITERATURE 20 MARKS
SECTION A
1)RANJIT SINGH
Maharaja Ranjit Singh is a very well known person for his kindness and love towards his people. He did not want any poverty in his kingdom. Therefore he gave money and gold to the poor people and thus made them rich. People believed that Paras is a wonder stone. It is supposed to turn iron into gold. In the same way poor people came to Maharaja Ranjit Singh and became rich. So they called him Paras. One day the king was riding a horse. He was passing through the streets of Lahore. All the people welcomed him showered flowers on him and felt very happy to see the generous king. But the king felt sad thinking that his people were lazy and wasting their money.
(i) Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a
(a) cruel king (b) lazy king (c) kind and loving king (d) harsh king
(ii) He didn’t want his people to be poor, so he gave them
(a) gold (b) job (c) houses (d) stones
(iii) People called the king as
(a) Saviour (b) Paras (c) Ranjit Singh (d) King of Kings
(iv) People welcomed the king by
(a) cheering him up (b) showering flowers (c) throwing stones
(d) falling at his feet
(v) The king was sad because he felt that the people were
(a) lazy (b) poor (c) idle (d) wasting time
2)THE STAR LLAMA
Once there was a young Inca boy. He had no family except for an old llama. Each day the boy and his llama walked many miles, looking for a home. Each night they curled up together and slept. But one starry evening, the old llama died. The boy buried his friend next to an icy stream. Then he sat under a tree and cried. What would he do? He had no family and no home.
The boy cried for a very long time. But there was no one to comfort him. There were only the stars in the sky.
Suddenly, the sky filled with bright light. The boy held his breath. He was afraid to move. One bright star fell to the ground. Slowly, the star took the shape of the old llama. She bent her head and drank from the stream. She looked at the boy and smiled. As she jumped back into the sky, bits of llama wool fell.
As the Sun began to rise, the boy picked up the soft, warm wool. It glowed in his hands like starlight. He carried the wool to the city and sold it. With the money, he bought a house. He bought two young llamas. He never forgot the star llama. And he was never lonely again.
(vi) Why does the boy cry when the old llama dies?
(e) because he is afraid of the dark
(f) because he is always sad
(g) because the old llama is his only family
(h) because he is lost
(vii) What happened BEFORE the old llama died?
(e) The boy bought two new llamas.
(f) The boy and the llama walked many miles looking for a home
(g) The boy collected the wool and sold it in the city.
(h) The old llama fell to the ground in the shape of a star.
(viii) What happens at the end of the story?
(e) The boy buys a house and two llamas.
(f) The boy buries the llama next to an icy stream.
(g) The boy and his llama walk for many miles
(h) The boy cries for a very long time.
(ix) Read this sentence from the story.
One bright star fell to the ground.
What does bright mean?
(e) old
(f) shining
(g) new
(h) clean
(x) What does the boy in the story want?
(e) a cart
(f) a horse
(g) a new wool shirt
(h) a home
3)EXAMINATION
Education is important
For every nation
But I am seized with
Tension
Because of my
Examination!
In English we have
Narration
In geography we study
Segmentation
In history its revolution
In Maths we solve
Equation
In physics its experiments
And recreations
In chemistry its simple
Combination
And in the end
I don’t get time for
Relaxation.
Courtesy: The Times of India
Answer the questions that follow.
(i) The child is tensed because of
(a) examination (b) recreation (c) relaxation (d) presentation
(ii) In English the child has to face
(a) equation (b) narration (c) combination (d) tension
(iii) The subject of combination is found in
(a) Maths (b) Geography (c) Physics (d) Chemistry
(iv) History is a subject where they come across
(a) Experiments (b) equation (c) solution (d) revolution
(v) In the end the child feels that he has no time for
(a) examination (b) tension (c) relaxation (d)narration
4)Elephants
There are only two species of elephants surviving. One is the Asian elephant and the other is an African elephant. Among Asian elephants there are four main varieties: Indian, Ceylonese, Malaysian, Sumatran. Indian elephant is larger in size and has bigger broad ears. They have a longer tusks and a longer trunk with two lips whereas Asian elephants commonly known as the Indian elephant is smaller in size and has shorter tusks with one lip. Indians pray elephants as Lord Ganesha and offer poojas during Ganesh Chathurthi. Also, we pray Lord Ganesha before beginning the pooja and consider it as auspicious.
Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate options from the ones given below:
i)The elephants that are surviving in the world are:
a) Ceylonese and Sumatrans
b) Indian and Malaysian
c) Asian and African
d) Indian and Sumatran
ii) The Asian elephants have
a) bigger ears and smaller trunks
b) smaller ears and shorter tusks
c) longer trunks and one lip
d) broader ears and two lips
iii) African elephants are found in
a) Australia
b) America
c) India
d) Africa
iv) Asian elephants are also called
a) Malaysians
b) Indian elephant
c) Sumatran elephants
d) Ceylonese elephants
v) Elephants are prayed as Gods in India as
a) Ganesh chathurthi
b) Durga pooja
c) Rakshabandhan
d) Diwali
SECTION-B
5)Write a short story using the notes given (4)
A lion sleeping under a tree ----------- a mouse rolls over the lion--------- the lion catches it---------- the mouse asks to be pardoned---------- the lion let it go------- the lion caught in a net-------- roars for help-------- the mouse cuts the net--------- the lion rescued.
6) Give a speech on any one of the following ( 8 Marks )
(a) My Friend (b) My School © A National Festival (d) A Scientist
7) Write a letter to your Principal requesting him to change the furniture as many of them are broken and some are beyond repair. (8)
SECTION-C
8) Choose the most appropriate word from the option given in brackets to complete the following passage. ( 1/2/x 8= 4 marks)
The dog is (a) ____ (in/ on / a / an ) faithful animal. We (b) _____ ( keep / keeping / kept ) as a pet. The dog (c) _________ ( as / us /of / is ) of many colours. It (d) _____( have / had / having / has) a hairy body and a bushy tail. It has thin legs and (e) ______ ( big / strong / sharp ) teeth . The dog is a very useful animal as it keeps watch at (f) ______( morning / evening / dusk / night ) The baby of the dogs are called as (g) ______ ( kittens / puppies / babies / cub ) as their sound is called as (h) _________ ( cry / chirp /bark /hoot)
9) Edit the following passage by choosing the correct option from the options given below: (4 Marks)
Once there (a)is a crow. He was very thirsty. He (b)fly in search of water. But he couldn’t get water anywhere. At last, he reached (c)the garden. There he saw a pitcher of water. But the water was very low. He saw some small stones near the pitcher. He put them (d)on the pitcher. The water came up. He drank the water and flew away.
(a)i) has ii)had iii)was iv)have
(b)i)flying ii)is flying iii)flew iv)flown
(c)i)a ii) on iii)in iv)an
(d)i)inside ii)outside iii)into iv)above
10) Do as directed (12)
i) Some people find household ________ a bore, but I like to help at home. (Fill in choosing anyone: semester/chores)
ii) To have an angry look on the face. (select the suitable word: weary/scowled)
iii) A _____ of chicks
A _____ of wolves
(select a collective noun: pack/ brood/bunch/bundle)
iv) honest ______ sensitive __________ bitter_________ great _________
(Make nouns using honestness/honesty/ sensitivity/ sensitiveness/ bitterly/ bitterness/ greatly/ greatness)
v) Fill in the blanks from the options given: (8)
A (a)_____ girl lived on a (b)____ hillside. She was a (c)_____ daughter who worked (d)_______ but couldn’t give (e)_____ to her parents. One day she saw a (f)_______ under a rock. She picked it up and found that it was full of (g)______. She took the pot and gave it to her (h)________. The parents were very honest and they asked her to give the pot to their King. The King was surprised and gave the pot to them for their honesty as a reward.
pot parents hard-working very hard happiness money mud gold food little lonely dutiful
SECTION-D
11) 11. Read the following lines and choose the right answer from the options(Any TWO)
3+3=6 marks
A. Beauty is in yourself.
Good deeds, happy thoughts
That repeat themselves
In your dreams
In your work
And even in your rest.
(iv) Beauty is in ____________ (oneself/ yourself/ himself)
(v) We should have ________ (good dress/ good looks/good deeds)
(vi) We should be good even in our ( habits/ dreams/actions)
b) On Saturday night, when the news broke about, there was shock and disbelief.
1) The news was about : i) an earth-quake that took place ii)Columbia’s disaster iii)the floods that destroyed the village iv)the lightening that struck the people.
2) The people caught in that sensational news were about
i)Kalpana Chawla and her members ii)Kalpana Chawla and her parents iii) Kalpana Chawla and her husband iv) Kalpana Chawla and the villagers
3) The name of the lesson is
i)An Indo-American woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla ii)An Indian-America woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla iii) An India-America woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla iv) An Indian-American woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
C) It’s unselfish acts
And kindly sharing
And showing your loved ones
You are always caring.
(i) About what the poet speaks these words?
a) the people b) the politicians c)home and its members d) the animals
(ii) The members of the family described here are ;
a) teachers and students b) doctors and patients c) mothers and fathers d) animals and birds
(iii) The members are also described as
a) loving and caring b) hating and deceiving c) proud and egoistic d) selfish and unkind
12)Answer the following in not more than 20-40 words each. (2*4=8)
a) What abilities must an astronaut have, according to a journalist?
b) Why did the Emperor reward Taro?
c) Why did the dog serve the lion for a long time?
d) What did Patrick think his cat was playing with? What was it really?
13) Do you have a ‘dream’, or something you very much wish to do? Write a paragraph saying what you want or wish to do? Take the inspirations that Kalpana Chawla had and how she succeeded?
OR (6marks)
After reading the lesson Taro’s reward you too decide to be like him. How you will show that you have changed or how you will be a dutiful ,obedient, hardworking and truthful son. Write a diary entry in not more than 150 words.
VIII ENGLISH SA 1
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA AFS NO. 1, TAMBARAM,CHENNAI
CLASS: VIII SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT -1 MARKS: 80
ENGLISH TIME : 3 Hrs.
.
SECTION A - READING (20 MARKS)
Q. 1 READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY (5 x 1 = 5 Marks)
The real way to distinguish a star from a planet is to see whether it twinkles or not. Stars twinkle, planets don’t. Planets shine only because they get the light of the sun. It is merely the sunshine on the planets or the moon that we see.
Stars are like the sun. They shine of themselves because they are very hot and burning. In fact, the sun itself is a star. It looks bigger than stars because it is much nearer. We see it as a great ball of fire in the sky.
Thus our earth belongs to the family of the sun. We think the earth is very big. Compared to our tiny selves, it is truly very big. It takes weeks and months in a fast train or ship to go from one part of the earth to another. But although it seems so big, it is just like a speck of dust hanging in the air. The sun is millions of miles away and the other stars are even further away. That is why they look so small to us.
Choose the correct option to answer each question;
1. How can we distinguish a star from a planet?
(a). Planets twinkle, stars don’t.
(b). Stars twinkle, planets don’t.
©. Stars are farther than planets.
(d). Planets are farther than stars.
2. What makes the sun shine?
(a). The sun shines because it is very big.
(b). The sun shines because it gets the light of the moon.
©. The sun shines because it is very hot and burning.
(d). The sun shines because we see it during the day.
3. What makes the moon shine?
(a). The light of the sun falling on it.
(b). The light of the earth falling on it.
©. The light of the stars falling on it.
(d). The light of the satellites falling on it.
4. How big is the earth as compared to the universe?
(a). It is a little smaller than the sun.
(b). It is bigger than the sun.
©. It is as big as the sun.
(d). It is only a speck of dust.
5. The word ‘ distinguish’ means ----------
(a). differentiate
(b). combine
©. distribute
(d) . none of these three.
Q.2. READ THE POEM CAREFULLY (5 x 1 = 5 Marks)
THE FALLEN LEAVES
Why should I be the first to fall
Of all the leaves on this old tree?
Though sadly soon I know that all
Will lose their hold and follow me.
While my birth-brothers bravely blow,
Why should I be the first to go?
Why should I be the last to cling
Of all the leaves on this bleak bough?
I’ve fluttered since the fire of Spring
And I am worn and withered now.
I would escape the Winter gale
And sleep soft- silvered by a snail.
- Robert Service
Choose the correct option to answer each question.
1. What or who does “I” in this poem refer to ?
(a). A tree
(b). A leaf that has fallen.
©. A dry leaf that is going to fall.
(d). A dead leaf lying on the ground.
2. What season do you think has been painted in the first stanza?
(a). Winter.
(b). Summer.
©. Spring.
(d). Autumn.
3. Who have been called the ‘`birth-brothers’?
(a). Brothers born in the same family.
(b). Leaves of the tree grown at the same time.
©. Leaves of the tree that are now dry and dead.
(d). All the trees in the forest.
4. What does the leaf in the first stanza want to do?
(a). It wants to fall off as soon as it can.
(b). It wants to remain on the tree as long as it can.
©. It wants to remain green and fresh for ever.
(d). It wants to flutter in the winter gale.
5. What does the leaf in the second stanza want to do?
(a). It wants to keep clinging to the bleak bough.
(b). It wants to see itself worn and withered.
©. It wants to flutter in the fire of spring.
(d). It wants to fall down to escape the winter gale.
Q.3. READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY (5 x 1 = 5 Marks)
Today we know about each and every part of the world. There is no land or sea that is not known to us. Man has explored every corner of the world, and he knows all the ways and routes from anywhere to everywhere in the world. He can reach from one place to the other as safely, easily and quickly as he likes. He has maps to guide him and fastest means of transport to carry him.
But for ages, most of the world was unknown to man. To begin with, he lived in caves. Then he came out of caves and started making homes in little corners of forests or behind the hills. He was afraid of wild animals and also of the clouds and the winds. He offered prayers and sacrifices to gods who, he thought, controlled the clouds and the winds. But slowly, through long centuries, men began to explore what lay beyond their caves, hills and forests where they had their homes. They went in their boats, first on the rivers and then across the seas. At first they remained close to the shore, and each new voyager went a little further than the previous one.
Choose the correct option to answer each question:
1. Today there is no part of the world that is ----------------
(a). unknown.
(b). unexplored.
©. both (a) and (b) above.
(d). neither (a) nor (b).
2. To begin with, man lived -----------
(a). in caves.
(b). in forests.
©. in small homes.
(d). in little villages.
3. The early man used to offer prayers and sacrifices to gods because ---------
(a). He was afraid of the clouds and the winds.
(b). He thought gods controlled the clouds and the winds.
©. He lived in caves and forests.
(d). He had very little homes in the corners of forests.
4. What did the early explorers do ?
(a). They went to boats on the rivers.
(b). They went in big ships.
©. They went farther and farther into the sea.
(d). They used steamships in place of boats.
5. What is meant by the word ‘voyager’?
(a). A person who makes sacrifices in order to please gods.
(b). A person who goes about begging from place to place.
©. A person who wants to explore new lands.
(d). A person making a long journey by sea.
Q.4. READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY: (5 x 1 = 5 Marks)
Food can maintain or save life. It can destroy life as well. Proper food serves the purpose of medicine. Improper food works as poison and causes diseases. We may take pride in calling ourselves civilized: but we flour all the norms about the quality or quantity of food. We mostly eat processed foods. We have drifted away from mother nature. Thus the incidence of diabetes has increased very much. According to a survey, diabetes was rare in the natives of Canada a few years ago. With the advent of processed and junk foods, the incidence of diabetes had shot up within a very short time. By offering chocolates cakes and ice creams too often to our children and by attending parties every other day, we in fact, invite obesity and diabetes.
Choose the correct option to answer each question
1. What is improper food?
(a). Food that is cooked.
(b). Food that is not cooked.
©. Food that harms our health.
(d). Food that is easily eaten.
2. What is the effect of improper food?
(a) It causes many diseases.
(b). It makes us thin.
©. It makes us active.
(d). It improves our habits.
3. “We flout all the norms about the quality and quantity of food.” This expression
means:
(a). We follow the norms about the quantity and quality of food.
(b). We violate the norms about the quality and quantity of food.
©. We eat healthy food.
(d). We eat les quantity of food.
4. How have we changed our food habits?
(a). We have become non-vegetarians.
(b). We eat better- quality food.
©. We mostly eat processed foods.
(d). We eat too little.
5. What is meant by the word ”obesity”?
(a). To be in the habit of eating too much.
(b). To be in bed for a long time.
©. To be very close to death.
(d). To be fat in an unhealthy manner.
SECTION B – WRITING (20 MARKS)
Q.5. Given below is a profile of your younger brother, Surinder. Write his short
biographical sketch. You can take the help of the verbal stimulus given below.
( 4x1= 4 marks)
* Age – twelve years.
* Physique --- strong and healthy.
* Qualities --- intelligent, truthful, honest, hard-working, etc.
* Studies in class VI.
* Sportsman.
* Fond of reading books.
Q.6. You are Vivek. Write an e-mail to your friend inviting him to spend a Sunday
with your family. Base your e-mail on the following verbal input. The layout is
given below.: (8x1=8 marks)
* A Sunday of great significance.
* The day when saved from drowning.
* Celebrating as “Lucky Day”
* Special Programme.
Date:
From:
Sub:
To:
Q.7. You are Kumar / Anita living at Door no.55, at Court Road. Write a letter to your Brother / sister advising her to take care of her health. (8 x 1 = 8 marks)
SECTION C – GRAMMAR ( 20 Marks)
Q.8. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following passage: (8x1/2 = 4 Marks)
Spending time (a) _________ their kids brings immediate as well as long-term gains (b) _________________ fathers. Children of an involved dad (c) __________ more popular, get on better with their peers and are (d) ____________ empathetic according to a research published (e) ___________ a Canadian study. Today, thanks (f) ____________ modern technology, fathers can, (g) ____________ more time with their children even when they are (h) ___________ from home.
(a) i. of ii. with iii. beside iv. besides
(b) i. to ii. with iii. at iv. in
© i. is ii. was iii. were iv. are
(d) i. more ii. more than iii. most iv. the most
(e) i. with. ii. to iii. by iv. on.
(f). i. to ii. of iii. off iv. with
(g) . i. spends. ii. spent iii. have spend iv. spend
(h) i. away. ii. nearer iii. further iv. farther.
Q.9. Complete the following dialogue by choosing the correct option: (4 x 1 = 4 Marks)
Mother : Minu, why are you so late from school today?
Minu : I visited my friend today.
Mother : Your friend Keerthi telephoned.
Mother : She wanted to know (b) _____________________.
Minu ; I had told her that © _________________________.
Mother : Why don’t you (d) ______________________________.
Minu : Yes , I will.
(a) i. took any message from her?
ii. take any message from her?
Iii any message taken from her?
Iv taken any message from her ?
(b). i. whether you will be going to Radha’s birthday party.
ii. whether will you be going to Radha’s birthday party.
iii. whether shall you be going to Radha’s birthday party.
iv. whether may you be going to Radha’s birthday party.
© i. I will confirm my programme on telephone.
Ii. I shall confirm my programme on telephone.
iii. I would confirm my programme on telephone.
iv. I must confirm my programme on telephone.
(d) i. invites her to our place on Sunday?
ii. invite her at our place on Sunday?
iii. invite her to our place at Sunday?
iv. Invite her to our place on Sunday?
Q.10. Read the following conversations. Then complete each of them in reported speech by choosing from the options given below : (4 x 1 = 4 Marks)
Ramesh : When is the fancy-dress competition in your school?
Rajesh : It is after two weeks.
Ramesh : Are you taking part in it ?
Rajesh : Yes, I am taking part as an engine driver.
(a). Ramesh asked Rajesh __________________-.
i. when was the fancy-dress competition in his school?
ii. when is the fancy-dress competition in his school ?
iii. when the fancy –dress competition in his school is.
iv. when the fancy-dress competition in his school was.
(b). Rajesh replied that ___________________.
i. it is after two weeks.
ii. it was after two weeks.
iii. it has been after two weeks.
iv. It had been after two weeks.
© Ramesh enquires _________________________.
i. whether he was taking part in it.
ii. whether he is taking part in it.
iii. is he taking part in it?
iv. was he taking part in it?
(d). Rajesh said that ______________________.
i. he is taking part as an engine driver.
ii. he has been taking part as an engine driver.
iii. he was taking part as an engine
iv. he had been taking part as an engine driver.
Q.11. Edit the passage given below by choosing an appropriate option from the given options. (8x ½ = 4 Marks)
A big industrial company is (a) in need for stenographers to work in its different units located (b) on the state capitals of northern India. (c) Better salary and other allowances (d) according as the rules of the company shall be paid. (e) Interesting candidates should apply before (f) the seven in this month with copies of testimonials. (g) That found suitable shall have to appear for interview on their own expenses. (h) Previously experience essential.
(a). i. for need of (b). i. with the
ii. in need of ii. for the
iii. in needs of iii. in the
iv. needs of iv. the on
©. i. Better than (d). i. as according as
ii. Good ii. according for
iii. As good as iii according to
iv. The best iv. in according to
(e). i. Interested (f) . i. the seventh of
ii. Interest ii. seventh of
iii. Be interested iii. the seven in
iv. To be interested iv. the seventh on
(g) . i. Who (h). i. Pre
ii. These ii. Previous
iii. Those iii. Before
iv. Whose iv. Already
Q.12. Do as Directed. (4 x 1 = 4 Marks)
(a). The opposite of “defeat” is _________. ( win, victory, winner, victor)
( Choose the correct answer from the options given )
(b). This dress is _______________ than that. ( costly)
(Fill in with the comparative or superlative degree of the word given in the bracket.)
(i) costlier (ii) more costly (iii) costliest
© . He _______________ (try) to solve the problem for three hours before he found
the answer.
(Rewrite the sentence using the past perfect tense of the verb given)
(i) has been trying (ii) had been trying (iii) have been trying
(d). Choose the appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase.
Roopesh loved telling people that he was under doctor’s orders to eat early.
(i). listen carefully, (ii). under treatment, (iii). to talk irrelevantly (iv). blame some one for something
SECTION D - LITERATURE (20 MARKS)
Q.13. Attempt\ any two extracts given below:- (2 x 3 = 6 Marks)
(A). It was evening. The garden hedge was all a flower,
The fair maid came out and said, “I will hire you with a smile”.
Her smile paled and melted into tears, and she went back alone into the dark.
(3 x 1 = 3 Marks)
(i). What did the charming girl offer to the man?
(ii). What impression do you form about the man?
(iii). What made the girl shed tears?
(B). He spoke almost perfect English. But it turned out that he had never set foot in
Dorset, never even been to England. (3 x 1 = 3 Marks)
(i). Who does the word `he’ refer to in the opening line?
(ii). Had Hans ever been to Dorset?
(iii). How did Hans know about Dorset?
©. She spent two days floating in the sea holding on to a wooden door. Eleven times she saw relief helicopters overhead, but they did not see her. (3x1 = 3 Marks)
(i). Whom does `she’ refer to? How old was she?
(ii). How did she spent two days in the sea? How many times did she see relief helicopters overhead?
(iii). What brought her to the shore?
Q.14. Answer any four of the following questions in 3-4 sentences each.(4 x 2 = 8 Marks)
(i). What is the speaker’s last bargain? Why does he call it the best?
(ii). How did the white rulers cripple Indian industries?
(iii). Who was Chunilal? What is his role in the story?
(iv). Bring out the central idea of the poem “The Ant and the Cricket”.
(v). What is Connie’s Christmas present? Why is it the best Christmas present in the world?
Q.15. You are one of the volunteers who went to Andaman and Nicobar Islands for relief work after the tsunami. You listen to the various stories of bravery of ordinary people even as they fight against odds. You admire their determination. Write a diary entry. (6 Marks)
Or
You are Chunilal. Write a diary entry on how you have outwitted Bepin Choudhury.
* * * * *
CLASS: VIII SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT -1 MARKS: 80
ENGLISH TIME : 3 Hrs.
.
SECTION A - READING (20 MARKS)
Q. 1 READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY (5 x 1 = 5 Marks)
The real way to distinguish a star from a planet is to see whether it twinkles or not. Stars twinkle, planets don’t. Planets shine only because they get the light of the sun. It is merely the sunshine on the planets or the moon that we see.
Stars are like the sun. They shine of themselves because they are very hot and burning. In fact, the sun itself is a star. It looks bigger than stars because it is much nearer. We see it as a great ball of fire in the sky.
Thus our earth belongs to the family of the sun. We think the earth is very big. Compared to our tiny selves, it is truly very big. It takes weeks and months in a fast train or ship to go from one part of the earth to another. But although it seems so big, it is just like a speck of dust hanging in the air. The sun is millions of miles away and the other stars are even further away. That is why they look so small to us.
Choose the correct option to answer each question;
1. How can we distinguish a star from a planet?
(a). Planets twinkle, stars don’t.
(b). Stars twinkle, planets don’t.
©. Stars are farther than planets.
(d). Planets are farther than stars.
2. What makes the sun shine?
(a). The sun shines because it is very big.
(b). The sun shines because it gets the light of the moon.
©. The sun shines because it is very hot and burning.
(d). The sun shines because we see it during the day.
3. What makes the moon shine?
(a). The light of the sun falling on it.
(b). The light of the earth falling on it.
©. The light of the stars falling on it.
(d). The light of the satellites falling on it.
4. How big is the earth as compared to the universe?
(a). It is a little smaller than the sun.
(b). It is bigger than the sun.
©. It is as big as the sun.
(d). It is only a speck of dust.
5. The word ‘ distinguish’ means ----------
(a). differentiate
(b). combine
©. distribute
(d) . none of these three.
Q.2. READ THE POEM CAREFULLY (5 x 1 = 5 Marks)
THE FALLEN LEAVES
Why should I be the first to fall
Of all the leaves on this old tree?
Though sadly soon I know that all
Will lose their hold and follow me.
While my birth-brothers bravely blow,
Why should I be the first to go?
Why should I be the last to cling
Of all the leaves on this bleak bough?
I’ve fluttered since the fire of Spring
And I am worn and withered now.
I would escape the Winter gale
And sleep soft- silvered by a snail.
- Robert Service
Choose the correct option to answer each question.
1. What or who does “I” in this poem refer to ?
(a). A tree
(b). A leaf that has fallen.
©. A dry leaf that is going to fall.
(d). A dead leaf lying on the ground.
2. What season do you think has been painted in the first stanza?
(a). Winter.
(b). Summer.
©. Spring.
(d). Autumn.
3. Who have been called the ‘`birth-brothers’?
(a). Brothers born in the same family.
(b). Leaves of the tree grown at the same time.
©. Leaves of the tree that are now dry and dead.
(d). All the trees in the forest.
4. What does the leaf in the first stanza want to do?
(a). It wants to fall off as soon as it can.
(b). It wants to remain on the tree as long as it can.
©. It wants to remain green and fresh for ever.
(d). It wants to flutter in the winter gale.
5. What does the leaf in the second stanza want to do?
(a). It wants to keep clinging to the bleak bough.
(b). It wants to see itself worn and withered.
©. It wants to flutter in the fire of spring.
(d). It wants to fall down to escape the winter gale.
Q.3. READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY (5 x 1 = 5 Marks)
Today we know about each and every part of the world. There is no land or sea that is not known to us. Man has explored every corner of the world, and he knows all the ways and routes from anywhere to everywhere in the world. He can reach from one place to the other as safely, easily and quickly as he likes. He has maps to guide him and fastest means of transport to carry him.
But for ages, most of the world was unknown to man. To begin with, he lived in caves. Then he came out of caves and started making homes in little corners of forests or behind the hills. He was afraid of wild animals and also of the clouds and the winds. He offered prayers and sacrifices to gods who, he thought, controlled the clouds and the winds. But slowly, through long centuries, men began to explore what lay beyond their caves, hills and forests where they had their homes. They went in their boats, first on the rivers and then across the seas. At first they remained close to the shore, and each new voyager went a little further than the previous one.
Choose the correct option to answer each question:
1. Today there is no part of the world that is ----------------
(a). unknown.
(b). unexplored.
©. both (a) and (b) above.
(d). neither (a) nor (b).
2. To begin with, man lived -----------
(a). in caves.
(b). in forests.
©. in small homes.
(d). in little villages.
3. The early man used to offer prayers and sacrifices to gods because ---------
(a). He was afraid of the clouds and the winds.
(b). He thought gods controlled the clouds and the winds.
©. He lived in caves and forests.
(d). He had very little homes in the corners of forests.
4. What did the early explorers do ?
(a). They went to boats on the rivers.
(b). They went in big ships.
©. They went farther and farther into the sea.
(d). They used steamships in place of boats.
5. What is meant by the word ‘voyager’?
(a). A person who makes sacrifices in order to please gods.
(b). A person who goes about begging from place to place.
©. A person who wants to explore new lands.
(d). A person making a long journey by sea.
Q.4. READ THE PASSAGE CAREFULLY: (5 x 1 = 5 Marks)
Food can maintain or save life. It can destroy life as well. Proper food serves the purpose of medicine. Improper food works as poison and causes diseases. We may take pride in calling ourselves civilized: but we flour all the norms about the quality or quantity of food. We mostly eat processed foods. We have drifted away from mother nature. Thus the incidence of diabetes has increased very much. According to a survey, diabetes was rare in the natives of Canada a few years ago. With the advent of processed and junk foods, the incidence of diabetes had shot up within a very short time. By offering chocolates cakes and ice creams too often to our children and by attending parties every other day, we in fact, invite obesity and diabetes.
Choose the correct option to answer each question
1. What is improper food?
(a). Food that is cooked.
(b). Food that is not cooked.
©. Food that harms our health.
(d). Food that is easily eaten.
2. What is the effect of improper food?
(a) It causes many diseases.
(b). It makes us thin.
©. It makes us active.
(d). It improves our habits.
3. “We flout all the norms about the quality and quantity of food.” This expression
means:
(a). We follow the norms about the quantity and quality of food.
(b). We violate the norms about the quality and quantity of food.
©. We eat healthy food.
(d). We eat les quantity of food.
4. How have we changed our food habits?
(a). We have become non-vegetarians.
(b). We eat better- quality food.
©. We mostly eat processed foods.
(d). We eat too little.
5. What is meant by the word ”obesity”?
(a). To be in the habit of eating too much.
(b). To be in bed for a long time.
©. To be very close to death.
(d). To be fat in an unhealthy manner.
SECTION B – WRITING (20 MARKS)
Q.5. Given below is a profile of your younger brother, Surinder. Write his short
biographical sketch. You can take the help of the verbal stimulus given below.
( 4x1= 4 marks)
* Age – twelve years.
* Physique --- strong and healthy.
* Qualities --- intelligent, truthful, honest, hard-working, etc.
* Studies in class VI.
* Sportsman.
* Fond of reading books.
Q.6. You are Vivek. Write an e-mail to your friend inviting him to spend a Sunday
with your family. Base your e-mail on the following verbal input. The layout is
given below.: (8x1=8 marks)
* A Sunday of great significance.
* The day when saved from drowning.
* Celebrating as “Lucky Day”
* Special Programme.
Date:
From:
Sub:
To:
Q.7. You are Kumar / Anita living at Door no.55, at Court Road. Write a letter to your Brother / sister advising her to take care of her health. (8 x 1 = 8 marks)
SECTION C – GRAMMAR ( 20 Marks)
Q.8. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following passage: (8x1/2 = 4 Marks)
Spending time (a) _________ their kids brings immediate as well as long-term gains (b) _________________ fathers. Children of an involved dad (c) __________ more popular, get on better with their peers and are (d) ____________ empathetic according to a research published (e) ___________ a Canadian study. Today, thanks (f) ____________ modern technology, fathers can, (g) ____________ more time with their children even when they are (h) ___________ from home.
(a) i. of ii. with iii. beside iv. besides
(b) i. to ii. with iii. at iv. in
© i. is ii. was iii. were iv. are
(d) i. more ii. more than iii. most iv. the most
(e) i. with. ii. to iii. by iv. on.
(f). i. to ii. of iii. off iv. with
(g) . i. spends. ii. spent iii. have spend iv. spend
(h) i. away. ii. nearer iii. further iv. farther.
Q.9. Complete the following dialogue by choosing the correct option: (4 x 1 = 4 Marks)
Mother : Minu, why are you so late from school today?
Minu : I visited my friend today.
Mother : Your friend Keerthi telephoned.
Mother : She wanted to know (b) _____________________.
Minu ; I had told her that © _________________________.
Mother : Why don’t you (d) ______________________________.
Minu : Yes , I will.
(a) i. took any message from her?
ii. take any message from her?
Iii any message taken from her?
Iv taken any message from her ?
(b). i. whether you will be going to Radha’s birthday party.
ii. whether will you be going to Radha’s birthday party.
iii. whether shall you be going to Radha’s birthday party.
iv. whether may you be going to Radha’s birthday party.
© i. I will confirm my programme on telephone.
Ii. I shall confirm my programme on telephone.
iii. I would confirm my programme on telephone.
iv. I must confirm my programme on telephone.
(d) i. invites her to our place on Sunday?
ii. invite her at our place on Sunday?
iii. invite her to our place at Sunday?
iv. Invite her to our place on Sunday?
Q.10. Read the following conversations. Then complete each of them in reported speech by choosing from the options given below : (4 x 1 = 4 Marks)
Ramesh : When is the fancy-dress competition in your school?
Rajesh : It is after two weeks.
Ramesh : Are you taking part in it ?
Rajesh : Yes, I am taking part as an engine driver.
(a). Ramesh asked Rajesh __________________-.
i. when was the fancy-dress competition in his school?
ii. when is the fancy-dress competition in his school ?
iii. when the fancy –dress competition in his school is.
iv. when the fancy-dress competition in his school was.
(b). Rajesh replied that ___________________.
i. it is after two weeks.
ii. it was after two weeks.
iii. it has been after two weeks.
iv. It had been after two weeks.
© Ramesh enquires _________________________.
i. whether he was taking part in it.
ii. whether he is taking part in it.
iii. is he taking part in it?
iv. was he taking part in it?
(d). Rajesh said that ______________________.
i. he is taking part as an engine driver.
ii. he has been taking part as an engine driver.
iii. he was taking part as an engine
iv. he had been taking part as an engine driver.
Q.11. Edit the passage given below by choosing an appropriate option from the given options. (8x ½ = 4 Marks)
A big industrial company is (a) in need for stenographers to work in its different units located (b) on the state capitals of northern India. (c) Better salary and other allowances (d) according as the rules of the company shall be paid. (e) Interesting candidates should apply before (f) the seven in this month with copies of testimonials. (g) That found suitable shall have to appear for interview on their own expenses. (h) Previously experience essential.
(a). i. for need of (b). i. with the
ii. in need of ii. for the
iii. in needs of iii. in the
iv. needs of iv. the on
©. i. Better than (d). i. as according as
ii. Good ii. according for
iii. As good as iii according to
iv. The best iv. in according to
(e). i. Interested (f) . i. the seventh of
ii. Interest ii. seventh of
iii. Be interested iii. the seven in
iv. To be interested iv. the seventh on
(g) . i. Who (h). i. Pre
ii. These ii. Previous
iii. Those iii. Before
iv. Whose iv. Already
Q.12. Do as Directed. (4 x 1 = 4 Marks)
(a). The opposite of “defeat” is _________. ( win, victory, winner, victor)
( Choose the correct answer from the options given )
(b). This dress is _______________ than that. ( costly)
(Fill in with the comparative or superlative degree of the word given in the bracket.)
(i) costlier (ii) more costly (iii) costliest
© . He _______________ (try) to solve the problem for three hours before he found
the answer.
(Rewrite the sentence using the past perfect tense of the verb given)
(i) has been trying (ii) had been trying (iii) have been trying
(d). Choose the appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase.
Roopesh loved telling people that he was under doctor’s orders to eat early.
(i). listen carefully, (ii). under treatment, (iii). to talk irrelevantly (iv). blame some one for something
SECTION D - LITERATURE (20 MARKS)
Q.13. Attempt\ any two extracts given below:- (2 x 3 = 6 Marks)
(A). It was evening. The garden hedge was all a flower,
The fair maid came out and said, “I will hire you with a smile”.
Her smile paled and melted into tears, and she went back alone into the dark.
(3 x 1 = 3 Marks)
(i). What did the charming girl offer to the man?
(ii). What impression do you form about the man?
(iii). What made the girl shed tears?
(B). He spoke almost perfect English. But it turned out that he had never set foot in
Dorset, never even been to England. (3 x 1 = 3 Marks)
(i). Who does the word `he’ refer to in the opening line?
(ii). Had Hans ever been to Dorset?
(iii). How did Hans know about Dorset?
©. She spent two days floating in the sea holding on to a wooden door. Eleven times she saw relief helicopters overhead, but they did not see her. (3x1 = 3 Marks)
(i). Whom does `she’ refer to? How old was she?
(ii). How did she spent two days in the sea? How many times did she see relief helicopters overhead?
(iii). What brought her to the shore?
Q.14. Answer any four of the following questions in 3-4 sentences each.(4 x 2 = 8 Marks)
(i). What is the speaker’s last bargain? Why does he call it the best?
(ii). How did the white rulers cripple Indian industries?
(iii). Who was Chunilal? What is his role in the story?
(iv). Bring out the central idea of the poem “The Ant and the Cricket”.
(v). What is Connie’s Christmas present? Why is it the best Christmas present in the world?
Q.15. You are one of the volunteers who went to Andaman and Nicobar Islands for relief work after the tsunami. You listen to the various stories of bravery of ordinary people even as they fight against odds. You admire their determination. Write a diary entry. (6 Marks)
Or
You are Chunilal. Write a diary entry on how you have outwitted Bepin Choudhury.
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