CBSE Class 6 English Worksheet Set B

A. Learn and write the given poem-

How bright on the blue                           Is a kite when it’s new!
With a dive and a dip                             it snaps its tail
Then soars like a ship                             with only a sail
As over tides                                         of winds it rides,
Climb to the crest                                 Of a gust and pulls,
Then seems to rest                               As wind falls,
When string goes slack                          You wind it back
And run until                                         A new breeze blows
And its wings fill                                    And up it goes!
How bright on the blue                           Is a kite when it’s new!
But a raggeder thing                               You never will see
When it flaps on a string                         In the top of a tree
                                                                            Poet- Harry Behn

B. Summary of the poem-
This poem ‘The Kite’ is a very interesting poem composed by Herry Behn who is a very famous American screenwriter, child- author and a teacher. In this poem, the poet has drawn a beautiful picture of flying the kite through his words. The poet says that the kite looks bright on a clear sky when it flies first time. He also describes beautifully different moves of the kite while it is flying. In the end he says that when the kite gets struck on a tree top and gets torn, it is bad thing and no one wants to see this.

C. Read the given lines and answer the following questions-

1. How bright on the blue Is a kite when it’s new!
With a dive and a dip it snaps its tail
Then soars like a ship with only a sail

Question. Write the name of the poem and its poet.
Ans- The name of the poem is ‘The kite’ and its poet is Harry Behn.

Question. How does the kite snap its tail?
Ans- The kite snaps its tail with a dive and a dip.

Question. Write the rhyming words of these lines.
Ans- The rhyming words of these lines are- blue-new; dip-ship and tail-sail.

1. Answer the following questions:-

1. What had caused the fight between Oberon and Titania?

2. Which are the incidents which left Sindbad’s trembling?

3. Who was Puck? Why did he run to get the flower for Oberon?

4. Who was throwing pieces of fresh meat? Why?

5. How did Sindbad escape the island?

2. Read the extract and answer the following questions:-

Two young fellows swore that the witch they would slay,

So one night to the seashore they bore her away,

And they flung her, into the breakers somehow,

Twas thus that they drowned the witch of Glen tow.

a) Write two examples of alliteration from the paragraph?

b) Who was the Witch of Glentow?

c) The two young men swore that_____________________

3. Choose the word from the brackets that collocates with the sentences:-

a) I want you to give me an ( itemized /glowing) account.

b) Mary spoke Hindi with a ( careless /pronounced) French account.

c) The new book was met with (dreadful/wide) acclaim.

d) It was a golden (chance/opportunity) for him.

e) Richard got a (round of/loud)applause from the cloud.

4. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:-

They do not realise I can fulfil any ambitious.

They do not realise that among them

Walks a magician.

(a) Who is the speaker? Who is ‘they’?

(b) List any three things ’they’ want the speaker to become.

(c) What does the speaker want to be? List any three things?

5. Answer the following questions:-

a) Describe the other two horses in the stable.

b) Who named Black Beauty so and why?

OR

Write a character sketch of John Manly in about 5 to 6 lines.

There are two kinds of Articles.
1. Indefinite Articles- ‘A’ and ‘An’ are Indefinite Articles. They do not refer to any particular thing.
Ex-1. We saw a girl riding a horse.
2. I want to have an apple.

2. Definite Articles- ‘The’ is a Definite Article. It points out to a particular person or thing.
Ex- This is the girl who lived near my house.

Use of ‘a’ and ‘An’-
1. We use A and An with Singular Countable Nouns. A is used before Singular Nouns starting with a consonantl sound. An is used before Singular Nouns starting with a vowel sound. Ex- a tree, an ice cream etc.
2. We use An before words like Hour and Honest. When we pronounce these words H remains silent and we use An with the second letter of the word that is a vowel.
3. We use A before words that begin with a vowel and gives the sound of Yoo. Ex- a university, a European, a uniform etc.
4. We say a one rupee coin not an one rupee coin as we pronounce O in one as W in won and the word won gives a consonant sound. So we use A before one.
5. We use A and An before Adjectives. Ex- Nisha is an honest girl.
6. We use A and An for jobs and occupations. Ex- an engineer, a carpenter.

*Note- We never use A and An with-
1. With Uncountable Nouns
2. Plural Nouns
3. Proper Nouns

Use of ‘The’-
1. Before a particular Noun when we want to particularize it. Ex- I lost the pen that my sister gave me.
2. Before a Noun which has already been introduced. Ex- I saw a man. The man was old.
3. Before the Superlative Degree. Ex- Mr. Gupta is the richest person in our town.
4. Before the names of river, seas and oceans. Ex- The Narmada falls into the Arabian Sea.
5. Before the names of mountain ranges and valleys. Ex- The Himalayas have snow-covered mountains.
6. Before such names as- moon, sun, sky and planets. Ex- The earth revolves around the sun.
7. Before the names of nationalities. Ex- The English defeated the Germans.
8. Before the names of those nations and countries who have words like- republic, states and kingdom in their names. Ex- I like to visit the United States of America.
9. Before the names of holy books. Ex- The Geeta is the holy book of hindus.
10. Before the names of newspapers and magazines. Ex- We read the Times of India everyday.
11. Before the names of well-known buildings and monuments. Ex- We visited the Taj Mahal last week.
12. Before the names of trains, ships and aeroplanes. Ex- We travelled by the Rajdhani Express.
13. Before a Common Noun when that Noun represents the whole class. Ex- The tiger is a ferocious animal.

*Note- We never use article The in the following conditions-
1. With Abstract Nouns. Ex- Health is wealth.
2. With Material Nouns. Ex- Iron is a useful metal.
3. With Proper Nouns. Ex- Delhi is the capital of India.
4.With the names of languages. Ex- English is taught all over the world.

A. Fill in the blanks with suitable Articles (A, An, The)-
1. Mr. Shah is ___ artist.
2. Simi is helping ___ one-legged man to cross the road.
3. Have you seen ___ Principal. She was talking to ___ visitor.
4. France is ___ European country.
5. Jack is ___ outstanding actor.
6. Look! There is ___ huge elephant coming towards us.
7. I have no idea how big ___ earth is.
8. Africa is known as ___dark continent.

B. Fill in the blanks by using A, An or The as required-
In ___ village , there lived ___ poor brahmin. ___ brahmin was very miser and did not spend any money. He had ___ cow, ___ buffalo and ___ goat but he never shared ___ milk that he got from them with anyone. His wife was ___ honest and kind lady and liked to help ___ poor and ___ needy. ___ Brahmin had ___ earthen pot in which he collect ___ butter his wife made. He hung ___ pot right over his bed so that he could keep ___ eye over it.

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