CBSE Class 6 English Revision Worksheet Set 17

POEM- I’m Happy with who I am

1 : Read the following words and use them in meaningful sentences:
1. precious: Time is precious.
2. confident: I am confident that I will pass.

2 : Read the poem and answer the following question:

Q. What does the poet see in the mirror?
Ans.
a. She sees her reflection.
b. She sees her reflection looks back at her.
c. She sees her reflection shows her index finger.

3 : Make a list of the things that the poet says about herself:
Ans.
a. She is precious.
b. She is unique.
c. No one can be like her.

Topic : Dear Mrs. Naidu

Q1. Answer the following question.

1. Who wrote a letter and to whom?

2. Who was Vimala madam?

3. Who had given an assignment? What was the assignment?

4. Who topped the Madras University matriculation exam?

5. Write few differences between Sarojini and Mrs. Naidu?

Q2. Fill in the blanks.

1. Last week a girl started __________.

2. _________ things and saying them back makes you a _________.

3. Mrs. Naidu fought for _________ and won _________.

4. Amma is a __________ who does other people _________.

Q3. Frame the sentences.

1. Complicated –

2. Childhood-

3. Assignment

4. Decided

Writing skill

Question 1. You are Rohit/Roshani of Dalhouse Public School Hoshiarpur. Write a letter to your school friend to invite him to attend your birthday party falling on 04 September 2014 in 80 words. OR You are Raghav/Rukhmani of DPS Jalahalli in \(6^{\text{th}}\) standard. Write a letter to the Editor of The Hindu Newspaper highlighting the insanitary condition of a road leading to your school in 80 words.
Answer: Option 1 (Informal Letter):
Model Town,
Hoshiarpur.
28 August 2014
Dear Aman,
I hope this letter finds you in the best of health and spirits. You will be glad to know that my birthday is falling on 4 September 2014. I am organizing a small get-together at my residence at 6:00 PM to celebrate the occasion. There will be music, games, and lots of delicious food. I eagerly look forward to your presence as the celebration would be incomplete without my best friend. Convey my regards to your parents.
Yours lovingly,
Rohit

Option 2 (Formal Letter):
DPS Jalahalli,
Bangalore.
28 August 2014
The Editor,
The Hindu,
Bangalore.
Subject: Highlight insanitary condition of the road leading to DPS Jalahalli.
Sir/Madam,
Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I wish to draw the attention of the municipal authorities toward the pathetic and insanitary condition of the main road leading to DPS Jalahalli. Potholes filled with stagnant water, overflowing garbage bins, and scattered filth have become a breeding ground for mosquitoes and foul odor. It poses a serious threat to the health of students and commuters. I request the authorities to take immediate remedial action.
Yours faithfully,
Raghav
In simple words: An informal letter is written to friends with an affectionate tone, whereas a formal letter to an editor follows a strict layout addressing civic issues directly and politely.

Exam Tip: Always follow the correct format for letters (sender's address, date, receiver's designation/address, subject, salutation, body, and subscription) as half the marks are usually reserved for format.

Question 2. You are Prem/Parikhasha of Mahavir International School Kanpur. Draft a notice to be put on the School notice board inviting the students from classes VI to VIII for participating in the Tree Plantation Drive to be held on \(2^{\text{nd}}\) October 2014. You are the Head boy/girl of the school. Put the notice in (50 words) In a box of 16 inches length and 14 inches of width.
Answer:
MAHAVIR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, KANPUR
NOTICE
25 September 2014
TREE PLANTATION DRIVE
All students of Classes VI to VIII are hereby informed that our school is organizing a Tree Plantation Drive on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on \(2^{\text{nd}}\) October 2014 within the school campus. Students willing to participate must give their names to their respective class teachers by 29 September 2014. Let us join hands to make our campus green and clean.
Parikhasha
Head Girl
In simple words: A notice is a formal piece of writing written inside a box to convey important information to a specific group of people quickly and clearly.

Exam Tip: Always enclose notices inside a rectangular box and include all key details: Name of Institution, the word 'NOTICE', Date, Heading, Body containing 5 Ws (What, Who, Where, When, Whom), and the issuing authority's name and designation.

GRAMMAR

Question 3. Re-arrange the following words to form meaningful sentences,
I. Hit/he/the/ball/so/hard/lost/it/was/that.
Answer: He hit the ball so hard that it was lost.
In simple words: Rearrange scrambled words so the subject comes first, followed by the verb and predicate, making logical sense.

Exam Tip: Check for punctuation marks and capitalization at the beginning of the rearranged sentence.

Question 3. II. Expects/to/get/she/a/prize
Answer: She expects to get a prize.
In simple words: Put the subject 'She' first, followed by the verb 'expects' and the infinitive phrase 'to get a prize'.

Exam Tip: Identify the main subject and verb pair first when unscrambling words.

Question 3. III. Make/promises/false/do/not
Answer: Do not make false promises.
In simple words: This is an imperative sentence starting with the auxiliary verb 'Do not'.

Exam Tip: Imperative sentences always begin with the base verb or a negative command word like 'Do not'.

Question 3. IV. Having/stolen/denied/he/the/necklace
Answer: He denied having stolen the necklace.
In simple words: The subject 'He' refused the accusation of stealing the necklace.

Exam Tip: Gerunds ('having stolen') function as nouns receiving the action of the verb 'denied'.

Question 3. V. Has/a/india/golden/history
Answer: India has a golden history.
In simple words: State the country 'India' as the subject possessing a rich past.

Question 4. Fill up the blanks with a suitable preposition.
1. Radha was placed ________ the two girls in the list.
Answer: between
In simple words: Use 'between' when referring to two distinct items or people.

Exam Tip: Use 'between' for two entities and 'among' for more than two.

Question 4. 2. Someone is knocking ________ the bell.
Answer: at
In simple words: The correct preposition used with knocking is 'at'.

Exam Tip: Fixed prepositions like 'knock at' must be memorized thoroughly.

Question 4. 3. There is a long bridge ________ the Brahamaputra river in Assam.
Answer: over
In simple words: Use 'over' when something is positioned vertically above a physical structure like a river.

Exam Tip: 'Over' denotes position directly above an object.

Question 5. Convert the following sentences into Indirect/Reported Speech
1. The boys said,"We are going to daft the girls in the Quiz Competition."
Answer: The boys said that they were going to defeat the girls in the Quiz Competition.
In simple words: Change present continuous 'are going' to past continuous 'were going' and pronoun 'We' to 'they'. Note: 'daft' is corrected to 'defeat' contextually.

Exam Tip: Remove quotation marks, add the conjunction 'that', and shift present tenses one step back into their corresponding past tenses.

Question 5. 2. Reshma said,"Anil has completed his syllabus of Social Sciences."
Answer: Reshma said that Anil had completed his syllabus of Social Sciences.
In simple words: Change present perfect 'has completed' to past perfect 'had completed'.

Exam Tip: Proper nouns like 'Anil' and 'Social Sciences' remain capitalized in indirect speech.

Question 5. 3. Seema said to Tanvi,"My father is a principal in the girls college GandhiNagar."
Answer: Seema told Tanvi that her father was a principal in the girls college GandhiNagar.
In simple words: Change 'said to' to 'told', change 'My' to 'her', and change 'is' to 'was'.

Exam Tip: 'Said to' changes to 'told' in affirmative reported speech sentences.

Question 6. a) Convert the following simple present tenses into simple past tense
1. He is an intelligent student of the school.
Answer: He was an intelligent student of the school.
In simple words: Change the present linking verb 'is' to the past linking verb 'was'.

Exam Tip: Simple past tense of 'is/am' is 'was', and for 'are' it is 'were'.

Question 6. a) 2. Manohar drives his Alto in the fastest speed.
Answer: Manohar drove his Alto in the fastest speed.
In simple words: Change the present tense verb 'drives' to the past tense verb 'drove'.

Exam Tip: Regular verbs take '-ed', while irregular verbs like 'drive' change their internal vowel ('drove').

Question 6. b) Convert the following into present continuous tense.
1. It rains heavily in the city of temples.
Answer: It is raining heavily in the city of temples.
In simple words: Add the auxiliary verb 'is' and change 'rains' to the '-ing' form 'raining'.

Exam Tip: Present continuous tense formula is: Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing.

Question 6. b) 2. Prime Minister goes to DPS Sangrampur.
Answer: Prime Minister is going to DPS Sangrampur.
In simple words: Change 'goes' to 'is going' to show an ongoing action in the present.

Exam Tip: Ensure subject-verb agreement when adding present participles.