CBSE Class 6 English Sample Paper Set 11

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SECTION – A 

READING 

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :

Grandpa’s Birdhouses

—by Andrew Frinkle

Grandpa’s hobby was making birdhouses. He always said, “A man has to keep busy to stay out of trouble.” Leigh wasn’t sure how much trouble Grandpa could get into anyway, since he was such a nice guy, but she tried to listen to his advice. Besides, she liked to help him on his birdhouses.

Grandpa’s shop was full of well-oiled and carefully-kept tools. Whenever he used something, he put it back in exactly the right place. He had rules about how he treated his tools, because he hated buying something new if the old one still worked. He also made sure to clean up his messes each time he worked on something.

It wasn’t too fun cleaning up, but it was nice to watch him cut boards to exact lengths. It was nice to see the drill put in holes for screws to go in cleanly. It was like being a doctor, but with wood. The best part of building was seeing all the pieces come together in the final form. Yet, even then it wasn’t done.

The last steps always included lacquer or paint, to help protect Grandpa’s hard work from the weather. His birdhouses lasted for years. If he didn’t coat them properly, the sun and rain would turn the wood grey and weak in a short period of time. No, he always made sure to do things right. Even if he put rocks or other cute decorations on them, it was done right and made to last.

Grandpa was a hard worker, but he was also smart and generous. He let Leigh keep the birdhouses sometimes, but only if he got to help hang it up or set the post for it. It had to be done just right, after all.

The birdhouses were a great way to learn about woodworking, hard work, taking care of what you have, and about birds. The absolute best thing about building birdhouses was that Leigh spent some time with Grandpa.

1.1 Choose the correct options to answer the questions given below : (10)

1. What does Grandpa make?

a) toy cars         b) model trains

c) birdhouses     d) wooden toys

2. How would you NOT describe Grandpa?

a) smart              b) sloppy

c) hard-working   d) careful

3. What part of the birdhouse building doesn't Leigh like very much?

a) painting       b) cutting

c) designing     d) cleaning up

4. What did the last steps of building include?

a) lacquer and paint       b) hanging the birdhouses

c) cutting and drilling     d) putting them together

5. What was the absolute best thing about building birdhouses?

a) learning about birds

b) spending time with Grandpa

c) watching the birdhouse come together

d) getting to keep one

6. Building birdhouses was like being a :

a) woodcutter  b) engineer

c) doctor         d) worker

7. The sun and rain would turn the wood grey and weak in a short period of time :

a) If not screwed properly

b) If not painted and lacquered

c) If kept out

d) Because the wood quality was bad

8. In the above passage, the word meaning an activity done for pleasure is :

a) Advice      b) Hobby

c) Trouble     d) Guy

9. In the above passage the word meaning big-hearted and giving will be :

a) smart           b) nice

c) generous      d) hard working

10. The birdhouses were a great way to learn about :

a) woodworking    b) B. hard work

c) birds                d) all of the above

2. Read the following poem and answer the questions with the correct options :

The Worm

—Ralph Bergengren

When the Earth is turned in spring

The worms are fat as anything.

And birds come flying all around,

To eat the worms right off the ground.

They like worms just as much as I

Like bread and milk and apple pie.

And once, when I was very young,

I put a worm right on my tongue.

I didn't like the taste a bit,

And so I didn't sallow it.

But oh, it makes my Mother squirm

Because she thinks I ate that worm!

2.1 Use the information in the poem to answer the questions below : (10)

1. What do the worms look like in the spring?

a) Tiny    b) Small

c) Big     d) Fat

2. Which type of animal is flying around in this poem?

a) Worm     b) Bird

c) Mother    d) Dragon

3. Who are 'They in the sentence, They like worms just as much as I like bread and milk and apple pie?

a) The birds     b) The worms

c) The people   d) The food

4. What happened right after the boy tasted the worm?

a) The boy swallowed the worm

b) The boy ate the worm

c) The boy did not swallow the worm

d) The Mother ate the worm

5. Why does the Mother squirm?

a) She saw her son eat the worm

b) She likes worms as much as her son

c) She ate the worm

d) She thinks her son ate the worm

6. In this poem, the Phrase 'turned  in' here means:

a) To cause to move around an axis or center; cause to rotate or revolve.

b) To give a rounded form to

c) To fold, bend, or twist (something).

d) To injure by twisting

7. The boy wanted to taste the worm because he was :

a) hungry b) curious

c) excited d) annoyed

8. The boy didn't swallow the worm because :

a) he was scared of his mother

b) he wanted the birds to have it

c) he did'nt like the taste

d) the worm wriggled out of his mouth

9. 'Wriggle or twist the body from side to side, as a result of nervousness or 'discomfort' means the same as the word :

a) swallow b) taste

c) squirm d) flying

10. The boy enjoys having :

a) bread b) milk

c) apple pie d) all of the above

SECTION – B : WRITING [20 Marks]

1. It is the best day of your life. You have topped your class with an outstanding 99%, but all your friends have forgotten to congratulate you on your success. You have mixed feelings about the day. Write a diary entry in about 150 words describing your feelings. You can take help from the clues given below. (10)

Best day of your life – almost like a dream come true – topped the class – had worked very hard for this– parents are proud and happy – but friends are jealous – no one congratulated you – feeling lonely

2. Write a paragraph in about 150 words on 'The Importance of Newspapers in Our Lives.' You can take the help of the clues given below : (10)

Store house of knowledge – brings to us news of world around – makes us well versed with political affairs – current events of the country and the world – best medium for advertisements – helps students to sharpen language abilities – forms public opinion

 1. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable question words given in the brackets : - (1×4=4)

E.g . Where were you yesterday at seven? (when, where)

a) ___________ is your dental appointment? (when, which)

b) __________ present is this? (who , whose)

c) ____________ water do you drink in a day? (how much , how many)

d) ___________ is that strange – looking object on the table? (what, which)

2. Supply a suitable subject or predicate as required : (1×4=4)

E.g .Simi has a beautiful doll.

a) The students _______________.

b) ___________ goes for a walk every evening.

c) The dog __________________.

d) ________________ had the car serviced at the service station

3. Choose the most suitable answer from the brackets and fill in the blanks :- (1×4=4)

E.g. The water hasn't boiled yet, has it?

a) They were playing cricket yesterday, _____________? (were they, weren't they)

b) He had finished his work, ____________? (had he , hadn't he)

c) Anna and her sister aren't good swimmers, _________? are they, aren't they)

d) The man was injured at the construction site, __________? (was he , wasn't he)

4. Fill in the blanks with Possessive Pronouns or Demonstrative Pronouns as required. (1×4=4)

E.g . I bought this school bag for you yesterday. It is yours.

a) Do you know the girl standing there? ________ is my friend, Nina.

b) Meena handed ‘Ravi a plate of cookies and said, ________ are for you.

c) 'What is _____________on the chai? said Madhu to Karan.

d) Look at the girl's dress. It looks beautiful. I wish it was ____________.

5. Choose the correct option from the brackets and fill in the blanks : - (1×4=4)

E.g . During the war, people did not have much food to eat. (little, much, many )

a) Do you have __________ rice left in the container? (any, several, little)

b) There were ______________ eggs in the basket. (much, a little, plenty of)

c) You may have _____________ chocolate syrup with your ice cream. (little, some, a lot)

d) _______________ the students was given a food packet. (each, each of, every)

6. Make sentences with the following idioms : - (1×2=2)

E.g . My friends were green with envy when I bought a new bicycle.

a) rolled out the red carpet

b) pink of health

7. Complete the following sentence with the articles 'a' 'an' or 'the' wherever required. (1×3=3)

E.g. She was sure she did not want to see the bullfight.

a) ____________ Singhs were on holiday.

b) _________ apple a day keeps the doctor away.

c) They had planned ______________ tour of Europe.

SECTION – D : LITERATURE [25 Marks]

1. Read the given lines and answer the questions that follow. (8)

a) 'Have you seen  this thief?

i) Who says the given words? (1)

ii) Who is the speaker speaking to? (1)

iii) Who is the speaker talking about? (2)

b) 'I seek in vain'

i) Name the poem and the poet. (2)

ii) What does the child seek? (1)

iii) When does the child seek it? (1)

2. Answer any 5 of the given questions briefly. (2×5=10)

a) What was the law regarding salt?

b) Why is fast food so popular today?

c) Describe the effect of the moonlight on water.

d) Why do you think Oliver was anxious to tell his story when he woke up?

e) Why did Miss Rose have tears in her eyes when she saw Oliver?

f) Why did the villagers return to their village?

g) What does the child see while sleeping?

3. Answer any one of the given questions in detail. (5)

a) How is the western world trying to protect their children?

OR

b) What are the following things converted to, in the sleeping world of the child?

i) chair ii) boots

iii) carpet iv) bath and watering can

4. Choose any two of the given words and write their meanings : (1×2=2)

a) endorsement b) scampering

c) benign d) casements

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