CBSE Class 6 English Sample Paper Set 5

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Section – A (Comprehension 1)

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow . DO NOT COPY FROM THE PASSAGE. (10 marks)

Sarju jumped out of her bed, and ran towards the large window-sill where in one corner sat her doll, her long black hair glowing softly in the morning light. “Oh! Champa!” Sarju cried, hugging her doll close. “It’s already the 7th! In another ten days you will be a beautiful bride!” She rocked the doll close against her and continued,“You’ll be sad at leaving me, but Salma’s gudda is the best in Karachi. I know you will be very happy in her house.” Sarju kissed Champa soundly on the cheek.

Just then she heard her mother’s voice “Sarju!” “Yes Ammaji!”cried Sarju “Bathe and get dressed quickly, child. Master Sir will be here any moment!” Sarju ambled back to her room. “Oh Champa!” she grumbled. “I wish I didn’t have to learn Arithmetic. It’s so difficult and boring! Don’t grin like that. You wouldn’t if you knew how confusing it is!”

Twenty minutes later Sarju was sitting at her study table, battling with the arithmetic problems that Khan Sahib had put to her. Every now and then her mind would leave the book in front of her and wander off to think about her doll’s wedding that was to take place on the 17th of August. Sarju wondered what Salma would have done for Sahir. She’d soon see!Later that afternoon, as Sarju sat down for lunch in their large stone kitchen, she could hardly contain her excitement, and hurried through her meal.

“Must you gulp your rice down like that, beti?” Sarju’s mother scolded. “Eat slowly! There’s plenty of time to reach Salma’s,” her mother smiled.Salma lived on the first floor of a huge building in Bunder Road, not far from Sarju’s house. As Sarju ran towards the house, Salma called from the terrace, “Sarju, Sarju! Come up quickly! Sarju hurried up the stairs. “Let’s go in.” Salma said, “I want to show you my gudda’s shervani that Chachiji has stitched for his wedding.”As the days flew past, Sarju’s excitement mounted. Then one morning Sarju was woken by loud voices coming from the hall.

Her father was pacing the length of the room, looking very agitated. Ammaji was sitting on her rocking chair, sobbing hard. Madho Chacha was trying to explain something to her in his loud booming voice. “The British government has declared the Partition and there is nothing we can do! We must leave as soon as we can. Things are becoming very difficult for us now!”

Q1. “Oh Champa!” Sarju cried, hugging her doll close.Why did Sarju hug her doll close? (1)

Q2. Do you think that Sarju is fond of Arithmetic? Give a reason. (1 )

Q3. “It’s already the 7th !” What does this statement mean? (1)

Q4. “Every now and then her mind would, leave the book infront of her.” Why was she not able to concentrate? (1)

Q5. Pick out an evidence from paragraph 4 which shows that Salma was equally excited as Sarju about the wedding. (1)

Q6. Why did Madho Chacha shout in a ‘loud booming voice.’ ? What do you think was responsible for that? (2)

Q7. Find words from the passage that mean the same: (2.5) a) angry (para 5) b) announced ( para5)

c) glad (para 1)

d) huge (para1)

e) too much (para 4)

Q8. Give a suitable title to this passage . (0.5)

COMPREHENSION -2

Read the passage and answer the following questions. DO NOT COPY FROM THE PASSAGE. (12 marks)

The picture moved on the wall for no apparent reason. The picture, a framed photograph of my maternal grandmother sitting in her rocking chair, made a rattling noise as it moved. Everyone at the table looked round to see what had made the noise.

We all looked at Grandmother Pye’s picture and offered explanations.“Wind,” said Father.It was a calm day. There was not a breath of wind, and anyway all thedoors and windows were closed. “An earthquake,” I suggested, proud that at the age of seven I knew such a long word.“An earthquake? In Britain?” said my sister Betty. “Don’t be silly.”“But, I replied defensively, “earthquakes do happen sometimes, even inBritain. Don’t they, Daddy?’“We would have felt it,” my father said.

“Do you suppose Grandma Pye is all right?” Betty asked anxiously. Of course she was all right, but Betty persisted. “Perhaps it’s a sign…”.“A sign of what?” I asked, looking for a chance to get my own back. “A sign that you’re stupid?” “Stop it, you two!” mother said wearily. Now, finish you meal. Come on, eat up you vegetables, you two, or there will be not pudding for you.” Why do parents make idle threats like that? I suppose it is just a habit.

The picture moved again, this time so violently that we all saw it. When it stopped, it was no longer straight. Grandma Pye looked as if she was about to slip of her chair. This time, nobody spoke. It wasn’t funny anymore. I felt really scared, but of course did not show it. My sister Betty had gone pale. My father was looking down at his plate and poking at his potatoes with his fork as if he were seeing them for the first time. Mother got up and went over to the picture. She straightened it and came back to the table. We were sent to bed early that evening.

Why do parents always make you go to bed early when something interesting is going on? It is another of those habits that make parents such a mystery to their children. Betty and I crept downstairs and sat on the bottom step trying to catch what our parents were talking about. It is so annoying when you only hear bits. I was up early next morning, and found the piece of thread hanging from Grandma’s picture where my father had tied it. So, Dad had moved the picture! What a good trick. It had certainly fooled everyone. Good old Dad!

My mother was in the kitchen when the phone rang. She answered it, and then came into the room where we were having breakfast. “That was Cousin Lucy,” she said. “Grandma Pye died peacefully during the night.” She was as white as a sheet.

Q1.“ She was as white as a sheet” who is ‘she’ in the above statement and why was she white? (1)

Q2. Why did the narrator think that his Dad had moved the picture? (1)

Q3. The narrator complaints about two habits of the parents what were those two habits? (1)

Q4. How did the father and Betty react individually when the picture moved again? (2)

Q5. ' She straightened it and came back to the table.' What is 'it' and who is 'she' in the above statement? (1)

Q6. “We all looked at Grandmother Pye’s picture and offered explanations.” (2) a) Why did they all look at the picture? b) Who gave the right explanation?

Q7. Why did Betty and the narrator sit on the bottom step? (1)

Q8. Find out the words from the passage that mean the sam (3) 1. portrait (para 1) 2. worriedly(para 3) 3. danger (para 3) 4. afraid (para 4) 5 secret (para 5)

6. silently (para 6)

Section – B (Literature-25M)

PART – A

1. ‘Are you quite sure of that, sir?’ Sam asked anxiously.

a) What does Sam want the captain to be sure of? (1)

b) Why is Sam so anxious? (1)

2. Do you think it was right on the part of the lord that he didn’t want to see his own granddaughter in the story ‘Tattercoats’? Give reasons for your answer. (2)

3. Is it correct to say that Alice is curious and adventurous? Give reasons to justify your answer. ( 2)

4. How did Sam try to trick his captain? What quality of his was shown by that? Why did ‘Sam and the Teapot’ seem funny to you in any way? ( 2)

5. Who were Tattercoats’ true friends? Give reasons to support your answer. (2)

6. What did you find to be the most mysterious in the lesson ‘Alice’ and why? (2)

PART – B

1. Raymond was a good apprentice. Do you agree? Give two reasons for your answer. ( 1)

2. How do greed and foolishness play a role in the story ‘The Cat that Walked by Himself’? What was the most important thing that all the animals lost in that story and why was it the most important? (3 )

3. The Tsar wasn’t a good master . Give three reasons with examples from the story ‘The Firebird’ to prove this statement correct. (3)

4. Give an example of foolishness from the play ‘The Ribs and the Cover’. Did you find anything funny in the play ‘The Two Highwaymen’? (2)

PART – C

Answer any two of the following questions:

1. How does the boy show his love for nature in the poem ‘You Can’t Be That’? Why does he think that his parents don’t understand him? (2)

2. Which poem do you think is the scariest one in the unit ‘Imaginings’ and why? (2)

3. Which poem do you like the best from the unit ‘Oddities’? Give reasons for your answer. (2)

Section C –Grammar (23M)

Q-1:-There are eight errors in the paragraph below. Spot the errors and write them correctly.

A boy was drowning in an river and he shouted of help. A man passing by jump into the river or saved his life. As the man was leave, a boy thanked him. The man ask him the reason. The boy replied that he had saved its life.

Q-2:- (a) Put the verbs given in brackets in the correct tense. (1/2 X 6 = 3M)

Sachin ______________ (cry) as he is in pain. He ___________ (live) alone in the city. His neighbours decide to take him to the doctor. The doctor ___________ (ask) him what had happened. He told the doctor that he had cut his finger while he ___________ (cut) the fruit. The doctor ___________ (give) him medicines and sent him home. He is now _____________ (take) rest.

(b) Choose the correct form of the verb to fill in the blanks. (1/2 X 6 = 3 M)

(i) He __________ (like/likes) Chinese food.

(ii) They ___________ (play/plays) cricket in the stadium.

(iii) I _____________ (do/does) a lot of hard work.

(iv) Neha ____________ (speak/speaks) quite fluently.

(v) We ___________ (has/have) won the match.

(vi) You __________ (is /am/are) my best friend.

Q-3:- (a)Choose the correct word and replace the underlined expressions by appropriate pronouns. (1/2 X 6 = 3M)

(1) You and _________(me/I) must go to the park.

(2) My friends gave a present to ________(I/me) and my sister.

(3) That’s__________ (she/her) . it’s__________ (she/her) that we saw at the scene of the murder.

(4) What would you do if you were ________(he/him) ?

(5) There is a quarrel between Mary and _______(his/her ) brother.

(b)Add ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ wherever necessary. Put a cross where nothing is required. (1/4 X 8 =2M)

(1) ___________ cow is ____________ useful animal.

(2) __________ cotton grows in India.

(3) __________ bird in __________ hand is worth two in __________ bush.

(4) He is ________ honest man while she is ____________ intelligent.

Q-4:- (a) Use the adverbials in their correct place. (1/4 X 8 = 2M)

(1) He sang (last night, beautifully, in the auditorium).

(2) She hated him (all her life, intensely).

(3) We are going (for a month, on Saturday, to Kashmir).

(b) Complete the following sentences by adding an adjective or an adverb. (1/2 X 4 = 2M)

(1) I got a bunch of __________ roses on my birthday.

(2) She sang ___________ in the concert.

(3) The striped tiger had __________ teeth.

(4) We are supposed to sit ___________ in the library.

Q-5:- Fill in the blanks using appropriate conjunction/ preposition or interjection. (1/2 X 8 = 4M)

(1) I shall not go ___________ I am invited. (as long as/unless)

(2) He jumped ____________ the river. (in/into)

(3) ___________! He is dead. (Ah/Alas)

(4) Wisdom is better ___________ rubies. (than/that)

(5) Take a lamp ___________ the night is dark. (so that/as)

(6) He walked ___________ the end of the sheet. (to/till)

(7) _____________! We have won the game. (Hush/Hurrah)

(8) I shall return ___________ an hour. (by/within)

Section – D (Composition)

Write a paragraph of about 20 lines on any one of the following topics: (10)

• Write the points neatly before you write the paragraph.

• The paragraph must be indented or it will be marked zero.

• Be original and creative.

1. On a rainy day……

2. If I were Alice…..

3. When I met Scrooge….…

4. Write a story ending with ‘…..and I realized that it was just a dream.’

SECTION –E (8M) SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS CLASS 6 - ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’

Answer any 8 questions from the following

Q1. Why did Scrooge send a little boy to the butcher’s shop on Christmas morning ? ( 1)

Q2. Who was Jacob Marley? Why had his spirit come to visit Scrooge? ( 1)

Q3. Whose grave did Ebenzer Scrooge see with the spirit of the Christmas future? (1)

Q4. Why did the two gentlemen come to Scrooge? How did Scrooge treat them? (1)

Q5. On whom did the Spirit of Christmas Present shine his torch and why? (1)

Q6. What did Scrooge see about Tiny Tim with the Spirit of Christmas Future that he wanted to change? (1)

Q7. Whose face appeared in Scrooge’s door-knocker? How was that person related to Scrooge? (1)

Q8. Why did Belle end her engagement to Scrooge? (1)

Q9. With what promise did Scrooge wish Bob Cratchit,when he returned to his work after Christmas? ( 1)

Q10. Who came to take the young Scrooge away from school? How was that person related to Scrooge? (1)

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