CBSE Class 6 English Sample Paper Set 8

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SECTION A – COMPREHENSION 

I. Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow: 

1.Miss Margaret Howe’s special living room was fullof water. The water was not very deep- only up to her knees. She lived in this watery room with two friends named Peter and Pam. Miss Howe walked around in the water, but her two friends had to swim.

2.Miss Howe lived in a specially built house with these dolphins. They were her students, and she tried to teach them to speak as people do.

3.“Hello,” said Miss Howe.

4.“Hello,” said Peter.

5.“Do you want to play ball?” asked Miss Howe.

6.“Ball,” answered Peter.

7.Peter was actually speaking in sounds that anyone could understand. He was imitating Miss Howe. It had taken her many months to teach these dolphins to say just a few words but she never gave up and had finally succeeded!

8.Under the water and out of the water, dolphins can make many different and interesting sounds. They not only have their own sounds but can also imitate just about anything- fish, motors and humans.

9.Many people think that when dolphins make some of their sounds, they are actually talking- and that they may even know what they are saying. No one has ever been able to prove this for sure but Miss Howe and a man named Dr. Lilly are trying to prove it.

10.Miss Howe and Dr. Lilly have been studying dolphins for many years. They think that dolphins want to talk to us as much as we want to talk to them.

11.When Miss Howe was living with Peter and Pam, she got up every day at 7:30 in the morning. From 8:00 to 8:30 she had her first English lessons of the day with Peter, then with Pam. Classes continued for the rest of the day with Miss Howe teaching Peter and Pam their words and numbers.

12.More than anything else, though, Peter and Pan loved to play games with Miss Howe. They played catch with a ball. They played tag and many other games in the water. But Miss Howe was always ready to help them understand how we think and why we do many of the things that we do. If the dolphins and people could learn to talk to each other, dolphins might be able to tell us many things that we don’t know about the ocean.

Write the answers in your own words unless the question specifically asks you to quote from the passage.

1.Why was Miss Margret Howe’s living room “special”? Give two reasons. (2) 2.State two activities that the dolphins could do that made them special. (2) 3.How will we benefit if dolphins learn to talk with us? (1.5) 4.What is the belief of Dr. Lilly and Miss Howe that makes them study the dolphins? (1.5) 5.“Miss Howe and Dr. Lilly have been studying dolphins for many years.” What does this tell you about Dr. Lilly’s profession? (1) 6.Give an example to show that Miss Howe succeeded a little to achieve her goal. (1) 7.Find the words from the passage that mean the same as following: (3)

a) copy (para7)

b) at last ( para7)

c) dissimilar(para8)

II.Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow: (10 marks)

1.In the beginning there was no light in the world, because an old magician kept it hidden in a box inside his house. Raven, who was always hungry, didn’t like the darkness because it was difficult to find food. One day he was looking for food near the old magician’s house. He heard a voice saying, “I have a box, and inside this box is another box, and inside this there is another box, and inside the smallest box is all the light in the world.” Raven decided to steal the light.

2.Raven waited until the old man’s daughter went down to the river to collect water. Just as she was dipping her basket into the river, he changed himself into an extremely tiny and thin needle. The needle floated into her basket. When the girl drank some water, she swallowed Raven too.

3.Inside the girl’s belly Raven took the form of a human baby. He grew and grew, and in time she gave birth to a funny looking child with black eyes and a big nose. The old man loved his grandson so much that he gave in to the child’s every wish. Raven became spoilt and greedy. He was bored with all his toys, and wanted to play with the box that held the light. Finally the grandfather opened the box and tossed the glowing ball of light to Raven.

4.As soon as Raven caught the light, he immediately changed into his bird form. Holding the light in his beak, he flew up the chimney hole into the dark world. The magician was angry. He wanted to get the light back into his box. He flew after Raven.

5.The light was heavy in Raven's beak, and he was getting tired. The magician was coming closer. Raven broke off some pieces of the light and threw them into the sky. They became the stars. The magician was still coming closer, so Raven broke off another piece of the light and threw it into the sky. It became the moon. Finally Raven became so tired that he tossed the last and biggest piece of the light into the sky. It became the sun; and that is how daylight came to the world.

Write the answers in your own words unless the question specifically asks you to quote from the passage.

1. What quality does Raven have? Give an example to support your answer. (2)

2. “Raven became spoilt and greedy.” Give evidence from the passage to support the statement. (2)

3. Raven was a bird with special powers. Is it true? Give reasons. (2)

4. Why did Raven not like the darkness? (1)

5. Why was the magician angry? (1)

6. Give the passage a suitable title. (1)

7. Find words from the passage that mean the same as follows: (1)

1. fed up (para 3)

2. at once (para 4)

SECTION B - LITERATURE (25 marks)

PART A (12 MARKS)

1."Oliver was honest and didn't want to be a part of the evil plan of Toby and Sikes." Support the given statement giving two suitable examples. (2)

2. Mention with atleast two examples how Sikes was different from Toby. (2)

3. Give two examples from the lesson ‘The Pret’ to show how prêt caused panic in the family. (2)

4. Did you like the ending of the lesson ‘The Pret’. Justify your answer with a suitable reason. (2)

5. Give two adjectives to describe the ayah and give reasons for the same. (2)

6. How does the lesson ‘Kumalo’ comment on the selfishness of human beings. Explain. (2)

PART B (9 MARKS)

1. How did camping become a valuable experience for Totto-chan? Give two reasons. (2)

2. Gareth blows the horn of an elephant’s tusk to signal his intention to having a battle with the Red knight. Why does Gareth want to fight with the Red knight and what does this tell you about Gareth. (2)

3.Totto Chan is truly fond of Rocky. Give two examples to prove the same. (2)

4. a )Lynette always criticised Gareth on his bravery .Give two examples . (2)

b)Was she justified in doing so. Yes/no. Give a reason. (1)

PART C (4 MARKS)

Attempt any two

1. Which two poems did you like the most from the unit- ‘Animals’ and why? (2)

2. How did Nancy find about her lover's murder? What punishment was given to the murderers in the poem 'The Murdered Servantman'. (2)

3. Why did the beggar curse the king and the queen in the poem 'The Ballad of Semmerwater' ? Who was kind to the beggar in the city of Semmerwater?

SECTION C – GRAMMAR (23 marks)

1. There is an error in each line in the given passage. Write the error and the correction against the correct blank number in your answer sheet. (4)

                                                  Error                  Correction

a) Their were many children ________________ ________________

b) that participated in the ________________ ________________

c) competition but only the few ________________ ________________

d) manage to reach the finals. ________________ ________________

e) It was really surprising to knew ________________ ________________

f) that most of the winner were ________________ ________________

g) girls. Everyone has expected ________________ ________________

h) the winners will be boys. ________________  ________________

2. Fill in the blanks using the suitable type of conditionals. (1x 5 = 5)

(a) Becky will help me clear the table if I ________________ (help) her bake the cake.

(b) What _______________ (happen) if I press the start button?

(c) If you _______________ (read) the instructions carefully, you won’t make any mistake.

(d) I ________________ (not take) those apples even if you give them for free.

(e) She _________________ (be able) to walk fast if she keeps wearing such high heels.

3. Put the verbs given in the brackets in the correct tense. (1/2 x 10 = 5)

1.Mr. Sharma never ___________ (get) up in time in the mornings and always ______________ (has) to face trouble for reaching late.

2.He has decided to _____________ (visit) his granny and ______________ (buy)her an alarm clock..

3. They ___________ ( not send) any Christmas cards last year .

4. She ______________ (go) to a doctor once a year for an examination.

5. They ___________ (talk) about me when I reached home .

6. Nothing ____________ (happen) when I got to the meeting .

7. I ______________(make) two mistakes in the last quiz.

8. At the moment he ____________ (look) for a new job.

4. Put the following sentences into Reported Speech using the reporting verb in the past tense.(4)

(a) Finish it in an hour.

(b) Clean the classroom.

(c) Get me a glass of water.

(d) Don’t ring the bell.

5. Fill in the blanks using since/for wherever necessary. (1 x 5 = 5)

(a) They have been waiting for her ________________ evening.

(b) Marie hasn’t spoken French _______________ years.

(c) I haven’t driven a car ________________ over six months.

(d) He hasn’t met me _____________the day before yesterday.

(e) She has been living in this room alone _________ ages.

SECTION – D (COMPOSITION)

Write a paragraph of about 25 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. Write a story beginning with ‘The room was in total darkness....’

2. The day my best friend lied to me......

3. My worst day was....

4. When I found a magic wand...

SECTION – E (SUPPLEMENTARY TEST- ROBINHOOD)

Answer any eight of the following questions: (1 x 8 = 8 marks)

Q1) Who was Kan-a-Dale going to marry?

Q2) What did the Bishop of Hereford offer the tramps to know about Robin Hood’s camp?

Q3) Why was Ellen forced to marry Norman Barren?

Q4) Who were the tramps disguised as?

Q5) What was mentioned in the note that Robin Hood sent to the King when he visited Nottingham?

Q6) How did the King disguise himself as when he went to meet Robin Hood?

Q7)Why Sir Richard of Lea did not want to go to the Abbot?

Q8) How much money did Robin Hood lend to Sir Richard?

Q9) How did the outlaws dress themselves in the forest?

Q10) What was the new name given to William by Robin?

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