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Atomic Energy Education Society

Annual Examination, March 2018
Subject: English Maximum Time: 3 Hrs

Class: VI Maximum Mark : 80
General Instructions:
(i) This paper is divided into 4 Sections:
Section A: Reading 20 marks
Section B : Writing 20 marks
Section C: Grammar 15 Marks
Section D : Literature 25 Marks
(ii) All questions are compulsory .
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time.
(iv) All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct
order and question number.
(v) Write neatly and legibly
Section A (Reading) (20marks)
A1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that
follow: (5 marks)
The bell rang. Break was over. It was the same teacher but another subject,
English. They had to write the English alphabet on their slates. The teacher walked
around the room looking into the slates of the children. Kali thought of making a
mess on his slate so that the teacher would get angry and scold him.
But before he could mess up his slate, the teacher stood in front of Kali. Instead of
a look of anger, he got a pat on his back. The teacher held up Kali‟s slate for the
class to see. „Here, this is the sort of work I want to see from everyone,‟ he said.
Now the others would hate him more than ever. Kali could hear the whispering in
the classroom. He would never have friends in school, he thought.
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a) After the break was over the teacher was going to teach……………….
b) While the children wrote on their slates the teacher……………………….
c) Kali thought the teacher would become angry if………………………….
d) Kali‟s plan didn‟t work because…………………….
e) Kali felt he would never have friends because……………………
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A2. Read the following poem:
The Gardener
I call my friend the Gardener
For many reasons.
Reasons that start to coil around me,
Surrounding me,
Making me feel secure.
The Gardener has been there

Since I was a seed.
Helping water me with love,
Protecting me from the weeds in my life.
All of my best friends are gardeners.

I consider myself a gardener too.
By helping my friends to grow,
By caring for them,
And weeding out their troubles.
Everyone can be a Gardener

By tending to their friends.
As they grow in life
So will you.
By-Joel Kristenson (The Real Deal)
Answer the following : ( 5 marks)
a) According to the poet how does a friend make him feel secure?
b) The poet says he too is a „gardener’ as he……………………..
c) The „weeds in my life’ means……………………..
d) Who are „they‟ in line 3 of the last stanza?
e) Pick the line from stanza 2 that means „since his childhood’
A3. Read the following passage :

Suma, was all alone in the world. No family, no one to love her, an orphan. That
day was still clear in her memory. She was feeling exceptionally lonely and sad.
She began walking through the meadows when she noticed a butterfly caught in a
thorn bush. The more the butterfly struggled to free itself, the deeper the thorns cut
into her delicate body. She carefully released it. Instead of flying away it turned
into a beautiful fairy. Suma rubbed her eyes in disbelief.
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“For your wonderful kindness,” the fairy said, “ I‟ll grant you any wish you like.”
After thinking for a moment Suma replied, “I want to be happy!”
“Very well!”, said the fairy. She leaned toward Suma and whispered something in
her ear. Then she vanished.
Suma grew up to be a happy woman. Everyone asked her the secret of her
happiness. She‟d only smile and reply, “I listened to the fairy‟s advice and that has
made me happy.”
When she had become very old and was on her deathbed, the neighbours rallied
around her wanting to know her secret or else felt that the secret would die with
her. “Tell us, please,” they begged. “Tell us what the good fairy said.”
Suma smiled and said, “ She told me that I must help everyone no matter how
young or old, rich or poor they were and never ask or think of getting anything
in return. ”
A 3. Choose the right option: ( 5marks)
a) The word „exceptionally‟ means:
(i) nationally (ii) very (iii) nearly (iv) never
b) Suma, was all alone in the world. She :

(i) had run away from her house (ii) liked to be alone
(iii) had no parents (iv) forgot the way to her house
c) One day she went walking through the:

(i) fields (ii) jungle (iii) mountains (iv) meadows
d) She found a butterfly caught in a :
(i) thorn bush (ii) spider web (iii) trap (iv) branch
e) Suma helped the butterfly by:
(i) cutting the thorn bush (ii) cutting her wings (iii) releasing it (iv) pulling out
the thorn
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A 3.2. Answer the following : 5 marks
a)The butterfly was really a………………….

b) Suma rubbed her eyes as she………………………
c)Suma‟s wish was that ……………………………..
d) The fairy whispered into Suma‟s ear that……………………….
e)The neighbours rallied around Suma wanting to know her secret or else……
………………………..
Section B (Writing) (20 marks)
B1. You found a lunch box lying in the playground during the break. Write a notice in about 50
words to inform everyone so that you may give it back to its owner. Supply the necessary details.
(5 MARKS)
B2.You are Rita/ Ravi staying at Flat No. 12, Serenity Apartments, V. P. Road,Andheri (W),
Mumbai 400 059. Write a letter to your Grandfather describing all the activities held in your
school as part of the „Cleanliness Awareness Week‟ recently held in school.
(7 marks)
B3. The following are clues for you to write a short story in 100-125 words.
Don‟t forget to give your story a title. (8 marks)
Two friends passing through a dense forest- roar of a bear heard- both scared- one climbed a
tree- other cried for help- roar was heard louder- other boy had an idea- slept on the ground-
pretended to be dead- bear came and sniffed him- thought him to be dead- bear left without
harming- the boy got up and sighed- his friend climbed down the tree- asked the second boy,
“What was the bear saying in your ears?”- second boy- “Don‟t make friendship with selfish
people” - Moral of the story.
Section C (Grammar) (15 marks)

C1. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in every line.
Identify it and write both the error and the correction in your answer sheet.
Give the correct question number. ½X6=3
error correction
The rabbit walked towards the lion den eg. lion lion‟s
very slow. On the way he passed a deep (a) …….. ………….
well. He look into it and saw his own (b) …….. ………….
reflection in a clear water. He got an idea. (c) …….. ………….
It was noon buy the time he reached it. (d) …….. ………….
The lion come out hungry looking around (e) …….. ………….
for an animal to kill. The lion seen the rabbit (f) …….. ………….
and gave a loud roar.
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C2. Rearrange the following jumbled words to make meaningful sentences:
(3marks)
a) there is / where / a will / a / way / there / is
b) best/ is /the/ policy/ honesty
d) hard work /there is / without/ no success.
C3. Do as directed: (9 marks)

1. Fill in the blanks with the most suitable words: (½ X 2=1 mark)
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a. My uncle is a ............in the air force. He helps in finding the routes to a place.
b. A.R Rahman , the great ............ won an Oscar award for his melodious music .
2. Use the appropriate „set‟ phrases to fill in the following blanks. ( ½ X 2=1mark)
set down set aside set out set in

a. My sister likes to ............ a little of her pocket money to buy me a gift on my
birthday.
b. Summer seems to have .......................very early this year.
3. When the police asked the thief about the money he had stolen he decided to
remain silent.( replace the underlined words with the right expression- take
chances/ look after/ keep mum) (1 mark)
4. Runa had a ………..on her face when she saw her marks in English. She …….
the whole day. (Choose the appropriate word from the bracket and use it both as
a noun and a verb to fill in the blanks) ( play / hope / smile / pat) (1 mark)
5. Our school has a large library. (Begin the sentence like- „There …….) (1 mark)
6. 99% of the students came to school in complete uniform. 1% did not. (Rewrite
the sentences using most and a few) (1 mark)
7. It is 3º C in Shimla in winter. It is 1ºC in Leh. (Combine the two sentences
using the comparative degree of ‘cold’.) (1 mark)
8. Use the following words/ phrases in sentences of your own: (1 X 2=2 marks)
a) spread across (b) dive
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Section D (Literature) (25 marks)
D1. Choose any one of the extracts given below and answer the questions that
follow: ( 1 X 3=3 marks)
He does what he likes with his spade, he soils
his clothes with dust, nobody takes him to
task, if he gets baked in the sun or gets wet.
a) Name the poem and the poet of the above lines.

b) „He‟ in the above lines is……………………..
c) The words „nobody takes him to task’ mean………………………………
OR
Words are the food and dress of thought
They give it its body and swing
And everyone’s longing today to hear
Some fresh and beautiful thing:
a) The above lines are from the poem…………………

b) Words are………… and ………. of thought.
c) What does every one wish to hear?
D2. Read the following lines and write down who said these to whom :
(1 X 2=2 marks)
a) “Are your helpers kind to you?”
b) “……you and I are old friends. Your aunt is as dear to me as you.”
D3. Answer any FOUR of the following in 30-40 words each: (2 X 4=8 marks)
a) According to the journalist, what abilities must an astronaut have?
b) Why did the writer visit Miss Beam‟s school?
c) What is a person good at if he has musical intelligence?
d) Algu found himself in a tight spot. What was his problem?
e) How does the hump of the camels help them to survive when there is no water?
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D4. Answer any FOUR of the following in 30-40 words each: (2 X 4=8 marks)
a) Who visited the shepherd one day, and why?
b) What made the ghost speechless?
c) What went wrong when the tortoises , snakes and lizards left the forest?
d) What did the specialist prescribe to Saeeda‟s mother, in addition to medicines
and eating healthy food?
e) What did the crocodile tell the monkey midstream?
D5. Ruskin Bond‟s favourite place in his grandfather‟s house was the banyan
tree. Is there a place in your house or your grand parents‟ or uncles‟ or aunts‟
houses that you specially like? Write about it in a paragraph. (50-70 words)
(4 marks)
OR
The story „What Happened to the Reptiles’ gives the message that „everyone has a
place in this strange, funny world of ours‟. Express your views about this giving
example from the story in 50-70 words. (4 marks)
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Atomic Energy Education Society

Subject: English Maximum Time: 3 Hrs

The Gardener has been there

All of my best friends are gardeners.

Everyone can be a Gardener

A3. Read the following passage :

b) Suma, was all alone in the world. She :

c) One day she went walking through the:

d) She found a butterfly caught in a :

e) Suma helped the butterfly by:

a)The butterfly was really a………………….

Section C (Grammar) (15 marks)

C3. Do as directed: (9 marks)

navigator architect composer politician

set down set aside set out set in

a) Name the poem and the poet of the above lines.

a) The above lines are from the poem…………………

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