PRACTICE PAPER (3)

Session -2016-2017
CLASS-VI

Subject – English M.M - 90

A1. Read the following passage carefully 5M

Dr. Verghese kurien , the AMUL (Anand Milk Union Limited) man, was the visionary Administrative who
spearheaded the Dairy Cooperative Movement and made Operation flood a runway success . by building India’s
dairy industry, he achieved recognition for himself and brought glory to the country. The beginning of AMUL can
be traced to 1949, when Dr kurien took a job at Anand in Gujarat to organism milk production and all that it
involved. He took over an existing dairy cooperative run by shri T. Patel, and mobilized milk-producers
cooperatives. He totally changed the concept dairying. He introduced innovative likes having a network of
veterinary services and cattle breeding centers. Sixteen years later, he became the head of the national dairy
development board, to develop and relocate the ‘Anand Pattern’ all over the country.

Then came ‘Operation flood’ in 1970, involving nearly 170 million people. It is the world’s biggest dairy
development programme.

Under its aegis, six million dairy owners in1,75,000 village cooperatives, produce, process and market milk to
500 cities and towns throughout India. The programme has helped stabilize milk prices, reduce India’s
dependence on milk imports, ensure the supply of hygienic milk and provide a source of regular income to small
farmers and others. Operation Flood has now expanded to included fruits, vegetables and oilseeds

Now answer the following questions by choosing the correct options given below:

1.Operation Flood is associated with

(a) food crops (b)milk (c)cash crops (d)all of the above.

2.AMUL started in the year

(a) 1919 (b)1929 (c)1939 (d)1949

3.About………….million people are associated with dairy development programme all over the country.

(a)140 (b)150 (c)170 (d)180

4.Operation flood is the world’s biggest dairy development programme and has helped

(a) reduce India’s dependence on milk imports (b) stabilize milk prices

(c) ensure the supply of hygienic milk (d) all of the above

5.The word ‘traced’ means

(a) discovered (b) started (c) existed (d) completed.

 A2 Read the following passage carefully :
Buddhism is one of the great religious of the world. Most of its followers in Sri Lnka,Japan, Korea, and Thailand ,
bur there are Buddhists everywhere.

The founder of Buddhism was prince Gautam Siddhartha, born to luxury. One day, as he left his place he saw
three men one very sick, one very old, and one dead. Very disturbed by this evidence of man suffering, he began
to wonder how man might find true and lasting happiness.

He fasted and meditated as he sought the answer. One day, as he sat under a fig tree, which became known as
bow tree , or tree of enlightenment , he suddenly saw clearly that the cure for all unhappiness lay in a mastery
of one’s selfish desires. He set out to teach his discovery to the world. As Buddha, “the Enlightened one ,” he
wandered through India with his disciples for more than then forty years, teaching the people how to find true
happiness.

Now answer the following questions by choosing the correct options given below: 5m

1. Which of the following countries does not have followers of Buddhism?

(a) Sri Lanka (b) China (c) Japan (d) India.
2. Among the three men, one was dead, one was sick and one was
(a) Mad (b) weak (c) old (d) saint.
3. Buddha began to meditate under fig tree to find out
(a) The cure of man’s suffering (b) the cause of man’s suffering (c) the of man’s existence
(D) the miseries of ma’s life.
4. Buddha discovered that “the cure for all unhappiness lay in mastery of one’s selfish desires”. What is
meant by mastery of one’s selfish desires?
(a) One should enhance one’s desirers. (b) One should control one’s desires.
(c.) One should overlook one’s desires. (d) One should be guilty by one’s selfish desires.
5. The word ‘enlightenment ‘ in the third paragraph means
(a) Happiness (b) satisfaction
(c.) Understanding of something (d) tolerance

3.. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions :

On the bank of a river, there was a tall and sturdy oak tree. Near that oak tree, some reeds

had grown on the ground. The reeds were weak and slender. Whereas the oak tree looked

huge and stout. The tree was very much proud of his size and strength. He often ridiculed

the weak reeds. One day the oak tree boasted, “Look, how strong I am! I can resist the

powerful wind without bowing down before it. But you reeds are so week that you can not

even sustain the soft breeze and start trembling with fear.

The tree continued with his boastful talk, “I am so strong that I can block the way of the
wind, whereas you weak vegetations bow down even before the gentle blow of the wind.

After hearing enough from the oak tree, the reeds said humbly,” Of course we are weak in

front of the strong wind and so we pay our respect to the wind by bowing down in front of it.

I think that you should also sometimes bow down in front of the powerful wind.”

The arrogant tree laughed aloud, “Ha, Ha! I am not a reed who bows down to all and

everyone. I’m a stout oak tree who never bends.” The wind which had been hearing the

tree’s arrogant talk since long, couldn’t tolerate it anymore. It blew so hard that the tall and

sturdy oak tree was uprooted and thrown on the ground. However, the weak and slender

reeds survived because they bowed to save themselves from the strong wind blow. It shows

that how humility always wins.

a) Name the tall and sturdy tree on the bank of the river?

b) How did the tree ridicule the weak reeds?

c) What was the reply of the reeds?

d) What happened to the arrogant tree at last?

e) What moral do you get from the passage?

f) Find the antonyms of the given words from the passage:

i) humble ii) strong

 SECTION B (WRITING) 20 MARKS B1.
You witnessed an accident near the school gate where a child fell down and was hurt quite. Many people
were standing around but did not know what to do. Finally , someone who had a car quickly took him to
hospital. However, you felt that at least some of the students should have been able to render first aid.
Write a letter to the editor to show your concern relating the importance of first aid.( 100-200 words.)
8M

B2 Write an article on the topic “Co-education is Good for children”. You can take help of the following
hints: 8M
Co-education_a_system of education in which boys and girls study together in the same school or college at
the same time. Teaches both boys and girls to be tolerant and respectful of competitions with each other.
Provides opportunities to solve any problem contributing equal efforts. Provides opportunities to boys and
girls to contribute equally in every field.

B3. Make a poster on “SAVE WATER ,SAVE LIFE”. 4M

 SEC-C ( Grammar)

Read the following instructions and complete the process that follows-

Method-

i. Take four cups of rice

ii. Take two cups urad dal
iii. Grind rice and dal
iv. Add salt to taste
v. Pre heat the idli maker
vi. Cook for10 minutes and serve with green chutney

Process

To make idli 2 cups of rice and urad dal a)- -----------. It is soaked overnight. Rice and dal b) -------
--- in the morning. Salt c) ----------- to taste. The idli maker d) ------------- and the better is put into
it. It e) -------------- for 10 minutes and served with hot green chutney

Q 2 fill in the blanks with app. Modals

I know he a) ----------- ( can/could/may) do it, as he b)------------(can/used to/need) do it when

he was young but he c) ---------------(can/could/should) be careful lest he d) ---------------
(should/must/can) fall and hurt himself. He e) -----------(can/may/shall) take my help in the
process. One should not do what one f) ------------(may/dare/can)not do

Q3. Jumble the following unjumble words

i. Man/simple/baldev/is/a
ii. Thanked him/he/for/his/help
iii. Was/he/invited/the/occasion/on

Q4.Omission

Before missing after

He took me his room and told me I me to his

Could sleep the veranda. but I was --------- ----------- ---------

Nearly back on the street night -------- ------------ ---------

The meal I cooked must been preety --------- ----------- --------

Awful,because arun gave it to neighbours cat -------- ------------ ------ 4m

Q5.Complete the following using conditionals 2M.

i. If he wins the elections -----------------------------

ii. If he had not completed the assignment ------------------------

Section –D (Literature)
Q6. Read the following extract and answer the following questions

With--------------------------------------------seas 4m

Q 1 What shall we shake off

I. Fears and poverty

II. Poverty and disabilities
III. Sorrows
IV. Enemies
Q 2 what shall our ships cross

I. High seas
II. High hills
III. Deep valleys
IV. Oceans

Q 3 name the poet of extract

I. Alexander pope
II. Surani bharti
III. Subramin bharti
IV. Subramin bhatt

Q 4 choose the rhyme scheme of extract

I. Aabb
II. Abbc
III. Abcb
IV. Blank verse

Q7. Read the following extract

“Why did your commit such an action.” 4m

 I. Who is the speaker ?whom he is speaking to
II. What action had the listener committed ? why
III. How does he mend his action
Q8.Answer the following briefly (2x5= 10m)

a. What was the Attila’s behavior towards the strangers?

b. Why did Gilchrist decide to skip the exam?
c. What is the contrast between beginning and ending of the poem.

d. Write 2 examples of metaphor from poem.

e. What proclamations had the princess of strange palace made?

Q9.Answer the following (50—60 words) ( 3x2= 6m)

a. Why did the young man go to the remote sea and why did his elder brothers become jealous with
him ?
b. Is Attila really a hero? Support your answer .

Q10.Imagine your self as Attila. Write a letter to one of your friends showing your displeasure over your
friend Ranga’s imprisonment. 6m