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1 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-II, 2016 ENGLISH Time : 3 hrs. Class VI M.M. : 100 Date General Instructions : This paper consists of 4 sections : Section A : Reading : 20 marks Section B : Writing : 25 marks Section C : Grammar : 20 marks Section D : Literature : 25 marks Attempt all the questions. Don t write anything on the question paper. All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and answered in the answer sheet. Ensure that questions for each section are answered together. Read each question carefully and follow the instruction. Please check that this question paper contains 08 printed pages. A.1 Read the given passage carefully. Section A (Reading : 20 marks) Jahangir, the fourth Mughal emperor who ruled India in the 17 th century, was also a renowned naturalist. As a young prince he went along with his father Akbar on his campaign in Kashmir. There he fell in love with the natural splendour of Himalayan mountains, streams, trees and flowers. This was the beginning of a lifelong love for nature. Nurjahan, his wife, encouraged his interest in nature by laying out gardens in various parts of Kashmir. Jahangir was gifted with powers of keen observation. He provided detailed description of flowers in his memoirs, Tuzuk-i-Jahangir, that form a botanical study of its own kind. Jahangir s descriptions of some of India s common flowers are simple and accurate. He nursed a pair of infant cranes for five years and took them with him on his journeys to watch their courtship habits. Keen observation fill many pages of his memoirs. He was perhaps the first person in the world to have ringed birds and fish for future observations. Read the questions and choose the correct option. (5) i) Apart from being the famous Mughal Emperor, Jahangir was also a famous a) physician b) painter c) naturalist d) cartoonist (1/8)

2 His wife, Nurjahan, laid out gardens in various parts of - a) Himachal Pradesh b) Kashmir c) Meghalaya d) Delhi i His memoirs Tuzuk-i-Jahangir give detailed description of - a) fruits b) animals c) medicinal plants d) flowers iv) Jahangir nursed a pair of infant cranes for five years to watch their - a) courtship habits b) eating habits c) living habits d) flying habits v) The word renowned means a) strong b) well-known c) well-dressed d) well-fed A.2 Read the beautiful poem and answer the questions given below : (5) A sparrow was sitting in the rain Just outside my window pane; Its coat was brown, its bill was black The wind was ruffling up its back. I threw my window open wide And beckoned him to come inside He looked at me and blinked an eye Then turned and flew into the sky. Long I stared into the gloom From out the silence of my room Until I mused with whispered sigh We two are brothers, that sparrow and I. i) The poem is talking about a a) sparrow b) school c) rain d) sky The sparrow was sitting in the - a) river b) rain c) ocean d) pond i The bill of the sparrow was - a) white b) grey c) yellow d) black (2/8)

3 iv) What did the boy ask the sparrow? a) to fly b) to get wet c) to come inside d) to sing a song v) A pair of rhyming word is - a) gloom-room b) rain-back c) sigh-muse d) brown-black A.3 Read the passage carefully and answer the given questions. (10) As a boy, I was very fond of an old soldier in our little town. He had only one leg, having lost the other leg somewhere in Assam in He used to sit on the bank of our small river and tell me about his adventures. He told me that he had run away from home to join the army when he was 18. He had experienced his first battle in the Libyan desert in the Second World War. He used to tell me dozens of war stories, but the one I liked the best was the one of his escape from a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Burma. He told me again and again how he walked 200 meters in two weeks. On the way, he was bitten on the toe by a poisonous snake and he had to cut off part of the toe in order to survive. But the wound did not heal and by the time he got to an Indian camp, it had turned septic. And the leg had to be cut off. He is apparently quite contented with his lot. He says that his pension is enough for his needs : and the fish he catches and sells provides him the money for his entertainment. i) Whom did the boy like? (1) What had the hero of the story done when he was 18? (1) i Which story did the boy like to listen to? (1) iv) Write whether the statements are True or False. a) The soldier had lost one leg. (2) b) The boy lived in a little town. c) The soldier had visited ten foreign countries. d) The boy did not like listening the stories. v) How did the soldier lose his leg? (2) vi) What does he do for his living? (2) v Write the opposites of : a) old b) first (1) (3/8)

4 Section B (Writing : 25 marks) B.1 You are the Secretary of the Cultural Club in your school. Write a notice in words to inform the students about a Dance Competition to be organized in the school. Sign the notice as Nirmal Purohit. Put the notice in a box. a dance competition classes 6,7, & 8 when and where categories : solo and group last date for registration. OR Read the following telephone conversation between Damini and Mrs. Alka. Damini has gone for yoga classes. Since the message is urgent, she writes it in the box and pins it on Sneha s study table. Mrs. Alka : Hello, is that Sneha speaking? Damini : No, I am her sister Damini. Mrs. Alka : Hello! Damini. I am Sneha s class teacher. Damini : Good evening ma am. Sneha has gone for her yoga classes. Mrs. Alka : Good evening, dear. Please tell Sneha to bring her science model for which she won the first prize. Her model has been selected for the national level at the Science Centre in Chandigarh. Tell her to call me, when she is back. I will give her the other details. Damini : That s great. I will give her your message and ask her to call you up. Mrs. Alka : Thank you. B.2 You are Kamal Mehta of DAV Public School. You stood first in drawing competition that was held recently. Write a diary entry in words describing your feelings after winning the competition. [5] [5] when and where what you drew how you coloured judges announced the result happy, overwhelmed OR You are Sanjeeta Patel living at 122, Arjun Nagar, New Delhi. Write a diary entry in words of a book fair that was held in your school. when and where who organised varieties of books books liked and purchased B.3 Write a letter to your German pen-friend inviting him/her to come India and participate in an Indian festival. [7] India, a land of diverse culture and religions but an example of unity in diversity Dusshera importance celebration festival of fun, gaiety and friendship all festivals teach us a moral food is delicious, mouth watering sweets (4/8)

5 B.4 Write an application of leave to the Principal of your school requesting him to grant you leave for three days. Give a reason for your request. [8] OR Write a letter to the editor of The Times of India complaining about irregular water supply in your area. irregular supply of water during morning and evening hours water stinks and yellowish in colour people are falling sick many cases of jaundice and typhoid. Section C (Grammar : 20 marks) C.1 In the following passage, one word has been omitted in each line. A slash / has been inserted where the word is missing. Write the missing word. We try to hide / faults before others / show off only our merits. Sometimes / shed tears over our faults. On the other hand we / reminded / our faults at the end of each day. We pray / God to / us strength to resist evil thoughts and deeds / help us not to repeat / mistakes we have committed. our a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) C.2 The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correct word. One has been done for you. Incorrect Correct The Himalayas are the higher mountains higher highest in a world. They stand like a) a gigantic wall all among India s b) northern frontier. It extend from c) the borders of Myanmar in an east to d) the western limits to Kashmir, e) covering a distance to 2,500 kilometer. f) They is also the world s youngest g) mountain system. Three by the world s h) major rivers arise in the Himalayas. [½ 8=4] [½ 8=4] (5/8)

6 C.3 Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence. [1 2=2) a) place / our lives / music / important / has / in / an b) from / God / a/ precious / life / is / to / gift / us. C.4 a) Change the voice of the following sentences. i) The farmer grows vegetables. The boy killed the spider. b) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets. i) When Carol (call) last night, I (watch) my favourite show on television. Sharon (love) to travel. She (go) abroad almost every summer. Next year, she plans to go to Peru. C.5 Do as directed. [1 2=2] [½ 4=2] a) Choose the correct verb and rewrite the sentences. (½ 2=1) i) Payal and Ginny (comes/come) to me every Friday for lunch. The cricket team (hope/hopes) to win the tournament next week. b) Complete these questions using Have you ever... or Did you ever? i) tried cycling backwards? learn how to cook? (½ 2=1) c) Complete these words with ei or ie. (¼ 2=1) i) bel ve i iv) pr st prot n rec pt d) Form complex sentences by joining the two sentences with the help of conjunctions. i) We could not see the trees. They were buried under snow. (because) They learnt of her arrival. They were very happy. (when) e) Complete these sentences with correct collocations. i) Please a seat in front. (make / take) Minoo a performance at Jubilee Hall last week. (wake / gave) (1 2=2) (½ 2=1) (6/8)

7 Section D (Literature : 25 marks) D.1 Read the lines and answer the questions. What s that? Who s there? Don t you know me, Ebenezer? a) What is the title of the chapter? i) David and Goliath The Tale of Two Oxen i A Christmas Carol b) Who came to visit the old man? i) Marley i Fan Dick Wilkins c) Which adjective describes Mr. Ebenezer the best? i) generous i kind miser [1 3=3] D.2 Read the lines of the poem and answer the questions that follow: [1 3=3] I asked the little boy who cannot see, And what is colour like? Why, green, said he, Is like the rustle when the wind blows through. a) Name the poem. b) How does the child describe the colour green? c) Is like the rustle when the wind blows through. Identify the figure of speech. i) Simile Metaphor i Alliteration D.3 Answer the following questions. (any five) [2 5=10] i) Say whether the following statements are True or False. a) Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge ran a country house. b) Gaya s daughter helped the oxen escape, but they lost their way. c) Mr. Ross was a pilot. d) Alexander Selkirk was a kind and friendly man. (7/8)

8 Fill in the blanks with the clues given in the bracket. a) The little boy said was like the sound of trumpet. (red / purple) b) The pilot was very experienced. We had a landing. (soft / hard) c) There were a few books, but apart from that the room was quite bare. (here and there / hue and cry) d) He was in of drowning. (danger / dangerous). i Why was it necessary to blow some air into the balloon? iv) Who was David? How can you say that he had sharp eyes and strong hands? v) Why did the captain agree to put Selkirk ashore on the first island they saw? vi) What danger did the characters face soon after they pulled Katie into the basket? D.4 Answer any one question in words. [3] i) What sights did the apparition show Scrooge? Why do you think Ross stayed away from the tops of the trees? D.5 Answer any one question in 120 words. [6] i) What lesson did we learn from The Tale of Two Oxen? Write a paragraph on Friendship between an animal and a human being. Do you think it is important to be equal to your friend in order to win? In a fight, how important is it to have faith in oneself? Mention three things which you think are important when you have to deal with a strong opponent. Write the value of David and Goliath. i Write two short paragraphs describing :- - the clash between David and Goliath. - how David won in the end. Also state the value that you have learnt from the unit David & Goliath. N.B. - Assessment of Speaking and Listening (ASL). (10) (8/8)

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