English
A.1. Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions:
Familiar to most people for its medical properties, then Neem is recognized by few despite its distinctive curved leaves and annual profusion of star- shaped sweet scented flowers. It is a medium sized or large tree with a straight trunk, native of India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
Young leaves are a pale, tender green tinged with rust. These are eaten on New Year days to ward off sickness during the coming year. Some people whom the tree is sacred also festoon fresh leaves across their houses when there is an epidemic of chicken pox or to keep away moths and cockroaches. Another use of these ‘magic leaves is in poultice form for healing wounds from the yellow fruit is obtained the famous Margosa oil, so effective in the treatment of leprosy and skin diseases. External application of oil from the seed is believed to cure rheumatism. The bark and gum yield valuable medicines. Infact, every every part of this tree is of some value. Neem timber is beautiful mottled, hard and heavy and is used for ship building, carts and furniture. Wood from old trees is so bitter that no insects will attack it.
A.1.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, complete the notes given below: (.5x10=5)
Neem tree is well known for its (a)__________. Its dried (b) ________________ keep out moths and (c) ___________ from cupboard. Its yellow fruits yield (d)_____________ which is a good cure for (e) ____________ and skin diseases. The Neem bark and gum give (f) ___________medicines.
Neem (g) _____________ is used for making ship building, carts and (h) _____________. Some people hold the trees (i) ___________ and hang its leaves across the house to keep off (f) _________ and diseases.
A.1.2. Pick out the words from the passage which mean the same as: (.5x4=2)
a) Yearly
b) Keep away
c) Holy
d) Fast spreading dangerous disease
A.1.3. Answer the following: (1x3=3)
a) What is the colour of young neem leaves?
b) How are they useful?
c) Give two special features of the neem tree.
A.2. Read the poem carefully and answer the questions;
Made of cadmium and lead
Of colours green and red
On nature it is drastic
A bag made of plastic
It is very cheap
So has taken as giant leap
Though it costs just a cent
It pollutes the whole environment
As it is non biodegradable
We are unable
To get out of our life
What I feel
And it is my appeal
Don’t use polybags
Use only your carry bags.
A.2.1 Answer the following question:
a) Give a suitable title. (1)
b) What is plastic made up of? (1)
c) What harm does plastic do? (1)
d) Find words in the poem that are the antonyms of the following words: (3)
(i) Expensive ii tiny iii a part of
A.2.2. Pick out the words from the poem that mean the following: (1x4=4)
a) a substance that cannot be made to rot by bacteria
b) having a strong violent effect
c) a big jump
d) request
SECTION- B (WRITING)
B1. You are Manya/Manav, you have to go out with your mother to buy some stationary, mean while you forgot that you have called your friend Rama to collect English book. Write a message for Rama, apologizing for not being at home. (5)
B2. Your school is organizing a trek to the famous Valley of Flowers in the Himalayas. As the Secretary of the Outstation trip committee you have been asked to put up a notice informing students of class 6 about the trek details in not more than 50 words. (5)
B3. Write a paragraph on- ‘My favourite sport’
SECTION- C (GRAMMAR)
C1. Fill in the blanks with suitable abstract nouns. The adjectives, verbs or nouns given in the brackets should offer clues. (.5x 4=2)
a) He is a man of ……………………… (strong)
b) The people in this part of the country live in ………………………. (poor).
c) ……………………….. to animals is a punishable offence. (cruel)
d) He is on a ………………………. to Mecca. (pilgrim)
C2 Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles or determiners. (.5 x 4=2)
a) Who is ________ sports captain in your school?
b) I used my shoe as ————————- hammer.
c) Have you fed ————————- dogs?
d) There are ———————– children in the garden.
C3 Fill I the blanks with appropriate pronouns: (.5x4=2)
a) We saw Jill in the shop yesterday but _______ didn't see ____
b) I didn't mend the lamp _________, __________ husband helped __________.
c) My little sister hurt_________ while playing with her friends. ______ has got a bruise on her leg.
d) You're impossible. I will not tolerate _____________behavior any longer.
C4. Write proper form of degree of comparison for the following: (.5x4=2)
a) The tiger is ________ that the elephant.(ferocious)
b) The pen is _________ than the sword.(might)
c) Raman is _____ than his brother.(tall)
d) This play pen was the _____ in the department. (noisy)
C5. Choose the correct alternative from the options given below to complete the blanks: (.5x4=2)
a) We _________ (is, are) going to go to the movies today after school.
b) The tables ____________ was, were) loaded down with food during the holiday
c) Several of the children ___________ (was, were) painting the wall with their finger
d) Some of the cake ____________ (was, were) left on the tab
C6. Identify the kinds of sentences: (1x2=2)
a) The fierce tiger killed the child.
b) Which ice cream would you prefer to eat?
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