Class 6 Model Activity Task English Part 8 November
CLASS – VI
ENGLISH
SECTION A : READING COMPREHENSION
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
He caught hold of a little net and dipped it into the water. He brought the little doll out. But she slipped out and fell on to the table banging her head.
She began to cry. Up came a policeman doll and said fiercely, “What are you doing, catching the doll and making her her head like that?”
“I was saving her from drowning!” said Tuffy.
A. Tick the correct answer in the given boxes : 1 × 3 = 3
(i) Tuffy saved the doll with a
(a) stick (b) net (c) rope
Ans : (b) net
(ii) The girl fell on the
(a) floor (b) chair (c) table
Ans : (c) table
(iii) The policeman doll came when the girl
(a) cried (b) fell (c) screamed
Ans : (a) cried
B. Fill in the chart with information from the given passage : 2 × 3 = 6
| Cause | Effect |
| (i) | Tuffy dipped the net into the water. |
| (ii) The little doll fell on to the table. | |
| (iii) | The policeman doll talked fiercely. |
Ans :
| Cause | Effect |
| (i) He wanted to save the little doll from drowning. | Tuffy dipped the net into the water. |
| (ii) The little doll fell on to the table. | Her head banged to the table and she began to cry. |
| (iii) Tuffy caught the little doll in a net and fell on to the table banging her head. | The policeman doll talked fiercely. |
2. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below :
Once upon a time there lived a boy, named Tatai. His father, Mr. Chowdhury, worked at the nearby coal-mine. Everyday Tatai used to watch the roadside jewellery shop hardly three yards away from his scratched window pane. It displayed a sparkling diamond necklace in a glass box. One day, a rich old lady stepped out of a cab, bought the beautiful necklace and left the glass box blank. The shopkeeper put some cheap crystal jewellery to fill in the emptiness of the box.
A. Fill in the table with information from the passage : 1 × 3 = 3
| Who | Did what |
| (i) Tatai | |
| (ii) The rich old lady | |
| (iii) The shopkeeper |
Ans :
| Who | Did what |
| (i) Tatai | used to watch the roadside jewellery shop |
| (ii) The rich old lady | stepped out of a cab, bought the beautiful necklace |
| (iii) The shopkeeper | put some cheap crystal jewellery to fill in the emptiness of the box. |
B. Answer the following questions : 2 × 2 = 4
(i) What was the occupation of Tatai’s father?
Ans : Tatai’s father worked at the nearby coal-mine.
(ii) How far was the jewellery shop from his house?
Ans : he jewellery shop was hardly three yards away from Tatai’s house.
SECTION B : GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
3. Fill in the blanks with verbs in agreement with the subject : 1 × 3 = 3
(a) Pepperoni and cheese __________ great on a pizza.
Ans : is .
(b) Neither she nor I __________ going to school.
Ans : am.
(c) The Director and Producer of the film __________ giving an interview.
Ans : is .
4. Identify the Imperative, Exclamatory, Optative and Interrogative sentences : 1 × 5 =5
(a) Hurray! We have won the match.
Ans : Exclamatory sentence
(b) What is your name?
Ans : Interrogative sentence
(c) Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics.
Ans : Assertive sentence
(d) Open the door.
Ans : Imperative sentence
(e) May God bless you.
Ans : Optative sentence
5. Classify the underlined words of the given sentences in the correct columns : 1 × 6 = 6
(i) Sugar is sweet.
(ii) This is my book.
(iii) You should carry an umbrella while going out.
(iv) My mother has long hair.
(v) Give me a glass of water.
Ans :
| Countable noun | Uncountable noun |
| (i) Book | (a) Sugar |
| (ii) Umbrella | (b) Hair |
| (iii) Glass | (c) Water |
6. Add Prefixes to the words given below and make opposites : 1 × 5 = 5
respect, comfortable, fortune, mature, literate
Ans :
respect => disrespect
comfortable => uncomfortable
fortune => misfortune
mature => immature
literate => illiterate
7. Make sentences with the following words : 1 × 3 = 3
despair, sturdy, drowning
Ans :
despair – He gave up the struggle in despair.
sturdy – Ramesh is a sturdy boy.
drowning – I was saving her from drowning.
SECTION C : WRITING
8. Suppose you had been to Murshidabad with your parents. Write a paragraph (in about 60 words) about your experience in the historical place. You may use the following hints : 6
Hints : how you went there — mode of transport — historical sites you visited — description of what you saw — your feelings
Ans :
My visit to a historical place
Last December I went to Murshidabad with my parents. Father hired a taxi for that journey. Reaching Murshidabad we hired a cab-horse and visited some historical places, like, Jafar Ganze palace, Katra mosque, Motijhil palace,Khusbag. Hazarduari was a treat to the eyes, it is an art gallery and a museum. Here we saw the sword of Siraj, many royal articles and old paintings. I was simply thrilled. While returning the sweet and sad memories of Murshidabad began to flash upon my inward eye.
9. Develop a story (in about 60 words) using the following outlines. Add a suitable to your story : 6
Outline : dog with piece of meat in mouth — crosses a river bridge — sees his shadow — thinks another dog, barks — meat falls into the river
Ans :
The Dog and The Shadow
Once upon a time, a greedy dog snatched a piece of meat from a nearby house and began crossing the river over a narrow bridge with it in his mouth. He noticed another dog carrying a piece of meat in its mouth as he looked down into the river.The dog stopped on the bridge and looked down very carefully. He became greedy to get the other piece of meat. In fact, he saw his own image in the clear water of the river and took it for another dog. So, he howled at the image. Instantly the piece of meat fell into the water. The dog jumped following the piece of meat that was dropping. Alas! he failed to get it. He somehow swam to the other side of the river and stayed hungry.
Moral: Grasp all, lose all.
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