Class 6 Question Paper 2023 English

ANNUAL EXAMINATION

Question Paper
2023

NCERT BASED SYLLABUS
FOR CBSE AND STATE BOARD
FOLLOWING NCERT

ANNUAL EXAMINATION (2022-23)

Class - VI Subject – English
Time – 3 Hours Maximum Marks - 80

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :
1. The question paper is divided into three sections: A, B & C.
2. It is compulsory to attempt all the sections.
3. Handwriting carries marks.

SECTION - A
READING [20 Marks]

I. Read the poem carefully and answer the questions that follow: [1×10=10]
THE FRIENDLY COW

1. The Friendly Cow, all red and white
I love with all my heart;
She gives me cream with all her might
To eat with apple tart.

2. She wanders lowing here and there
And yet she cannot stray,
And in the pleasant open air ,
The pleasant light of day.

3. And blown by all the winds that pass
And wet with all the shadows
She walks among the meadow grass,
And eats the meadow flowers.
- R.L . Stevenson
1. Who is ‘she’referred to in the poem?

2. The love of the poet for the Cow is.....

a) selfish b) sincere c) false d) impure

3. How do you say that the cow is completely loyal and domestic?

4. The word ‘lowing’ means.....

5. What is the rhyme scheme in each stanza?

6. The poet takes cream with..........
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7. What does the cow in the poem like to eat ?

8. What is the theme of the poem?

9. What is the shade of the cow?

10. Where does she wander?

II. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: [1×10=10]
START EVERYDAY WITH A SMILE
“When you’re smiling .....The whole world will smile with you”.

A smile is more powerful than words. A sincere smile is a wonderful thing. A good salesperson
knows its value---it’s even more important than the value of the product. Consider our closest
animal cousin the chimpanzee, sharing more than 95 percent of our DNA. When a chimp shows
its teeth, the message is ,back off...it’s danger. Even crocodiles look like they are smiling.
According to Angus Trumble’s book‘ A Brief History of the Smile ‘, the nerves that make a natural
smile are different from the ones activated by a false one.

Consider the most famous smile of all, the’Mona Lisa’. In a 2003 study, Harvard Professor
Margaret Livingstone claimed Leonardo Da Vinci painted the ‘Mona Lisa’so that if you stare
straight at her mouth at close range, the famous little smile is not evident- only if you view the
whole face, it can be seen.

SMILE! a sincere smile is still a beam of light in this world. Smiles tend to create their own
weather systems. One can do it for a particular reason to begin with, but it then tends to be self-
perpetuating. Try to smile. Behave a certain way and the mind will come around. Let the tail wag
the dog. SMILE....it is infectious and has immense power to heal our hearts .

Remember, when someone makes a disagreeable remark, a smile can help turn things around. So,
SMILE

1. What message do you get when a chimp shows its teeth?

2. The genetic material shared by human beings and chimps is ...

a) DNA b) RNA c) Ribosomes d) Genes

3. Who painted ‘Mona Lisa’?

4. How can you overcome a disagreeable remark?

5. Importance of smile is more than..........

6. How can you differentiate a natural smile from a false one?

7. How can you view Mona Lisa’s smile?

8. A sincere smile is a..............

9. Do you agree a smile can turn around things? How?

10. What do you understand by the word ‘ self- perpetuating’?
a) Stay forever b) Rude c) Helpless d) Dependent

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SECTION - B
WRITING [10Marks]

1. Write an application to the Principal asking for a leave of four days due to your sister’s
wedding. [80 words] [5]
OR
Your school organized a Project Model Exhibition in which you won the first prize. Write a
diary entry expressing excitement and happiness.[80words] [5]

2. Make a readable story from the outlines given below. Give a suitable title and also write its
moral.[ 100- 120 words] [5]
Robert Bruce, King of Scotland.........often fought for the freedom of the country............no
success.........very sad........he sees a spider drops by its thread from the ceiling ............tries to
get back to its web...........again drops..........succeeds in ninth attempt.........inspired by the
example, Bruce tries again............succeeds.

GRAMMAR [25 Marks]
1. Identify the Subject and the Predicate in the following sentences. [1×2=2]
a) What an intelligent boy you are!
b) The tourists insisted on a refund from the travel agent.
2. Read the following sentences and identify whether the verbs are Transitive or Intransitive.
a) Manu drank a glass of milk.
b) He spoke rudely. [1×2=2]

3. Underline the Adjectives and state their kind: [1×2=2]
a) Those note books belong to Sandeep.
b) Today is Radha’s first international dance performance.

4. Change the following sentence into Indirect Speech.: [1×2=2]
a) Sharmika said, “My daughter is singing on stage for the first time”.
b) He said, “ I have done my homework ”.

5. Fill in the blanks with suitable Degree of Comparison: [1×2=2]
a) Delhi is_____ (cold) than Ranchi.
b) This sofa is the _____(soft) of all.
6. Underline the Phrases in the following sentences and state their kinds: [1×2=2]
a) The large horse in the stable is mine.
b) A man of great knowledge entered the room.

7. Underline the Main clause and Subordinate Clause in the following sentences. [1×1=1]
Give me the book which I received as a gift.

8. Do as directed: [1×12=12]

a) M.C.D workers _____the roads. (Use the Past Tense form of ‘sweep’)

b) The vegetable seller sells vegetable. (Rewrite in Present Continuous form)

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c) Generally I _____for a walk at 6 am, but today I _____ after sometime. (Use correct form of
the verb ‘go’ in the blanks.)

d) Mamta ____( get) the e-mail of her friend. (Use Present Perfect Tense)

e) I know her address.( Change the sentence into Passive Voice)

f) The policeman caught the thief. (Change the sentence into Passive Voice)

g) I ____ respect his decision. (Use a correct Auxiliary Verb in the blank)

h) You_____ride my bicycle for a few days.( Use a Modal in the blank)

i) Why didn’t you come______? (Use an Adverb of Time)

j) There are many vegetables in this basket and each _____a different name.( has/have)

k) Eat all the food____you will be hungry. ( and/or/but)

l) Make hay______the sun shines.( after/before/while)

SECTION - C
LITERATURE [25Marks]
I. Read the following lines and answer the questions with reference to context. [1×4=4]
a) ‘My heart-strings round thee cling,
Close as thy bark, old friend!’
1. Who is ‘thee’ referred to in the above line?
2. What emotion is shown in the above line?
3. Identify the figure of speech used in the above line.
4. Why is the poet calling it old friend?

b) ’I ran as fast as I could to where I had gone first’.
1. Who is the speaker? [1]
2. Why did the speaker run as fast as he could? [1]
3. Where did the speaker run to? Describe the place. [1+1=2]
II. Write answers (Any 5 ) of the following questions in short. (30-40 words) [2×5=10]
1. Why was Mullah Nasreddin forced to sell his ancestral house?

2. What disappointed Kalam on his visit to the Bokaro Steel Plant?

3. Describe the giant’s family.

4. What does the speaker want the children to do with old newspapers?

5. Explain the meaning of ‘Stop sitting on the fence’.

6 . How did the speaker get stranded on the strange island?

7. Why was the speaker tearful in the poem ‘Woodman, Spare That Tree’?

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III. Write the following answer in 70-80 words. [5]

Have you ever planted a tree? Why should we plant trees? Give three reasons. What will
happen to humans and animals if the trees are not there?
OR
Though enormous in size, the people of the island were not cruel. Describe the character of the
master in the light of this statement.
IV.STARKEN GLOSSA [1×2=2]

1. Give the meaning of the phrases ‘For good’.
2. Make a sentence with the word ‘ Brawl’.

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