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CBSE Class 6 English Sample Paper Set 19

The document is a question paper for a Class VI English Summative Assessment, consisting of four sections: Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Literature, with a total of 80 marks. It includes various tasks such as reading comprehension, writing a notice and a letter, grammar exercises, and literature questions based on poems and stories. General instructions emphasize the need to attempt all questions in order and to write answers clearly on the answer sheet.
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CBSE Class 6 English Sample Paper Set 19

The document is a question paper for a Class VI English Summative Assessment, consisting of four sections: Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Literature, with a total of 80 marks. It includes various tasks such as reading comprehension, writing a notice and a letter, grammar exercises, and literature questions based on poems and stories. General instructions emphasize the need to attempt all questions in order and to write answers clearly on the answer sheet.
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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – 2 (March 2012)


ENGLISH
CLASS VI

Max. Marks : 80 Time: 3 hrs

The question paper is divided into four Sections:

Section A - Reading 20 Marks


Section B - Writing 20 Marks
Section C - Grammar 20 Marks
Section D - Literature 20 Marks

General Instructions:
1. Attempt all the questions.
2. Attempt all the questions in each section before moving on to the
next section.
3. Do not write anything on the question paper.
4. All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper
and written in the answer sheet. Do not copy the questions.
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SECTION - A Reading

A.I Read the following passage carefully :-

SO, YOU WANT TO BE A CARTOONIST ?


What writers struggle to say through a number of lines through newspaper
columns, the cartoon manages in a pointed one – liner. Little wonder then, that
the first thing most of us like to see when we pick up a newspaper is the
cartoon. It may look simple, but making a cartoon is an art that requires a lot
of hard work, training and a good sense of humour.
Cartoonists say that the cartoons that make us laugh the most are in fact the
cartoons that are the hardest to make. Even the famous cartoonists like R.K.
Laxman admit that making a cartoon is not a piece of cake. Laxman says he
has to wait for over six hours, which includes spending a lot of time scanning
newspapers and television channels before any idea strikes him. So how does
one become a cartoonist? Which of us has the talent to make it ? How can we
master the rib-tickling strokes and the funny one-liners ? How can we make

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people smile or laugh ? There are few colleges or schools for cartoonists. Most
cartoonists come from art colleges, while some learn the craft on their own.
Most established cartoonists are of the view that no institute can teach you to
make a cartoon. ‘You can pick up the craft, you may learn to sketch and draw
in institutes, but no one can teach anyone how to make a good cartoon,’ says
Uday Shanker, a cartoonist with Navbharat times newspaper. While basics like
drawing and sketching can be learnt in an art college, and are important skills,
these alone, do not make a good cartoonist. Because it’s a question of one’s
creativity and sense of humour; two qualities one person simply may not have.
The advice the established cartoonists give is that just because you can
sketch, don’t take it for granted that you will become a cartoonist.

A.1.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, choose the answers
that you consider the most appropriate for the following questions and
write them in your answer sheets. (5x1=5)

a) What according to Laxman, is the challenge in creating a good cartoon ?


(i ) waiting for the right thought to emerge
(ii) browsing newspapers and television
(iii) getting the right kind of training
(iv) good drawing and sketching skills

b) Which of these words BEST describe this passage ?


(i ) humorous (ii) technical (iii) challenging (iv) informative

c) Of the many qualities that cartoonists should have, which of the


following is not referred to directly but can be understood after reading
the passage ?
(i ) Knowledge of current technologies
(ii) Knowledge of educational institutions
(iii) Knowledge of news and current affairs
(iv) Knowledge of different languages

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d) According to the passage, which group of people is of the opinion that


one cannot learn to make a cartoon in institutions ?
(i ) many struggling writers (ii) highly creative artists
(iii) well-respected cartoonists (iv) all newspaper editors

e) ‘Don’t take it for granted that you will become a cartoonist.’ Choose the
option that is closest in meaning to the sentence.
(i ) Don’t assume that you will become a cartoonist
(ii) Don’t hope that you will become cartoonist
(iii) Don’t believe that you will become a cartoonist
(iv) Don’t imagine that you will become a cartoonist

A.1.2. Complete the following statements on the basis of your reading


of the passage:- (5x1=5)

a) Famous Cartoonists like R.K. Laxman admit that making a cartoon is not
____________________________ .
b) Most established cartoonists are of the view that no ______________
can teach you to make a cartoon.
c) While basics like ________________ and _______________ can be learnt
in an art college, and are important skills, these alone, do not make a
good cartoonist.
d) Making a cartoon is an art that requires a lot of _____________,
training and ____________________.
e) ‘You can pick up the craft, you may learn to sketch and draw in
institutes, but no one can teach anyone how to make a good cartoon,’
says _______________________ .

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A.2 Read the following Poem carefully:-


MY COUNTRY
I ought to love my country
The land in which I live:
Yes, I am very sure my heart
Its truest love should give.

For, if I love my country,


I’ll try to be a man
My country may be proud of.
And if I try, I can.

She wants men brave and noble,


She needs men true and kind,
My country needs that I should be
The best man she can find.

Answer the questions given below after reading the poem :- (10x1=10)
a) What does the poet say about his country ?
b) Is the poet sure that he loves his country ?
c) Why would his country be proud of him ?
d) Is the poet sure that he will be ‘a man’ ? How?
e) The pronoun ‘she’ in the poem refers to whom ?
f) What quality of men does the country need ?
g) What does the word ‘ought to’ mean ?
h) What does his country expect of the poet ?
i) What is the name of your country ?
j) When you grow up, what would you wish to do for your country ?

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SECTION - B Writing

B.1. Your school is organising a tour to Rajasthan. Imagine you are Anupam /
Anupama, the student Secretary of Class VI. Write a notice to be put up on
the school notice board informing students about the tour, giving all the
details.Your notice should not exceed 30 words. (4)

B.2. Imagine your school celebrated the Annual Day recently. Write a letter to your
friend describing the function in about 120 words. (8)

B.3. What is your formula for keeping good health ? Have you ever made a
pact with the Sun ? When would you make a pact with the Sun like Saeeda
in the story, ‘A Pact with the Sun” ? Write two paragraphs describing,
‘Importance of Sunlight in the Nature for keeping Good Health’. (8)

SECTION - C Grammar

C.1. Do as directed :- (10x1=10)


a) A man at the door is asking to see you. (Rewrite the sentence
using 'there' in the beginning.)
b) We _________________ see bacteria with our eyes.We ___________
look at them through a microscope. (Complete the above
sentences using - cannot / has to / have to )
c) Mr. Sinha is 160 cm. tall.
Mr. Gupta is 180 cm. tall.
Mrs. Gupta is 160 cm. tall.
( Rewrite the above sentences (in one sentence) using - 'as tall as'.)
d) Write the opposite words of :-
blunt -
forget -

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e) Write another word that has the same pronunciation but different
spelling as of the following :-
which -
fair -

f) Which animal runs the ___________________ (fast) ?


(Complete the above sentence using the correct form of the word
given in the bracket.)
g) Why don't you ______________ your ideas on paper ?
(Fill in the blanks choosing the correct phrase - set aside / set
down / set up )
h) (Lots of) fruit have plenty of sugar, (some) citrus fruit are low in
sugar. (Rewrite the sentence using 'most' and the clues
given above.)
i) Use the phrase ‘carry on’ in a sentence of your own.
j) Write the plural of the word ‘thief ‘.

C.2. Edit the following passage. Every line has an error. Identify the errors
and write both the incorrect and correct words in your answer sheet.
(8 x ½ =4)
incorrect correct
Sanjay mine six year old brother - ex- mine my
(a) refuse to go to play. (a) ________ _________
(b) He simply do not have the time. (b) ________ _________
(c) He argue that one year consists (c ) ________ _________
(d) of 365 days. Games takes at least (d) ________ _________
(e) two hours a day. Sleep take (e) ________ _________
(f) eight hours. This come to a (f) ________ _________
(g) waste of 2920 hours, more then (g) ________ _________
(h) 121 days in a year. So, he didn’t (h) ________ _________
have time to go to play.

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C.3. The words in the following sentences have been jumbled up. Arrange
them so as to get meaningful sentences:- (2x 1 =2)
Example :
one / fell / day / a / farmer’s / well / donkey / into / down / a
One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well.
i) the / farmer / know / to / didn’t / do / cried / animal / the / and / what
ii) invited / he / neighbours / all / help / his / to / him
C.4. Complete the following words filling in the blanks :- (4x ½ =2)
(a) ha _ n _ ed
(b) p_n_c
C.5. Complete the following passage using the suitable form of words given
in the brackets :- (4x ½ =2)
Few adventure sports offer the thrill, challenge and
(a) ______________________ (excite) of white water
rafting. (b) ________________ (seat) on a raft, one can
splash down a (c ) ___________________ (roar ) river, ride
on roller - (d) _________________ ( coast), wild rapids
as well as experience moments of tranquillity.

SECTION - D Literature

D.1 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:-
Last night, while I lay thinking here,
Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
And pranced and partied all night long
And sang their same old Whatif song:

a) Who is the speaker of the above lines ? List out the happenings the
speaker is worried about. (Mention any two.) (2)
b) The speaker is trying to make an image of what she / he experiences.
Pick out one image from the above given lines. What does the word
‘pranced’ in the above line mean ? (2)

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D.2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :-
(2x1=2)
There is nothing to hurry him on, there is no road he must take,
no place he must go to, no time when he must come home.

A) a) Name the writer of the above lines.


b) According to the poet, there are many things the child has to do.
Mention any one.

B) Complete the following sentence. (2x1=2)

When at four in the afternoon I come back from the (a______________,


I can see through the gate of that house the (b) ___________________
digging the ground.

D.3. (a) When Jumman’s aunt realised that she was not welcome in his
house, what arrangements did she suggest ? What was the
villagers’ reaction when the aunt explained her case to them ? (2)
b) In the lesson, ‘Desert Animals’, how do desert animals survive (2)
without water? How does the camel survive when there is no water ?

D.4. (a) What made the ghost speechless ? Why did Vijay Singh say
‘appearances can be deceptive’? (2)

b) In what way is Pambupatti different from any other village? (2)

D.5. In the story, ‘A Game of Chance’, why was the shop called ‘Lucky
Shop’ ? In what way did the shopkeeper make a fool of Rasheed ?
(4)
OR
In the story, ‘What happened to the Reptiles’, how do we understand
that ‘Each of us has a place in this strange, funny world of ours.’

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Class VI
English
Max. Marks : 80 Time: 3 hrs
Answer key and marking scheme
___________________________________________________________________

Section - A Reading
A.1. 1. Choose the most appropriate answer :- (5x1=5)
a) Waiting for the right thought to emerge
b) Informative
c) Knowledge of news and current affairs
d) Well respected cartoonist
e) Don't assume that you will become a Cartoonist.

A.1.2. Complete the following statements :- (5x1= 5)


a) a piece of cake
b) institute
c) drawing and sketching
d) hard work, training and a good sense of humour
e) Uday Shanker

A.2.1. Answer the following questions :- (10x1=10)

a) The poet says that he should love his country and the land in which
he lives.
b) Yes, the poet is sure to give his truest love to his country.
c) As he would be a good man and serve his country.
d) Yes, the poet is sure that he would be a man if he loved his
country.
e) 'She' in the poem refers to the country.
f) The country needs brave, noble, true, and kind men.
g) should
h) His country expects the poet to be the best man she can find.
i) India
j) I wish to serve my country sincerely as a patriotic citizen.

Note: Consider all relevant answers.

Section - B Writing
B.I. Objective : to write in a style appropriate to a notice.

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Content : 2
Format : 2
B.2. Objective : to write in a style appropriate for an informal Letter.

Content : 3
Fluency : 2
Accuracy : 2
Format : 1
B.3. Objective : to write the content fluently in two paragraph

Content : 4
Fluency : 2
Accuracy : 2

Section - C
Grammar
C.1. Do as directed :- ( 10x1=10)
a) There is a man at the door asking to see you.
b) cannot : have to
c) Mrs. Gupta is as tall as Mr. Sinha.
d) sharp ; remember 9consider any other relevant answer)
e) witch ; fare
f) fastest
g) set down
h) Most fruits have plenty of sugar but a few citrus fruits are low in
sugar.
i) Accept any grammatically correct sentence.
j) thieves

C.2. Edit the following passage:- ( 8 x ½ =4)

incorrect correct
(a) refuse refuses
(b) do does
(c) argue argues
(d) takes take
(e) take takes
(f) come comes
(g) then than
(h) didn’t doesn,t

C.3. The words in the following sentences have been jumbled up

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Arrange them so as to get meaningful sentences:- (2x 1 =2)


i) The animal cried and the farmer didn’t know what to do.
ii) He invited all his neighbours to help him.

C.4. Complete the following words filling in the blanks :- :- (4x ½ =2)
a) haunted
b) panic

C.5. Complete the following passage using the suitable form of words given
in the brackets :- (4x ½ =2)

(a) excitement
(b) seated
(c) roaring
(d) coaster

Section - D Literature
D.1. a The speaker of the above lines is the poet Shel Silverstein / a
child. (1+1)
* Whatif I'm dumb in school ?
* Whatif I get beat up ?
* Whatif I get sick and die ? (Consider any two)
b) Some Whatif's crawled inside my ear - image. (1+1)
'danced'

D.2. A . a) Writer - Rabindranath Tagore (1)


b)( i) The child must come home at a fixed time.
( ii) He must not get his clothes dirty in the dust. (1)
B. a) the school (1)
b) the gardener (1)

D.3. (a) Aunt suggested that Jumman should pay her a monthly allowance
so that she could set up a separate kitchen. Some villagers
sympathised with her, others laughed at her and a few advised her
to make it up with her nephew and his wife. (2)

(b) The desert animals find a way of coping with the harsh conditions.
The gerbils live in burrows, beetles catch drops of moisture on their
legs until the drops trickle down into their mouths. The hump helps
the camel to survive in the desert by acting as storage containers.
The hump contains the fat that nourishes the camel when food is
scarce. (2)

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D.4. (a) The ghost was speechless when Vijay Singh said that he wanted
to fight a ghost. Vijay Singh said it because the ghost didn’t
appear all that strong to him. (2)

(b While the people in other villages clashed with one another, people of Pambupatti
lived in peace. They did not fight in the name of religion or language. In this way,
Pambupatti was different from any other village. (2)
D.5.
 The shopkeeper wanted everybody to try their luck.
 There were discs on the table with numbers from one to ten facing
down.
 All they had to do is to pay 50 paise and try their luck.
 The shopkeeper fooled Rasheed by taking all his money and giving
objects of little value. (4)

OR
 Every animal is important in the Nature.
 Each animal has its own work to do to maintain balance in the Nature.
 All animals have their own role to play in the Nature to keep the
environment clean.
 No animal can be selfish in nature.
 Unity is very important to survive in the Nature.

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