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ATOMIC ENERGY CENTRAL SCHOOL,KAIGA

Date: 22/7/19 Periodic Test -1 M.M: 40


Class: VI Subject-English Time: 1hr 30mnts
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Section – A-Reading (10marks)
1.Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
The camel has been a source of man and material carrier in the deserts of India as well as
abroad .None other than the camel can win the honour of tourism industry ,due to its weather
friendly nature and food intake quality approach.
The camel is the oldest of domestic animals. It has been used for thousands of years by the desert
people of Africa and Asia to supply many of their needs. On the fertile edges of the desert ,camels
pull ploughs ,turn wheels to irrigate the lands and fields and carry goods to the market. In the desert
they are still the almost the only means of transport. They supply food ,milk and clothing in the form
of wool and leather.
The useful camel is well adapted to life in harsh ,arid lands. The Arabian camel has one hump ;the
Bacterian has two. The hump is in fact ,a store house of fat which is used as a source of energy when
food and water are scarce. In course of drinking the camel is capable 100 litres in ten minutes.
The camel has broad ,soft feet for a steady grip in the sand. A thick skin protects it from the fierce
daytime sun and bitterly cold nights .Often called as “The Ship Of The Desert ”,a camel can carry
loads of 200 kilograms and more, travelling upto 160 kilometers a day .Camels eat grass, dates, and
grain when available. Deep in the desert they survive on dry leaves, seeds and bones.
(a)What are the uses of a camel? (5m)
(b)What is the use of a hump?How does it help a camel?
(c) How does a camel survive in the desert?
(d) Why is the camel called “The Ship Of The Desert”?
(e) Pick out the word from the passage that means the same as “able to adapt”.
1.1.Fill in the blanks: (5m)
(a) The opposite of domestic is ___________________
(b) A camel can travel ______________________
(c) Camels supply ______________________
(d) Camels can win the ______________________of the Tourism industry.
(e) Camels are capable of drinking _____________________________.

Section –B-Writing (8marks)


2.Write a letter to your friend describing about the stay that you had with your grandparents in
your village.
Or
Write a paragraph in about 80-100 words on the topic “India ................A Country Of Festivals”
Section –C-Grammar ( 10marks)
3.The following passage has not been edited. Underline the error and write the correction in the
space provided. (4m)
A young boy steals some money from his (a)_______
owner’s shop. The master was furious and (b)___________
called a police. They started (c)___________
searching the hole staff .The young (d)__________
boy got nervous and tried to give (e)____________
explanation of the money he has. (f)____________
But which can escape the clever (g)_________
eyes from the police. (h)___________
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4.Arrange the jumbles words and phrases into meaningful sentences. (3m)
(a) an/elephant/weigh up/to/can/5tons.
(b)elephant/land animal/present/largest/is/day/the/of/the
(c) mild/peace loving/is/animal/it/a/and
5.Make nouns from the following words using “ness”Or “ity”: (3m)
(a) Calm (b) sad (c) cheerful (d) sincere (e) creative (f) great

Section –D-Literature (12marks)

6.Read the following extract and answer the following questions. (2m)
“What is a home?
It’s loving acts and family
and doing for others.
It’s brothers and sisters
and fathers and mothers.
(a) Name the poem and the poet.
(b) What is a home?
7.Answer any five of the following questions: (10m)
(a) What was Patrick’s wish?
(b) How did Patrick help the little man?
(c) Why did the dog feel the need for a master?
(d) Why did the dog serve the Lion for a long time?
(e) Why did the farmer’s wife strike the mongoose with her basket?
(f) What did the first bird say to the stranger?

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