Date Class: VI

ENGLISH – SET E
Time: 3 Hrs M.M : 70
Instructions:
1. This paper consists of THREE sections :
Section A Reading 20 marks
Section B Writing & Grammar 25 marks
Section C Literature 25 marks

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2. Attempt all questions.
3. Do not write anything on the question paper.

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4. All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in the Answer sheet
provided to you.
5. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
6. Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question.
SECTION A: READING

1 Read the following passage and answer the following questions:

Many scientists believe that music soothes the plant. It also helps it to grow. This is now a
scientific fact. Lee Harsten, a sound engineer from New York, carried out some exciting
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experiments. Here is one of them.
Harsten‟s theory was that plants definitely react to music. In his experiment, he used two
banana plants. He gave both plants the same light, heat and water. But for about an hour a day
one of the plants „listened‟ to some music. This music was in fact a high – pitched humming
sound. He found that this plant grew faster. It also grew 70 percent faster than the other plant.
Harsten explained this in a very scientific way. He said the hum (or similar music) stimulated
the plant‟s breathing cells and made them stay open for longer periods. Because of this the
plant took in more nutrients from the air than it normally would, and thus it grew faster. He
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also said that if the sound was played continuously, the breathing cells would not be able to
close. Therefore the plant would grow so fast that it would kill itself.
Lynn and Joe Rapp, the authors of a book called „Indoor Plants‟ say that plants respond to all
sound, whether it is music or voices. These sound waves make vibrations which stimulate
growth. They say plants have definite likes and dislikes in music. They certainly like classical
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music and they dislike bad, harsh, rock music.

Answer the following questions taking help from the passage above:
a) What is the scientific fact mentioned in the passage? 1
b) Why do the banana plants grow faster? 1
c) Who wrote the book “Indoor Plants” and what did they find out? 2
d) Whose theory concluded that plants definitely react to music? 1
e) Complete the following with the help of the passage above: 4

Harsten explained that if the sound is continuously, the

cells would not be able to close. Therefore the would grow so fast that it would
itself.

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 f) Choose and write the correct expression of the word “harsh” from the passage above: 1
disagreeable i

harsh unpleasant ii
cruel iii

g) Given below are phrases that points to a specific word in the passage. Guess the words. 2
i) : act in response to something. ( 5 letter word)
ii) : an instance of trembling. (9 letter word)
2. Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:
I took a stroll down Cypress Street

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The hot sidewalk beneath my feet.
The one thing that stood out the most

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Where trees once stood there were lamppost.

I‟d never seen so much concrete

No Cypress left on Cypress Street.
According to my Great Aunt Gem
There used to be a lot of them.

They cut them down. They took their wood

A treeless street is plum no good!
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Just like a treeless neighborhood
So tell the Mayor next time they meet...
To change the name to Lamppost Street!

Answer the following questions:

a) Where does the poet move out for a walk? 1
b) What has replaced the trees in the street? 1
c) Who are referred to as „They‟ in the above lines? 1
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d) Why the poet asks the readers to tell the mayor to change the name of the street to the 1
Lamppost Street?
e) Mentioned the adjectives used for the words given below from the poem above. 2
i) sidewalk. ii) street.
f) Write two pairs of rhyming words from the poem above. 2
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SECTION B: WRITING & GRAMMAR

3. You were the emcee of a popular programme for children which was telecast yesterday. Write 7
a diary entry of the day when you came to know that children liked your programme and you
have now become a public figure.
(Word Limit :120-150)
Value points:
 Day and date of the programme
 Your experience and feelings
 Your plan to enjoy your success

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 OR
You and your friends found a little puppy with a collar outside the school gate. You would like
to find the owner of the puppy. Write a notice to be put up in some public places like the milk
booth and community centre.
(Word Limit: 50 words)
Value points:
 Where and when the puppy was found
 A brief description of the puppy
 Where the owner can come to claim it

4. Junk food is an unhealthy option as compared to a healthy diet. With this thought in mind and 8
using the help of the visuals, write an article in about 120-150 words on the topic “A Healthy

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Mind in a Healthy Body.”

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OR
You are Arushi/ Ankit. Your grandmother presented you with a bicycle on your birthday.Write
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a letter thanking her for the gift. (Word Limit 120-150)

Value points:
 Why you are writing the letter.
 How the gift is useful to you.
 What you will do to maintain it.
5. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the 3
incorrect and the correct word in the blanks provided below. The first one has been done
as an example.
INCORRECT CORRECT
Reena was study in the room study studying
when her mother came. She see that a)

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 Reena had fell asleep on her b)
table and the glass of milk
was spill on the floor. She c)
quickly wake her up and d)
tell her to take a break. Reena felt e)
happy and ask permission to visit her f)
friend who stayed next door.
6. Do as directed: 5
a) What are you serving for after dinner? (desert/dessert) (Choose the correct
noun)

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b) The committee (comprises/apprises) a dozen members. (Choose the correct
verb)

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c) He is the boy in the class. (Fill in the blank with the correct form of
adjective)
d) My best friend is Ukranian girl. ( Insert „a‟ or „an‟)
e) It was a dreadful day. (Change into imperative sentence)
7. Rearrange the following to frame meaningful sentences: 2
a) courage/fight/he/shown/had/the/in/great
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b) need/friend/in/indeed/a/friend/is/a

SECTION C: LITERATURE
8. Reference to the context:
“ Will you walk into my parlour?’Tis the prettiest parlour that ever you did spy.”
a) Who is the speaker in the above lines and whom is he requesting to visit the parlour? 2
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b) What is the motive of the speaker when he said the above lines?
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9. Answer the following questions in about 40-50 words: 2x4=8

a) Describe the world before Pandora opened the box?
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b) Mention two ways in which the spider tries to lure the fly?
c) How is the blind day educative to both the „blind‟ and the „helpers‟?
d) What is a „sunny disposition‟? How would it help make friends?
10. Friendship is a precious gift from God to mankind. Why do you think we need to value it and 4
what are the duties of friendship as mentioned by the poet in the poem “Be a Friend”?
11. Answer the following questions in about100-120 words.
a) Describe Pap‟s appearance? How did Huck react to Pap‟s appearance? 5
b) Write a short pen-portrait on Huckleberry Finn from the novel “The Adventures of 5
Huckleberry Finn.”

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 ANSWER KEY

Subject: ENGLISH (SET B)

Instructions:

Q1. a) Many scientists believe that music soothes the plant. It also helps it to grow. This is now a
scientific fact
b. He said the hum (or similar music) stimulated the plant’s breathing cells and made them stay
open for longer periods. Because of this the plant took in more nutrients from the air than it

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normally would, and thus it grew faster
c) Lynn and Joe Rapp, the authors of a book called ‘Indoor Plants’ say that plants respond to all

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sound, whether it is music or voices. These sound waves make vibrations which stimulate growth.
d) Harsten’s theory was that plants definitely react to music
e) played, breathing, plant, kill
f) ii
g) i) react ii) vibrating

Q2. a) Cypress street

b) Lampposts.
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c) woodcutter.
d) As the trees were replaced by lampposts
e) i) hot sidewalk ii) treeless street
f) street, feet/ post, lamppost/ gem, them/ wood, good/ meet, street (any two pairs)
Q3. Content – 3
Expression – 2
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Fluency - 2
Q4. Content – 4
Expression – 2
Fluency - 2
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Q5. a) see – saw

b) fell – fallen
c) spill – spilled
d) wake – woke
e) tell – told
f) ask - asked
Q6. a) dessert
b) comprises
c) smartest/ tallest/ most intelligent………
d) a
e) What a dreadful day it was!/ Oh! What a dreadful day.

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 Q8 a) He had shown greate courage in
the fight
b) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Q8. a) Spider. He requested the Fly.
b) The Spider wanted to trap the Fly and eat her.
Q9. a) The world was beautiful. Children did not need people to look after them all the time because
there was no danger. Food grew on trees, there was no hard work to be done, no lessons to be
studied; there were only lots of happy games and dances. The most wonderful thing was that they
never fought amongst themselves.
b) i) requested her to go up the winding stairs to his parlour to show the curious things he had.
ii) requested her to take rest in the beautiful bed where the sheets are fine and thin.

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iii) to visit his pantry which is stored with delicious food.

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iv) admired her brilliant eyes, gauzy wings, her wisdom and requested her to look at beautiful self
in the looking glass in the parlour shelf.
c) helpful to the blind – it helps the young minds to appreciate and understand misfortune.
Helpful to the helpers – they learn to assist and help the needy, be compassionate and helpful.
d) pleasant behavior ready to give a helping hand.Will help make friends
Q10.  Lend a helping hand whenever required
 Keep cheering others who has failed in life
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 Ignore simple errors and make honest efforts to solve others problems
 Spend time together to share joys and sufferings
Q11 a) One night, when he went up to his room, he saw Pap, his father. He was almost fifty. His hair
was long and tangled and greasy, completely black without any shades of grey and so were his
long, mixed up whiskers. His face was dull and white which made him look dull and sick. As for
his clothes, they were all rags. He had one ankle resting on the other knee; the boot on that foot
was busted, and two of his shoes stuck through. His hat was lying on the floor; an old black slouch
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with the cap caved in, like a lid.
Huck stood looking at him. He was scared at first as he reminded him of the spankings he got from
his father, but after looking at his plight he did not appear to be scared anymore and was ready to
face him.

b) From the beginning of the novel, Mark Twain makes it clear that Huck is a boy who comes from
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the lowest levels of white society. His father is a drunk and a ruffian who disappears for months on
end. Huck himself is dirty and frequently homeless.

Although Jim is a slave he makes every attempt to help him and cared for him which shows his
sympathetic and compassionate nature.

He loves to be independent and enjoyed leading a carefree life. This is the reason why he hated
being controlled by the widow and Miss Watson, who made every attempt to reform him and make
him lead a civilized life.

His friendship with Tom Sawyer and Jim helps him to come out of difficult situations and gives
him the strength to overcome all challenges.

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