MPS PUBLIC SCHOOL

Pre-Mid Term Exam – 2024-25

Class: VI Subject: English M.M.:40 Time: 90 Min.

Name:_____________________ Roll No:______________ Date:
Note: All questions are compulsory.

Section - A (Reading)

Q.1 Read the following passage carefully seeing an old man planting a big tree , the king

asked why he was doing this. the man replied that he might live live to eat the fruit and

even if he did not his son would enjoy the figs. "well" said the king ,"if you do live to

eat fruit of this tree, please let me know ."The man promised to do so and sure enough

before too long, the tree grow and wore fruit. Packing some fine figs in basket, the old

man set out for the place to meet the king. The king accepted the gift and grave orders

that the old man's basket be filled with the gold. Now, next door to the old man, there

lived a greedy old man jealous of his neighbour's good fortune. He also packed some

figs in a basket and took them to the place in a hope of getting gold. The king an

learning the man's motive, ordered him to stand in the compound and had him pelted

with figs. The old man returned home and told his wife the sad story. She consoled

him by saying you should be thankful that our neighbour did not grow coconuts .

Answer the questions below :- (21/2)

1. What was the old man doing ?

2. What did the king say to the old man ?

3. Why did the old man go to the place ?

4. How was the neighbour treated by the king ?

5. name the two abstract nouns from the passage ?

 Section - B (Writing)

Q.2 Write an application to the principal of your school requesting her for two days (2)

sick leave .

or

Write an application to the principal of your school requesting her for three days

leave attend a relative wedding.

Q.3 write an paragraph on an one of the following topic based on the given clues. (2)

A. My school

(name of school, type of building, location of school, teachers, the school garden,

classrooms, display boards )

or

B. Any festival

(importance of festival, celebration, new clothes, sweets, food, decoration, meeting

friends and relatives)

Q.4 write an essay on :- (3)

Good manners

or

Importance of English language.

Section - C (Grammar)

Q.5 Write defination of :- (11/2)

A. Phrase
B. Clause
C. Sentence

Q.6 State whether each of the following groups of words is a phrase, a clause or a (2)

sentence.
 A. Arushi is an intelligent girl.

B. From morning to evening.

C. with the blessing of her parents.

D. Emperor Ashoka won the kalinga war .

Q.7 Tell whether each of the following groups sentences is assertive, interrogative,

imperative or exclamatory. (2½)

Q.8 Rearrange the following groups of words to from statements. (1)

A. of Telangana / the / is / Hyderabad / capital

B. should / to get / you / work hard good marks

Q.9 Rewrite the given sentence using capital letters and putting a full stop, a mark of

interrogative or a mark of Exclamation where required. (11/2)

A. Samina dance very beautifull

B. Did you watched the match between india and pakistan last night

C. How difficult the question was

Q.10 In the following sentences, circle the SUBJECT and underline the PREDICATE.

A. My friend Noumita won the winter marathon

B. Jassi and I are going to the mall.

C. Our class will visit the Delhi zoo.

D. Binny's birthday party was at the Mc donalds.

Q.11 Complete the following sentence by supplying suitable predicates. (1)

A. All the members of this team ______________________________________________.

B. Most pictures in this book_________________________________________________.

Q.12 Complete the three forms of the verbs. (3)

A. Aries _____________________________ ______________________________

B. Begin _____________________________ ______________________________

C. Come _____________________________ ______________________________

D. Drink _____________________________ ______________________________

E. Eat _____________________________ ______________________________

F. Grow ______________________________ ______________________________

Q.13 Fill in the blank by choosing the best option. (1)

1. The shatabdi express ________________ at 6.00 pm everyday.

(a) leave (b) leaves

(c) is leaving (d) leaving

2. Please don't disturb, i ________________ am i am important letter.

(a) write (b) am writing

(c) writes (d) leaving

Q.14 Correct these sentence write suitable capital letter and punctuation marks. (1)

A. i think june is the hottest month.

B. the hindus read the geeta while the christions read the bible.

Q.15 Supply suitable synonyms from the box: (1)

Simple , unlucky , hard , noisy

A. The test was really difficult / _______________________________.

B. It's very easy / ___________________________________Question.

C. The traffic is really load / __________________________________.

D. We were unfortunate / ________________________lose the match.

Q.16 Make sentences (any two) (1)

A. Apple of one's eye.

B. All around

C. From the bottom of one's heart.

D. Bread And Butter

Section - D (Literature)
Q.17 Write meaning of following words. (1)

A. Nintendo B. Discloth

C. Fierce D. Darted

Q.18 Answer the following Questions (4)

A. What did Patrick think his cat was playing with ? What was it really ?
 B. What was Patrick's wish?

C. Why did the dog feel the need for a master ?

D. why did the serve the lion for a long time?

Q.19 Complete the sentence . (1)

A. A house is made of _________________________________________________

B. It Has _____________________________________________________________

C. A home is made by __________________________________________________

D. It has ______________________________________________________________

Q.20 Complete the summary of the story by fill in the appropriate phrase from the
box. (2)

a dog stronger than anyone else, a strongest for all, a wolf, the bear ,
afraid of man , his own master ,a lion

This is the story of_________________, who used to be___________.He decided to

find master________________.First he found _______________but wolf was afraid

of________________. The dog thought that the bear was __________________.After

sometime the dog met______________. Who Seemed the strongest. He stayed with the

lion for a long time. One day he realised that the lion was_____________. To this

day, the dog remains man's best friend.

Q.21 Complete Each of the following phrases with a suitable word from the box. (2)

School ,fleet ,brood ,bundle ,lunch ,hack ,Block ,herd

A. A__________of ships B. A _____________of flowers C. A____________ of Chicks

D. A __________of cattle E. A _____________of stick F. A____________of ships

G A ___________of fish H. A _____________of wolves

Q.22 Make nouns from the words given below by adding ness or ity (3)

A. Honest ___________B. Kind _________ C. Cruel ___________D. Calm____________

E. Sad _____________F. Active_________ G. Creative _________H. sincere_________

I. Cheerful___________ J. Bitter_________ K. Sensitive________ L. Great___________