ST.

VINCENT PALLOTTI SCHOOL

YEARLY EXAM (2021-22)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE &LITERATURE
STD : VI
Time Allowed: 2 Hours Maximum Marks:
40

General Instructions:
The Question Paper contains THREE sections-READING, WRITING & GRAMMAR and
LITERATURE.

Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

SECTION A : READING (8MARKS)

(A) Read the following unseen passage carefully and answer the questions
that follow. -4M

Cancer is a very dangerous disease that spreads abnormally in the human body.
There are many types of cancer but blood cancer, breast cancer, brain cancer,
skin cancer are very common. Breast cancer occurs mostly in women. In a
study, it has been found that more than 100 types of cancer can affect the human
body. Doctors do some tests to diagnose cancer such as CT scan, CBC and
WBC test, Haemoglobin test, MRI, etc. To prevent cancer, they advise cancer
patients to eat more tomatoes, broccoli, ginger, turmeric, etc. Although cancer is
mostly caused by the use of tobacco, but obesity, poor diet, drinking alcohol can
also be the reason for it.

1. What is cancer?

2. How many types of cancer are there?

3. What do doctors do to diagnose cancer?

4. Write any four common cancer.

(B) Read the following unseen passage carefully and answer the questions
that follow. - 4M

In today’s time, machines are playing very important roles in human lives. They
are ten times faster than human capacity. With the help of machines, the
production of goods is done very fast and cheaply. Of course, the machines are
bought by rich people but they don’t run them. Instead, poor people are
employed to run them. Actually, poor people can’t afford such expensive
machines, so they only work there under compulsion. There are many other
examples of machines such as wind turbines, engines, motors, etc. Wind
turbines are used to generate electricity using wind power. With the help of
motors and engines, people make many other electric machines and devices.

1. How many times faster are machines than human capacity?

2. Why do we use machines?

3. Which machine is used to generate electricity?

4. Who actually runs the machines?

SECTION B WRITING & GRAMMAR (14Marks)

Q3. Write a story based on the outline given below. Your story must have a title
and a moral to it.

Outline: Both servants foolish............ two friends debated ............ who is more
foolish?.......... Ramu or Shammu.? .............. decided to give a test..............
Raghu told Ramu “ Run back to my house to find out if I am there or not” .......
Ramu rushed home............. Raj told Shammu ............ Go to your room and find
out if you are there or not.” Ramu and Shammu returned............ Ramu
complained ............ wasted time........... master could have phoned to find
himself............... Shammu reported.............. he was not in the room.............
nothing to choose between them. -3M

OR

Write an Essay on Sports day -3M

Q4. Write a letter to your friend describing the picnic you have enjoyed
recently. -3M

OR

Write an application to your principal of your school asking for leave . -3M

Q5. Do as Directed. -8M

(i) Write the antonym of: pure

(ii) Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.

On a stone chair in the market place

Sits on a stone, gentleman with a stone face.

(iii) State whether the following are simple, compound or complex sentence.

Meditation is a simple way to good health.

(iv) Pick out the Principal Clause from the sentence given below and write the
sentence again.

I have visited the place which you just mentioned about.

(v) Underline the preposition in the following sentence.

The President escaped the attack without any injury.

(vi) Pick out the correct homophone from the bracket.

We need to know the ............. of the problem. ( route / root)

(vii) Fill in the blank with ‘a’,’an’ and ‘the’ article wherever necessary.

................... romantic novel was read by her.

(viii) Supply suitable adverb in the following sentence using the instruction
given in the bracket.

................. long is the Suez Canal? ( Interrogative)

SECTION C LITERATURE (18Marks)

1. Write the meanings of the given words. (any 3 from 4) -3M
i. outcome -
ii. amusing -
iii. morsels -
iv. troublesome -

2. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences .

(any 3 from 4) -6M
1. Where did the child meet the hawker?
2. List out the happenings the speaker is worried about?
3. What does everyone want to hear?
4. Why was the shop called ‘Lucky Shop’?

3. Answer the following questions in brief (40-50 words)

(any 3 from 4) -9M
1. What happened to the crow in the end?
2. How do mongooses kill snakes?
3. Why were the sunrays keen to go down to the earth the next day?
4. In what way is Pambupatti different from any other village?