Genius International Islamic School

Semester Examination 2020-21

Std: VI Subject : English
Mark: 30
Q1) Write Meaning of the following Mark:05
1) Wrapped : covered
2) Dumb: silent
3) Creep: to move slowly and quietly
4) Beheld: saw
5) Meadow: grassland
6) Ajar: slightly open
7) Impulsively: acting suddenly
8) Destiny: fate
9) Squeaking: creaking
10) Gallop: ride a horse very fast

Q2) Answer the following

questions Mark:10
1) How did Sir Ector show his respect for Arthur? M:1

Answer: Sir Ector fell on his knees before Arthur and bowed his head in deep
devotion.
2) Who is the speaker of the poem “Sleep, My Treasure”? M:1
Answer: The speaker in this poem is the baby’s mother,
3) What time is being described in the poem? M:1
Answer: In the first stanza: the time described is twilight. In the second stanza,
the ti,e described is dawn.
4) Name the white and bright things mentioned in the poem “Sleep, My Treasure”.
M:1
Answer: The white and bright things mentioned in the poem are the lilies,
daises, garden, dawn and daybreak.
5) Write short note “The message in the vision” M:2
Answer: The message in the vision was that one must not take to extremes. One
must follow the middle path. Taking to extremes, like making the body suffer
intensely, is not the way to enlightenment and truth.
6) Write short note “The ‘four signs’ that Prince Siddharth beheld” M:2
Answer: The four signs that Prince Siddharth beheld are an old man, a diseased
man, a dead man and a monk.

7) What characteristics of Mr. Nobody did we learn from the poem “Mr. Nobody?
 M:2
Answer: The characteristic of Mr. Nobody that we learn from this poem are that
he is funny, quiet, mischievous, destructive, lazy, untidy, careless and clumsy.

Q3) Do as directed (Grammar) Mark:10

1) Fill in the blanks with the Past Perfect Tense forms of the verbs given in
the brackets. M-2
a) Bushi had trained under the karate master Sakujawa . (train)
b) All the Lords and Knights had assembled at the Great Church of
London. (assemble)
2) Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect Tense of the words given in the
brackets. M-2
a) Karatoa has erupted many times.(erupt)
b) Many of young people have ventured into fashion designing. (venture)
3) Fill in the blanks with the correct question words from those given in the
brackets. M-2
a) What is your opinion? (When, What)
b) How can we believe you? (How, Why)
4) Frame the Wh-question to get the underlined words as the answers: M-2
a) Milo was a shy young boy .
Ans: How was Milo?
b) The Prince married Princess Yashodhara.
Ans: Whom did the Prince marry?
5) Fill in the blanks with the correct young ones of animals. M-1
a) A baby monkey is called : an infant
b) A baby donkey is called : a foal___

6) Pick out and explain the example of alliteration in the following sentences: M-1
a) It’s troublesome but true.
Ans: t is repeated for better poetic effect
b) I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore.
Ans: L is repeated for better poetic effect
Q4) Write Essay on: Mark-3
.
1) My favorite time of the day.
OR
2) A Visit to a Stall at Science Fair

Q5) Write a letter to your class teacher, requesting

leave early.

OR Mark-2

Write a story ‘Birbal’s trick'