Name: _____________________________Grade: ___________ Date: __________

SA- 1
2023-2024
Grade 6
English Paper-2
Fiction

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

For Teacher's Use
Answer all questions in the space provided on the question paper.
Page Mark
You should write the answers in neat and legible handwriting.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or 3
part question. 4
The total number of marks for this paper is 40. 6
Writing time is 1 hr.15minutes.
7

Total

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Section-A (Reading Comprehension) [10 Marks]

Read the following text (an extract from The Runaways by Victor Canning), then
answer questions 1–9.

Within twenty minutes Smiler was back with the spade. He began to dig at the blocked
entrance to the cave, working hard and fast and expertly. Fortunately, the collapsed roof of
the den opening was all loose soil and turf. There were no heavy stones among the debris.
After about ten minutes hard going, he had worked his way through the top part of the
5 blockages, digging slightly downwards all the time.

Suddenly his spade went through the last of the block. A small hole about the size of a man’s
head opened up and the sunlight poured through it. He stopped digging and waited, listening.
Inside the cave, the two cubs had long heard the sound of Smiler working away with the
spade. When he finally broke through both of them were huddled together against the back
10 wall of the den. The sudden sunlight blinded them. The male cub arched his back and
snap-hissed, half in fear and half in defiance. The female crouched by him, more hungry than
frightened, and gave a series of small mews.

Outside, Smiler clicked his tongue and gave a few low encouraging cries. He reached back and
got his haversack. Inside, wrapped in grease paper for his lunch was a small, cold, roast
15 chicken. He broke off one of the legs and held it just outside the hole. He couldn’t see the
cubs, but he could hear them moving and crying now.

Inside the cave both cubs suddenly got the scent of the chicken. They ceased their noise.
The male cub, drawn first by the smell of food, moved slowly forward towards the patch of
daylight at the front of the cave. Two feet from it he stopped. He could see part of Smiler’s
20 face and the smell of chicken was now stronger. The hunger in him overcame his fear.
He climbed up over the loose soil to the opening.

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1 Give one phrase that tells you Smiler’s digging was speedy and effective (lines 1–3).

[1]

2 Give two pieces of evidence that show Smiler’s task was reasonably easy (lines 1–5).

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3 What does ‘huddled together’ (line 9) suggest about the cubs’ reaction to Smiler
digging the hole?

[1]

4 Give one phrase that shows the cubs have spent a long time in the dark lines 9-12.

[1]

5 Explain, using your own words, how the cubs react differently to seeing the hole appear.

The male cub:

The female cub: [2]

6. Within twenty minutes Smiler was back with the spade.

Underline the sentence opener and state the kind of phrase it is. [2]

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7. He broke off one of the legs and held it just outside the hole.

State the kind of conjunction used in the sentence.

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Section B: Writing [10]

10 . Now continue the story of Smiler and the cubs. You should write three paragraphs.
You should consider:
• what Smiler does next
• how the cubs react.

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 Write 120-150 words. You will receive
• Content, purpose and audience 5m
• Text structure and organization 2m
• Sentence structure, punctuation and spelling 3m

Space for your plan:

Write your story.

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Section C: ( Literature ) [20 Marks]

Q1. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

a) Why did Mrs. Whatsit and the tree children stop at Uriel?

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b) According to Mrs. Whatsit, why would Mrs. Murry not be worrying about the children?

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c) What sacrifice had Mrs. Whatsit made many years before?

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d) Whom were the three women and children planning to visit within the constellation of Orion's
belt?
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Q2. Who said the following sentence? What did the speaker mean when he/she said the following

sentence –

“When I’m mad, I don’t have room to be scared”

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Q3. Read the given extract from the story a Wrinkle in Time and answer the following questions.

a) Identify and write the sentence from the given extract that shows that even in moments of

happiness, there can be underlying feelings of uncertainty.

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b) Why did the creatures flying above the trees pick three flowers growing near the river and give it
to the children?

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c) Find a word from the extract that means ‘impossible to understand’.

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Q4. Write a short description (40-50 words) of any one of the characters. Use the given space to
brainstorm your ideas and plan your answer. Give evidence from the text to support your
response.

The Black Thing Mrs Which The Happy Medium

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Q5. Describe any one of the settings in about (40-50 words) using powerful words and

interesting vocabulary.

❖ Meg’s school cafeteria

❖ the abandoned house where the three women lived

❖ the beach where Meg’s father clicked a picture with other scientists

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Q6. Answer any two of the following.

a) Mrs. Which said. "Thee onnlly wway ttoo ccope withh ssometthingg ddeadly sseriouss iss ttoo
ttry ttoo trreatt itt a llittlle lligghtly."
Write what Mrs.Witch is trying to say in correct English and explain in your own words what it

means.

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b) What example did Mrs. Who use to explain how they managed to travel through space so
quickly?

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c) The three women told the children that people on Earth have been fighting

the Black Thing for a very long time. Name two historical figures mentioned as warriors of this
battle.

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[2+2=4]

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