Holiday Assignment\English Language 2019

Holiday Assignments

English Junior Section

English Language Grade 6 English Medium

1. Use the correct question word to make questions

( why/ where/ when/ how/ who)
E.g. Where does your brother study?
He studies at Aquinas College

1. ……………………………………do you usually eat for breakfast? I eat String hoppers.

2. ……………………….. will the school reopen? On 10 th of June
3. ……………………….. do you come to school? By van
4. ……………………… are you waiting outside? I came late
5. …………………….. came with you? My father

2. Write the plural of the following nouns

1. half - ……………………… 11. Policeman -…………………………

2. Woman - ……………………… 12. Son-in-law-………………………….

3. curriculum - ……………………… 13. Bush -………………………….

4. Fly - ………………………… 14. Sheep -……………………………

5. Mouse - ………………………… 15. analysis -……………………………

6. fungus -………………………… 16. Ox -……………………………

7. Zero -………………………….. 17. Buffalo -………………………………….

8. Radio -………………………….. 18. Foot -…………………………….

9. Photo -………………………….. 19. Scarf -…………………………….

10. Volcano -………………………….. 20. Hoax -…………………………….

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 3. Read the following poem and answer the questions

Raindrops
By Wendy Whatmore
Fat little raindrops
Splashing in my eye,
Falling pitter-patter,
From the April sky.
1. What is this poem about?
……………………………………………………………………
2. Write TWO adjectives used to describe
‘the raindrops’?
……………………………………………………………
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Quick! Pull out my rain cape, 3. From where does the raindrop fall?
Smart and gleaming blue, ………………………………………………………………

Aha! you naughty raindrops,

I’m dry and safe from you.
You can’t creep down my collar,
You can’t hide in my hair,
You only laugh and dimple,
In puddles everywhere.
4. How does the poet protect her from the
raindrops?
……………………………………………………………………
5. At last , where does the raindrop laugh
and dimple into?
…………………………………………………………………….

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition ( in / on/ at)

1. Are there any holidays ……………….. October?

2. My grandfather was born ……………….. the 1950s.

3. We moved to this city …………… 2012.

4. Tom’s birthday is …………………. next week.

5. We are going to have a picnic ………………. Saturday afternoon.

6. What time does Sam go to bed ……………… night?

7. Our school canteen opens for lunch ……………….. noon.

8. My brother has a new job. He works ………………… the evening.

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 9. I will be finishing my work …………… an hour.

10. We shall meet there …………….. the morning

5. Write a paragraph describing the following picture

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6. Convert the following words into Abstract Noun

1. Wise - ……………………………… 7. Knight - ………………………………

2. Courageous - ……………………………… 8. Brother - ………………………………

3. Know - ……………………………… 9. Hate - ………………………………

4. Beautiful - ……………………………… 10. Happy - ………………………………

5. Famous - …………………………………

6. Intelligent - …………………………………

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