CLASS 6

ENGLISH
ASSIGNMENT 3

Q1. Animals are often trained to perform tricks for entertainment . A roadside showman
making a monkey perform tricks , bears and elephants performing in a circus are all common
sights . Horses and bulls are also exploited as beasts of burden. You feel strongly about this and
decides to write an article on the topic ‘ Animal’s cry for help’.
Hints :highlight the cruelty to animals with a few instances, say how the animals have to suffer,
appeal for better treatment of animals and suggest a few reforms, wind up with a need tobe
sensitive to animal rights.
Q2. Suppose you are Aayush Khanna , the sports captain of your school .Write an application to
the Principal of your school requesting her to organize coaching camps for various sports such
as lawn tennis , badminton , long jump , karate etc. before sports day .
Q3. The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each of the lines
against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and correction against correct
numbers .

Incorrect Correct
Karma is a poor man who wanted to (a) _______ ________
be rich. But he didn’t know why to (b) _______ ________
got wealthy. Making a bundle of his (c) _______ ________
life’s earnings he leaving home in (d) _______ ________
search of his fortune. While pass (e) _______ ________
through a jungle he meeting a (f) _______ ________
lion in great pain. A sharp thorn has (g) _______ ___
pricked a lion’s paw. (h) _______ ________

Q4(a). Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences :
i. done / he / what / no one / have/ did / could
ii. in the capital / the biggest / held / was / industrial fair / last year
iii . my country / the people / of / are / than / more hardworking / those / your country

(b) Punctuate :
are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the
challenge of the future
Q5. Write the meaning of the words and then frame the sentences
1. appoint 2. Necessity 3. Elaborate 4. Attentive 5. Efficient 6. contribute 7. mistrust
8. Peculiar
Q6.Make meaningful sentences in the present perfect tense.
1. I …………………. (finish) the job.
2. ………………… you ……………….. (eat) your lunch?
3. She ………………….. (not return) yet.
4. I ………………… (never see) such a mess.
5. ………………….. he ………………….. (bring) his violin?
6. …………………… you ever …………………. (be) to Australia?
7. I ………………… (read) all the plays of Shakespeare.
8. My parents ……………………. (never hurt) me.
9. He ……………………. always ……………… (want) to be a soldier.
10. She ………………….. (never apologize) to anybody.