FIRST SUMMATIVE EVALUATION
ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER
CLASS VI (WBBSE)
Set-2
Text Book—
1. It All Began With Drip Drip
2. The Adventurous Clown
3. The Rainbow
4. The Shop that Never was
5. Grammar & vocabulary—
Writing skill
ALIPURDUAR HIGH SCHOOL (HS)
First Summative Evaluation – 2017
Class – VI Sub – English
Time: 30 minutes. Full Marks 15
Reading Comprehension (Seen)
1. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions : (1. It All Began With Drip Drip)
A few months after that evening, news came that a neighbouring king has declared war. Bholenath and his king gathered at the royal court. The king told Bholenath, “You are the Commander-in-chief of my army. I entrust you with the duty of protecting my state.”
Bholenath came back home in Utter despair. “I don’t even know how to ride a horse”, he told his wife helplessly, “How will I defend our borders against eight thousand enemy soldiers?”
“Don’t worry,” his wife said, “I’ll tie you to the horse.”
A. Tick (✓) the correct alternative: 1×5=5
(i) The news that a nighbouring king has declared war came in-
(a) a few months before that evening
(b) a few months after that evening
(c) a few months after that morning
Ans.(b) a few months after that evening
(ii) Bholenath and his king gathered at
(a) the war field
(b) the royal court
(c) the borders of country
Ans. (b) the royal court
(iii) Bholenath admitted that he did not even know
(a) how to ride a bi-cycle
(b) how to ride a horse
(c) how to ride a motorcycle
Ans.(b) how to ride a horse
(iv) Bholenath was given the responsibility of defending
(a) their farm house
(b) the borders of the country
(c) the stable with the horses
Ans. (b) the borders of the country
(v) The number of enemy soldiers were (a) eight hundred (b) eight thousand (c) eight lacs
Ans.(b) eight thousand
Grammar
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given verbs in the brackets : 1×3=3
(a) Amar _________ playing cricket in the field. (be)
Ans. is
(b) They ________ their work last night. (do)
Ans. did
(c) Bina _________ a song on the stage yesterday. (sing)
Ans. sang.
3. Form abstract noun from the following words: 1×2=2
(a) adult: _________. Ans. adulthood.
(b) free: _________. Ans. freedom.
Writing
4. Write a paragraph in about sixty words on the following: 5
(a) Your experience of seeing a ‘Rainbow’ or (b) Your School.
Ans. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
About My School
1. School is the place where we learn to read and write. The name of my School is ______. My school is one of the most popular schools in town.
School has a huge playground where I can play various outdoor games. I have many friends at my school where we study and play together. My school teachers are very kind and caring towards everyone. We celebrate all national functions at my school.
2. School is the place where we learn to read and write. It is the most crucial place for a student, and it helps us to learn new things. The teachers are always helpful and teach us important things in life. We must always be regular to school as missing classes can lead to problems during exams. Schools teach us how to be consistent, punctual, and obedient. It also makes us better human beings so that we can treat our elders with respect. Most of what we learn is a result of the learning imparted by our teachers.
3. My school is one of the most popular schools in town.
My school building is very spacious and beautiful.
My school has a huge playground where I can play various outdoor games.
I have many friends at my school where we study and play together.
My school teachers are very kind and caring towards everyone.
We celebrate all national functions at my school with great pomp and show.
My school has a huge library where we can read books.
My school conducts physical education classes once every week.
My school has a science lab which is well-equipped.
I love to go to school because I learn new things every day.