Delhi Public School, Greater Noida

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GREATER NOIDA

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I, 2014-15

CLASS – VI TIME : 3 hrs

SUBJECT – ENGLISH M.M : 80

SECTION – A (READING)

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate option: 7

Some fifty years earlier, a polish astronomer called Copernicus had declared that the Earth is a planet like other planets, and that like them it revolves round the sun. Copernicus could not, however, prove this to the men of his day, and few people paid any good attention to his ideas.

Galileo was the first great student of astronomy to realize that the ideas of Copernicus were true, and the first scholar to begin to teach them at the university. His new teaching caused great excitement among the learned men, because it meant that all their own teaching were completely wrong. They began to oppose him and many of them became his enemies. Then he got into trouble with the Church. His ideas about the Sun and the Earth were different from what the Bible seemed to say; so the followers of the Church began to look upon him as a wicked and dangerous man.

(a) Copernicus was an ______

(i) astronaut (ii) astronomer (iii) astrologer (iv) anthologist

(b) Copernicus declared that

(i)earth was not a planet (ii) sun moves round the earth

(iii)earth moves round the sun (iv) earth was round

(a) ideas (ii) people (iii) astronomers (iv) planets

(d) Learned men were excited because

(i)Galileo’s teaching was new to them (ii) Galileo’s teachings were wrong

(iii)they liked his ideas (iv) they were highly intelligent

(e)Galileo was considered wicked and dangerous because

(i) his ideas were different from what the Bible said

(ii) he was a student of astronomy

(iii) he was a follower of the Church

(iv) he realised that the ideas of Copernicus were not true

(f) An Astronomer studies

(i) earth’s crust (ii) celestial bodies such as moon, planets, stars

(iii) atmosphere (iv) influence of stars on people

(g) Which of the following word means the same as ‘disagree strongly’?

(i) depose (ii) oppose (iii) suppose (iv) dispose

2. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: 8

Though Grandfather provided the household with a large variety of pets, my favourite was the little black goat

who followed me home from the mustard fields one day.

Each year, before the monsoon rains came, the little Song River was a narrow stream, I liked watching the fields

and tea gardens.

I had been sitting on the bank of a small irrigation canal, gazing at a couple of fishermen fishing in the muddy

water, when I felt something bump my elbow. Looking around, I found at my side a little goat, jet black and soft

as velvet with lovely grey eyes.

She continued to look at me. I looked in my pockets for nourishment and finding a ginger biscuit, held it out to

her. A little later, when I got up to leave, the goat rose, too. She started following me unsteadily.

I set out for home at a brisk pace, feeling sure that I would soon leave the goat behind. But her legs were

stronger than I had supposed. There was nothing I could do but carry her home and present her to Grandfather.

“Not another pet!” said Grandmother when she saw the goat in the veranda. It was easy to understand

Grandmother’s objections. The recent destructiveness of Toto, our monkey, who had torn curtains and broken

dishes, had set Grandmother dead against having any more pets. Grandfather, by my side, had to pretend that

he had purchased the goat as an investment.

“Goat’s milk is very good for your health”, he told Grandmother.

The prospect of milk made Grandmother more tolerant of the new pet.

My goat was soon named Tinker Bell, after the fairy in Peter Pan. I tied a bell to her neck so I’d always know by its

tinkling where she was.

(i) Complete the following sentences.

(a) I liked watching the ______and ______. 1

(b) The little black goat followed me from the ______to ______. 1

(ii) Answer briefly.

(a) Who followed the child back home from the fields? 1

(b) What did Grandfather pretend? 1

(d) Find words in the passage that describe the goat 1

(iii) Find words in the passage which mean the opposite of the following. 1x2

(a) lost –

(b) sold–

3. Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions given below. 5

FLYING

I saw the moon

One windy night

Flying fast-

All silvery white-

Over the sky,

Like a toy balloon

Loose from its string-

A runway moon

The frosty stars

Went raring past,

Chasing her on

Ever so fast .

Then everyone said,

‘It’s the clouds that fly,

And the stars and the moon

Stand still in the sky,

But I don’t mind-

I saw the moon

Sailing away

Like a toy

Balloon

(i) The poet saw the moon on a______. 1

(ii) It was ______fast and looked like a______. 1

(iii) Pick out a word from the poem which means

go quickly after in order to capture______. 1

(iv) What is the moon compared to? 1

(v) What did the people tell the poet? 1

SECTION – B (WRITING)

4. Read the telephonic conversation between Mr Ashok and his son Nitin. Nitin is going for his tuition class and he

leaves the message for his mother. Write his message in about 50 words. 4

Mr Ashok: Hello! Nitin, give the line to your mother.

Nitin: Papa, but mom is not at home. She has gone to the market.

Mr Ashok: Convey my message to your mother.

Nitin: Ok. Tell me.

Mr Ashok: My friend, Rakesh is coming to our home for dinner with his family. Ask your mom to make

arrangements for the dinner. I will reach home with Rakesh and his family by 8:00p.m.

Nitin: Ok! Papa

5. You are Tuhina and you have celebrated Mother’s Day with your family. Write a page in your diary describing

how you made the day special for your mother. 8

6. You are Kalyan. You have shifted from a village to a city. Write a letter within 150 words to your friend Sara who was your neighbour in the village describing the joys of the city and inviting her. (wide roads-huge shopping malls-zoo-markets full of people and goods-few parks with some trees-people hardly talk to each other) 8

SECTION – C (GRAMMAR)

7. From the given alternatives select the most appropriate choice to fill in the blanks: 1x4=4

(i) There is a good movie ______television tonight.

(a) on (b) in (c) for (d) at

(ii) Let’s meet ______8 o’ clock.

(a) in (b) on (c) at (d)

(iii) Reena is fond______playing.

(a) at (b) of (c) in (d) on

(iv) All are angry ______me.

(a) to (b) with (c) for (d) at

8. Select the most appropriate word from the options to fill in the blanks: 1x4=4

(i) They ______from a wedding, when they met with an accident.

(a) are returning (b) will be returning (c) was returning (d) were returning

(ii) The shopkeepers ______their shops before the inspector came.

(a) closed (b) had closed (c) has closed (d) will close

(iii) The World Cup ______place every four years.

(a) took (b) will take (c) has taken (d) takes

(iv) The American President Barak Obama ______India next year.

(a) visited (b) visits (c) have visited (d) will visit

9. Fill in the blanks with the correct option. 1x4=4

(i) One of these three boys ______first in the class every year. (stand/stands)

(ii) The songs of this movie ______good. (is/are)

(iii) My neighbour ______plays his music very loud. (again/often)

(iv) My parents advise me ______to tell a lie. (never/ rarely)

10. Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences: 1x4=4

(a) once known/wettest place/Cherrapunjee was/as the/on earth

(b) in Delhi/were held/in 1950/the first Asian Games

(d) ozone/has a layer/the Earth’s atmosphere/of gas called

11. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line which has been underlined. Write the

correct word in your answer sheet against the correct blank number: .5x8=4

Mother Teresa came to Kolkata on 1929 (a) ______

when she is hardly 19 years old. When (b) ______

she first arrived in Kolkata, she has (c) ______

five rupees at her pocket. The priest (d) ______

help her in the new and strange city. (e) ______

She lived in a small room from (f) ______

nine years where he nursed (g) ______

a sick people back to health. (h) ______

SECTION – D (LITERATURE)

12. Read the following and answer the questions that follow:

(A) Across the window pane

It pours and pours;

And swift and wide,

With a muddy tide,

Like a river down the gutter roars

The rain, the welcome rain!

(i) Why is the tide muddy? 1

(ii) Why is the rain welcome? 1

(iii) Write a poetic device used in the given stanza. 1

(B) “That old man has asked for it. After those humiliating gifts he sent me, what else does he expect!”

(i) Who is the speaker and whom is he speaking to? 1

(ii) Who is the ‘old man’ the speaker is referring to? 1

(iii) What were the gifts which he found to be humiliating? 1

13. Answer the following in 30-40 words. (any 4) 2x4=8

(i) What does the poet see from the cherry tree in the poem ‘Foreign Lands’?

(ii) Why did Dionysus put Pythias in prison? What was the punishment given to him?

(iii) Why was the desert a fearsome place? How did the messenger make use of this desert?

(iv) What delighted Jo when she entered the library?

(v) What did Dhanai, Babul and Jonti see on reaching the cowshed?

14. Answer the following in 100-120 words: (any 1) 6

(i) Pythias and Damon were best friends but they lived in different islands. After they were pardoned by Dionysus, Pythias went back to visit his mother to tell her that he was alive. Write a letter on behalf of Damon telling Pythias how King Dionysus has changed for the better now and how he is doing good things for the citizens of Syracuse these days.

Laurie had always wanted to visit the March home but he did not have the courage to do so. Finally his wish was fulfilled when Jo came to visit him one day. On behalf of Laurie write a letter to Jo telling her all about how this was one of the happiest things to have happened to you. Thank her for all the gifts she gave you and tell her how her visit has changed your life.