MARKING SCHEME

ENGLISH CLASS VI M.M:60

Section- A Reading- 15 MARKS

Q1. 1x7=7Marks

i) pleasure

ii) vehicle

iii) habit

iv) True

v) True

vi) misty

vii) regulate

Q2 1x4+2x2=8Marks

  1. A greedy person.
  2. God Bacchus
  3. Because he had helped the God once.
  4. To turn anything into gold.
  5. Because he knew that it was a foolish wish.
  6. a. wealth, b. offered/granted

WRITING AND GRAMMAR 25 MARKS

Q3. Content-3, fluency-2, expression-2 7 Marks

Q4. Content -4, fluency-2, expression-2 8 Marks

Q5.3x1= 3Marks

i) on, ii) in , iii) at

Q6. 1x3=3Marks

i)Tallest, ii) largest, iii) smartest

Q7. 1x4=4 Marks

i) India is my country.

ii) Deserts are the driest place on earth.

iii) Children are playing in the park.

iv) I go to school by bus.

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LITERATURE: 20 MARKS

Q.8. 4x1=4 Marks

  1. The Wonderful Words
  2. Mary O’Neill
  3. fed- said
  4. handsomely

OR

  1. A little boy
  2. Rabindranath Tagore
  3. Hawker
  4. Crystal bangles

Q9. 2x6=12Marks

i) on second sunday day Peter along with his family go to the cinema hall to watch a movie.

ii) The situation being referred to is Jumman and his family’s behavior towards his aunt. She transferred her property to Jumman on the condition that he will look after her. But he became as indifferent to her and his grudged the little food that the old lady wanted everyday.

iii) The shop allowed the people to try their luck. The lucky ones only won prizes. Therefore the shop was called lucky shop.

iv) Desert animals adapt themselves to the harsh conditions of the deserts. For example gerbils spend the hottest part of the day in cool underground burrows.

v) The cobra hissed. His forked tongue darted in and out. He spread his broad hood whereas the mongoose bushed his tail and the long hair on his spine stood up.

vi) The two friends generally talked about birds and animals and villagers. They also talked about their difficulties in raising the crops when rain failed.

vii) Saeeda asked the sunrays to come the next day with lots of warmth and brightness. She told the sunrays that her ailing mother needed their help.

viii) The people of his village quarreled with one another. The story of Pambupatti gives a message of peace and co-operation. It tells why it is necessary for different kinds to live together.

ix) It was Vijay Singh’s behavior which made the ghost speechless as he was the man who knew no fear.

Q10.4Marks

The child will answer on the basis of his understanding, imagination creativity and relevant content.