SAISETIENG0613AK English Grade 6 SET1 Answer Key 18/09/13

Section-A: Reading

I. On the basis of our reading of the above passage, complete the following

sentences: (5 marks)

1. b) he did not like the way he was taught.

2. a) Mr. Engle thought Edison was a dull child.

3. b) he enjoyed his studies.

4. a) it was more important to think than to remember facts.

5. a) nine years old

II. Answer the following questions (5 marks)

1. Edison did not go to school until he was eight years old because his family

moved from one town to another and because of his illness.

2. Edison liked to ask ‘why’ and get answers, not just memorize the things the

teacher taught him.

3. Nancy Edison’s way of teaching was to read to Edison the best books she

could find- books by Shakespeare and Dickens and many important history

books.

4. Understanding and encouraging.

5. a) cellar

b) memorize

A2. Read the following poem carefully.

I. On the basis of our reading of the above passage, complete the following:

(10 marks)

The speaker (a) shot an arrow into the air. It fell (b) to earth, but he doesn’t know where because (c) it flew so swiftly. The speaker (d) breathed a song into the air. He doesn’t know (e) where it fell. He couldn’t follow the flight of song because (f) he was not so keen and strong. Long afterward he found the arrow (g) in an oak tree. It was still (h) unbroken. He also found the song, (i) from beginning to end. He found it again in (j) the heart of a friend.

Section-B: Writing

B1.

Marking scheme

The name of the institution, ‘NOTICE’, the heading and the date — 2 marks

The name and designation of the person writing — ½ mark

Placing the notice within a box — ½ mark

Content and language — 2 marks max.4.5

B2. 4.5 marks

B3. 9 marks

Section-C: Grammar

C1. Join the following sentences by choosing most suitable conjunction

from the options given.

(5 marks)

1.  It is raining outside so I will wear my raincoat.

2.  I want to buy a new jacket but it is too expensive.

3.  You should go to bed now or you will be tired tomorrow.

4.  Neither my mother nor my father will be able to attend the party on Sunday.

5.  Deserts are harsh and dry yet many plants grow there.

C2. Identify whether the following sentences are Declarative, Interrogative,

Imperative, or Exclamatory.

(2.5 marks)

1. Imperative

2. Declarative

3. Interrogative

4. Exclamatory

5. Imperative

C3. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most suitable determiner from the

brackets. (3.5 marks)

1. There isn't any fruit in the refrigerator.

2. I went on a safari with all my cousins.

3. These books belong to that professor.

4. There is enough food to feed everyone.

5. The baby drank a bottle of milk.

6. He knows more people than his brother.

7. On Saturdays there is not much traffic along this road.

C4. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each

line. Using the format given below, write the incorrect word and the

correction in you answer sheet against the correct blank number.

(4 marks)

incorrect / correct
give / gives
to / from
joy / joys
to / for
experiences / experience
Every times / Every time
was / is
mistakes / mistake

Section-D: Literature

D1. Read the given extracts and answer the following questions.

I. ‘No one heard the illegal splash of fishing nets at night, anymore.’

1. Haoo, the Croc by Bijan Kumar Ghosh. (1)

2. People did illegal fishing at night in the railway pond. (1)

3. They stopped illegal fishing because VikasBabu had kept Haroo in the

railway pond and they were scared of Haroo. (1)

II. ‘I was unable to write a single letter.’

1. Richard Wright is the speaker. (1)

2. Richard Wright’s teacher asked him to write his name and address on the

board. (1)

3. He was unable to write a single letter because he was nervous and tensed and

could not speak or write in front of a crowd. (1)

II. ‘Will one of my wishes ever come true?’

1. ‘I Wish’ by Rabindranath Tagore. (1)

2. The poet wished to be a horse so that he could gallop freely through the

fields. (1)

D3. Supplementary Reader

Answer the following questions:

1. Aunt Polly punished Tom Sawyer by giving him the task of whitewashing thirty yards of fence, nine feet high on a warm Saturday morning when everyone else was out playing or swimming. (2)

2. Tom and Joe Harper made a pact to stand by each other, be brothers and never separate till death. They planned to escape into a new world of piracy and adventure. (2)

3. Sid complained to Aunt Polly that Tom’s groans and sleep-talking kept him awake half the night. (1)

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