INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, RIYADH

( ENGLISH WORKSHEET ) CLASS : VI

THIRD TERM - JANUARY, 2010 COMPREHENSION PASSAge (section - a)

A.1. Read the given poem carefully. LIFE IS A GAME Life is such a tricky game, You may be cheated at any time. Do not be happy, that youre rich You too may starve, for life is such. Are you proud of your beauty now? Wait and see what time will show. Do you laugh at a crippled one? When youre one, will it be fun? Be kind to those whove borne the storm. That storm, may come to touch you too. Be happy that you have lived a day Pray for another calm and peaceful day. Thank the Lord for his blessings showered on you.

A.1.1 : Put one word in each blank. Write your answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank number . The poet thinks that life is like a (a) __________ game. No one knows when he will be (b) ________ in life. The ( c) __________ in beauty is vain because that will be (d) ________ . One must not ( e) _________ at a cripple because that state may (f ) ________ to anyone . We must be (g) __________ for each day and (h) ______for another such calm day . A1.2 : Fill in the gaps. Write your answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank number . ( a) ( b) ( c) (d) You should be kind .. Kindness must be shown to a cripple because If you have lived a day you should Beauty is not ..

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A.2. Read the following passage : According to an old Chinese legend , silk was discovered by the Empress Hsi Ling shi , at about 2700 B.C. Trying to find out what was eating the imperial mulberry trees , she found a fat worm like creature munching the leaves and spinning shiny cocoons. She accidentally dropped a cocoon into hot water , and at once a long , shiny mass of threads began to unravel from the cocoon. The creatures were silkworms. For the next 3,000 years , only the Chinese knew how to spin and use silk . Other countries asked for the secret , but the Chinese refused to divulge it . Eventually the Chinese monopoly was broken by the cunning of two Christian monks, sent by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian at about AD 550 . The monks used heavy bamboo sticks as staffs , and inside these they hid samples of the silkworm moths eggs and some seeds of the mulberry trees on which they fed. As a result , the silk industry became established in Europe. A.2.1. On the basis of your reading of the passage above , answer the following questions. Write your answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank number . 1. Who discovered silk? 2. What was accidentally dropped into hot water ? 3. Where was the silk industry established ? A.2.2. Give a suitable title for the above passage . Prepared By : Mrs. Yasmeen ( VI - VIII Boys Section )

WrITING TASKS (SECTIONb)

COURSE BOOK :
1.Imagine that your school is organizing Food & Fun Fair . You are the organizer / Head boy / Head girl of the school Cultural club. Write a NOTICE giving details about the date , venue and time and also inviting the students and parents for the show. 2. Imagine your school is organizing a DANCE COMPETITION . You are the Secretary of the School Cultural Club. Write a NOTICE giving details about the date , time , venue and also inviting the students and parents for the show.

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WORK BOOK :
3. Imagine envelope. Preparation: i) ii) Write down the four figure no. that is 2 times the current year [ Ex.:2009 x 2 = 4018 ] on a piece of paper. Seal the paper in the envelope . This is your magic no. STEPS : a) Write down the year in which he/ she was born ( Ex. 1998 ) b) Write the year in which an important event took place in his / her life ( Ex. 2006 ) c) Write the age he / she is , or will be on his /her birthday this year ( Ex. 2009 - 1998=11) d) Write the no. of years that you have passed since the important event ( Ex. 2009 2006 = 3 ) e) Total all the no.s ( 1998 + 2006 + 11 + 3 ) = 4018. The total , that is 4018 is the same no. you have already written and sealed in the envelope. Open the envelope and show your magic no. to the audience. That is also 4018. set of instructions for this trick you will need : a piece of paper , a pen , an

4. ARTICLE WRITING : Imagine that you are the President of the School Hobby Club . This year you are planning to on a SCUBA DRIVING Expedition to the North . Write an ARTICLE on Scuba driving for your school magazine . Use the information given : What is Scuba Driving? : It is an adventure sport in which the sport or activity of swimming under water using special breathing equipment is taken/ done. Which rivers are suitable? : The Ganga -- Yamuna Krishna easier fun rivers to explore --- perfect for beginners --- in harsh climatic regions. What should we wear on a Scuba Driving expedition ? : The most comfortable simple T shirt and tights dry quickly hot woolen suits while diving. What equipment do we need ? : Rubber raft made of tear resistant nylon an oar for the guide and paddles for the oarsman ( thats you ) helmet , wet suits and life jackets camping equipment : tents , dry bags , food for a 2-3 day expedition . Prepared By: Mrs.Zehra 3|Page

( VI -- VIII Boys Section ) SECTION - C ( GRAMMAR ) C.1. In the following passage , one word has been omitted in each line . Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet against the correct blank number . The first one has been done as an example . ( TENSES ) Sailors long ago __________ often afraid that if they sailed too far from home they ________ fall off the edge of the flat ocean. In the past many people ________ to trust the words of others for they _______ no way of gathering information themselves Today we _________ fly aeroplanes high over the earth and _________ the curve that _________ proof of its roundness. We had also _________ to know that earth _________ more water than land. a) e.g.: were b) ___________ c) ___________ d) ___________ e) ___________ f) ___________ g) ___________ i) ___________ j) ___________

C.2. Supply the correct past tense form of the verbs given in the brackets: ( a ) The boys _________ in the garden when the wind _______________ blowing hard. ( play , start ) ( b ) When they ___________ their work , they _____________ to play. ( finish , begin ) ( c ) He _______ with his uncle when the accident ______ place. ( travel , take ) ( d ) I _______ for a walk after I _________ my dinner. ( go , eat ) C.3. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets: ( a ) The workers ___________ ( raise ) slogans for two hours when the police arrived. ( b ) He _______ ( live ) with his grandmother in a village before he shifted to the city. ( c ) The farmers __________ ( plough ) their fields for three hours before it began to rain. ( d ) Mother _________ ( wash ) clothes for two hours when the children returned from school. ( e ) He ________ ( write ) letter since morning before he left for college.

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C.3. Fill in the blanks with the suitable conjunctions : [ CONJUNCTIONS ] i) ii) iii) iv) v) the side of it . Mark the place where you think a word has been omitted , using / , write the words you think has been omitted in the space provided. [ CONJUNCTIONS ] THE NATIONAL GALLERY The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, is one of / worlds Greatest museums. Millions of people have entered doors to see the paintings by some of the worlds finest artists. But / these priceless masterpieces / to be preserved, the Gallery / protect them carefully. The 135 guards have successfully prevented damage and theft / protecting the paintings from nature is greater problem. The building / air conditioned in summer and heated in winter. The air conditioning and heating systems / so important to the life of the paintings the Gallery has two of / system if one should fall , the extra one / take over. _____________ ___________ ___________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ I opened the window __________ it was very hot. You always ask questions ______________ difficult to answer. I can do this sum _______ I am given a calculator. I met a woman ____________ can speak six languages. The telephone bill has to be paid _________ tomorrow.

C.4. In the following passage , one word has been omitted in each line with a blank by

C.4. Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences . The first one has been done for you as an example . ( 1 x 4 = 4 Marks ) e.g. : two slices / of bread / take Ans: Take two slices of bread. ( a) is it / that / attracts / so many / to it / about / prayers / people / what ? ________________________________________________________ ( b ) offer / peace / of hope / and / of mind / a lot / prayers ____________________________________________ ( c ) anything / the faith / they give / to believe / can / that happen you ____________________________________________________ ( d ) an / ought / with / honest / heart / offered / prayers _________________________________________ ( e ) a long / India has / conservation of / history of / forests _____________________________________________ Prepared By: Mr. Abdul Ahad 5|Page

( VI - VIII Boys )

LITERATURE READER ( SECTION d )

I. Read the following extracts and answer the following : THE MIRACLE MERCHANT : 1. Well I must leave you and go and do some gardening. Ring for anything you want . a) Who said this and to whom? b) Whom does I refer to ? c) Where was the person going ? 2. It would have been rather like composing the storm music of a Wagner opera. a) Whom does I refer to ? b) What did he rather like to do ? c) Give the meaning of the word Wagner opera. 3. The answer is the same in either case, and its no? a) Who said the above sentence and to whom ? b) For what is the speaker saying no ? c) Who needs it ? 4. I should have humoured him in some way . a) Whom does I refer to ? b) Whom does him refer to ? c) Give the meaning of the word humoured . 5. I caught him scowling at you with a very threatening look and muttering things about you . a) Whom does I refer to ? b) Whom does him refer to ? c) Give the meaning of the word scowling . 6. Im afraid Janes staying power are superior to any amount of hustling that you can bring to bear . a) Whom does I refer to ? b) For how long did Jane usually stay there? c) Give the meaning of the word hustling. d) Name the Lesson and the Author.

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THE BOY WHO BOASTED : 7. He could only just manage to squeeze through the door, we wear sure that it couldnt increase any more. a) Whom does he refer to? b) Where could he only just manage to squeeze ? c) How could he enter the door of the classroom? 8. Im so rich that Ill soon be a millionaire, At times passers by used to stop off and stare. a) Whom does I refer to ? b) Give instances from the poem which show that he was rich ? c) Why did the passers by stop off and stare at him ? 9. His brain was no bigger, Id say, than a prune. a) Whose head is referred here ? b) What is the meaning of the word prune ? c) What would happen to him because of the big size of his head ? 10.Then the council came round and collected their crane and the school returned , almost , to normal again. a) What did the council use the crane for ? b) Give the meaning of the word council. c) Name the Poem and the Poet. d) Why had the school returned to normal again ?

WRITING TASKS 1. Imagine you are a student in Johns class. Write a DIARY ENTRY about how you felt when you saw o boy with a head as big as a balloon because of boasting from the poem The Boy Who Boasted written by Charles Thomson. 2. Write the CHARACTER SKETCH of Louis, Mrs.Beauwhistle nephew from the lesson The Miracle Merchant . Use suitable adjectives & write in the form of a paragraph. 3. Imagine that you are Mrs.Beauwhistle and write how you felt when another guest , Dora 7|Page

was to come to your house later. [ From the Lesson : The Miracle Merchant ]

4. Give the SUMMARY of the Poem The Boy Who Boasted written by Charles Thomson.

5. Give the CHARACTERISTICS of JOHN , who was a compulsive bragger, who boasts about several things. Write about JOHN & different things he boasts about as described in the poem The Boy Who Boasted.

ANSWER the following QUESTIONS

1. In the poem The Boy Who boasted, when John is floating in the sky he boasts of several things. Which of them do you think cannot be true ? Why?

2. The word compulsive is used to describe a person who cannot control his / her behaviour in the poem The Boy Who Boasted. Is John a compulsive bragger? Why do you think he brags?

3. What does Louis ask Sturridge to do with the sword ? Why do you think Louis asks Sturridge to carry it to the morning room in the lesson The Miracle Merchant.

4. The play, The Miracle Merchant is funny. Pick out a few instances from the play to support your answer. Prepared By : Mrs. Yasmeen ( VI - VIII Boys Section )

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