CLASS 6TH 2nd Unit Test ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER

CLASS 6TH 2nd Unit Test ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER

Q.1. Read the passage & answer the following questions. {6}

Antonio was a merchant who lived in Venice, a prosperous city in Italy. In those days, that is, about five hundred years ago, sea voyages were dangerous. And yet, some adventurous merchants travelled across the seas. Some others spent a lot of money in sending ships to faraway countries. These ships brought back spices and other treasures from India and other countries. The merchants sold these things in Europe. They made a lot of profit in this business.                    At the time when the story begins, Antonio was waiting for his ships to return with merchandise. He had put almost all his money in the ships.

1. True or false. (1)

Antonio had gone on a long voyage. …………

2.Find one word ending with ‘-ous’ from the passage. (1) ………………………

3.Write 1 compound word from the passage.Write the words that are combined to make these word. (1)

_______________ = _______ + __________

4.Answer the following question in one sentence. (1)

Where did Antonio live?

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5.Give the antonyms from the passage. (1)

a. Harmless × _______________

b. Loss × ___________________

6.Give the synonyms from the passage.(1)

a. Trader = _____________

b. Nation = _____________

Q.2  Read the poem & answer the following questions. {6}

I saw a donkey one day old.His head was too bigfor his neck to hold;His legs were shakyand long and loose,They rocketed and staggeredand weren’t much use.

He tried to gamboland frisk a bit,but he wasn’t quite sureof the trick of it.His queer little coatwas soft and greyand curled at his neckin a lovely way.

His face was wistfuland left no doubtthat he felt life neededsome thinking about.So he blundered roundin venturesome quest,and then lay flat on the groundto rest.

1.List the 2 pairs of rhyming words in the poem. (1)

a. ……………………………………………….

b. ………………………………………………..

2.Complete the following using your own ideas. (2)

a.His head was too big to ……………………..

b.He was too shy to ……………………………

3.Answer the following question in one sentence. (1)

How were the legs of the foal?

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4.True or False (1)

a. The poet saw a donkey which was year old.  …………………..

5. Give the synonyms from the poem. (1)

a. mild  =  ………………………………

b. unsteady = ………………………………..

Q.3 . Do as directed. {8}

1.Complete the following sentences using your ideas.(1)

(a) I can ……………..

(b) They can ……………..

2. I have lovely mountains. (Name the part of speech of the underlined words) (1)

………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. We ………………….……. peaceful people. (Fill with the correct form of the verb ‘be’) (1)

4. Write at least one short dialogue for the following expression. (2)

          I agree

Amit : ………………………………………………………………………………………….…..……….

Sumit : ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………….

5. Write  the meaning of the following phrase: (1)

(a) An eagle’s eye : ………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Frame a question beginning with “ Where ” . (1)

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