Half-Early Examination: 2025
Subjects: English
Class : VI
Time: 3 hrs. Marks: 100
SECTION A (READING)
1. Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The Indian Subcontinent consists of a number of separate linguistic
communities, each of which share a common language and culture. The people
of India speak many languages and dialects which are mostly varieties of about
14 principal languages. Some Indian languages have a long literacy. Sanskrit
literature is 3000 years old and Tamil 2000 years. India also has some languages
that do not have a written form.
The number of people speaking each language varies greatly. For example,
Hindi has more than 250 million speakers but relatively few people speak
Andamanese. Although some of the language are called Tribal or ‘aboriginal’,
their populations may be larger than those that speak some European languages.
For example, Bhili and Santali, both tribal languages, each have more than 4
million speakers. Gondi is spoken by nearly 2 million people.
India’s schools teach 8 different languages. The nation has newspapers in 8
languages, radio programmes in 71, and films in 15.
Questions: (2×5=10)
(a) How many principal languages do the people of India speak?
(b) Name two languages that have a long literary history?
(c) How many people speak Hindi?
(d) Name some tribal or ‘aboriginal’ languages.
(e) Varieties of languages are used in different fields in India. How can you say
so?
SECTION B (WRITING)
2. You are Amit/Anita. Write an application to your Principal for three days
leave. (08)
OR
Write a letter to your friend about your preparation of half-yearly exam. Sign
yourself Binay/Vinita.
3. Write in about 60-80 words a paragraph on ‘Importance of Discipline’ or
‘Swami Vivekanand’. (08)
SECTION C (GRAMMAR)
4. Rewrite the following sentences using capital letters and punctuation marks
wherever necessary: (04)
(a) mohan knows well that i dont like to live in patna
(b) he asked where are you
5. Change into negative: (02) (a)
She prepares nice tea.
(b) Ram has tried hard to win the game.
6. Change into questions: (02) (a) She is
drawing a picture. (b) Mohan will make
it.
7. Change into Passive form of voice: (04)
(a) The boys were plucking mangoes.
(b) Ravi wrote a letter.
8. Rearrange the following into
meaningful sentences: (04)
(i) is/my/Monu/friend/best
(ii) World Cup/won/this/T-20/India/year’s/trophy
SECTION D (TEXTBOOKS)
9. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: But one
day the two of them were walking side by side along a path that ran amid
bare cliffs when all of a sudden the Lion stopped. “What is it, Master?”
asked the Dog, surprised.
Questions: (1×4=4)
(i) Name the lesson and the author.
(ii) Who were ‘the two of them’?
(iii) Why was the dog surprised?
(iv) Find a word from the passage that means – ‘uncovered/without any
greenery’.
10. Answer any four in 20-30 words each: (2×4=8) (a)
Who was Miss Beam?
(b) What did Kalpana Chawla’s husband when he married her?
(c) Why was the waterfall at the forest ‘magical’?
(d) Why did the Dog search for a master?
(e) Why did the Elf grant Patrick a wish?
11. Answer any four in 20-30 words each: (2×4=8) (a)
Why did the farmer bring a baby mongoose home?
(b) What was there in the iron chest?
(c) How did the two birds get separated?
(d) Who was Shaukat Mian?
(e) Why did the King of Iran visit the shepherd’s cave?
12. Match Column A to the items of Column B: (1×4=4)
A B
(a) A House, A Home (i) Yeh-Shure
(ii) Eleanor
(b) The Kite
Farjeon
(iii) Lorraine M.
(c) The Quarrel
Halli
(d) Beauty (iv) Harry Behn
13. Answer any two in 20-30 words each: (2×2=4) (a) Who can
whisper beauty, and where?
(b) What makes a House, a Home? (c)
How did the quarrel end?
14. Answer in 30-40 words: (04)
Who is Dolma? What does she want to be and what for?
OR
What were the ‘special days’ of Miss Beam’s school?
15. Answer in 30-40 words: (03)
Why did the King of Iran make the shepherd governor of a district?
OR
Why did the farmer’s wife repent her hasty action?
16. Write one poem from your textbook (at least 8 lines) along with the
name of the poet. (10 marks)
17. Reading Skill Test (10 marks)
Your teacher will ask you to open your textbook at random and read aloud
a passage/paragraph.
You will be assessed on:
• Fluency (2 marks)
• Correct pronunciation (2 marks)
• Clarity of voice (2 marks)
• Expression/intonation (2 marks)
• Confidence (2 marks)
