FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT-
ENGLISH
CLASS:VI Marks
:50
Time :1:30 Hr
SECTION A (READING – 10 marks)
A.1 Read the following passage
carefully and answer the questions: 5
Sharks belong to a special category of fish called Elasmobranchs.Elasmobranchs have skeletons
made of cartilage, instead of the hard, calcified bone that gives our mammalian
bodies structure.Cartilavge gives shape, but it’s softer than bone. Sharks
aren’t bony fish. Another outward difference between most “fish” we can think
of and” sharks” is that sharks appear to lack scales. Actually sharks do have
tiny structures on their skin called “placoid” scales or “dermal denticles”,
which help to reduce friction as they swim through the water.
Scientists think they probably have good long-range vision. They also
have excellent hearing, although, unlike humans, their ears are located inside
their heads, instead of outside. In addition to their ears ,they have a special
organ called the “lateral line” which is a fish characteristic. The lateral
line helps “hear” vibrations under water. They actually have rather terrific
teeth. Sharks regrow their teeth many times in their lives.
Sharks have been around for hundreds of millions of years –the ancestors
of modern sharks were swimming about 400 million years ago. That makes them
older than dinosaurs.
QUESTIONS:
1.
Shark’s skeletons are not made of
(a) Bones
(b)cartilage
(c) Scales
(d)hard calcium
2. “Dermal
Denticles” help sharks
(a) to stay in water
(b) to breathe properly
(c) to swim better
(d) to remain lightweight
3. Which physical feature helps sharks pick up
vibrations under water
(a) the ears under water (b)
the lateral line
(c) terrific teeth
(d) “placoid”scales
4. “That makes them…….”( paragraph 4). Here “them
“refers to
(a) sharks
(b) human beings
(c) dinosaurs
(d) modern sharks
5. The word “ancestors” (paragraph 4) . means
(a) the grand parents (b)
the ones who have died
(c) from whom one has evolved (d) from whom one has
descended
A.2
Read the poem carefully and answer the following questions : 5
LIKE COLUMBUS
Columbus said “the earth is round
Across the
sea I will go
Although some
say the earth is flat
I will prove
it is not so”
Columbus
crossed the ocean
When his sailors cried “turn back”
He would
not listen to their pleas
But kept the
onward track
Then when Columbus sighed land,
Their cries
and fears were gone
I hope that I
shall be as brave
As he was, and “sail on”
QUESTIONS
1. What did
Columbus say?
2. The other
people believed _____________________
3. What did
Columbus do to justify his statement?
4. What did
Columbus’ sailors say?
5. What is the
plural of “sailor”?
SECTION B
(GRAMMAR – 15 marks)
B.I WRITE A PARAGRAPH USING THE GIVEN CLUES: 5
Use the following notes and write
a paragraph on “FRIENDSHIP”
NOTES
·
No happiness without friendship
·
Friends are necessary
·
You can share your joys and sorrows
·
gift of God
B.2 NOTICE WRITING:
5
You are swetha, the cultural head of the
school. Write a notice informing
the
students about the Rangoli competetion to be held for
classes IV & V.
B.3 LETTER WRITING: 5
You are Sunil. Write a letter to your cousin asking him or her to buy& send the book you need.
SECTION
C (GRAMMAR – 10 marks)
C.1 THERE IS
AN ERROR
IN EACH LINE. IDENTIFY THE
ERROR AND WRITE
THE
CORRECT WORD: 3
Animals communicate in one
a.___________ ________
another in much interesting ways. b.___________ _________
These may consist for signs,
gestures’ c.___________ ________
looks, sounds, smells nor even
light d ___________ _______
produce by their body. Song and dance e
__________ ________
are two another means of
communication f. ___________ _______
C.2 REARRANGE THE
WORDS TO FORM MEANINGFUL SENTENCES: 3
1. nature / I
/am / a lover /of
2. many things /
cow / a /gives / us
3. I / cat / a
/have / home / at
C.3 FILL IN
WITH COLLECTIVE NOUNS:
2
1. A ______
of cattle
2. A ______ of
sailors
C.4 FILL IN
WITH HOW MANY
OR HOW MUCH 1
1.__________
days are there in July?
2.__________ rupees did the book cost?
C.5. FILL IN WITH MATERIAL
NOUNS 1
1. Hand bags
are made of _________
2. Tables are made of ___________
SECTION D
(LITERARURE – 15 marks)
D.1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 5
1. What is
unique about “Red Wood” trees?
D.2 ANSWER THE
FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
3x2=6
1. Which line
in the lesson explains Hugie Erskine the best? Why do you think so?
2. Why do you
think the old man smiled when Hugie gave him money? Was it because he was
generous?
3. Who was the old? What wedding present did he
give Hugie and Laura and why?
D.3
ANNOTATE THE FOLLOWING:
4
1. “Not at all.
He seemed happy. He kept laughing to himself and rubbing his wrinkled hands
together.”
a From which lesson are these
lines taken?
b. Who was happy?
2. “ Knowing you‘re going to have a fit,
I’ve gone over to Gran’s for a bit”.
a.
Who is’ I’ in the poem?
b)
Why would mother have a fit?
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