SBIOA PUBLIC SCHOOL (CBSE), PATTANAM, COIMBATORE – 16
ANNUAL EXAMINATION – APRIL 2021
ENGLISH
NAME: ______________________ MARKS: 50
GRADE: 6 Sec______ TIME: 1 Hr. 15 Mins
I. Prose Comprehension
Carrier pigeons can be trained to carry messages to
people. The note is placed into a small thin can. The can
is tied to the pigeon’s leg. Then the pigeon flies off to
deliver the note. Carrier pigeons are good messengers
because they’re fast and can fly long distances. They
also have a good sense of direction. They can even
reach places that people can’t. From high up in the sky,
specially trained pigeons can spot orange life jackets in
the ocean. Sometimes it is difficult for humans to spot
people lost at sea, especially when the weather is bad.
However, pigeons can fly quickly over a large area of
water in search of people. In 2006, a group of scientists
used pigeons to study air pollution in California. Special
backpacks with miniature cell phones were strapped
onto pigeons. As the pigeons flew, machines in the
backpacks tested to see the type of gases in the air.
The cell phones sent information about the air to the
scientists. So next time you see a pigeon, stop and
watch it closely. What might look like an ordinary bird
to most people might actually be a hard-working mail
carrier, a scientist, a lifeguard, or even a spy!
Answer the following:
4x2=8
1. How do pigeons carry messages?
2. Why are carrier pigeons considered to be good
messengers?
3. How are pigeons helpful at sea?
4. How were pigeons used to study air pollution?
II. Write a notice about a summer Camp to be
Organised in your school, from1st May to 14th
May. (7)
III. Read these lines from the text and answer the
questions: 3x1=3
“Speak, Suryaji!... but my lion is gone”.
a. Do you think Shivaji had already guessed what had
happened when he asked Suryaji to speak?
b. Was Suryaji aware of the friendship between the king
and Tanaji?
c. What does the king’s reaction tell you about his
friendship with Tanaji?
IV. Answer the following: (Any 4)
4x2=8
1. Why did George want to go back to the village?
2. Describe N’Pongo’s appearance?
3. How does Birnam Wood reach Macbeth’s castle in
Dunsinane?
4. What is the Precious Award?
5. Why was the speaker excited when he saw the horse?
V. A. Write the First four lines of the Poem: “The
Road Not Taken”
(4)
B. Poetry Extracts 3x1=3
“Well now, and while the summer stays
To profit by these garden days
O how much wiser you would be
To play at Indian wars with me!”
a) What is the contrast between the speaker and the gardener?
b) What is the speaker’s idea of making the best of summer?
c) Pick out the rhyming words from the given stanza.
VI. Write whether the underlined words are phrases (P)
or clauses (C)
4X1=4
1. He was walking on the road when the bus hit him.
2. We can go to school, when it stops raining.
3. Please turn on the lights, in the kitchen.
4. They live in a small flat.
VII. Complete these sentences using coordinating
conjunctions.
3X1= 3
1. Would you like go to the park this evening ___________would
you rather watch television?
2. She was hungry __________she could not eat the food as her
tooth hurt.
3. I was sad ________ I did not know why.
VIII. Identify which of the verbs in the sentences are
finite / non-finite.
4x1/2=2
1. She is playing in the field with the sheep.
2. The thief looked shocked.
3. Nancy does her homework every day.
4. We found her painting in the garden.
IX. Correct the sentences
3X1=3
1. Sheela walk in the park every evening.
2. Chotu was played in the park with his friends.
3.They sings my favourite song.
X. Internal Marks (5)
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