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ICSE BOARD

Subject: English Language

Class: VI Marks: 80

I. . Read the given passage about a boy who loved animals.


Surya loved animals. He always wanted to be in the company of animals and as luck
would have it, he found a job in Shadipur Zoo. From morning 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, he
was always busy with tigers, lions, monkeys, snakes, bears, wolves and several birds like
the peacocks, parrots and emu.
Surya was supposed to clean the cages with the help of two attendants. Then he would
feed the animals twice a day and supervise the other workers from time to time. During
summer, Surya’s responsibilities increased. He was supposed to cover the cages with
jute sacks and make them wet, time and again, to give cooling effect.
Once, Surya was cleaning the cage of a King Cobra, he was taken by surprise when the
cobra spat venom on him. With the wall behind him Surya could not escape. But the
parakeets screamed and made such a noise that an attendant came to rescue surya.
A. Answer the following question.
i. Which zoo was Surya working in?
Ans. ____________________________________________________________
 Surya found a job in Shadipur Zoo and started working there.
ii. Name any one animal and one bird in Surya’s zoo.
Ans. ____________________________________________________________
 Tigers, lions, monkeys, snakes, bears, wolves, and several birds like peacocks, parrots
iii. What were the responsibilities of Surya in summer?
Ans. ____________________________________________________________
 Surya’s responsibility was to cover the cages with jute sacks and make them wet, time
and again, to give a cooling effect.
iv. What happened when Surya entered the cobra’s cage?
Ans. ____________________________________________________________
 The Cobra spat venom on Surya.
B. Match the following antonyms.
i. loved in front of
ii. clean hated
iii. wet dirty
iv. behind dry

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 i. loved - hated
 ii. Clean - dirty
 iii. Wet - dry
 iv. Behind – in front of

C. Find words from the passage which means the same as the following
i. accountability
ii. amaze
 i. responsibility
 ii. Surprise

II. Write a composition (150-200) words on any one of these


1. Influence of internet on children
2. Your favorite Vacation
3. Importance of trees

 Format – content – expression

III. Write an application to the Principal of your school requesting him/her to arrange an
educational tour during the winter Break.
 Format – content – expression

IV (a) Arrange the following words to form meaningful sentences

1. The festival holi is colors of

 Holi is the festival of colors

2. Control over self control is exercised self one’s


 Self control is control exercised over one’s self

3. Person a healthy exercise makes


 Exercise makes a person healthy.

(b) Punctuate the following sentences.

1. ram is going to see taj mahal


2. Sheena priya and reena are sisters
3. What are you going to wear today

 1. Ram is going to see Taj Mahal.

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 2. Sheena, Priya and Reena are sisters.
 3. What are you going to wear today?

V (a) Complete the sentences with the present or present perfect forms of the verbs given in
brackets.

1. James _______ Computer games. (plays)


2. Pam ________English. (study)
3. You _______ your friends. (help)

 1. James had played computer games


 2. Pam had studied English
 3. You have helped your friends.

(b) Fill in the blanks with the simple past or past perfect forms of the verbs given in
brackets

1. Last Year Jill ________ all her exams (pass)


2. Will________ all the chocolate cookies. (eat)
3. When I opened my window the ground was white. It ________ during the night
(snow)

 1. Last year Jill passed all her exams


 2. Will ate all the chocolate cookies.
 3. When I opened my window the ground was white. It had snowed during the
night.

(c) Complete the following sentences using the future continuous forms of the verbs given
in brackets.

1. Sarthak______________ (meet) his professor day after.


2. Who ______________ (go) in the queue to get the tickets for the show?
3. She _______________ (wrap) the gifts tomorrow.

 1. Sarthak will be meeting his professor day after.


 2. Who is going to be in the queue to get the tickets for the show?
 3. She will wrap the gifts tomorrow.

VI. Change the following sentences using indirect speech.

1. ‘I’ve spoken nothing but the truth,’ the convict said.


2. Kunal said, ‘I’ve lost all my money.’
3. Samara said, ‘Let’s get something to eat.’

 1. The convict insisted that he had spoken nothing but the truth.

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 2. Kunal cried that he had lost all his money.
 3. Samara suggested that we should get something to eat.

VII. Use the words to write sentences with superlative adjectives.

1. Jupiter – big planet – solar system


2. Goa – small state –India
3. Amazon – dense forest - world

 1. Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar System


 2. Goa is the smallest state of India
 3. Amazon is the densest forest in the world.

VIII. Write the following sentence using correct pronouns.

1. Would you like ________ to drink?


2. I searched, couldn’t find my notes _________
3. With ____ is she going out tonight?
4. _________ are to blame for the mistake.

 1. Something
 2. Anywhere
 3. Whom
 4. They

IX. Change the following sentences into the passive voice.

1. They renovated the hotel in 2008


2. The Professor informed the class about the holidays.
3. Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal
4. Everyone enjoys the Christmas holiday.

 1. The hotel was renovated in 2008


 2. The class has been informed about the holidays by the professor.
 3. Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan.
 4. Christmas holidays are enjoyed by everyone.

X. Fill in the banks with suitable adverbs.

1. The hockey match will start _______ (adverb of time)


2. We looked _______ for the car. (adverb of place)
3. It snowed ________ (adverb of manner)
4. He _____ visits us. ( adverb of frequency)

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 1. Day after tomorrow/today/tomorrow
 2. Everywhere
 3. Heavily, lightly, moderate
 4. Often/frequently

XI. Insert articles in the following sentences.

1. ________ Statue of liberty is in the United States


2. I’d like to order _____ apple juice and ____ mango juice.
3. Ram had _____ice cream at ______India Gate
4. _______ Hamlet is the most celebrated work of literature.

 1. The
 2. An, a
 3. An, the
 4. The

XII. Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs.

1. Fill ________ the form please. (away/up)

2. I must look _______ the book I lost yesterday. (for/in)

 1. up
 2. for

XIII. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1. If a plant does not get water, _______________. (It dies / it lives)


2. If water is heated to 100 C_________________. (It freeze/it boils)
3. I have to _________the assignment. (Write, right)
 1. It dies
 2. It boils
 3. Write

XIV. Write the antonyms of the following words.

1. Simple _______

2. Entrance _______

3. Artificial _______

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4. Include _______

 1. Difficult/tough
 2. Departure/exit
 3. Real/genuine
 4. Exclude/ignore

XV. Complete the following similes.

1. as white as_____

2. as brave as a ____

3. as steady a _____

4. as large as ______

 1. snow
 2. soldier
 3. rock
 4. Life
* (can be added other related things)

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