ATOMIC ENERGY CENTRAL SCHOOL-3, MUMBAI
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-I-2015-16
CLASS-VI
SUB : ENGLISH
TIME-3 H
M M-90
READING-20 Marks
1) Read the following passage and complete the sentences that follow. (10 marks)
When you imagine the desert, you probably think of a very hot place covered with sand.
Although this is a good description for many deserts, Earth’s largest desert is actually a very
cold place covered with ice: Antarctica.
In order for an area to be considered a desert, it must receive very little rainfall. More
specifically, it must receive an average of less than ten inches of precipitation—which can be
rain, sleet, hail, or snow—on the ground every year. Antarctica, the coldest place on earth,
has an average temperature that usually falls below the freezing point. And because cold air
holds less moisture than warm air, the air in Antarctica does not hold much moisture at all.
This is evident in the low precipitation statistics recorded for Antarctica. For example, the
central part of Antarctica receives an average of less than 2 inches of snow every year. The
coastline of Antarctica receives a little bit more—between seven and eight inches a year.
Because Antarctica gets so little precipitation every year, it is considered a desert.
When precipitation falls in hot deserts, it quickly evaporates back into the atmosphere. The
air over Antarctica is too cold to hold water vapor, so there is very little evaporation. Due to
this low rate of evaporation, most of the snow that falls to the ground remains there
permanently, eventually building up into thick ice sheets. Any snow that does not freeze into
ice sheets becomes caught up in the strong winds that constantly blow over Antarctica. These
snow-filled winds can make it look as if it is snowing. Even though snowfall is very rare
there, blizzards are actually very common on Antarctica.
Questions:
1) Earth’s largest desert is ____________________________________
2) In order for an area to be considered a desert, it must receive
_________________________
3) The air in Antarctica does not hold _________________
4) There is very little evaporation in Antarctica because cold air holds_______________ air.
5) Low rate of precipitation leads to it being considered a___________________________ .
6) When you imagine the desert, you probably think of ______________________________
7) Any snow that does not freeze into ice sheets becomes ________________________ that
constantly blow over Antarctica.
8) ________________ are actually very common on Antarctica.
9) Antarctica is considered a desert because it gets ______________________________ .
10) When precipitation falls in hot deserts, it ____________________________________.
2) Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. (10 marks)
Have you ever wondered what keeps a hot air balloon flying? The same principle that keeps
food frozen in the open chest freezers at the grocery store allows hot air balloons to fly. It's a
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very basic principle: Hot air rises and cold air falls. So while the super-cooled air in the
grocery store freezer settles down around the food, the hot air in a hot air balloon pushes up,
keeping the balloon floating above the ground. In order to understand more about how this
principle works in hot air balloons, it helps to know more about hot air balloons themselves.
A hot air balloon has three major parts: the basket, the burner, and the envelope. The basket is
where passengers ride. The basket is usually made of wicker. This ensures that it will be
comfortable and add little extra weight. The burner is positioned above the passenger's heads
and produces a huge flame to heat the air inside the envelope. The envelope is the colorful
fabric balloon that holds the hot air. When the air inside the envelope is heated, the balloon
rises.
The pilot can control the up-and-down movements of the hot air balloon by regulating the
heat in the envelope. To ascend, the pilot heats the air in the envelope. When the pilot is
ready to land, the air in the balloon is allowed to cool and the balloon becomes heavier than
air. This makes the balloon descend.
Questions:
1) What principal keeps a hot air balloon flying?
(2)
2) What are the major parts of a hot air balloon?
(2)
3) How does the balloon rise?
(2)
4) How does the pilot control the up-and-down movements of the hot air balloon?
(2)
5) Find the opposites of the following from the passage:
(2)
a) Cooled - ____________
b) Descend- ____________
WRITING -25 Marks
3. Based on the following points, write a story:
(5 Marks)
 Your aunt has gone to her mother’s house.
 Your uncle does his cooking.
 He is absent – minded.
 He puts vegetables on the stove.
 He begins to clean his bicycle outside.
 The neighbor calls out saying something is burning.
 Your uncle rushes to the kitchen.
 To save vegetable, he puts some oil on them.
 Unfortunately, it’s machine oil, not cooking oil …………..
 What do you think happens to the vegetables?
Begin like this:
Last month my aunt decided to visit her parents ……………….
4. Write a letter to your uncle thanking him for the gift he has sent to you on your
birthday.
(8 Marks)
5. Write a Paragraph on the topic” A Rainy Day” in about 100 words. (7 Marks)
6. You are Patrick in the lesson. Who did Patrick’s homework? Write a diary page for
the day when the elf promised to help you with your homework.
(5Marks)
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GRAMMAR-20 Marks
7. Complete the following phrases with a suitable word from the words given in the
bracket. (school, herd, bundle, fleet)
(4 Marks)
i)A___________ of cattle
ii)A __________ of fish
iii)A___________ of ships
iv)A __________ of sticks
8. Make noun forms of the using ‘ty’, ‘y’, and ‘ness’.
i) Honest
ii) Calm
iii) Great
iv) Active
9) Rearrange the following to form meaning sentences.
1)reaction /result of/ is a/fire / chemical/
2)oxygen and / make fire / needed to / fuel , / heat / are/
3)cannot / with / put out / oil fires / be / water
(4 Marks)
( 3 Marks)
10) In the following passages one word has been omitted from each line. There is a slash
(/) where the word has been omitted. Write the omitted word in the space provided.
The first one has been done as an example.
(5 marks)
Loud noises/harmful to all living
things. The intensity of sound is measured/
decibels. The softest sound we/hear
is about 20 decibels. Rock music, on
the other hand, is/than 100 decibels.
Any sound louder/90 decibels is harmful
for the ears. Loud noise/noise pollution
e.g. are
a.)______
b.) ______
c.) ______
d.) ______
e.) ______
11) Arrange the following in pairs that rhyme.
Wax, sound, bad, axe, round, way, sad, day
LITERATURE-25 Marks
(4 Marks)
12. a. Read the lines given below and answer the questions that follow:
But a raggeder thing
You never will see
When it flaps on a string
In the top of a tree.
i) What flaps on a string?
ii) How does it appear in the top of a tree?
iii) Name the poet and the poem.
(3 Marks)
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b. Beauty is in yourself.
(3 Marks)
Good Deeds, happy thoughts
That repeat themselves
In your dreams,
The poet says that beauty is in your ________ and _____________ and it is
repeated in your ______________ .
13. Write short answers for any seven of the following.
(2x7=14 Marks)
i) Why did the little man grant Patrick a wish?
ii) Why did man serve the lion for a long time?
iii) Why did the waterfall give Taro sake and others water?
iv) Where was Kalpana born? Why is she called an Indian –American?
v) Why do you think the writer visited Miss. Beam’s school?
vi) Why did Akbar ask Tansen to join his court?
vii) The watch was nothing special and yet had great powers. In what sense did it have
great powers?
viii) Why did the other governors grow jealous of the shepherd?
ix) Why did the farmer’s wife strike the mongoose with her basket?
x) How did the two baby birds get separated?
14. Describe Kalpana Chawla’s first mission in space.
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(5 Marks)