KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, CLRI ADYAR
QUESTION BANK, CLASS VI, ENGLISH
VOCABULARY &GRAMMAR
1. Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate phrase from those given in brackets
( set up, set aside, set out, set in, set down, )
a) We should ---------------------- a little money every month.
b) They ----------------------- on the last stage of their journey.
c) We bought some woollen clothes before winter ______________
d) A fund has been --------------for the soldiers’ families.
e) Why don’t you -----------your ideas on paper.
2. Rearrange the following jumbled words to form meaningful sentences:
a) a global problem / environmental / is / pollution
b) to human life / it is / danger / a great
c) is caused / smoke from / air pollution / by / vehicles and factories
3. Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate phrases from those given in brackets
a) I was in a _________ ( tight spot /look after )till my friends came to my rescue .
b) The patient needs to be properly ----------------- (looked after/take chances)
c) The best way to avoid an unnecessary argument is to---------( ease one’s conscience / remain quiet)
d) Why don’t the two of you-----------(go into / make it up) by shaking hands.
TEXT BASED QUESTIONS
Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:
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“Never let a thought shrivel and die
For want of a way to say it
For English is a wonderful game
And all of you can play it.”
a) Do not let a thought shrivel and die because ______________________
b) English is a ------------------------- with words that everyone can play.
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5. Words are the food and dress of thought
They give it its body and swing
And everyone’s is longing today to hear
Some fresh and beautiful thing
a) According to the poet everyone wants to hear-----------------b) The poet says that words are the ---------- and -------------of thought.
6. But only words can free a thought
From its prison behind your eyes
May be your mind is holding now
A marvelous new surprise!
a) Here ‘prison behind your eyes’ refers to ---------------b) ‘A marvelous new surprise’ stands for -----------------------.
7. “ My son, it is now obvious that I am not wanted in your house.”
a) Who is the speaker here? To whom is she speaking?
b) What made the speaker feel that she was not wanted in the house?
8. “You know, Chachi, Jumman is my best friend. How can I go against him?”
a) Who is speaking here? To whom?
b) Why did the speaker approach the listener?
9. “ I can’t pay a penny to the wretched beast you sold me.”
a) Who is speaking here? To whom?
b) Here ‘the wretched beast’ refers to ----------------c) Why was the speaker not ready to pay for the beast?
10. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.
a) Why did Jumman‟s aunt want a monthly allowance from Jumman?
b) Why was Jumman happy over Algu‟s nomination as head panch?
c) Why did Samjhu Sahu refuse to pay for Algu‟s bullock?
d) Why did Algu cry out “Victory to the Panchayat?”
e) How did the monkey and the crocodile become friends?
f) What did the monkey and the crocodile generally talk about?
g) What did the crocodile tell the monkey midstream?
h) Why does Nasir want to become a seed collector?
i) What does Serbjit do to hide his anger ?
j) What makes Dolma believe that she can make a good Prime Minister?
11. Answer the following questions in about 100 words
a.On the basis of your reading of the story „The monkey and the crocodile”explain
what lesson the crocodile learned from his experience.
b. What qualities of the monkey do you like? Why?
QUESTION BANK, CLASS VI ENGLISH ANSWERS
1.a) set aside
b) set out
c) set in
d) set up e) set down
2) a) Environmental pollution is a global problem
b) It is a great danger to human life
c) Air pollution is caused by smoke from vehicles and factories
3. a) tight spot b) looked after c) remain quiet
4. a) there is a way to express it
b) wonderful game
5. a) some fresh and beautiful thought
6) a) mind
d) make it up
b) food and dress
b) a wonderful new thought
7. a) Jumman’s aunt is the speaker here. She is speaking to Algu Chaudhary
b) Jumman’s wife grudged even the little food the old lady wanted every day
8. a) Algu Chadhary is speaking to Jumman’s aunt
b) Jumman’s aunt wanted Algu’s support in her case against Jumman
9.a) Samjhu Sahu is speaking to Algu Chaudhary
b) the bullock Sahu had bought from Algu Chaudhary
c) The bullock had died within a month of purchase
10. a) Jumman’s aunt wanted a monthly allowance from Jumman because she wanted to set up a
separate kitchen as she was not treated well in Jumman’s house.
b) Jumman was happy over Algu’s nomination as head panch because Algu was his best friend and so he
was sure that Algu would give him a favourable verdict in the case.
c) Samjhu Sahu bought a bullock from Algu on the condition that he would pay the price of the bullock in
a month. But the bullock died within a month and so he refused to pay for it.
d) When Jumman became the head panch to settle the case between Algu and Sahu, Jumman gave a
verdict in favour of Algu even though he was his enemy. Algu was overjoyed by hearing this verdict and
so he shouted “victory to the panchayat.”
e) While the crocodile was searching for food the friendly monkey offered him some fruit and thus they
became friends.
f) The monkey and the crocodile generally talked about birds and animals, about the villages nearby and
the difficulties the villagers faced in raising crops for lack of food.
g) The crocodile told the monkey that he was taking him home in order to take his heart after killing
him.
h) They have cotton fields in their village and every year his father spends a lot of money on buying new
cotton seeds.
i) When Serbjit gets angry sometimes he looks down at his shoes and counts to ten to hide his anger.
j) Her classmates asks her what to do when they have a problem and her teacher always trusts her when
something needs to be done in school.
11. a) The most important lesson the crocodile learned from his experience was one should never betray
one’s friend. The monkey was his best friend. But the crocodile ‘s wife compelled him to bring the
monkey home in order to get his heart. Though at first the crocodile was unwilling to do it, finally he
decided to fulfill his wife’s wish. But the clever crocodile escaped from his trap and thus the crocodile
lost a good friend. The crocodile also realised that he should not have listened to the words of his
greedy wife.
b) The monkey was very friendly. Though he had plenty to eat he felt lonely and was looking for a friend.
He was very happy when he made friendship with the crocodile. Another quality of the monkey is his
generous nature. He plucked fruit from the branches and gave them to the crocodile and gave some to
carry home for his wife and children. Another important quality of the monkey is his cleverness and his
presence of mind. When the crocodile told him that he was taking him home for killing him he did not
lose his presence of mind and using his cleverness he was able to save his life.