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6th English 1st Term Questions [New Book]

Unit I - Prose

1. Sea Turtles

1. How many species of Sea Turtles are in the world?

a. 5 species b. 7 species c. 10 species d. 9 species

2. How many species of Marine Turtles are found along Indian coast?

a. 5 species b. 8 species c. 3 species d. 6 species

3. Among the following, which is the smallest species of Sea Turtle?

a. The Hawksbill b. The Green Sea Turtle

c. The Loggerhead d. The Olive Ridley

4. Weight of fully grown Olive Ridley is

a. 40 kg b. 35 kg c. 55 kg d. 60 kg

5. The largest Marine or Sea Turtle is

a. The Loggerhead b. The Green Sea Turtle

c. The Leatherback d. The Hawksbill

6. Sea Turtles come ashore, to ______

a. Regulate body temperature b. Search foods

c. lay eggs d. take rest

7. Leatherback , the Sea Turtle whose weight is about

a. 700kg b. 1000 kg c, 800kg d. 650 kg

8. Find out the wrong statement

a. Sea Turtles smaller than tortoise

b. Sea Turtles have small connection with land

c. Olive Ridley, one of the Species of Sea Turtle found on Indian Shores.

d. Sea Turtle –biological relative of tortoise

Note: Sea Turtle are larger than tortoise.

9. In India, “mass nesting” of Sea Turtles takes place in ________

a. Tamil Nadu b. Goa c. Odisha d. Kerala

10. Arribada means

a. A Tribal Festival b. A variety of Sea Turtle

c. A mass nesting of Olive Ridley d. A Sea Shore on Indian coast

11. During the months of January and March, female Olive Ridley come ashore to lay eggs at

a. early morning b. night c. evening d. noon

12. Hatching period of Olive Ridley eggs is

a. 20-25 days b. 35-45 days c. 45-60 days d. 60-75 days

13. Name the factor, that determines the Sex of the embryo of Sea Turtle

a. Temperature inside the egg



b. Pressure inside the egg

c. Both Temperature and Pressure inside the egg

d. Both Temperature and Pressure outside the egg

14. How many Sea Turtle species have become extremely rare in India?

a. 4 b. 6 c. 5 d. 3

15. Find out the false statement

a. Egg-tooth of Olive Ridley is like a Razor blade

b. Nest cavity of Olive Ridley is about 45 cm in depth

c. Incubation temperature of male Sea Turtle hatching is 270-280C

d. At 350C , female hatching of Sea turtle are produced.

Note: At 300C , female hatchings of Sea Turtle are produced

16. Hatchings to Adult ratio, of Sea Turtle is

a. 1000: 100 b. 1000: 10 c. 1000:1 d. 1000: 1000

17. Shekar Dattari is

a. Story Writer b. N.G.O. organiser

c. Award Winning Photographer d. Award Winning Flimmaker

18. When the eggs of Sea Turtle incubate at (290 - 300C) ________ hatchings is

a. male b. female

c. an equal mix of male and female d. None of the above

19. The eggs of Olive Ridley are in Shape and size of

a. Foot Ball b. Cricket Ball c. Tennis Ball d. Table Tennis Ball

20. How many places in the world, a Phenomenon of “mass nesting” or “Arribada” takes place?

a. Three places b. Four places c. more than five places d. Eight places

21. Match:

Column A Column B

a. Haul 1. Cut

b. Emerge 2. Pull with force

c. Slash 3. Hide Something

d. Camouflage 4. Com out

a. 2 3 1 4 b. 2 1 4 3 c. 2 4 1 3 d. 4 3 1 2

22. Decade means

a. a period of 20 years b. a period of 10 years

c. a period of 50 years d. a period of 25 years

23. Match

Column A Column B

a. Flippers 1. Pointed nose of an animal

b. Snout 2. Hatch eggs using warmth

c. Incubate 3. A hollow space

d. Cavity 4. Flat limbs used for swimming



a. 4 1 2 3 b. 4 2 1 3 c. 2 4 1 3 d. 2 3 1 4

24. Match the followings

a. Deep 1. Accompanied

b. Live 2. Die

c. Fills 3. Shallow

d. alone 4. empties

a. 3 1 2 4 b. 3 4 2 1 c. 4 3 2 1 d. 3 2 4 1

25. Match the wrong pair (Pick out the wrong pair)

a. Swim - Sink

b. Dash - Crawl

c. Survival - death

d. grave - serious

note: a, b, c are Synonyms, d – Antonyms

26. Match the following:

a. Connection 1. Pointed

b. mentioned 2. Killers

c. Tossing 3. Relation

d. predators 4. Throwing

a. 1 3 2 4 b. 1 3 4 2 c. 3 1 4 2 d. 1 2 3 4

27. The poem “The Crocodile” is written by

a. Robert Frost b. Lewis Carroll

c. Rudyard Kipling d. R.K. Narayan

28. Lewis Carroll is ______

a. an English writer b. An American writer

c. A French writer d. An Indian writer

29. The book, “Alice in Wonderland” is written by

a. Rudyard Kipling b. William Wordsworth

c. Lewis Carroll d. Robert Frost

30. The Poem, “The Crocodile” by Lewis Carroll appears in which of the following book

a. Alice in Wonderland b. Snow White

c. Ice age d. The Jungle Book

31. “And pour the water of the Nile”

Nile - a river in_____

a. South America b. Africa c. Australia d. India

32. “And welcomes little fishes in “, Who welcomes the little fishes?

a. Big fishes b. Fisherman c. The Crocodile d. Whale

33. “And pour the water of the Nile

On every golden Scale!”

The above lines are taken from the poem of Lew Carroll.



Find out the Creature mentioned here.

a. Big Whale b. Shark c. Crocodile d. Dolphin

34. Mood of Crocodile in the poem “The Crocodile” is

a. hungry b. angry c. sleepy d. Happy

35. Match:

a. doth 1. Happy

b. cheerful 2. Mildly

c. improve 3. Does

d. gently 4. To become better than before

a. 3 1 4 2 b. 3 4 2 1 c. 4 2 1 3 d. 1 2 3 4

36. “On every golden scale!”

From the above line , scale denotes which part of Crocodile.

a. head b. tail c. mouth d. eyes

37. The madras Crocodile Bank is located in

a. Kovala b. Guindy c. Navallur d. Thiruvanmiyur

38. The short story “Owlie” is written by

a. Deepa Agarwal b. Dipthi Singh c. Vijaya Ghose d. Kamala Das

39. The Owlet notice by Payal’s mother was _______ in colour.

a. black and white b. black and grey

c. brown and grey d. white and grey

40. Owls are _____

a. carnivores b. Omnivores c. Herbivous d. All the above

41. In the short story “Owlie”, who brought owlet to Payal’s home

a. Payal’s friend b. Payal’s mother

c. Shefali didi d. It came unexpectedly

42. In the short story, “Owlie” who picked up owlet from the carton.

a. Payal b. Payal’s mother c. Payal’s friend d. Shefali did

43. Payal and her mother provided _______ to Owlie.

a. milk b. meat c. fish d. Bowl of rice

44. Whose job is to force “Owlie” to eat?

a. Payal b. Payal’s mother c. Payal’s friend d. Owlie eat by it self

45. Who named the smallest Owlet as Owlie?

a. Payal b. Payal’s mother c. Payal’s friend d. Shefali did

46. Pretending to be dead – the way of defending oneself is followed by

a. owl b. Frog c. Rat d. Dog

47. Owlie was heavily spotted with _______colour.

a. black b. White c. Pale yellow d. Grey

48. In the short story “Owlie”, Payal’s family shifted Owlie’s cage to

a. Store Room b. Drawing Room c. Library d. Bed Room



49. When Payal was sad, She used to

a. Play with friends b. reads book

c. pray d. sings a song

50. Find out the wrong pair

a. Conch - Sea product

b. fish hawk - Sea animal

c. Pelican - Sea bird

d. Ferry - water transport

Fish hawk is Sea bird.

6th English Term 1 - Unit 2

Prose: When the trees walked

1. Who is the author of the short story “When the Trees walked” ?

a)Rudyard Kipling b)Ruskin Bond c)Famida Y Basheer d)R.K Narayan

2. Ruskin Bond is

a) An Indian author b)An American author c)An British author d)A Canadian author

3. Ruskin Bond lives with his adapted family in

a)Shimla b)Leh c) Mussoorie d)Manali

4. Ruskin Bond is a ......................awardee

a) Padma Bhusan b)Padma Shri

c)Bharat ratna d)Both Padma Shri and Padma Bhusan

Note:Padma shri in 1999 and Padma Bhusan in 2014

5. Tamilnadu consist of 5,000 species of flora which contributes ..................of total flora of India

a) 1/4th b)1/3rd c)1/2nd d)3/4th

6. How many species of flowering plant are there in India?

a)5,000 b)10,000 c)15,000 d)17,000

7. Who is the speaker of the short story “When the Trees Walked”?

a)Rudyard Kipling b)Ruskin Bond c)Famida Y Basheer d)R.K Narayan

Note: Ruskin bond the author of the short story “When the Trees walked”

8. Who noticed tendril (creeping vine) moving slowly towards grandfather?

a) Rudyard Kipling b)Ruskin Bond c)Famida Y Basheer d)R.K Narayan

9. In the short story,”When the trees walked” the author and his grandfather sat in sunshine of

....................winter.



a)North Indian b)Pegu c)East Indian d)Mediterranean

10. Ruskin bond enjoys the company of his .......................in garden

a) Grandmother b)Grandfather c)Mother d)Friend

11. Grandfather of Ruskin Bond served many years in

a) Indian Army b)Indian Navy c)Indian Forest service d)Indian Air Force

12. Grandfather of Ruskin Bond on his retirement built a bungalow in

a) Delhi b)Dehradun c)Kerala d)Assam

13. Fertile Doon valley lies in city of

a) Dehradun b) Noida c)Tripura d)Shilong

14. Absence of breeze, the shades of which tree attracts the attention.

a) Jacaranda tree b)Persian lilcas c)Peepul tree d)Eucalyptus tree

15. Leaves of which tree is broad -chested and slim waisted

a) Persian lilcas b)Peepul tree c)Mango tree d)Jacaranda tree

16. In the short story “When the Trees Walked” who want to cut down the peepul tree

a) Grandfather b)Forest guard c)Author(Ruskin Bond) d)Grandmother

17. Grandmother of Ruskin Bond preferred in

a)cooking delicious sweets b)watering trees c)decorating home d)growing flowers

18. During rains, who used to plant saplings in the forest

a) father b)Grandfather c)Grandmother d)Forest ranger

19. “I helped Grandfather in his tree planting with great enthusiasm”,

Above line is taken from short story “When the trees Walked”,

The word I – refers to whom?

a) Ruskin Bond b)R.K Narayan c)Famida Y Basheer d)R.K Narayan

20. Who taught the poem of George Morris to Ruskin Bond?

a) Teacher b)Father c)Mother d)Grandfather

21. Grandfather and Grandmother of Ruskin Bond sold the house and settled in

a)Delhi b)England c)Mumbai d)Andaman

22. In the short story ,”When the Trees Walked”,whose eye was immediately caught by spectacular

red blooms of the coral blossom ?

a) Ruskin Bond’s father b)Ruskin Bond’s Grandfather



c)Ruskin Bond’s mother d)Ruskin Bond

23. In the short story,”When the Trees Walked”,whose dream came true?

a) Author(Ruskin Bond) b)Father c)Mother d)Grandfather

24. Central Theme of the Ruskin Bond’s short story ,”When the Trees Walked” is

a) Spread love b)Help each other

c)Plant more trees d)Plant more medicinal flowers

25. 325 globally threatened flora, fauna, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish species are found in

a) Western ghats b)Himalayas c)Eastern ghats d)Vindya ranges

26. Ruskin Bond’s Grandfather helped grandma out in gardening because he

a) loves gardening

b)loves to beautify the garden

c)wants to grow flowers to attract butterflies

d)wanted to make the house green

Unit – 2: Grammar

27. Match:

A)rambling - 1)stopping

B)spectacular - 2)a frightening dream

C)interfering - 3)wandering

D)nightmare - 4)eye-catching

a)3412 b)3241 c)4213 d)3214

28. Match:

A)fertile - 1)left without care

B)abandoned - 2)when seed begin to grow small plants

C)vigorous - 3)able to produce

D)sprout - 4)healthy and care

a)3412 b)3241 c)3142 d)3214

29. Match the antonyms:

A) Creeping - 1)harsh

B) Abandoned - 2) occupied

C) Mellow - 3)shouted



D) Whispered - 4) running

a)4213 b)3241 c)4213 d)3214

30. Match the antonyms:

A) wild - 1)storm

B) slim - 2) stout

C) vigorous - 3)cultivated

D) breeze - 4) weak

a)4213 b)3241 c)4123 d)3214

31. Fill in the blanks: ...........like to play hide and seek

a) I b)He c)She d)Ram

32. Fill in the blanks: .................. play football?

a)You can b)Can You c)Have You d)You could

Poem – Unit 2 - Trees

33. Dendrochronology used to find

a) height of the trees b)chemical composition in flowers

c)age of the tree d)pollen grains

34. ...................... is a repetition of same sound in two or more words.

a) rhyme b)stanza c)couplet d)poem

35. Match:

A)Banyan - 1)provide wood

B)Teak tree - 2)straight and tall

C)Peepul tree - 3)largest tree

D)Coconut tree - 4)quirves in the breeze

a)3412 b)3241 c)3142 d)3214

36. Select suitable pair: 1)creeper: tendril 2)tree: ..........

a)leaf b)bough c)flower d)fruit

37. Select the suitable pair: 1)river: flow 2)mountain: ........

a)beautiful b)high c)trees d)still

38. Select suitable pair: 1)bark:timber 2)flower: .....

a)branch b)plant c)fruit d)stem



39. Select the suitable pair: 1)mango:sweet 2)lime: ........

a)fruit b)sour c)tree d)juice

40. Find out the meaning: quivers

a)fast moving b)temper c)shakes slowly d)pleasant feeling

Unit – 3

Prose – A visitor from Distant Lands

1. People came to India in search of species especially ________

a. Turmeric b. Black Pepper c. Red Chilli d. Ginger

2. Vasco-da-Gama, a sailor from

a. America b. Italy c. Portugal d. South Africa

3. Sailors from Portugal found Black Pepper in

a. Cochin b. Cannanore

c. Kozhikode d. Travancore

4. Which country brought Potato to India?

a. South America b. Spain

c. Danish d. Portuguese

5. Chillies were popular in________

a. North America b. South America

c. Portuguese d. Spain

6. Christopher Columbus, a Sailor sailed to

a. South America b. Spain

c. India d. Norway

7. Who found South America?

a. Vasco-da-Gama b. Columbus

c. Amerigo Vespucci d. Jumes Cook

8. Portuguese brought ______and ______ to India.

a. Corn and Oats b. Chilli and Potato

c. Silk and Pepper d. Sugarcane and Potato

9. Which is the first state in India to use chillies in their cooking?

a. Kerala b. Karnataka c. Goa d. TamilNadu

10. Which is known as Govai-Mirchi?

a. Chilli b. Brinjal c. Potato d. Corn

11. Match:

a. Sour 1. Bitter Gourd

b. Bitter 2. Ginger

c. Pungent 3. Betel Nut

d. Astringent 4. Line



a. 4 1 2 3 b. 4 2 1 3 c. 4 1 3 2 d. 1 4 3 2

12. In TamilNadu chillies are activated more in

a. Vellore b. Ariyalur

c. Ramanathapuram d. Sellam

13. Which country first brought Vegetable to India?

a. England b. Portuguese

c. Iron d. America

14. Who came to India from Portugal in search of pepper?

a. Prince Henry b. Vasco-da-Gama

c. James cooks d. Columbus

15. Which is also known as Paprika?

a. Red Chilli b. Green Chilli

c. Spring onion d. Rock Salt

16. Red peppers have

a. Vitamin A b. Vitamin C c. Vitamin K d. Vitamin B

17. One pound is equal to _______ grams

a. 480 b. 450 c. 500 d. 650

Unit – 3 – Poem : I Dream of Spices

18. Who is the author of the poem “I Dream of Spices”?

a. Ashwin Parthiban b. Kamala Das

c. Raj Arumugam d. Prapanjan

19. _________ is a repetition of the consonant at the beginning of words in a line.

a. Repetition b. Anaphora

c. Alliteration d. Personification

20. In the poem, “I Dream of Spices”, the mother of author did not ask for

a. Cinnamon b. Cardamon

c. Ginger d. Betel leaves

21. In the poem , “I Dream of Species”, Raj did not buy

a. Onions and Sesame b. Ginger and Garlic

c. Tomato and Pickles d. Sesame and Pickles

22. Scent and Herbs were imported in India by

a. Arabs b. Portuguese c. Persians d. Americans

23. _______ is the bark of a tree that gives a delicious flavour to food.

a. Mustard b. Cloves c. Fennel d. Cinnamon

24. ______ played an Important role in Indian Trade.

a. Silk b. Corn c. Precious Stones d. Spices



Unit – 3 Supplementary

Spices Of India

25. In India _______ is a soul of food.

a. Sugar b. Salt c. Spices d. Milk

26. The word Curry, derived from _______ language.

a. Latin b. Tamil c. Urudu d. Arabian

27. In 1492, Columbus went _____ to find India and Black pepper.

a. East b. west c. North d. South

28. Which year Columbus set his sail to India in order to get pepper?

a. 1492 A.D. b. 1490 A.D. c. 1508 A.D. d. 1503 A.D.

29. Which year Vasco-da-Gama reached Kozhikode?

a. 1492 A.D. b. 1498 A.D. c. 1598 A.D. d. 1587 A.D

30. Which spice is noted in Indian Epic and in writings dated back to the Roman Empire in the 1st

Century CE?

a. Cumin b. Pepper c. Turmeric d. Cloves

31. How many years ago spice was traded along with perfumes and textiles?

a. 2000 years ago b. 7000 years ago

c. 3500 years ago d. 10,000 years ago

32. _______ was the crown jewel of all spices.

a. Clove b. pepper c. Garlic d. Ginger

33. During middles age’s _____ was worth the price of a shop.

a. A pound of Garlic b. Hand full of Pepper

c. A pound of Ginger d. A perfume bottle

34. History of using spices in cooking started in _____ years ago.

a. 10,000 b. 35,000 c. 40,000 d. 52,000

35. Find out the reason:

In early centuries, spice traders became rich

a. Spice Traders got Royalty

b. They brought Spices from king

c. They Cultivated spices on their land

d. Spices were not easily available

36. Which spice us known as “ Black Gold”?

a. Fennel b. Pepper c. Mustard d. Cumin

37. Indian farmers began to grow Black peppers around

a. 5000 years ago b. 10,000 years ago

c. 15,000 years ago d. 18000 years ago

38. Who sent 120 ships a year from Egypt to trade with India for Black pepper?

a. The Chinese b. The Romans

c. Americans d. The English



39. Who explored East Indies around 1500 CE/AD?

a. The Romans b. Chinese

c. Europeans d. Arabs

40. Who grew rich by taxing the Cinnamon in middle ages?

a. Arabs b. Chinese c. Europeans d. Venetians

41. Who started the cultivation of Sugarcane?

a. Indians b. Americans c. Europeans d. Romans

42. The Chinese wrote about_______ in 2700 BCE.

a. Clove b. pepper c. Cinnamon d. Garlic

43. Match:

a. 3000 BCE to 200 BCE 1. Exploration of Europeans

b. 200 BCE to 1200 BCE 2. Arabs traded spices

c. 1200 CE to 1500 CE 3. Americans traded spices

d. 1600 CE to 1900 CE 4. The Romans control the spice trading

a. 2 4 1 3 b. 2 4 3 1 c. 4 2 1 3 d. 2 4 1 3

44. Which part of a plant is collected as spices?

a. flowers b. leaves c. roots d. all the above

45. What happened after Columbus discovered America?

a. Found the Black pepper b. Found the clove

c. Found the chilli d. Imported the Gold

Unit – 3 Grammar

46. Match

a. Stubby 1. People who trade

b. Sailors 2. Tasty

c. Merchants 3. Short and thick

d. Delicious 4. People who travel in boat or ships

a. 4 3 2 1 b. 3 4 2 1 c. 3 4 1 2 d. 4 3 1 2

47. Plural form of puppy and chilli.

a. Puppys and Chillies b. Puppy and Chillies

c. Puppies and Chillis d. Puppies and Chillies

48. Ouch means

a. Sound that expresses pain b. sound that expresses fear

c. sound that expresses anger d. sounds that expresses joy

49. Find out the Synonyms.

Rattle off

a. explore b. start up c. recite d. stop

50. Find out the wrong pairs of Antonyms

1. Stubby x short 2. Thin x Thick



3. Shade x Sunshine 4. Paradise x hell

a. 2 and 1 only b. 3 and 1 only c. 1,2,3, 4 d. 2 only

Note: Synonym of stubby is short. So, Antonym is tall.

Miscellaneous

51. Ripening Phase of plants

a. 35 days b. 45 days c. 65 days d. 25 days

52. The paddy plants are given manure after ________ days.

a. 90 days b. 100 days c, 150 days d. 180 days

53. Days needed to harvest the rice

a. 5 days b. 10 days c. 15 days d. 25 days

54. _____ is a small bulb with strong taste used in cooking.

a. Ginger b. Clove c. Garlic d. Chilli

55. Gingelly seeds also known as

a. Fennel Seeds b. Sesame Seeds

c. Cumin Seeds d. None of the above

56. Which vegetable is known as Okra?

a. Pumpkin b. Tomato c. Brinjal d. Laddy’s finger

57. Beckoned means

a. To signal someone to come closer or follow

b. To love the person more

c. Extreme anger

d. Revenge

58. Match:

a. River 1. House

b. Window 2. Bed

c. Out 3. Hill

d. Foot 4. Sill

a. 4 2 3 1 b. 1 2 3 4 c. 4 2 1 3 d. 2 4 1 3

59. Find out the wrongly punctuated sentence.

a. Who’s going to see them? b. Is this a Banyan Tree!

c. Please do not cut the trees d. What a beautiful banyan tree!

60. Find out the figure of speech

mother twists my ears

a. Repetition b. Alliteration c. Anaphora d. Metaphor

Alliteration: Repetition of consonant sound in beginning of words in a line.

Allitered Word - m

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