FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 3Class : VI Marks : 40

Time: 90 mins

1. Read the following passage and answer the question s that follow by writing the correct option 9in your answer sheet.

The bees and the wasp make a special kind of shelter. It is called the hive where a colony of bees or wasps live comfortably. A hive made of bees is called beehive and beehive that stores honey is called honeycomb.

In a beehive, bees that live are of three kinds-queens, drones and workers. Queen bees lay thousands of eggs and place one egg in each chamber of the hive. Only the queen bees is allowed in a beehive at a time. Drones are the male and they are used to mate. worker bees are responsible for the welfare and maintenance of the comb. They protect the eggs also, till they hatch into larvae and larvae are fed. till they grow into pupae. Pupae transforms into adults. The adults so developed so developed maybe queens, drones or workers.

Honeybee visit flowers regularly. it is very much pleasant seeing them sitting on the flowers. They collect pollens and nectar from the flowers. Nectar collected by honeybees is Honey. Honey has medicinal quality and possesses antibiotic substances.

a. Honey comb is a.............................

(i) hive made by wasps

(ii) beehive that stores honey

(iii) hive made by bees

(iv) hive made by bees and wasps

b. In a bee hive ........................ queens can live at a time

(i) Four

(ii) Two

(iii) One

(iv) Three

C. The Work of egg –laying is performed by.................

(i) Queen (ii) drones (iii) workers (iv)drone and workers

c. A changer into a /an .........................................

d. egg

e. pupa

f. a wingless bee

e. Nectar collected by bees is called........................

(i) Wax

(ii) pollen

(iii) honey

(iv) fat

2. Read the following poem carefullyA green cornfieldThe earth was green the sky was blueI saw and heard on sunny mom A skylark hang between the two A singing speck above the corn

A stage below in gay accord White butterflies danced on wingAnd still the singing skylark soaredAnd silent sank and soared to sing

The cornfield stretched a tender greenTo right and left between my walksi knew he had a nest unseen somewhere among the million stalks And as I paused to hear his songWhile swift the sunny moment slid Perhaps his mate sat listening long And listened longer than I did .The summary of the poem is given below .complete it by writing words against the correct blank number in your answer sheet.The poets intense (a)..................for nature is (b)................ in the poem .She looked

(c)................from a cornfield and saw a (d)................soaring in the sky and

(e)..........butterflies (f)..............about in the corn field. The poet knew that the skylark

(g)...........Was hidden (h) .............. The stalks the (i) ............... too was listening

Section B Writing3. Writhe a paragraph on your favorite teacher.4. Write a letter to your friend about the Children’s Day celebrations in your school

Section C Grammar5. Fill in the blanks choosing the right word from those given in brackets (Awful, thoughtless, misfortune, troublesome)b. I felt ..................... when L failed for the exam

6.Fill in the blanks in the following passage by choosing the most appropriate word form the options given below. (i)......................fifty year old man (ii) due to heart attack..His heart (iii)..........because his

lungs (iv) ...................... pump the required oxygen. He (v) ...............a horse ride

(vi) ..................One of his (vii).........................When (viii)....................happened

(i) (a) the(b) a (c)some (d) any

(ii) (a) died(b) had died (c) has died (d)will die

(iii) (a )fail(b) had filed(c)failed (d) would fail

(iv) (a) couldn’t (b) didn’t (c) don’t(d) wouldn’t

(v) (a) is enjoying (b) beside (c) beside (d) behind

(vi) (a) friends (b) friend (c) enemy (d) enemies

(vii) (a) it (b) this (c) these (d) those

7. Rearrange the jumbled words and phrases to form meaningful sentences

a) Water/indispensable/ us/to/very/is

b) our/lies/very/on/earth/lives/on/water

c) water/the/world/with/like/out/is/body/a/with/life/out

d) we/hence/not/should/water/waste

Section D8. Read the lines given below and answer the following question I’ll follow one back home today

I’ll find out What they do

a) Name the poem and poet?

b) Who is one in the poem ?

c) Why is she following one?

d) After finding out What will she do?

9. Answer in 3-4 sentences

a) What was the purpose of observing spinal days in Miss Beams school

b) What did the crocodiles tell monkey midstream?

c) What has sleep been called a wonder?

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT – 3

STD : VI Mark : Marks 40 Time : 90mins.Section A – Reading – 10 marksSection B – Writing – 10 MarksSection C – Grammar – 10 MarksSection D – Literature – 10 Marks

SECTION A – READING 10 MARKS

1. Read the given poem carefully :

THE ARROW AND THE SONGI shot an arrow into the air,It fell to earth, I knew not where;For, so swiftly it flew, the sightCould not follow it in its flight.

I breathed a song into the air,It fell to earth I knew not where;For, who has sight so keen and strong,That it can follow the flight of a song?

Long, long afterward, in an oakI found the arrow still unbroke;And the song from beginning to end,I found again in the heart of a friend. H W Longfellow.

1.1. Read the questions given below and write the option the most approximate in your answer sheet : (5 marks)

(a) The poet did not know:

(i) Where the arrow had gone

(ii) Where the arrow had fallen

(iii) Where the arrow had flown

(iv) Which song is to be sung.

(b) The poet could not see it because

(i) It had gone farther

(ii) It was dark in color

(iii) It flew too swiftly

(iv) It was not visible

(c) To follow the flight of the arrow, the poet:

(i) Follows it

(ii) Sang a melodious song again and again

(iii) Told a story

(iv) Sang a song.

(d) The poet found the arrow :

(i) In an oak

(ii) In the heart of a friend

(iii) In the air

(iv) Unbroken

(e) The word ‘oak’ rhymes with :

(i) Sight

(ii) Unbroken

(iii) Where

(iv) Friend

2. Read the following passage :

Once a fisherman caught a very big fish in his net. When he cut it open, he found a lovely diamond right in it. He thought of presenting this ring to the king who he hoped would give him a big reward. So he took the ring and reached the king’s palace. He presented the ring to the king, and said “My Lord, I found it inside a fish when I cut it open”. As soon as the king saw the ring he remembered everything – Kanwa Muni’s Cottage, the beautiful Shakuntala, his marriage with her, and the ring he had given her at the time of parting. How sorry the king was for having treated her so badly! He at once sent messengers in all directions to find Shakuntala, but in vain.

2.1. Answer the questions given below:

(a) What did the fisherman find in the fish he caught in his net?

(b) Why did he present the ring to the King?

(c) What did the ring remind the king of?

(d) How had he treated Shakuntala?

(e) Which word in the passage means beautiful?

Section B – Writing 10 Marks

3. Write a paragraph on any one of the following :

(a) My Aim in Life

(b) My School

(c) The Festival I Like Most

4. You are Sumith/Sumitha of Std. VI. Write a letter to your friend Harsh/Harsha describing your trip to Happy Land.

Section C – Grammar 10 Marks

5. Do as Directed :

(a) Rewrite the sentence using the phrase given in brackets.I will in a difficult situation till my friends came to rescue me. (a tight spot)

(b) Choose the correct meaning. ‘Set out’ means :

(i) Write a record(ii) Start on a journey(iii) Begin and seem likely to continue

(c) The opposite of blunt is:

(i) Soft(ii) Hard(iii) Sharp

(d) Match the word with its correct meaning :A Politian -

(i) Plans the design of a building, town or city(ii) Makes up notes to create music.(iii) Works in politics, usually by standing for election.

(e) Use ‘ghastly’ in a sentence of your own

(f) Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.

The book is ........................ the table

(g) Fill in the blanks with a/an/the.

Rakhil lives with two friends in ................ flat near ............... college.

(h) Write the Simple Past and Past Participle form of the verb ‘break’.

(i) Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verb given in brackets.

When I am tired I enjoy ............................ television.

(j) Rearrange the following words and phrases to make a meaning sentences.

A fruit tree/the bank/once/in/there lived/on/a river/a monkey/of/

Section D – Literature 10 Marks

6. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

One day she spoke to Jumman, “My son, it is now obvious that I am not wanted in your house. Kindly give me a monthly allowance so that I can set up a separate kitchen.“My wife knows best how to run the house. Be patient”, said Jumman shamelessly.

(a) My School

(i) Jumman’s wife

(ii) Jumman’s mother

(iii) Jumman’s aunt

(iv) Algu’s wife

(b) What did she complain?

(i) She wanted a monthly allowance to set up a separate kitchen

(ii) She was treated badly by Algu

(iii) Jumman was beating her.

(iv) Jumman was sending her out of the house.

(c) What was Jumman’s shameless reply?

(i) You won’t get your property back

(ii) I’ll take you to the panchayat.

(iii) My wife knows best how to run the house.

(iv) You may go wherever you like.

7. Read the following extract

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.

All that you do is match the words

To the brightest thoughts in your head

So that they come out clear and true

And handsomely groomed and fed

For many of the loveliest

(a) What is the poet’s advice about thought and their expression?

(b) How can we play the game of English?

(c) Have the loveliest things been said? If not why?

8. Answer any two of the following.

(a) Why did Akbar ask Tansen to join his court?

(b) What did the monkey do when he reached the tree?

(c) What happens when we sleep?

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 3Class : VI Max. Marks : 40 Time : 90 min

SECTION A (READING)A1. Read the passage given below and complete the following questions.Shanti remained quiet. She had indeed nothing to complain about. She had everything – a good house, nice clothes – even more than what she could ever have dreamt to possess. But she carried quiet some weight of sorrow in some secret corner of her heart. She had seen a great change in Ramaiah, her husband. He was no more simple, honest, hard-working. He had lost all sense of love and affection and had become haughty and arrogant. He rode about in his elegant carriage and spent most of his time in parties. He forget to repay his loan to the bank – the loan that had taken him on his pathway to prosperity. Once when the bank manager approached him, he did not feel for the delay towards the repayment of his loan. Instead he asserted that this was just unimportant and that he had important things to do.Fortune continued to smile on him. He had money enough and to spare. He now became totally unconcerned about his business and left all details pertaining to in the hands of others. He never bothered that his boats needed repairs. He was arrogant to his fishermen and thereby lost the services of all the loyal ones. Little did he realise that good luck has its relationship with diligence, attention to the utmost details, a sense of honesty and fairness and a deeper sense of love and service. When good fortune saw all its associates disappear one by one, it too decided its course of action.

1.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage complete the following sentences in any suitable way :

1. Shanti was happy wife as .........................................................................2. The thing that caused later some sorrow in her heart was .........................3. It was the loan he availed from a bank that ...............................................4. Ramaiah became totally unconcerned about his business and ....................

1.2 Answer the following questions briefly :

1. What were the changes that took place in the general behavour of Shanti’s husband?

2. How did Ramaiah behave with the bank manager?3. Why did he lose the services of his loyal fishermen?4. What qualities should a person possess to continue to have good luck?

SECTION B (WRITING)2. Write in about 100 words on any one of the following (a) Visit to a Fair or My Ambition

SECTION C (GRAMMAR)3. Use the words given in brackets appropriately to fill in the blanks

a. The boy deserves a ....................... on the back for his good performance (pat)b. The teacher ....................... the child to encourage her. (pat)

4. In the passage given below one word is omitted in each line. Find out the missing words and write them against each line as given in the example.

Bhaiya and I went shop to shop (eg) went from shopThere many things I would have (a)liked to buy, but I waited uncle (b)to return. Then we came what (c)was called Lucky Shop. The (d)shopkeeper was neither young old (e)He was middle aged man. (f)He seemed neither smart (g)nor too lazy. He wanted everybody try (h)their luck. *****

SECTION D (LITERATURE)5. Read the abstract given below and answer the questions that follow:

“There is nothing to hurry him on,there is no road he must take,no place he must go to.no time when he must come home”.

(a) Name the poem and the poet.(b) Who is ‘he’ in these lines?(c) What according to the poet are the advantages of this man over a school going

child?(d) Who else are the other two person whose job the poet envies?

6. Read the abstract given below and answer the questions that follow:“Uncle warned me neither to buy anything nor to gotoo far out while he was away. I promised that I wouldwait for him.

a. Name the lesson.b. Who is ‘I’ in these lines? Who was the other person with him?c. What were the two things he was forbidden to do?d. Did he listen to his uncle’s warning? What happened to him?

7. Answer the following

1. How many prizes did the boy win? What were they?2. What did the specialist prescribe Saeeda’s mother in addition to the medicine?3. What did Saeeda ask the sunrays to do?

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 3

Class : VI Marks : 20

SECTION A : READING

I. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :

Shanti was a very clever girl. No one liked her because she was very selfish and

running. Her parents tried to mend her ways but she did not listen to them. Her

classmates decided not to talk to her and left her alone for seven days. Shanti felt very

lonely and cried a lot. She repented and decided to become a good girl.

(a) Why did no one like Shanti?

(b) How did her friends punish her?

(c) How did Shanti fed?

(d) What did Shanti decide to do?

(e) Give the opposite of ‘Good’

SECTION B : GRAMMAR

II. (1) Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition (Under, between, in, over)

a) My aunt lives........................... America

b) The cat is sitting ...................... the table

c) The bridge is being built ...................... the river

d) Four comes ...................... three and five.

(2) Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of verbs.

a) They .......................... here to meet Mrs. Sharma yesterday (come)

b) The girl ....................... (cry) because she ...................... her doll (break)

SECTION C : WRITINGWrite a paragraph on “Friendship”

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 3

Class : VI Marks : 20

I. Read the passage and answer the question

The giraffe is the tallest of all living land animals. A ale can go up to 18 feet and a

female up to 15 feet. Such height enables them to escape the competition for ground

level grass that exists among other leaf eaters. It also gives him a long range of vision.

He takes the warning of the approaching enemy early.

Giraffes eat a variety of leaves, but acacia leaves are their favourite diet. In spring

when many trees core not in leaf, they spend 80% of the day eating. In summer, when

trees are in full leaf, they need only 15%. The rest of the time is spent in resting and

quarrelling.

A giraffe’s long neck is made up like that of man and most other mammals, of only

seven vertebrae. The bones are attached to one another with ball and socket joints.

These make the neck flexible. It can run at 50km per hour.

Rising from a lying position is a problem for such a large animal. So it usually keeps

standing even while it sleeps.

To reach water with such a long neck and legs, a giraffe spreads its front legs wide

apart. Then it lowers its neck to drink. This awkward position makes it easy for a lion

to attack it.

Questions : Fill in the blanks with suitable words

1. A giraffe is the (a) .................. of all land animals. The height of a

(b) ..................... giraffe can go upto 18 feet. The (c) .......................... of a female

giraffe cave be up with this height it doesn’t have to (d) .......................... with other

animals for leaves. This enables it to see its (e) .......................... from a long

distance. It, however, creates problem in reaching (f) ............................ in tanks

2. Find words that means opoosite to :

(a) Dead (Para : 1) (b) Stiff (Para : 3)

3. Write a letter to your friend inviting him for your birthday party

4. Fill in with the proper form of adjectives

(a) Delhi is .................. than Chennai (hot)

(b) He is the .................. fastest runner here (fast)

(c) She is a .................. person (wise)

5. Put the verb in the right form

(a) Yesterday I .................. (fall) and .................. (hurt) my leg

(b) I have .................. my bag (lose). Have you .................. it? (See)

6. Read the lives and answer the question.

Never let a thought shrivel and die

For a want of a way to say it

For English is a wonderful game

And all of you can play it.

(a) Name the poem and the poet

(b) What happens to thoughts if we don’t get words to express them?

(c) Why is English a wonderful game?

(d) What should one do to play the game well?

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 3

Marks : 20Time : 1 Period

1. Write a paragraph on the ‘Discipline of Your School’Points : Class monitor, School pupil leader, Discipline Leader, Student Council Members, Arrival and Departure, Lunch Break.

Write in 50 words – Write briefly

2. Edit the following passage. There is one error in each line. Underline each error and

write the correction in the answer paper.

History tells of many a grate kings

Among them Asoka was liked a star

He fought brave and conquered many

lands. But unlike other kings, he gives

up fighting as a evil thing. He

adopted the path of piece and love

3. Re-arrange the following jumbled group of words to form meaningful sentences.

(a) her children’s safety / mother / every / about / worries

(b) Saint / a / was / well – known / Vishwamitra

(c) His cleverness / known / was / for / Bird

4. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow :

Did they ever lose their hymn books

Did they ever leave their greens?

Did they scribble on the desk tops

Did they wear old dirty jeans?

Questions

1. From which have these lines been taken?

2. Explain the phrase – ‘leave their greens’

5. Answer the following questions briefly

(a) What is the real aim of Miss Beams school?

(b) Why did the author visit the school?

(c) What will the child do after finding the truth about a teacher?

Formative Assessment 3Class : VI ENGLISH Marks : 40

Time : 1 ½ hrs.

SECTION A (Reading) (Marks : 10)

1. Read the passage carefully:New born babies may seem helpless, but they are not. They cry if they are hungry or

uncomfortable. They can hear well and usually recognize their mothers. Babies grow and change very quickly. By six months babies double their birth weight (3-5 kg). Weight gain is a good indication of a baby’s health. A new born baby cannot even hold up its head and has to be supported at all times. At around three months it will raise its head. During the remainder of first year a baby learns to crawl and pull itself up into standing positions. By about 15 to 18 months a baby is able to work by itself and say few words such as ‘Mama’.

Read the questions and write the correct option: (1 x 5= 5 marks)1) New born babies cry when they are:

a) hungry and uncomfortable

b) to attract attention

c) simply

2) A baby first recognize the voice of :

a) it’s father

b) its mother

c) its grandparents

3) The growth in babies is:

a) Very quick

b) Very slow

c) Very irregular

4) A baby raises its head when it is :

a) 5 months

b) 6 months

c) 3 months

5) The baby utters ‘Mama’ at around:

a) 10 to 12 months

b) 12 to 15 months

c) 15 to 18 months

A2. Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow:

Song of the WhaleHeaving mountain in the sea,

Whale, I heard you

Grieving.

Great Whale, crying for your life,

Crying for your kind, I knew

How we would use

Your dying:

Lipstick for our painted faces

Polish for our shoes.

Tumbling mountain in the sea,

Whale, I heard you

Calling.

Bird – high notes, keening, soaring

At their edge a tiny drum

Like a heart beat

We would make you

Dumb.

In the forest of the sea,

Whale, I heard you

Singing.

Singing to you kind.

We’ll never let you be.

Instead of life we choose

Lipstick for our painted faced

Polish for our shoes

On the basis of your reading of the poem, complete each of the following sentences:

(1x5=5 marks)

a) The Whale is crying for its own _____________________.

b) In line 6 ‘we’ refers to the _______________.

c) Human beings are keen on _____________ the whales to meet their selfish needs.

d) The poet heard the whale singing in ___________.

e) The message of the poem is __________.

SECTION B (Writing) (Marks : 8)

B1. Write a paragraph on any one of the following: (3 marks)

a) Morning assembly in my school

Or

b) What I want to become when I grow up.

B2. Write an application to your principal requesting him/her to issue a transfer certificate.

(3 marks)

B3. Complete the following dialogue: (2 marks)

Teacher : Saroj, where is Preethi?

Saroj : Madam,……………………

Teacher : Do you live near her house? I have a message to convey.

Saroj : ……………… Yet will try to give.

Teacher : When will you give it?

Saroj : ……………………………………..

Teacher : ………………………………very much.

SECTION C (Grammar) (Marks : 7)

C1. Rearrange the following words and phrases to make meaningful sentences. The first one

has been done as an example: (1 x 4 = 4 marks)

Eg: seat / your / comfortable / is

Ans : Is your seat comfortable?

(1) seat / he / if / asked / your / comfortable / was

(2) can / open / the / please / you / as / can / run

(3) whatever / you / do / want / to do

C2. Do as directed: ( ½ x 6 = 3 marks)

(1) Ravi rides to school. (Change into present continuous tense)

(2) They closed the door. They went away. (Combine this sentence as one)

(3) They build a new house. (Change into past tense)

(4) I have such a lot to do. I am ………. To begin. (Use ‘yet’ or ‘already’ in the blank)

(5) I ran fast ………. Missed the train. (Fill in the blank using as, and, or, but)

(6) ……………. Doctor you want to consult it out of station. (Use ‘a’, ‘an’, or ‘the’

SECTION D (Literature) (Marks : 15)

D1. Read the following extract and choose the most appropriate answer from the given

option. (1 x 3 = 3 marks)

“I want to make things better for everyone. I want us to have good hospitals and roads and

schools. I want to make sure that there are many good scientists in India who will invent cures

for diseases and send a spaceship to Mars.

(1) ‘I in the above paragraph refers to :

(a) Peter

(b) Rohit

(c) Nasir

(d) Dolma

(2) The superlative degree of the word “better” is :

(a) Good

(b) Bad

(c) Best

(d) Worse

(3) The word “cure” in the passage means:

(a) Curd

(b) Curb

(c) Curator

(d) Remedy

D2. Make sentences of your own using the phrases given below: (4 marks)

(1) a tight spot

(2) make it up

(3) set aside

(4) set out

D3. Write an appreciation of the poem “Where do all the Teachers Go? (2 marks)

D4. Answer the following questions:

(1) Why was Algu upset over Jumman’s nomination as head Panch? (1 ½ marks)

(2) Peter’s favourite day of the week is Sunday. Why? (1 ½ marks)

(3) What was Jumman’s verdict as the head Panch? How did Algu take it?(1 ½ marks)

(4) How do you know that Akbar was fond of Tansen? Give two reasons. (1 ½ marks)