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Practice Questions for MYE 2017 – Class 6

Literature (Practice of open ended questions)1. How would you react if the Trunchbull wandered into one of your classrooms?2. The narrator says that Miss Honey looked at Matilda as if she were "The Creation, The

Beginning of The World, The First Morning." (p. 176) what does the narrator mean by this?3. What evidence do we have that suggests Matilda might be a child-genius?4. On p. 29, the narrator says that "all the reading she (Matilda) had done had given her a view

of life that the (her parents) had never seen." What does the narrator mean by this statement?

5. Compare and contrast Miss Trunchbull to Miss Honey. Support your points with evidence from the text.

6. Write a diary entry from the perspective of Miss Honey where she expresses how she has been the victim of Ms. Trunchbull’s evil.

7. List some adjectives used to describe various characters in the novel.

COMPOSITION

Q1. Make a journal entry about a time when you saw someone being bullied. What did you do? Q2. Write an account on the following topics:A road accident that you have witnessed, School field trip, A memorable day at school. Q3. Write a news reports on: the Universal children’s day celebration at your school / Global warming.Q4. Create a poem on: Fire, My hobby, My friend, A beautiful day, Pollution, My school, My pet.Q5. Make a dairy entry after an exciting day.Q6. Write a story on these topics: If only I have listened, A horrifying experience, A narrow escape from trouble, Alone on a deserted island, A day I will always remember, “The day I won despite all odds…”

Q7. Describe: A place you always wanted to visit, The most beautiful scene in nature that you can imagine, A storm (This could be a thunder storm, a snow storm, a hurricane, a tornado, a hail storm, a rain storm, or any type of storm)

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Comprehension Practice Worksheet for MYE 2017 – Class 6Read the passage and answer the questions:

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex.Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.

1. Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?a) Wild Animals in Artb) Hidden Prehistoric Paintingsc) Exploring Caves Respectfullyd) Determining the Age of French Caves

1. In line 2-3, the words pays heed to are closest in meaning to _______.a) discoversb) watchesc) noticesd) buys

2. Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?a) It is home to rare animals.b) It has a large number of caves.c) It is known for horse-racing events.d) It has attracted many famous artists.

3. According to the passage, which animals appear most often on the cave walls?a) Birdsb) Bisonc) Horsesd) Wild cats

4. In line 6 , the word depict is closest in meaning to _______.a) showb) huntc) countd) draw

5. Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?a) It was completely dark inside.b) The caves were full of wild animals.c) Painting materials were hard to find.d) Many painting spaces were difficult to reach.

6. In line 8, the word They refers to _______.a) wallsb) artistsc) animalsd) materials

7. According to the passage, all of the following have caused damage to the paintings EXCEPT _______.

a) temperature changesb) air movementc) waterd) light

8. What does the passage say happened at the Lascaux caves in 1963?a) Visitors were prohibited from entering.b) A new lighting system was installed.c) Another part was discovered.d) A new entrance was created.

9. ‘Many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable.’What does the word deteriorated mean.

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10. Read the following sentence and write whether it’s a fact or an opinion.

Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task.

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11. Construct sentences of the following words:

a) Prevent:

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b) Accomplished:

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c) Tourists:

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d) Pay heed to:

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Grammar Practice for MYE 2017 – Class 6

Q1. Complete the following sentences by supplying suitable noun phrases. 1. I want __________________________________

2. I don’t expect ____________________________

3. We all hope _____________________________

4. ______________________________ surprised me.

5. Do you wish ______________________________?

Q2. Fill in the gaps with the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives given. 1. This armchair is ______________________than the old one. (comfortable)

2. Trains are ___________than airplanes. (slow)

3. I bought the ________________________souvenir I could afford. (expensive)

4. In this classroom there are ____________girls than boys. (many)

5. Ann is the child _______________in the family. (young)

Q3. Rewrite the following pair of simple sentences as a compound sentence (using FANBOYS). 1. Susan thinks she should stay home and relax. She should go on vacation.

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2. The doctors looked at the x-rays. They decided to operate on the patient.

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3. Fans love to watch Hannah. She dances beautifully.

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4. The gentleman didn’t know where the voice came from. He hid behind the tree.

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5. He had no clue how to solve his problem. He didn’t want any help.

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6. Employers don’t want employees who can’t solve problems. They don’t want workers

who are lazy.

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7. Students can either buy their books. They can borrow books from their seniors.

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8. It is sunny. It is very cold.

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Q4. Change the following sentences from Active to Passive voice. 1. Sara is reading a book.

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__________________________________________________________________4. Lightning struck him.

__________________________________________________________________5. His voice and manner hurt me very much.

__________________________________________________________________6. He teaches English.

__________________________________________________________________7. The child is eating bananas.

__________________________________________________________________8. She is writing a letter.

__________________________________________________________________9. The master punished the servant.

__________________________________________________________________10. He was writing a book.

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Copy, bury, listen, practice, buy, hurt, get, make, read, eat, jog, greet, run, trace, go, put.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Q7. Complete the Conditional sentences. 1. If I __________ (have) his number, I would call him. 2. If I _____________________ (meet) the Queen of England, I would say hello. 3. She _________________ (pass) the exam, if she ever studied. 4. If I get a good job, I ____________ (go) for vacations next year. 5. You__________ (lose) weight, if you eat less.6. If you ___________ (break) the law, you will be caught.

Q8. Complete the given sentences with suitable phrasal verbs. 1. I don’t know where my book is. I must _______________ it. 2. ______________ your shoes before entering the mosque. 3. She was very sad, because her father _________________last week. 4. The music is too loud. Could you _____________ the volume, please? 5. A friend of mine has _________________ her wedding because of a death in the family.6. I got _________________________ by his enthusiasm.

Q9. Underline the prepositional phrases in the following sentences.1. As Anna left early she was unable to participate in the game.2. The baby sitter checked on the child frequently.

3. She left in a nasty mood.Q10. Complete the similes in the sentences below.

1. When Mary dances, she floats across the stage like a ________________. 2. Joseph runs like a ___________. 3. That baby is as sweet as______________. 4. The crash of books falling was as loud as ________________. 5. Lori jumped like a ______________ in the bounce house. 6. The story was so sad that I cried like a ______________. 7. It is as cold as_______ in this room!

Q11. Identify whether the comparison is a metaphor, simile, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, oxymoron. Write M, S, P, A, O, OX on the line. Also underline the two things being compared._____ 1. Katie swims like a dolphin. _____2.The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky._____3.The big bad bear attacked all the little bunnies in the forest._____ 4. The wind was a wolf howling in the dark. _____ 5. The alarm clock is my siren, warning me of a new day._____ 6. He did not realize that his last chance was walking out the door._____ 7. The small boy jumped around and played like a monkey at the doctor’s office. _____ 8. The house was lit up like a Christmas tree. _____ 9. The thunder grumbled like an old man._____ 10. Shut the shutter before it makes you shudder._____ 11. His camera clicked the perfect moments._____ 12. He is a great loser.Q12. Convert direct into indirect speech and vice a versa.

1. He said, “I have a toothache”. _____________________________________________________________________

2. Mani said, “I am very busy now”.

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3. “Hurry up,” she said to us.

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4. “Give me a cup of water,” he told her.

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5. She said, “I am going to college.” _____________________________________________________________________

6. Raja said that Sam would have to go the following day.

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7. Sara says that her father is an Engineer.

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8. He said that he had passed the physical test.

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9. She told me that I was her only friend.

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10. James asked Mary where she was going.

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1. I wake up at approximately seven o'clock in the morning._____________________________________________________________________

2. I get up, shower, and wash my hair._____________________________________________________________________

3. Mom serves me eggs and bread._____________________________________________________________________

4. I drive my car to the university._____________________________________________________________________

5. He visited his parents every weekend._____________________________________________________________________

6. He came in, took off his coat and sat down._____________________________________________________________________

7. When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang_____________________________________________________________________

8. If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you._____________________________________________________________________

Q14. Use Simple Present or Simple Past to complete the following sentences.1. She_____________ (go) to Australia in 1994 and she liked it very much. 2. My father usually ______________ (like) his steak well-done. 3. The dog ______________(eat) its toy last night. 4. The policeman________________ (talk) to the burglar yesterday. 5. You _____________(have) a test last week? 6. I often see her mother but she never ________________(speak) to me. 7. The gentleman_______________ (speak) to his servant 2 hours ago. 8. The kangaroo always ________________(carry) its baby. 9. My friend__________________ (talk) a lot every day. 10. The man_____________________ (drive) to the supermarket last weekend.

11. My brothers ___________________ (leave) for England last week. 12. My sisters___________________ (leave) for England every year in June. 13. I don't like that man because he often ________________(laugh) at me. 14. Her sister never_______________ (smoke). 15. The cat usually _________________(leave) its basket when it is hungry.

Q15. Form phrasal verbs using the following verbs (believe, fill, get, look, put, switch, take,

throw, turn, try) and the prepositions (away, down, for, in, off, on, out) to construct

meaningful sentences.

1. Quick! _____________________ the bus. It's ready to leave.

2. I don't know where my book is. I have to __________________________it.

3. It's dark inside. Can you ________________________the light, please?

4. ____________________________the form, please.

5. I need some new clothes. Why don't you ___________________________these jeans?

6. It's warm inside. _______________________ your coat.

7. This pencil is really small. You can ___________________________, the old one and buy a

new one.

8. The firemen were able to ________________________the fire in Church Street.

9. Does your little brother _____________________________ghosts?

Q16. Pick Verb Phrase from the following sentences.1. Tony and Jim have been chosen as finalists at the science fair.2. Hasn’t the tailor finished the suit?3. My grandmother has carefully repaired the broken vase.4. Maria will probably leave for New York on Wednesday.5. Does that offer still stand?

Q17. Combine each set of simple sentences into one compound sentence by adding a conjunction.

1. He was fined. He was sent to prison.

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2. The train was wrecked. No one was hurt.

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3. We can travel by land. We can travel by water.

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4. He sells sugar. He hates sweets.

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Q18. Identify the tense and voice:

1. I have been working on my computer for six hours. (…………………………………………….)

2. She has lived in this street for ten years. (…………………………………………….)

3. I finished the project yesterday. (…………………………………………….)

4. What are you doing there? (…………………………………………….)

5. She had not realized that. (…………………………………………….)

6. Susan will be joining us. (…………………………………………….)

7. Have you ever been to Australia? (…………………………………………….)

8. This house had been destroyed by the fire. (…………………………………………….)

9. The boys were severely reprimanded by their teacher. (…………………………………………….)

10. I had been working in the garden. (…………………………………………….)

11. She will come with us. (…………………………………………….)

12. By this time tomorrow, I will have finished working on it. (…………………………………………….)

Q19. Each sentence given below is in the active voice. Change it into passive voice.1. He sings a song.

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2. The boy killed the spider.

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3. Help him.

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4. Farmers sow maize in the rainy season.

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5. Are you writing a letter?

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6. The workers were digging a canal.

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7. I will finish the job by the end of this week.

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8. Have you finished your job?

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9. They have informed him of his mother’s death.

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10. They took all the necessary precautions.

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Q20. Each sentence given below is in the PASSIVE voice. Change it into ACTIVE voice.

1. English is taught by him.

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2. Bananas are being eaten by the child.

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3. A letter is being written by her.

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4. The servant was punished by the master.

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5. A book was being written by him.

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6. By whom was this letter written?

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7. Meal is cooked by someone every day.

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8. A blue shirt was worn by him.

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9. May you be blessed with happiness!

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10. A house is being built by them.

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11. The job has been finished by me.

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12. The report was sent yesterday.

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13. A diamond necklace was bought by her.

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14. My purse had been stolen by somebody.

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English Practice Worksheet 2 for MYE 2017 – Class 6

SECTION A: WRITING (50 MARKS)PART 1: DIRECTED WRITING (20 MARKS)

Success CriteriaContent/Relevance 6format 3Expressions 3Creativity and Sentence Structure

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Grammar and spellings 3Q1. Write a report to the Editor in chief of the Daily News (newspaper), about the Book Week held at your school. List the preparations made, how the event was celebrated, the decorations, students participation and the main highlight of the program.

PART 2: CREATIVE WRITING (30 MARKS)

Success CriteriaContent/Relevance 9Expressions/Idea 8Creativity and Sentence Structure 8Grammar and spellings 5

Q2. Imagine that you have discovered a time machine that can take you forwards or backwards in time. Write a story about the trip will make in the time machine. What time period would you select? What happens to you there? Would you like to stay there? (Word limit: 150-200 words)

Note: Use the correct format. Write in 4 paragraphs. Leave one line after each paragraph.

SECTION B: READING (50 MARKS)

PART 1: UNSEEN PASSAGE (25 MARKS)

"Did you see that?" Joe said to his friend Bill. "You're a great shooter!" Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again. The ball flew into the net. "Bill, you never miss!" Joe said admiringly. "Unless I'm in a real game," Bill complained. "Then I miss all the time." Joe knew that Bill was right. Bill performed much better when he was having fun with Joe in the school yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd. "Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested. "But I practice all the time with you!" Bill objected. He shook his head. "I just can't play well when people are watching me." "You play well when I'm watching," Joe pointed out.

"That's because I've known you since we were five years old," Bill said with a smile. "I'm just not comfortable playing when other people are around."

Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea. The next day Joe and Bill met in the school yard again to practice. After a few minutes, Joe excused himself. "Practice without me," Joe said to his friend. "I'll be back in a minute." Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could find—two students, a math teacher, two secretaries, and a janitor. When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help. Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they all went toward the school's basketball court. As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.

"Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally. Bill turned. A look of surprise came over his face.

"I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you," Joe said. "Now you'll have nothing to worry about for the next game!"

1. What would be the best title for the story? ______________________________________________________________________________

2. The word performed is closest in meaning to _______. [2]a) actedb) playedc) movedd) changed

3. Why is Bill upset? [2]a) He plays better in practice than he does during games.b) The school yard is not a good place to practice.c) Joe watches him too closely when he plays.d) His team loses too many games.

4. Why does Bill play well when Joe is watching him? [2]a) He is comfortable with Joe.b) Joe tells him how to play better.c) He does not know that Joe is there.d) He wants to prove to Joe that he is a good player.

5. Why does Joe decide to gather a group of people? [2]a) Because he wants more players for his teamb) Because he wants to help Bill feel less nervousc) Because he wants to show them his talentd) Because he wants more people to see the next game

6. At the end of the story, all of the following people watch Bill practice EXCEPT _______.[2]

a) Joeb) a janitorc) a math teacherd) the basketball coach

7. Why does the group have to be quiet when they go to the basketball court? [2]

a) Because Joe is telling Bill what to dob) Because they do not want Bill to know they were therec) Because Bill likes to practice aloned) Because the group needs to listen to Joe’s instructions

8. The above passage belongs to which genre of writing? [2]

a) article

b) report

c) story

d) poetry

9. Write the moral the readers get from the above passage? [2]

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10. Change the speech of the following sentences: [4]

a) Joe said to his friend Bill. "You're a great shooter!"

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b) "Maybe you just need to practice more," Joe suggested.

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c) Joe said that he'll be back in a minute.

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d) "That's because I've known you since we were five years old," Bill said to Joe

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11. Make sentences of the following words: [2]

a) admiringly:

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b) objected:

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PART 2: SEEN PASSAGE (25 MARKS)

Q1. Answer the following questions after reading the passage. [18]Before the first week of term was up, awesome tales about the Headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, began to filter through to the newcomers. Matilda and Lavender, standing in a corner of the playground during morning-break on the third day, were approached by a rugged ten-year-old with a boil on her nose, called Hortensia. "New scum, I suppose," Hortensia said to them, looking down from her great height. "I suppose you know the Trunchbull has a lockup cupboard in her private quarters called The Chokey? Have you heard about The Chokey?" Matilda and Lavender shook their heads and continued to gaze up at the giant. Being very small, they were inclined to mistrust any creature that was larger than they were, especially senior girls. "The Chokey", Hortensia went on, "is a very tall but very narrow cupboard. The floor is only ten inches square so you can't sit down or squat in it. You have to stand. And three of the walls are made of cement with bits of broken glass sticking out all over, so you can't lean against them. You have to stand more or less at attention all the time when you get locked up in there. It's terrible." "Have you ever been in there?" Lavender asked. "My first term I was in there six times," Hortensia said. "Twice for a whole day and the other times for two hours each."Why were you put in?" Matilda asked. "What had you done?" "The first time", Hortensia said, "I poured half a tin of Golden Syrup on to the seat of the chair the Trunchbull was going to sit on at prayers. It was wonderful. When she lowered herself into the chair, there was a loud squelching noise similar to that made by a hippopotamus when lowering its foot into the mud on the banks of the Limpopo River. But you're too small and stupid to have read the Just So Stories, aren't you?" "Tell us just a little bit more about what she does," Matilda said. "Please do." "Listen to this then," Hortensia said. "Only yesterday the Trunchbull caught a boy called Julius Rottwinkle eating Liquorice Allsorts during the scripture lesson and she simply picked him up by one arm and flung him clear out of the open classroom window. Our classroom is one floor up and we saw Julius Rottwinkle go sailing out over the garden like a Frisbee and landing with a thump in the middle of the lettuces. Then the Trunchbull turned to us and said, "From now on, anybody caught eating in class goes straight out the window." "Did this Julius Rottwinkle break any bones?" Lavender asked. "Only a few," Hortensia said. "You've got to remember that the Trunchbull once threw the hammer for Britain in the Olympics so she's very proud of her right arm." "What's throwing the hammer?" Lavender asked. "The hammer", Hortensia said, "is actually a ruddy great cannon-ball on the end of a long bit of wire, and the thrower whisks it round and round his or her head faster and faster and then lets it go. You have to be terrifically strong. The Trunchbull will throw anything around just to keep her arm in, especially children." "Good heavens," Lavender said. "She's mad," Hortensia said. "But don't the parents complain?" Matilda asked. "Would yours?" Hortensia asked. "I know mine wouldn't. She treats the mothers and fathers just the same as the children and they're all scared to death of her. I'll be seeing you some time, you two." And with that she sauntered away.

1. In your opinion what kind of girl is Hortensia? [2]2. What is the "Chokey"? [2]3. Why is Hortensia sent to the chokey? [2]

4. What is Julius Rottwinkle’s crime? How was he punished? [4]5. What does "throwing the hammer" mean? Why is Miss Trunchbull good at it? [2]6. Why doesn't someone put a stop to Miss Trunchbull's discipline tactics? [2]7. How was your first day at school? Describe the highlights of the day. [4]

Q2. Describe the heroine / main character of the novel ‘Matilda’ in detail. [7]

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English Practice Worksheet 1 for MYE 2017 – Class 6

SECTION A: WRITING (50 MARKS)

PART 1: DIRECTED WRITING (20 MARKS)

Success CriteriaContent/Relevance 6format 3Expressions 3Creativity and Sentence Structure 5Grammar and spellings 3Q1. Write an account of a road accident that you have witnessed. Include the following details:

How it happened? Who was involved? Your reaction and what you did? Your opinion about the incident. Suggest ways to avoid such mishaps.

PART 2: CREATIVE WRITING (30 MARKS)

Success CriteriaContent/Relevance 9Expressions/Idea 8Creativity and Sentence Structure 8Grammar and spellings 5Q2. Write a journal entry about a person whom you thought had ‘everything’ and it turned out to be otherwise, describe why you thought that person had everything, who was this person and what made you think otherwise in your entry.

Note: Use the correct format. Write in 4 paragraphs. Leave one line after each paragraph.

SECTION B: READING (50 MARKS)

PART 1: UNSEEN PASSAGE (25 MARKS)

For centuries, people have been playing kicking games with a ball. The game of soccer developed from some of these early games. The English probably gave soccer its name and its first set of rules. In European countries, soccer is called football or association football. Some people believe that the name "soccer" came from "assoc.," an abbreviation for the word association. Others believe that the name came from the high socks that the players wear.

Organized soccer games began in 1863. In soccer, two teams of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into their opponents’ goal. The goalie, who tries to keep the ball out of the goal, is the only player on the field who is allowed to touch the ball with his or her hands. The other players must use their feet, heads, and bodies to control the ball.

Every four years, soccer teams around the world compete for the World Cup. The World Cup competition started in 1930. Brazil is the home of many great soccer players, including the most famous player of all, Pelé. With his fast footwork, dazzling speed, and great scoring ability, Pelé played for many years in Brazil and then later in New York. During his 22 years in soccer, he scored 1,281 goals and held every major record for the sport. People in more than 140 countries around the world play soccer. It is the national sport of most European and Latin American countries. Soccer is definitely the world’s most popular sport! James Naismith, a physical education teacher in Massachusetts, invented basketball in 1891. Naismith’s boss asked him to invent a game that students could play indoors during bad weather. He wanted to find a game that wasn’t as physically rough as soccer, football, or wrestling. Naismith attached peach baskets to a railing ten feet above the floor at either end of the gym. The players used a soccer ball. A person sat on a ladder next to each basket at either end of the gym, and threw out the balls that landed in the baskets. Naismith decided that having only five players on each team would keep the game from getting too rough. Two years later, metal hoops with net bags replaced the peach baskets. Officials pulled a string on the nets to release the balls that went in. In 1894, Naismith added the backboard behind each net and changed to a larger ball. In 1913, people began using the bottomless nets that are used today. During a basketball game, two teams of five players each throw the ball into two baskets at opposite ends of a court. Players bounce, or dribble the ball to the basket or pass the ball to teammates. A team scores points by getting the ball into their team’s basket. The team with the highest score wins.

By the 1900s, basketball was the most popular indoor sport. Athletes in approximately 130 countries play the game. Basketball is especially popular in the United States, China, and Puerto Rico. Baseball began in the United States in the early 1800s. Some people believe that Abner Doubleday invented the game. Others think that baseball came from an old British sport called rounders. Baseball and rounders are very similar. However, in rounders the field players throw the ball right at the runner. If the ball hits the runner, he or she is out. In baseball, a field player just touches the ball to the base or the running player to get the player out. Today’s baseball players use special equipment to help prevent injuries. Field players wear baseball gloves to protect their hands. The catcher wears a metal mask, a chest protector, and shin guards. Batters wear plastic helmets to protect their heads. Every spring in the United States, people of all ages play baseball at local baseball fields. It’s no wonder that baseball is called the national pastime of the United States.

Answer the following questions from the passage.

Q1. Which of the following events happened first? [1]

a) Basketball was inventedb) World cup competitions startedc) Baseball began in the U.Sd) Organized soccer games began

Q2. Pele is a famous [1]

a) Soccer playerb) Baseball coachc) Basketball playerd) Baseball player

Q3. Is the author’s purpose in writing this article to entertain the reader, inform the reader, or both? Use details from the article to support your answer. [1]

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Q4. How is baseball different from throw ball? Which one does the author think is more favourite with the people? [1]

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Q5. Read this sentence from the story. [1]

With his fast footwork, dazzling speed, and great scoring ability, Pele played for many years in Brazil, and then later in New York.

What does dazzling means?

a) Amazingb) Funnyc) Lightd) DifficultQ6. What conclusion can you draw from this article? [1]

a) Sports are more popular in Brazil than in the U.S.b) Most sports involve in kicking the ballc) Sports can be very dangerousd) Sports are popular in many different countries

Q7. What is an antonym of the word protect? [1]

a) Saveb) Harm

c) Coverd) FitQ8. Which of the following is an opinion? [1]

a) The rules of soccer state that goalies are allowed to touch the ball with their hands.b) Basketball was first played with peach baskets attached to railings.c) Because it is popular in so many countries, soccer is the sport that is the most fun to play.d) In basketball, a player can touch the ball to the base or to the runner to get the runner out.Q9. Find words in the passage that mean same as: [8]

a) Short form of name _______________________

b) Permitted _______________________________

c) Belong to a country _______________________

d) Liked by many ___________________________

e) Contest _________________________________

f) Goal keeper _____________________________

g) To make the ball bounce ___________________

h) Metal rings ______________________________

Q10. Change the following voices from active to passive and vice versa as the case maybe. [8]

A. Athletes in approximately 130 countries play the game.

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B. The catcher wears a metal mask, a chest protector, and shin guards.

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C. Every spring in the United States, people of all ages play baseball at local baseball fields.

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D. Abner Doubleday invented the game.

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E. People have been playing kicking games with a ball.

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F. The English probably gave soccer its name and its first set of rules.

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G. People in more than 140 countries around the world play soccer.

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H. Naismith’s boss asked him to invent a game that students could play in door.

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Q11. Create a simile on the popularity of baseball. [1]

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PART 2: SEEN PASSAGE / Literature (25 MARKS)

“Did you know”, Mrs Phelps said, “that public libraries like this allow you to borrow books and take them home?”“I didn’t know that,” Matilda said. “Could I do it?”“Of course,” Mrs. Phelps said. “When you have chosen the book you want, bring it to me so I can make a note of it and it’s yours for two weeks. You can take more than one if you wish.” From then on, Matilda would visit the library only once a week in order to take out new books and return the old ones. Her own small bedroom now become her reading room and there she would sit and read most afternoons, often with a mug of hot chocolate beside her. She was not quite tall enough to reach things around the kitchen, but she kept a small box in the outhouse which she brought in and stood on in order to get whatever she wanted. Mostly it was hot chocolate she made, warming the milk in a sauce pan on the stove before mixing it. Occasionally she made Bovril or Ovaltine. It was pleasant to take a hot drink up to her room and have it beside her as she sat in her silent room reading in the empty house in the afternoons. The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden- day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village.In came Mr. Wormwood in a loud check suit and a yellow tie. The appalling broad orange and green check of the jacket and trousers almost blinded the onlooker. He looked like a low grade book maker dressed up for his daughter’s wedding. He clearly was very pleased by himself this evening. He sat down in an armchair and rubbed his hands together and addressed his son in a loud voice. “Well, my boy,” he said, “your father’s had a most successful day. He is a lot richer tonight than he was this morning. He has sold not less than 5 cars, each one at a tidy profit. Sawdust in the gear boxes the electric drill on the speedometer cables, a splash of paint here and there and a few clever tricks and the idiots were all falling over themselves to buy. Car number one was bought by me for two hundred and seventy eight pounds and sold for four hundred and twenty five. Got that? “Car number two”, the father went on, “cost me one hundred and eighteen pounds and sold for seven hundred and sixty. Got it? ” “yes, dad,” the son said. “I’ve got that.”

Q1. Answer the following questions after reading the passage. [18] a. After reading the passage whom do you think is Mrs. Phelps? [1]______________________________________________________________________________b. For what time period Matilda could borrow a book from the public library? [1]_____________________________________________________________________________c. Where was Matilda’s reading room? [1]

_____________________________________________________________________________d. What did Matilda do, according to the passage, to get whatever she wanted? [2]

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e. What felt pleasant to Matilda while she was reading and what did she make occasionally? [2]

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f. The author have used the words “books transported her into new worlds”, explain the meanings

that you understand by these words. [2]

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g. If you were given the choice to transport yourself in any of the worlds of any book you have read,

where would you like to go and what would be special about it? [5]

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h. What was ‘appalling’ about the clothing of Mr. Wormwood? [1]

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I. Why was Mr. Wormwood in a pleasant mood? [1]

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j. Write two tricks mentioned in the passage through which Mr. Wormwood sold his cars? [2]

i. ___________________________________________________________________________

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ii. ________________________________________________________________________

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Q2. Who is the meanest character in the book? In what way is that character mean? Who is the

nicest character? What makes that character nice? [7]

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Verb phrases/ Prepositional Phrases

Name: _______________________ Class: 6 Sec _____ Date: ______________

Ex1: Pick the Verb Phrase from each of the sentences.

1. Will you buy me a drink?2. Sam is not going to the dance.3. Al should have mowed the lawn today.4. Theresa will be playing her clarinet at the concert tonight.5. Rosie could have worked on that project today.6. Tony and Jim have been chosen as finalists at the science fair.7. Hasn't the tailor finished the suit?8. My grandmother has carefully repaired the broken vase.9. Maria will probably leave for New York on Wednesday.10. Does that offer still stand?

Ex 2: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.1. There are lots of birds nesting _____________________.

1. Under the eaves2. There3. Now

2. After school, the children played tag ________________.1. At the park2. Roughly3. And baseball

3. Come ___________________ with me.1. Home2. Over3. Into the store

4. __________________ the chair sat mouldering in the attic.1. Sad to say,2. For one hundred years3. Incredibly

5. I gave the children pizza ______________ pancakes for breakfast today.1. Instead of2. Because of3. Any more

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Conditionals / Figures of Speech

Name:___________________ Class 6 Sec _____ Date:______________

Ex1: Fill each space with the correct form of the verbs to make either first or second conditionals.1. If I get home late tonight, I______________ (not eat).

2. If Jan could run 100 meters in 10 seconds, he_____________ ____(be) in Gunnies book of world

record .

3. If Simon catches a fish today, we_______________ (eat) it.

4. She___________________ (buy) a Porsche if she won the lottery.

5. If it_________ (rain) in the Sahara desert, everyone would be very surprised.

6. If it rains tonight, we________________ (go) to out and play.

Ex2: Complete the following conditional sentences.1. If it rains soon, we___________________________________________________.

2. If I worked harder, I _________________________________________________.

3. Susan will cook a lavish meal, If ________________________________________.

4. If we get there before lunchtime, we_____________________________________.

5. If I could fly, I ______________________________________________________.

Ex 3: Underline words that show oxymoron in the following sentences.

1. This is another fine mess you have got us into.

2. There is a real love hate relationship developing between the two of them.

3. Suddenly the room filled with a deafening silence.

4. The comedian was seriously funny.

5. You are clearly confused by the situation you have found yourself in.

Ex4: Identify the type of figurative language used in each of the following sentences.

1. Sam is a tiger in the wrestling ring. _________________________

2. The dogs barked at the stranger. _________________________

3. She is like a mother to the orphaned kittens._________________________

4. He has almost finished the project. _________________________

5. My alarm clock yells at me every morning._________________________

6. Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos._________________________

A New Look at Humming birds

People who love humming birds have a long list of reasons to watch them. Every one of these birds is an expert flier and is almost always on the move. It will hover in front of a flower so steadily that its long pointy beak can reach deep down inside. Then its tongue will lap up the few drops of sugary nectar. The hummingbird has been called “Nature’s Top Athlete” because it can keep this up all day long. All that activity takes a lot of energy, so the bird must keep flying in search of more nectar. That’s an extreme case of fast-food living. There is another part of a hummingbird’s eating habits that is not so showy and has not received much attention. Hummingbirds must also eat some other kind of food. Sugar is a great source of energy, but that’s not enough. Every animal needs a source of protein that it can break down and use to repair its muscles and other tissues. Careful watching of hummingbirds found their other source of food to be tiny insects that they catch as they fly. In their flights between flowers, they catch a few insects to round out their dinner. It is as if they are snatching a few pieces of meat while eating dessert. Sometimes a bird is lucky and finds its insects in a swarm. I once watched a humming bird do a really special aerial maneuver. It dived down through a small swarm of insects, then flew back up to dive through the swarm over and over again. I had a rare view of the insect-dining mode. I wondered then how a humming bird could catch insects with its long pointy beak. Most insect-eating birds have wide mouths that look a lot better for catching insects as they fly. I found a report from two scientists who took repeated moving pictures of a humming bird catching a fruit fly. The pictures showed that the beak could be opened so far that the mouth became extra wide. The base of the hummingbird’s beak is bendy and can also open extra wide. Most insects were caught in the widest place at the base of the beak and not by the long thin parts. Everyone can see that the hummingbird beak is beautifully shaped to reach deep inside flowers for their nectar. Now we know that the beak also has a special way to open extra wide for catching insects.

Read the text and answer the following questions.

a) What does nectar taste like?b) Which is the widest part of a hummingbird’s beak?c) Where do humming birds get protein from?d) What do humming birds do when they find a flower?e) Name one kind of insect that humming birds eat.f) Why has the humming bird been called “Nature’s Top Athlete”?g) Why does a humming bird need a long beak ?