English Series 6

First Term  Examination-2071

Grade: six                                                                          F.M. : 100

Sub: Our English                                                               P.M. : 40

 

Attempt all the questions.

1.    Read the following passage and answer the questions.

            Mr. Dawson is the head of a large company. The other day, he was talking to his son.

       'Well ,Peter', he said, 'you finished school five months ago. You really must think about the future. There are fine opportunities in the business for a clever young man like you.You will soon get experience. Who knows, in twenty year's time you may even have a position like mine. Of course, a little hard work will be necessary.'

       'Yes father' replied Peter ,'but I don't want to work hard. I want to be an actor!'

A.     Answer the following questions:  

a.       What was the name of the head of the company?

b.      Who was Peter?

c.       What did Mr. Dawson want from Peter?

d.      When did Peter leave school?

e.       What job did peter want to adopt?

B.     Find words in the above passage which are opposite in meaning to the following words.

i)  stupid          ii) old   iii) easy            iv) small           v) started

2.    Give one word meaning for the following. (10)

        i.  a particular point in time

      ii.  handwritten book or document

    iii.  having enough supply of money or possessions of value

    iv.  a tool for cutting grass or crops

      v.  restate from one language into another lg

    vi.  free from stress, having peace of mind

  vii.  praise or respect for something

viii.  prepared and printed for distribution and sale

    ix.  feeling shame or guilt

      x.  a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

3.    Answer these questions based on your textbook. 5x2=10

a.       How did Bhanubhakta feel after listening to the grass cutter?

b.      Why did Bhanubhakta decide to translate the Ramayan into the Nepali language?

c.       Why are leopard and crocodile killed?

d.      When was Temba Tshiri born?

e.       What were hanging on the wire like bats?

4.    Fill in the blanks choosing the correct words from the brackets. 10x1=10

a.       I _______ playing with my friends. (love / loves)

b.      Ali ________ to school by bus. (go/ goes)

c.       We ________ playing games. (enjoy/ enjoy)

d.      My father ________ very hard. (works / work)

e.       My brother and sister __________ at home with my mother. (stay/ stays)

f.       Birds ________ in the sky. (fly/flies)

g.       The horse ______ grass. (eat/eats)

h.      The barber ________ our hair. (cuts/ cut)

i.        Our school _______ at 10 am. (starts / start)

j.        My parents _______ me very much. (love / loves)

5.    Match words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.

       A                                                              B

       a) share                                      i) died out

       b) destroy                                  ii) make dirty

       c) pollute                                   iii) have in common

       d) expensive                              iv) damage badly

       e) extinct                                   v) animals and birds

       f) wildlife                                  vi) costly

6.    Rearrange the following words to show surprise. 5x1=5

a.       is / handsome / how / he / I /

b.      beautiful / how / she / is / I /

c.       a / brave / boy / what / I

d.      painting / colourful / a / what / I /

e.       What / lovely / a / baby / I /

7.    Put the following words in alphabetical order. 10

wealthy, sickle, quench, ashamed, translate, epic, lyrical, credit, published,  manuscript

8.     Complete the following sentences using the correct self form of pronouns.

10x1=10

a.       I cut _____ while I was cutting grass.

b.      The old lady sat in a corner talking to __________.

c.       We can take care of _________.

d.      Dolma and I first enjoyed __________ at a party five years ago.

e.       They painted the house __________.

f.       Sita saw _________ in the mirror.

g.       My brother can do his homework ____________.

h.      Do your work _________.

i.        Some people are very selfish. They only think of ___________.

j.        Don't get angry control __________.

9.    Complete the following sentences choosing the correct prepositions. 10x1=10

       a)  We walked ________ the road to the shop on the other side. (across / along)

       b)  This book was lying ________ some old books. (between / among )

       c)  The thief entered the room _________ the window. ( across / through)

       d)  He stood ________ the end of the queue. ( at / on)

       e)  Walking ________ the road, we reached the park ( through / along)

       f)  Nepal lies _______ India and china. ( in / between)

       g)  There are many pictures ________ the book. ( in / at)

       h)  The books are lying _______ the shelf. (at / on)

       i)   The dog jumped ________ the wall. (through / over)

       j)   The notice is posted ________ the wall. (in / on)

10.  Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the where necessary. 4x1=4

       a)  I live in _____ old house.

       b)  My mother is reciting _______ Geeta now.

       c)  These are ______ ants.

       d)  They live in ______ rented house.

11.  Write a letter to your friend describing about your village / city or town. (5)

12.  Write an essay on 'Discipline.' (5)

                                                GOOD LUCK.