PRACTICE PAPER ,SET(2) 2017

CLASS: VI SUB: S.SCIENCE M.M.90

Q1. Select the correct option and write the answer. (5)

1) Which ocean is the deepest ocean among the following?

a) The Atlantic b)The Indian c)The Pacific d)The Arctic

2) The Pandyas set up their capital at

a) Kaveripattam b) Tanjore c)Vanchi d) Madurai

3) Thanesar is located in

a)Uttar pradesh b) Haryana c)Punjab d) Rajasthan

4)The apex body of Panchayati Raj System is

a) Nyaya panchayat b)Gram panchayat c)Block samiti d)Zila parishad

5)A Municipal Corporation is also known as

a)Nagar Panchayat b)Nagar Nigam c) Nagar Palika d) Nagar Parishad

Q2. Fill in the blanks. (5)-

1.  ------was the most famous Kushan ruler.

2.  Canals for irrigation were built by------

3.  A Municipal Council is also called------in some states.

4.  Christmas era started from------C.E.

5.  Tropical cyclone strikes the------coast of India.

Q3. Match the following. (5)

1The highest peak of the Himalaya National era

2 Mawsynram lion

3 It separets Europe & Asia Mount Everest

4 Animal of prey Meghalaya

5.Saka era Ural mountain/Ural river

Q4. Give one word answer. (5)

1.  Name the lake built by Chandragupta Mourya.

2.  Who established the Gupta Empire?

3. Who implements the decisions of the Municipal Corporation ?

4. Name any one temple built by Chalukya rulers?

5.In your opinion, what is the major cause of misery ?

Q5. Answer the following Questions. (2 x 10=20)

1.  How does the village panchayat generate its financial resources?.

2.  Name any three holy books of Hinduism.

3.  Where did Menander establish his rule in india?

4.  Name the rivers that meet at sangam in Prayaga(Allahabad)?

5.  What did the chinese learn from India?

6.  Why was Roman Historian Pliny against having trade relations with India?

7.  Name three major landforms on the land surface.

8.  Which continent is not inhabited by the people and why?

9.  Mention two functions of Municipal commissioner?

10. Where are one-horned rhinoceros found in India?

Q6. Answer the following questions in 40-50 words (3 x 8=24)

1.  What are plains? Explain briefly the formation of plains..

2.  What is the meaning of Hydrosphere? Briefly explain the importance of Hydrosphere?

3.  Explain the religious policy of Harsha.

4.  Mention some of the problems faced by the big cities these days.

5.  Explain briefly the reforms introduced by Rudradaman?

6.  How are the human activities responsible for causing ecological imbalance?

7.  Highlight the main features of the pottery of the Megalith period.

8.  Describe the contribution of Indo-Greeks.

Q7. Long answers questions. (4 x 4=16)

1 Describe the eight fold path as suggested by Mahatma Buddha to attain Moksha. OR What is the contribution of Aryabhatta in the field of Science and Mathematics? 2.Diffrentiate between eastern coastal plains and western coastal plains. OR .Distinguish between Tropical Evergreen Forest and Tropical Deciduous forest 3Where is Sunderban delta? How does it look like? Describe its main features?

4.Describe the composition of Zila Parishad OR Describe the main function of Municipal corporation.

Q. 8 Draw the diagram of the realms of the earth OR the composition of the atmosphere and lable it neatly. (5)

Q9. On an outline map of WORLD fill the following and paste on the answersheet (5)

1.  The CONTINENT completely lies in the Southern Hemisphere

2.  Himalayan kingdom

3.  A country larger than India

4.  An ocean named after a country

5.  The land of many religions

6.  Vedanthangal Bird Sanctury.

PRACTICE PAPER 2017

CLASS-VI SUB- ENGLISH M.M.90

SECTION-A (Reading) 20 Marks

A1, Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow (8*1=8)

Read the following poem carefully:

School bells are ringing,loud and clear,

Vacation’s over,school is here.

We hunt our pencils and our books,

And say goodbye to fields and brooks.

To carefree days of sunny hours,

To birds and butterflies and flowers.

But we are glad school has begun,

For work is always mixed with fun.

When autumn comes and the weather is cool,

Nothing can take the place of school.

Write the option you consider the most appropriate:

1.’We’ in the above poem are

a) parents b)school children c)children who work in fields d)children who hate schools

2. A phrase that suggests that the poem deals with summer vacation is

a) when autumn comes b)the weather is cool c)carefree days of sunny hours d) goodbye to fields and brooks

3. Mention one thing the poet did during the vacation

a)he hunted for his pencils and his books b) he stayed indoors all the day long

c) he waited for the school to reopen d)he played in the fields and nearby rivers

4. According to the poet most children are glad when vacations get over because

a)they can have fun while they work at school b )they love to hear loud bells ringing

c) they will not have to stay indoors all the day d) they can buy new pencils and books

5. The poem deals with a child’s

a) eagerness to join new school b) eagerness to return to school c) hatred for school d) boredom at school

A2Read the following passage carefully:

AUSTRALIA

1.Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, where in the last50 years large immigrants have settled, making it a country of mixed races and cultures. The first inhabitants of Australia were the aborigines.

2.This island was not known to the Europeans until just about 400years ago. The Dutch made the first voyages along the Western Australian coast in the 17th century and Britain sent Captain James Cook in 1768 to explore the unknown island.

3.Europeans sent convicts from colonies to this faraway land. They soon formed new settlements here. In 1851, when gold was found in New South Wales and Victoria, more educated, middle- class immigrants arrived to make a fortune and the beginning of trading soon brought prosperity to the country.

4.The main industries are agriculture, mining, timber production, fishing and tourism.

5. Climate here ranges from hot and tropical in the north, to cool and wet in the south.The inland region of the country is hot and dry, but even the large tracts of desert here are full of life. Eucalyptus trees are dotted along the deserts and mountains. The world knows Australia for kangaroos ande emus, large flightless birds, similar to ostriches.

Write the option you consider the most appropriate.

1.  ------formed the first settlements in Australia.

a)  The Dutch b) the aborigines c) the Europeans d)Captain James Cook

2.Captain James Cook’s mission was a) to explore Australia b) to establish European settlements there c) to leave convicts there d) to discover gold mines there

3.The climate of the island regions of Australia is

a)hot and tropical b) hot and dry

c)cool and wet d) hot and humid

4.------brought prosperity to the people of Australia.

a)Tourism b) Educated immigrants

c) gold mines d)Trading

5. Which word in passage means persons ‘guilty of a criminal offence’?

a) immigrants b)aborigines c)convicts d) inhabitants