BUDS PUBLIC SCHOOL

ENGLISH

Class : 6 Topic: Frogs in the Fountain

I.Fill in the blanks using the suitable words:

  1. On a public occasion, be prepared to be ______( smoothed, smothered) in garlands.
  2. The frogs would come into the verandah at night and keep us awake with their incessant singing and ______(gargling, warbling)
  3. A zoo is the best place for ______(creatures, creators) big and small.
  4. The author was now a grown man with an independent ______(sores, source) of income.

II.Arrange the following words in an alphabetical order:

  1. Impervious, puzzled, aroma, independent

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  1. Generously, proportioned, religious, ceremonies, reserved

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III.Match the adjectives with its opposite:

A / B
careful / poor
wealthy / alive
dead / careless
married / Dull
brave / single
bright / Coward
Deep / safe
dangerous / shallow

Put the adverb of frequency on the right place

1. He listens to the radio. (often)

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2. They read a book. (sometimes)

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3. Kate gets angry. (never)

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4. Tom is very friendly. (usually)

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5. I take sugar in my coffee. (sometimes)

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6. Ramon is hungry. (often)

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7. My grandmother goes for a walk in the evening. (always)

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8. Walter helps his father in the kitchen. (usually)

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9. They watch TV in the afternoon. (never)

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10. Christine smokes after dinner. (seldom)

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IV.Read the poem carefully and answer the questions given below:

Running Nose

My nose is running, yes it is.

It hopped right off my face.

It's scurrying down the corridor

And hurrying place to place.

It's running through the supermarket

Breathing in the food

And sneezing on the customers

Who think that's mighty rude.

It's running round the playground

And it's slipping down the slide.

It leaves a trace of mucus

That was dripping from inside.

My nose is running faster

Than my feet-it's just as well.

I didn't really need my nose.

My feet can also smell.

  1. Make a list of rhyming words in the poem.
  1. Is this poem a realistic or fantasy. Explain.
  1. List two action verbs that the poet uses to describe what his nose is doing.
  1. At the end of the poem, what made the poet decide that he really didn’t need his nose?

V.Mark the word with a (C) if it is correctly spelt and a (w) if it is spelt wrong. Check with a dictionary to see if you are right.

  1. Creture 3. generously
  2. prevously4. installed

VI.Complete these words with –y or –ly. You may refer to a dictionary if you are in doubt.

  1. generous ___2. apparent_____3. hopeful___4. wear___

VII.Fill up the blanks using ‘can’ or ‘can’t:

  1. What sports ______you play?
  2. Cats ______climb trees.
  3. Rabbits ______sing.
  4. Her dad only speaks English. He ______speak French.
  5. It is really dark. I ______see anything.

VIII.Answer the following questions:

1.What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you?

2.Ruskin Bond has the rare ability to see the humour in everyday situation. Explain.

3.Write few sentences on the childhood memories of the author.

Creative Writing:

Write few sentences on the picture:

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Write these words two times neatly: neglected, independent, constantly, generously, overweight, puzzled, believed, brilliant, firmly, exported, safer ______

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Frame sentences using the above given words:

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