KPS/VI/REVISION ASSIGNMENTS/2017-18

ASSIGNMENT-1 (LITERATURE)

  1. ATTEMPT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ABOUT 50-60 WORDS EACH:
  1. How did the women of Uttarakhand show their love and respect for their trees?
  2. In what sense had the women of Reni proved the men of the village wrong?
  3. What is the significance of Zeus to the Olympics?
  4. How were the Ancient Olympic Games unfair to women?
  5. Why did people value olive trees in ancient days?
  6. What were the ponds in the author’s village, generally used for?
  7. As the narrator dived into water, what fears overcame her mind?
  8. How was the narrator greeted when she reached the surface?
  9. Justify the title, ‘Six and Out’.
  10. How did the region of Mithila prove to be conducive for the development of art?
  11. Compare the ancient form of Mithila art with what it is today.
  12. Is there any similarity between the break of day and the birth of a baby? If yes, what is it?
  13. Mention the three stages of life that the poem ‘Indian Weavers’ speak of?
  14. Why did James faint twice?
  15. What was Mrand MrsOtis’ complaint against the ghost? How did they show their protest against him?
  16. How did Virginia help Sir Simon’s ghost at the end?
  1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ABOUT 90-100 WORDS EACH:
  1. Who is Ganga Devi? Pen down her character sketch on the basis of your reading the lesson, ‘The Women Painters of Mithila’?
  2. How was the ghost of Sir Simon troubled and offended by the twin brothers, Lewis and Clark? Explain in detail.
  3. In the lesson, ‘The Canterville Ghost’ how did Sir Simon’s ghost prove to be a nuisance to the Otis family?
  4. How did the duck-diving experience serve as a huge challenge for the narrator in the lesson, ‘Return to Air’?

CLASS – VI ASSIGNMENT-2 LITERATURE

REFERENCE TO CONTEXT:

  1. ‘When my capsule door is sealed…

With the tea cups circling round me like planets round the sun.’

  1. Name the poem and the poet.
  2. What does the word ‘capsule’ refer to?
  3. What is the poetic device being used in the second line?
  1. ‘You can start the Count Down, you can take a last look;

…I’m off to Outer Space tomorrow morning.’

  1. Name the poem and the poet.
  2. Why does the speaker want you to start the Count Down and also take a last look at him?
  1. ‘Weavers, weaving at fall of night, why do you weave a garment so bright?’
  1. Identify the poem and the poet.
  2. For whom are the weavers weaving a garment at fall of night?
  1. ‘I let the moments pass; how well he drove it to the screen.

And then the crash of glass. I watched the players as they ran..’

  1. Name the poem and the poet.
  2. Who is ‘he’ in the above lines?
  3. Why did the glass crash?
  4. Why did the players run?
  1. ‘there were tigers after me,

I could feel them growing closer,

I was quivering with fear.’

  1. Identify the poem and the poet.
  2. Were the tigers really after the speaker?
  3. Why did the speaker invent this story about tigers growing closer to him?
  4. Give another word for ‘quivering’.

CLASS VI ASSIGNMENT-3

  1. DIALOGUE COMPLETION:
  1. Given below is a conversation between Raj’s mother and his father. Complete the blanks with suitable dialogues:

Father : Let’s take the children for a vacation to Goa.

Mother : Oh, I think that (a)______.

Father : Yes, dear, since they have finished with their exams, they will welcome the idea of

a vacation.

Mother : Should we (b)______?

Father : Why a surprise? Let them know before time so that they I______

______.

Mother : Yes, you are right. All the children can then buy clothes to suit Goa’s weather.

Father : We will also ask them (d)______.

Mother : You mean by air or by Rajdhani?

Father : Yes, what I feel is that the train journey (e)______.

Mother : However we travel, it will be great fun.

  1. DIARY ENTRY
  1. You received your report card today. You are unhappy and disappointed with your marks in Maths and Science. Write a diary entry confessing that you did not work hard for these two tests. Also write how you plan to improve your results.
  2. It was your birthday yesterday. Your parents gave you a surprise birthday party. You are extremely happy and delighted and also touched by their gesture of love. Write a diary entry expressing your feelings.
  1. CHANGE THE VOICE in the following sentences:
  1. Raman wins a trophy.
  2. My sister sang a lovely song.
  3. Her friend makes amazing cartoons.
  4. The gardener will plant these saplings in the open lawns.
  5. The monkeys ate all the bananas from the cart.
  6. The children will enjoy the picnic.
  7. The students will finish these worksheets by tomorrow.

CLASS VI ASSIGNMENT – 4

  1. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SUITABLE PRONOUNS GIVEN IN BRACKETS:
  1. Anjaliand Mitali went to see an exhibition of paintings. ______also got to meet the artist ______had painted them. (they/you) (which/who)
  2. ______were you talking to over the phone? (who/whom/?
  3. The horse hurt ______in the race. (it/itself)
  4. My father instructed me to improve ______in Maths. (my/myself)
  5. The tour operator, ______organized this trip, has checked all the provisions. (who/whom)
  6. Mother said to me, ‘Hurry up or else _____ will miss the school bus!’ (your/you)
  7. If you are determined, ______can be made possible. (everything/nothing)
  8. This is my bag. The bag is ______. (my/mine)
  1. Join the following pairs of sentences by using the given CONJUNCTIONS:
  1. We could take a bus. We could share the cab. (either…or…)
  2. The child had burst the balloon. There was a loud noise. (so)
  3. The girls were making paper flowers. The boys were making sand castles. (while)
  4. The little girl was very happy to meet her brother. She was very delighted to meet her brother. (and)
  5. The old man went to see the fair. His sons went to see the fair. (as well as)
  6. The boys played the match very well. They could not win. (but)
  7. The hungry child finished all the chocolates. He ate all the biscuits. (not only..but also)
  8. She has certain weaknesses. We all adore her. (although)
  9. We shall begin our journey. You all are ready. (when)
  10. You will be successful. You study with devotion. (if)
  1. STORY WRITING: Compose a story with a suitable title and a moral, on the basis of the given hints/clues:

A man with all comforts of life – living happily with his wife and two children – earns well to provide for the family’s needs – unfortunately falls into bad company – starts gambling with his companions – also starts drinking – doesn’t go to his workplace – loses his good job – family in miserable condition – wife and children sink into a sea of sorrow – one day the son complains to mother – will not eat food as it is rotten and smells bad – better to starve than to eat bad food – the man overhears their small talk and realizes his mistake – he too has turned bad and rotten – resolves to change for good – happy days revive – moral

CLASS VI ASSIGNMENT -5

READ THE POEM CAREFULLY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW:

THE BAT

Most bats fly high,

Swooping only to take some insect on the wing.

But there’s a bat I know, who flies so low; he skims the floor.

He does not enter at the window, but flies in at the door,

Does stunts beneath the furniture..

Is his radar wrong? Or does he just prefer being different from other bats?

And when sometimes, he settles upside down at the foot of my bed,

I let him be.

On lonely nights, even a crazy bat is company.

RUSKIN BOND

  1. Most bats fly high. But then why do they swoop down?
  2. What does the poet’s bat do, that makes him different from other bats?
  3. Tick the correct option: The poet is ______.
  1. Fond of animals ii. Indifferent to animals
  1. Scared of animals iv. Dislikes animals
  1. Where does the poet’s bat sometimes settle?
  2. Why does the poet say, ‘I let him be’?
  3. Which lines reveal that the poet is lonely and craves companionship?

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