GREENFINGERS GLOBAL SCHOOL, KHARGHAR

HALF-YEARLY

SUBJECT: ENGLISH

DATE: TIME: 3 HRS.

CLASS: VI MARKS: 80

This Paper is divided into four Sections, which is Reading, Writing, Grammar and Literature.

SECTION A (READING )

1. Read the passage and answer the following questions:

Nine o’clock at last and the toil of the day was ended. Lena climbed to her room in the third storey of the

Quarrymen's Hotel. Since daylight she had slaved, doing the work of a full-grown woman, scrubbing the

floors, washing the plates and cups, making the beds and supplying wood and water to the roommates in

the depressing hotel.

The din of the day's quarrying was over- blasting and drilling, the creaking of the cranes, and shifting of

the cars taking the heavy blocks of limestone. Lena lit the stump of a candle and sat limply upon her

wooden chair. She was eleven years old, thin and ill-nourished. Her back and limbs were sore and aching.

But the ache in the heart was the biggest trouble. The last straw has been added to the burden upon her

small shoulders. They had taken away Grimm. Always at night, however tired she might be, she had turned

to Grimm for comfort and hope. Each time Grimm whispered to her that the prince or the fairy would

come and deliver her out of the wicked enchantment. Every night she had taken fresh courage and

strength from Grimm.

Whatever tale she read, she found in it an analogy in her own condition. The woodcutter's lost child, the

unhappy goose girl, the persecuted stepdaughter- all these were the transparent disguise for Lena, the

overworked kitchen maid in the Quarrymen's Hotel. And as always when the trouble got unbearable, there

came the good fairy or the gallant prince to the rescue.

So, here in the ogre’s castle, enslaved by a wicked spell, Lena had trusted Grimm and waited, longing for

powers of goodness to prevail. But on the day before, Mrs Moloney had found the book in her room and

carried it away, declaring sharply that it would not do for servants to read at night; they lost sleep and did

not work briskly the next day. Can one, only eleven years old, living away from one’s mamma, and never

having any time to play, live entirely deprived of Grimm? Just try it once and you will see what a difficult

thing it is.

Questions:

1. Where did Lena work?

2. What was the source of comfort and courage for her?

3. Was Lena happy with her job? Give two examples to support your answer

4. What did she dream about most often?

5. What were Lena’s duties there?

6. Why does the poet say ‘she was doing the work of a full-grown woman?

7. What added to Lena's suffering?

8. Find the antonyms of the words from the passage

a. good b.free/let go

2. Read the poem and answer the following questions:

These Simple Things

The simple things in life are the best:

A patch of green,

A small bird’s nest

A drink of water, fresh and cold,

The taste of bread,

A song of old.

These are the things that matter most:

The laughter of the child,

Flowers growing wild,

A cricket singing in the shady nook,

A ball that bounces high!

A summer shower,

A rainbow in the sky,

The touch of a loving hand,

And time to rest-

These simple things in life are the best.

Questions:

1. List down 5 things that the poet calls simple.

2. Why do you think the poet calls them simple?

3. What does the poet mean by ‘The touch of a loving hand’?

4. Select the correct meaning of these words.

1. Patch a. small area of ground b. Tablecloth c. pullover

2. nook a. Centre b. Corner c. rectangle

5. Make sentences using the given phrase:

a. a patch of ________________

b. ____________ growing wild

3. Read the passage and answer the following questions:

A Fuel is a material that is burned in order to get heat and light and also to generate power. The process of

burning is a chemical reaction. A material combines with oxygen from the air and gives off energy. The

energy is given off in the form of heat and light.

There are many different types of fuels and actually anything that burns can be called a fuel. But the most

common fuels are wood, coal, natural gas and petrol. Fuels can also be classified as solid, liquid and gas.

Wood was one of the first fuels used by man and was his most important one for many centuries. It was

the easiest to get and the cheapest. But during the sixteenth century, the wood started to become scarce in

Europe and coal began to replace it. Coal contains a high percentage of carbon burn evenly and with a hot

flame. Hard coal, or anthracite, has a higher percentage of carbon than other types of coal and so makes

less smoke and ash. The most important liquid fuels come from petroleum. They include kerosene, petrol,

diesel and heating oils.

Questions:

1. How is a material changed into energy?

2. Why did man start using coal instead of wood as fuel?

3. What is the source of energy?

4. Is hard coal a good kind of fuel? Give reasons

5. What do you mean by ‘Scarce'?

SECTION B (WRITING )

4. Write a paragraph on the topic ‘Computers and their importance in school education’ in 150-200 words.

5. Taking clues from the given outlines, complete the story in about 180-200 words.

A fox invites a stork to dinner-serves soup in a shallow dish- stork helpless-cannot eat- the fox laps up all-stork humiliated, angry-invites fox-serves food in a glass jar- understands everything. 6. You are Rajat Mittal of Sarvodaya Senior Secondary School, Vikas Nagar, Delhi. You do not have

the facility of learning computers in your school. Write a letter to the Principal of your school

requesting him to provide the facility to the students of the school in 180-200 words.

7. Imagine you went to Delhi Book Fair with your family. Write a diary entry about your experience

of visiting the fair and what you bought from there in 100-120 words.

SECTION C (GRAMMAR)

5. Re-arrange the following words to form meaningful sentences.

1. the/ in our class/ is/ shortest/ Dhruv/ student

2. english/ studied/ last/ Helen/ night

3. babies/ cry/ didn’t/ lastnight / the

4. going/ is/ skate/ to/ today? /the queen

6. Fill in the blanks using the Degree of comparison from the given brackets.

1. Mathematics is the ________________ subject in school. (interesting)

2. We are _______________ than our parents. (young)

3. Soloman was a very_________________ man. (wise)

4. Very few people have been as _______________ as Gautam.

7. Identify the Transitive and Intransitive verbs in the following sentences.

1. The patient needs medicine.

2. The child smiled.

3. The student is intelligent.

4. He hates dishonest people.

5. You slept for three hours.

8. Change the following sentences from affirmative to negative and vice versa.

1. I have already purchased some books.

2. Shyam passed the test.

3. We must not disobey the laws.

9. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ ‘the’ or cross ‘x’ it if articles are not needed.

1. ________ Tower of London is ________ popular attraction.

2. Newcastle is ________ town in _________ north of _________ England.

3. ___________ Buckingham palace is where ___________ Queen of England officially lives.

4. Anna was born in ___________ Italy but she lives in _________ USA now.

10. Fill in the blanks with appropriate pronouns.

1. Are _________ from Kolkata?

2. Please ask ____________ if they are available for Monday.

3. Can you sit next to __________ in line?

4. I love to visit ________ aunt.

11. Identify the Adjectives and state its kind

1. All men are equal.

2. The enormous elephant loved peanuts.

3. The tired man slept in the comfortable chair.

4. There is three alligator in the marsh.

10. Identify the Kinds of sentences.

1. He bought a new laptop.

2. Don’t waste your time.

3. Hurrah! I got selected for the job!

4. I saw my friend in the street.

SECTION D (LITERATURE)

11. Answer the following with reference to the context.

1. “I think it’s time for us to give a name to our home,”

a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. Why did the speaker make this statement?

2. “The armies advanced on the Persian”

a. What do you mean by ‘advanced on’

b. What happened when the armies advanced on them?

3. “Who nurtures new green sprouts”

a. Name the poem and the poet?

b. What is the antonym of the word ‘nurtures'

12. Answer in one sentence

1. Why did the Athenians ask help from Sparta?

2. Why Nisha wanted to spend time with Anamika?

3. Why did Flora bark excitedly?

13. Answer the following in two to three sentences.

1. What was the strategy used by Athenians to defeat Persians?

2. What were the goals of Mc Mary Kom?

3. Why is a teacher compared to all seasons?

4. Who is the one usually helps you find things? Why do you take that person’s help?

5. How do you think Robinsons had faced the difficult time?

14. Answer the following in four to five sentences.

1. If your teacher punishes a friend for something you know she/he didn't do, what would you

do? Will you keep quiet or explain to the teacher what you know?

GREENFINGERS GLOBAL SCHOOL, KHARGHAR

FRENCH PRACTICE SHEET – CLASS VI

Q1. Remplissez avec le bon adjectifpossessif :

a) La filleparle avec ________ mère.

b) ______ parents sontamiables

c) nous mangeons _________repas avec notrefamille

d) vouschoisissez _________gants

e) ________ écoleestgrande.

Q2. Conjuguez les verbes :

a) Voyager en France b) commencer les cours

Q3. Répondez :

a) Décrivezl’été

b) Il y a combien de moisdansuneannée? Écrivez-les!

c) Qu’est-ceque Sylvie mange?

d) Comment s’appellent les deuxfilles?

Q4. Faites des phrases avec les expressions données:

a) Avoirsoif

b) Avoirpeur

Q5. Remplissez avec les expressions de faire:

a) Nous allons au jardin, nous _________________________

b) En hiver, il _______________________________________

c) Ma mère _________________ tous les après-midi.

GREENFINGERS GLOBAL SCHOOL, KHARGHAR

MATHS

CLASS: VI PRACTICE PAPER II –HALF YEARLY

I. Do as directed:

1.Find the difference of the two place values of 2 in 3250429.

2.Express 61 as the sum of 3 primes.

3. Which is the predecessor of – 1.

4. Name the types of triangles based on the measure of angles.

5.What is data?

6.Write True or False: (a) 0 is the only whole number which is a natural number.

(b) The predecessor of a 2-digit number is always a 2-digit number.

7.Write 2 differences between a line and a ray.

II. Solve:

1.Write the number name of 12000078 according to International system of numeration

2.Draw any angle XYZ. Mark a point Q in its interior and point R in its exterior.

3.Arrange the following in ascending order: -5, 7, -1,0, -8

4.Find the sum by suitable rearrangement: 992+ 1234+1008

5.Find the number of right angles turned through by the hour hand of the clock when it

goes from (a) 12 to 9 (b)10 to 1

6.Find whether 57 and 75 are co prime numbers.

7.Draw rough diagrams of two angles such that they have (a) one point in common

(b) Two points in common

III. Solve these:

1.The sum of two numbers is 695024. If one of them is 409852, then find the other

number.

2. Using divisibility tests, find whether 925372 is divisible by 9.

3. Solve: (a) (-7) + (-6) (b) (-16) + (+17) (c) (-28) + (+28)

4.The modes of travel to school by 160 students are given below.

Modes of Travelling

By walking On bicycle By car By bus

Number of Students

30 50 10 70

Prepare a pictograph of the data using suitable scale.

5.Find the product by suitable rearrangement:

(a)4 x 1365 x25 (b)625 x 3 x16 (c) 8 x215 x25

6.Draw any circle and mark:

(a) its centre (b) a radius (c) a diameter (d)a segment (e) an arc

7. (a) Write the number of faces, edges, corners in a square pyramid.

(b)Why is it better to use a divider than a ruler,while measuring the length of a

line segment?

IV. Solve:

1. Find the value of: (a) (-13) +(-12) – (-24) (b) 37+(-24) + (-8) +9

2.A labourer works for 6hours in the morning and 3 hours in the evening. If he gets

Rs.45 per hour, then find his earnings in a day. (Use distributive property)

3.Two tankers contain 80 litres and 650 litres of oil. Find maximum capacity of a

container which can measure the oil of both the tankerswhen used an exact

number of times.

4.If 14 Kg and 200 g of rice can be packed in one sack, then how many sacks can be

required to pack 213 Kg of rice?

5. Draw a rough sketch of a quadrilateral ABCD. Draw its diagonals.Name,

(a) 2 pairs of opposite sides (b)2 pairs of adjacent angles (c) 2 diagonals

6. The given data shows the number of students of a city who went abroad for studies.

Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Number of students

1600 1250 1000 1750 1400

Represent the above data using a bar graph.

7.Which direction will you face if you start facing

(a) north and make ¾ of a revolution clockwise?

(b) east and make one full revolution?

(c) west and make ½ of a revolution clockwise?

(d) south and make¼ of a revolution anticlockwise?

Greenfingers Global School,Kharghar

Practice Worksheet-II

Subject- Science Class-VI

Q I Classify the following as rectilinear, circular and periodic motion

1. The motion of earth around the sun.

2. An apple falling from a tree.

3. The needle of a sewing machine.

4. The stretched string of sitar

QII Fill in the blanks:

1. ______ materials allow the light to pass through it.

2. The SI unit of length or distance is ________

3. The change in position of an object with time is______

4. Two natural sources of light are ______ and ________

Q III Answer the following.

1. When can you see the shortest and the longest shadow?

2. Why are the standard units used in measurement?

3. When is an object said to be at rest?

4. What is cubit? Explain why cubit cannot be used as a standard unit of length.

Q IV Answer the following questions in detail.

1. What is meant by reflection of light? What type of objects reflects more light?

2. What are the three things required to observe a shadow?

3. Explain circular motion and periodic motion with examples.

4. Write the difference between luminous and non luminous objects with examples.

Q V A tall device which contains plane mirrors can be used to see over the heads of crowd (say in a football match).

Answer the following questions

1. What is the name of this device?

2. How many plane mirrors does it use?

3. On what principle does this work?

4. Draw the diagram of it.

GREENFINGERS GLOBAL SCHOOL

PRACTICE WORKSHEET-II(2017-18)

CLASS-VI SUBJECT-SOCIAL STUDIES

Answer the following questions:

1.What do you mean by manuscript?

2.What does diversity adds to our life?

3.Name one Palaeolithic site of Madhya Pradesh.

4.What is an atlas?

5.What is earth day?

6.What do you know about gana and sangha?

7.Explain in brief three levels of government?

8.Why does southern hemisphere experiences winter and summer solstice in

different times than that of northern hemisphere?

9.How do we find about the social differences in megalithic burial?

10.What are the sources of fund of gram sabha?

11How planet differ from a star?

12..Name some of the archaeologist sites of janapadas.

13.Name the three organs of village panchayat.

14.Why torrid zone receives maximum amount of heat?

15.How do we know about cotton that were grown in Harappan civilisation?

16.Why do we see only one side of moon at a time?

17.Explain in brief about burial levels of Mehrgarh.

18.Explain briefly about heat zones of the Earth.

19.How do people gave new life to plants?

20.How is map different from a plan?

21.How do early people became farmers?

22.What is the importance of fundamental rights?

23.Draw and explain circle of illumination.

24.Why do hunter gatherers moved from place to place?

25.Define government.How do people participate in formation of government?

26.Which map provides detailed information and why?

___________________________________________________________