INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, RIYADH

Academic Year 2010-2011

Grade VI - English
Section A : Reading
Read the following extracts and answer the questions :
The Circus Elephant
What are they thinking ?
The circus elephants,
As they tramp round the ring each night.
Do they wish that they
Were far away
In the forest’s leafy light ?
Where they’d roam at will
And could eat their fill
Far from human right
As the gentle giants
Perform their tricks
The children stare with delight
But is it fair?
Is keeping them captive right ?

- John Forster

The poet ___________________________says what the elephant must be thinking

when they perform their acts in the ring. It could be that they wanted to be
back in the _______________where they could ______________freely,
_____________fill and ______________away from human right. Is it
___________________ to keep these ___________giants in __________, the poet
asks.

Read the given passage and answer the questions that

follow:

A fairy tale is a fictional story that usually features characters (such as fairies,
goblins , elves, trolls, witches, giants and talking animals.) and enhancements
, often involving nearly impossible events. In modern times, “a fairy tale
ending” refers to a happy ending, though there are examples of fairy tales
that do not end happily.

In cultures where demons and witches are seen as real, fairy tales are told as
legends having historical actuality as in epics like Iliad or Odyssey. However
they usually do not contain references to religion and actual places, persons
and events; they take place “once upon a time” rather than in actual times.

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Fairy tales are found in folk tales and in literary form. The history of the fairy
tale is difficult to trace because only the literary forms have survived. Still the
evidence of literary works at least shows that fairy tales have existed for
thousands of years. The name “ fairy tale” was first given to them by Madame
d’Aulhoy.

The older fairy tales were intended for an audience of adults as well as
children. The Brothers Gimm titled their collection . Children’s and Houshold
Tales, and the link with the children has only grown stronger with time.

Folklorists have classified fairy tales in various ways. Among the most notable
are the Aarne Thompson classification, and the morphological analysis of
Vladumir Propp. Other folklorists have interpreted the tales significance, but
no school has been definitely established for the meaning of the tales.

Now complete the following briefly :

1. According to definition a fairy tale is ______________________________.

2. A fairy tale may end ____________________.
3. Fairy tales do not refer to
_________________________________________________.
4. A fairy tale may start with the words ________________.
5. The history of fairy tales is difficult to trace as ________________________.
6. The name fairy tale was given by _______________________.
7. Name one classification of fairy tales.
8. The title chosen for their book by the Gimm brothers was
_______________.
9. The significance of the tales has been __________________________.
10. __________________________has not been established.

III) Advertising is the action of calling something to the attention of the public
especially by the paid announcements. This is an important definition because
many people think of advertising mostly in terms of selling manufacturer’s
consumer goods, toothpaste, soaps etc. There has been various
misconceptions about working advertising. Advertising always has a
questionable image-high for little expertise, big expense accounts , lavish
launches and a high degree of superficiality. Today any career in advertising
whether with agency, advertisers, market research company or media owner
or media, is tough and challenging. It demands trained informed scientists
who can work within strictly defined disciplines. The needs of different types
of advertisers vary enormously with the result that it is difficult to generalize
about company organization. Brand managers, Marketing Managers or
communication managers tend to be selected by manufacturing companies
and one often recruited to a marketing training scheme. Each brand manager
is responsible for the total marketing policy for a given brand and for its
implementation. Brand managers have some knowledge of every stage of the
marketing process from research and production to distribution and
promotion. Their process and their success depends on a sound marketing
training and good communication with specialists inside and outside the
company who must be briefed and whose recommendations have to be
evaluated. An advertising agency applies its skills across a range of variety
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products and advertising problems. It offers much more problems than an
individual advertises. But it is not a secure job. If the budget is cut drastically
a number of jobs suffer. But the objective remains the same to provide
knowledge and to highlight the utility of their product.
Based on the reading of the passage, answer the questions
that follows :
1. Mostly people have a wrong notion that advertising __________________.

2. The possible careers in advertising are _______________________.

3. The people who can fit in an advertising agency are

____________________.

4. The types of managers selected by manufacturing companies are

________________________________.

5. Mention the 4 marketing process stages.

6. Mention one advantage of Marketing agency and individual advertiser

each.______________________________________________________________

7. The aim of advertising is ________________________.

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Section : D
Literature:
L -4 : A Triumph of Surgery
L -5: The Day the Viceroy Came
L-6 : The Random of Red Chief
Po e m – 5 : The Ant and the Cricket
Po e m -6 : The Boy who Boasted
L-7 : The Miracle Merchant
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EXTRACTS:

I) “I looked down at the little dog. That was the trouble.”

1. Who does ‘I’ stand for?

a) Truck ; b) Mr. Heriot ; c) Mrs. Pumphery
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 2. What was the trouble.
a) Doing extra exercise ; b) always refused food c)greed
II) “ Mrs Pumphery wrung her hand.”

1. Why did she wring her hands ?

a) As she was very happy
b) She was very sad
c) She was extremely anxious about her dog.

2. Name the writer of the lesson from which this extract is taken.
a) Triumph of surgery
b) The Day the Viceroy came
c) The wish
III) “Gopal was giddy with expectation and suspense.”
1. Why was Gopal in this state?
a) Waiting for the viceroy
b) Waiting for his friends.
c) Was tired of the long wait.
IV) “Then suddenly he heard a blare of trumpets, and the blare of
trumpets, and the band striking up”…………….
1. Who heard the blare of trumpets ?
2. Why were the trumpets blown ?
3. Which song did the band play?
V ) “ We chose for our victim the only child of an important citizen named
Ebenzer Dorset.”
1. ‘We’ stands for ________________________________
2. What did they decide to do to the child?
3. Why did they do so?
VI) “ I opened the note, got near the lamp and read it to Bill.”
1. Who had written this note ?
a) Bill b)Elbenzer Dosset c) 2 desperote man.
2. What did the note say?

VII) ‘Oh, what will become? Says the cricket , ‘of me?’
1. In what mood is the cricket in ? Why ?
2. What did it decide to do ?
VIII) “If you live without food, work, you must live without food .”
1. From where is this extract taken ?
2. Name the writer?

3. What is the writer/poet trying to convey?

IX ) “ And he almost arrived at a premature death

From boasting so much that he ran out of breath.”

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 1) Explain ‘premature death’ in your own words. Why was John Bragger
threatened by it ?
2) Complete the following sentences:
I’m quickest at sums -----------------------but-------------------------------------

X) “ He could only just manage to squeeze through the door !

We were sure that it could not increase anymore.”
1. What was ‘it’ ? Did it stop increasing?
2. Why did the children begin to feel sorry for the boy?
3. How was he brought to the hall? Why?

XI)“No a hen has come between them.”

1. Whose words are these ?
2. Whom does them refer to?
3. What is the role of a hen here?

XII) “ My dear Louis, you’ll be clever if you get Jane out of this house
before Thursday.”
1. Is Louis willing to perform the task given to him.
2. What does Louis expect in return from his aunt?

Answer the questions in your own words :

I) Who helps Mrs. Beanwhistle to get rid of Jane and how?

II) Is the poem “ The Boy Who Boasted” by Charles Thompson a humorous
one. Give reasons to support your answer?

III) Imagine yourself to be BillDriscoll in the story ‘ The Ranson of the Red
Chief’ and narrate what you and your friend did to acquire 2,000 dollars
in order to buy some land. Were you successful? What was the outcome
?
IV)Why did the ant not help the cricket. Do you think it was right todo so?
Justify your answer.

V) Write the story of ‘The Day the Viceroy came’ in your own words is not
more than 150-200 words.
VI) How does Trickie recover from his illness. Answer in 75-100 words.

VII) Write in about 150 words the Summary of the poem

(a) The Boy who Boasted

(b) The Ant and the cricket.
VIII) Imagine yourself to be Mrs. Pumphery and write a ‘Diary Entry’
about your dog ‘ Trick is condition; your anxiety , and what you did that
helped him recover”(150 words)
IX) Write the characteristics of the following :
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 a) Louis Courcet
b) Mrs. Beauwhistle
c) Mrs. Pumphery
d) Mrs. Herriot.

Prepared by Mrs. Hameeda Banu S.

VI – VIII Girls Section

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