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Uttorda High School.

Half Yearly Examination-2025

Class-VI

Sub: English 1st paper

Part-A: Reading (Marks-70)

Reading Test (seen passage)

Time: 3 hours                                                                 Full Marks: 100

Read the text and answer the questions land 2.

Bulbul collects rubbish from the Sankar area in Dhaka. Every morning, he wakes up at 5 o'clock and walks along the streets of Sankar to collects rubbish. People of Sankar put their rubbish in plastic bins and leave them in front of their houses. Bulbul walks from door to door to collect them. Sometimes the bins are very dirty and they smell bad. But Bulbul does not mind. He takes out everything from the bins and puts them in his van. He believes that all jobs are important. He works hard every day to keep this area clean. Last month Bulbul was sick for two days. So he could not come to collect the rubbish. The people of Sankar were in great trouble. They got piles of rubbish waiting in front of, their houses. The whole area became dirty and unhygienic. When Bulbul got well, he came back to Sankar. He collected everything from all the bins. Bulbul does not want to fall sick again. He realizes, if he stops working even for a few days only, the whole area will

turn into a big dustbin. 

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives.

a) The people of Sankar were in great trouble. What does trouble mean?

(i) distress

(iii) bliss

(ii) comfort

(iv) misfortune

b) The whole area became dirty and unhygienic because of

(i) Bulbul's stubbornness

(ii) Bulbul's strike

(iii) Bulbul's non-cooperation

(iv) Bulbul's illness

c) Bulbul collect rubbish from the Sankar area in Dhaka. Here the word 'rubbish is similar to.

(i) dirty

(iii) garbage

d) Bulbul goes from door to door

.(i) running

 (ii)swimming

(ii) unwanted.

(iv) unnecessary

e) People of Sankar put their rubbish in plastic bins. Here 'bin' means

(i) basket

(ii) box

(iii) Walking

(iv) strolling

(iii) bag

(iv) packet

f) Bulbul's job is very important because

(i) he collects rubbish.

(ii) he keeps his area clean

(iii) he work hard

(iv) he puts the rubbish in his van.

1×7=7

g) The whole area became dirty an unhygienic. Which of the following words has opposite meaning to

unhygienic?

(1) unhealthy

(ii) ill health.

(iii) healthful

(iv) insanitary.

2. Answer the following questions.

(a) Where does Bulbul work?

(b) How long was he sick?

(c) When does Bulbul wake up?

(d) Where do the people of Sankar put their rubbish?

(e) What does Bulbul realize?

Read the text and answer the questions 3 and 4  =2×5-10

A proverb says "Health is Wealth". To keep healthy is to keep free from disease andanxiety. Good health is proper functioning of all body organs. It is also feeling well both in body and in mind. People in good health are active, cheerful and happy. If you are healthy you can be happy and can help others in society as well. To keep in good health we should be careful about hygiene. The rule and practices of keeping good health are called hygiene. We must practice the rules of hygiene. Proper food and nutrition, physical exercise, rest and sleep, cleanliness and proper medicare are essential for good health.

3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the above text.

5 Healthy body means a body which is free from a) --- and worries. In order to keep our body (b) ---, following the rules of good health is c) --- A healthy person remains (d) ---Cheerful, making it easier to contribute positively to society. Additionally, getting enough (e) --- and sleep is crucial for overall well-being.

4. Write synonyms or antonyms of the following words according to the instructions.

a) Healthy (synonym)

b) Anxiety (antonym)

c) Proper (Synonym)

d) Active (antonym)

e) Cheerful (synonym)

Read the text and answer the questions 5, 6 and 7.

Sarat Chandra Chattapadhya was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of early 20th century. He was born in Devanandapur, a village in West Bengal under the district of Hoogli on 15 September 1876. His childhood passed in great poverty. After passing the Entrance Examination in Second division in 1894, Sarat took admission in the Tejnarayan Jubilee College. But one year after his mother's death in 1895, he had to leave college forever due to dire financial crisis. His famous literary works are Bordidi, Biraj Bou, Palli Shomaj, Debdas, Srikanto, Dena Paona, Mej Didi etc. He was awarded Kuntolin Puraskar for Mondir and D-Lit (given by University of Dhaka). 

5. Complete the following table with the information given in the passage. 1x5-5

Who/What

Sarat Chandra Chattapadhya

Entrance Examination

Mother's death

Award

Event

a)---

e)---

Year

b)----

c)

d)--

6. Read the following statements, Write (T) in your answer script if the statement is true. Write (F) if the statement is false. If false, give the correct answer. 1x5=5

i) He was boren in Devapur a town in West Bengal.

ii) Sarat Chandra passed his Entrance Examination in second Division in 1894.

iii) His famous works include Bordidi, Debdas and Srikanto. 

iv) He was awarded a D-Lit by the University of Cumilla. 

v) Sarat Chandra was a Bengali novelist and short story write.

7. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.10

8. Match the parts of sentences given in Column 'A' and column 'B' to write five complete sentences. 1×5=5

A

B

a) Socrates was

i) born in 459 B.C.in Athens.

b) He was

ii) in Athens in Greece.

c) He lived

iii) the wisest philosopher and teacher of his time.

d) Athens was

iv) in the streets of Athens.

e) He would often go out

v) the home of sculpture.

9. Rearrange the following sentences in correct order in your answer script. You do not need to reproduce the sentences in your script. Only the corresponding numbers of the sentences need to be written. 1x8-8

a) He had no much education.

b) He ascended the throne of Delhi at the age of thirteen.

c) His full name was Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar.

d) He was skilled in warfare.

e) Akbar was born in 1542 at Amarket in Sind.

f) The battle of second Panipath took place in 1556 and he won the battle.

g ) When he was born, his father Humayun lost the throne of Delhi.

h) He was the grandson of Babar.

10. Answer any 5 of the following questions from poems.2x5=10

a) What is the main theme of the poem "Let's Play"? b) What does the word "fun" suggest in "Let's play"?

c) Where are the elephants walking according to the poem "Holding Hands"?

d) What emotions does the poem "Let's play" express?

e) Who are the possible speakers in the poem "Let's play"?

f) What is the tone of "Holding Hands"? g) What is the key theme of the poem "Holding Hands"?

h) Why don't the elephants fail while walking in the circus ring?

Part-B: Writing [Marks-30]

11. Read the opening of a story below and complete it in sentences.

10 A crow became very thirsty in a hot summer day. He flew from one place to another in search of water but he found no water. He grew so thirsty that he thought he would die. He sat on a branch of a high tree. Suddenly he looked down........

12. Write a paragraph on "Your Reading Room" in about 120 words answering the following 10

questions. (a) Where is your reading room situated?

(b) What things are there in your reading room?

(c) What are the restrictions of your reading room?

(d) How do you feel about your reading room?

13. Suppose, Sumon is your friend. Both of you are in the same class. Though English is not your mother tongue, you have to learn for many reasons. Now write a dialogue between you and your friend about the importance of learning English. 10

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