6th Standard English First Term Exam Question Paper 2024 with Answer Key | Ramanathapuram District

Solutions

I. Choose the appropriate synonyms for the given words from the options given: (3 x 1 = 3)

1. decade

• a. period of five years
• b. period of ten years
• c. period of seven years
• d. period of three years

✅ Answer: b. period of ten years

2. rambling

• a. wandering
• b. stopping
• c. interesting
• d. continuing

✅ Answer: a. wandering

3. delicious

• a. neatly
• b. fatly
• c. tastely
• d. bravely

✅ Answer: c. tastely (tasty)

II. Choose the appropriate antonyms for the given words from the options given: (3 x 1 = 3)

4. Wonderful

• a. terrible
• b. flexible
• c. amicable
• d. painful

✅ Answer: a. terrible

5. constantly

• a. regularly
• b. weekly
• c. occasionally
• d. continuously

✅ Answer: c. occasionally

6. foreign

• a. distant
• b. for
• c. outer
• d. native

✅ Answer: d. native

III. Answer the following appropriately: (10 x 1 = 10)

Identify the correct homophones:

7. Turtles live their (whole/hole) life in the sea.

✅ Answer: Turtles live their whole life in the sea.

8. The predators follow the (scent/sent) of the turtles to eat their eggs.

✅ Answer: The predators follow the scent of the turtles to eat their eggs.

Underline the Subject and Predicate of the given sentences:

9. Turtles live in the sea.

✅ Answer: Turtles (Subject) live in the sea (Predicate).

10. The boy is going to school.

✅ Answer: The boy (Subject) is going to school (Predicate).

Find out the compound word for the following words:

11. Water - a. shine b. fall c. hill d. body

✅ Answer: b. fall (Waterfall)

12. Compound - a. garden b. house c. wall d. gate

✅ Answer: c. wall (Compound wall)

Identify the following sentences:

13. Go to the river bed.

✅ Answer: Imperative sentence.

14. I like to play hide and seek.

✅ Answer: Declarative sentence (Statement).

15. Where did he go yesterday?

✅ Answer: Interrogative sentence.

16. What a beautiful flower it is!

✅ Answer: Exclamatory sentence.

IV. Answer any three of the following questions shortly: (3 x 2 = 6)

17. When do the sea turtles lay their eggs?

✅ Answer: Sea turtles come ashore to lay their eggs at night.

18. Name the turtles found in Indian coastal waters.

✅ Answer: The turtles found in Indian coastal waters are the Olive Ridley, Hawksbill, Green Sea Turtle, Loggerhead, and Leatherback.

19. When did the garden become a happy place for the author?

✅ Answer: The garden became a happy place for the author when his grandfather joined him and they worked together.

20. Why did the author leave town?

✅ Answer: The author left town to go to a boarding school.

21. Who first brought these vegetables to India?

✅ Answer: The Portuguese first brought vegetables like potato, tomato, and chilli to India.

22. Who came to India from Portugal in search of peppers?

✅ Answer: Vasco da Gama came to India from Portugal in search of peppers.

V. Answer any one in a paragraph: (1 x 5 = 5)

23. Describe the sea turtle's life.

The life of a sea turtle is a fascinating journey. It begins as an egg buried in the sand on a beach. After hatching, the baby turtle, or hatchling, makes a dangerous journey to the sea, avoiding predators. They spend their entire lives in the ocean, migrating long distances between feeding grounds and nesting sites. Female turtles return to the same beach where they were born to lay their own eggs. They face many threats from predators and human activities, but they are resilient creatures of the sea.

VI. Quote from memory poem: (1 x 5 = 5)

26. First five lines from the poem 'Trees'.

The Banyan is the largest of trees.
The Peepal quivers in the breeze.
The Coconut grows up straight and tall.
The Neem tree’s fruits are very small.
The Tamarind gives us pleasant shade.

VII. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow: (4 x 1 = 4)

My mother would say
Little boy Raj...
Go to Muthu's

27. Who is Raj?

✅ Answer: Raj is a little boy.

28. Where did Raj's mother send him?

✅ Answer: Raj's mother sent him to Muthu's.

How do the little crocodile
Improve the shining tail
And for the water of the Nile

29. Identify the rhyming words?

✅ Answer: The rhyming words are 'tail' and 'Nile'.

30. Write the rhyme scheme.

✅ Answer: The rhyme scheme for these lines is aa.

VIII. Answer anyone in a paragraph: (1 x 5 = 5)

31. What does the poet say about crocodile?

In the poem 'The Crocodile' by Lewis Carroll, the poet describes the crocodile's appearance and clever nature. He says the crocodile improves its shining tail and pours the water of the Nile on its scales to look attractive. It seems to grin cheerfully and neatly spreads its claws. The poet says the crocodile welcomes little fishes in with a gently smiling jaw, indicating its predatory and deceptive nature.

IX. Choose the correct option from the options given: (4 x 1 = 4)

34. The last incredible ingredient added to the soup ____

• a. potato
• b. carrot
• c. chicken
• d. peas

✅ Answer: a. potato

35. The traveller started the villages how to ____

• a. make up
• b. share
• c. play
• d. waste

✅ Answer: b. share

36. The animals worried because ____

• a. there was heavy rain
• b. the farmer began to choke the tree
• c. the farmer chased them away
• d. the trees became old

✅ Answer: d. the trees became old

37. The baby Hippo was named after the ____

• a. rescuer
• b. Tsunami
• c. storm
• d. wind

✅ Answer: a. rescuer

X. Identify the character or speaker: (4 x 1 = 4)

38. I have children.

✅ Speaker: The Woodcutter.

39. There is no food here.

✅ Speaker: The Traveller.

40. I promise that I will never cut this tree.

✅ Speaker: The Woodcutter.

41. Owen was taken to your wildlife sanctuary.

✅ Speaker: A villager or rescuer.

XI. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: (5 x 1 = 5)

Owen was taken to a wildlife sanctuary. Everyone thought he could be well looked after there. But Owen was not happy at all. He was tired and very frightened. As soon as he reached the sanctuary, he saw the large greyish tortoise. It looked bit motherly. He ran to the creature and hid behind it. Just like a baby hippo would hide behind its mother. The animal he chose was 130 year old giant tortoise called Mzee. Mzee was very surprised by Owen. But he left Owen to cuddle close to him. Soon the two of them became friends.

42. Why was Owen taken to the wildlife sanctuary?

✅ Answer: Owen was taken to the wildlife sanctuary so that he could be well looked after.

43. Who is Mzee?

✅ Answer: Mzee is a 130-year-old giant tortoise.

44. Why did Owen hide behind?

✅ Answer: Owen hid behind the tortoise because he was tired and frightened, and the tortoise looked motherly.

45. How does look the greyish tortoise?

✅ Answer: The greyish tortoise looked a bit motherly.

46. Why was Owen not happy?

✅ Answer: Owen was not happy because he was tired and very frightened.

XII. Letter Writing (Any one of the following): (6 x 1 = 6)

47. Write a letter to your father asking him permission to join an excursion party.

12, Gandhi Street,
Ramanathapuram.
25th September, 2024.

My Dearest Father,

I hope this letter finds you in good health. I am writing to you with an exciting request. My school is organizing an educational excursion to Mahabalipuram for two days next month.

All my friends are going, and I am very eager to join them. The trip will be very educational as we will be visiting historical monuments. The total cost for the trip is Rs. 1500, which includes travel, food, and accommodation. Our teachers will be accompanying us, so our safety will be well taken care of.

I kindly request you to grant me permission to go on this excursion and to send me the required amount. I promise to be very careful and responsible.

Waiting for your positive reply.

With lots of love,
Your loving son/daughter,
(Your Name)