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Government Senior Secondary School, __________
Half Yearly Examination 2026–27
Class VI · English
Name: ________________________________Roll No.: _______________Date.: ______________
General Instructions / सामान्य निर्देश
- All questions are compulsory. / सभी प्रश्न अनिवार्य हैं।
- Marks are given against each question. / प्रत्येक प्रश्न के अंक उसके सामने दिए गए हैं।
- Write neat and clean answers. / साफ़ और स्वच्छ उत्तर लिखिए।
Section A – Reading10 Marks
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Rani lives in a small village in Rajasthan. Every morning she wakes up at six o’clock and helps her mother fetch water from the well. After breakfast she walks to school with her friends. Her school is near a big banyan tree. Rani loves her English class because her teacher tells interesting stories. In the evening, Rani waters the plants in her garden. She grows tomatoes, chillies and beautiful marigold flowers. She says, “Plants are our friends. We must take care of them.”
Q1.Choose the correct option.
- 1. Rani wakes up at ______. (a) five o’clock (b) six o’clock (c) seven o’clock (d) eight o’clock
- 2. Rani helps her mother to ______. (a) cook food (b) wash clothes (c) fetch water (d) sweep the house
- 3. Her school is near a big ______ tree. (a) neem (b) banyan (c) mango (d) peepal
- 4. Rani likes her English class because ______. (a) it is short (b) there is no homework (c) the teacher tells stories (d) it is in the morning
- 5. Which flower does Rani grow? (a) Rose (b) Lotus (c) Jasmine (d) Marigold
Q2.Write True or False.
- Rani lives in a big city.
- Rani goes to school with her friends.
- Rani waters the plants in the evening.
Q3.Find words from the passage that mean the same as:
- lovely = __________
- to bring = __________
Section B – Writing10 Marks
Q4.Write an application to your Headmaster/Principal requesting leave for two days because you are suffering from fever.
OR
Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her to your birthday party.5
OR
Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her to your birthday party.5
Q5.Write a paragraph (5–6 sentences) on any one of the following:
- My School
- My Favourite Animal
- A Festival I Like (Diwali / Holi / Teej)
Section C – Grammar20 Marks
Q6.Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.
- She is ______ honest girl.
- I saw ______ elephant in the zoo.
- ______ sun rises in the east.
- He bought ______ umbrella and ______ pen.
Q7.Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions (in, on, at, under, with, by).
- The cat is sitting ______ the table.
- School starts ______ 8 o’clock.
- The book is ______ my bag.
- She cuts fruit ______ a knife.
Q8.Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.
- Ravi ______ (play) cricket every Sunday.
- The children ______ (go) to the park yesterday.
- We ______ (watch) a film tomorrow.
- Birds ______ (fly) in the sky.
Q9.Write the opposites.
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| hot × ______ | early × ______ | happy × ______ | day × ______ |
Q10.Write the plural forms.
2
| child → ______ | box → ______ | leaf → ______ | man → ______ |
Q11.Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
- to / I / school / go / daily
- is / mango / sweet / the
- flowers / garden / in / the / are / beautiful
- reading / she / a / is / book
Section D – Poem and Vocabulary10 Marks
Read the poem and answer the questions.
The sun comes up and wakes the day,
The birds begin to sing and play.
The flowers smile, the breeze is cool,
It’s time for us to go to school.
The birds begin to sing and play.
The flowers smile, the breeze is cool,
It’s time for us to go to school.
Q12.Answer the following questions.
- What wakes the day?
- What do the birds do?
- Name the word in the poem that rhymes with “cool”.
- Where do the children go in the morning?
Q13.Fill in the blanks using the words in the box.
(library · doctor · farmer)
- A ______ grows crops in the field.
- A ______ treats sick people.
- We read books in the ______.
Q14.Match the following.
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| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1. Teacher | (a) flies in the sky |
| 2. Bird | (b) teaches students |
| 3. Fish | (c) swims in water |