INSTRUCTIONS: The City School Comprehensive Worksheet 2016-2017 ENGLISH Class 6 Candidate Name: Index Number: Section: Branch/Campus: Date: Maximum Marks: 100 Write your name, index number, section, branch/campus and date clearly in the space provided. Read and follow the instructions of the given questions. Answer all the questions in the space provided. Select only one answers when made to choose, otherwise no marks will be given. Check your answer before handing your paper in. Marks for each section are shown below. This paper consists of 13 printed pages including the cover page. Time Allowed: 2 hours For Examiner s use only Sections Section A: Writing Section B: Reading Total P1: Directed P2: Creative P1: Unseen P2: Seen Passage Question Writing Writing Passage (Literature) 100 Max. Marks 20 30 25 25 Marks Obtained Percentage Grade INVIGILATED BY MARKED BY MARKS TALLIED BY The City School / PAF Chapter/ Comprehensive Worksheet/ May 2017/ English/ Class 6 Page 1 of 11
SECTION A WRITING: PART 1 (DIRECTED WRITING) TOTAL MARKS 20 Question No 1. Write on ONE of the following topics. a. Your grandmother has gifted you a cute puppy as a birthday present. Write a letter to thank her for the gift. OR b. Write an editorial about the importance of physical activity in a person s life. OR c. Write a dialogue between a father and son discussing Pakistan s victory in a recent cricket match. Word Limit: 150-200 words The City School / PAF Chapter/ Comprehensive Worksheet/ May 2017/ English/ Class 6 Page 2 of 11
SECTION A WRITING: PART 2 (CREATIVE WRITING) TOTAL MARKS 30 Question No 1. Write on ONE of the following topics. a. Write a fable on the moral United we stand, divided we fall. OR b. Write a journal entry about a day you saved someone s life. Write how you saved that person and how you felt afterwards. OR c. Write a poem of 4 stanzas on the beauty of nature. Word Limit: 200-250 words The City School / PAF Chapter/ Comprehensive Worksheet/ May 2017/ English/ Class 6 Page 3 of 11
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SECTION B READING: PART 1 (UNSEEN PASSAGE) TOTAL MARKS 25 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. Garbage cans are not magical portals. Trash does not disappear when you toss it in a can. Yet, the average American throws away an estimated 1,600 pounds of waste each year. If there are no magic garbage fairies, where does all that trash go? There are four methods to managing waste: recycling, landfilling, composting, and incinerating. Each method has its strengths and weaknesses. Let's take a quick look at each. Recycling is the process of turning waste into new materials. For example, used paper can be turned into paperboard, which can be used to make book covers. Recycling can reduce pollution, save materials, and lower energy use. Yet, some argue that recycling wastes energy. They believe that collecting, processing, and converting waste uses more energy than it saves. Still, most people agree that recycling is better for the planet than landfilling. Landfilling is the oldest method of managing waste. In its simplest form, landfilling is when people bury garbage in a hole. Over time the practice of landfilling has advanced. Garbage is compacted before it is thrown into the hole. In this way, more garbage can fit in each landfill. Large liners are placed in the bottom of landfills so that toxic garbage juice doesn't get into the ground water. Sadly, these liners don't always work. Landfills may pollute the local water supply. Not to mention that all that garbage stinks. Nobody wants to live next to a landfill. This makes it hard to find new locations for landfills. As landfill space increases, interest in composting grows. Compositing is when people pile up organic matter, such a food waste, and allow it to decompose. The product of this decomposition is compost. Compost can be added to the soil to make the soil richer and better for growing crops. While composting is easy to do onsite somewhere, like home or school, it's hard to do after the garbage gets all mixed up. This is because plastic and other inorganic materials must be removed from the compost pile or they will pollute the soil. There's a lot of plastic in garbage, which makes it hard to compost on a large scale. One thing that is easier to do is burning garbage. There are two main ways to incinerate waste. The first is to create or harvest a fuel from the waste, such as methane gas, and burn the fuel. The second is to burn the waste directly. The heat from the incineration process can boil water, which can power steam generators. Unfortunately, burning garbage pollutes the air. Also, some critics worry that incinerators destroy valuable resources that could be recycled. Usually, the community in which you live manages waste. Once you put your garbage in that can, what happens to it is beyond your control. But you can make choices while it is still in your possession. You can choose to recycle, you can choose to compost, or you can choose to let someone else deal with it. The choice is yours. 1. Which best explains why the author begins the text by talking about magical garbage fairies? [ /1] a. He is putting a common misconception to rest. b. He is trying to get the reader's attention. c. He is addressing his concern in a serious way. d. He is supporting his argument with evidence. 2. Which best defines the meaning of incineration as it is used in the text? [ /1] a. To bury waste materials in a large hole b. To allow waste products to decompose and become fertilizer c. To burn waste materials and harvest the energy d. To turn waste materials into products like book covers The City School / PAF Chapter/ Comprehensive Worksheet/ May 2017/ English/ Class 6 Page 5 of 11
3. Which was not cited in the third paragraph as an issue with landfilling? [ /1] a. Landfills are smelly. b. Usable materials are wasted in landfills. c. Landfills may pollute the water supply. d. It is difficult to find locations for landfills. 4. Which conclusion could best be supported with text from the passage? [ /1] a. Each method of waste management has its drawbacks. b. Recycling is without a doubt the best way to handle waste. c. Incineration is the best way to process waste. d. All large cities should create massive compost piles. 5. Which best expresses the main idea of the fourth paragraph? [ /1] a. Landfills take up a lot of space. b. Composting is good for the soil but it can be hard. c. The process of composting is very complicated. d. There is a lot of plastic garbage in landfills. 6. Which best expresses the meaning of the word compacted as it is used in the third paragraph? [ /1] a. Garbage is burned before it is thrown in a hole. b. Garbage is put in trucks before it is thrown in a hole. c. Garbage is crushed smaller before it is thrown in a hole. d. Garbage is put in a can before it is thrown in a hole. 7. Which best expresses the author's main purpose in writing this? [ /1] a. To convince readers to recycle and compost b. To persuade readers that recycling is a waste of resources c. To compare and contrast recycling and landfilling d. To inform readers of methods of waste management 8. Which is not included in this text? [ /1] a. A description of how trash is collected b. A description of the uses of compost c. A description of the two methods of incinerating trash d. A description of how landfills have advanced over time 9. Which best explains why composting is not feasible on a large scale? [ /1] a. People wouldn't want to touch all that gross rotting food. b. It would smell too bad in densely populated cities. c. It would attract rodents that would spread disease. d. Plastic would get into the compost and turn it into a pollutant. 10. Which title best expresses the main idea of this text? [ /1] a. The Magic of Recycling: Bringing Back What Was Once Lost b. Methods of Waste Management: Pros and Cons c. Recycling, Landfilling, or Composting: Which is Best for You? d. Do Your Part: How to Save the Earth by Recycling and Composting The City School / PAF Chapter/ Comprehensive Worksheet/ May 2017/ English/ Class 6 Page 6 of 11
Long Response Questions 11. Which two methods of waste management do you believe are best for society? Support your argument with text. [ /2.5] 12. Which two methods of waste management do you believe are worst for society? Refer to the text in your argument. [ /2] 13. Summarize the article. Be sure to cover the pros and cons of the four methods of waste management. [ /3] 14. Find words in the passage that mean the same as: [ /2.5] a) a. vanish b) b. contaminate c) c. reuse d) d. manure e) e. produce 15. Identify each sentence below as either a simple, compound or complex sentence. [ /5] a) As landfill space increases, interest in composting grows. b) Garbage cans are not magical portals. c) You can choose to recycle, or you can choose to let d) someone else deal with it. e) Landfilling is the oldest method of managing waste. f) One thing that is easier to do is burning garbage. The City School / PAF Chapter/ Comprehensive Worksheet/ May 2017/ English/ Class 6 Page 7 of 11
SECTION B READING: PART 2 (SEEN PASSAGE/LITERATURE) TOTAL MARKS 25 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Her plan for helping Miss Honey was beginning to form beautifully in her mind. She had it now in almost every detail, but in the end, it all depended upon her being able to do one very special thing with her eye-power. She knew she wouldn t manage it right away, but she felt confident that with a great deal of practice and effort, she would succeed in the end. The cigar was essential. It was perhaps a bit thicker than she would have liked, but the weight was about right. It would be fine for practicing with. There was a small dressing-table in Matilda s bedroom with her hairbrush and comb on it and two library books. She cleared these things to one side and laid the cigar down in the middle of the dressing-table. Then she walked away and sat on the end of her bed. She was now about ten feet from the cigar. She settled herself and began to concentrate, and very quickly this time she felt the electricity beginning to flow inside her head, gathering itself behind the eyes, and the eyes became hot and millions of tiny invisible hands began pushing out like sparks towards the cigar. Move! she whispered, and to her intense surprise, almost at once, the cigar with its little red and gold paper band around its middle rolled away across the top of the dressing-table and fell on to the carpet. Matilda had enjoyed that. It was lovely doing it. It had felt as though sparks were going round and round inside her head and flashing out of her eyes. It had given her a sense of power that was almost ethereal. And how quick it had been this time! How simple! She crossed the bedroom and picked up the cigar and put it back on the table. Now for the difficult one, she thought. But if I have the power to push, then surely I also have the power to lift? It is vital I learn how to lift it. I must learn how to lift it right up into the air and keep it there. It is not a very heavy thing, a cigar. She sat on the end of the bed and started again. It was easy now to summon up the power behind her eyes. It was like pushing a trigger in the brain. Lift! she whispered. Lift! Lift! At first the cigar started to roll away. But then, with Matilda concentrating fiercely, one end of it slowly lifted up about an inch off the table-top. With a colossal effort, she managed to hold it there for about ten seconds. Then it fell back again. Phew! she gasped. I m getting it! I m getting it! I m starting to do it! For the next hour, Matilda kept practicing, and in the end she managed, by the sheer power of her eyes, to lift the whole cigar clear off the table about six inches into the air and hold it there for about a minute. Then suddenly she was so exhausted she fell back on the bed and went to sleep. The City School / PAF Chapter/ Comprehensive Worksheet/ May 2017/ English/ Class 6 Page 8 of 11
Q1. Answer the following questions after reading the passage. [ /10] a. Who was Miss Honey? Why did Matilda decide to help her? [ /03] b. What was Matilda s plan? Why did she need a cigar for her plan? [ /03] c. Was Matilda successful in lifting the cigar up in the air? [ /02] d. Do you think Matilda succeeded in helping Miss Honey? [ /02] The City School / PAF Chapter/ Comprehensive Worksheet/ May 2017/ English/ Class 6 Page 9 of 11
Q2. Write reference to the context for any ONE of the given dialogues. [ /05] My father says cold water is the best way to wake up someone who s fainted. OR There are a dozen Headmistress s jugs and glasses in the kitchen. They are used all over the school. Q3. Write down the character sketch of Ms. Agatha Trunhbull. [ /10] The City School / PAF Chapter/ Comprehensive Worksheet/ May 2017/ English/ Class 6 Page 10 of 11
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