Marks: 80 Time:2 hrs.

Class: 6 Date

ENGLIH

Note: (Answer all the questions on the answer sheets.)

SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION

A Read the passage and answer the question.

Kaala Paani, the Cellular Jail situated in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was a colonial prison. The Britishers used this prison especially to exile Indian political prisoners. Many notable dissidents such as Batukeshwar Dutt and Veer Savarkar and many more Indian freedom fighters were imprisoned here during the struggle for India"s independence.

The jail was called "Cellular Jail" as the solitary cells in the prison were constructed in such a way that they prevented the prisoners from communicating with each other. Also, the spokes were so designed that the face of a cell in a spoke saw the back of the cells in another spoke. This made communication between prisoners impossible and they were all left to die in solitary confinement. These islands were so remote that they were the most suitable place to punish the rebels many of whom died in its premises.

Two out of the seven wings of the jail were demolished during the short (1942-1945) Japanese occupation of the island. After India became independent of the British rule, another two wings of the jail were demolished and the remaining three wings and the central tower were converted into a National Memorial in 1969. The entire complex of the jail was converted into a national memorial monument.

A 1 1. What was the purpose of Cellular Jail during the British? (1)

1. Name two freedom fighters who were imprisoned in the Cellular Jail? (1)
2. How did the jail get its name? (1)
3. What happened to the two wings of the jail during 1942-1945? (1)

A 2 Find the words from the passage that means the same. <math>(\frac{1}{2}x4=2)</math>

1. fight 2. freedom 4. destroyed

Section B : GRAMMAR

B1. Fill in the blanks with the abstract noun forms of the words given in the brackets <math>(\frac{1}{2}x4=2)</math>

1. Soldiers fought with______. (brave)
2. _____is stranger than fiction. (true)
3. We struck the water at the ______of twenty feet. (deep)
4. _____to animals is a punishable offence. (cruel)

B2. Underline nouns in the following sentences and state their kind: <math>(\frac{1}{2}x6=3)</math>

1. Birds migrate when it gets cold.
2. Can you please carry this bundle of sticks for me?
3. Many natives of South Africa live in poverty.

B3. Fill in the blanks with the kind of pronoun mentioned in the bracket: <math>(\frac{1}{2}x6=3)</math>

_____of you is going with me. (DISTRIBUTIVE)

1. Rahul_____composed a song. (EMPHATIC)
2. You, he and ______are travelling to Chennai. (PERSONAL)
3. _____have you planned for this weekend? (INTERROGATIVE)
4. Suzain went to a friend_____invited her for a party. (RELATIVE)
5. The poor lady blamed______. (REFLEXIVE)

B4. Rewrite after correcting errors related to comparisons of adjectives : <math>(1x3=3)</math>

1. Sushant was the stronger of all men.
2. Nikhil is eldest of the two siblings.
3. She is as beautifuller as a doll.

B5. Identify the Tense:

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1. I read this article yesterday.
2. Harshita will be coming to the concert.
3. The moon has just appeared.
4. I was working the whole day.

B6. Fill up with the given verb in the mentioned Tense: <math>(1x3=3)</math>

1. The students______in the class.(sit, past continuous)
2. Ankit_____the assignment.(submit, present perfect)
3. Akansha______to the US by the next week.(go, future perfect)