SANSKAR INNOVATIVE SCHOOL

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION 2023-24

CLASS: VIA, B SUB: ENGLISH M.M.:80 TIME: 3 Hrs.

General Instruction:
1. 15 minutes prior reading time allotted for question paper reading.
2. The Question paper contains three sections -Reading, Grammar and Writing and Literature.
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

SECTION-B(READING)

1. Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions.

Once there was a miser who sold all his possessions and, with the money, bought a great lump of
gold, dug a deep hole at the edge of the garden, and there he buried his gold. Once a day,
thereafter, the miser went to the garden dug up his gold and embraced it lovingly. One of the
miser’s workmen wondered why his master spend so much time in the garden. One day, he hid
behind a tree and soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure. That night, when the miser
was fast asleep, the workman crept into the garden and stole the lump of gold. When the miser
found that his gold was gone, he tore his hair and cried aloud in his despair. A neighbour came
running to see what the matter was, and the grief-stricken miser told him what had happened.
Then the neighbours said, “Pray to stop your weeping. Go and find a stone. Place the stone in the
hole and imagine that it is your lump of gold. The stone will serve your purpose, for you never
meant to use the gold anyway.” To a miser, what he has is of no more use than what he has not.
a) How did the miser get the lump of gold?
i) By selling all he had
ii) While digging the garden
iii) From his ancestors
iv) From his neighbour
b) Why did miser spend so much time in the garden?
i) He was a nature lover.
ii) He liked watching children playing in the garden.
iii) To keep an eye on his hidden treasure.
iv) To change the place of his lump of gold.
c) By whom was the gold stolen?
i) A thief
ii) His neighbour
iii) The miser’s workman
iv) The miser himself
d) The neighbour advised the miser to put a stone in the hole because_________________ .
i) Gold is like a stone only.
ii) The miser would never use the gold, hence no difference between the two.
iii) The stone will become gold after some time.
iv) For a wise man, gold and stone have equal worth.
e) Choose the most appropriate title for this story.
i) Gold and stone
ii) The miser and his gold
iii) The miser and his neighbour
iv) The miser and his workman
2. Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 5M
Newspaper are our good friends. Life without Newspaper is a waste. Newspapers bring us news
and views from all corners of the world. Any incident or occurrence of important that takes place
as reported by the Newspaper. The word “NEWS” is interpreted as North, East, West and South.
It means that the newspaper provides us with information and news regarding various subjects
 from all directions. Newspapers also give us articles on all kinds of topic such as political, social,
economic monetary, business, commerce, sports, education, health etc. Newspapers publish
advertisements that attract the attention of the customers.

They also contain book review of literacy, historical and other books by the scholars.
Newspapers are of different types. Some newspapers are published daily. They are called
“Dailies” . We must cultivate the habit of reading newspaper to know what is happening around
the globe. The one who reads newspaper and interprets editorial pages can only be master
current affairs and general knowledge. Reading newspapers helps you to find out what news is
and how it written. The one who dreams of being a journalist should not spare a day without
reading Newspaper. They should be aware about the editorial and be well versed with
vocabulary. We will get to know news from all the countries if we read newspaper seriously, it
will also help to shine in competitive examinations.
a) What kind of articles are published in newspaper?
i) Educational and health related.
ii) Political, social, sports and games related
iii) Economic monetary, business commerce related
iv) All the above
b) What are benefits of reading an editorial pages?
i) One can become a businessman
ii) One can become a poet
iii) One can get mastery in current affairs
iv) One can pass the elite exam
c) Newspapers publish advertisements attract:
i) Attention of foreigners
ii) Attention of tourist
iii) Attention of customers
iv) Attention of air hostess
d) How do newspapers help the students?
i) He can get knowledge of current affairs.
ii) He can shine in competitive examinations
iii) He can enhance his vocabulary
iv) All the above.
e) Who is a journalist?
i) Press reporter
ii) Book reviewer
iii) Script editor
iv) Daily news reader

SECTION-B (Writing and Grammar)

3. You are Sabir/Sabita, the sports secretary of your school. Put up a notice for your classmates to
participate in skating competition to be held on next Sunday in the school campus. 5M
OR
You are Vaibhav Raj the head boy of Sanskar Innovative School, Medchal. Your school is
organising an interclass drawing and painting competition for classes VI and VII. Draft a notice,
inviting students to participants.
4. Write a paragraph on “The most memorable day of your life.” 5M
OR
A cousin has gifted you books from his/her personal library. Write a letter thanking your cousin
and stating how happy you are to receive the books.
5. Do as directed: 10x1=10
a) Stop making a noise. (State the kind of sentence)
b) How enchanting the night is! (Pick out the subject)
c) It is warm day today. (Add an appropriate question tag)
 d) The thief ran away. (Write the plural of the noun)

e) The landlady requested her son-in-law to fetch a bucket of water. (Changed the gender of
underlined nouns)

f) Legal- _______________________ (Add a prefix to form a new word)

g) Ria has finished all her work. (Rewrite as a question)

h) The dog is a ____________________________ animal. (Fill in the blank with an adjective of quality)

i) Tim is the _______________________ (intelligent) boy in the class. (Fill in the blank with a suitable
degree of comparison of the given adjective.)

j) Knife _______________________ (Write the plural form)

6. Write the suitable Article(A,An,The) in the blank. 6x1=6
Once (i) ……………………… old hermit saw (ii) ……………………. Kite catch (iii) ………………… little

mouse. He felt sorry for (iv) …………..…………….. mouse. He took (v) …………………….. orange and

aimed it at (vi) ……………….. kite which dropped the mouse in fear and flew away.
7. Fill in the blanks with suitable Pronouns as indicated in the brackets-:
i) She hurt …………….…………………. While chopping vegetables. (Reflexive Pronoun)

ii) ………………….………… will disturb others. (Indefinite Pronoun)

iii) Tina and I both had questions. The teacher answered ………………..…………. But not
………………………… (Possessive Pronoun)

iv) My parents asked ………………..……… to accompany …………………………… for a movie.

(Personal Pronoun).
8. Fill in the blanks with the form of the Verbs in brackets as instructed-: 4x1=4
i) Kitty’s parents …………….…………… (rent) a house near the school. (Present perfect)

ii) Bird’s …………..…….… (migrate) to warmer countries during winter. (Simple Present)

iii) I …………………………..….. (read) the novel after my exams get over. (Simple future)

iv) She ………..………..……….. (want) a gold medal, but she won silver. (Past Perfect)
9. State whether the verbs in these sentence are transitive(T) or Intransitive(INT) 4X1=4
i) They saw a tiger at the National Park.
ii) The baby is sleeping
iii) Mitali ate a cheese burger at Mc Donald’s.
iv) Annie has been playing all afternoon.
SECTION-C (Literature)
10.Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow.
A young woodcutter named Taro lived with his mother and father on a lonely hillside. All day
long he chopped in the forest. Though he worked very hard, he earned very little money. This
made him sad, for he was a thoughtful son and wanted to give his old parents everything they
needed.
i) Taro’s house was at: 1
a) Seaside b) Hillside c) Riverside d) None of these
ii) By profession Taro was a: 1
 a) Woodcutter b) butcher c) Teacher d) None of the above
iii) What made Taro sad?

2
iv) Where Taro used to live?

2
v) Why was Taro was a thoughtful son? 2
11.Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow.
Once a farmer and his wife lived in a village with their small son. They loved him very much. “We
must have a pet.” The farmer said to his wife one day. “ When our son grows up, he will need a
companion. This pet will be our son’s companion. “ His wife liked the idea. One evening, the
farmer brought with him a tiny mongoose. “It’s a baby mongoose,” said his wife, “but will soon
be fully grown. He will be a friend to our son.”
i) Farmer and his wife had
a) 2 babies
b) 3 babies
c) 1 baby
d) None of the above
ii) Farmer brought with him a ________________
a) Cow b) dog c) Mongoose d) All the above
iii) Who said “It’s a baby mongoose”?

iv) Who had the idea to keep a pet?

v) Why did farmer bring a tiny mongoose to his home?

12.Answer any four of the following questions 5x4=16
i) Why did little man grant Patrick a wish?

ii) Why does the kite take rest?

iii) Why did the dog feel the need for a master?

iv) Who visited the shepherd one day and why?

v) What did the first bird say to the stranger?

vi) Why didn’t the farmer’s wife want to leave the baby alone with the mongoose?