Grade-6 Podar International School, Gandhinagar

Please refer to the text for Questions a) A.Rainwater harvesting is the process of bringing down the rainwater falling on roofs and terraces using closed pipes and directing it to storage tank or well from where the water can be used. b) A.Rising population, expanding industrialization and growing agriculture over the years have intensified the need for water. The water in the lakes and rivers are insufficient to meet the needs of the people. Hence, there is water crisis in our country. c) A.The residential localities and industries are drawing out ground water from wells to fulfill their daily requirements. This has led to depletion of ground water. d) A.The urban layout of the city causes all the rainwater from the roof and all the groundwater areas surrounding the house to flow towards the street, from where it goes down the drains and runs off as sewage water. Thus, a lot of water in the urban areas get wasted e) A.The water from rainwater harvesting may not b

The Windmill a) What does the windmill see in the farms below?      A.The windmill sees the fields of grain that will be soon ready for harvesting.  b) Mention two actions of the windmill that suggest that it is human? A.The windmill flings its arms in the air in joyous anticipation of the soon to be ready for harvest. It hears the sound of flails. It listens to the church bells on Sundays, at peace with itself.  c) What sound does the windmill hear from the barns? A.The windmill hears the sound of grains being threshed on the barn floor using flails. The sound is audible to him through the open barn doors even though the barns are far off.   d) Why is the windmill important to the miller? A.The windmill is the source of livelihood for the miller. It is the windmill that make him a prosperous farmer.  e) What do we learn about the windmill from the poem with reference to its structure, location and working time. A.The windmill is a hu

Prose: 1.      The Wizard – Major Dhyan Chand 2.      Machu Pichu – An Engineering Wonder 3.      Rainwater Harvesting 4.      Ubuntu- an African Concept of Humanity Poetry: 1.      Palanquin Bearers 2.      The Windmill 3.      The Village School Master 4.      The Flower School SR: 1.      Ch 1-11 Grammar: 1.      Prepositions 2.      Punctuation 3.      Conjunctions 4.      Direct and Indirect Speech 5.      Active and Passive Voice 6.      Transformation of Sentences 7.      Prefix and Suffix 8.      Antonyms and Synonyms Composition: 1.      Comprehension 2.      Letter Writing (Formal) 3.      Dialogue Writing 4.      Descriptive Writing 5.      Email Writing 6.      Article Writing 7.      Speech Writing 8.      Story Writing

                                                 Machu Pichu a)    What evidences point to Machu Picchu being a royal retreat? A. There is no evidence of a battle being fought there, hence it was probably not designed for military purposes. The Machu Picchu site is divided in an upper town area where royalty lived and temples were built and a lower town agricultural area that included workers’ quarters and warehouses. b)   Identify two construction techiniques due to which Machu Picchu stands even today. A.Machu Picchu was built using a technique called ‘ashlar’ in which blocks of stone are cut so precisely as to fit together tightly without using mortar. Machu Picchu was constructed atop two fault lines. When an earthquake occurs, the stones in an Inca building are said to bounce through the tremors and then fall back into place. c)    Which mode of travel to Macchu Picchu does the writer feels is the best? A.The writer feels that trekking up to Machu Pic

v   Prose: Machu Pichu – An Engineering Wonder v   Grammar: Transformation of Sentences v   Poetry : The Windmill v   Comprehension: The Golden Temple v   Composition: Article Writing v   Grammar: Prefix and Suffix v   Composition: Speech Writing v   Comprehension: Advancement in Technology v   Prose: Rainwater Harvesting v   Grammar: Antonyms and Synonyms v   SR: Ch 9, 10 and 11 v   Poetry : The Village School Master v   Grammar: Idioms v   Composition: Story Writing v   Comprehension: Coral Reefs