Grade-6 Podar International School, Gandhinagar

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Refer to the text for Questions The Sledge: Refer to TB pg 27. a) The narrator wanted to build a sledge as that would help them to carry heavy things back from the store house. b) The chest contained some sailors’ dresses and some linen. c) Ernest and the narrator brought casks of butter, cheese a small barrel of gunpowder, different instruments and some shot back from the store house. d) Ernest shot and killed the kangaroo which initially looked like an unusual animal that jumped around Flora. e) It is important to study natural history because it helps us to classify plants and animals according to their characteristic marks. The Last of the Wreck: Refer to TB pg 30. a) The narrator left the sledge in the woods because he wanted to go a little further into the land to ascertain if there was anything useful for them beyond the wall of rocks. b) The narrator and his son discovered some berries that were covered with wax. The wax of these berries when boiled could be

2. Answer the following questions. a) What is the meaning of the term ‘harvesting’? 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)  Why is there a water crisis in our country? 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) What has led to the depletion of groundwater? 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) How does a lot of rain water in cities get wasted? A.The urban layout of the city causes all the rainwater from the roof and all the groundwater areas surrounding the house to flow t

2 nd Term Syllabus & 10% of 1 st Term ENGLISH Grade VI 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