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PADMA SESHADRI BALA BHAVAN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, KKN

STD VI

ENGLISH LITERATURE WORKSHEET

PROSE
I.Read the line and answer the questions that follow
1. ‘Oh! Were I but such a high tree as the others are,’ sighed he
a. Identify the author and the speaker.
b. Why did the speaker sigh?
c. Why did the speaker wish to be a ‘high tree’?

2. ‘Oh, that made him so angry!’


a. ‘ That’ refers to…………………….
b. Why was the speaker angry?
c. Did the tree ever regret getting angry?

3. ‘Oh! thought the tree. If evening were but come!’


a. Where is the tree at this point of time?
b. Identify the tone of the speaker.
c. What was special about the ‘evening’ mentioned here?
d. Did things turn out as the tree expected?
II.Complete the following.

1. The sparrows instilled curiosity in Fir tree’s mind by …………………………………………………….

2. The Air and Sunlight advised the tree to ……………………………………………………………………………


3. The tree thought that a merry life would begin when………………………………………………………
III.Choose the correct the word that means as the word underlined.
1. The tree exclaimed joyously that he was going to really enjoy his life.
a. unwillingly b. exultingly c. bleakly
2. The tree never valued his friends when he was in the forest.
a. rivals b.adversaries c.comrades
IV. Answer the following

1. “Each moment is all we need, not more.” How far does this statement ring true with
reference to the story?

2. What were the true blessings that the fir tree forgot to count in his life? What were the
consequences that the tree had to face for this mistake?
POETRY
V. Read the lines and answer the questions that follow
1.‘ It was sad for the ants ‘cause they’re
sloggers
They turn out for every event.’
a. Which quality of the ants does the poet refer to here?
b. The ‘event’ being talked about here is………………………………..

2.They didn’t win one single medal


Not that’s a surprise.

a. Write any two events in which the ants participated.


b. The ants not winning a medal was never a surprise because……………………………………….
c. Why did ants not win a single medal?
VI. Answer the following
1. What message does the poem ‘The ants at the Olympics’ convey?
2.Describe the enthusiastic participation of ants in the event.
NON DETAILED
VII. Who am I?
1.I suggested Mr Fogg buy an elephant to continue our journey.
2.I was the daughter of a rich merchant of Bombay.
3. I gave details about the woman who was forced to perform Sati.
4. I found Fogg and his servant to be guilty and ordered them to be put in prison.
5. I planned to arrest Fogg when he reaches Hong Kong.
VIII.Fill in the passage with types of transport/names of transport Fogg took to reach his
destination.

The steamship ………………………………. arrived in Bombay. From there Mr Fogg

and his servant decided to take …………………………………….. to reach


Calcutta.

As it stopped its service in the middle of the journey, Mr Fogg and his servant took the help

of an elephant named ……………………… to reach Allahabad. Later they

boarded the steamship………………… to reach Hongkong. After reaching

Hong Kong Mr Fogg had his plans to board the steamship…………………………….

to reach Yokohama but it left twelve hours sooner than expected.


Fortunately Fogg met John Bunsby, the captain of the boat named……………………………….

and requested him to take Fogg and Aouda to Shanghai.John Bunsby also
helped Fogg and Aouda to board the American steamship called ……………………………..

and then they set sail to Yokohama.


IX Answer the following questions:
1. Describe what happened when Mr. Fogg ordered his dinner in the railway station in
Bombay.
2. Describe how Phileas Fogg and his companions rescued Aouda.
3. How did Mr Fogg and his companions get on board the General Grant?
4. What happened when Fix took Passepartout into the tavern?
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