Class Six: Lesson 9 English 1st Paper Model Test 01

1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives1 × 7 = 7

Read the passage and answer questions 1 & 2 · Lesson 9(E): Health is Wealth

A proverb says 'Health is Wealth'. To keep healthy is to keep free from disease and anxiety. Good health is proper functioning of all body organs. It is also feeling well both in body and in mind. People in good health are active, cheerful and happy. If you are healthy, you can be happy and can help others in society as well. To keep in good health we should be careful about hygiene. The rules and practices of keeping good health are called hygiene. We must practise the rules of hygiene. Proper food and nutrition, physical exercise, rest and sleep, cleanliness, and proper medicare are essential for good health.

1. (i) A proverb says 'Health is Wealth'. Here the word 'proverb' is similar to
   (a) principle (b) rule (c) maxim (d) regulation
2. (ii) To keep healthy is to keep free from disease and anxiety. Here 'disease' means
   (a) wellbeing (b) healthiness (c) fitness (d) ailment
3. (iii) Good health is proper functioning of all body organs. Which of the following words is not a synonym of the word 'proper'?
   (a) wrong (b) appropriate (c) apt (d) correct
4. (iv) People in good health are active, cheerful and happy. The term 'in good health' means
   (a) healthy (b) health (c) very well (d) fitness
5. (v) To keep in good health we should be careful about hygiene. What does 'careful' mean?
   (a) careless (b) cautious (c) uncaring (d) unconcerned
6. (vi) The rules and practices of keeping good health are called hygiene. Which of the following words has opposite meaning to 'hygiene'?
   (a) cleanliness (b) sanitation (c) dirtiness (d) cleanness
7. (vii) The proverb mentioned in the first line deals with
   (a) wealth (b) asset (c) health (d) burden

2. Answer the following questions2 × 5 = 10

Answer from the passage about Health is Wealth. Write 1–2 short sentences for each.

1. (a) What is the proverb about?
2. (b) What is wealth according to the proverb?
3. (c) What does keep free from disease and anxiety?
4. (d) How does a healthy man feel both in body and mind?
5. (e) Who are active, cheerful and happy?

3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text1 × 5 = 5

Read the passage and answer questions 3 & 4 · Lesson 8(A): Imran's shopping list

Some guests will visit Imran's house tonight. So Imran's mother will cook dinner for them. She asks Imran to go to the local market. He often forgets to buy the necessary items. So his mother is making a shopping list for him. He is helping his mother make the list.Imran: Maa, what do I need to buy? / Maa: Well, see if we have enough potatoes? ... Maa: Then get half kg. of potatoes. How about tomatoes? ... Maa: Well, I'll need one kg. of tomatoes. Half kg. of beans and two cauliflowers. Are there any eggs, dear? ... Maa: Humm..... Oh, yes ..... get some sugar, and milk and one litre of oil, too. ... Maa: One more thing, dear. You are forgetting your list! Here it is.

Type one word in each gap.

Imran's family is expecting (a) ____ tonight. So, his mother will cook a special (b) ____ . She tells Imran to go to the (c) ____ to buy necessary items. As Imran often forgets things, his (d) ____ makes a shopping (e) ____ for him before he leaves.

4. Write the antonyms or synonyms of the words as directed1 × 5 = 5

Many correct answers are accepted.

(a) Guest (synonym): ____ (b) Buy (antonym): ____ (c) Necessary (synonym): ____ (d) Enough (antonym): ____ (e) Forget (antonym): ____