Class Six: Seen Passage Lesson 1 English 1st Paper

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

Read the passage and answer questions 1 & 2 · Lesson 1(B): Going to a New School

My first day at the new school was interesting. I was going to school with my father in a rickshaw. We reached school after fifteen minutes. My father said good bye and left me at the school gate. I went in and found that everyone had gone to class. I walked into my classroom and found a seat. After sometime a teacher came and warmly greeted us. I found the students very friendly in my new class.

1. (i) My first day at the new school was interesting. Here the word 'interesting' is similar to
   (a) boring (b) unpleasant (c) pleasant (d) tiring
2. (ii) My father said good-bye and left me at the school gate. Here 'good-bye' means
   (a) arrival (b) welcome (c) reception (d) farewell
3. (iii) My father said good-bye and left me at the school gate. Which of the following words is not a synonym of the word 'gate'?
   (a) entrance (b) door (c) floor (d) entry
4. (iv) I walked into my classroom and found a seat. The term 'walk into' means
   (a) move (b) go into (c) walk on (d) move out
5. (v) After sometime a teacher came and warmly greeted us. What does 'warmly' mean?
   (a) unkindly (b) cordially (c) hostilely (d) untidily
6. (vi) I walked into my classroom and found a seat. Which of the following words has opposite meaning to 'walk into'?
   (a) walk on (b) go into (c) walk out (d) move in
7. (vii) Tarun's first day in the new school was
   (a) pleasant (b) tiring (c) boring (d) unpleasant

2. Answer the following questions2 × 5 = 10

Answer from the passage about Tarun's first day at school. Write 1–2 short sentences for each.

1. (a) How was Tarun's first day at the new school?
2. (b) How was he going to his new school?
3. (c) With whom was he going to his new school?
4. (d) Who was taking him to his new school?
5. (e) After how many minutes did they reach school?

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 · At the Railway Station

My friend Sajjad and I were sitting at the railway station. I came to see him off. Sajjad was going to Dhaka to his elder sister's house. It was very crowded in the station. There was a long line of people at the ticket counter. A woman was standing in the queue. She was holding her child's hand tightly. A group of young people was talking loudly and drinking tea in front of a tea stall. An old couple was trying to find a quiet place to sit down and rest. The waiting room was crowded, too. I saw one man who was trying to carry three heavy suitcases. A young lady was sitting on a bench with her luggage at one corner. She was reading a magazine. My friend and I stood near a newspaper stall talking and watching the crowd around. Soon my friend's train started to leave. As the train whistled, he picked up his suitcase and we said goodbye to each other.

Type one word in each gap.

Sajjad and I were at the railway station (a) ____ I came to see him off. He was traveling to Dhaka to (b) ____ his elder sister's house. The station was very (c) ____ . There were lots of people standing in queues. They were talking and carrying (d) ____ . Soon, the train arrived, and we said (e) ____ to each other.

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

Many correct answers are accepted.

(a) Crowded (synonym): ____ (b) Quiet (antonym): ____ (c) Heavy (synonym): ____ (d) Near (antonym): ____ (e) Young (synonym): ____