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Standard VI

English Grammar Assignment

2nd Semester 2015-16

EX.1 FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

1. Raghav _______ fast to win the race.
2. Shina & Vikas _____on a houseboat.
3. When the volcano erupts, the lava _____out.
4. If it rains,Nisha _____an umbrella.
5. I_____the music class at 5 pm.
6. He _____a cake for his mother today.
7. There _____a heavy downpour on the western coastal areas.
8. My brother _____cricket for an hour in the evening.
9. My friend____colours from my brother.
10. I___some information on space travel.
11. He______as the head of English department next month.
12. I___to the library in the morning.
13. India___ Sri Lanka in the next match.
14. I___ this poem to you later.
15. I am sure they ______on this point.
EX.2 FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE WITH THE HELP OF
VERBS FROM THE BRACKET
1. I ____ a party at McDonalds. (organize)
2. She____only a few friends for the party.(invite)
3. Ann ____for Canada tonight.(leave)
4. My friend ____for me at the beach.(wait)
5. I____a holiday at Kashmir in May.(enjoy)
6. Alka ____a Chinese meal this afternoon.(cook)
7. Joseph ____his job next month.(change)
8. Our principal______us for lunch after the function.(join)
9. Our school____in the inter-school debate next week.(participate)
10. We____for you at home after you finish your work.(wait)
11. The Olympics ____thousands of tourists in Beijing.(attract)
12. I ____to foreign visitors when you come to see me.(talk)
13. I____my birthplace next month.(visit)
14. He ____all his money by tomorrow evening.(spend)
15. We ____the airport 1 hour before the scheduled time.(reach)
EX.3 FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH MODALS USED TO, NEED, DARE
Leena ____be a slow learner.
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The gardener _____water the plants daily.

You____not scream, I am getting disturbed.
____she buy this book?
I ____not disobey the rules of the school.
We ____ not misbehave with our teachers.
We should not____ to run across a busy road.
Do not _____to talk to my mother like that.

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8. We _____not wait for them anymore.

9. I______to take this medicine as it is very effective.
10. When Henry was in England, he___go for morning walks.
11. The burglar ____not enter his house.
12. You ____not answer back.
EX.4 FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH PRESENT PERFECT TENSE WITH THE HELP OF VERBS
GIVEN IN BRACKETS
1. I___a new Scooty.(buy)
2. My neighbour ____a new flat in Noida.(purchase)
3. My elder brother ___ a new business.(start)
4. My sister ____ to Malaysia for a few weeks.(go)
5. I ____up drinking tea.(give)
6. My friend____in Nepal for 4 years now.(live)
7. They____the assignment.(complete)
8. We ____ our Diwali greetings to our friends.(mail)
9. I ____ my work before time.(finish)
10. I ____ in this town for more than 30 years now.(live)
11. I ____ praise for my research work.(win)
12. I ____ Bangalore twice last year.(visit)
13. I ____ the table for dinner.(lay)
14. He ___ in this institution for 20 years.(work)
15. The rain ____ and the sun is shining now.(sun)
EX.5 IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AS SIMPLE OR COMPOUND
1. Raman won the first prize in English.
2. Tigers are the biggest in the cat family.
3. They rushed to the station, but could not catch the train
4. John usually wakes up early, but Sam sleeps until noon.
5. The man seems to be in good health now.
6. They rested when the night came.
7. Rain fell heavily & we all got wet.
8. I think he is absent today.
9. Walk quickly or you will miss the train.
10. Come tomorrow and get your money.
11. The way was long and the night was dark.
12. He went to the window and looked out.
13. The farmer was working hard in the field.
14. We returned home when the sun set.
15. I know where he has gone.
EX.6 MAKE THESE SIMPLE SENTENCES INTO COMPOUND SENTENCE USING ANY ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS :(BUT, AND, OR, SO)
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I missed the last class.I had to copy the lesson from my friend.
The young comedian put in all his efforts.He could not make the audience laugh.
Ashok passed the exam.Raman failed.
Chidren can play hockey.Children can watch television.
His sister goes to school.He stays at home.
It was a cold night.Mother made soup for all of us.

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7. Would you like tea? Would you like coffee?

8. Come tomorrow. Return the books.
9. You can go for the party. You can go for a movie.
10. It was raining heavily. I did not go to school.
11. He worked hard. He did not succeed.
12. I carried an umbrella. I carried a raincoat.
13. I love my country. I am proud of it.
14. We love Dr. Kalam. We honour Dr. Kalam.
15. It was cold. I turned the heater on.
EX.7 COMPLETE THE TABLE
PRESENT
1. Arise
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________
5. ________
6. Give
7. _________
8. Freeze
9. _________
10. _________
11. __________
12. ___________
13. Learn
14. ____________
15. ____________

PAST
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began
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dug
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crept
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PAST PARTICIPLE
____________
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chosen
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fought
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sunk
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ridden
swum
bled
crept
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made
knelt

EX.8 NOTICE WRITING

(1) The Xaviers school, Mumbai is organizing a summer camp in the school for a month. Activities like
clay modelling, painting, western dance, drama etc.would be held. Students can participate in any 2
activities and the fee is Rs.500. Put up a notice giving all necessary information regarding this.
(2) A health exbition titled Live Healthy is going to be held in Maninagar area. Your school has been
invited to get posters & slogans for the exhibition. Put up a notice in the school askin students to
bring slogans & posters to be sent to the exhibition.
(3) It is Traffic Week. The traffic authorities wish to take out rallies & have invited students of various
schools to participate in the rallies. They also want the students to prepare slogan charts & posters for
this purpose. Put up a notice stating the same.
EX.9 LETTER WRTING
(1) Write a letter to your father seeking permission to go on a educational tour.
(2) Write a letter to your younger brother advising him to take part in the inter-school games.
(3) Your friend stays in Delhi & his birthday falls on the coming Sunday. You plan to send him a gift.
Write him a letter accompanying the gift.

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EX.10 PARAGRAPH WRITING

(1) A visit to a book fair.
(2) Scene at a railway station.
(3) Junk food & children.
EX.11 UNSEEN COMPREHENSION
BEST OF LUCK
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