Unseen Passage for Class 6 – Final Test
Reading tip (Read, find, prove): Read the passage once for the main idea. Find the line that answers the question. Check the option against that line before you choose.
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1.Plastic is cheap, light and strong. But most plastic does not rot away like leaves or fruit peels. A plastic bag may stay in the soil for hundreds of years. Plastic thrown on the road often blocks drains during the monsoon. Cows and other animals sometimes swallow plastic with food scraps. In the sea, turtles can mistake floating bags for jellyfish. We can help by carrying cloth bags and saying no to straws. Sorting dry and wet waste at home also helps.
What can turtles mistake floating bags for? (a) rocks (b) fish eggs (c) jellyfish (d) seaweed -
2.Sound is made when something vibrates, or moves quickly back and forth. When you pluck a sitar string, it vibrates and makes a sound. The vibrations travel through the air to our ears. Sound can also travel through water and solids. In fact, it moves faster through solids than through air. Sound cannot travel through empty space, where there is no air. That is why space is completely silent. Loud sounds for a long time can harm our hearing.
Which musical instrument is mentioned in the passage? (a) flute (b) sitar (c) drum (d) tabla -
3.When the power goes and the night is black,
We gather round on the old jute sack.
Grandfather lights a candle stub,
And tells of a tiger and her cub,
Of a clever crow and a foolish king,
Of a magic flute and a golden ring.
We hardly notice the hours fly,
Until the lights come back — oh my!
What does “We hardly notice the hours fly” mean? (a) They fall asleep (b) Time passes quickly (c) They feel bored (d) Birds fly past -
4.Round and round the wheel goes spinning,
A lump of clay is just beginning.
The potter’s fingers press and shape,
A pot appears, a jar, a plate.
He sets them out to dry in sun,
And bakes them hard when they are done.
From muddy earth beneath our feet,
He makes the bowls from which we eat.
Where does he set the pots to dry? (a) In the rain (b) In the river (c) In a cupboard (d) In the sun -
5.Bees visit flowers to collect sweet nectar. While they feed, yellow dust called pollen sticks to their hairy bodies. When a bee flies to the next flower, some pollen rubs off. This carrying of pollen is called pollination. Pollination helps plants make fruits and seeds. Mangoes, apples and many vegetables depend on it. Without bees, farmers would harvest far less food. So bees are tiny helpers of every farm.
Why do bees visit flowers? (a) To collect nectar (b) To sleep (c) To find water (d) To lay eggs -
6.Rahul’s class went on a trek in the Western Ghats. Halfway up, Fatima twisted her ankle on a loose stone. Rahul wanted to reach the top first and win the race. But he stopped and helped the teacher tie a bandage. Then he carried Fatima’s bag for the rest of the climb. They reached the top last of all. The view of the green valleys was still worth it. Their teacher said that kindness matters more than coming first.
What did the teacher say matters more than coming first? (a) Strength (b) Winning (c) Kindness (d) Speed -
7.We dug a patch behind the hall,
Beside the old brick boundary wall.
We sowed some beans, some okra too,
And watered them till they grew and grew.
Then caterpillars came to munch,
They ate our leaves for breakfast, lunch!
We did not spray, we picked them out,
And now our garden’s green throughout.
Which word rhymes with “munch”? (a) lunch (b) out (c) wall (d) too -
8.The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite. It goes around the Earth once in about a month. The Moon does not have its own light. It shines because it reflects light from the Sun. As it moves, we see different amounts of its lit side. These changing shapes are called phases. On a full moon night, we see the whole bright face. On a new moon night, we can hardly see it at all.
Why does the Moon shine? (a) It reflects sunlight (b) It is made of ice (c) It has its own light (d) It is on fire -
9.My grandmother’s hands are wrinkled and brown,
They knead the dough when the sun goes down.
They plait my hair before I go,
They plant the seeds in a tidy row.
They stitch my shirt when a button is lost,
They warm my cheeks in the winter frost.
Her hands are old, but they never rest,
Of all the hands, I love hers best.
When do her hands knead the dough? (a) In the early morning (b) When the sun goes down (c) At noon (d) At midnight -
10.I made a kite of red and gold,
With paper thin and string to hold.
I ran across the open ground,
And up it rose without a sound.
It danced above the temple tower,
It climbed and climbed for half an hour.
Then snap! The string broke in the breeze,
My kite flew off beyond the trees.
What happened to the string in the end? (a) It broke (b) It got longer (c) A bird ate it (d) It turned red -
11.Tap, tap, tap on the old tin roof,
The rain is drumming, here’s the proof.
It patters soft, then pounds like drums,
And then a sudden silence comes.
A frog croaks out beneath the shed,
My cat curls up beside my bed.
I pull my blanket to my chin,
And hear the music, safe within.
How does the poet feel inside? (a) Angry (b) Wet and cold (c) Safe and cosy (d) Frightened -
12.In many Indian cities, people face water shortages in summer. Rainwater harvesting is one simple answer. Rain falling on rooftops is collected through pipes. It is then stored in tanks or sent into the ground through pits. Water sent into the ground raises the level of water in wells. A single roof can collect thousands of litres in one monsoon. Some states have made rainwater harvesting compulsory for new buildings. Saving rain today means more water tomorrow.
Where is the collected water stored? (a) In tanks (b) In clouds (c) On roofs (d) In bottles
Answer key
- jellyfish
- sitar
- Time passes quickly
- In the sun
- To collect nectar
- Kindness
- lunch
- It reflects sunlight
- When the sun goes down
- It broke
- Safe and cosy
- In tanks
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