Class 6 English Poorvi Sample Paper

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NCERT has introduced a new textbook, Poorvi, for class 6 English. This class 6 English Poorvi sample paper is based on the new curriculum for the academic session 2025-26. As the question paper is prepared by the schools individually, there may be some variation in the format of the paper but the context of the paper is as per the new textbook.

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Class 6 English Poorvi Sample Paper – 1

Maximum Marks: 80
Time Allowed: 3 hours

Reading [20 Marks]
Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow. (12)
Overpowering prey is a challenge for creatures that do not have limbs. Some species like Russell’s viper inject poison. Some others opt for an alternative non-chemical method – rat snakes, for instance, catch and push their prey against the ground, while pythons use their muscle power to crush their prey to death. But snakes can’t be neatly divided into poisonous and non-poisonous categories.

Even species listed as non-poisonous aren’t completely free of poison. The common Sand Boa, for instance, produces secretions particularly poisonous to birds. So the species doesn’t take any chance – it crushes its prey and injects poison as an extra step.

Do vipers need powerful poison enough to kill hundreds of rats with just one drop? After all, they eat only one or two at a time.

While hunting, animals try their worst to kill most efficiently, their prey use any trick to avoid becoming a meal, such as developing immunity to poison. For instance, Californian ground squirrels are resistant to Northern Pacific rattlesnake poison.

Competition with prey is not the only thing driving snakes to evolve more and more deadly poison. Snakes also struggle to avoid becoming prey themselves.

Some snake killers have partial immunity to poison. Famously, mongooses are highly resistant to cobra poison, and with their speed and agility, kill snakes fearlessly. It would be the death of cobras as a species if they didn’t evolve a more deadly poison to stop mongooses.

Poison has another important role. It’s an extreme meat softener, specific enzymes break up the insides of the prey. Normally, a reptile depends on the sun’s warm rays to aid digestion.

But I wonder if we cannot use venom in our favour. In remote parts of India, local hospitality often involves leather tough meat. I chew and chew until my jaws ache. If I spit it out or refuse, our hosts would be offended, I swallow like a python stuffing a deer down its throat and hope I don’t choke. If only I had poison.

Read the questions given below and answer any four in 30-40 words each. (2×4=8)
1. Russell viper and rat snake have different methods to attack prey. How?
2. How does Sand Boa kill its prey?
3. There is a constant tussle between the hunting animal and its prey? Why?
4. What makes mongoose a snake predator?
5. What is the another important of poison?
6. What difficulty does the writer face when he is entertained in the remote parts of India?
On the basis of your reading of the above passage fill in any two of the following blanks. (2×1=2)
1. Overpowering ______ is a challenge for creatures that do not have limbs.
  1. killer
  2. humans
  3. a python
  4. prey
2. Poison ______meat.
  1. enhances taste of
  2. hardens
  3. softens
  4. breaks down
3. Californian squirrels are ______ rattlesnake poison.
  1. afraid of
  2. helpless against
  3. resistant to
  4. indifferent to
4. Find words from the passage which mean the same as: (any two) (2×1=2)
  1. Another (para 1)
  2. Liquid substances released from glands (para 2)
  3. Particular (para 7)
Read the passage given below and complete the sentences that follow:
Mirrors have been used for ages. It is said that Archimedes used huge mirrors to focus the heat of the sun’s rays on enemy ships to burn them. The same principle is used in solar cookers, where mirrors are used to reflect and focus the sun’s rays on to cooking containers. Astronomers use huge concave mirrors to focus starlight. The mirrors used in telescopes are polished by giving a thin coat of silver or aluminium to the glass. With the telescopes, astronomers can see the heavenly bodies, but even without the telescopes, one can see the moon. A full moon shining overhead is a beautiful sight. But it is also a puzzle, because if the sun and the moon both give the same sunlight, then why is the moonlight more pleasant?
The reason is that the moon reflects very little sunlight, in fact, only seven percent of the light it receives. The earth reflects about half of the radiation that it receives from the sun. Imagine how bright the earth must be looking from the moon? One can even read a book on the moon in the earthlight. However, you do not have to travel all the way to the moon to realize how strong the earth light is. Observe the crescent moon soon after all the new moon. The bright crescent is illuminated by the sun. The rest of the moon is illuminated by earthlight. In other words, the light reflected by the earth is falling on the moon. This is being reflected back to us and is strong enough to show the moon faintly. As the crescent increases in size, this effect disappears.
Fresh snow is the best reflector of sunlight in nature. As a highly reflective substance, snow dramatically increases UV-B exposure near the Earth’s surface, as it reflects most of the radiation back into the atmosphere, where it is then scattered back toward the surface by aerosols and molecules. Fresh snow can reflect as much as 9.4 percent of the incoming UV radiation. The bright light reflected by it can dazzle and harm your eyes. Mountaineers, therefore, use dark glasses.

Answer the following questions:
1. Archimedes used mirrors to focus the heat of the sun’s rays to __________.
2. Mirrors used in telescopes are polished by giving the glass a thin coat of__________.
3. The principle of focusing the sun’s rays is used in ______.
4. The bright light reflected by fresh snow can _______.
5. The earth reflects_______ the radiation received from the sun.
6. The moon absorbs most of the light it receives and reflects only________.
7. The dim part of the crescent moon is lighted by _________.
  (a) Earth light (b) Sun light (c) Natural light (d) Moon light
8. Mountaineers wear _____________ while climbing mountains.
  (a) Transperant glasses (b) Dark glasses (c) Blue glasses (d) Plan glasses
Grammar [20 Marks]

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Find the incorrect word and write it along with the correction in your answer sheet.

		Incorrect	correct
I am sorry to bring in	(a)	_______	_______
your notice the very worse condition	(b)	_______	_______
of our localities. I contacted the	(c)	_______	_______
Municipal authorities and they assured	(d)	_______	_______
me that they would look into the matter. However I regretted to say that nothing has been done.	(e)	_______	_______

In the following passages, one word has been omitted from each line. There is a slash (/) where the word has been omitted. Write the omitted word in the space provided.

Parrots are / many kinds. The African	e.g.	of
parrot is / large bird of grey colour.	(a)	_____
It is / best talker. The Australian	(b)	_____
parrot / of scarlet colour and	(c)	_____
/ a purple head. These are wild	(d)	_____
parrots whose voice / very shrill.	(e)	_____

Arrange the following groups of words into a sentence :
1. can / tell / me / you / the / way / nearest / station / to / the
2. Prime / the / minister / announced / relief / the / people / to / all / the / district / of
3. Why / to / see / her / could / not / you / go / personally
4. policeman / there / stands / the / directing / the / traffic
5. have / these / mangoes / flavour / what / a / delicious
Change into Indirect speech:
1. He said, “It may rain tomorrow.”
2. He said, “I met this man two days ago.”
3. He said, “Last night I met a fool.”
4. Afzal said, “This is the pen I like.”
5. Ashok said, “Here is the stick we have been looking for.”
Writing [20 Marks]
You are Anjali Gupta, Head Girl of Happy Days School, Indore. Write a notice for the school notice board informing the students about the Blood Donation Camp to be held by Blue Cross Society.
OR

You are Rohit Babu, Head Boy or Rashi, Head Girl of Indian National School. Draft a notice for the school notice board informing the students about the poster making competition on Mothers Day in your school. Give all the necessary details of the contest and invite them to participate.
You are Sunil Kumar, a resident of B-168 Vijay Vihar. Write a letter to the Accounts Manager of State Bank of India for opening a new savings account.
OR

You have recently visited a hill station during winter vacation. Write a letter to your friend to express your experience with your friend. You are Jay/Madhu.

Given below is the outline of a story. Develop it.

Cap-seller—hot day—tired and thirsty—looking for shade—ten red caps in a bundle—falls asleep—wakes up—caps gone—looks up in wonder—ten monkeys on the tree—each wears a cap— tries several methods to recover caps—no use—snatches the cap off his head—throws it down in anger—monkeys do the same—recovers all his caps.

Given below is the outline of a story. Develop it.

A merchant has an ass—does not treat him well—overloads him—carries salt—ass falls into a stream—the salt melts—burden becomes lighter—makes it a habit—master sees through the trick—loads cotton—ass falls—load becomes heavier.

People waste a lot of money on decoration and food during the wedding ceremony. Write an article saying that the money spent unnecessarily on decoration and pomp and show can be spent elsewhere with proper use.
OR

Recently CBSE has introduced a new pattern of assessment of students’ performance in schools. This system aims at the overall growth of students personality. Do you think that the students in your class will be comfortable with this system. Write an article on the issue CCE: A way to New Life. You are Ruchi.
Literature [20 Marks]
Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.
He spent all his time to learn about the magic potion. People cheated him often, promising to tell him about it, but he did not give up. His wife, Madhumati, was tired of this and also worried because she saw how much money Rama Natha was spending. She was sure that soon they would be without money.
1. Complete the sentence with a suitable reason.
  Rama Natha did not ‘give up’ because ________.
2. Read the column which shows ‘what happened’ and write the correct outcome in the next column.
  
  What Happened Outcome
  
  a. People promised to tell Rama Natha about the magic potion.
  
  b. Rama Natha was spending a lot of money.
3. Write whether the following statements are True or False.
  1. Madhumati was troubled about what her husband did.
  2. Rama Natha was very happy digging his fields.
  3. The sage wanted to show the right path to Rama Natha.
OR

Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.
“Wait, wait, just a slight technical problem,” he said, trying again. But again, he missed the seat, causing more surprised looks and laughter. Mario wouldn’t give up.
1. Fill in the blank with a suitable reason.
  Mario says there was a technical problem because ________.
2. Mario’s friends were very caring and helpful. State whether True or False.
3. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
  Mario wouldn’t give up. This shows he is ________.
  1. strong-willed
  2. supportive
  3. loving
  4. hard-working
Answer any FIVE of the following questions in 30-40 words each:
1. If Kotwal Rama had not been patrolling nearby, how might the couple have handled the situation differently?
2. Who was the mahout, and what were his responsibilities towards Gajaraj?
3. Describe two names of neem given in India and explain their meaning briefly.
4. How does the poem ‘What a Bird Thought’ use the stages of a bird’s life to explain learning?
5. Describe the appearance and taste of clove and its common household use.
6. How did observing Surya change Prabhat’s understanding of games and competition?
Fill in the blanks with suitable words (any five):
1. Mr Raven had ________ in his beak. (a piece of food/ a bunch of leaves)
2. The Raven ________ that he croaked. (remembered/forgot)
3. The Raven opened its beak to ________. (eat/sing)
4. I ________ a new language. [am + learn + ing]
5. We ________ a board game. [are + play + ing]
6. My mother ________ food in the kitchen. [is + cook + ing]
Look at this picture.
1. What are these children doing?
2. Where do you think they are?
3. What is the time of the day?

What Happened	Outcome
a. People promised to tell Rama Natha about the magic potion.
b. Rama Natha was spending a lot of money.

Class 6 English Poorvi Sample Paper – 1 (Solution)

Solution

Reading [20 Marks]
1. Russell’s viper injects venom whereas rat snakes grab and push their prey against the ground.
2. Sand Boa produces secretions particularly toxic to birds and crushes its prey and then injects poison as an extra step.
3. The animals try their worst to kill most efficiently their prey while hunting as their prey use any trick to avoid becoming a meal, such as developing immunity to poison/venom; hunters and prey keep evolving themselves.
4. Mongooses highly resistant to cobra poison; with their speed and agility, kill snakes fearlessly.
5. The another important role of a poison is that it’s an extreme meat softener, specific enzymes break up the insides of the prey. Normally, a reptile depends on the sun’s warm rays to aid digestion.
6. Served with leather tough meat that is difficult to chew; unable to chew or spit out as hosts might get offended.
1. (d) prey
2. (c) softens
3. (c) resistant to
4. (a) Alternative, (b) Secretions, (c) Specific
1. burn enemy ships
2. silver and aluminium
3. solar cookers
4. harm your eyes
5. about half
6. seven percent of that light
7. earth light
8. dark glasses
Grammar [20 Marks]
Incorrect correct

(a) in to

(b) worse bad

(c) localities locality

(d) authorities authority

(e) regretted regret

Parrots are / many kinds. The African	E.g.	of
parrot is / large bird of grey colour.	(a)	a
It is / best talker. The Australian	(b)	the
parrot / of scarlet colour and	(c)	is
/ a purple head. These are wild	(d)	has
parrots whose voice / very shrill.	(e)	is

1. Can you tell me the way to the nearest station?
2. The Prime Minister announced relief to all the people of the district.
3. Why you could not go to see her personally?
4. The policeman stands there directing the traffic.
5. What a delicious flavour these mangoes have.
1. He said that it might rain the next day.
2. He said that he had met that man two days before.
3. He said that he had met a fool the previous night.
4. Afzal said that this is the pen he liked, (the pen in his hand)
5. Ashok said that here is the stick they had been looking for. (Pointing the stick in his hand).
Writing [20 Marks]

Happy Days School, Indore
Notice

October 8^th, 20xx

Blood Donation Camp

Blue Cross Society is organising a Blood Donation Camp in our school grounds on October 18th from 9 a.m. onwards. Students are hereby requested to participate and give their full support to make it a success.

Anjali Mishra
(Head Girl)

Indian National School
Notice

October 8th, 20xx

Poster Making Competition

The school is organising a Poster Making Competition on ‘Mothers Day’. Students of Class VI onwards can participate. Those interested in participating should give their names to the undersigned, latest by 5 October.

Rohit Babu
(Head Boy)

B-168 Vijay Vihar
Near Shivam Optical
Delhi -110094
16th December* 20XX
The Account Manager
State Bank of India
Vijay Vihar Branch
Delhi-110094,
Subject: Request for opening a New Saving Account
Dear Sir,
This is to inform you that I, Sunil Kumar is interested in opening a new saving account in your bank. I am a permanent resident of Vijay Vihar. State Bank Of India is a prime bank for most of us and it would be an honour to be part of the bank fraternity. I am enclosing the required documents and photographs as per your verification and requirement. The documents have been duly signed and also the testimony of two account holders is attached herewith.
I am sure the documents would be in order. In case there is anything more needed, please call me at 7853784388.

Hoping for a quick response in the opening of the account.
Thanking You,
Yours Sincerely,
Sunil Kumar.

OR

103, Dwarka
Delhi.
10th October 2019.
My dear Ankita,
I hope you are hale and hearty. Nevertheless, I am sure you will not be feeling very comfortable in Delhi. It must be very cold there. Yet, it may surprise you that I have visited Simla last week. Instead of feeling uncomfortable, I enjoyed myself a lot.
It was the end of November. The usual crowds of summer days were absent. We got a comfortable room. In the morning, I opened the window. What a scene! It was snowing all around. We were two persons in the room. Both of us dressed well and came out in the open. It was my first experience of enjoying the snow-fall. I kept on the road for a long time.
In the afternoon, I watched an exciting programme of ice-skating. I could not participate in it. Yet, it was a treat to watch.
With love.
Yours affectionately
Madhu
The Cap Seller and Monkey

It was the month of June. A cap-seller was returning from a village fair after selling fifty red caps. He was very happy because he had made a big profit. It was noon. The Sun was very hot. The cap-seller was tired and thirsty. He was looking for a shady tree. He wanted to take rest.
Near a village, he found a big tree. He took water from the village well. Then he took his lunch and lay down to rest for a while. He had ten red caps in a bundle. He had also put on a red cap. Soon he fell asleep.
When he woke up, all the caps had gone. He looked up in despair and wondered. He saw ten monkeys on the tree. Each monkey was wearing a red cap on his head. He threw stones at the monkeys but they picked unripe fruit and threw at him. He tried his best to recover the caps from the monkeys, but all in vain. He then sat down in despair with his head between his hands. The monkeys also did so.
Soon, an idea flashed across his mind. He snatched the red cap off his head and threw it away angrily. The monkeys did the same. The cap-seller hurriedly collected all the caps. He put them in his bag and went away happily.

OR

The Ass and his Load of Salt

Once there was a shopkeeper in a village. He had an ass. He took much work from it but did not feed it well. He always tried to overload the ass. One day the ass was carrying salt. As usual, it was overloaded. The ass could hardly carry it. When the ass was crossing the stream, it stumbled and fell down. It got up with difficulty. When the ass came out of the water, it found that the load had become quite light. A good quantity of salt had dissolved in water.
The next day the shopkeeper again brought salt. This time the ass fell down knowingly, and much of the salt was dissolved in water. The shopkeeper got angry at this. He saw through the trick of the ass. He decided to teach the ass a lesson.
The next day, the shopkeeper loaded the ass with cotton. While crossing the stream, the ass fell down as usual. The cotton became wet and too heavy. The ass got up and came out with great difficulty. He could not walk. The master beat it with his stick to make it run faster. The ass learned a lesson and never repeated the mischief.
Decoration – A waste of Money

In India, we celebrate every auspicious occasion with great devotion and dedication. Every happy moment is pious. We make the occasion more welcoming by decorating the place but at times we over-do the things. Especially at weddings, we see that people spend so much on decoration which is not required. It is their way to flaunt their wealth and show their social status but they forget that with simple decoration also the moments can be enjoyed and made equally pious whereas this money being spent on decoration can be used for other social causes. If one starts doing this and the matter being published, many hungry mouths will be fed and many will enjoy a few good moments of life. Therefore if thought positively the money spent on pomp and show of decorations can be stopped.

OR

CCE: A way to New Life

By Ruchi –
CBSE aims at creating a continuous and comprehensive evaluation system to lift the burden of studies from the shoulders of the young learners. It has announced a new pattern of education from class VI onwards. This system includes two modules of evaluation-Summative Assessment and Formative Assessment. Summative Assessment evaluates the academic performance of a student whereas Formative Assessment is an assessment of the non-academic performance of a student. Summative Assessment is simple but Formative Assessment has a large scope of assessment. A teacher has to count the personality, behaviour, activities, attitude and other extra-curricular activities of a student. This system has eased out the pressure of gaining marks only through rote learning from the students. It widens the envelope where a child can be involved creatively and aesthetically. As I think, it promotes a tendency of being perfect throughout the year. It helps in personality building. The pattern of questions in Summative Assessment does not put any pressure on us but it sharpens our intelligence. So I think, the new assessment is very helpful for us. The students have welcomed this new way of assessment with open arms.
Literature [20 Marks]

He believed that there existed such a line of action. He was hopeful that he would succeed in his plan.

What Happened	Outcome
a. People promised to tell Rama Natha about the magic potion.	but nothing happened. They only cheated him.
b. Rama Natha was spending a lot of money.	but nothing happened as he thought it would happen.

1. True
2. False
3. True

he missed the seat
True
(a) strong-willed

Answer any FIVE of the following questions in 30-40 words each:
1. Without Kotwal Rama nearby, the couple might have quietly escaped to a neighbor’s house or created loud noise to alert villagers. Their plan relied on his presence, so they would need another method to get help.
2. The mahout was Gajaraj’s caretaker. He served Gajaraj food daily and bathed him in the elephant pond. Although he was kind and dutiful, his role was limited to looking after the elephant’s physical needs, not providing companionship or friendship.
3. In India, neem is known as Nimb and Nimbaka. The name “Nimb” is commonly used in Hindi, while “Nimbaka” is derived from Sanskrit, which means the tree that provides health and removes diseases.
4. The poem compares the bird’s changing homes to stages of learning. At first, the bird knows only the shell, then the nest, and later the open sky. This shows that knowledge expands as one grows and explores.
5. Clove is a hard, dark-brown flower bud with a strong, spicy aroma and slightly pungent taste. It is commonly used for temporary relief from toothache and to add flavor to food.
6. Watching Surya enjoy every game, even when he lost, made Prabhat realize that joy doesn’t come from winning alone. He learned that games are about participation, fun, and giving your best-not just about the final score.
Fill in the blanks with suitable words (any five):
1. 1. a piece of food
2. 1. forgot
3. 1. sing
4. 1. am learning
5. 1. are playing
6. 1. is cooking
1. The children are playing.
2. They are in a park or a field.
3. Evening

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Class 6 English Poorvi Sample Paper

Class 6 English Poorvi Sample Paper – 1

Reading [20 Marks]

Grammar [20 Marks]

Writing [20 Marks]

Literature [20 Marks]