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ENGLISH HOLIDAY HOME WORK

PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Holiday Homework (2015-16)

Class: VI                                                                                        Subject: English Name: _________________________________                               Roll: _______

I.		Composition
	1.	Write  a discursive essay on Cinema on the basis of the points given below: Introduction: most popular and least expensive means of entertainment Advantages: caters to various classes and age groups                    documentaries and educational programmes create awareness and impart knowledge Disadvantages: entertainment tax can be high children may imitate some inappropriate scenes not realizing the difference between reel and real Conclusion: boon in the field of education and entertainment
	2.	You are studying at a boarding school. Write a letter to your father requesting him to send you money for an excursion to Jaipur. Take help from the given points: Excursion to Jaipur --- educational tour --- arrangement by the school --- 40 students, 4 days tour by bus --- visiting historical monuments ---- charges  2000 includes travel, food, lodging ---- learn about history --- send money to register for tour
II.		Unseen Comprehension
		Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Spring is always colourful in the Kashmir valley.  Tiers of yellow mustard fields are lined by green-leaved poplar and chinar trees. The purple-white flowers of almond make way for the pink and white blooms of the apple and pear trees respectively. Today, Kashmir has more colour than before, added by over a million giant-sized tulips in more than thirty colours and combinations, planted at the Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden. Many of the tulips have been imported from Holland. In fact, tulips were bought to Holland from Turkey in the sixteenth century. The Turkish name for tulips is tulbend, meaning muslin and gauze.
	1.	Tick the correct option:
		1.             ______ is a spice grown in Kashmir. a.     coffee b.     mustard c.     rice d.     beans
		2.            The writer says that Kashmir is more colourful because of the ______. a.     apples b.     chinar c.     almonds d.      tulips
		3.            tulbend  means ______ a.     nylon and polyester b.     jute and wool    c.     muslin and gauze d.     cotton and silk
	2.	Complete the statements.
	a.	Spring is always colourful in ………………………………..
	b.	Tulips were bought to Holland from Turkey in   …………………………………
III.		Do as Directed:
	1.	Change the word in the bracket to plural and fill in the blank. My aunt bought us beautiful silk ________________from London.  (scarf)
	2.	Choose the correct pronoun and fill in the blank.  Tony is looking for ______ racquet.  (him, his)
	3.	Fill in the blank with a suitable adjective. My friend is fond of telling stories; she told me a very _____________ story. I was really scared.
	4.	Underline the idiom in the sentence.  It’s been raining cats and dogs since last night.
	5.	Underline the phrase in the sentence.  I’ve grown a huge pumpkin in my garden.

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