ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL JAMMU CANTT

QUESTION BANK(2017-18)

Class:VI

Subject: English

Chapter-1 A (Seventeen Oranges)

2 Marks Questions:

1. What things did the narrator use to pick up from the docks?

2. How did Clem fool Pongo?

3. Why did Pongo catch the narrator?

4. What did the narrator do when Pongo locked him and went off?

5. Why was Pongo surprised?

6. Why did narrator eat all the oranges?

7. “Be quick! Swallow them!”Who said this to whom? Why?

8. What did narrator learn from the incident?

4 Marks Questions:

1. How did the narrator manage to get rid of pongo?

2. What do you conclude from the story? Explain.

Chapter-1B (My Failed omlettes)

2 Marks Questions:

1. Was the narrator able to boil an egg? What reason did he give?

2. Why did the speaker say, “ Raw eggs are probably healthier”?

3. Why was the author’s cheese omlette memorable?

4. What will be the author’s bestseller?

5. The narrator takes a humorous view of his cooking. Give an instance.

4 Marks Question:

1. Why is humour a good quality to possess? Explain.

Chapter-1C (Acceptance)

2 Marks Questions:

1. Sometimes guests give their hosts a difficult time in matters of food. How?

2. Which food stuffs the guest can’t stand?

3. What does the guest eat?

4. Do the hosts feel happy, when the guests keep conditions for accepting the invitation? Why?

5. Do you find the poem humorous? Give an instance.

Chapter-2A ( The Second Voyage)

2 Marks Questions:

1. What made Sindbad fall asleep in the Island?

2. What did Sindbad see in the Island? What was so unusual about it/

3. What did Sindbad do when he saw a huge bird?

4. Where did the Roc take Sindbad? What did he see there?

5. How did Sindbad escape from the valley of diamonds?

6. How did the merchants get diamonds from the valley?

7. “ I am a man like you”. Who said this to whom? Why?

4 Marks Questions:

1. How did Sindbad manage to come back to his home in Baghdad? Explain.

2. Sindbad showed a great presence of mind even at the times of adversity. Describe.

Chapter-2B (A Matter Of Honour)

2 Marks Questions:

1. Who dared Ruby Gillis? What was the dare?

2. To whom did Josie Pye dare? What was the challenge?

3. Who dared Anne? What was the dare?

4. Why did Anne accept the challenge? Did she win/

5. Why was Anne’s honour at stake?

6. What happened to Anne after she climbed up the roof?

7. “It isn’t very pleasant to be laid up, but there’s bright side to it.” What was the bright side of

being sick?

4 Marks Questions:

1. Anne was lovable to everyone. How?

2. Describe the character of Anne.

3. Why did Marilla said to Anne, “ Your fall hasn’t injured your tongue at all.”

Chapter-2C (A Remarkable Adventure)

2 Marks Questions:

1. What is the remarkable adventure in the poem?

2. Whom did poet meet at the start of the poem?

3. What were the various adventures that poet faced?

4. What do you mean by tumultuously tussled? Is it an example of alliteration?

5. Who would toast pot on coals? How did poet escape from them?

6. What are the common excuses given by you when you have not done your home work?

Chapter-3A (The Gift)

2Marks Questions:

1. Why were the parents upset?

2. Why did the boy’s face look feverish?

3. What was troubling the father?

4. How did the father solve the problem?

5. What was the boy’s reaction?

4Marks Questions:

1. What gift did father give to his son? How did the son react to the gift?

2. What do you reveal about the qualities of father? Explain.

3. “It’s Christmas now! Christmas!” Who said this to whom? What happened soon after?

4. What did the boy see out from the porthole? How did he feel?

Chapter-3B (The Festival Of Eid)

2 Marks Questions:

1. Who was hamid? What do you know about him?

2. Why was Hamid the happiest boy in the village?

3. Why was Hamid’s grandmother sad?

4. Where Hamid and his friends were going?

5. Why Hamid did not buy any sweet?

6. Hamid did not take any ride. Why?

7. What did Hamid buy? Why?

8. What made Hamid’s grandmother’s anger turn into love?

4Marks Questions:

1. How Hamid’s tongs were better than any other toy? Explain.

2. Draw a character sketch of Hamid.

Chapter-3C (Rakhi)

2 Marks Questions:

1. What is the theme of the poem ‘Rakhi’?

2. What do you mean by the phrase ‘a contract of trust’ ?

3. Which things have changed and which thing is still the same?

4. What did the speaker promise to give to his sister?

5. Why is ‘ Rakhi’ an effective title?

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SUBJECT-MATHS Unit -1

1. Find the estimated difference of 89 and 32 . 2. A driver filled 40 litres of petrol in his car on Monday. The next day, he filled 50

litres of petrol. If the petrol costs 45 per litre, how much did he spend in all

on petrol ?

3. Write the following in Roman numerals. a) 173 b) 245 c) 84 d) 410

4. Write the number name for each of the following. a) 123,309,425

b) 14,34,096

c) 245,609,039

d) 4,26,08,456

5. Find the difference between the greatest number of 4 digits and the smallest number of 5 digits.

6. Arrange the following numbers in descending order:

19710, 887151, 453212, 925473

7. You have the digits 4, 5, 6, 0, 7 and 8. Using them make four numbers each with 6 digits.

a) Put commas for easy reading.

b) Arrange them in ascending and descending order.

8. Find the difference between the place value and face value of 5 in 78654321.

9. A tank contains 975 L 800 ml water. Find the maximum number of jugs that can be filled if each jug can hold 3 L 500 ml water. 10. Estimate the following. a) 898 785 b) 81 ÷ 17

Unit –2 11. Find the product by suitable arrangement. 12. Find the sum of 2098, 1435, 302 and 865 by suitable arrangement. 13. Write the successor and predecessor of the smallest 3-digit number. 14. Write four consecutive integers just greater than 9876. 15. Find the value of 7290 87 + 7290 3 16. Find 674 110 by using suitable properties.

a) 4 25 b) 4

17. Divide 279 by 13 and check the result by division algorithm. 18. Find the greatest 4-digit number which is exactly divisible by 357. 19. Find the product of the successor and predecessor of the smallest number of 3-digits. 20. Find the value of 76290 97 + 76290 3

Unit---3

21. Find the prime factorisation of 15470 22. Check whether 21084 is divisible by 8 or not by using divisibility test.

23. (i) Find the HCF of two coprime numbers. (ii) Define prime numbers and twin prime numbers with example.

24. Find the largest 5- digit number which is exactly divisible by 236.

26.a) Find the HCF of 435, 725 and 580.

b) Find the LCM of 48, 72 and 84.

27. The HCF and LCM of two numbers are 89 and 1335 respectively. If one of the numbers is

267, find the other.

28. Find the largest 5- digit number which is exactly divisible by 236.

29. (i) F ind the common factors of 60, 75 and 105. (ii)Find first three common multiples of 4 and 6 .

30. A school organised a ‘ Card Making ’ activity in which students were asked to make

‘THANK YOU CARDS’ for the people who helped them in some way . Cards were

made with different titles. Their number are given below :

T cards for teachers = 15 F cards for friends = 40 P cards for parents = 24

a) Find the L.C.M of 15, 24 and 40.

b) Find the H.C.F of 15,24 and 40.

c) What lesson ( value) do you learn from it ?

UNIT-4 31. Evaluate the following , using number line. a) ( − 5) + 3 b) ( − 7) – 2

32. a) The sum of two integers is − 23. If one of them is – 15, find the other.

b) Evaluate │− 6│− │7│+│−12│

33.Find the value of 51 + (– 3) – 25 + 18 – 14 – (–3)

34. Using the number line, write the integer which is :

a) 4 more than − 2 b) 6 less than 1

35. Arrange the following in ascending order.

32, − 42 , 2, −6 , 24 36. Write the additive inverse of ---

23, − 12 , 42, −6

37. What must be added to − 42 to get −63. 38. Subtract the sum of − 235 and 137 from −152. 39. Represent − 12 , 2, −6 and 6 on number line. 40. Which integers lie between − 12 and 4.

Unit—5 41. Draw a circle of any radius and label the following parts.

a) Major segment b) Sector of a circle 42. Define collinear and non collinear points. 43. Count the number of line segments in the fig.

44. Define and draw figures for open and closed curve. 45. Draw a rough figure of—

i) Open curve that is not simple. ii) Closed curve that is not simple.

46. Draw a rough sketch of quadrilateral and label— i) 2 pairs of opp. sides ii) 2 pairs of opp. angles

47. Draw a circle and label--- i) Radius ii) Arc iii) Sector

48. (i) Is this fig. a polygon? (ii) How many sides does it have? (iii)How many vertices does it have ?

49. Draw a quadrilateral and shade its interior. 50. Difference between line and line segment.

Unit---6

51. How many right angles will make if you face –

a) north and turn clockwise to east.

b) west and turn clockwise to north.

c) east and turn anticlockwise to west.

d) south and turn anti-clockwise to east.

52. Define the following terms.

a) Reflex angle

b) Right angled triangle

c) Perpendicular lines

d) Trapezium

53. In fig. name- a) All angles b) All triangles c) All segments

54. Label the fig.as ABCDEF, name any : a) Two adjacent sides b) Two points on polygon

55. Draw a hexagon with 6 lines of symmetry.

56. How many degrees are there in – a) One and half right angle b) Four right angles

57. Draw a pentagon ABCDE and draw its diagonals. 58. Draw a regular quadrilateral. 59. What is the shape of –

(i) A playing die (ii) A drum

60. Draw a scalene and an equilateral triangle.

UNIT—7 61. Change each of the following fractions into equivalent fractions having numerator 12.

a)

b)

62. Simplify 2

+ 1

– 2

63. Divide 34

by 3

64. Subtract 2

from 6

65. Express the following improper fractions as mixed fractions.

a)

b)

c)

d)

66. Reduce

in its simplest form.

67. Find the product of

and

68. Find 3

2 of 18.

69. Change each of the following fractions into equivalent fractions having denominator 60.

a)

b)

70. Find the reciprocal of ---

a)

b)

SUBJECT-SCIENCE

1. What do arrows in a food chain mean?

2. Name any four objects that can be made from cotton.

3. Which type of motion is exhibited by a giant wheel?

4. Why is it important to cook food?

5. Name the methods used to convert yarn into fabric.

6. What do you mean by threshing?

7. Write the importance of seeds in plants.

8. Differentiate between autotrophs and heterotrophs.

9. What is parallax error?

10. Name the following:

a) A stem that is eaten

b) An edible root

c) An edible leaf

11. Describe three diseases that can be caused due to the deficiency of minerals in our

body.

12. Why is the use of jute and cotton bags encouraged these days?

13. Explain the process of weaving.

14. Identify the property of the material in the following uses:

a) Diamond in jewellery

b) Wooden handles

c) Glass in window panes

15. What are the benefits of classification?

16. Differentiate between homogenous solutions and heterogeneous solutions.

17. Water is called a universal solvent. Give reasons for your answer.

18. Plants do not sweat or pass urine. How do they get rid of their body wastes?

19. Explain translational motion with suitable examples.

20. Write down three major differences between a shadow and an image.

21. How are shadows formed?

22. How do we classify objects based on transparency? Give examples.

23. Living things respond to various stimuli. Explain using two examples. Also pick any

two examples from your daily life to illustrate this phenomenon.

24. How does a solar eclipse occur? Explain with the help of a ray diagram.

25. Decomposers and scavengers play a very important role in nature.Justify.

26. The spice cinnamon is obtained from which plant part?

27. Name any two materials that have smooth surfaces.

28. How was length measurement done in ancient times?

29. List a few functions of fats in animal body.

30. Name one example each of plant fibre and animal fibre.

31. Why is loading used to separate suspended impurities?

32. Differentiate between unicellular and multicellular organisms.

33. Is robot a living or non living? Give reasons to support your opinion.

34. What are the advantages of SI system?

35. Name the following:

a) An edible seed from which oil is extracted

b) A stem that is eaten

c) An animal product

36. What are protective foods? Why are they called so?

37. What type of clothing materials are worn by astronauts and firemen and why?

38. How are natural fibres different from synthetic fibres?

39. What are the benefits of classification?

40. Identify the property of the material in the following uses:

a) Metals in electric wires

b) Glass in window panes

c) Wood in boats

41. Differentiate between sedimentation and decantation.

42. Name and briefly explain any one method that can be used to separate insoluble solids

from their solutions.

43. What is excretion? How do animals remove waste products from their body?

44. Compare the motion of a ceiling fan with that of car.

45. Describe an activity to show that light travels in a straight line.

46. At night, we sometimes see more than one shadow of ourselves. Explain how this

could happen.

47. Explain the various categories of animals based on their food habits. Give three

examples of each of them.

48. Mention the importance of following minerals in our body:

a) Calcium b) Iodine c) Iron d)Sodium e) Calcium

49. Mention the sources and uses of the following fibres: cotton, jute, silk and wool.

50. (a) Why is sponge labeled as a soft material?

(b) Diagrammatically represent intermolecular space in solids, liquids and gases.

51. Why do living organisms reproduce? What are the different ways by which they do

so?

52. Differentiate between transparent, translucent and opaque materials. Give suitable

examples.

53. Name the important property of metals which is used to make jewellery.

54. While measuring the length of a knitting needle,the reading of the scale at one end is

2.0 cm and at the other end is 32.1 cm.What is the length of the needle ?

55. Study the following diagram and answer the following questions-

a) Which property of light is indicated here?

b) The flame of candle will be visible in which case and why?

56. Name the edible part of the following:

Plant Edible part

Cardamom

Onion

Coriander

Carrot

57. a)Name the S.I unit of length.

b)Why can’t we use hand span or cubit as a standard unit of length? Give reason.

58. Lemonade is prepared by mixing lemon juice and sugar in water.You wish to add ice

to cool it.Should the ice be added before or after dissolving sugar? In which case

would it be possible to dissolve more sugar? Give a reason.

59. How many groups can animals be put into,based on the food they eat? Mention their

special characteristics.

60. What is roughage? Name any two sources of roughage and mention the main function

of roughage.

61. a)‘X’ is 20 cm away from the mirror.If he moves few steps closer to the mirror.what

will happen to

the image size in the mirror?

b)In a completely dark room,if you hold up a mirror in front of you,will you see a

reflection of yourself

in the mirror? Give a reason.

62. Eating junk food results in several health problems including obesity and heart

problems. Still lot of children prefer to eat junk food.

a) Why parents are advised to discourage their children to eat chips and junk

food?

b) Give two suggestions you will give to avoid eating junk food?

c) What is the associated value?

63. What are miscible and immiscible liquids?Give two examples of each.

64. Describe briefly the two processes of making fabric from fibre.

65. a) The length of a table is 150 cm. Convert the length into metre and millimetre. b)

The distance between Radha’s house and her school is 3200 m.Convert the distance in

kilometre.

66. a) Name the three physical states of water. b) Explain how three physical states of

water are

interconvertible.

67. Prerna is asked to dissolve sugar in water. She kept on adding sugar to water till the

solution became saturated. Give three ways by which she can increase the solubility of

a solute in a solvent.

68. Explain the different types of materials based on their behaviour towards the light

falling on them with examples.

69. Give reasons :a) The electricians wear rubber gloves while repairing electrical

appliances.

b) Wearing many layers of clothes instead of a single thick sweater will keep you

warmer in winters.

70. a)Complete the following table:

Vitamin/Mineral Source Deficiency disease

Vitamin A Green leafy vegetables,carrot ________________

________________ _______________ Anaemia

Vitamin B1 _______________ ________________

Iodine Fish ,salt ________________

b)Doctors advise us to drink at least 2 litres of water daily.Give two important

functions of water in

our body.

Explain the process of cotton production with the help of a diagram.

Give two uses of each- Silk cotton and Coir

71. a) Write any two differences between an image formed by a mirror and a shadow.

b) Can we see the shadow of a bird flying high in the sky? Give a reason.

c)How is the shadow formed affected if- Source of light is moved away from the

object.

& Green coloured light is used instead of white light.

72. a) Classify the following as reversible or irreversible changes:

Ripening of fruits,Freezing of water,Rusting of iron,Stretching of a rubber band.

b) Give reasons:

a) Expansion gaps are left between rails in railway tracks.

b) An inflated balloon shrinks in size when kept inside a freezer.

c) A hot glass cracks when placed under cold water.

73. Rewrite the following correctly by changing the underlined word:

a) Fungi present in milk turn it into curd.

b) Threshing involves dropping the grains.

c) Vitamin D helps in blood clotting.

d) Nylon and acrylic are natural fibres.

e) Nitrogen is soluble in water.

74. a) Identify the type of motion:

A stone thrown up in the air The blades of a ceiling fan The plucked

string of a guitar.

The hands of a clock. A train going on a straight track. Turning a tap.

b) Compare the rotational motion of the Earth with the rotation of a top and a

car steering wheel.

75. Which one ,the top or the steering wheel ,will rotate in a manner similar to the

Earth ?Givereasons. 76. How will you test the presence of fat in the given sample of food?

77. In half filled bucket of water drop four different objects. Write the names of two

objects that will float

and two objects that will sink in it.

78. Name the few things which are not made up of matter.

79.When butter is warmed ,which substance formed. Is this reversible or irreversible.

80.What happen if you touch a hot pan. Why?

81. Take a fallen leaf. Tear it into smaller pieces. Is it possible to turn these small pieces

back into the

original leaf?

82. Give the average life span of the given living things- May Fly,Horse,Dog and House

Fly.

83. What happens when you displace a swing from its position of rest? It shows which

motion.

84. Draw a diagram to show the Umbra and Penumbra of a shadow.

85. How can you estimate the area of your house?

86.If you are standing in an open field at 12 noon, what kind of shadow would you see

of yourself.

87. Define the sources of food with examples.

88. List two broad categories of food items based on their eating habits. Give three

examples of each

of them.

89. Mention the importance of the following vitamins in our body:

a) Vitamin E b) Vitamin K c) Vitamin B

d) Vitamin C e) Vitamin A

90.Explain the process of obtaining fabric from any fibre.

SUBJECT-SOCIAL SCIENCE

HISTORY CHAPTER 1 WHEN,WHERE AND HOW 1. What is a timeline? 2. What is history? 3. What do you understand by words like decade, century and millennium? 4. What is a mountain pass? 5. Name the manuscript found in Nepal in 11th century. 6. Who wrote Indika? 7. Name the ruler who issued gold coin showing a goddess. 8. What do you understand by term circa? 9. Who wrote Arthashastra? 10. In which languages were manuscripts written in India? 11. Name the three ancient regional kingdoms found in South India. 12. Explain the travellers accounts of ancient history. CHAPTER 2 EARLY HUMANS- HUNTERS AND GATHERERS 1. What do you understand by Old Stone Age? 2. What is the other name of Old Stone Age?

3. What is Mesolithic Age? 4. What is the other name of Mesolithic Age? 5. What is Neolithic Age? 6. What is the other name of New Stone Age? 7. Where man used to live in Palaeolithic Age? 8. Where were the three cave paintings found in Old Stone Age? 9. Name five Palaeolithic sites. 10. How old was the lion lady found in Ulm,Germany? 11. Explain the Chalcolithic Age. 12. What do you understand by the words Invention and Discovery? CHAPTER 3 FARMERS AND HERDERS 1. Name the two Neolithic Age sites found in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. 2. What do the Neolithic sites tell us about kinds of animals were domesticated at that time? 3. What is herding? 4. Where were the earliest Neolithic sites found in the world? 5. Where was a jar with spiral designs found around 4000 BCE? 6. Name the ornaments found from the Neolithic sites. 7. Where is Mehrgarh found? 8. Where is Burzahom found? 9. Explain about the Neolithic site Mehrgarh in detail. 10. What information do you know about the Neolithic site Burzahom? CHAPTER 4 AND THE , THE FIRST CITIES 1. What do you understand by the word Civilisation? 2. Name the four river valley civilizations of the world. 3. What is the other name of the Indus Valley Civilisation? 4. Define the term city. 5. Name all the sites of Indus Valley Civilisaton. 6. How many sites have been found till now? 7. What are the main features of the Indus Valley Civilisation? 8. Where was the Great Bath founded? 9. Write the main features of the Great Bath. 10. What did the women apply on their eyes and lips? GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 1 EARTH IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM 1. What is the other name of the Pole Star? 2. What was the theory given by Caudius Ptolemy? 3. What was the scientific theory given by Nicolaus Copernicus? 4. What is the other name of Jovian planets? 5. What is the diameter of the Sun? 6. What is the other name of inner planets? 7. Name some of the dwarf planets. 8. Which planet is known as the blue planet? 9. Which planet is the largest planet? 10. Which planet has several rings? 11. Which planet is the coldest planet? 12. Which planet is known as the Red Planet? 13. Which planet is the lightest among the outer planets? 14. Which planet is nearest to the Sun? 15. Which planet is brightest planet in the sky? 16. What is the full form of ISRO? 17. What is the full form of NASA? 18. Which planet is known as the morning and evening star? CHAPTER 2 LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES 1. What is great circle routes? 2. What was the solar day?

3. Which is the biggest circle on the globe? 4. How many time zones Russia has? 5. What is the full form of GMT? 6. What is the full form of IDL? 7. Name the three temperature zones of the Earth? 8. Explain the lines of latitude. CHAPTER 3 MOTIONS OF THE EARTH 1. Define dawn. 2. Define dusk. 3. What is revolution? 4. What is rotation? 5. From where the word solstice is derived ? 6. What is March 21 known as? 7. What is September 23 known as? 8. What is the circle of illumination? CIVICS CHAPTER 1 HUMAN DIVERSITY 1. How many languages are spoken in India? 2. What is social diversity? 3. What is a joint family? 4. What is a nuclear family? 5. Name some of the classical dance forms of India. 6. Name some of the festivals celebrated in India. 7. Where is Pongal and Onam celebrated in India? 8. Which State is known as the land of the five rivers? 9. Which festival is celebrated in Assam? CHAPTER 2 DIVERSITY,PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION 1. Who was Dr B R Ambedkar? 2. In which year was the Hindu Code Bill introduced? 3. Name the newspaper in which the article about Uthapuram was published. 4. What was the role the Brahmins in the Indian social system? 5. What was the role of Kshatriyas in the Indian social system? 6. Who were considered as untouchables in the society? CHAPTER 3 UNDERSTANDING GOVERNMENT 1. What is government? 2. Who formed the African National Congress? 3. In which country Anti Apartheid Movement took place? 4. In which year South Africa gained independence? 5. What do you mean by suffrage? 6. What is apartheid mean? 7. Explain social security. 8. In which year Suffragette Movement started in the USA?