Class 6 English Half Yearly Question Paper 2025 Answer Key (NCERT Based)
Instructions :
• All questions are compulsory.
• Questions (1-10) carry 1 mark each.
• Questions (11-12) carry 2 marks each.
• Questions (13-14) carry 3 marks each.
• Questions (15-16) carry 5 marks each.
1. Which animal is shown to be cunning in stories?
(a) Tiger
(b) Fox
(c) Bear
(d) Dog
Answer – (b) Fox
2. The word ‘rescue’ means to ……………..
(a) make fun of someone
(b) save someone
(c) ask someone for help
(d) enjoy with someone
Answer – (b) save someone
3. The wife says ‘Ssh! Listen!’. What does the word ‘Ssssh’ mean here?
(a) Sleep
(b) Help
(c) Rest
(d) Be silent
Answer – (d) Be silent
4. Complete the following by choosing the correct option :
The bird thought the world was made of straw because ………………
(a) it lived in a straw hut
(b) its nest was made of straw
(c) its mother fed straw to it
(d) there was straw all around
Answer – (b) Its nest was made of straw
5. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
Mario wouldn’t give up. This shows he is …………..
(a) strong-willed
(b) supportive
(c) loving
(d) hard-working
Answer – (a) strong-willed
6. Who entered the house?
(a) Guest
(b) Robber
(c) Kotwal
(d) None of these
Answer – (b) Robber
7. Complete the following with one word from the given lines.
Fox : Clever :: Raven : ………..
Answer – Foolish
8. The sage wanted to show the right path to Rama Natha. (True / False)
Answer – True
9. Mr Raven had ………….. in his beak. (a piece of food / a bunch of leaves)
Answer – a piece of food
10. Why did the Raven open his beak?
Answer – Raven opened his beak to sing as the Fox flattered him.
11. What did Rama Natha believe?
Answer – Rama Natha believed that there was a magic potion. It could turn any object into gold.
12. Why does Mario’s grandfather call the chair ‘special’?
Answer – Mario’s grandfather calls the chair ‘special’ because it has a magical quality that reveals who Mario’s true friends are when he manages to sit on it.
13. Why did Gajaraj not eat his food?
Answer – Gajaraj did not eat his food because he was feeling sad and lonely after Buntee, the dog, was taken away from him. He missed his friend deeply, and this emotional distress affected his appetite.
14. How is neem useful to farmers?
Answer – Neem is useful to farmers as the seeds of the neem tree are powdered and mixed with water and sprayed on the crops, to drive away the termites, insects, and locusts. It also helps in controlling breeding of the mosquitoes.
15. How do we know that natural cures are passed from one generation to another?
Answer – Daadi was the oldest member of the family. She was not a doctor, therefore she must have learned their uses from her parents and grandparents and must have successfully used them in her lifetime. Now she was sharing it with her grandchildren.
16. Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions given below :
I want to do much more than share
The hopes and plans of friends who care;
I’ll try all that a friend can do
To make their wishes come true.
Questions :
(i) Complete the sentence with the most suitable option.
These lines tell us that the speaker is …………….
(a) clever
(b) caring
(c) curious
(d) calm
Answer – (b) caring
(ii) Name of poem.
Answer – A friends Prayer
(iii) Name of poet.
Answer – Jill Wolf
(iv) How will the speaker make her friends’ wishes come true? (by trying hard / by working a lot)
Answer – by trying hard
(v) Fill in the blank with a suitable word.
My friends will feel …………. if their wishes come true.
Answer – happy