SAS English Class 6

Curriculum Aligned
Competency Based Test Items

English (Honeysuckle)
Class - 6
Central Board of Secondary Education
Table of Contents
Test Item
1A Who Did Patrick’s Homework? ..........................................................................................03
1B A House, A Home ...............................................................................................................05
2A How the Dog Found Himself a New Master! .....................................................................08
2B The Kite ..............................................................................................................................10
3A Taro’s Reward .....................................................................................................................13
3B The Quarrel .........................................................................................................................15
4A An Indian – American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla ................................................17
4B Beauty..................................................................................................................................20
5A A Different Kind of School .................................................................................................22
5B Where Do All the Teachers Go? ..........................................................................................24
6A Who I Am ............................................................................................................................27
6B The Wonderful Words .........................................................................................................29
7 Fair Play ..............................................................................................................................31
8A A Game of Chance ..............................................................................................................33
8B Vocation ..............................................................................................................................35
9A Desert Animals ....................................................................................................................37
9B Whatif .................................................................................................................................39
10 The Banyan Tree .................................................................................................................41
Scoring Key
1A Who Did Patrick’s Homework? ..........................................................................................43
1B A House, A Home ...............................................................................................................47
2A How the Dog Found Himself a New Master! .....................................................................51
2B The Kite ..............................................................................................................................55
3A Taro’s Reward .....................................................................................................................59
3B The Quarrel .........................................................................................................................62
4A An Indian – American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla ................................................65
4B Beauty..................................................................................................................................70
5A A Different Kind of School .................................................................................................73
5B Where Do All the Teachers Go? ..........................................................................................77
6A Who I Am ............................................................................................................................80
6B The Wonderful Words .........................................................................................................83
7 Fair Play ..............................................................................................................................87
8A A Game of Chance ..............................................................................................................91
8B Vocation ..............................................................................................................................95
9A Desert Animals ....................................................................................................................99
9B Whatif ...............................................................................................................................102
10 The Banyan Tree ...............................................................................................................106
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Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

English
Class 6 – Honeysuckle
Unit 1A – Who did Patrick’s Homework?
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1 Which line from the story shows that Patrick may have felt bad about not doing his homework?
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2 What did Patrick grab from the cat?
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3 What did the elf want in return for the wish?
A. To be freed after 35 days

B. To be protected from the cat
C. For Patrick to help him with the work
D. For Patrick to get A’s in his homework
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4 “Oh, am I cursed! But I’ll do it.”
How is the elf most likely feeling when he says this?
A. Tired
B. Guilty
C. Scared
D. Helpless
Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items English
Class 6 – Honeysuckle – Unit 1A
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5 Which word best describes the elf?
A. Shy
B. Helpful
C. Cunning
D. Arrogant
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6 Did Patrick’s plan work? Circle ‘YES’ or ‘NO’.
YES NO
Give a reason for your answer
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7 What did the elf’s presence do?
A. A forced Patrick into action

B. Revealed Patrick’s ignorance
C. Showed Patrick the value of honesty
D. Taught Patrick to appreciate hard work
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8 “But I’ll share a secret, just between you and me.”
Who is ‘I’ in the sentence above?
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9 Which of these best describes the moral of the story?
A. Self-help is the best help.

B. All that glitters is not gold.
C. An idle brain is the devil’s workshop.
D. A bad workman always blames his tools.
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10 Patrick’s story is a tale of ___________________
A. Adventure
B. Mystery
C. Humour
D. Horror

English
Unit 1B – A House, A Home
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1 What does the poem mainly do?
A. Advise
B. Explain
C. Narrate
D. Instruct
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2 What does the line ‘and perhaps a yard’ indicate?
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3 Based on the poem, name any three things that houses have.
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4 Based on the poem, people in a family are
A. Clever
B. Cheerful
C. Obedient
D. Generous
Class 6 – Honeysuckle – Unit 1B
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5 According to the poem, how does a family show care?
A. By celebrating
B. By acting sel lessly
C. By keeping everyone safe
D. By sharing the home with others
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6 In the poem, what feeling does the idea of a home invoke?
A. Pride
B. Warmth
C. Admiration
D. Excitement
Refer to the given stanza and answer the following question:
What is a house?
It’s brick and stone and wood that’s hard.
Some window glass and perhaps a yard.
It’s eaves and chimneys
and tile loors
and stucco and roof
and lots of doors.
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7 What does stanza 1 mainly discuss?
A. The importance of a house

B. The inhabitants of a house
C. The features of a house
D. The beauty of a house
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8 What does stanza 2 mainly discuss?
A. How a place becomes home

B. What makes a family perfect
C. The need to love and help others
D. The affection between parents and children
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9 Why does each stanza start with a question?
A. To state a problem
B. To amuse the reader
C. To introduce the main idea
D. To indicate the poet’s curiosity
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10 What does the poet suggest is the difference between a house and a home?
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Read the given stanza and answer the following questions:
What is a house?
It’s brick and stone
and wood that’s hard.
Some window glass
and perhaps a yard.
It’s eaves and chimneys
and tile loors
and stucco and roof
and lots of doors.
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3 Which of the following parts of a house always stays outside it?
A. Door
B. Chimney
C. Floor
D. Eaves
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3 Which of the following is most often used to cover walls for decorative purposes?
A. Bricks
B. Stucco
C. Door
D. Stone

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Unit 2A – How the Dog Found Himself a New Master!
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1 What was different about dogs earlier?
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2 What is true about the dog in the story?
A. He valued honesty over courage.

B. He valued freedom above all else.
C. He valued intelligence over strength.
D. He valued protection over independence.
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3 What made the Dog change his lifestyle?
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4 Why did the Dog approach different animals?
A. To serve them
B. To teach them
C. To challenge them
D. To learn from them
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5 Which word best describes the Dog’s life with the Lion?
A. Boring
B. Comfortable
C. Adventurous
D. Unpredictable
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6 Why did the Dog decide to stay with man?
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7 Did the Dog’s plan work? Circle ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
YES NO
Give a reason for your answer.
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8 Which word best describes the dog in the story?
A. Proud
B. Wicked
C. Reliable
D. Practical
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7 Do you think the Dog was loyal? Circle ‘yes’ or ‘no’ .
YES NO
Give a reason for your answer.
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10 What does the story mainly do?
A. Argue that man is the strongest of all animals.

B. Explain why the lion is considered the king of the forest.
C. Describe the ways of life of different animals in the forest.
D. Narrate the beginning of the relationship between men and dogs.

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Unit 2B – The Kite
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1 What does ‘blue’ in the irst line indicate?
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2 Which lines in the poem suggest that the kite drops a bit before rising in the air?
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3 When does the string go slack?
A. When there is no wind

B. When the kite dives and dips
C. When the string is wound back
D. When there is an unexpected breeze
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4 In the poem, kites are compared to
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5 What does the poet mainly discuss in the poem?
A. His memories of lying kites

B. His mastery over lying kites
C. The pleasures of lying a kite
D. The movements of a lying kite
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6 How bright on the blue
Is a kite when it’s new!
Why are these lines repeated towards the end?
A. To show the poet’s happiness

B. To suggest that the poem is ending
C. To indicate a change in the poem’s theme
D. To illustrate the importance of the main idea
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7 According to the poet, what makes the kite look ragged?
A. When it is caught in a tree

B. When the wind drops
C. When the string laps
D. When it is old
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8 Which word best describes the poet’s tone in the end?
A. Playful
B. Nostalgic
C. Miserable
D. Disdainful
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9 Is the poet experienced at lying kites? Justify your answer.
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10 What does the poem do?
A. Advise
B. Instruct
C. Explain
D. Describe
Read the given stanza and answer the following questions:
How bright on the blue

Is a kite when it’s new!
With a dive and a dip
It snaps its tail
Then soars like a ship
With only a sail
As over tides
Of wind it rides,
Climbs to the crest
Of a gust and pulls,
Then seems to rest
As the wind falls
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3 “According to the poet, when a kite is new, it”
A. Looks blue
B. Soars higher
C. Seems bright
D. Glides smoothly
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3 Why do you think the poet likens the kite to a ship?
A. Both possess sails

B. Both are dif icult to control
C. Both have similar movements
D. Both may get lost in the wind

English
Unit 3A – Taro’s Reward
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1 Why does the writer describe Taro as ‘Thoughtful’?
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2 And with that he began to chop even faster, thinking of the extra money he must earn to buy the saké to
warm the old man’s bones.
How is Taro most likely feeling in the lines above?
A. Helpless
B. Optimistic
C. Frustrated
D. Determined
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3 How did Taro feel when he irst heard the sound of water?
A. Grateful
B. Relieved
C. Surprised
D. Delighted
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4 Why did Taro drink the saké from the waterfall again and again?
A. He found it delicious.
B. He was extremely thirsty.
C. He wanted to make sure it was saké .
D. He was poor and had never tasted saké before.
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5 Did the saké help Taro’s father? Give evidence from the story to support your answer.
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6 Why were the villagers angry at Taro?
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7 What quality does Taro’s decision to hide behind a rock show?
A. Maturity
B. Foresight
C. Confusion
D. Cowardice
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8 The waterfall rewarded Taro for his __________.
A. Sel lessness
B. Hard work
C. Patience
D. Honesty
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9 Which of the following adjectives best describes Taro’s family?
A. Lazy
B. Greedy
C. Boastful
D. Generous
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10 What is the purpose of this story?
A. To provide a life lesson

B. To describe an adventure
C. To narrate a historical event
D. To explain an unsolved mystery

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Unit 3B – The Quarrel
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1 What do the irst two lines of the poem indicate?
A. The brothers rarely fought with each other.

B. The ight was not very serious.
C. The speaker did not start the ight.
D. Fights made the speaker upset.
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2 Which lines in the poem suggest that the ight became more serious as it progressed?
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3 Which lines in the poem most clearly show that the speaker was adamant in his belief?
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4 What does the irst stanza of the poem mainly talk about?
A. The reason for the ight

B. The brothers’ behaviour
C. The nature of the quarrel
D. The speaker’s role in the ight
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5 What is the tone of the speaker in the irst stanza?
A. Anxious
B. Annoyed
C. Sarcastic
D. Triumphant
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6 Did the brothers actually hate each other? Circle ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
YES NO
How did the quarrel end?
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7 The afternoon turned black.
What does the line above show?
A. The weather was gloomy.

B. The brothers fought for a long time.
C. The ight left the speaker in a bad mood.
D. The desire to compromise was very strong.
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8 So he was in the right.
How was the brother in the right?
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9 What word best describes the speaker’s brother?
A. Patient
B. Honest
C. Mature
D. Cheerful
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10 What does the poem do?
A. Advises
B. Instructs
C. Explains
D. Describes

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Unit 4A – An Indian-American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
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1 What is the main purpose of the news report at the beginning?
A. To introduce the main idea

B. To set the background for the text
C. To create curiosity among the readers
D. To highlight the present-day relevance of the text
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2 What barrier did Kalpana faced in attaining her dreams?
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3 Was Kalpana’s family proud of her achievements? Justify your answer.
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4 What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. Kalpana’s early life

B. Kalpana’s desire to go to space
C. Kalpana’s experience of lying aircrafts
D. Kalpana’s journey to become an astronaut
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5 What does Kalpana’s response to the question about being a woman in her ield indicate?
A. Most of her friends were women.

B. She always felt she was different from others.
C. She did not focus on her identity as a woman.
D. As a woman, she found it dif icult to pursue her dreams.
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6 What experiments did the crew perform on Columbia?
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7 Which of these is true?
A. Two crew members survived the Columbia disaster.

B. Kalpana Chawla was the irst woman to ly to space.
C. Communication was cut off while Columbia was descending.
D. Kalpana’s irst space mission was also Columbia’s irst light.
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8 What is the tone of the journalist who wrote about Kalpana after the disaster?
A. Admiring
B. Affectionate
C. Disbelieving
D. Sympathetic
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9 According to Kalpana, what does one need to ful il their dreams?
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10 What is the purpose of the text?
A. To narrate Kalpana’s struggles in life

B. To inspire the readers through Kalpana’s story
C. To describe the various dangers faced by astronauts
D. To explain why there have been few female astronauts after Kalpana’s death
Read the given passage carefully and answer the following question:
Kalpana was born in Karnal, Haryana, but was a naturalised U.S. citizen, married to light instructor
Jean-Pierre Harrison. Besides being an astronaut, she was licensed to ly single and multi-engine land
airplanes, single-engine seaplanes and gliders. She was also a certi ied light instructor. After
qualifying as a pilot, Kalpana began to consider another challenge: applying to NASA’s space shuttle
program. She was irst hired as a research scientist at NASA. In 1994 she was selected by NASA for
training as an astronaut.
When asked what it was like being a woman in her ield she replied, “I really never, ever thought, while
pursuing my studies or doing anything else, that I was a woman, or a person from a small city, or a
different country. I pretty much had my dreams like anyone else and I followed them. And people who
were around me, fortunately, always encouraged me and said, ‘If that’s what you want to do, carry on’.”
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3 What does the following sentence mean?
Kalpana was born in Karnal, Haryana, but was a naturalised US citizen.
A. Kalpana was a natural citizen of the US.

B. Kalpana was born in Haryana but was naturally inclined to the US.
C. Kalpana attained US citizenship after following a legal process.
D. Being a US citizen for Kalpana was natural.
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3 Before being selected by NASA, what was one of Kalpana’s important professional achievements?
A. Being part of a space shuttle program

B. Being world’s irst woman astronaut
C. Being a certi ied light instructor
D. Being a naturalised US citizen

English
Unit 4B – Beauty
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1 Based on stanza 1, the speaker feels that beauty can be seen in _____________.
A. People’s talents
B. People rejoicing
C. The struggles of life
D. The blessings of nature
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2 What is the irst stanza mainly about?
A. The beauty of life in a village.

B. The beauty of leading a simple life.
C. The beauty of the world during the day.
D. The beauty of working hard and enjoying life.
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3 What does the speaker do in the second stanza?
A. Repeats the same phrase for emphasis

B. Compares a quality of one thing to another
C. Suggests a meaning opposite to what is said
D. Assigns human behaviour to non-human things
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4 What is the second stanza mainly about?
A. Sounds that are not appreciated by people

B. Sounds that the speaker inds beautiful
C. The beautiful voice of a singer
D. The beauty of rainy weather
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5 According to the speaker, what makes a song beautiful?
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6 What is the third stanza mainly about?
A. How a person can remain happy

B. How to create beauty around you
C. What creates beauty within a person
D. What actions should be repeated every day
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7 According to the third stanza, what should be the nature of good deeds?
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8 What is the difference between beauty discussed in the irst two stanzas and the last stanza?
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9 What does the speaker mainly do in the poem?
A. Explain facts
B. Illustrate his/Her ideas
C. Provide his/Her opinion
D. Describe his/Her emotions
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10 Which one of these adjectives best describes the language of the poem?
A. Simple
B. Formal
C. Complex
D. Conversational

English
Unit 5A – A Different Kind of School
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1 What does paragraph 1 of the story suggest?
A. Miss Beam’s school was well-known.

B. Miss Beam did not allow visitors to her school.
C. The writer was nervous about meeting Miss Beam.
D. The writer had to travel a long distance to reach Miss Beam’s school.
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2 What does paragraph 3 of the story mainly discuss?
A. It discusses how Miss Beam taught.

B. It discusses Miss Beam’s appearance.
C. It discusses what Miss Beam was like.
D. It discusses Miss Beam’s attitude towards the writer.
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3 Based on paragraph 4, which of these statements best describes Miss Beam’s teaching methods?
A. Students participated in interesting activities.

B. Students were encouraged to read extensively.
C. Students could choose what they wanted to study.
D. Students were provided with the right amount of help.
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4 According to Miss Beam, what was her school trying to achieve?
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5 Which word best describes Miss Beam’s reaction to the writer’s observation about the school ground?
A. Surprised
B. Sarcastic
C. Amused
D. Arrogant
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6 What was the purpose of the various days such as blind days and deaf days?
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7 Which word best describes the girl’s experience of being blind?
A. Annoying
B. Sorrowful
C. Disturbing
D. Disappointing
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8 Which statement by the girl proves that Miss Beam’s idea was working?
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9 How did the experience at Miss Beam’s school affect the writer?
A. He became more humble.

B. He learnt new things about himself.
C. He realisedthat he had a vivid imagination.
D. He learnt to appreciate the struggles of blind people.
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10 Which word best describes Miss Beam’s tone in the last line of the story?
A. Caring
B. Grateful
C. Serious
D. Pleased

English
Unit 5B – Where Do All the Teachers Go?
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1 What does ‘four o’clock’ indicate in the irst stanza?
A. The time when the poet starts playing

B. The time when the poet’s school ends
C. The time when the teachers start teaching
D. The time when everyone washes their socks
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2 What is the poet curious about in the irst two stanzas?
A. Where his teachers live

B. How his teachers spend their leisure time
C. Whether his teachers are as disciplined as he is
D. Whether his teachers do the same things that he does
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3 Based on the third stanza, which of these statements is true?
A. The poet hopes that his teachers do not live alone.

B. The poet wishes he could meet his teachers’ parents.
C. The poet inds it hard to believe that his teachers were once kids.
D. The poet tries to convince himself that his teachers were always good.
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4 Did they ever, never spell right

Did they ever make mistakes?
These lines show that the poet wondered if his teachers were ___________.
A. Proud
B. Perfect
C. Sincere
D. Stubborn
Did they ever lose their hymn books

Did they ever leave their greens?
Did they scribble on the desk tops
Did they wear old dirty jeans?
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5 What is likely true about the events described in the above lines?
A. They are the habits that the poet does not like.
B. They are the poet’s actions that earn punishment.
C. They are the things that the poet’s teachers ask him to do.
D. They are the mistakes that the poet’s teachers made as children.
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6 The poet wonders if anyone had power over his teachers.

Which lines from the poem support the statement?
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7 “I’ll follow one back home today”

What does ‘one’ refer to in the line above?
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8 In the last stanza, what does the poet say he will do?
A. Ask his teachers to read a poem for him

B. Honour his teachers by writing a poem for them
C. Write a poem about what teachers do in their lives
D. Persuade his teachers to write poems about their lives
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9 How does the tone of the poet change in the last stanza?
A. Playful to serious
B. Anxious to relaxed
C. Amazed to frustrated
D. Curious to determined
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10 In which stanza does the poet directly talk to the reader?
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English
Unit 6A – Who I Am
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1 Why did Radha say she found it easy to climb the tree?
A. She had a lot of practice.

B. It was outside her house.
C. Her mother helped her to climb.
D. There were many branches for her to hold.
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2 How did Rahda feel when she reached the top of the tree?
A. Powerful
B. Delighted
C. Optimistic
D. Astonished
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3 What problem does Nasir’s father face?
A. He does not have a place to store his seeds.

B. He cannot collect seeds from cotton plants.
C. His cotton seeds are not producing good yield.
D. He is not able to grow plants using his own seeds.
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4 What does Rohit mainly talk about in the text?
A. A story
B. A desire
C. A problem
D. An experience
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5 Which of the following words best describes Serbjit’s tone?
A. Anxious
B. Sorrowful
C. Frustrated
D. Indifferent
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6 Which child from the text can be best described as ambitious?
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7 Based on the text, other people view Dolma as __________.
A. Serious
B. Reliable
C. Innocent
D. Generous
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8 How do people react when they hear about Dolma’s wish to be the Prime Minister of India?
A. They are amused.

B. They are indifferent.
C. They are encouraging.
D. They are appreciative.
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9 What does Peter mainly talk about in the text?
A. His love for his father

B. The members of his family
C. An enjoyable family routine
D. His favourite movie to watch with family
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10 Name two students from the text who can be best described as adventurous.
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English
Unit 6B – The Wonderful Words
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1 What does the poet suggest in the irst stanza?
A. Some things are best left unsaid.

B. Make sure that your thoughts are always pleasant.
C. Knowledge of language should not limit your expression.
D. The most important thoughts are the hardest to express in any language.
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2 “And all of you can play it.”
What does ‘play’ refer to in the line above?
A. Speaking a language
B. Having fun with language
C. Creating beautiful sentences
D. Expressing without using language
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3 Which line in the poem suggests that putting words to thoughts is not dif icult?
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4 According to the poet, what should one do to clearly express one’s thoughts?
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5 So that they come out clear and true
And handsomely groomed and fed –
What does the poet do in the lines above?
A. Uses sarcasm to add humour

B. Compares two dissimilar things
C. Expresses the opposite of the actual meaning
D. Gives human qualities to something non-human
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6 What does the second stanza mainly talk about?
A. Words give form to thoughts.

B. People cherish pleasant words.
C. Words have the ability to surprise people.
D. The mind holds many interesting thoughts.
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7 From its prison behind your eyes.
What is the ‘prison’ mentioned in the lines above?
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8 A marvellous new surprise!
What does the poet mean by ‘surprise’ in the line above?
A. A new way of speaking

B. Newly coined words
C. A new language
D. A new thought
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9 What does the poet try to do in the poem?
A. Indicate that many beautiful thoughts are not spoken

B. Argue that every thought need not be expressed
C. Suggest that more thought is required
D. Encourage people to speak
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10 Which of the following words best describes the poet’s attitude towards words?
A. Proud
B. Sincere
C. Enthusiastic
D. Authoritative

English
Unit 7 – Fair Play
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1 What does the irst paragraph mainly talk about?
A. The personalities of Jumman and Algu

B. How Jumman and Algu became friends
C. Why Jumman and Algu were respected
D. The relationship between Jumman and Algu
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2 Why did Jumman agree to take care of his aunt?
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3 ‘My wife knows best how to run the house. Be patient,’ said Jumman shamelessly.
What is Jumman’s tone in the line above?
A. Threatening
B. Uncertain
C. Arrogant
D. Furious
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4 Which of these words best describes Jumman’s aunt?
A. Cunning
B. Con ident
C. Stubborn
D. Generous
Class 6 – Honeysuckle – Unit 7
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5 Jumman’s aunt was a good judge of character. Justify the statement using evidence from the story.
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6 How did Algu feel when Sahu nominated Jumman as the Panch?
A. He was angry
B. He felt insulted
C. He was surprised
D. He felt disappointed
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7 What inspired Jumman to take the right decision as the Panch?
A. His respect for the position

B. His need to seek revenge
C. The strength of his friendship
D. The fear of public opinion
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8 How did the panchayat justify the decision against Sahu?
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9 Jumman and Algu were honourable. Justify the statement.
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10 A Panch has no friend nor enemy. He knows only justice.
The lines above suggest that a Panch should be ____________.
A. Strict
B. Uncaring
C. Impartial
D. Intelligent

English
Unit 8A – A Game of Chance
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1 You could buy anything from a small pin to a big buffalo.
What does the writer suggest in the line above?
A. The fair sold a large variety of items.

B. The items at the fair were not expensive.
C. The writer secretly wanted to buy a buffalo.
D. The traders at the fair sold pins and buffaloes.
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2 Uncle was concerned about Rasheed’s safety. Support the statement using evidence from the text.
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3 What best describes Rasheed?
A. Trustworthy
B. Intelligent
C. Cheerful
D. Naive
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3 Why were the old man and the boy pleased by the game at the Lucky Shop?
A. They were able to trick the shopkeeper.

B. They could play the game several times.
C. They earned more money than they spent.
D. They could take away beautiful gifts for free.
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5 Why did Rasheed feel upset after the game?
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3 What best describes people’s attitude towards Rasheed at the end of his game at the Lucky Shop?
A. Mocking
B. Frustrated
C. Confused
D. Pessimistic
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3 What word best describes the uncle?
A. Friendly
B. Playful
C. Proud
D. Wise
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8 What convinced Rasheed to play the game?
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93 According to uncle, why did Rasheed lose at the Lucky Shop?
A. Rasheed needed to learn how to play the game.

B. The shopkeeper no longer had expensive prizes.
C. Rasheed lost the game because he was unlucky.
D. The shopkeeper and his friends fooled Rasheed into losing money.
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3 What was uncle’s advice to Rasheed at the end of the story?
A. To stop blindly trusting people.

B. To not act foolishly in the future.
C. To not believe that he was unlucky.
D. To forget about the incident at the Lucky Shop.

English
Unit 8B – Vocation
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1 Who does the writer meet every morning?
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3 There is nothing to hurry him on, there is no
road he must take, no place he must go to, no
time when he must come home.
Why is the poet likely mentioning these details?
A. He is sad about the hawker’s life.

B. They are things he is forced to do.
C. These are sights he sees on the road every day.
D. He is surprised by the hawker’s lack of discipline.
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3 Why does the poet wish to be the hawker?
A. So that he could spend more time on the streets

B. So that he could meet new people everyday
C. So that he could own the crystal bangles
D. So that he could live as he pleased
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4 Where does the poet meet the gardener?
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5 Which line indicates that the poet is not allowed to be out in the heat and rain?
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3 I wish I were a gardener digging away at the
garden with nobody to stop me from digging.
What is the poet likely feeling in the lines above?
A. Regret
B. Sorrow
C. Longing
D. Frustration
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3 What sight does the poet see at bedtime?
A. A giant with one red eye

B. His neighbour’s open window
C. The watchman walking in the lane
D. People walking towards the street-lamp
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3 Which of these does the poet do?
A. Uses other’s lives to convey his wishes

B. Creates emphasis by using rhyming words
C. Shows sympathy for the people around him
D. Provides descriptions to show how varied life is
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9 Who is the speaker in the poem?
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3 What is the main purpose of the poem?
A. To explain the reasons for the poet’s loneliness.

B. To narrate the poet’s fondest childhood memories.
C. To express the poet’s desire for more freedom in life.
D. To describe the different people the poet met in his daily life.

English
Unit 9A – Desert Animals
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3 Why does the writer talk about darkling beetles in the irst paragraph?
A. To suggest that insects adapt better to deserts than larger animals

B. To prove that animals develop habits to survive desert life
C. To highlight how dif icult it is to survive in deserts
D. To show that they are only found in deserts
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2 The writer suggests that deserts can be quite different from each other. Support using evidence from
the text.
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3 What is the main purpose of paragraph 2?
A. To introduce a particular variety of snake

B. To highlight the fearsome nature of snakes
C. To describe the general features of snakes
D. To indicate where snakes are commonly found
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4 Why does the rattlesnake produce the rattle sound?
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3 What feature does the rattlesnake share with most other snakes?
A. It rattles the end of its tail.

B. It kills the prey using venom.
C. It hears by feeling movements.
D. It is mainly found in the American continent.
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3 Why do mongooses twitter and call when hunting among rocks?
A. To avoid getting lost

B. To indicate that the prey is near
C. To warn each other against danger
D. To show their happiness at hunting together
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3 What is the main idea of paragraph 6?
A. How snakes protect themselves from mongooses?

B. Why mongooses are considered smart?
C. Why snakes try to attack mongooses?
D. How mongooses defeat snakes?
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3 What does the writer mention as a common misunderstanding about camels?
A. That camel humps store water

B. That there is only one type of camel
C. That camels require less food to survive
D. That camels’ coats remain of the same length
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3 Their mouths are so tough that even the sharp thorn cannot pierce through.
How does this quality help camels survive the desert?
A. It helps them drink thirty gallons of water in ten minutes.

B. It helps them get their moisture needs from desert plants.
C. It helps them survive for up to ten months without drinking water.
D. It helps them get their nourishment from body fat when food is scarce.
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3 What is the main idea of the text?
A. Eating habits of animals in deserts.

B. Common features of animals in deserts.
C. Challenges faced by animals in deserts.
D. Different kinds of animals found in deserts.

English
Unit 9B – Whatif
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3 Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
What do Whatifs refer to?
A. Tiny insects
B. Strange noises
C. Fearful thoughts
D. Annoying complaints
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3 And pranced and partied all night long
What is the poet doing in the line above?
A. Use words that sound similar with different meanings

B. Give human-like qualities to non-human things
C. Provide the reason for his tiredness
D. Describe the lifestyle he dreams of
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3 Which line from the poem shows that the poet is used to the presence of Whatifs?
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4 Based on the questions in the poem, name two activities the poet seems to enjoy.
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5 Which line shows that the poet was afraid of appearing weak in front of others?
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3 Everything seems swell, and then
The night-time Whatif strikes again!
Based on the lines above, the Whatifs
A. Do not affect his sleep.

B. Affect how the poet behaves.
C. Remind the poet of disappointments.
D. Are not based on the events of the day.
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3 What best describes the poet’s tone when he asks the questions?
A. Curious
B. Worried
C. Annoyed
D. Suspicious
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3 What best describes the poet’s tone when he asks the questions?
A. To seek answers to doubts

B. To reveal concerning thoughts
C. To recount certain daily events
D. To suggest common ground with others
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9 Who is the speaker in the poem?
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3 What is the main theme of the poem?
A. The desire to succeed in all walks of life.

B. The unfounded fears that bother a person.
C. The ways in which school life can be tough.
D. The unhappy childhood memories of a person.

English
Unit 10 – The Banyan Tree
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3 What is the main idea of paragraphs 1 and 2?
A. The history of the banyan tree.

B. The physical appearance of the banyan tree.
C. The writer’s relationship with the banyan tree.
D. The importance of the banyan tree for the family.
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2 How did the tree’s old age help the writer?
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3 The squirrel became quite fearless towards the writer. Justify the statement using evidence from the
story.
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3 He was a very young squirrel, and his friends and relatives probably thought him foolish and headstrong
for trusting a human.
What does the line above show about the writer?
A. He was imaginative.
B. He understood animal behaviour.
C. He had a keen sense of observation.
D. He wanted to prove he was trust worthy.
Class 6 – Honeysuckle – Unit 10
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5 Why did the banyan tree become noisy in spring?
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3 At the beginning of Part II, why was no one outside?
A. It was hot.
B. Everyone was sleeping.
C. The cobra had scared people away.
D. People had gone to see Ramu’s buffaloes.
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3 According to the writer, the cobra was a powerful ighter because it
A. Had a forked tongue

B. Had a long body
C. Was ferocious
D. Was fast
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3 Had they been content only to watch, all would have been well with both of them. (Page 128)
What does the writer do in the line above?
A. Hint at the future of the birds

B. Mock the curiosity of the birds
C. Explain the role of the birds in the ight
D. Suggest that birds watching ights is common
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9 The myna learnt its lesson. Justify the statement using evidence from the story.
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3 What is the main purpose of Part II of the text?
A. To narrate an interesting incident.

B. To describe the nature of animal ights.
C. To prove that mongooses are smarter than snakes.
D. To explain why snakes and mongooses are enemies.
Class 6 − Honeysuckle − Unit 1A
Item Number Question 1

Question Code SAS21E06HS01A01
Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | Who did Patrick’s Homework?
Theme | Sub-Theme Folklore | Importance of Hardwork
Competency Integrate & Interpret
Item Type Constructed Response
Full Credit (Full Score) Quotes the sentence directly from the text or any response that indicates
that the correct sentence has been identi ied.
Sample responses:
Ÿ And it’s true, sometimes he did feel like an ignoramus.
Ÿ Patrick felt like an ignoramus.
No Credit (No Score) Any other response or missing response

Competency Access & Retrieve
Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that shows that Patrick grabbed the elf or a tiny person.
Sample responses:
Ÿ A man
Ÿ A man of the tiniest size
Ÿ An elf

Item Type Multiple Choice Question
Full Credit (Full Score) B. To be protected from the cat

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Helpless

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Cunning

Item Type Constructed Response Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Selects No and gives an explanation that indicates that Patrick ended up
doing all the work.
Sample responses:
Ÿ No. Patrick had to do all the work.
Ÿ No. Even though Patrick thought he was only helping the elf, he had
to do all the homework.

Competency Re lect & Evaluate
Full Credit (Full Score) A. Forced Patrick into action

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that indicates the understanding that ‘I’ refers to the
author.
Sample responses:
Ÿ It is the narrator.
Ÿ It is the person who tells the story.
Ÿ It is the author.

Full Credit (Full Score) A. Self-help is the best help.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Humour
Class 6 − Honeysuckle − Unit 1B

Question Code SAS21E06HS01B01
Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | A House, A Home
Theme | Sub-Theme Importance of Family | Love, Kindness and Unity
Full Credit (Full Score) B. Explain

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that shows the understanding that only some houses have
yards.
Sample responses:
Ÿ Many houses do not have yards
Ÿ Only some houses have yards

Full Credit (Full Score) Lists any three features of a house out of windows, eaves, chimneys, tile
loors, stucco, roof, doors and yard.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Generous

Full Credit (Full Score) B. By acting sel lessly

Full Credit (Full Score) B. Warmth

Full Credit (Full Score) C. The features of a house

Full Credit (Full Score) A. How a place becomes home

Full Credit (Full Score) C. To introduce the main idea

Item Type Constructed Response Question
Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that shows the understanding of the main idea of the
poem, that is, a house is only a structure whereas a home is more of a
feeling.
Sample responses:
Ÿ House is a building while a home is about people/family.
Ÿ House is a structure but home is a feeling.
Ÿ House is made of things but home is made of people.


Full Credit (Full Score) D. Eaves

Full Credit (Full Score) B. Stucco

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | How the Dog Found Himself a New Master!
Theme | Sub-Theme Folktale | Animals in Wilderness to Domestication
Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that implies that dogs were their own masters and lived in
freedom.
Sample responses:
Ÿ Dogs did not have a master.
Ÿ They lived like wolves.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. He valued protection over independence.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies both fear and loneliness.
Sample responses:
Ÿ He was tired of wandering alone and being scared of stronger animals.
Ÿ He did not want to be by himself and was frightened of other animals.
Partial Credit (Half Score) Any response that states or implies either fear or loneliness.
Sample responses:
Ÿ He was afraid of being attacked by other animals.
Ÿ He did not want to wander by himself.

Full Credit (Full Score) A. To serve them

Full Credit (Full Score) B. Comfortable
Item Number Question

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that implies that the dog found man to be the strongest of
all animals.
Sample responses:
Ÿ Man was stronger than all the animals.
Ÿ Man was stronger even than the lion.


Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states ‘yes’ and gives a justi ication that implies that
the dog was able to ind the strongest master.
Sample responses:
Ÿ Yes. The dog found the strongest master in the man and stayed with
him.
Ÿ Yes. He found a man and was protected by him.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Practical

Full Credit (Full Score) Selects ‘yes’ and provides a justi ication that implies that the dog stayed
with man.
Sample responses:
Ÿ Yes. The dog served the man faithfully.
Ÿ Yes. The dog never left the man.
Or
Selects ‘no’ and provides a justi ication that implies that the dog left each
master when he found a stronger one.
Sample responses:
Ÿ No. The dog left the wolf, the bear and the lion.
Ÿ No. The dog left all the previous masters.
Or both
Sample responses:
Ÿ The dog was loyal to the strongest master and was not loyal to the
other masters he met during his quest.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Narrate the beginning of the relationship between men and dogs

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | The Kite
Theme | Sub-Theme Perseverance | Determination
Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states that it refers to the sky.
Sample responses:
Ÿ It is the colour of the sky.
Ÿ The sky is blue.

Full Credit (Full Score) Directly quotes the lines:
With a dive and a dip

It snaps its tail
Then soars like a ship
With only a sail

Full Credit (Full Score) A. When there is no wind

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states that the kite is compared to a ship.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. The movements of a lying kite.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. To indicate a change in the poem’s theme

Full Credit (Full Score) A. When it is caught in a tree

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Disdainful

Full Credit (Full Score) Any answer that states or implies that the poet is experienced at lying
kites and provides the justi ication that he describes how to ly kites like
an expert.
Sample responses:
Ÿ Yes. He knows how to ly kites under all situations.
Ÿ Yes. He seems to know everything about lying kites.
Ÿ Yes. The poet is experienced in lying kites because he knows how to
make it soar again after the wind stops or its string goes slack.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Describe

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Seems bright.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Both have similar movements.

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | Taro’s Reward
Theme | Sub-Theme Fairytale | Love and Care
Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that he took care of his parents
Sample responses:
Ÿ He wanted to give his parents everything they needed.
Ÿ He felt sad about not being able to look after his parents.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Determined

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Surprised

Full Credit (Full Score) C. He wanted to make sure it was saké .

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the saké helped Taro’s father as
he stopped feeling cold after drinking it
Sample responses:
Ÿ Yes, he stopped shivering.
Ÿ Yes, he felt warm and started dancing.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the villagers believed that Taro
had lied to them OR they only got water from the waterfall.
Sample responses:
Ÿ They did not get saké from the waterfall.
Ÿ The magic waterfall did not give saké to them.
Ÿ They thought Taro had lied.

Full Credit (Full Score) B. Foresight

Full Credit (Full Score) A. Sel lessness

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Generous

Full Credit (Full Score) A. To provide a life lesson

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | The Quarrel
Theme | Sub-Theme Relationships | Sibling Con licts
Full Credit (Full Score) B. The ight was not very serious.

Full Credit (Full Score) Directly quotes the lines:
The start of it was slight,

The end of it was strong,

Full Credit (Full Score) Directly quotes the line:
I knew he was wrong!

OR both the lines:
He said he was right,
I knew he was wrong!


Full Credit (Full Score) C. The nature of the quarrel

Full Credit (Full Score) B. Annoyed

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that chooses or implies ‘No’ and supports the answer by
stating or implying that they forgave each other after some time
Sample response:
Ÿ No. They made up.
Ÿ They stopped ighting.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. The ight left the speaker in a bad mood.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that he did the right thing by ending
the ight
Sample responses:
Ÿ He compromised.
Ÿ He ended the quarrel.
Partial Credit (Half score) Any response that states or implies that he admitted the speaker was
right.
Sample responses:
Ÿ He said he was in the wrong.
Ÿ He admitted his mistake.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Mature

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Describes

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | An Indian-American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
Theme | Sub-Theme Hard Work | Follow Your Dreams
Full Credit (Full Score) B. To set the background for the text

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that her father did not support her
decision to go to the USA to pursue a master’s degree
Sample responses:
Ÿ Her father did not want her to go to the US.
Ÿ Her father opposed her decision to go to the USA to pursue a master’s
degree.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states that they were proud AND justi ies it by
implying that her family was happy for her during her irst light into
space
Sample responses:
Ÿ Yes, they cheered her as Columbia lifted off.

Competency Understand
Full Credit (Full Score) D. Kalpana’s journey to become an astronaut

Full Credit (Full Score) C. She did not focus on her identity as a woman.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies all three experiments – pollinating
plants to observe food growth, tests for making stronger metals and
developing faster computer chips
Sample response:
Ÿ They pollinated plants and conducted tests for making stronger
metals and faster computer chips.
Partial Credit (Half score) Any response that states or implies any one of the three experiments.
Sample responses:
Ÿ They pollinated plants.
Ÿ They conducted test for making strong metals.
Ÿ They conducted test for making faster computer chips.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Communication was cut off while Columbia was descending.

Full Credit (Full Score) A. Admiring

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that mentions both vision and courage
Sample responses:
Ÿ According to Kalpana, one needs both the vision to ind one’s and
dream and the courage to get onto it
Ÿ One needs vision and courage to follow their dreams.
Partial Credit (Half score) Any response that mentions either vision or courage
Sample responses:
Ÿ A vision
Ÿ Courage to follow dreams


Full Credit (Full Score) B. To inspire the readers through Kalpana’s story

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Kalpana attained US citizenship after following a legal process.

Full Credit (Full Score) A. Being a certi ied light instructor and licensed to ly airplanes and
gliders

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | Beauty
Theme | Sub-Theme Nature’s Appreciation | Perception
Full Credit (Full Score) D. The blessings of nature

Full Credit (Full Score) C. The beauty of the world during the day

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Assigns human behaviour to non-human things

Full Credit (Full Score) B. Sounds that the speaker inds beautiful

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies the singer’s earnestness makes a
song beautiful
Sample responses:
Ÿ Singing in earnest makes a song beautiful.
Ÿ The singer is chanting in earnest, this makes his/her song beautiful.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. What creates beauty within a person

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that good deeds should repeat
themselves
Sample responses:
Ÿ They repeat in dreams, work and rest.
Ÿ They repeat.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the last stanza describes beauty
that is internal (can only be felt) AND the irst two stanzas describe
beauty that is external (not seen or heard)
Sample responses:
Ÿ The third stanza describes inner beauty, while the irst two stanzas
describe external beauty.
Ÿ Beauty within yourself cannot be seen or heard. The third stanza
talks about this kind of beauty. The irst and the second stanzas talk
about external beauty.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Provide his/her opinion

Full Credit (Full Score) A. Simple

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | A Different Kind of School
Theme | Sub-Theme Thoughtfulness | Sense of Responsibility
Full Credit (Full Score) A. Miss Beam’s school was well-known.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. It discusses what Miss Beam was like

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Students were provided with the right amount of help.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the school is trying to teach
thoughtfulness
Sample responses:
Ÿ The aim of the school is to teach thoughtfulness.
Ÿ To teach to be kind
Ÿ To teach students to be responsible citizens

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Amused

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the days were observed to help
children understand misfortune
Sample responses:
Ÿ To share misfortune
Ÿ To make them understand and appreciate misfortune
Ÿ To make children more thoughtful/kind

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Disturbing

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that directly or indirectly refers to her statement that
those who have been blind are the best helpers
Sample responses:
Ÿ She says that those who were blind were the best helpers.
Ÿ The ones who were already blind helped better.

Full Credit (Full Score) B. He learnt new things about himself

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Pleased

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | Where Do All the Teachers Go?
Theme | Sub-Theme Inquisitiveness | Innocence of Children
Full Credit (Full Score) B. The time when the poet’s school ends.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Whether his teachers do the same things that he does

Full Credit (Full Score) C. The poet inds it hard to believe that his teachers were once kids.

Full Credit (Full Score) B. Perfect

Full Credit (Full Score) B. These are the poet’s actions that earn punishment.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the poet wonders whether his
teachers were ever punished
Sample responses:
Ÿ The poet wants to know if teachers were punished for pinching
chocolate lakes.
Ÿ Quotes the lines directly –
Were they punished in the corner
If they pinched the chocolate lakes?

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that it refers to a teacher
Sample responses:
Ÿ Poet’s teacher
Ÿ The teachers

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Write a poem about what teachers do in their lives

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Curious to determined

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies the last stanza
Sample responses:
Ÿ The last line
Ÿ The last stanza
Ÿ Stanza 6

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | Who I Am
Theme | Sub-Theme Accepting Differences | Unique Quality
Full Credit (Full Score) D. There were many branches for her to hold.

Full Credit (Full Score) A. Powerful

Full Credit (Full Score) D. He is not able to grow plants using his own seeds.

Full Credit (Full Score) B. A desire

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Frustrated

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states Dolma

Full Credit (Full Score) B. Reliable

Full Credit (Full Score) A. They are amused.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. An enjoyable family routine

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that names BOTH Radha and Rohit
Partial Credit (Half Score) Any response that names EITHER Radha OR Rohit

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | The Wonderful Words
Theme | Sub-Theme Signi icance of Language | Shaping Thoughts
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Knowledge of language should not limit your expression.

Full Credit (Full Score) A. Speaking a language

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that quotes or refers to the line: And all of you can play it.
Sample responses:
Ÿ And all of you can play it.
Ÿ The poet says everyone can play the game.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that words should be matched with
thoughts
Sample responses:
Ÿ Match the words to the brightest thoughts in your head
Ÿ Match words and thoughts

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Gives human qualities to something non-human

Full Credit (Full Score) A. Words give form to thoughts.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that ‘prison’ refers to the mind OR
the brain
Sample responses:
Ÿ The mind is behind the eyes.
Ÿ The brain

Full Credit (Full Score) D. A new thought

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Encourage people to speak

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Enthusiastic
Class 6 − Honeysuckle − Unit 7

Question Code SAS21E06HS0701
Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | Fair Play
Theme | Sub-Theme Friendship | Fair Sense of Justice
Full Credit (Full Score) D. The relationship between Jumman and Algu

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that Jumman took care of his aunt in
exchange for her property
Sample responses:
Ÿ She gave him her property.
Ÿ She transferred her property to him.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Arrogant

Full Credit (Full Score) B. Con ident

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that she was able to judge Algu’s
character correctly
Sample response:
Ÿ She knew Algu would make the right decision.
Ÿ She trusted Algu.
Ÿ She asked Algu to be the Panch.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. He felt disappointed.

Full Credit (Full Score) A. His respect for the position

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the panchayat supported Algu
because the bullock’s death was not Algu’s fault
Sample responses:
Ÿ The bullock was healthy when Sahu bought it.
Ÿ Algu cannot be blamed for the bullock’s death.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that they both made just decisions in
spite of their differences with each other
Sample responses:
Ÿ They made the right decisions.
Ÿ They did not take revenge.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Impartial

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | A Game of Chance
Theme | Sub-Theme Fairs and Festivals | Simplicity and Innocence of Children
Full Credit (Full Score) A. The fair sold a large variety of items.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that Uncle gave the writer
instructions before going with his friends.
Sample responses:
Ÿ He warned the writer to not go far.
Ÿ He asked him not buy anything or go far.
Ÿ He asked him to wait for him to return.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Naive

Full Credit (Full Score) C. They earned more money than they spent.

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that he lost all his money or lost at
the game.
Sample responses:
Ÿ He got only small prizes.
Ÿ He kept losing money.
Ÿ He lost his last 25 paise.

Full Credit (Full Score) A. Mocking

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Wise

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that he saw other people win costly
prizes.
Sample responses:
Ÿ He saw the old man and the boy win expensive prizes.
Ÿ The old man and boy won a lot of money.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. The shopkeeper and his friends fooled Rasheed into losing money.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. to forget about the incident at the Lucky Shop

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | Vocation
Theme | Sub-Theme Freedom | Child’s Yearning and Wishes
Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies the hawker.
Sample responses:
Ÿ The hawker
Ÿ The man who sold bangles
Ÿ The hawker with the bangles

Full Credit (Full Score) A. They are things he is forced to do.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. So that he could live as he pleased

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the poet met the gardener in a
house on his way back from school.
Sample responses:
Ÿ In a house
Ÿ In some house on his way back
Ÿ Through the gate of a house

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that refers directly or indirectly to the line “nobody takes
him to task, if he gets baked in the sun or gets wet.”
Sample responses:
Ÿ He was not allowed to get baked in the sun or to get wet.
Ÿ “task, if he gets baked in the sun or gets wet.”

Full Credit (Full Score) C. Longing

Full Credit (Full Score) C. The watchman walking in the lane

Full Credit (Full Score) A. Use other’s lives to convey his wishes

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the poet is the speaker.
Sample responses:
Ÿ The poet.
Ÿ The writer.
Ÿ Rabindranath Tagore.

Full Credit (Full Score) C. To express the poet’s desire for more freedom in life

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | Desert Animals
Theme | Sub-Theme Educative | Adaptation to Surroundings
Full Credit (Full Score) B. To prove that animals develop habits to survive desert life

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that refers to the following part of the text.
“Not all deserts are endless seas of rolling sand dunes. Some are rocky or
pebbly and dotted with small bushes while others are sprinkled with
colourful lowers during the spring.”
Sample responses:
Ÿ All deserts are not full of sand dunes
Ÿ Deserts can be rocky or pebbly
Ÿ Some deserts have bushes while others have lowers

Full Credit (Full Score) A. To introduce a particular variety of snake

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that it is to keep away intruders.
Sample responses:
Ÿ To scare people away
Ÿ To not be disturbed

Full Credit (Full Score) C. It hears by feeling movements.

Full Credit (Full Score) A. To avoid getting lost
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Full Credit (Full Score) D. How mongooses defeat snakes

Full Credit (Full Score) A. That camel humps store water

Full Credit (Full Score) B. It helps them get their moisture needs from desert plants.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Different kinds of animals found in deserts

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | Whatif
Theme | Sub-Theme Humour | Struggles and Insecurities
Full Credit (Full Score) C. Fearful thoughts

Full Credit (Full Score) B. Give human-like qualities to non-human things

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that refers to EITHER of the following lines:
And sang their same old Whatif song:
Or
The night-time Whatif strikes again!
Sample responses:
Ÿ They always sang the same song
Ÿ The Whatifs came at night

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies swimming and lying kites.
Sample responses:
Ÿ Whatif they’ve closed the swimming pool? Whatif the wind tears up
my kite?
Ÿ Swimming pool and kite lying

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that refers to EITHER of the following two lines:
Whatif I get beat up?
Or
Whatif I start to cry?
Sample responses:
Ÿ The poet was afraid of getting beaten up.
Ÿ The poet did not want to cry.

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Are not based on the events of the day.

Full Credit (Full Score) B. Worried

Full Credit (Full Score) B. To reveal concerning thoughts

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the poet is the speaker.
Sample responses:
Ÿ The poet
Ÿ author
Ÿ Shel Silverstein


Full Credit (Full Score) B. The unfounded fears that bother a person

Grade & Unit Name Grade 6 | The Banyan Tree
Theme | Sub-Theme Nature’s Appreciation | Childhood Memories
Full Credit (Full Score) C. The writer’s relationship with the banyan tree

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the thickness of its leaves
offered him a place to hide.
Sample responses:
Ÿ He hid behind the leaves
Ÿ He could hide and watch the world

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the squirrel ate from the
writer’s hand or searched for food in his pockets.
Sample responses:
Ÿ It ate cake and biscuits from his hand.
Ÿ It went into his pockets.

Full Credit (Full Score) A. He was imaginative

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that it attracted birds in spring.
Sample responses:
Ÿ Birds came to eat igs.
Ÿ There were birds.

Full Credit (Full Score) A. It was hot

Full Credit (Full Score) D. Was fast

Full Credit (Full Score) A. Hint at the future of the birds

Full Credit (Full Score) Any response that states or implies that the myna stopped interfering in
the ight after the crow was attacked by the cobra.
Sample responses:
Ÿ It stopped ighting after seeing the crow.
Ÿ It was scared after the cobra hit the snake.


Full Credit (Full Score) A. To describe an interesting incident

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Curriculum Aligned

Competency Based Test Items

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

A. To be freed after 35 days

A. A forced Patrick into action

A. Self-help is the best help.

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

Refer to the given stanza and answer the following question:

A. The importance of a house

A. How a place becomes home

Read the given stanza and answer the following questions:

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

A. He valued honesty over courage.

A. Argue that man is the strongest of all animals.

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

A. When there is no wind

A. His memories of lying kites

Why are these lines repeated towards the end?

A. To show the poet’s happiness

A. When it is caught in a tree

Read the given stanza and answer the following questions:

How bright on the blue

A. Both possess sails

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

A. To provide a life lesson

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

A. The brothers rarely fought with each other.

A. The reason for the ight

A. The weather was gloomy.

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

A. To introduce the main idea

A. Kalpana’s early life

A. Most of her friends were women.

A. Two crew members survived the Columbia disaster.

A. To narrate Kalpana’s struggles in life

A. Kalpana was a natural citizen of the US.

A. Being part of a space shuttle program

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

A. The beauty of life in a village.

A. Repeats the same phrase for emphasis

A. Sounds that are not appreciated by people

A. How a person can remain happy

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

A. Miss Beam’s school was well-known.

A. It discusses how Miss Beam taught.

A. Students participated in interesting activities.

4 According to Miss Beam, what was her school trying to achieve?

A. He became more humble.

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

A. The time when the poet starts playing

A. Where his teachers live

A. The poet hopes that his teachers do not live alone.

4 Did they ever, never spell right

Did they ever lose their hymn books

6 The poet wonders if anyone had power over his teachers.

7 “I’ll follow one back home today”

A. Ask his teachers to read a poem for him

10 In which stanza does the poet directly talk to the reader?

Curriculum Aligned Competency Based Test Items

A. She had a lot of practice.