Class VI, VII, VIII Worksheets English_Maths_Science

GRADE 6 HOLIDAY HOMEWORK PRACTICE WORKSHEET

ENGLISH

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable adverbs from the given box: brightly       loudly       stealthily       bravely          greedily         softly          generously          proudly
1. The sun shone ____________________ in the cloudless sky.
2. She had a cold and could not speak ___________________.
3. The starving men ate the food ___________________.
4. The children whispered _______________________ to each other.
5. The cat crept __________________ towards the mouse.
6. Everyone donated ___________________ for the flood relief. 

II. Join the following sentences using suitable Conjunctions: 1. Rohit loves driving cars. His brother does not like driving. ________________________________________________________________________________

2. I did not attend school yesterday. I was unwell. ________________________________________________________________________________
3. Run fast. You will miss the train. _________________________________________________________________________________
4. There were no buses.  I had to walk. __________________________________________________________________________________
 
5. I played on the beach. I built sandcastles on the beach. _________________________________________________________________________________

III. Rewrite the following sentences in the indirect speech. 1. Sia said. “She is afraid of mice.” ___________________________________________________________________________________

2. They said to me, “We will stay at your place.” ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3.   My brother said, “We are playing outside.” ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. The farmer said to his son, “We will harvest the crops.” ___________________________________________________________________________________

5. Mr Rao says, “Reading is the best way to spend time.”
___________________________________________________________________________________

IV. Identify the helping verb and the main verb in the following sentence:

1. I have done this several times before. _______________________________________________________

2. This song was sung by her. ________________________________________________________________

3. My mother will bake the cake tomorrow. ____________________________________________________

4. He has done his work. ____________________________________________________________________

5. I am writing a poem now. _________________________________________________________________ 

V. Do as directed:
1. The doctor will take four hours for the operation. ( Change into future continuous tense ) _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Tina ate Kebab on Sunday. ( Change into simple future tense ) _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. We know everything about him. ( Change into past continuous tense ) _____________________________________________________________________________________
4. My umbrella refuses to open. ( Change into simple past tense ) _____________________________________________________________________________________
5. I chopped the vegetable for the stew. ( Change into present continuous tense ) _____________________________________________________________________________________

VI. Fill in the blanks using the correct form of adjective given in the brackets :

1. He is my _________________________ uncle. (favourite)
2. Sushma is a ________________ girl. Her brother Rahul is ____________ than her. Their parrot is the _______________. (happy)
3. Our neighbourhood is ______________________ than Ranjit’s. (peaceful)
4. Hritik is _____________ than Amit, but Sam is the ___________________ of the three.(old)
5. Amul butter is the _______________. (soft)

VII. Fill in the blanks with correct abstract nouns:

1.The teacher praised him for speaking the ______________. (true)
2. We were waiting for the _____________ of the flight from Mumbai. (arrive)
3. _____________(wise) is far more better than strength

MORE PRACTICE
Complete the following blanks with the correct answer.                                                     

I. Mention the kinds of the given nouns

Material,      uncountable,        proper,            common,     Abstract,      collective,

Love            - _______________                            Student- _______________

Suresh         - _______________                            Army   - _______________

Water          -_______________

II.       Pick out the pronouns from the given paragraph

Brownie was a sweet dog. He and I were the best of friends. We would play Frisbee. I was completely attached to it.

Pronouns - ______________________________________________________________

III.    Write the formulas for the following tenses

Simple present=                                                       Simple past=

Simple Future=                                                        Present continuous=

Past continuous=                                                     Future Continuous=

IV.     Fill in the blanks with correct verbs

1.Seema ______ to the market every day. (go/goes)

2.I ______ a lot yesterday. (travelled/ travel)

3.Pankaj ______ now. (is singing/ was dancing)

4.They____ very intelligent. (is/am/are)

5.Saniya______ got good marks in her exams. (has/ have)

6.Last year,  Deepika _____ won the best talented artist award. (has/had/have)

V.        Fill in the blanks with the correct tense forms

1.Ramu ____ (injure) himself. (Simple past)

2.They _____ (talk) to him after the game. (Simple future)

3.Romeo ______ (enjoy) story reading books. (Simple present)

4.We ______ (speak) in Hindi when the principal walked into the class.  (Past continuous)

5.She _______ (eat) her food in the dining room. (Present Continuous)

Writing Skills

1.      You forgot to invite a close friend of yours to a picnic you organized on your birthday. As a result he / she is angry with you. Write an email apologizing to your friend and explaining your position and requesting him / her to forgive you. Offer a special treat.

2.      You have lost your school bag somewhere in the school. Write a notice in about 50 words requesting the finder to return it to you. Also, promise a suitable reward. Sign yourself as Ramesh/ Rekha of class VI of Delhi Public School.          

3.      Given below is a profile of Mr. Kapoor, the school teacher. Write a short bio sketch of Mr. Kapoor. You could take the help of the clues given below:                                                                                                                 

• age- around 35 years

• height/weight- 5 feet nine inch, good built

• family- perfect and happy, 2 children, one boy, one girl

• education- Post graduate

• his likes- likes cycling, drawing and playing the table

• dislikes-hotel food, cats, liars

• why he is popular- punctual, kind hearted and a smiling face

4. Write an application to the Principal of your school, requesting him to grant you permission for leave and to take your examinations at a later date.

MATHEMATICS

Genius Magicians

1.       It is well known that Becky won an award for her 9 popular songs. What is less well known, however, is that she wrote a total of 951 songs in her career. How many songs did Becky write that were not popular?

2.       Kenny had ₹755 invested in the stock market until he lost ₹531 on those investments. How much money does he have in the stock market now?

3.       Tony is a school janitor. Last week, he picked up a total of 869 pieces of rubbish. If he picked up 89 pieces of rubbish in the classrooms, how many pieces of rubbish did Tony pick up outside the classrooms?

4.       A farmer estimates that he will harvest 985 bushels of wheat. The weather is perfect during the growing season, so he harvests 22 more bushels of wheat than expected. How many bushels of wheat does the farmer harvest?

5.       871 zebra mussels ride into Lake Michigan on the bottom of a ship. They find lots of food and no predators, so their population grows. A year later, there are 10 more zebra mussels in the lake. How many zebra mussels are there now?

6.       In a new bookstore, each bookcase has 5 shelves, and there are 7 books on each shelf. How many books are there on 7 bookcases?

7.       A soup company makes 4 kinds of soup. Each case of soup contains 7 tins of each kind of soup. How many tins of soup are there in 3 cases?

8.       Mitch and his friends went to 2 films every weekend for the past 8 weeks. At every film, they shared 2 pieces of sandwiches. How many pieces of sandwiches did they eat in all?

9.       Each chair lift has 2 chairs, and each chair has 2 seats. How many seats are there in all on 9 chair lifts?

10.   A party supply store ordered paper cups. Each package contains 10 stacks of cups, and there are 5 cups in each stack. How many paper cups are there in 9 packages?

11.  Complete the pattern:
8 ÷ = 2

80 ÷ = 20

800 ÷ = 200

8,000 ÷ = 2,000

12.  Complete the pattern:

6 ÷ = 1

60 ÷ = 10

600 ÷ = 100

6,000 ÷ = 1,000

13.   Janelle buys 8 jars of salsa. The jars all have the same price. She spends a total of ₹640. What is the cost of each jar?

14.   It costs ₹6,000 to buy 6 board games. If the games all have the same price, how much does it cost to buy 1 game?

SCIENCE

1. Green plants prepare their own food, hence they are called

a. Autotrophs                        b.Parasites     c.Heterotrophs           d.Decomposers

2. Pulses are   rich      source of

a.Fibre                         b. Minerals     c.Roughages               d. Proteins

3. Spices provide

a.Energy         b.Flavour                    c.Vitamins                  d. Proteins

4. An animal   that     eats     other   animals is called a

a. Producer    b. Carnivore               c. Omnivore               d. Herbivore

5. Match the columns

Column           A                                  Column           B

a.         Drinking          milk                             i.          Are      animal products.

b.         Vegetable,      fruits                           ii.         Is          good   for       health.

c.         Carrot,            tomato, potato                      iii.        Are rich in minerals and vitamins.

d.         Egg,     meat,  paneer                        iv.        Are      vegetables.

e.         Wheat,            gram,  rice                  v.         Are      plant   products.

Question 6
State True or False
(a) Light travels in straight line
(b) A Shadow can be coloured
(c) The image formed in pinhole camera is both erect and inverted
(d) Transparent object does not cast shadows
(e) A periscope is an instrument used for observing objects from a hidden position
(f) Moon is a luminous object

Question 7
Fill in the Blank
1. The phenomenon by which we see our face in mirror is called _____
2. Sun is an ________ object
3. A _______ eclipse occurs when earth comes between sun and moon in a straight line.
4.  Wooden piece is an _________ object
5. _______ and ______ are two types of shadows
6. The objects which partially allow light to pass through them are called ________________
7. speed of light is _______
Question 8:
Match the column

Column A	Column B
Translucent	Wood
Opaque	Torch bulb
Transparent	Butter paper
Luminous	Glass
	Water
	Sun

Question 9
State True or False
(a) Magnetism of a magnet is lost by hammering and heating
(b) Magnetite is a natural magnet
(c) A cylindrical magnet has only one pole
(d) Poles always exists in pair
(e) Like poles repel each other
(f) Opposite poles of a magnet attract each other
g) Wood is a non-magnetic Material
h) Plastic is a magnetic Material
i) If a bar magnet is cut into four pieces along its length, then 4 N and 4 S will be formed

Question 10:
Fill in the blanks
1) _________is a device used by pilots and navigators used to find the direction
2) Nickel is a ________ Material
3) Magnets are named after _______________
4) silver is a _____________ Material
5) _______________ is the surest test of Magnetism
6) ____________ type of magnet is used in cranes to lift heavy containers from ships.