Grade Six English
Grammar turkeys, brushes, shelves, potatoes, babies, foxes, berries, geese, companies, banjos, maids-of-honour, lives
Comprehension 1)D 2)B
3)A 4)C
Hello Boys and Girls of Grade Six! Do you remember the definition of a noun? If not, you should re-read your notes before you begin the work on this page. This week we will begin to study another part of speechthe pronoun. You will also get ideas to use a question to begin the introductory paragraph of a composition. You have a variety of questions to answer after you have read the comprehension carefully. Work confidently.
GRAMMAR
WITH MY FRIEND
-Take turns to read these sentences aloud.
Ryan and James collected shells.
They painted them beautifully.
-Answer these questions.
What word in the second sentence is used instead of Ryan and James?What word in the second sentence stands in place of the noun shells?
The words they and them are called pronouns. They refer to nouns which are already mentioned.
Use your reference books to find out more about pronouns.
WITH MY CLASSMATES
Read and discuss the notes.
PRONOUNS
● Pronouns are used in place of nouns.
● Pronouns usually occupy the same positions as nouns, but they are not usually preceded by signal words such as the, a, or an.
● A pronoun may refer to a person or thing that doesn’t need to be identified.
She is handsome.
● A pronoun may also refer to a person who is less definite and not identified.
The child said that someone is at the door.
ON MY OWN
Exercise 1
Write suitable pronouns for the underlined words in these sentences. 1. Dad has a car. Dad uses the car to work.
2. Bryan and Brianna are twins. Brian and Brianna have computers. 3. The teacher called the pupils. The teacher gave the pupils an assignment.
4. The ring belongs to Grandma. Grandma bought the ring last Friday. 5. Aunt Sue is at the store. Aunt Sue went to buy a suitcase.
Exercise 2
Complete these sentences by using pronouns in each space.
1. Balram was hurt. _______ was rushed to the doctor.
2. Daniel and Sunil are footballers. _______ will play a match tomorrow. 3. Ann told Karen that the teacher had sent to call __________.
4. This hat belongs to Grandpa. _______ was given _______ last Christmas.
5. Amy was running on the stairs. ________ fell and was injured.
COMPOSITION
WITH MY CLASSMATES
Read and discuss the notes.
The Introduction- Starting with a Question
Starting the introductory paragraph with a question is one way you can get the reader’s interest. You may start with a question and answer it at the end of the paragraph. This will help to develop the ideas in the other paragraphs.
“Why are you going back to school?” This question and many more were asked by my friends after they saw me in uniform. The message came to them that I had forsaken the group of truants and was returning to school to complete my education. The questions they asked irritated me, but I was determined to succeed. After the first term I was sure I had the energy and intelligence to keep up with my classmates.
ON MY OWN
Using a question to begin, write the introductory paragraph on one of the following:
A) The Computer
B) The Holiday I like Best.
C) How Slaves Helped to Build Guyana
COMPREHENSION
ON MY OWN
Read the poem carefully then answer the questions which follow. 4 8 12
There was an Indian who had known no change
Who strayed content along a sunlit beach
Gathering shells. He heard a sudden strange Commingled noise: looked up: and gasped for speech
For in the bay, where nothing was before,
Moved on the sea, by magic, huge canoes,
With bellying cloths and poles, and not one oar,
And fluttering coloured signs and clambering crews.
And he, in fear, this naked man alone,
His fallen hands forgetting all their shells,
His lips gone pale, knelt low behind a stone,
And stared, and saw, and did not understand,
Columbus’ doom-burdened caravels
Slant to the shore, and all their seamen land.
(100 Comprehension Exercises)
Questions
Read each question carefully then draw a heavy black line through the letter (A, B, C or D) which is near the answer you choose.
1. “Who had known no change” in line one (1) means A) things appeared differently.
B) life was boring.
C) everything remained the same.
D) everyday something new was expected.
2. The ‘bellying cloths on poles’ A) sails
C) cannons
in line 7 were the
B) spans
D) cloth for sale
3. Why did the poet use the words ‘not an oar’ in line 7?
A) He wants the reader to be amazed.
B) To describe Columbus’ boats.
C) To show the Indian was accustomed to boats with oars.
D) To show the difference between Indian canoes and Columbus’
boats.
4. All these words show that the Indian was surprised A) gasped for speech (line 4)
B) coloured signs and clambering crews (line 8) C) his lips gone pale (line 11)
D) and stared (line12)
5. What feeling doesn’t the Indian show in the last stanza of the poem? A) Cowardice B) Fear
C) Timidity D) Unconcern
Goodbye Boys and Girls!
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