SSLC (English Medium) Class 6 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions for English

Correct the order of the words in bold and write them in the blank.

Green little the chilli ______ was very hot.

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Sailors many brave ______ tried to find a sea route to India.

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Brown dog the big______ barked at the children.

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The spice most common ______ used today is the red chilli pepper.

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The path mud long ______ led to a beautiful lake.

Play this game in the class. Make two teams.

Each team should describe something in the class using at least three words. The other team should guess it.

How do you cook rice in your house?

Fill in the gaps in this recipe for cooking rice. Use the words in the box

What you'll need 

• 1 cup uncooked white rice 
• 2 cups water 
• pinch of salt

How to make it

1. ______the rice until the ______runs clear. 
2. Drain the water and ______ aside.
3. In a medium sized pan, bring water to ______. 
4. Add the salt, stir, and then add the rinsed and drained ______.
5. Reduce the heat, cover the rice, and let it simmer on ______ heat for 20 minutes.
6. Check after 15 minutes to see if all the ______ has evaporated. If it has, the rice is ______.
7. If not, replace the ______ and let the rice simmer for 5 ______
8. Remove from ______ and serve

Work in groups.

• Discuss how your mother cooks rice in your house.
• Write down the ingredients you need like rice and water.
• List the steps in cooking. The words in the recipe above will help you.
• Each person in the group should tell others how rice is cooked in their house. 
• Now write down the recipe.

Your mother has written a message for you before going out. Write a message to her after finishing your lunch.

Write about the following in your message.

• You ate lunch______. 
• What you liked______ (mention the dish). 
• You have cleaned the kitchen ______. 
• You are going out to play. ______(mention when you will be back).

Who is Raj?

Where did Raj’s mother send him?

Who is Muthu?

What did mother ask Raj to buy?

What did Raj buy?

Mother called ______.

Mother did not ask for______.

Raj did not buy______.

Find an example of alliteration in the poem.

Listen to the poem read by your teacher.

Read the poem aloud in pairs. One person reads out Raj’s words and the other reads the mother’s. Take turns and read.

Tell the story of the poem in three or four sentences with the help of the pictures given below.