Unseen Passage For Class 6 With Solutions

Read the following unseen passage for class 6 carefully and answer the questions, Unseen passages help students in many ways. They improve reading skills, expand vocabulary, and enhance comprehension by regular solving of passages. It’s like a fun puzzle that makes you think and understand better. By practicing with unseen passages, students become better readers and learners, which is super important for their studies and daily life. So, unseen passages are like a secret treasure to become smart and do well in school!

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Unseen Passage For Class 6 – Passage 1

Directions: Read the following unseen passage for class 6 carefully and answer the questions given below the unseen passage:- 

For many days and months, Valli carefully listened to her neighbors and bus riders. Slowly she got the information about the bus journey. She learned that the town was six miles away. The fare was only thirty paise one way, which seemed like a lot to her. The trip took forty-five minutes, and she could return on the same bus by paying another thirty paise. This meant she could take the one-o’clock afternoon bus, reach the town at one forty-five, and be back home by about two forty-five.

On a sunny spring day, she shouted for the bus to stop. She got on with her money. She told the conductor that she had to go to town. She handed the fare money to the conductor. 

Carefully read the questions from the unseen passage for class 6 and answer them.

Questions-

1. What did Valli do for many days and months? 

a) Played with her friends 

b) Listened to her neighbors and bus riders

c) Watched TV 

d) Went to the park

2. How far was the town from Valli’s village? 

a) Two miles 

b) Four miles 

c) Six miles 

d) Eight miles

3. How much was the fare for a one-way bus trip? 

a) Twenty paise

b) Thirty paise 

c) Forty paise 

d) Fifty paise

4. What time could Valli take the one-o’clock afternoon bus and be back home? 

a) 2:00 PM 

b) 2:15 PM 

c) 2:30 PM 

d) 2:45 PM

5. Why did Valli shout for the bus to stop on a sunny spring day?  

a) She wanted to play in the town 

b) She needed to buy something in the town 

c) She wanted to go on a bus ride to the town 

d) She was trying to get the conductor’s attention

6. Find a similar word from the text, “the money you pay to ride on a bus or train”

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7.  Find a similar word from the text, “a person who collects fares” is and helps passengers on a bus or train.

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Answers-

1. (b) Listened to her neighbors and bus riders
2. (c) Six miles
3. (b) Thirty paise
4. (d) 2:45 PM
5. (c) She wanted to go on a bus ride to the town
6. Fare
7. A conductor

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Unseen Passage For Class 6 – Passage 2

Directions: Read the following unseen passage for class 6 carefully and answer the questions given below the unseen passage:- 

Gautama Buddha, who lived from 563 B.C. to 483 B.C., was originally a prince named Siddhartha Gautama in northern India. He had a comfortable life. He got the education and later he married a princess. They had a son and lived luxuriously. However, at around age 25, he saw suffering for the first time – a sick man, an old man, a funeral procession, and a monk asking for help.

This deeply affected him, and he left his palace to find answers to the world’s sorrows. He roamed for seven years and then sat under a peepal tree. He vowed to stay there until he found enlightenment. After seven days, he became enlightened and began teaching others. He was called the Buddha. Buddha means “the Awakened” or “the Enlightened.” He shared his wisdom in his first sermon in the city of Benares, by the holy River Ganges.

Carefully read the questions from the unseen passage for class 6 and answer them.

Questions-

Answers-

1. Gautama Buddha was a prince named Siddhartha Gautama.
2. Siddhartha Gautama had a comfortable life, receiving an education, marrying a princess, and living luxuriously.
3. Buddha gave his first sermon in the city of Benares, by the holy River Ganges.
4. He spent seven days under the peepal tree.
5. The name “Buddha” means “the Awakened” or “the Enlightened.”
6. A similar word is  “luxuriously”  
7. The opposite word is “comfortable” 

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Unseen Passage For Class 6 – Passage 3

Directions: Read the following unseen passage for class 6 carefully and answer the questions given below the unseen passage:- 

Kisa Gotami had a son who sadly passed away. In her sorrow, she searched for medicine for her child from her neighbours, but they said he was gone. People thought that Kisa Gotami had gone mad. Because there was no medicine for the dead. But Kisa Gotami was not ready to understand the fact. People took pity on her. Then, she met someone who suggested she go to the Buddha for help. 

When she met the Buddha, she asked for medicine to cure her dead boy. The Buddha told her he needed a handful of mustard seeds from a house where no one had lost a loved one. Kisa Gotami searched for these seeds, but every house had experienced loss. She realized how death is part of life and she found comfort in the idea of surrendering selfishness for immortality.

Carefully read the questions from the unseen passage for class 6 and answer them.

Questions-

1. Why did Kisa Gotami seek medicine for her child?

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2. What did the Buddha ask for to help Kisa Gotami?

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3. When Kisa Gotami asked her neighbors for medicine, they thought:

(a) She had lost her mind 

(b) Her child was still alive 

(c) She needed to go to the market 

(d) Her child was playing outside

4. What did Kisa Gotami learn from her search for mustard seeds? 

(a) Every house had the mustard seeds she needed 

(b) Death is part of life, and everyone experiences it 

(c) The Buddha needed the seeds for a special medicine 

(d) She needed to be more selfish

5. What does “giving up” mean in the text?

6. What is a similar word for “grief” as used in the text?

Answers-

1. Kisa Gotami sought medicine for her child because he had passed away./  he was dead.
2. The Buddha asked for a handful of mustard seeds from a house where no one had lost a loved one.
3. (a) She had lost her mind
4. (b) Death is part of life, and everyone experiences it
5. “Surrendering” 
6. A similar word is “sorrow”

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Unseen Passage For Class 6 – Passage 4

Directions: Read the following unseen passage for class 6 carefully and answer the questions given below the unseen passage:- 

There was a girl named Valliammai, but she was called Valli for short. She was eight years old and very curious. Her favourite thing to do was stand in the front doorway of her house and watch the street. She didn’t have friends her age on her street, so this was her main activity.

Valli found watching the street as enjoyable as the games other kids played. The most exciting thing for her was a bus that went from her village to the nearest town. It passed her street every hour, going to the town and coming back. Seeing the bus with its new passengers made Valli very happy.

She started wishing to ride on that bus, even just once. This wish grew stronger and stronger until it became a strong desire. When her friends described the town after riding the bus, Valli felt jealous and would say, “Proud!” even though they didn’t understand what it meant.

Carefully read the questions from the unseen passage for class 6 and answer them.

Questions-

1. What was Valli’s favourite activity?

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2. Why did Valli feel jealous when her friends described the town after riding the bus?

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3. What did Valli enjoy watching as much as the games other kids played?

 (a) Birds in the park 

 (b) The street outside her house

 (c) Television shows 

 (d) Her toys

4. Why did Valli say “Proud!” when her friends described the town after riding the bus? 

 (a) She was happy for her friends.

 (b) She didn’t like the town.

 (c) She wanted to ride the bus herself.

 (d) She thought her friends were bragging.

5. What does the word ” envious” mean in the text?

6. What is the meaning of the words “a strong desire to know” as used in the text?

Answers-

1. Valli’s favourite activity was standing in the front doorway of her house and watching the street.
2. Valli felt jealous because she wanted to ride the bus too, and she couldn’t.
3. (b) The street outside her house
4. (c) She wanted to ride the bus herself.
5. Jealous
6. Curious

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Unseen Passage For Class 6 – Passage 5

Directions: Read the following unseen passage for class 6 carefully and answer the questions given below the unseen passage:- 

Patrick didn’t like homework; he thought it was boring. He preferred playing sports and video games, even though his teachers said homework was important for learning.

One day, he saved a tiny man from his cat who promised to grant him a wish. Patrick asked the little man to do all his homework for 35 days to get good grades. The tiny man agreed, though he didn’t like it. Patrick was thrilled because he wouldn’t have to do homework anymore and might even get A’s in his classes. 

The little elf started doing Patrick’s homework as promised, but sometimes he got stuck. He would ask for help, and Patrick had to assist him. For example, when the elf didn’t know a word, he would say, “I don’t know this word.” Patrick helped by getting a dictionary, or even better, by looking up the word and sounding it out letter by letter.

Carefully read the questions from the unseen passage for class 6 and answer them.

Questions-

1. Why didn’t Patrick like homework?

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2. What did Patrick prefer over homework?

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3. What did the tiny man promise to do for Patrick?

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4. How many days did Patrick ask the tiny man to do his homework?

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5. How did Patrick help the little elf with unfamiliar words?

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6. What is a similar word for ” Uninteresting” as used in the text?

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7. What is the opposite word of “disappointed” as used in the text?

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Answers-

1. Patrick didn’t like homework because he thought it was boring.
2. Patrick preferred playing sports and video games.
3. The tiny man promised to grant him a wish.
4. Patrick asked the tiny man for 35 days.
5. By looking up the word and sounding it out letter by letter.
6. Boring
7. thrilled 

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