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NCERT reference ยท Class 6

NCERT Class 6 English Syllabus Reference

Two readers (Honeysuckle and A Pact with the Sun) plus grammar and writing skills โ€” Class 6 English is mostly about reading fluency and language use, not memorising stories.

26

chapters + grammar units

3

skill strands

80

marks in exam

Skill map

Honeysuckle (10 chapters)

Main reader โ€” prose and poetry for comprehension and vocabulary.

A Pact with the Sun (10 stories)

Supplementary reader for character and moral-based questions.

Grammar + Writing

Tenses, articles, letters, and paragraph writing.

Syllabus by strand

Reading, writing, grammar โ€” three strands

Grouped for revision

Reading โ€” Prose and Stories

10 items

Ten prose chapters and poems from Honeysuckle โ€” each tests reading comprehension, vocabulary in context, and the ability to infer meaning from a story or informational text.

  • Who Did Patrick's Homework? (Honeysuckle)
  • How the Dog Found Himself a New Master! (Honeysuckle)
  • Taro's Reward (Honeysuckle)
  • An Indian-American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla (Honeysuckle)
  • A Different Kind of School (Honeysuckle)
  • Who I Am (Honeysuckle)
  • Fair Play (Honeysuckle)
  • A Game of Chance (Honeysuckle)
  • Desert Animals (Honeysuckle)
  • The Banyan Tree (Honeysuckle)

Supplementary Reading โ€” A Pact with the Sun

10 items

Ten short stories for extended reading โ€” moral lessons, character analysis, and writing short summaries. These chapters are tested through value-based and character-based questions.

  • A Tale of Two Birds
  • The Friendly Mongoose
  • The Shepherd's Treasure
  • The Old-Clock Shop
  • Tansen
  • The Monkey and the Crocodile
  • The Wonder Called Sleep
  • A Pact with the Sun
  • What Happened to the Reptiles
  • A Strange Wrestling Match

Language โ€” Grammar and Writing

6 items

The grammar and writing strand tested across the paper โ€” correct tense use, sentence construction, articles (a/an/the), and formal letter and paragraph writing formats.

  • Nouns, Pronouns and Articles
  • Tenses โ€” Present and Past
  • Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Prepositions and Conjunctions
  • Sentence Types and Punctuation
  • Letter Writing and Paragraph Composition

Practice bridge

Turn syllabus review into active practice

Step 1

Generate 10 reading comprehension questions on Class 6 Honeysuckle prose chapters with inference questions.

Step 2

Ask for grammar MCQs on tenses, articles, prepositions, and sentence types.

Step 3

Create a writing practice prompt: one formal letter and one short paragraph on a Class 6 topic.