GRADE VI EXAM TEST TASK 1 : Reading - Tea. Read the passage. Then answer questions about the passage below. Date: Name: People drink a lot of tea. There are many kinds of tea. There is black tea. There is green tea. There is white tea. There is red tea. There is yellow tea. People drink a lot of tea in China. Some people drink it because it is good for them. It makes them healthy. Other people drink it because it tastes very good. It tastes delicious. People drink a lot of green tea in Japan. People drink a lot of green tea in Korea too. In Vietnam, some people drink coffee before they drink tea. People drink a lot of tea in England. Every afternoon, English people drink tea. English people add milk to their tea. Finally, many people drink tea in the U.S. In the South, people drink sweet tea. Sweet tea is cold black tea with sugar. Most tea comes from China. Some tea comes from India or Sri Lanka. Kenya, Japan, and Indonesia also grow a lot of tea. Questions: 1) Some tea is A. purple. B. green. C. pink. D. blue. 2) People drink coffee before tea in A. China. B. Korea. C. England. D. Vietnam. 3) People add milk to their tea in A. India. B. England. C. Vietnam. D. Sri Lanka. 4) People drink sweet tea in A. The Southern U.S. B. The Northern U.S. C. Vietnam. D. Korea. E. Sri Lanka 5) Most tea comes from A. Indonesia. B. Kenya. C. Japan. D. China.
6) Tea makes them healthy.. So,, tea A. tastes good. B. is many colors. C. is good for them. D. comes from many places. 7) Things that are delicious A. are green. B. are yellow. C. taste very good. D. are good for you. 8) Before means A. in front of. B. during. C. earlier or sooner than. D. Both A and C are correct. 9) If you add milk to tea,, you A. put milk in your tea. B. take milk out of your tea. C. drink milk after tea. D. drink milk before tea. 10) Something sweet A. is good for you. B. has sugar in it. C. tastes bad. D. is yellow. Score 10
TASK 2 : Reading Read the text and answer the true/false questions below. A lion, tired from chasing his prey lay sleeping under a nice, shady tree. Some mice, scrambling over him while he slept, awoke him. The lion was upset and lay his paw on one of the mice. The mouse begged for mercy so sadly that the lion let him go. A few days later, the same lion found himself caught in a hunter s net. He could not get loose. He roared in anger. The mouse whose life he had saved heard this and came. How could a little mouse help a big, strong lion? His sharp little teeth chewed through the ropes and soon the lion was free. 1. The lion was tired from chasing his prey. What does prey mean? A. saying a prayer B. the animals he tries to catch and eat C. the ones chasing him 2. The mice went to sleep under a A. rock. B. waterfall. C. tree. 3. While he slept, what animals scrambled over him? A. Mice B. cockroaches C. Spiders 4. The lion laid his paw on a poor mouse. What is a paw? A. lion s foot b. tail c. rock. A. a lion's foot B. tail C. Rock 5. The mouse begged A. to eat some more corn. B. for mercy. C. for him to eat a different mouse. 6. A few days later the lion was A. sleeping and the mouse scrambled over him again. B. catching mice for his supper. C. caught in a hunter s trap and unable to get out. 7. When he heard the lion roar, the mouse that the lion had let go came to help. How could a mouse help? A. He could let the lion eat him. B. He could give the lion some advice. C. He could chew the ropes and let the lion go free. 8. The lesson is that we should not look down on A. mice. B. lions. C. friends who do not seem to be important or strong. Score 8
TASK 3: Underline the correct answer. 1. I deliver letters and parcels everyday. I am a ( policeman, postman, printer ). 2. The ( car, motorcycle, truck ) is a large vehicle used for carrying goods from the factory to the seaport. 3. The ( pilot, pirate, sailor ) flies the aeroplane. 4. When I visited my aunt in the hospital, I brought her some ( fruits, books, clothes ) to eat. 5. We use our ( eyes, nose, mouth ) to taste the delicious food. 6. Every six months, my mother brings me to the ( dentist, doctor, nurse ) to have my teeth checked. 7. An ( apple, orange, onion ) a day keeps the doctor away. 8. In the school choir, there are sixty ( dancers, actors, singers ). 9. I saw the ( firemen, soldiers, policemen ) using water hoses to put out the big fire at the factory. 10. It is a hot day, we can take a ( swim, walk, run ) in the pool. 11. I bought flowers from the ( cobbler, florist, carpenter ) for my mother. 12. We flew on an ( aeroplane, train, ship ) from Singapore to Japan. 13. Every morning, the ( bus, garbage truck, taxi ) comes to collect the rubbish from my block of flats. 14. ( Potatoes, Tomatoes, Onions ) are used to make French fries. 15. My brother goes to a ( barber, tailor, clerk ) to have his hair cut. 16. Monkeys love to eat ( papayas, apples, bananas ).
17. At the supermarket checkout counter, my sister paid the ( teller, salesgirl, cashier ) for the fruits we bought. 18. The ( salesgirl, manager, cashier ) at the book shop helped me find this book. 19. Salads are a mixture of ( meats, fishes, vegetables ). 20. England is the most beautiful ( country, city, town ) I have visited. Score 20
TASK 4. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in brackets Last week, as Karla (walk) (1) in her neighborhood, a puppy suddenly (appear) (2)and (run) (3) between her legs! This (be) (4) a surprise, and she (laugh) (5) out loud. Karla likes dogs a lot, so she (stop) (6) to pet the puppy. He was very playful. While she (try) (7) to pet him, he (nip) (8) her fingers. To Karla, the puppy (look) (9) like a terrier mix. He ( be) (10) wiry, white, and fuzzy. He (have) (11) big ears, and he (wiggle) (12) and wagging his tail without stopping. Karla (begin) (13) walking again, and (notice) (14) that the puppy (follow) (15) her home. He (seem) (16) happy that he (have) (17) a friend to walk with. The puppy stayed with Karla until they (come) (18) to a yard where there (be) (19) some big dogs behind a fence. The dogs (bark) (20) and growling at the woman and the puppy. The puppy (stop) (21). He (tremble) (22) and whining. He (do, not, want) (23) to go any further. He (turn) (24) around and (run) (25) home quickly without looking back. Karla hopes she will see her new friend again. Score 25
TASK 5. Choose the correct time expression 1. Henry is making the presentation (at / on) Wednesday. 2. Our teacher is helping us with grammar (that / this) morning. 3. My dog is barking (at the moment / in the moment). 4. We're finishing the report (today / yesterday). 5. The clock is striking twelve o'clock right (now / soon). It's time to go! 6. Frank is flying to Chicago (this / that) morning. 7. We're reading that book (at the moment / on the moment). 8. Thomas is presenting at the meeting (on / in) April. 9. She's mowing the lawn (now / moment). 10. They're developing a new product (this / last) month. 11. What were you doing (while / during) the meeting? 12. Tim was finishing the report (in / at) five o'clock. 13. They were discussing the problem (when / at) I walked into the room. 14. Jackson wasn't listening (while / during) he was explaining the situation. 15. Was Alice paying attention (while / during) the presentation? 16. They were having a quiet breakfast (this / at) morning when he arrived. 17. What were they doing (when / in) that happened? Score 17 Total score : 80
GRADE VI EXAM TEST Answer key READING TASK 1: Tea. 1.B ; 2.D; 3. B; 4. A; 5. D; 6. C; 7. C; 8. D; 9. A; 10. B. Rading Task 2: 1. A; 2. B; 3. C; 4. B; 5. A; 6. C; 7.A; 8. C. Task 3: 1. postman 2. truck 3. pilot 4. fruits 5. mouth 6. dentist 7. apple 8. singer 9. fireman 10. swim 11. florist 12. aeroplane 13. garbage truck 14. potatoes 15. barber 16. bananas 17. cashier 18. salesgirl 19. vegetables 20. country Task 4 1. was walking 2. appeared 3. ran 4. was 5. laughed 6. stopped 7. was trying 8. was nipping
9. looked 10. was 11. had 12. was wiggling 13. began 14. noticed 15. was following 16. seemed 17. had 18. came 19. were 20. were barking 21. stopped 22. was trembling 23. did not want 24. turned 25. ran Task 5 1. on 2. this 3. at the moment 4. today 5. now 6. this 7. at the moment 8. in 9. now 10. this 11. during 12. at 13. when 14. while 15. during 16. this 17. when