Test Paper

6 th Grade

Use of English:

I.a)Circle the correct words:

1. 1886- Thomas Stevens is the first man to travel/ride his bicycle around the world.

2. 1919- The first passenger planes take off/land from Paris and explore/land in London.

3. 1996- Two British journalists are the first people who drive/arrive a car to the North Pole.

(3x0,25p=0,75)

b)Complete the news reports with the words in the box:

drought famine floods hurricane landslide

a. There is a bad (1) in Florida at the moment.It is very windy and rainy there
now,so stay inside.

b.The (2) continues in Central Africa .It never rains here and everything is
very dry.Many people haven’t got any food.(3) is this part of the country is
very serious.

c.In Mexico,the rain continues and the water is rising.There are (4) all over
the country.There was a (5) in the mountains yesterday.Many people can’t get
out of their villages because rock are on the ground.

(5x0,25p=1,25p)

II.a)Complete the sentences with the past simple affirmative or negative form of be:

1.The man’s name.................................................. Phileas Fogg.(be)

2.Phileas .................................................. alone on his journey.(not be)

3.They .................................................. in many countries in the story.( not be)

4.They .................................................. in hot-air ballons ,ships and trains in the story.(be)

(4x0,25p=1p)
III. Complete the sentences with could or couldn’t and the verbs in brackets.

1.My sister...................................... (ride)a bike when she was three.It was great!

2.We......................................(speak) English five years ago but we can now.

3.I......................................(go) to the cinema because I wasn’t at school.

4.In 1770,Captain Cook ......................................(travel) by car.

. (4x0,2p=0,8p)

IV.c)Read the text and circle the correct answers:

When he(1) ......................................17 years old,the English archacologist Howard Carter

(2) ......................................to Egypt to find out more about ancient Egypt.Lord Cornarvon,a rich
Englishman,(3) ...................................... also interested in ancient Egypt and in 1907 Carter
(4) ......................................to work for him.On 4th November 1922 , Carter’s team
(5)...................................... a door.They (6) ...................................... all very excited. Did (7)
......................................the door ?No,they (8) ......................................open the door because Lord
Carnorven wasn’t there. Three week later, he (9) ...................................... in Egypt with his
daughter .When they opened the door,(10) ...................................... boxes,chairs,sofas and even
flowers.It was Tutankhamun’s tomb.
A B C

1. was were had

2. travels travelled tarvel

3. was were be

4. begin began begun

5. discover did discover discovered

6. are was were

7. they opened they open open they

8. couldn’t can’t could

9. arrives is arriving arrived

10. there was there were there are

. (10x0,25p=2,5p)
V.1.Read the text again.Find the word 1-4 in the text and match them with the definitions a-d.

1.spread a.to cover a large area;

2.enormous b.a serious disease that passes quickly from person to

3.bucket person or from animals to people;

4.the plague c.a container used for carrying water

d.very big

. (4x0,10p=0,40p)

VI.Circle the correct words:

1.The Great Fire of London began/finished in a shop where they sold bread.

2.People could/couldn’t stop the fire.

3.The fire ended on 4th/ 5th September.

4.There was/wasn’t a good thing about the fire.

5.After the fire,they built London in a same/a different way.

. (5x0,2p=1p)

VII. Writing.

Write a story entitled “A disastrous holiday”(10-15 lines)

Use the following structure.

Paragraph 1. Where did you go?When did you go?What happened first?

Paragraph 2.What happened then?

Paragraph 3: What happened in the end?Did you have a good time?Why(not)?

. (1,3p)
 BAREM – TEST PAPER

6th Grade

Use of English:

I. a) Circle the correct words :

1. 1886 – Thomas Stevens is the first man to ride his bike around the world.

2. 1919 – The first passenger planes take off from Paris and land in London.

3. 1996 – Two British journalists are the first people who drive a car to the North Pole.

( 3 X 0,25 = 0,75 p )

b) Complete the news reports with the words in the box :

1. Hurricane 2. Drought 3. Femine 4. Floods 5. Landslide

( 5 X 0,25 = 1,25p )

II. Complete the sentences with the past simple affirmative or negative form of “BE” :

1. Was ; 2. Wasn’t ; 3. Weren’t ; 4. Were.

( 4 X 0,25 = 1p )

III. Complete the sentences with could or couldn’t and the verbs in brackets :

1. Could ride; 2. Couldn’t speak ; 3. Could go ; 4. Couldn’t travel

( 4 X 0,20 = 0,80p )

IV. Read the text and circle the correct answers :

1. A (was) 6. C (were)

2. B (travel) 7. B (they open)

3. A (was) 8. A (couldn’t)

4. B (began) 9. C (arrived)

5. C (discovered) 10. B (there were)

( 10 X 0,25p = 2,5p )
 V. Read the text. Find the word 1-4 in the text and match them with the definitions a-d.

1. spread – a. to cover a large area

2. enormous – d. very big

3. bucket – c. a container used for carrying water

4. the plague – b. a serious disease that passes quickly from person to person or from animals to
people

( 4 X 0,10 = 0,4p )

VI. Circle the correct words:

1. began 2. Couldn’t 3. On the 5th September 4. There was 5. In a different way

( 5 X 0,2 = 1p )

VII. Writing (1,30p)

Write a shorts story entitled “ A disastrous holiday” (10-15 lines)

Use the following structure:

Paragraph 1 : Where did you go? When did you go? What happened first?

Paragraph 2 : What happened then ?

Paragraph 3 : What happened in the end? Did you have a good time? Why (not)?

Marking Scheme for the Narrative Composition 6th form.

Analytical Excellent Good Adequate Limited Incomplete/

Criteria 5p 4p 3p 2p Poor
1p
Content The story is completely The story is fairly The story is The story is The story is
to the topic, describing completed with partially faulty, including incomplete, the
places/events/characters/ all the sequencing completed with serious logical sequencing of
atmosphere/reaching elements of a slight logical impediments in the narrative
climax, including the narrative. impediments in the sequencing moments being
final reactions of the sequencing the of events. inconsistent.
protagonist. moments of the
narrative.
Organization/ There is complete logical There is a fairly There is partial There is serious Paragraphs are
Cohesion connection of paragraphs completion of completion of inconsistency in incomplete,
due to a judicious use of paragraph the task. the organization both linking
linking devices, organization due Paragraphs are of the devices,
mechanics and length to scarce misuse partially paragraphs due mechanics and
requirements. of linking complete due to to the misuse of length
devices, unfinished ideas the linking requirements
mechanics and and scarce use device, having been
length of linking mechanics and disrespected.
requirements. devices, length
mechanics and requirements.
length
requirements.