ADDIS ABABA CITY ADMINISTRATION EDUCATIONAL BUREAU

MODEL EXAMINATION FOR GRADE SIX

ENGLISH, TAHISAS 2015/ JANUARY 2023

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 40 TIME ALLOWED: - 1 HOUR

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS English EXAMINATION. IN THIS EXAMINATION, THERE

ARE A TOTAL OF 40 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS. CAREFULLY SELECT THE
BEST ANSWER AND BLACKEN ONLY THE LETTER OF YOUR CHOICE ON THE
SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE
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AND CANCELLATION OF YOUR SCORE (S).

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN ALL THE REQUIRED
INFORMATION ON THE ANSWER SHEET BEFORE YOU START TO WORK ON THE
EXAMINATION.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

 SECTIN ONE: Reading Comprehension (1-10)

DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions
according to the information there in. each questions has four choices, A-D Choose the
best alternatives and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet
provided.

We see writing all around us. There is writing in books, on signs, and on computer screens.
Most children learn to read and write at an early age and use these skills to gather and share
information in books, magazines, letters, and e-mail messages. Businesses depend on written
words to communicate and to sell products. Governments rely on written documents as the basis
for their laws. We would be lost without writing.

The earliest people had no system of writing. Writing developed over thousands of years in
different cultures around the world. People in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Crete, China, and
elsewhere all made important contributions.

Before writing as we know it existed, drawings were used as a form of communication. Rock
drawings have been found in many places. One rock drawing in a mountainous region of New
Mexico shows a mountain goat standing up and a man riding a horse upside down.
Archaeologists believe that the drawing was a warning to riders that the trail was too steep.

Modern forms of writing began when people learned to use symbols, such as letters and words,
to stand for ideas. At first, they used pictures that stood for words. For example, a picture might
show a hunter, the weapons the hunter used, and a pair of deer the hunter killed. Further
developments occurred in Mesopotamia, where people known as Sumerians learned to use the
same symbols to stand for different words. The writing used by ancient Egyptians used symbols
known as hieroglyphs. It was similar to the writing of the Sumerians.

Even greater advances were made in China about 3500 years ago. The Chinese used tens of
thousands of signs. With their system, they could write proper names and new words. This,
however, was a knotty system. To make writing easier, things had to be simplified in some way.
The answer was the development of alphabets. The Phoenicians are often credited with
developing one of the first useful alphabets. The Phoenician alphabet used about 20 or 30 signs.
They were well on their way to at least one type of modern writing because, as we know, the
modern English alphabet uses 26 letters.

Adapted from: Dr. Joseph B. Morton, Bulletin 2005, No. 87

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1. You can tell from information in this passage that ______________.
A. all early art dealt mainly with hunting
B. the Phoenician alphabet is more difficult to understand than the English alphabet
C. drawing was one of the earliest forms of written communication
D. people from many cultures understood Egyptian hieroglyphs
2. According to the passage, who developed one of the first useful alphabets?
A. The Sumerians C. The Chinese
B. The Egyptians D. The Phoenicians
3. According to the passage, the Sumerians first began writing to ____________.
A. tell stories about their history C. establish the laws of their government
B. send warning messages to travelers D. keep track of things such as animals
4. The writing used by ancient Egyptians used symbols known as_____________.
A. hieroglyphs C. English alphabet
B. Phoenician alphabet D. letters
5. The word knotty is used in this passage means_____________.
A. effective C. mysterious
B. complicated D. acceptable
6. According to the passage, a rock picture in New Mexico showed an upside down of _______.
A. pair of deer C. horse and rider
B. herd of cattle D. mountain goat
7. The word ’these’ in paragraph 1 refers to__________.
A. Listening and speaking C. reading and writing
B. Books and magazines D. letters and emails
8. „We would be lost without writing.’ In paragraph 1 means_____________.
A. we are lost because of writing C. writing lost us
B. writing is very important for us D. we were losing writing
9. Which one of the following is the appropriate title for the passage?
A. Egyptian Writing C. Modern Writing
B. Ancient Writing D. How Writing Developed
10. The greater advances were made in China about ___________ years ago.
A. 2030 C. 3500
B. 5300 D. 3020

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SECTION TWO: Vocabulary (11-15)

A. Completion(11-13)

DIRECTIONS: Questions 11-15 are incomplete sentences. There are four alternatives
A-D, given below each question. Choose the one that best completes each sentence and
blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet.

11. Farmers will start to _____________ the crop next week.

A. harvest C. cut
B. grow D. watered
12. We must _____________ the traffic rules.
A. disobey C. detain
B. obey D. break
13. The doctor told him that he is ____________ with COVID 19.
A. lucky C. exposed
B. invaded D. infected

C. Substitution (14-15)

DIRECTIONS: Questions (14-15) Each has an underlined word or phrase. These are four
alternatives A-D, given after each sentence. Choose one word that best keeps the meaning of the
given sentences if substituted for the underlined word and blacken the letter of your choice on
the separate answer sheet.

14. “Unity is strength,” said the person. The underlined word means _________.
A. being alone C. loneliness
B. togetherness D. separation
15. The work man stood at the bottom of the ladder.
A. top C. foot
B. rung D. middle

SECTION THREE: Grammar (16-32)

DIRECTIONS: Questions (16-32) are incomplete sentences. There are four alternative
words or phrases, A-D, given below each question. Choose the word or the phrase that best
completes the sentence and blacken the letter of your choice in the separate answer sheet
provided.

16. Alemitu ___________ her hair every day.

A. comb C. is combing
B. combs D. combed
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17. Our teacher ___________ in this school for 10 years.
A. taught C. have taught
B. teaches D. has taught
18. A: ___________ were you born?
B: I was born in Harergie.
A. When C. Where
B. Why D. How
19. I ___________ Koket a month ago.
A. saw C. see
B. have seen D. had seen
20. Students __________ wear uniform.
A. must C. should
B. have to D. ought to
21. Hawa: Have you seen Liya?
Sara: No, I haven‟t. She ________at home.
A. must be C. should be
B. can be D. may be
22. He____________ speak French.
A. could C. can
B. is D. was able to
23. The _________you are, the _________ you become.
A. old/wise C. more old/more wise
B. older/wiser D. more old/wiser
24. Right now I __________ around the school.
A. walk C. walks
B. have walked D. am walking
25. __________ she wash her clothes?
A. Does C. Do
B. Is D. Has
26. He __________visit his grandmother regularly when he was a child.
A. must C. used to
B. would D. may
27. When I entered the room, they ___________TV.
A. watching C. watched
B. were watching D. are watching
28. This is the ____________ mark I have ever got.
A. high C. highest
B. higher D. most

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29. Segni: The phone is ringing.
Kibrom: I _________ it.
A. will answer C. am going to
B. am answering D. answer

30. Look out! The ladder is broken. She _________.

A. is felling off C. fell off
B. is going to fall off D. falls off
31. They ___________ their homework.
A. Don‟t do C. aren‟t do
B. Doesn‟t do D. weren‟t do
32. We ____________ football in the park last Sunday.
A. Play C. playing
B. Plays D. played
33. Zemdkun is ____________than Hailom.
A. tall C. tallest
B. taller D. more tall

SECTION FOUR: Writing (33-35)

DIRECTIONS: The following questions are related to different types of writing. Read
each of them very carefully and choose the best answer from the four alternative answers,
A-D, given. Then blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet.

34. Which one of the following is a simple sentence?

A. All the member of the team played very well.
B. Live to learn and you will learn to live.
C. You must return the book or pay its price.
D. You can stay or go.
35. A paragraph which describes how something or someone looks or feel is called__________.
A. narrative paragraph C. expository paragraph
C. argumentative paragraph D. descriptive paragraph
36. A letter to your best friend is an example of ___________.
A. informal letter C. business letter
B. formal letter D. request letter

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SECTION FIVE: Speaking (36-40)

DIRECTIONS: The following questions are related to different types of speaking. Read
each of them very carefully and choose the best answer from the four alternative answers,
A-D, given. Then blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet.

37. Guide: Nice to meet you.

Visitor: ______________.
A. Thank you C. Nice to meet you too
B. Yes I am nice D. I am fine hank you

38. How do you ask for direction politely?

A. Excuse me. How can I get to the school C. Where is the school?
B. Hey, you, tell me the way to school D. you must tell me the way to school
39. I like playing basketball but I _________playing football.
A. I love C. I enjoy
B. I would like D. I dislike
40. Tesema: How are you, Marta?
Marta: ________________.
A. Not bad B. Its fine
B. I am fine than you C. that‟s ok

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