ODTU GV SCHOOLS

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
2023- 2024 ACADEMIC YEAR
GRADE 6 / EXAM PRACTICE
NAME & SURNAME:
Class:

Part A: READING

Read the text below and answer the questions accordingly.

Sounds good, tastes good!

1
What’s the first thing that you notice when you walk into your favorite pizza restaurant? Is it
the smell of fresh pizza, or the sight of your favorite desserts? Food that looks or smells good will
probably taste good, but what about sound? Is that important, too?
2
Scientists now believe that the taste of food can change when your brain hears different
sounds, but it has to be the right kind of sound. When you switch on a microwave with popcorn in it,
it soon starts to pop. Do you think "That sounds tasty!”? Not really, you probably think it's nearly
ready, but it's when you smell it that you go to get the salt or the butter. Hearing the popcorn makes
you think about it, but smelling it reminds you that it tastes good. So, what are the sounds that
change how things taste?
3
In a recent experiment in a fish restaurant, customers wore headphones. They listened to
the sound of the seaside while they ate. Did it make a difference? Yes, it did. Listening to the sea
seemed to improve the taste of the food. It was fresher and saltier. When the restaurant tried the
same experiment with the sound of farm animals, there was no difference in taste. The results are
going to be quite useful for companies that make food. Perhaps they'll try to reduce the amount of
unhealthy things, like salt and sugar in food. With the right music or sounds, perhaps we won't taste
the difference. Food companies are also beginning to see a connection between food and the sound
the packet makes. Pick up a bag of your favorite crisps. What does it sound like? One crisp company
recently changed material that they used to make their crisp packets because research shows that a
packet which makes the right noise will make customers think the crisps are fresher.
4
Another idea is that playlists will begin to appear on food packets, when you use your phone
to scan the code on the packets, you will listen to the sound of the food in them so that you can
understand if the food is fresh, healthy, delicious, etc. When you know this before buying the
product, then the food won’t go to waste because you won’t have to buy, open the packet and taste
the food, you will know this when you listen to the sound on the packet. However, this might not be
a good idea because people do not feel the same when they hear the same sound or music.

1. The text is mainly about ___________

a. the quality of the food served at restaurants
b. the relationship between the sound and the taste of food
c. different tastes and smells of food.
d. the research on the taste of the food.
2. What is the difference between hearing and smelling the popcorn?

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3. What was the result of the experiment in the restaurant?
a. The sounds of the seaside made the food taste better.
b. The people didn’t like the food after listening to the sea.
c. The headphones did not make any difference.
d. The people preferred the sounds of the farm animals.

4. How will the results of the experiment affect companies? Give ONE example.
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5. What do the following words refer to in the text?

a. “it” in paragraph 2 refers to __________________

b. “they” in paragraph 3 refers to __________________

6. Why is the material of the packet important? Explain in your own words.
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7. Which of the following CANNOT be understood from Paragraph 4?

a. To be able to use the playlists, people will use their phones.
b. These playlists can give us information about the food before we open the packet.
c. These playlists might stop the food going to waste.
d. Listening to these playlists is not practical after scanning the code.
8. Is having playlists on packets always a good idea? Why? Why not? Support your
answer by giving evidence from the text.

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PART B. GRAMMAR
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.
1. When I ____________ (meet) John, he ____________________ (go) through difficult times. Life
was hard for him then, but I helped him as much as I could.
 2. After _____________ (break) up with me, she _____________ (sell) the ring that I gave her for her
birthday.
3. Jonathan ______________ (read) 20 books since the spring break ________ (start) ten days ago.
4. We usually _______________ (visit) our grandparents at the weekends but this time we
_____________ (throw) a party at my friend’s house, so we won’t be able to visit them.

II. Read the sentences below and mark the best option.

1- The Vikings organized _______________ in clans and invaded many regions.

a. themselves b. yourselves c. himself d. ourselves

2- Before ___________ the new machine, the operators ________ the instructions carefully.

a. start/ b. starting/ c. started/ d. starting/

reading read read reading

3- She __________ to the U.S. to become a doctor after ______________ from the university last
year.

a. moved/ b. moves/ c. moved/ d. moves/

graduated graduating graduating graduated

4- I do not earn ______________money to buy that car. It is ______________ expensive for me.
a. enough/too b. too/enough c. many/so d. enough/such

5- The woman we met yesterday spoke ___________ English and we couldn’t really understand her.
a. little b. a little c. few d. a few
6- There are ____________ apples left, and we don’t need to buy more yet.
a. few b. a few c. little d. a little

III. Rewrite the sentences with the words given.

1. She is very shy. She would only talk to her parents. THAT
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2. Jack is so clever. He can learn multiple languages at the same time. SUCH
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3. The teacher was pretty tired. She had to dismiss the class. THAT
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4. He was weak. He couldn’t lift that heavy box. ENOUGH
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5. The sea isn’t warm enough. We can’t go swimming. TOO
6. My Mom was too worried. She couldn’t sleep last night. ENOUGH
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IV. Rewrite the questions by using the given parts below.

1. Why are the chairs missing?

I don’t know _______________________________________________.

2. Sally: How did you explain that problem?

Sally doesn’t know __________________________________________.

3. Martin : How did it happen?

Martin can’t believe_________________________________________.

4. Teacher: Which one do you choose?

Our teacher wants to know ___________________________________.

5. Ali: Who do you love most in your family ?

Ali wants to know ___________________________________________.

PART C. VOCABULARY
Fill the sentences with a word from the box. There are 2 Extras.

injuries severe paramedics complain heroic suddenly

prank captivity released sanctuary
missing
1) Is it right to keep animals in _______________ in zoos all around the world?
2) Julius got a _____________ punishment by the assistant principal for coming late to the
class all week.
3) He was __________________ from prison last week. After he was out, he directly visited his
family.
4) She told her neighbors that she was going to ______________ to the police about the noise.
5) The motorcyclist received severe _________________ after the bike crash.
 6) It all happened so ________________ that I do not remember much about it.
7) When he was a child, he used to go to sleep while listening to ___________ tales that his
grandfather told him.

ODTU GV SCHOOLS
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
2023- 2024 ACADEMIC YEAR
SEMESTER 2
GRADE 6 – EXTRA PRACTICE- LISTENING
NAME & SURNAME: March, 2024

8) ___________________ treated the injured woman at the scene of the accident. Then, she
was taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

PART A- Listen to the audio and answer the questions.

1. What phone number should you call?

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2. Why does Tracey think playing board games is a good idea?

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3. What is the presenter going to do later?

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4. What did Ivan learn about his granddad while chatting to him?

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5. What two jobs did Spencer do?

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6. What does Spencer say is good about his idea?

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7. What does Sarah do now and who does she do it with?

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