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English G6
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Directions: Items 1-9 are based on the passage below. Read it and choose the correct answer
from the alternatives given A-D.
Bees are insects. Bees are special insects because they can fly. They can move through air like an
airplane. Bees can fly because they have wings. They can fly up and down. They need to fly to
get to the flowers.
Bees can have three colors. They can be yellow, red and orange. All bees are black in some
places. Bees have three main parts. They have a head. They have a body, and they have stinger.
The stinger is used to defend against enemies. They also have six legs. They use their legs to
stand and climb. They also use their legs to eat and collect pollens.
Bees live in many places. They live in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
The only continent that bees do not live in is Antarctica. I understand why they do not live in
Antarctica. It is too cold. Most of the time, bees are nice to humans. If you do not bother them,
they will not bother you. Have fun watching the bees the next coming summer.
A. To feed the enemy. B. To defend against enemies. C. To build a house. D. To eat food.
A. Bees can move through the air. B. Bees can dig in the ground.
C. Bees can see very far. D. Bees can swim through the water.
A. Because they have three colors. B. Because they live in many places.
C. Because they can fly. D. Because they have three body parts.
II: Grammar
Directions: For items 9-26, choose the correct alternative that answers the question.
18. I was punished for not doing my homework. I __________ have done it.
20. They _________ a lot when they were younger, but now they do not.
21. Kebede is 1m and 70 cm tall. Tolossa is 1m and 70 cm tall. Kebede is ________ Tolossa.
A. on B. since C. for D. as
A. in B. on C. an D. the
A. Am B. Could C. Is D. Are
26. You _______ cross the road on foot when the traffic light turns green.
Directions: Items 27-33 are dialogues. Choose the correct alternative to complete the dialogue
meaningfully.
Fanos: ________________.
A. She is not here. B. She is going to visit America. C. She is tall and slim D. I have three sisters.
29. Hawlet: I have got a bad headache. What do you advice me to do?
Henock: __________________________.
A. You are careless. B. You should see a doctor. C. Why don't you tell your father? D. Where is
the clinic?
A. How are you? B. Where are you going? C. Nice to meet you. D. My name is Abel.
Student: ______________
Zeberga: __________________________________
A. I love Derartu very much. B. Yes, she is in Bahir Dar at the moment.
C. She likes the work she is doing. D. I usually help her with her homework.
IV. Vocabulary
Directions: For items 34-36, choose the word similar in meaning with the word written in bold.
34. Whale is a huge animal that lives in water. Its size is around 100 feet long and weighs about
100 tons.
35. Derartu Tulu is one of the prominent runners in Ethiopia. Most people in the world know
her name in 10,000 m running.
36. The weather in Ethiopia varies from time to time. Sometimes it is rainy, other time sunny or
cloudy.
V. Writing
Direction: Items 37-40 are about writing skills. Choose the correct alternative accordingly.
37. "The wind blew, and the leaves fell." This is ________________
A. She long has brown hair. B. She has long brown hair.
C. Long brown hair has she. D. Brown has long she hair.
39. "He is a tall person with a strong body. He has a round face with brown eyes." This is an
example of ___________________.
40. Which compound adjective is constructed from an adverb and past participle (verb 3)?