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TEGBARAWI HILM PRIMARY SCHOOL ACADEMY ENGLISH MODEL EXAMINATION FOR GRADE 6
(GINBOT 2017 E.C./MAY 2025).

Time allowed: 1hr

Number of items 60

Part One: Reading passage

Instruction: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions 1-7 correctly according to
the information given in the passage.

Merriem wakes up early every morning to help her mother prepare breakfast. Afterward, she walks to
school with her friends. Merriem loves school because it is a place where she learns new things every
day. Her favorite subject is science, and she dreams of becoming a doctor in the future. After school
Merriem does her homework and helps her younger brother with his studies. She believes that hard
work and kindness are the keys to success.

1. What does Merriem do every morning?

A. Goes to school
B. Helps her mother prepare breakfast
C. Plays with her friends
D. Reads a book
2. Why does Merriem love school?
A. She gets to play with her friends.
B. She can learn new things everyday.
C. It is close to her home.
D. Her teachers are kind.
3. What is Merriem's favorite subject?
A. Math
B. Hisrory
C. Science
D. English
4. What does Merriem dream of becoming?
A. A teacher
B. A doctor
C. A scientist
D. A writer
5. What does the meaning of ‘dreams of' in the passage?
A. Sleeps deeply
B. Thinks about something she wants to achieve
C. Imagines unreal things
D. Plans a holiday

6. Choose a synonym for ‘kindness' as used in the passage.

A. Cruelty
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B. Anger

C. Generosity

D. Rudeness

7. “Merriem loves school because it is a place …” The pronoun it refers to: A. Merreim B. home C.
school D. brother

Part Two: Vocabulary

Section One: Substitution

For items 8-12, choose the most suitable alternative meaning for the words written in bold in the
sentences.

8. The boys abandoned playing mobile phones as it could distract from their study.

A. quit B. assisted C. helped D. struggled

9. The driver disobeyed the traffic rules and the traffic police punished him.

A. disliked B. obeyed C. not obeyed D. allowed

10. The machines apply simple engines to move the load. A. Prevent B. manage C. move D. use

11. Haile is an internationally well-known athlete. A. famous B. weak C. strong D. unknown

12. My friends had a rather distorted image of my life. A. precious B. picture C. thinking D.
appearance

Section Two: Completion

Instruction: For items 13-17, choose the most suitable word that completes each sentence
meaningfully.

13. Genna is a ___________ game which is played by adults and the youngsters.

A. modern B. tactical C. traditional D. cunning

14. Ethiopia is a country with a ______ weather which is neither very hot nor very cold. A. windy B.
temperate C. harsh D. gusty

15. If you want to be a careful driver, you need to respect the _______ _______

A. traffic regulations B. traffic rules C. speed limit D. all of the above

16. When you have hens at home for sale, you should ________them regularly to save them from
hunger A . hit B. feed C. give D. make

17. Bethelihem Tilahun is a successful business woman who has created 1200 jobs as she was ________.
A. flexible B. lazy C. creative D. pessimistic

Section Three: Grammar

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Instruction: For items 18-31, choose the one that best completes each sentence.

18. I __________ twenty letters so far.

A. typed B. was typing C. have typed D. am typing

19 Jemal wants to marry Zahra. He gave her a beautiful _____ ring. (The ring made of gold)

A. gold B. golden C. goldish D. goldy

20. If I _______ her, I _______ her the book.

A. will see/give B. give/will see C. see/will give D. will see/will give

4. You look very pale. I think you _________ go to the doctor.
A. can B. may C. should D. might

21. The movie was ______ than I expected. A. gooder B. the best C. goodest D. better

22. I like to watch thrillers, but now I ______ a comedy. A. watch B. am watching C. watches D. has
watched

23. If I _______ to come , I would certainly do so. A. promised B. promise C. will promise D. promises

24. Kemal ________ outside when his mother came home. A. is playing B. plays C. was playing D. has
played

25. I haven't seen Mary _____two weeks.

A. since B. for C. at D. on

26. What ________ you ______ at the weekend. A. does/does B. does/do C. do/does D. do/do

27. Lions _______ wild ________

A. are/animal B. are/animals C. is/animal D. is/animals

28. Do boys like to _______ jeans? A. wear B. have wear C. wearing D. worn

29. Halima phoned ten minutes _______.

A. ago B. before C. after D. now

30. She ______ for two hours by the time I arrived. A. waits B. waited C. has waited D. had waited

31. She wants to go to the movies ________ she has to finish her homework first. A. or B. and C. for D.
but

Section Four: Speaking

Instruction: For items 32-36, choose the correct alternative to complete the dialogue meaningfully.

32. Amira: Hi, Semira, How are things?

Semira: ______________________
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A. See you later. B. I' m great! C. Not bad D. How about you?

33. Hanan: ___________________

Hewan: It is an umbrella.

A. Where is this? C. What is this?

B. Whom is this? D. Why is this?

34.Ahmed : Do you take I am a fast reader?

Halid: No you read ___________.

A. Fast B. Slowly C. Quickly D. Rapidly

35. Muhammed: ___________________

Bahredin: They are playing football.

A. What are you doing?

B. What do you do?
C. What are they doing?
D. What you did?

36. Friend: Money is better than knowledge?

You: _____________ . It is less important. A. I don't agree

B. You're correct. C. That is correct D. I agree with you.

Section Five: Writing

Instruction: Items 37-40 are about writing skills, choose the correct alternative accordingly.

36, Which one is correctly written?

A. For his office a new computer he bought.

B. A new computer he bought for bis office.
C. He a new computer for his office bought
D. He bought a new computer for hid office.

37. Which one is correctly written?

A. Who were they late for the meeting?

B. Why were they late for the meeting?

C. What were they late for the meeting?

D. Whom were they late for the meeting?

38. Smoking should be banned in public places because it harms both smokers and non-smokers alike.
This sentence is an example of:

A. Descriptive writing
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B. Narrative writing

C. Argumentative writing

D. Expository writing

39. Active: The teacher is grading the papers.

Passive: _______________________

A. The papers were being graded by the teacher.

B. The papers have being graded by the teacher.
C. The papers had being graded by the teacher.
D. The papers are being graded by the teacher.

40. As the day ended, the sun went down, turning the lake orange. Sarah rowed her boat towards
the far-off shore. This is an example of:

A. Descriptive writing

B. Expository writing

C. Argumentative writing

D. Narrative writing

"Lots of" and "a lot of" are both informal expressions used to indicate a large quantity or number of
something. However, there are some subtle differences between them:

### Similarities

- **Meaning**: Both phrases convey the idea of a large amount.

- **Usage**: They can be used interchangeably in many contexts.

### Differences

- Formality:

- "A lot of" is slightly more formal and is often used in writing.

- "Lots of" is more casual and conversational

Context

- "A lot of" can be used in both positive and negative contexts.

"Lots of" is generally used in positive contexts (e.g., "There are lots of options").

Examples
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A lot of: "There is a lot of work to do."

Lots of: "We have lots of fun planned for the weekend."

In summary, while they are largely interchangeable, "a lot of" is more formal, and "lots of" is more
casual.