Grade 6

Mid Semester Practice.

I. Choose the correct answer

1. There were lots of pirates in Caribbean Sea from around 1500 until the 1700s. The pirates robbed lots of ships, but they didn’t always steal gold coins and jewels. Very often they stole food, water, weapons, and clothing. They even stole things like soap, ropes, and anchors. Sometimes they would keep the ship that they captured and then sell it. On other occasions, they kept the ship because it was better than theirs.

The paragraph mainly talks about … .

A. Caribbean Sea

B. Ships

C. Pirates

D. Crimes

Discussion :

The supporting sentences all explain about pirates which is the main topic of the paragraph.

Key : (C)

2. Which sentence is true about the paragraph?

A. The pirates always stole gold coins as their favorites.

B. The pirates never kept the ships they captured.

C. There have been lots of pirates in Caribbean Sea for 200 years.

D. The pirates never stole soap, ropes, and anchors.

Discussion:

From the paragraph, we can infer that gold coins are not always the target the pirates mean to

steal as it is mentioned ' they didn’t always steal gold coins and jewels'

Key : (A)

3. The pirates sometimes kept a ship as their own because … .

A. it was better than theirs.

B. it was full of gold coins

C. they wanted to destroy it

D. they didn’t have a ship

Discussion :

The last sentence clearly states that on other occasions, the pirates kept the ship because it was

better than theirs.

Key : (A)

1. Bram : Pass me the … . I want to dig a hole.

Ted : Sure, here it is.

A. hammock

B. key

C. eye-patch

D. spade

Discussion :

Instrument to dig a hole is spade.

Key : (D)

2. Carmel : How long have you lived in Bandung?

Glen : … 1995.

A. For

B. Since

C. In

D. During

Discussion :

To state duration we use 'since' if it is followed by 'years'/ 'month' /'days'

example : since 1990, since March, since Saturday, etc.

Key : (B)

3. This is our future transport. It is easy to fly it. You do not need to be a scientist, but you need to have a lot of money. It costs up to $100,000.

What is the future transport meant in the paragraph?

A. Microlight

B. Parachute

C. Monorail

D. Jet pack

Discussion:

The transport that meets the description is Jet pack (fly/future/cost up to $100,000)

Key : (D)

4. Hi, I’m Jake. Of course we don’t know how people will get around in the future, but I think there will be big changes. I think people will move around without polluting the air and transportation will be a lot safer than it is today. Cars, for example, will be emission free, and they’ll be driverless because a computer will drive the cars of the future. There won’t be any accidents.

Which is not Jake’s ideas about the future?

A. There will be big changes in travel.

B. Cars will be emission-free.

C. There won’t be any accidents.

D. Transportation won’t be safer.

Discussion :

We could infer that Jake's ideas on future transport are of those perfect ones.

Transportation won't be safer is against his ideas.

Key : (D)

5. You don’t need to be an acrobat to ride it, but you need to wear a helmet and kneepads.

It is about … .

A. a jet pack

B. a floating skateboard

C. a monorail

D. a microlight

Discussion :

Wear kneepads and a helmet are the clues.

Key : (B)

1. The civilization that we call Ancient Egypt started around 3150 BC and lasted for more than 3,000 years. It was very successful, and the Egyptians built some amazing buildings, like the pyramids and the Sphinx. The most famous pyramids are the ones in Giza, just outside Cairo. Every year millions of tourists visit them. The rulers of Ancient Egypt were the pharaohs. When they died, people buried them in the pyramids.

Every year millions of tourists visit … .

A. famous pyramids

B. tombs

C. Cairo

D. pharaohs

Discussion :

The object the tourists visit every year is 'them' The word 'them' refers to 'famous pyramids'

Key : (A)

2. People buried … in the pyramids.

A. the famous buildings

B. the pharaohs

C. the pyramids and the Sphinx

D. the tourists in Cairo

Discussion:

People buried 'them'. Them refers to the pharaohs.

Key : (B)

3. … was very successful.

A. The Egyptians

B. The buildings

C. The civilization

D. The Pharaohs

4. The pyramids were built by … and they were not paid any money.

A. hieroglyphics

B. slaves

C. tombs

D. some artist

Practice 2

What did the pirates of Caribbean very often steal?

1. How long have there been lots of pirates of Caribbean?

Vocabulary :

1. Uncle made a ... in the garden. He slept on it

2. The pirates used a spade to find a ..... .

3. My sister has been interested in singing ... nearly 5 years

4. You need to wear warm clothes to ride on this transport because it's too cold upstairs. It's a ...

Pilihan : for, hammock, hang glider,

Bacaan II

1. Hi, I’m Jake. Of course we don’t know how people will get around in the future, but I think there will be big changes. I think people will move around without polluting the air and transportation will be a lot safer than it is today. Cars, for example, will be emission free, and they’ll be driverless because a computer will drive the cars of the future. There won’t be any accidents.

Why don’t you need a driver in the future?

Vocabulary II

11. This transport requires your skill to land. It is a ... .

2. This transport is for sport. It has only one wheel.. It's a ... .

Pilihan : unicycle, parachute, bicycle

Grammar II

1. I'm sure .... be lot of changes in the future transport.

Pilihan : there was, there will, there is

Reading III

Were pharaohs buried in the pyramids?

The pyramids in Giza were..... .

Pilihan : interesting, Yes, they were, Yes, they was.

Vocabulary III :

1. The alphabets in Ancient Egypt is called ... .

2. In making the pyramids, the .... pulled the rocks, and they were not paid.

Pilihan : hieroglyphics, pharaohs, slaves.

reading IV :

1. The Olympic Games are the world’s biggest sporting event, and they take place every four years. They are about creating friendship among nations and getting athletes to compete in a fair way. There are the Summer Games and the Winter Games. Each time, the Olympics take place in a different city. The latest Olympics were in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016

When were the Olympic Games held before the ones in Brazil?

What are about creating friendship among nations and getting athletes to compete in a fair way?

Pilihan : Olympic Games, In 2014, In 2012

Vocabulary IV :

1. You need to jump and run at the same time. This sport is ... .

Pilihan : Hirdles, Fencing

Reading V :

1. More than 2,000 years ago, the Romans built a city on the River Thames. They called it Londinium. The city slowly grew bigger and richer. In 1600, about 200,000 people lived in the city. It was now called London. In September 1666, a fire started north of the river. The city burned for four days. Almost 80% of the buildings were destroyed. After the Great Fire of London, the city was built again with wider streets and houses built of bricks, not wood.

1. How many buildings were in good condition after the Great Fire?

What is Londinium?

Pilihan : 80%, 20%, A city on the River Thames

Vocabulary V :

If you want to have tables, and chairs from woods, you may go to a ... .

Aunt goes to the ... . She wants to buy a necklace and rings.

Pilihan :

Jewelry store, Pharmacy, Carpenter's

Latihan Ujian 1

I. Choose the correct answer

The paragraph mainly talks about … .

A. Caribbean Sea

B. Ships

C. Pirates

D. Crimes

2. Which sentence is true about the paragraph?

A. The pirates always stole gold coins as their favorites.

B. The pirates never kept the ships they captured.

C. There have been lots of pirates in Caribbean Sea for 200 years.

D. The pirates never stole soap, ropes, and anchors.

3. The pirates sometimes kept a ship as their own because … .

A. it was better than theirs.

B. it was full of gold coins

C. they wanted to destroy it

D. they didn’t have a ship

4. The captain has … to see an object from the distance.

A. a spade

B. a binoculars

C. a hook

D. a sailboat

5. Bram : Pass me the … . I want to dig a hole.

Ted : Sure, here it is.

A. hammock

B. key

C. eye-patch

D. spade

6. Carmel : How long have you lived in Bandung?

Glen : … 1995.

A. For

B. Since

C. In

D. During

7. This is our future transport. It is easy to fly it. You do not need to be a scientist, but you need to have a lot of money. It costs up to $100,000.

What is the future transport meant in the paragraph?

A. Microlight

B. Parachute

C. Monorail

D. Jet pack

8. Hi, I’m Jake. Of course we don’t know how people will get around in the future, but I think there will be big changes. I think people will move around without polluting the air and transportation will be a lot safer than it is today. Cars, for example, will be emission free, and they’ll be driverless because a computer will drive the cars of the future. There won’t be any accidents.

Which is not Jake’s ideas about the future?

A. There will be big changes in travel.

B. Cars will be emission-free.

C. There won’t be any accidents.

D. Transportation won’t be safer.

9. You don’t need to be an acrobat to ride it, but you need to wear a helmet and kneepads.

It is about … .

A. a jet pack

B. a floating skateboard

C. a monorail

D. a microlight

10. The man is riding a … .

A. parachute

B. surfboard

C. hang glider

D. cable car

11. Now there is not much traffic jam in the city because you can travel on a … .

A. microlight

B. unicycle

C. monorail

D. jet pack

12. Jack : What is your idea about the future?

Jill : I think people … travel around the world without making pollution.

A. need

B. will

C. are

D. should

13. The civilization that we call Ancient Egypt started around 3150 BC and lasted for more than 3,000 years. It was very successful, and the Egyptians built some amazing buildings, like the pyramids and the Sphinx. The most famous pyramids are the ones in Giza, just outside Cairo. Every year millions of tourists visit them. The rulers of Ancient Egypt were the pharaohs. When they died, people buried them in the pyramids.

Every year millions of tourists visit … .

A. famous pyramids

B. tombs

C. Cairo

D. pharaohs

14. People buried … in the pyramids.

A. the famous buildings

B. the pharaohs

C. the pyramids and the Sphinx

D. the tourists in Cairo

15. … was very successful.

A. The Egyptians

B. The buildings

C. The civilization

D. The Pharaohs

16. The pyramids were built by … and they were not paid any money.

A. hieroglyphics

B. slaves

C. tombs

D. some artists

17. Look. The pharaoh is on a … .

A. wagon
B. chariot

C. tomb

D. Sphinx

18. Archeologists know how the blocks of rock … to Giza, but there is still one big mystery. How were they put on top of each other?

A. was put

B. were brought

C. was brought

D. were put

19. The Olympic Games are the world’s biggest sporting event, and they take place every four years. They are about creating friendship among nations and getting athletes to compete in a fair way. There are the Summer Games and the Winter Games. Each time, the Olympics take place in a different city. The latest Olympics were in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016

The paragraph mainly talks about … .

A. the Summer Games

B. the Winter Games

C. sporting events

D. the Olympic Games

20. When is the next Olympic Games held?

A. In 2014

B. In 2020

C. In 2018

D. In 2022

21. Two positive functions of Olympic games are …

A. the Summer Games and the Winter Games

B. taking place in a different city and making friends

C. creating friendship among nations and getting athletes to compete in a fair way.

D. making great events and meeting famous athletes

22. You can practice a sport. To play it you need a bow and arrow.

A. Wresting

B. Archery

C. Hurdles

D. Rowing

23. That athlete is very good at … .

A. high jump

B. long jump

C. weightlifting

D. fencing

24. Alex : It’s 9:50. What should we go and see?

Bram : We … go and see women’s fencing.

Alex : Sounds good. Let’s go!

A. are

B. do

C. could

D. must

25. More than 2,000 years ago, the Romans built a city on the River Thames. They called it Londinium. The city slowly grew bigger and richer. In 1600, about 200,000 people lived in the city. It was now called London. In September 1666, a fire started north of the river. The city burned for four days. Almost 80% of the buildings were destroyed. After the Great Fire of London, the city was built again with wider streets and houses built of bricks, not wood.

Who built the city of London?

A. The people in London

B. The Romans

C. The River Thames

D. Immigrants in London

26. When did ‘Londinium’ change to ‘London’?

A. In September 1666

B. In 2000

C. More than 2,000 years ago

D. In 1600

27. Which is true about the paragraph?

A. After the fire, the streets and houses became well-constructed.

B. London is not close to the River Thames.

C. The great fire burned down 20% of the buildings.

D. After the fire, streets and houses were built of wood.

28. I want to have my clothes made ready. Let’s go to …

A. tailor’s

B. bakery

C. carpenter’s

D. jewelry store

29. Miss Anita is in a … . She sells medicines.

A. butcher shop

B. jewelry store

C. pharmacy

D. carpenter’s

30. Trump : Have you … a kangaroo?

Tracy : No, I haven’t

A. always seen

B. ever played

C. ever seen

D. sometimes visited

31. Girl : Can you tell me what this machine is?

Professor : Certainly. It’s a weather machine. I use it to control the weather.

Girl : Wow! That’s cool. Can you make rain?

Professor : Yes, I can. And I can make sunshine, too.

The professor invents … .

A. a sunshine machine

B. a rain machine

C. a weather machine

D. a control machine

32. History is full of great inventors. Leonardo da Vinci, for example, drew the first plans for the helicopter. Then there was Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone, and Alberto Santos-Dumont, who invented the plane.

How many inventors are found in the paragraph?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

33. My father has a … . It is used to for holding, turning, and twisting.

A. wrench

B. drill

C. hammer

D. saw.

34. Pass me a … and some nails. I want to hang those pictures.

A. button

B. hammer

C. paintbrush

D. can of paint.

35. Jack is very busy this day. He has …. things to do.

A. enough

B. a few

C. too many

D. not many

36. 1969 was an exciting year in the history of space travel. American Neil Armstrong and his colleague Edwin Aldrin were the first people to land on the moon. They took pictures, collected stones, and left a message. It said “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon July 1969, AD. We came in peace for all mankind.” Armstrong and Aldrin only stayed for two and a half hours before they left the moon again in the Eagle Lunar Module.

The text mainly talks about … .

A. an exciting year in the history of space travel

B. peace for all mankind

C. the biography of space travelers.

D. First experience in landing on the Planet Earth

37. How many things did Armstrong and Aldrin do on the moon?

A. 5

B. 4

C. 3

D. 2

38. Look!. The man is in the … .

A. launch pad

B. space capsule

C. crater

D. lunar module.

39. The astronaut is wearing his … .

A. space uniform

B. headset

C. countdown clock

D. spacesuit

40. is – the moon – flying – to – exciting To make a sentence, is writes … .

A. Flying to exciting is the moon

B. Flying is to the moon exciting

C. Flying to the moon is exciting

D. Exciting to the moon is flying

41. At the North Pole, the summer days are very long, and in winter it’s dark for six months. On December 21, the sun doesn’t rise, so it’s dark all day. In the winter you can sometimes see the northern lights there. This is an amazing show of colors that light up the sky. People used to believe that these northern lights were the flames of dragons flying across the sky. This Arctic land of the midnight sun is the home of about 4 million people. Today they live in modern homes, not in igloos or tents.

… is an amazing show of colors that light up the sky.

A. The North Pole

B. The flame of dragons

C. The northern lights

D. The sunrise

42. Today … live in modern homes, not in igloos or tents.

A. the flames of dragons

B. 4 million people

C. the northern lights

D. the North Pole

43. People in the North Pole usually wear … .

A. sled

B. seal

C. iceberg

D. mittens

44. … is a home to people at the North Pole.

A. Sled

B. Iceberg

C. Igloo

D. Ice floe

45. Carmel : Your favorite food is pizza, … ?

Joe : Yes, that’s right.

A. do you

B. does it

C. isn’t it

D. don’t you

46. The dinosaur lived on Earth for more than 160 million years. There were more than 9,000 different dinosaurs, and they were found all over the world. The name dinosaur means ‘terrible lizard,” but not all dinosaurs were dangerous. The last dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago. No one knows for sure why this happened.

What does ‘terrible’ mean?

A. Excellent

B. Interesting

C. Dangerous

D. Cute

47. No one knows for sure why … .

A. dinosaurs were dangerous

B. they were found all over the world

C. dinosaurs died out

D. they were terrible lizard

48. There is a long … in my village. It has fresh water.

A. stream