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GRADE 6TH ENGLISH LANGUAGE MODEL EXAMINATIONS
2015E.C /2023 G.C
NUMBER OF QUESTION: 40% TIME ALLOWED: 1HOUR

GENERAL DIRECTIONS

THIS MODEL EXAMINATION CONTAINS 40 MULTIPLE CHOICE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.
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SECTION ONE: READING PASSAGE
DIRECTIONS: for questions (1-9) read the following passage carefully and choose
correct answer from the given alternatives.

Air pressure is a property of air that often changes. Sometimes the pressure of the air is less
than at other times. An area of low pressure on a weather map is called a low. An area of
high pressure is called a high.
Air pressure is measured with a barometer. Any changes in air pressure are shown by this
instrument. A falling air pressure reading on the barometer is often a sign of bad weather. A
rising air pressure means high pressure or a high is coming. A high often means good
weather. A steady barometer reading means the weather will remain the same.
Another property of air is moisture. Moisture in the air can be in the form of a gas, a liquid,
or solid.one type of air moisture is a gas called water vapor. You cannot see water vapor.
The amount of water vapor in the air is called humidity. when air contains lots of water
vapor, the humidity is high. Air with little vapor has low humidity. Air temperature affects
humidity. warm air holds more water vapor. Cold air cannot hold so much. As air becomes
colder, it holds less and less water vapor.
Still another property of air is movement. The movement of air is called wind. Strong can
cause much damage. Wind moves from Areas of higher air pressure to areas of lower air
pressure. Wind is named for the direction from which it comes. A north wind blows from
north to south. A west wind blows from west to east.
Wind changes speed as well as direction. Wind speed is measured by an instrument called
an anemometer. An anemometer has cups that turn from the wind. The stronger the wind
blows, the faster the cups turn. The gauge of an anemometer is marked in meter per second.
1. An anemometer measures
A. Wind direction C. the speed of the wind
B. Meters per second D. how fast cups turn
2. According to the information in the passage, the properties of air are
A. Air pressure, moisture and movement C. water vapor and humidity
B. A gas, a liquid and a solid D. water vapor and movement
3. “It holds less and less.” The underlined word refers to:-

4. “ sometimes the pressure of the air is less than at other times.” This means that
A. The pressure of air changes from time to time.
B. The pressure of air is always the same.

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 C. The pressure of air is always low.
D. The pressure of air is always high.
5. A north wind blows towards
A. The east B. the west C. the south D. the north
6. The first two paragraphs are about
A. Air temperature B. air pressure C. air movement D. air moisture
7. The last paragraph is about
A. Wind B. air temperature C. air pressure D. air moisture

SECTION TWO: GRAMMAR

DIRECTIONS: for items (8 – 22), choose the best answer to complete each
sentence.
8. Haymanot usually __________her parents after school.
A. help B. will help C. helped D. helps

9. This book was originally _________by her.

A. written B. writing C. wrote D. writes
10. Have you ___________ my pen anywhere?
A. seen B. saw C. to see D. see
11. If these pupils worked harder, they ________ get more marks.
A. won’t B. will C. would D. would have
12. Abdi __________ outside when his father came home.
A. is playing B. was playing C. plays D. has played
13. There has been no rain in that region ____________seven months.
A. Since B. for C. at D. on
14. Be careful! You __________ fast. You better be slow.
A. drive B. are drive C. were drive D. are driving
15. All my friends bought expensive shirt, but Hana bought ______________.
A. expensive B. more expensive C. the most expensive D. less
16. It is getting darker, we _____________ our journey tomorrow.
A. will continue B. are continuing C. continued D. continues

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 17. When I was a child, I ________ ride a bicycle.
A. may B. can C. could D. should
18. She ________ a fish last night.
A. catch B. caught C. catches D. will catch
19. You ___________ the Jugol wall if you had visited Harer.
A. will visit B. visited C. would visit D. would have visited
20. I think you ____________ try to relax more.
A. should B. might C. must D. would
21. This year competition is ___________ than last year.
A. good B. well C. better D. best
22. If they __________ him, he will surely give that to them.
A. ask B. asked C. had asked D. will ask

SECTION THREE: SPEAKING

DIRECTIONS: for Questions (23-29) choose the one that is most appropriate to
complete the dialogue.
23. Police man: Did you see the thief?
A woman:_______________
A. No, I am not B. Yes,I am C. Yes, I will D. No, I didn’t

24. Dawit: when did she come here?

Belay :_______________
A. Last week B. To see her family C. By plane D. For two years
25. Old man: where do students go?
Little boy: _______________
A. Every day B. To get to learn C. to school D. they go on foot
26. Zewudie: he couldn’t read his hand writing ,_________ ?
Girma: yes, he asked him to write it again.
A. could he B. could she C,. can he D. can’t he

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 27. Gadisse : my stomach is aching me.
Alemnesh: ________________________
A. You have to dance.
B. I think you should see a doctor.
C. In my opinion, you should cook dinner.
D. From my point of view it is good thing.
28. A: I am going to cry.
B: ____________________
A: Because I have lost my cell phone.
A. What B. why C. who D. How
29. Foreigner; where is the national museum?
City man: _______________
A. First get permission C. inside the museum
B. Sure, you can visit D. I’m so sorry, I don’t know exactly where it is

SECTION FOUR: VOCABULARY

DIRECTIONs: for items (30- 32), choose the correct meaning for the underlined phrases
as they are used in the sentences.
30. She always stays conscious late at night.
A. angry B. awake C. happy D. lay

31. They tried to avoid any kind of mistakes when they type the book.
A. make B. use C. prevent D. apply
32. I will unify the social gathering program next week.
A. join B. separate C. refuse D. decline

DIRECTIONs: for items (33- 35), choose the appropriate word to fill the blank space in
sentences below.
33. A ________ student do not study hard.
A. active B. successful C. lazy D. hardworking
34. He was the ___________ of the war. He died immediately.

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 A. victim B. shock C. public D. attitude

35. They ________ first aid until the ambulance comes.

A. emergency B. injure C. focused D. apply
SECTION FIVE: WRITING
DIRECTION: for question (36-38) choose the best rearrangement of jumbled words to
make grammatically correct sentences.
36. Sometimes/eat/ pizza /we
A. we eat sometimes pizza. C. we sometimes pizza eat.
B. we sometimes eat pizza. D. we pizza eat sometimes.
37. Has/ train/ arrived/ already / the
A. The train already has arrived. C. Already has the train arrived?
B. The train has already arrived. D. Arrived has already the train.
38. She / friends / many / have/ doesn’t

A. She doesn’t have many friends. C. She have friends doesn’t many.

B. Many have she doesn’t friends D. Doesn’t many have she friends.

PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION

DIRECTION: For questions (39-40) choose the sentence which is correctly punctuated
and capitalized.
39. A. Childrens’ must be fed well. C. Children’s must be fed well.
B. Childrens’s must be fed well. D. Childrens must be fed well.
40. A. the price of fifty kilos of sugar, two kilos of onion/and one litter oil are same.
B. The price of fifty kilos of sugar, two kilos of onion and one litter oil are same.
C. the price of fifty kilos of sugar, two kilos of onion, and, one litter oil are same.
D. The price of, fifty kilos of sugar, two kilos of onion and one litter oil are same.

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