English Questions and Answers - Grade 6 Mid Term 1 Exams 2023 Set 4

Read the passage below and answer questions 1-5.  

At this moment the windows of the cottage shook violently at the loud report of a cannon that appeared almost close to the cliff. All sprains to their feet, and looking through the window saw a rocket whizzing high in the air. As Andrew and Seth rushed out to the terrance a fearful sight presented. Brightly illumined by a blue light revenues cutter lay fixed on the iron rack. A wave rolled completely over her, and at once extinguished the light, at the same moment a tremendous crash was heard as her mast fell over the side.

Without loss of time Andrew and Seth had seized two coils of rope from the cottage stores and were making their way along the cliff to the projecting point at the right entrance to the bay.

Before long the mast, with six men clinging to it was washed against the cliff exactly below the point. But by the time Andrew and
Seth arrived only one remained alive, a Negro of about fourteen, whom they rescued by means of ropes.

The three now cautiously picked their way among loose stones on the dangerous paths and soon arrived at the cottage, where the Negro boy was made comfortable and fed and was soon fast asleep upon some clean straw in the kitchen.

1. What made the cottage windows shake?
   
   1. The wind
   2. Loud report of a cannon
   3. Waves
   4. Gun shot
2. How many characters are mentioned in the passage?
   
   1. 2
   2. 3
   3. 8
   4. 10
3. What was used to save the fourteen year old Negro?
   
   1. Cannon
   2. Ropes
   3. A mast
   4. Stones
4. According to the passage, what does "All sprains to their feet" mean
   
   1. Ran away
   2. Stand very fast
   3. Amazed
   4. Shouted
5. What happened to the mast?
   
   1. Capsized
   2. Drowned
   3. It was washed against the cliff
   4. Sank

Read the passage below and answer questions 6 to 10. 

Osogo:   Over the past few months, I have gained some weight. My parents had to buy me a new uniform.
Kirui:      I have had a similar experience. I am heavier and taller. How do you like my new uniform and shoes?
Osogo:  You look very smart! I am also growing hair under my armpits.
Kirui:      I am also experiencing similar changes. At first, I was worried but my mother told me that this is normal. She said that I                    have to take extra care with personal hygiene. She advised me to have a bath, brush my teeth and wear clean clothes                    every day!
Osogo:   My father advised me to do the same. Sometimes, I do not understand myself. I can be happy and easy but after a                          while, I feel sad. I cannot explain why this happens.
Kirui:      Same with me! In my case, I can easily pick quarrels with friends, This has been happening a lot lately. This worries me                  alot.
Osogo:  We should be more aware of our feelings. It is not fair to always quarrel and argue with our friends.
Kirui:      That is true. We should also apologize when we are on the wrong. Our friends may not always understand our                                  behaviour.
Osogo:   I will talk to the guidance teacher later today. I need her advise. She also has these informative charts about growing                        boys and girls in her office. They are interesting to look at.
Kirui:      I will go with you. I have a few questions of my own I need to ask her. She always has answers to her questions. She is                  very kind and always ready to listen to us and offer help.

6. What has Osogo done over a few months?
   
   1. Bought new uniform
   2. Ate alot of food
   3.  Added some weight
   4. Looked slim
7. Kirui was given advice to do the following things about himself for hygienic purpose. Which one is not?
   
   1. Take a bath
   2. Brush his teeth
   3. Visit the doctor everyday
   4. Wear clean clothes
8. Osogo doesn't seem to understand himself, sometimes he is happy, sometimes he is not. What is this situation called?
   
   1. Thinking
   2. Moods swing
   3. Sweating
   4. Exchange
9. What should one do when they wrong others?
   
   1. Quarrel
   2. Ask for forgiveness
   3. Fight
   4. Cry
10. When overcome by questions one should.
    1. see a guidance and counselling teacher
    2. fight in class
    3. stop talking to each other
    4. quarrel with everyone

Read the passage below and answer questions 11 to 15.  

If you can read well then you can understand better what you are learning. Good reading skill enables you to keep learning new things all throughout your life.

Reading boosts one's vocabulary, the number of words you can use and improves your writing skills. We should learn to keep in touch with events in the world by reading newspapers and fanctual books. To develop our imagination and own abilities to write interesting stories it is advisable to read alot of fiction materials.

The more we read, the better our language becomes. The better we read, the more we enjoy reading. We discover that one of the best tools is also one of life's greatest pleasure. However, most of us do not have access to many books.

This is where a library comes in handy. We can always borrow books from the library and return when we are through. This way we end up reading a lot and we benefit more. Alternatively, one can make a library among his or her friends and exchange books. This way you will buy fewer book but end up reading very many.

Knowledge, so they say is power. We can only write or talk what we know. The more we read, the brighter we get. Reading is a hobby that can keep us from bad company and peer pressure.

The material you read should be right for your age. Don't pollute your mind with dirty materials.

The new knowledge we want to acquire are in books. The best friends should be people who get us books we haven't read to make a difference in our lives.

11. If you can read well
    
    1. you can misunderstand what you are learning
    2. you can learn less
    3. you can understand well what you are learning
    4. you never acquire knowledge
12. Reading helps us improve
    
    1. eye sight
    2. new words
    3. touch
    4. skills
13. If we don't have books, we can borrow books from the
    
    1. school
    2. bookshop
    3. library
    4. librarian
14. In the passage, we are told that reading dirty books will _________________________ our brains
    
    1. contribute
    2. heal
    3. cleanse
    4. dirtify
15. When friends and playmates push us to do the things they like that are not necessarily good, it is called
    
    1. friendship
    2. peer pressure
    3. relationship
    4. pleasure
16. The title of the passage can be
    
    1. Contaminating mind
    2. Importance of mind
    3. Importance of reading
    4. Library

Read the passage below. It contains blank spaces numbered 17 to 21. For each blank space,choose the best answer from the alternatives given.

It was a sports day ___17____ our school. Everyone looked ___18___. By around eight o'clock in the morning ___19___ the pupils had arrived. The pupils from our neighbouring school had also arrived. We were the ___20___ of athletics games. When the bell rung, we assembled at the assembly ground. ___21___ of the participants were already in their games uniform.

For questions 22 - 30, fill in the blanks with the correct word:-

22. The weather is _____________________ today.
    
    1. more worst
    2. worstest
    3. worst
    4. worse
23. The thief jumped _______________________ the fence.
    1. out of
    2. in
    3. on
    4. over
24. The bag was ______________________ heavy to lift
    1. almost
    2. that
    3. much
    4. too
25. Neither him _________________________ me had the keys.
    1. of
    2. or
    3. nor
    4. at
26. You can take a mango _______________________ an apple.
    1. or
    2. nor
    3. of
    4. off
27. Either of the girls ________________________ the book.
    1. has
    2. have
    3. hadly
    4. had been
28. They _______________________ fish.
    1. likes
    2. like 
    3. liking
    4. lyke
29. Julius _________________________ well.
    1. write
    2. writes
    3. writted
    4. writing
30. An elephant
    1. chatters
    2. brays
    3. trumpets
    4. clucks

COMPOSITION  

Write an interesting story about:-

THE SCHOOL TRIP THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET

MARKING SCHEME

1. B
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. A
11. C
12. B
13. C
14. D
15. B
16. C
17. C
18. A
19. B
20. A
21. C
22. D
23. D
24. D
25. C
26. A
27. A
28. B
29. B
30. C