Shambu College of Teacher Education

Language Stream

English Language Practice Activities for grade 6 students taking Regional Examination. ( Oromia)

A. Part One : (Oral) Communication

Choose the letter carrying the correct answer for questions 1-10 .
1. Bontu : What is your name ?
Sena : _________. A. my name is Bontu B. Her name is Sena C. my name is Sena D. She is
Sena
2. Talile : Hi ?
Jitu : ______? A. Hi, Talile B. Hi,Jitu C. Good morning D. Good evening
3. Melala : Are you a student ?
Sori : _________. A. Yes, I am not B. No, I am C. Yes , I am D. None of the above
4. Firaol : How old are you ?
Kuma : ________. A. I am 12 B. She is 12 C. You are 13 D. Kuma is 12
5. Kumeshi : What are you writing with ?
Sifan : ________. A. I am writing a letter B. I am writing with a pen C. I am writing that pen
D. None of the above
6. Student : I apologise for being late.
Teacher : _________. A. Go away from here B. You are ok C. Never mind D. You must be
crazy
7. Teacher : Good morning ?
Student : _________ ? A. Hi B. Hello C. Good morning D. Bye
8. Friend 1 : Let us have lunch
Friend 2 : ____________. A. I don’t want B. Come here C. I love it D. Go there
9. Teacher : How many brothers do you have ?
Student : _____________. A. He is one B. I have 2 brothers C. She has two D. He has two
brothers
10. Mother : What are you doing ?
Child : __________. A. I played B. I have played C. I am playing D. I play

Part Two : Reading Passage

 Read the following short passage and answer questions 11-20 based on
it.

In the Ethiopian calendar, there are 13 months. There is sunshine

in all the months. Each month has 30 days except ‘Pagume’.
‘Pagume’ has five days every year and six days every four years.

The first month of the Ethiopian New Year is September. The last
month of the year is ‘Pagume’. October, November, December
and January are dry months. Crops are harvested during these
months.

In February, March, and April there are shower rains in most of

the regions. During this time crops like wheat and barley are
grown. They are harvested in the last days of April.

May is usually sunny. There will be only a little rain. June, July, and
August are rainy months. Almost all crops grow during this
season. There may be heavy rains followed by floods.

[Link] many months are there in the Ethiopian calendar ? A.

31 B. 30 C. 13 D. 130
12. What is ‘pagume’ ? A. The 13 th month B. April C. June
D. One of the months that have 30 days.
13. Which one of the following months has heavy rain ? A.
August B. December C. February
D. January
14. What is the first month in Ethiopian calendar ? A.
September B. Pagume C. July D. March
15. Which month has six days every four years ? A. September
B. Pagume C. July D. October
16. Which of the following is the contextual meaning of the
underlined word, floods (p4) ? A. Rain B. Rain water flowing
on the ground. C. Rain in May D. heavy rain
[Link] month do crops like wheat and burly are grown in ?
A. March B. July C. May D. September
[Link] is the contextual meaning for the underlined word,
harvested ( p2) ? A. Collecting crops B. Rained C. Burly
D. None of the above
 19. This time( p3) refers to_______. A. in months like February
and March B. heavy rain C. regions D. Crops like
wheat and burly
[Link] best title of the passage would be : A. Months of the
Year. B. The Driest Months of the Year. C. The Rainy
Months. D. Crops like Wheat And Burly

PartThree : Vocabulary

Choose the correct contextual meanings for the following

blacken words.

21. Chaltu hates drinking alcohol, she feels sick whenever she drinks it.
The meaning of the word hate is A. likes B. dislikes C. sells D.
loves
22. Children enjoy playing with their peers in school. Peers means : A.
mothers B. fathers C. friends C. teachers
23. Smoking affects our lungs. It is dangerous for our health. Affects
means : A. endangers B. helps C. benefits D. All of the above
24. Farmers harvest their crops during the dry seasons. Such crops are
used for food. One of the following is an example of crops. A. wheat
B. cow C hen D. gold
25. Bontu is my classmate. We are Grade 6 B students. Classmate
means: A. Students who learn in the same class. B. Students and
teachers in the same class. C sister D. None of the
above

Part VI : Grammar
Choose the correct answer that completes the blank space
(26-50)

26. I_____ my breakfast. A. eaten B. has eaten C. am eating D. being

eaten
27. My brother _____ Grade 6 Regional Examination last year. A. taken
B. take C. took D. taking
28. My mother usually _____ coffee after a meal. A. drink B. drinking C.
drinks D. is drinking
29. Bontu ___ speak English language fluently. A. use to B. have to C.
can D. must to
30. _____ is your intimate friend at school ? A. What B. Which C. Who
D. Whose
31. I usually study math at night. The passive form of this sentence is A.
Math is studying at night B. Math is usually studied at night. C. Math
is studied. D. Math is being studied
32. Sena is ______ than Kume. A. tall B. tallest C. the tallest D. taller
33. Bonsa and Melala have the same height. Therefore Bonsa is _____
Melala. A. taller than B. as tall as C. the tallest than D. as taller
as
34. You _____ pass the regional examination if you study hard. A. will B.
would C. could D. must
35. She is ______ girl in our class. A. beautiful B. the most beautiful C.
the beautiful D. the more beautiful
36. pen is that ? A. Who B. Whose C. Which D. Why
37. My brother _____ from Finfinnee tomorrow. A. will come B. came C.
had come D. has come
38. Students ______ wear uniform at school. It is a rule of the school. A.
must B. will C. should D. can
39. Wabi : What are you doing ?
Lidi : __A. I play B. I am playing C. I played D. I have played
40. Teacher : ______ are you late ?
Student : I could not get a bajaj. A. What B. Why C. When D.
Which
41. ______ book do you like to read ? A. Which B. Who C. How D. Whom
42. If you had studied hard, you ______ passed the exam. A. would have
B. will have C. would D. could
43. Meti : Is your father a teacher ?
Nanati : ________. A. No, he is B. yes, he is not C. Yes, he is D.
None of the above
44. X: Do you drink alcohol ?
Student : ______ . A. No, I do not B. Yes, I do not C. No, I do D. All
of the above
45. I _______ study English language. A. want to B. am wanting to C.
wanting D. None of the above
46. My friend put my book ____ the table. A. in B. on C. with D. at
47. Kayo sits _____ me and her. A. between B. on C. in D. at
48. This is ____ pen I bought for you two weeks ago. A. a B. an C. the
49. I enjoy ______ books. A. to read B. reading C. read D. to reading
50. Firaol and Heran ______ Grade 6 students. A. are B. is C. have D.
was

Part V : Jumbled words

Choose a meaningful sentence out of the jumbled/ disordered
words/phrases ( 51-55)
51. Is/ lovely/she/mother/ my. A. My mother is she lovely. B. She my
mother is lovely. C. She is my lovely mother. D. My lovely
she is mother.
 52. Study/ let/English language/ us/ together. A. Let us study English
language together. B. Study let us English language
together. C. Let us English language together study. D.
English language study let us together.
53. Bontu/ tablemate/is/my/. A. Bontu my tablemate is. B. My tablemate
Bontu is. C. Bontu is my tablemate. D. Tablemate Bontu is my
54. Hard/ study/ to/ a/ good/ grade/get. A. Study hard to get a good
grade. B. Hard study a good grade to get. C. A good grade study hard
to get. D. Study to hard get a good grade.
55. Is /clever/ student/she/a A. She is a clever student. B. A clever she is
student. C. Student clever she is a D. Clever she is a student.

Part VI: Punctuation.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence. (56-60)
56. A. She is talking to her brother? B. A lovely day! C. What do you
want. D. Tell me your name?
57. Which sentence contains correct capitalization? A. Bonsa is her
Brother. B. He has a cow called Dime. C. Eat Mangoes to be healthy.
D. All of the above
58. A. Ayantu, Sena Kume and Boni are Grade 6 students. B. Kayo, Kenna
and Aster are clever students. C. Please buy the following items sugar
onion and potatoes. D. None of the above.
59. Which one of the following sentences contains correct capitalization?
A. She is Bontu. B. He Is bonsa. C. Come On!
D. None of the above.
60. I love my mother? B. My sister is a nurse. C. Bring that book? D.
What .

Answer Key (English grade 6)

1 C 18 A 35 B 52 A
2 A 19 A 36 B 53 C
3 C 20 A 37 A 54 A
4 A 21 B 38 A 55 A
5 B 22 C 39 B 56 B
6 C 23 A 40 C 57 B
7 C 24 A 41 A 58 B
8 C 25 A 42 A 59 A
9 B 26 C 43 C 60 B
10 C 27 C 44 A
11 C 28 C 45 A
12 A 29 C 46 B
13 A 30 C 47 A
14 A 31 B 48 C
15 B 32 D 49 B
16 B 33 B 50 A
17 B 34 A 51 C