SJK ( C ) PU SZE YEAR 6 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1 ST TERM SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT PAPER 1 Name : ( ) Marks : Class : 6 ( ) Date : / 5 / 2016 Choose the best answers to complete the sentences. SECTION A [ 20 marks ] 1. The swarm of bees making honey in the beehive now. A. is B. are C. was D. were 2. The librarian said, softly in the library. A. Talk B. Talks C. Talked D. Talking 3. Don t run the corridor, said Miss Tan to the pupils. A. between B. through C. along D. across 4. The kitten is limping because one of legs is injured. A. she B. it C. its D. it s 5. gymnast from China has highest score in the competition. A. A, a B. A, the C. An, the D. The, a Choose the most suitable proverb. 6. Trying to get revenge when someone has wrong you will only makes the matter worse, as the saying goes. A. don t bite the hand that feed you B. two wrongs don t make a right C. no man is an island D. actions speak louder than words Choose the best answer for each blank. The circus was in town last week. Hundreds of people (7) to see it. The people were excited (8) it was the first time a circus had come to their town. The animals performed many acts and the clowns amused the people (9) their funny antics. 7. A. came B. come C. comes D. were coming 8. A. so B. or C. as D. and 9. A. to B. by C. with D. from Choose the word that has the same meaning as the word underlined. 10. The wealthy man donates a lot of money to charity every year. A. good B. noble C. kind D. rich Muka surat 1
Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation. 11. A. There are Roses, Orchids and Lilies in my neighbour s garden. B. There are roses, orchids and lilies in my neighbours garden. C. There are roses, orchids and, lilies in my neighbours garden. D. There are roses, orchids and lilies in my neighbour s garden. Questions 12 15 Based on the picture and the passage, choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. The villagers of Kampung Setia Baru had a gotong-royong last Sunday. Everyone worked hard to clean the area around the multipurpose hall. Mr Lim and Encik Bakhri (12) the walls of the hall. Mathan, Soon Tai and Arif helped by (13) up the rubbish in the compound. Mr Balwinder (14) the bushes. Everyone was grateful to Madam Sumathi for serving cold (15) to all the workers. After three hours of hard work, the villagers of Kampung Setia Baru were happy that their village was clean. 12. A paint B paints C painted D painting 13. A pick B picks C picked D picking 14. A diced B mowed C chopped D trimmed 15. A food B drinks C ice cubes D refreshment Muka surat 2
Questions 16-20 Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow. Liza is a tailor. She owns a tailor shop in town. One day, one of her customers, Mrs Johansen came to her shop to collect some clothes which she had instructed Liza to sew. Liza took out the blouse and skirt, Mrs Johansen tried them on and they fitted her perfectly. However, she started complaining although there was nothing wrong with the clothes. Liza kept quiet. She already knew that Mrs Johansen is a miser. She hates to spend her money and Liza knew her too well. Mrs Johansen started bargaining with Liza. She said that the skirt was too tight and it was not sewn neatly. Liza finally gave in. She offered Mrs Johansen a three-ringgit discount. However, Mrs Johansen then said that she left her purse at home and she only brought RM20. She promised to pay for the remainder later. Liza knew that this lady was up to her trick again so she pulled out the skirt from the plastic bag and told Mrs Johansen to claim her skirt later when she had the money. Mrs Johansen did not expect that. She was shocked. Then, she pretended to search in her handbag before taking out another twenty ringgit. She gave the money to Liza. No, no, Mrs Johansen. It s RM52. Another twelve ringgit, please, said Liza firmly. Mrs Johansen reluctantly pulled out twelve ringgit more from her handbag. 16. What did Liza sew for Mrs Johansen? A. a blouse and a dress B. a blouse and a shirt C. a blouse and shorts D. a skirt and a blouse 17. What did Mrs Johansen said about the skirt? A. The skirt fitted her perfectly. B. The skirt was too tight and badly sewn. C. The skirt was too expensive. D. The skirt was too loose. 18. The phrase up to her tricks again shows that Mrs Johansen was. A. stingy C. foolish B. cunning D. funny 19. From the passage, which of the following best describe Liza? A. Polite and patient B. Kind and timid C. Stubborn and helpful D. Stingy and miser 20. Why did Liza only gave the blouse to Mrs Johansen? A. Mrs Johansen wanted to pay only RM20. B. Liza needed to do some alteration to the skirt. C. The skirt was not finished yet. D. Mrs Johansen did not like the skirt. Muka surat 3
SJK ( C ) PU SZE YEAR 6 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1 ST TERM SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT PAPER 1 Name : ( ) Marks : Class : 6 ( ) Date : / 5 / 2016 SECTION B [ 30 marks ] Questions 21 Based on the given pictures, give the correct answers in full sentences. Write your answers in the space provided. (a) Thank you, dear. Answer: Answer: (2 marks) (2 marks) (b) Only one book at a time. Answer: (2 marks) (c) Two tickets for the 2 o clock show, please. Answer: (2 marks) Muka surat 4
Questions 22 Read the story below and answer the questions that follow. Once, there was a swan that had beautiful golden feathers. It lived in a pond near the house of a poor woman and her two daughters. One day, the swan visited their home and said, I shall give you one feather at a time. Take it and sell it. With the money that you get, you can live in comfort. After saying this, the swan shed one of her feathers and flew away. The swan would visit the woman and shed a feather from time to time. In this way, the woman and her two daughters led a comfortable life. After a while, the woman became greedy and wanted all the feathers at once. She said to her daughters, We cannot trust the swan for long. She may fly away and never come back. If this happens, we will be poor again. We will take all her feathers the next time she comes. The woman s daughters tried to stop their mother. Put all her feathers will hurt her, they cried. Their mother, however, had made up her mind. So, when the swan came again, the mother caught it and pulled out all her feathers. At once, all the golden feathers turned into ordinary white ones. The golden swan said, I wanted to help you but you are greedy. Tick ( ) the correct answer. (a) The swan visited a house.. near the pond. near a forest. of a man and two daughters (b) The most suitable proverb for the story is.. a greedy man is always poor. one good turn deserves another. better late than never. Write your answers in the spaces provided. (c) What did the woman do with each golden feather? (d) Do you think the woman was ungrateful? Why? Muka surat 5
(e) The woman s daughters tried to stop their mother from pulling out the swan s feathers. Was the action correct? Why? Questions 23 Study the flyer and read the dialogue below. Answer the questions that follow. Afiq Aliya Afiq Aliya Afiq Aliya Afiq : Look, sis! The Bookworms Bookshop is having a Back to School Sale from 1 December until 31 December. There will be discounts for textbooks, reference books, workbooks and even storybooks! : We can buy our books for the new semester there. We can also get stationery at the bookshop too. : The bookshop is also opening a booth where we can donate our old reference books that we do not use anymore. All these books will be donated to an orphanage nearby. : That s a good cause. We should take part too. : Yes, let s gather our unused books now. It s a good thing my membership card is still valid. : Don t forget to bring it to get more discounts. By the way, I need to stop by the tailor s shop afterwards. My school pinafore is a bit too long for me, so I need it to be altered a bit. : All right. Muka surat 6
Tick ( ) the correct answer. (a) Besides books, you can also buy at the Bookworms Bookshop. toys school uniform writing materials (b) Don t forget to bring it to get more discounts. The word it in the dialogue refers to the membership card the old reference books Aliya s school pinafore Write your answers in the spaces provided. (c) We should take part too. Why do you think Aliya said that? (d) What is the purpose of registering as a member of the Bookworms Bookshop? (e) Why does the Bookworms Bookshop have a Back to School Sale? Give reasons to support your answer. Muka surat 7
Questions 24 & 25 Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow. Question 24 Tick ( ) the correct answer. (a) If the poet did badly in his exams, his father would feel blue. be angry. be proud. Muka surat 8
(b) According to the poem, the poet makes his father angry. breaks the rules at home. loves his parents very much. (c) Match the phrases in List A to the suitable phrases in List B. An example is given below. List A The poet s mother will nag The poet will do the housework If the poet does not obey his parents, The poet will still try to be cheerful List B to make his mother happy. when she sees the poet s untidy room. when he is feeling sad. he will be punished. Question 25 Write your answers in the spaces provided. (d) How would you best describe the poet? Give a reason. (e) What do you understand by the phrase lend a hand? Prepared by: Ms Goh Chei Noi Checked by: Ms Serine Kua Muka surat 9