English Practice Test I/3 – 6th grade

Simple Past, Past Continuous, Question Words + -ever, Adjective Orders

I. Read the passage below.

The Value of Hard Work

Once there were two little mice. One of the mice was a very hard worker. Every morning she would go outside
and fill her basket with beans and nuts. She would store them in her pantry, and then head out to find food for the day. If it
was raining, she gathered food. If the sun was blazing, she gathered food. If she was feeling sick, she still gathered food.
The cousin of the hard working littlemouse was the exact opposite. She stayed out late partying and slept half the
day. When she woke up, she played video games and talked on the phone with her friends. While she relaxed, she
snacked on her beans and nuts. Soon she ran out of food and realized she would not have anything to last her through
the winter.
The lazy mouse went to her hardworking cousin and asked if she could have some of her food to get her through
the winter.
"Why don't you have any food," the hardworking mouse asked.
"I've been too busy partying and playing video games," the lazy mouse said.
"Well, I don't see why I should help you because of that," said the hardworking mouse. "You are going to have to
face the consequences for your actions."
"Can't you just help me out a little," pleaded the lazy mouse.
"Here's a basket," said the hardworking mouse. "Winter is a few days away. Stop being lazy and gather some
food for yourself."
While the lazy mouse was out gathering food, she came across a grasshopper singing in the field.
"Hey mouse," said the grasshopper. "Come and talk with me instead of wasting your time gathering food!"
"I only have a few days to collect food," said the lazy mouse. "You should be gathering some too."
"Oh please," said the grasshopper. "I have plenty of food right now. I'd rather have fun."
The lazy mouse said goodbye to the grasshopper and continued to gather her own food.
A few weeks later, the lazy mouse stepped out of her house to go visit some friends. On the way she came
across the grasshopper looking weak and hungry.
"Bet you wish you had gathered some food now," said the lazy mouse. Then she went on her way, glad her
cousin had helped her before she made the same mistake.

Answer the following questions based on the passage above using complete sentences.
1. Why did the hardworking mouse gather a lot of food?
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2. What do you think will happen next to the grasshopper?
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3. How are the lazy mouse and the grasshopper alike?
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4. What do you think will happen to the lazy mouse if she doesn’t listen to her cousin?
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 5. What do you learn from the story?
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II. Tick the best answer for each of the following questions.
6. They got married while they … at university.
a. studied b. was studying c. were studying d. studying

7. We … in London for nine years.

a. lived b. was living c. were living d. living

8. I … (stop) at a garage because my car … (make) a funny noise.

a. stopped; was making c. was stopping; was making
b. was stopping, made d. stopped; were making

9. The man …. (mow) the grass while his wife …. (pick) strawberries.
a. mowed; picked c. was mowing; was picking
b. mowed; was picking d. was mowing; picked

10. When the hot chocolate is ready, … it into two glasses.

a. sprinkle b. pour c. mix d. heat

11. Today, we usually eat chocolate in a … form like chocolate bars.

a. solid b. liquid c. powder d. fillings

12. What device do you use to see amoebas?

a. microscope b. telescope c. stethoscope d. periscope

13. My mom printed out the recipes so that … . The correct effect for the sentence is …
a. she can read it while cooking c. she can’t read it while cooking
b. she could read it while cooking d. she couldn’t read it cooking

14.
III. Put the adjectives in the correct order.
10. Hey, I like these _______________________________________ insects. (striped / Australian / cool)
11. Oh, look at this _____________________________________ frog. (green / tiny / amazing)
12. Mites are _____________________________________ organisms. (ugly / grey / round)
13. The Arctic hare has _____________________________________ ears. (white / furry / soft)
14. I bought an _____________________________________ (expensive / interesting / thick) novel yesterday.
15. My dad bought me a very _____________________________________ (large / delicious / cheese) burger.
16. I love that _____________________________________ (black and white / simple / small) painting.

IV. Fill in the blanks using question word + ever.

 17. ______________________ finds the keys should hand them over to me.
18. I have to pink dresses, you can wear ______________________ you want.
19. ______________________ hard the test is, Lily always gets perfect scores.
20. I don’t trust you, ______________________ you’re trying to say.
21. ______________________ you do, I will support you.
22. ______________________ you open the fridge, you will find fresh fruits in it.
23. It takes three hours ______________________ route you take.
24. I’ll find you ______________________ you are.

V. Complete the following sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use the past continous and the simple past in the
completions.
25. Yesterday I watched the NASCAR competition. Juan Pablo Montoya (lead) ________________________ the
race when he (have) ________________________ an accident with another car.
26. Last night, I stayed alone at home. I (read) _________________________ when Mary (come)
___________________ in suddenly. She made me scream!
27. I spent yesterday afternoon watching TV. When Susan (call) __________________________, I (watch)
________________________ The Simpsons.
28. You won’t believe this: A mouse (appear) ________________________ on my desk while I (study)
________________________. It was horrible!
29. My brother came home late last night. I (sleep) __________________________ when he (enter)
__________________ my bedroom to ask me for money.
30. I (drive) _________________________ my car back home yesterday afternoon, when a tree (fall)
______________________ across the street. I almost crashed my car against that tree!
31. Yesterday I class, while the teacher (speak) __________________________, Tom (start)
______________________ to throw paper balls outside the window.
32. Last Sunday at the cinema, while we (watch) ________________________ the movie, a crazy man (dance)
_______________________ in front of the screen. Security had to come and took him out. It was very funny.
33. Last Saturday at the park, a thief (try) ____________________ to grab my dad’s arm while he (jog)
_______________________. Dad was lucky; a policeman was near them.
34. The worst thing happened to me yesterday morning. While I (take) _______________________ a shower, my
friend Adriana (call) ______________________. I was alone, so I had to get out to answer the phone!

VI. Complete the texts with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

I _____________ (hear) a terrible explosion while I_____________ (walk) into my office on the 24 th floor of the north
tower, so I_____________ (look) out of the window. Lots of paper_____________ (fall) from the sky. There was an
announcement to evacuate the building, so we_____________ (start) walking down the stairs. As we_____________ (go)
down, we_____________ (see) some fire-fighters who_____________ (run) up the stairs. When we_____________ (get)
to the ground floor, we_____________ (run) as fast as we could, and after 10 minutes we_____________ (stop) to rest in
a small park. That's where we_____________ (stand) when the second tower_____________ (fall) down.

VII. Complete the paragraph using the words provided in the box.

cells human’s creatures habitat pointed adult tiny

The pygmy marmoset is the smallest monkey in the world. It is __________________. A baby pygmy marmoset
is only 25 mm long – as long as a _________________ finger! The males are heavier than females. The _____________
male takes care of the young, carrying the babies around on his back until they are two months old. Pygmy marmosets,
whose natural ____________________ is the Amazon rainforest, are cute. They have sharp _________________ teeth
and claws. These strong ____________________ can move extremely quickly through the trees.

VIII. Change the sentences below into reported.

1. Mom: “You can take a rest in your bed.”
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2. Mr Ben: “Your books are on my desk.”
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3. Fransisca: “I don’t like playing tennis.”
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4. My brother: “I love playing Mobile Legend.”
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5. Emily: “I will take care of my sister.”
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6. John: “An octopus has three hearts.”
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