INITIAL TEST- THE 6TH GRADE

2011-2012
NAME:
DATE:
FIRST PART
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

60 POINTS

Write the correct plural form of the nouns:

day- __________
door- __________
mouse- _________
box- _______
watch- _________
child- _________
(6x0,5p=3p)

2.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

Many or much?
There is ______ sugar left in the cupboard.
______ people know these jokes.
How ______ milk is there?
I ate _______ hamburgers yesterday.
There are _______ pictures on the wall.
She eats too ______ bread.
I can see very ______ flowers in this vase.

(7x 1p=7p)
3. Complete each sentence using the correct degree of the adjective given in
brackets:
a. He is a _____________ player than his opponent. (good)
b. The ________________ of them all was Robin Hood. (brave)
c. This castle is one of the ____________ castles in Romania. (old)
d. We are talking about the __________________ film I have ever seen.
(interesting)
e. Today the boss is ______________ than yesterday. (angry)
f. He is the ________ clown we have ever seen. (funny)
g. The Barbie-doll dressed in pink is ______________ than the one in red. (beautiful)
h. Father is usually _________ than my mother. (calm)
(8x1p=8p)
4. Choose the correct alternative:
a. The cat runs/is running after the mouse.
b. I speak/am speaking English at school.
c. The children drink/are drinking milk in the morning.
d. You say/are saying Good-night now.
e. We see/are seeing the birds now.

f. The boy greets/is greeting me every morning.

(6x1p=6p)
5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb (Present Simple
or Present Continuous):
a. My mother_______________ (cook) a delicious cake now.
b. They ______________(go) to school at the moment.
c. Maria_____________(like) chocolate.
d. Tom _______________ (live) in England...
e. We ________________(play) football now.
f. The children _____________(eat) pizza every week.
(6x1p=6p)
6. Complete the sentences with the correct past form of the verb:
a. Last night I__________ (buy) some eggs to make a pie.
b. He _________ (drive) carefully last week.
c. I _____________ (understand) what you told me yesterday.
d. She _________ (visit) Hawaii last year.
e. They _________(eat) nothing yesterday morning.
f. Sam __________ (bring) a dog with her at school last week.
g. Jim __________ (hurt) his knee at football last night.
h. The children ____________ (speak) English at school a month ago.
i. John ____________ (play) football yesterday.
j. The cat __________ (jump) from the tree.
(10x1p=10p)
7. Fill in the text with the correct form of the verb to be (is, are, am) or to
have (have, has):
Hello!
My name _____ George Morgan and I _____ 10. I ____ a pupil and I _____ a lot
of books. I ____ tall and thin. I ______ very smart and friendly. I ________ got a
big brother, Tom, who ___ 15, and a little sister, Maria, who ____ 8. We ____
students at the same school- School No.7. We live in a small town. Our school
____ big.
I like school, especially Geography and my teacher says I ___ good at it.
My parents ___ great.My father ____ a doctor and my mother ___ a nurse. My
father ___ a tall and good looking man. My mother ____ tall and pretty.
Sam and Henry ______ my best friends. Sam ____ short and fat. Henry___ tall and
slim.
(20x 1p= 20p)
SECOND PART
30POINTS_____
Write a letter to a friend. Use the letter above (first part- exercise 5) as an
example. Use 100-120 words.