Name:……..……………………………. Date: ……. /...….

/ 2023
Class: Grade six
Subject: English Language Grade: …….. / 20
Part one: Comprehension (score: 12pts)

Diving Masks: What Are They For and How Do They Work?
1. Most people who enjoy diving know that a good diving mask is essential for comfort, but what
do diving masks actually do? How do they work? In this article, we'll look at the reasons that
diving masks can be so helpful underwater.
2. The main reason for wearing a diving mask is simple. Although it's
possible to swim underwater without a mask, you can't see much.
That's not fun! The human eyes cannot focus when they are in water
because when your eyes are in contact with water, light goes into your
eyes at a different angle. Without a mask, everything underwater looks
very strange. A mask solves this problem by putting an air space in
front of the eyes. That air space protects the eyes from the water and allows them to focus
normally, just as they would focus when the person is on land.
3. Another reason for wearing a mask is that it allows you to close your nose shut. Why is this
necessary? It might sound funny, but it's all to do with your ears! When you go underwater, you
need to clear your ears and fill them with air from your lungs. If you've ever been on a plane,
you'll know that your ears can "pop," and that isn't a nice feeling at all. By squeezing your nose
shut, you can force air from your lungs into the air space in your ears. A mask can help you do
this more effectively.
4. Finally, the most crucial use of a mask is that it allows you to breathe out through your nose. You
couldn't do that underwater without a mask. When you breathe out through your nose into the
mask, you're making the pressure inside the mask equal to the pressure of the water all around
you. If you couldn't do that, you'd feel very uncomfortable, especially when you went deeper
underwater. That would be horrible!
A. Answer these questions in complete sentences.(5pts)
1. Why cannot human eyes focus in water?
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2. How can the mask solve the problem of not focusing under water?
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3. Why you should squeeze your nose shut?
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4. What is the writer purpose in the above selection? Justify your answer.
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 B. Skim paragraph 2,3,4 and Write the paragraph number for each Main idea :(1.5pts)
Main Idea Paragraph Number
Mask allow us to breathe under water
Our nose shut will be closed by the diving mask

Mask help people see under the water

C. Answer by true or false .Correct the false ones. (2pts)

1. Without a mask, everything underwater looks very clear.__________
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2. Wearing a mask allows you to close your nose shut. ___________
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3. When you go underwater, you need to clear your ears and fill them with water from your lungs._______
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4. You can breathe underwater without a mask. __________
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D. Identify the referents of the following pronouns: :(1.5pts)
1. They (paragraph 1):_____________________________
2. your (paragraph 2):_____________________________
3. Them (paragraph 2):___________________________
E. Pick out from paragraph 4 : (2pts)
1. A fact:_____________________________________________________________________________
2. An Opinion:________________________________________________________________________

Part Two: Writing (8 pts.)

A friend can be good, or bad, and even in between; however, that’s not enough to describe them or the
friendship you share.
In a well-organized paragraph describe your best friend’s outer appearance, personality, hobbies, and
how do you feel toward him/her so that the reader can picture him or her. Fill the following chart first. Give
your writing a suitable title.

Title
Main Idea
What does the person look like?

What does the person wear?

the person’s personality and
character
the person’s interests and
hobbies
How does the person make
me feel?
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Good Luck 
Name:……..……………………………. Date: ……. /...…. / 2023
Class: Grade six
Subject: English Language- Grammar Quiz Grade: …….. / 10

A. Use “will” and “be going to” with each verb in parentheses.(4pts)
1. Your dad (buy) you a Christmas present.
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2. I (travel) in Cartagena when I finish school.
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B. Underline the verbs, and name the tense of each sentence.(3pts)

1. Anna is going to visit them next week. ___________________
2. The planet was moving along an elliptical orbit. _________________
3. Molly will finish her chores when she has time. ___________________
4. John reads his bible first thing in the morning. _____________________
5. The factory guards are working on the night shift.____________________
6. He wished his father a happy birthday. __________________________

C. Fill in the blanks with simple present ,past , or future tense of the verb.(3pts)
1. Last year John ____________ (go) to Las Vegas on holiday.
2. She _____________________ (teach) in a school in Mexico next year.
3. My classmate always ______________ (read) books about superheroes.
4. My brother ____________ (Sleep) in front of the TV every day.
5. Last Christmas I ___________________(not get ) any present from my family.
6. The news channel forecasts that it __________________ (rain) tomorrow.

Good Luck 