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FEBRUARY EXAMINATION
Grade 6 – ENGLISH

Name: _________________________________________   Date: ___________

I. Write True or False.

__________1. Reading at an age-appropriate rate (145 words per minute) helps
you practice your skills in decoding meaning through context clues.
__________2. A good summary includes nonessential facts or details even if
they are interesting.
__________3. Images communicate messages only through the arrangement of
various visual elements.
__________4. You can find out if the author objectively presented ideas by
checking whether it is supported by a piece of scientific supporting evidence.
__________5. An argument balances your essay and shows your reader that
you considered other points of view before making your decision to support a
particular stand.
__________6. In summarizing a text, you express its meaning in your own words
fully and clearly.
__________7. Flowchart is a type of diagram that represents a workflow or
process, showing steps as boxes of various kinds and their order by connecting
the boxes and shapes with arrows.
__________8. Examples of transition words for summarizing or conducting an
essay include for instance, for example, and namely.
__________9. Images also connect with ideas and memories you already have.
__________10. An effective summary properly identifies the discussion or text
being summarized.
__________11. Practicing oral reading exercises in groups or pair can help you
improve when you and your teammates only focus on criticism for each other.
II. Determine the word root in each group of words. Then, identify the word
whose word root is different from the others.
1. interaction, activity, reaction, traces
Common root: _____________ Different root: ____________
2. centimeter, century, accent, centennial
Common root: _____________ Different root: ____________
3. audiovisual, applaud, auditorium, auditory
Common root: _____________ Different root: ____________

4. caviar, aviation, aviator, aviary

Common root: ____________ Different root: _____________
5. deafen, defend, offend, fender
Common root: ____________ Different root: _____________
6. transfer, offer, prefer, prosper
Common root: ____________ Different root: _____________
7. pixel, fixture, suffix, prefix
Common root: ____________ Different root: _____________
8. descend, ascend, transcend, present
Common root: ____________ Different root: _____________
9. reject, objective, gesture, project
Common root: ____________ Different root: _____________
10. innovate, movable, remove, immovable
Common root: ____________ Different root: _____________
III. Match the italicized Greek roots with their meaning in the boxes. Write
the letter of the correct answer.

a. people b. water c. skin d. wise e. heat

f. life g. derm h. rock i. sleep j. time

_____________1. democratic from of government

_____________2. biodegradable materials
_____________3. a dermatologist’s clinic
_____________4. hypnotized for an hour
_____________5. a clinical thermometer
_____________6. hydrosphere layer of the Earth
____________7. liquefied petroleum gas
____________8. a sophisticated lady

IV. Combine the clauses to form a complex sentence using the appropriate
subordinate conjunction. Write your answer in the space provided.
1. a. The car stopped suddenly.
b. A little boy unmindfully crossed the street.
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2. a. The bell rang.
b. We had a thorough discussion.
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3. a. Einstein dropped out of school at Luitpold Gymnasium in Germany.
b. He felt alone and miserable.
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4. a. I have to study harder.
b. I am struggling in Physics.
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V. Read the given words in the Word Bank. Identify the words with prefixes
and suffixes.

Word Bank Words with Prefix Words with Suffix

1. antibody 6. insecticide
2. pedicure 7. polyhedron
3. epidermis 8. polymer
4. transfer 9. hypothesis
5. symbiosis 10. pentadactyl

VI. Classify these resources as Primary or Secondary.

_____________________1. The Diary of Anne Frank
_____________________2. Rainbows in English, Grade 6
_____________________3. The New Concise Children’s Encyclopedia
_____________________4. E-mail
_____________________5. Blogs
_____________________6. Tools
_____________________7. Coins
_____________________8. Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth
Edition
_____________________9. Valley Fault Atlas
_____________________10. Birth certificate
VII. Complete the sentences with the correct clipped versions of the
original words in the box. Write your answer on the blanks before the
number.

helicopter airplane parachute

certificate gasoline influenza

_____________1. The _______to Coron, Palawan will depart at exactly 5 o’clock

in the morning today.
_____________2. A _______ hovered over the typhoon-stricken areas in the
city.
_____________3. My father, a long-time mariner, did not sail a ship unless he
was issued a _________.
_____________4. The price of _________ dropped due to oversupply.
_____________5. I had been down with __________ for almost three days last
week; I am still recovering.

VIII. Complete each analogy by supplying the missing word.

1. summer: heat: _____________: lung cancer
2. teach: ___________: agree: approve
3. street: road: cry: _____________
4. Concerned: nonchalant: ____________: boring
5. typhoons: floods: dump sites: ___________
6. __________: baby: old: adult
7. __________: source: result: outcome
8. telephone: call: money: ___________
9. Manila: Philippines: _______________: France
10. football player: kick: archer: _____________
IX. Identify if the sentence given is a compound-complex sentence. Write
Yes if the given is a compound-complex sentence and no if it is not.
____________1. A holy man prophesied that the prince would either be a great
military conqueror or a spiritual leader.
____________2. The prince was raised in luxury and he was shielded from
human suffering until he reached the age of 29.
____________3. The prince had limited experience of the outside world because
he was stuck inside the four walls of the palace.
____________4. When the prince had a journey through the countryside, he was
stunned by the pathetic sights of human suffering so he was sickened by them.

X. Identify the kind of graphic organizer being described. Write your

answers on the space provided.
_____________________1. This chain-like organizer contains a continuous
arrangement of events or procedures.
_____________________2. These organizers represent the hierarchical
structure or relationship between concepts or ideas.
_____________________3. This graphic organizer is used to compare
information by separating each information into columns.
_____________________4. This graphic organizer with two circles and three
sections which shows the similarities and differences of two topics.
_____________________5. This graphic organizer places the main topic or
ideas in the middle, surrounded by supporting ideas or deteils.