2016 E.

C Second Semester English First Test for Grade 6 Students

Section Reading: Reading Passage

II.Read the following passage and answer the questions 1-5 based on the passage.

What can be done to improve air quality in Ethiopia?

According to the 2011 Welfare Monitoring Survey, biomass fuel is used in 95% of Ethiopian
households. 85 percent of these homes use wood for cooking. A difference was noted,
however, between rural (90%) and urban (54%) areas which use wood as the primary source of
cooking. Charcoal is used in urban areas as the second most (18%) common fuel for cooking
compared to its almost negligible use in rural areas (0.2%). The use of cleaner fuels such as
kerosene, LPG, and electricity for cooking is almost non-existent in rural areas. However,
kerosene (5%) and gas/electricity (7.7%) are used in smaller proportions for cooking. Kerosene
is used for lighting by a majority (88%) of the households in rural areas while only 64% used it in
urban settings. Many rural areas are not connected to the national electricity supply, so they
have no choice but to use kerosene.

1. What is the primary source of cooking fuel in Ethiopian households?

A) Wood B) Charcoal C) Kerosene D) LPG

2. In which areas of Ethiopia is wood most commonly used for cooking?

A) Rural areas B) Urban areas

C) Both rural and urban areas equally

D) None of the above

3. What percentage of households in rural areas use kerosene for lighting?

A) 5% B) 7.7% C) 88% D) 64%

4. Which cleaner fuel is almost non-existent in rural areas for cooking?

A) Kerosene B) LPG C) Electricity D) Charcoal

5. What is the second most common fuel for cooking in urban areas?

A) Wood B) Charcoal C) Kerosene D) Gas/electricity

Section Two: Speaking

Dialogue Completion

III. For Questions 6-7, Choose the word/phrase that best completes the dialogue.

6. Gemechu: Hi, Rumana! How are you?

Rumana: ____________. What about you, Gemechu?

A. I am short B. I am tall C. I am great D. I am 11 years old.

7. Abdeta: Nice to meet you, Kedir.

Kedir: ________________, Abdeta.

A. Nice to meet you, too B. I am fine C. I am cold D. I am from Gambella

Section Three: Grammar

Choose the Best Answer

8. I have______20 cards so far.

A. receives B.receive C.received

D.receiving

9. She _____won so many gold medals since she joined the sport club.

A. has B. have C. having D. has had

10. They ____not seen me before.

A. has B. have C. having D. has had

11. Abdi: Have you ever seen a lion?

Beka: Yes, I________.

A. did B. was C. have D. has

12. She______take two trains and a bus to get to work every day.
A.could to B. must to C. has to D. can to

13.It is raining outside. Bezawit_____take her umbrella.

A. hasn't to B.mustn't C. must D. have not

14. We started our journey so as to avoid the traffic. Which one of the following phrases has
the same grammical function as the underlined phrase?

A. in order to B.must C. has to D. to not

Change the following Sentences in active voice to passive voice

15. A. She Speaks English.(active)

______________________(passive)

B. They teach Students. (active)

______________________(passive)

C. The students are cleaning the classroom. (active)

__________________________________(passive)

D. The doctor is advising the patient. ( Active)

_________________________________.(passive)