SKILL A

Exercise 1

RULES TO FOLLOW
The Grade Six pupils decided to make their
room clean, orderly and beautiful. Here are
some of the rules everyone needs to follow:
Wipe your shoes on the doormat before
entering the room.
Put the wastepaper, fruit peelings and
candy wrappers in the wastebasket.
Keep the walls, desks and tables free from
pencil and chalk marks and scratches.
Put the cleaning materials in a box.
Arrange the furniture properly.
Put away your pencils, books, notebooks
after using them.
Hang umbrellas and raincoats in one corner
of the room.
Keep books clean and well- covered.
 
1. What did the pupils decide to do?
a. make their room clean, orderly and beautiful
b. make their homes clean, orderly and beautiful
c. make their school surroundings clean, orderly and
beautiful
2. What did they agree upon?
a. to form a society
b. to follow the rules
c. to work on the school ground
3. What will they do with their shoes?
a. wipe on the doormat
b. leave on the doormat
c. put under the doormat
4. From what will they keep the furniture free?
a. books
b. cover
c. scratches
5. Where should the cleaning materials be kept?
a. box
b. drawer
c. bookcase 
6. How should the furniture be arranged?
a. properly
b. carelessly
c. artistically
7. Where should one keep his pencils, books and notebooks after
using them?
a. in this bag
b. on the desk
c. on the teacher’s table
8. Where should wastepaper be thrown?
a. in the desk
b. in the drawer
c. in the wastebasket
9. Where should one hang raincoats and umbrellas?
a. on the desk
b. in the cabinet
c. on one corner of the room
10. What should be kept clean and well-covered?
a. desks
b. books
c. tables