Colegio Los Olivos del Norte

Sixth Grade
Pre-Test
Teacher José Armando Teque Alfaro
Name:______________________________________ Clue:_________________
Date:_______________________________________ Section: A B

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Instructions: Choose ONE of the following answers: (50 points)

1. ____'s your name? Jack.

a) How
b) Who
c) What
d) Where

2. This is Lucy and her brother, Dan. ____ my friends.

a) We're
a) I'm
b) You're
c) They're

3. _____? I'm from Italy.

a) Where are you from?
a) Where you are from?
b) Where from you are?
c) From where you are?

4. _____? It’s 6 o’clock in the evening.

a) Which is the time?
b) What time is?
c) What time is it?
d) What is the hour?

5. ____ a beautiful house on the bank of the river.

a) it is
b) is
c) there is
d) this is

6. Mary ____ at work.

a) be
b) are
c) is
d) am

7. ____ any rooms available in this hotel?

a) are
b) is
c) are they
d) are there

8. We would like to leave at _____.

a) a quarter past nine
b) a quarter after nine
c) quarter past nine
d) nine and a quarter

9. ____ is your brother? He's 20 years old.

a) How many years
a) How much years
b) What years
c) How old
10. My name's Jim and this is Susan. ____ doctors from UK.
a) I'm
b) We're
c) She's
d) They're

11. Sorry, _____ Tom. My name is Charles.

a) I is not
b) I aren’t
c) I am not
d) I isn’t

12. ____? No, he isn't.

a) Are they teachers?
a) Are you from Italy?
b) Is Smith a manager?
c) Is this your phone?

13. Oh, ______ are my books!

a) it
b) this
c) that
d) these

14. This is ____ school.

a) Tom
b) Tom’s
c) of Tom
d) for Tom

15. My parents have _____ own apartment.

a) theirs
b) they
c) their
d) they’re

16. ______ a car? Yes, he has a nice car.

a) Do he has
b) Does he has
c) Do he have
d) Does he have

17. Elisa ______ any money.

a) have not
b) don’t have
c) doesn’t have
d) doesn’t has

18. Your bag is next ____ the table.

a) on
b) to
c) in
d) of

19. I go to work ____ bus.

a) with
b) by
c) in
d) on
 20. I wake up early ____ the morning.
a) in
b) on
c) for
d) by

21. Sam _____ in our company.

a) work
b) is working
c) is work
d) works

22. ____ they live in Manchester?

a) does
b) do
c) are
d) aren’t

23. ____ to the cinema.

a) We not often go
b) We don't go often
c) We don't often go
d) Often we don't go

24. When do you swim? ____ Tuesdays.

a) on
b) in
c) at
d) by

25. What time ______ work?

a) do she starts
b) does she starts
c) is she start
d) does she start

26. ____ two airports in the city.

a) It is
b) There is
c) There are
d) This is

27. There aren’t ____ in this area.

a) no restaurants
b) any restaurant
c) a restaurant
d) any restaurants

28. Usually I ____ my holiday at the seaside.

a) am spending
b) spend
c) spent
d) am spend

29. He is a good singer, but I don’t like _____

a) he
b) his
c) him
d) them

30. My sister _______ the piano right now, so don’t disturb her.
a) is playing
b) plays
c) is playng
d) play
 READING COMPREHENSION

Questions 1–4 are about the following announcement.

1. What time will the festival begin?

A. 10 A.M.
B. 11 A.M.
C. 1 P.M.
D. 2 P.M.
2. In line 2, the word feature is closest in meaning to _______.
A. look
B. keep
C. include
D. entertain
3. What job will be done the day before the festival begins?
A. Making posters
B. Setting up the gym
C. Cleaning up the gym
D. Helping the performers
4. Who is told to talk to Ms. Braxton?
A. Parents
B. Students
C. Teachers
D. Performers
Questions 5–10 refer to the following story.

5. What would be the best title for the story?

A. Joe Joins the Team
B. Practice Makes Perfect
C. Bill Wins the Big Game
D. Bill's Basketball Problem
6. In line 6, the word performed is closest in meaning to _______.
A. acted
B. played
C. moved
D. changed
7. Why is Bill upset?
A. He plays better in practice than he does during games.
B. The school yard is not a good place to practice.
C. Joe watches him too closely when he plays.
D. His team loses too many games.
8. Why does Bill play well when Joe is watching him?
A. He is comfortable with Joe.
B. Joe tells him how to play better.
C. He does not know that Joe is there.
D. He wants to prove to Joe that he is a good player.
9. Why does Joe decide to gather a group of people?
A. Because he wants more players for his team
B. Because he wants to help Bill feel less nervous
C. Because he wants to show them his talent
D. Because he wants more people to see the next game
10. At the end of the story, all of the following people watch Bill practice EXCEPT _____.
A. Joe
B. a janitor
C. a math teacher
D. the basketball coach

SPEAKING
Scoring Rubric for Oral Presentations: Example #3

PRESENCE 5 4 3 2 1 0
-body language & eye contact
-contact with the public
-poise
-physical organization

LANGUAGE SKILLS 5 4 3 2 1 0
-correct usage
-appropriate vocabulary and grammar
-understandable (rhythm, intonation, accent)
-spoken loud enough to hear easily

ORGANIZATION 5 4 3 2 1 0
-clear objectives
-logical structure
-signposting

MASTERY OF THE SUBJECT 5 4 3 2 1 0

-pertinence
-depth of commentary
-spoken, not read
-able to answer questions

VISUAL AIDS 5 4 3 2 1 0
-transparencies, slides
-handouts
-audio, video, etc.

OVERALL IMPRESSION 5 4 3 2 1 0
-very interesting / very boring
-pleasant / unpleasant to listen to
-very good / poor communication

TOTAL SCORE _______ / 30