ENGLISH CHALLENGE 2016

6th GRADE
Subject 1. A. Read and complete with the words from the box.. There are two extra
words.
(10 x 1 = 10 p)
month, bag, family, to, excited, help, driving, car, happy, day, his, bus,
It was a cold but bright Friday afternoon in Seattle and Daryl Jane was very 1)
..He packed his skis, his sleeping bag, and few clothes in his jeep and set off to
Mount Adams. He was looking forward 2) . spending the weekend with his friends.
Daryl was familiar with the area, so he took a shortcut through a country road. He was 3)
. along in the jeep when the tyres got stuck in the snow. Within minutes it started
snowing heavily. Soon snow began to cover his car. He tried calling for 4) . , but his
mobile phone wasnt working. He knew he was in trouble. He decided to stay inside the car
and he wrapped himself in his sleeping 5) to keep warm. Daryl had some banana
chips, rice cakes and some water with him. He hoped they would be enough until someone
found him.
The days passed and the food and water ran out. He ran the engine for a few minutes
every 6) .. to melt the snow. He was lonely and scared and he started writing goodbye
notes to his 7) .. Then one morning he heard a snowmobile and he knew he was safe.
He felt 8) and proud of himself. He managed to survive for two weeks in his 9)
. in almost 2 metres of snow without any injury, thanks to 10) .
patience and survival skills.
B. Answer the questions. (6 x 1 = 6 p)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Where did Daryl want to go?

How did he feel? ..
Why didnt he get to Mount Adams?................................................................................
How did he keep warm? .
How much time did he spend in his car?
How did he feel in the end?

C. Make up questions for the following answers.( 4x1=4p)

1. It was cold. .
2. He was driving along in his jeep.
3. Because his mobile phone wasnt working. .
4. To melt the snow. .

Subiectul 2. Pick from this list of nouns to complete sentences. You will need to make
some of the words plural too.(10x1=10p).
Wolf
nurse
woman
carpenter
shop-assistant

policeman
fish
cherry
knife
babysitter

1. The .. hunt in packs and they look like dogs.

2. Where are all the ..? I cant slice the bread.
3. I like but I love strawberries.
4. There are a lot of . in this fish tank.
5. There were more .. than men at the party last night.
6. After the robbery, the . talked to all the neighbours.
7. The . repaired the chair and the table.
8. The . put a bandage on the childs wound.
9. The children are alone at home. Where is the ?
10.I asked the .. if I could try the jeans on.

Subject 3. Complete these sentences with either present simple or present continuous.
(10x1=10p)
1. You look very happy. Where (you/go)?
2. He usually (play) the guitar in his room, but now he
.. (play) in the living room.
3. She . (spend) he weekend at her grandparents.
4. Look! He .. (sleep) like a baby.

5. Thomas always .. (get up) before seven oclock.

6. Someone .. (wait) for you outside. Who is it?
7. They .. (visit) Paris once a year.
8. What (think) of this book? I think its fantastic!
9. Please, be quiet! The baby ...(take a nap).

Subiectul 5. Write the past tense form of the following irregular verbs (10x1=10p)
Infinitive
Drive
Catch
Read
Draw
Write

Past tense

Subiectul 6.

Infinitive
Feel
Fall
Spend
Think
Understand

Past tense

Match the prepositions of time on the left with the correct sentences on the right.

(5x2=10p)
a. Teacher is to school as doctor is to .
b. Brush is for painting as . is for writing.
c. is for year as Monday is for week.
d. Sun is for day as . is for night.
e. Minute is to hour as .. is to minute.

Subiectul 7.

Match the negative past simple sentences with the people in the table. (10x1=10p)

1) Tracksuit
2) Baggy

a)
b)

3) Scarf

c)

4) Sock

d)

5) Trainers

e)

6) Dress

f)

7) T-shirt

g)

8) Sleeve

h)

9) Trousers

i)

10) Jumper

j)

a soft shirt with short sleeves and no collar

a piece of clothing made of soft material
that you wear on your foot inside your shoe
a piece of clothing made of wool that
covers the upper part of your body and
arms
the part of a piece of clothing that covers all
or part of your arm
.clothes are big and do not fit
tightly on your body
a piece of clothing that covers the lower
half of your body, with a separate part
fitting over each leg
a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl
that covers the top of her body and part or
all of her legs
loose clothes consisting of trousers and a
jacket, worn especially for sport
a type of strong shoes that you wear for
sport
You it wear around your neck, head, or

1. 2. 3. -

4. 5. 6. -

7. -

8. 9. 10. -

shoulders, especially to keep warm

Subiectul 8. (20 p)
Write a story for your school English magazine
When and where the story happened, who the main characters were
Write the events in the order they happened
What happened in the end the characters feelings
Use between 100-150 words.
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Timpul de lucru: 1 or
Total: 100 puncte
10 puncte din oficiu