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Second Semester Final Exam Revision Paper

Subject: English Grade 6

Name: _______________________________

The Sun and the StarsBy: Sue Peterson

Scientists know many things about the Sun. They know how old it is. The Sun is more than 4½ billion years old. That would be too many candles to put on a birthday cake!

They also know the Sun’s size. The Sun may seem small, but that is because it is so far away. It is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away from the Earth. The Sun is so large that the diameter of the Sun is Vocabulary surface amount core glowing dangerous tiny causes twinkling times the Earth’s diameter. The Sun also weighs as much as 333,000 Earths.

The Sun is made up of gases: 75% hydrogen and 25% helium. Hydrogen is the simplest and lightest of all of the known elements. When you combine hydrogen with oxygen, you get water. You probably know what helium is. It is the gas that can be put into balloons to make them stay in the air and float.

Scientists also know the temperature of the Sun. The surface of the Sun is about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit (5,600 degrees Celsius). That might sound hot, but the Sun’s core is even hotter. The core is the central region where the temperature reaches about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit (15 million Celsius).

The Sun is the center of our Solar System. Besides the Sun, the Solar System is made up of the planets, moons, asteroid belt, comets, meteors, and other objects. The Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun.

The Sun is very important. Without it, there would be only darkness and our planet would be very cold and be without liquid water. Our planet would also be without people, animals, and plants because these things need sunlight and water to live.

The Sun also gives out dangerous ultraviolet light which causes sunburn and may cause cancer. That is why you need to be careful of the Sun and wear sunscreen and clothing to protect yourself from its rays.

Scientists have learned many things about the Sun. They study the Sun using special tools or instruments such as telescopes. One thing they do is to look at the amount of light from the Sun and the effect of the Sun’s light on the Earth’s climate.

The Sun is actually a star. It is the closest star to the Earth. Scientists also study other stars, huge balls of glowing gas in the sky. There are over 200 billion stars in the sky. Some are much larger than the Sun and others are smaller than the Earth. They all look tiny because they are so far away from the Earth. This distance is measured in light-years, not in miles or kilometers. (One light-year is equal to the distance that light travels in one year. This is about six trillion miles or ten trillion kilometers!)

Stars look like they are twinkling because when we see them, we are looking at them through thick layers of turbulent (moving) air in the Earth’s atmosphere. That is why the words are written in the song: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

Stars have lifetimes of billions of years. They are held together by their own gravity. Over half of the stars in the sky are in groups of two. They orbit around the same center point and across from each other. There are also larger groups of stars called clusters. These clusters of stars make up galaxies. Our Solar System is located in the Milky Way Galaxy.

A. Multiple-Choice Questions. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

Note: This material is only a sample for revision. Student must study from the given syllabus also.

Tag question - a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command.

It’s raining, isn't it? You're not going, are you?

2. a question formed by appending such a structure to a declarative sentence or command, often inviting

confirmation or assent. She lives nearby, doesn't she? or Sit down, won't you?

Remember!Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.Ex. wide - narrow

1. What is one comparison the author makes about the size of the Sun?

a. There is darkness without the Sun.b. The diameter of the Sun is 109 times the Earth’s diameter.c. Scientists study the Sun with special tools.d. The Sun is 93 million miles away.

2. What is the main idea of this text?

a. The Sun and stars are fun to look at.b. The Sun and stars are far away.c. The Sun and stars are larger than you think.d. The Sun and stars are described so you can learn more about them.

3. What does the text say about the size of stars?

a. They are all the same size.b. They are all small and you can see them twinkle.c. Some stars are larger than the Sun and others are smaller than the Earth.d. They are all smaller than the Sun.

B. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

4. Why do you think the author included a section on the Sun and another section on stars in the same text?

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5. Why do scientists feel it is important to study the Sun?

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6. Why does the Sun look so small, but it is really large?

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C. Find the antonym for each of these words.

1. Rich: ________________ 2.Early: ___________________

3. Pretty: ________________ 4. Happy: __________________

5. Soft: ___________________ 6. Excited: _________________

7. Ignorant: ____________ 8. Cool: _____________________

9. Fat: ___________________ 10. Dangerous: ____________


Tag question - a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command.

It’s raining, isn't it? You're not going, are you?

2. a question formed by appending such a structure to a declarative sentence or command, often inviting

confirmation or assent. She lives nearby, doesn't she? or Sit down, won't you?

D. Name the appropriate endings for the following sentences.

1. The streets are dirty, _______________________?

2. Snow is white, ___________________________________?

3. You don’t like me, __________________________________________?

4. The moon goes round the earth, ___________________________________________?

5. The Earth is bigger than the sun, __________________________________________?

E. Construct comprehensive statements that fit the given ending.

1. _________________________________________________________________________________________, isn’t it?

2. _________________________________________________________________________________________, weren’t they?

3. __________________________________________________________________________________________, did she?

4. ___________________________________________________________________________________________, do we?

5. ___________________________________________________________________________________________, doesn’t he?

F. Complete the chart. Make the Nouns to adjectives. If the noun ends in e, drop the e before

adding y.

NOUN ADJECTIVE

Ice ______________ Bone ______________ Wave ______________ Slime ______________ Smoke ______________ Mess ______________ Rain ______________ Snow ______________ Noise ______________ Dirt ______________ Water ______________

G. Write the adjective of the following words.

Note: This material is only a sample for revision. Student must study from the given syllabus also.Remember!

If the word ends in e, drop the e before adding ous. If a word ends in y, change y to i before adding ous.

Remember!

We can make adjectives by adding “y” to a noun. If the noun ends in “e”, drop the “e” before adding “y”.

Noun = noise Adjective = noisy

1. Nerve: __________________________

2. Fury: ___________________________

3. Ridicule: _______________________

4. Glory: ___________________________

5. Fame: ___________________________

6. Vary: ____________________________

7. Marvel: _________________________

G. Choose the correct adjectives to complete each sentence.

1. "You're a good man, Doc," she said with a ___________ smile.

2. His detractors were __________ and scurrilous.

3. She wondered if her hair was as _____________ as she suspected.

4. When ignited, picric acid burns quietly with a ___________ flame.

5. Kids fooling around with Ouija on a _____________ day.

H. Match the collective noun with that it describes.

1. Constellation _______________

2. Batch _______________

3. Pride _______________

4. Bouquet _______________

5. Swarm _______________

6. Menagerie _______________


a. flowers

b. bees

c. lions

d. stars

e. loaves

f. wild animals

Watery Noisy Messy Rainy Smoky

Remember!Collective noun is the name of a group of things. Example: A class is group of students.

I. Write down what is being said underneath each bubble.

J. Write the plural form of the following nouns.

1. Dictionary: ____________________________ 2. Library: ____________________________

3. Salary: _________________________________ 4. Secretary: _________________________

5. Diary: __________________________________ 6. Burglary: __________________________

K. Complete the following words using “ary”.

1. i m a g i n ____ ____ ____ 2. l i t e r ____ ____ _____

3. s o l i t _____ _____ ____ 4. t e m p o r ____ ____ ____

5. p r i m a r ____ ____ ____ 5. Se c o n d _____ _____ _____

L. Write the meaning of the following words and use it in a sentence.


Remember!Speech bubbles are used to visually represent the thought of characters.

Remember!Nouns ending in ary make their plurals like this:Change the y to i and add es.

Do not keep on repeating subjects in varied approaches.

1. university:

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2. patient:

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3. fascinated:

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4. dull:

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5. moustache:

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6. knowledge:

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M. Complete the sentences by adding because clauses to each of these sentences.

1. We have dustbins outside or inside __________________________________________________________________.

2. A rubbish lorry comes regularly ______________________________________________________________________.

3. The flow chart is a good way to present the information _________________________________________.

4. I would not like a landfill site near my house _______________________________________________________.

5. We should never drop our litter on the street ______________________________________________________.


Remember! Clauses make your writing more interesting because they give more information. These clauses begin with: because, so that, when, before, after.

N. Complete the sentences by adding so that clauses to each of these sentences.

1. Landfill sites are used ______________________________________________________________________.

2. The rubbish lorry collects rubbish _______________________________________________________.

3. In landfill sites, a layer of soil is put on the rubbish ___________________________________.

4. I will pick up any litter in my room ________________________________________________________.

5. I have a bin in my room ____________________________________________________________________.

O. Underline the clause in each sentence which tells you when something happens.

1. The spider had lost a leg after an accident.

2. James said he had killed it after he beat the floor with a comic.

3. Mrs. Cooper moved away from Malcolm when he dropped the matchbox.

4. Malcolm really liked his stone before the other children said it was boring.

5. Isobel always did her trick with the pocket calculator when she had to talk about something interesting.

P. Finish each sentences. Use some when clauses, before clauses, and after clauses.

1. Mr. Cooper talked to Class Four ______________________________________________________________________.

2. Chairs were overturned _______________________________________________________________________________.

3. Mary climbed on the table _____________________________________________________________________________.

4. Malcolm went to find a matchbox _____________________________________________________________________.

Q. Complete the sentences with one of the words in the brackets.

1. We ______________ (were, are) going to the game tonight.

2. Marcus _____________ (was, is) depressed for a week after he lost the big race.

3. Hassan ______________ (was, is) a hockey player, but he has not scored any goals in this season.

4. Rahaf ________________ (was, is) proud of the A she earned in science class.

5. Kamal’s bedroom ______________ (was, is) a disgusting mess before he cleaned it up.


Remember! Use the correct tense of the verb.

Remember! A contraction is when we join two words together and leave out a letter or letters. We use an apostrophe for the missing letter or letters.

R. Write each of these contractions as two words.

1. Shouldn’t: ______________________________ 2. Couldn’t: ___________________________________

3. Can’t: _________________________________ 4. Isn’t: ________________________________________

5. We’re: ________________________________ 6. I’ve: _________________________________________

7. What’s: _______________________________ 8. She’s: ________________________________________

9. I’d: ____________________________________ 10. Don’t: _____________________________________

Q. Write where the apostrophe goes in each of these.

1. the teachers books

2. the grandmothers hats

3. the dentists chair

4. the mothers ironing

5. the girls hair

6. the teachers car

7. the parents race

8. the policemens car

9. the womens coats

10. these are mums earings

R. Write at least three paragraph about “My Memories of the school”. First: Introduction, Second: Body (Content), Third: Ending. The number of words should not be less than two hundred words. In writing the paragraph, follow the criteria written below.


Remember! Apostrophes are also used to show who owns something.

Example= That is my mother’s bag.

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Rubrics: Content ___/1 Organization & Grammar ___/2 Spelling & Capitalization ___/2 = ___ /5


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