Subiect Clasa 6 English Challenge
Subiect Clasa 6 English Challenge
Subiect Clasa 6 English Challenge
6th GRADE
Subject 1. A. Read and complete with the words from the box. There are two extra
words. (10 x 1 = 10p)
cabin sank sailing surprise haunted drowned crew ship screamed boat mast
deck
It was 4 o’clock in the morning. We were 1)………………... around Cape Hope on the south coast of
Africa when the lookout boy 2)…………………... out: “Ship coming towards us at full speed!” I came out of
my 3)…………………... and went to see what was happening. As soon as I was on 4)………………….., I
saw a huge ship coming up to the left side. All the people on board were looking at the ship in 5)
…………………... while it was coming closer. I ran to the side to get a better look at this strange 6)
………………….., but the ship was no longer there. It was then that I realised what was happening. That was
the famous ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman. It 7)……………... these waters ever since Captain Van der
Decken and his 8)………………... died a hundred years ago when the ship 9)…………………. in a storm.
I turned to look at the lookout boy but he was not on the 10)…………………….. According to legend,
whoever looked at the ship closely, disappeared.
1. What were the crew doing when the lookout boy saw the ship?
……………………………………………………………………….…
2. Where was the narrator at that time? …………………………………………………………………...
3. What happened to The Flying Dutchman? ……………………………………………………………
4. What happened to the lookout boy?……………………………………………………………………
5. Do you think Captain Van der Decken and his crew were good people? (Justify your answer)
………………………………………………….…………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
C. Make up questions for the following answers (5 x 1 = 5p)
1. ………………………………………………………………………...
It was 4 o’clock in the morning.
2. ……………………………………………………………….…………
“Ship coming towards us at full speed!”
3. ……………………………………………………….………………….
As soon as I was on deck.
4. …………………………………………………………………………...
A hundred years ago.
5. ………………………..………………………………………..…………
To look at the lookout boy.
Subject 2. Look at this list of regular and irregular verbs. Which one is the odd one
out? Underline the odd verb. (10 x 1 = 10p)
Fill in with the correct singular form of the words below: (10 x 1 = 10p)
teeth; babies; leaves; geese; mice, women, roofs; spies, shelves; pies
Dear Mum,
I am just writing 0.(JUST WRITE) to tell you how much I _______________________________
1(APPRECIATE) the money you have sent me, and to tell you how I __________________________
2(GET) on in my first term at university. In fact, I _______________________________ 3(REALLY
ENJOY) myself. I ____________________________ 4 (STUDY) quite hard as well, but at the moment I
______________________________ 5(SPEND) a lot of time making new friends. I
_______________________________ 6 (STILL STAY) with my friend Jill and I
______________________________ 7 (LOOK) for some place to live on my own. Only a small number of
first year students __________________________ 8(LIVE) in college here and I
___________________________ 9 (SEEM) to be spending a lot of time travelling.
I _______________________________ 10(ATTEND) lectures every morning, and most afternoons I
_______________________ 11(STUDY) in the library. In fact, I _______________________________
12(WRITE) this letter right now instead of an essay on Shakespeare.
I think I’ll buy some new clothes with the money you’ve sent me. Everything
___________________________ 13(COST) a lot here, and I _______________________________
14(SAVE) to buy a coat for the winter months. It ___________________ 15(GET) really cold here in the
evenings.
I now _______________________________ 16(KNOW) some other students and we
____________________________ 17(HAVE) quite a good time. I _______________________________
18(ALSO LEARN) to drive. University students _________________ 19(GET) a refund if they take their
tests here. I _______________________________ 20 (LOOK) forward to coming home next month.
See you soon.
Kate
Subject 6. Complete the sentences with either the Simple Past of the Past Continuous
(20 x 1 = 20p)
One fine morning, a man ………………………..1(fish) in a river. The sun ………………...2 (shine) and the
man …………………...3 (sit) on the river bank. Everything was very quiet and peaceful. The man ………..
…………………….4 (wait) patiently for several hours when suddenly he ………………….5 (feel)
something pulling on the fishing line. He ……………………….6 (stand up) quickly and ………………….
…………………….. 7 (begin) to take in the line. He ………………………….8 (just/lift) the huge fish he
had caught out of the water when there …………….9 (be) a loud splash and it ………………...10 (fall) back
into the river. At first the man………………….1 (not know) what ………………...12 (happen). Then, he
………………..13(look) carefully at his fishing line. It ………………………..14 (snap). The poor
man …………………15 (be) so disappointed that he ………………...16 (pack) away all his things
and ………………………...17(go) home. He ………………….18(get) so angry that
he ……………………19 (give up) fishing and never ……………………...20(try) it again.
Subject 7. Supply the missing parts in the following dialogue choosing from the list
below.(10x1=10p)
1. you’ve been 2.By the way 3.am starving 4.could you 5.Would you like
6.paying attention 7. don’t have money 8. What sort 9. go straight 10.absent minded
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