English Grade 6
English Grade 6
English Grade 6
Toti: Hello Hamsa. How are you doing? You have really grown tall this year. Almost the
height of our class teacher Mr. Tosha.
Hamsa: Haa! Toti I'm doing well. You have grown tall as well. Christmas was well with you,
right? As a matter of fact, you are already taller than Mr. Tosha!
Toti: I think this has been made possible because I have always followed the rule of three
that Ms Kobole taught us.
Hamsa: The rule of three? What is that? During all of her lessons in Home Science, I have
never heard of such.
Toti: Ob! Hamsa. I can remember that the day the teacher taught us that, you had gone for a
competition in Marema school. The rule of three simply means eating a meal with
the right amounts of energy giving foods, protective foods and body building foods.
Hamsa: In other words, a balanced diet, ult?
Toti: Exactly. This has really helped me maintain good health.
Hamsa: I have actually been doing the same. Additionally, I have been drinking enough of
clean and safe water and exercising regularly.
Toti: That is right Hamsa. In our meals, we also need to include minerals such as iron,
phosphorous and calcium.
1. According to this conversation, what is the similarity between Toti and Hamsa?
A. They are both short boys.
B. Both of them are taller than their class teacher.
C. They have both grown tall.
D. Both of them have grown short.
2. Where was Hamsa when Toti learned about the rule of three from Ms Kobole?
A. At home.
B. in the field.
C. Playing.
D. In Marema school.
3. In simpler terms, the rule of three means,eating
A. fruits and vegetables.
B. a balanced diet.
C. adequate food.
D. food in adequate amounts.
4. According to the conversation, the rule of three doesn't involve
A. locally available foods.
B. body building foods.
C. energy giving foods.
D. protective foods.
5. All the following minerals have been mentioned in the passage except
A. iron.
B. vitamins.
C. calcium.
D. phosphorous.
Every child has a number of rights, some of which they know and some they don't. A child
enjoys the right to education when he or she is taken to school and all the academic needs met in
good time. Right to shelter is enjoyed when a child is provided with somewhere good to live.
This protects them from harsh weather conditions like cold. Children must also be provided with
nutritious meals as a way of meeting their right to good food. Other rights include right to play
which helps them relate well with their friends and agemates and right to air their views.
However, they should know their responsibilities both in school and at home. For instance, it is
their responsibility to help in cleaning and taking good care of property. -
Many people, especially the young ones, do not really understand or even imagine how people in
the past stayed without clothes on them or just had pieces of animal hides and skins barely
covering their bodies, imagining this even looks funny. Look at this, young boys and girls seated
naked and their teacher gets in class with parts of the body visible to all!
Nowadays, clothes are made in all styles and fashions for all people, young and old. There are
suits, vitenge, scarfs, headgears and ties. Others wear necklaces, bracelets, bangles, earrings and
others. A part from clothing, there are fashion shows which are organized where different
designers bring models who wear their styles and compete infront of judges and spectators.
I hardly slept that night. I kept on thinking about the following day. We were to have a schoo!
trip to Amboseli National Park. Those who had paid for the trip were lucky. They would see
many animals like zebras, elephants, gazelles, buffaloes and giraffes among others. My parents
had made the payment and I would accompany the other pups.
We were to travel by bus. The bus arrived very early in the morning. The class teacher read the
list as we boarded the bus. I selected a seat next to the window where I would enjoy locking
outside as we travelled.
I love school ____16____ a lot. This is because I get more time to do what I love. Teachers
sometimes give us assignments to keep us ____17___ during this period. They know we usually
don't read our___18___ and this makes us forget everything we learn during the school term. I
____19____ my assignment within the first two weeks so that I have the rest of the time to
____20____.
A B C D
16. holidays buildings breaktime days
17. idle busy lazy worked
18. books notes own work
19. begin start finished complete
20. play work study write
For questions 21 to 23. choose the correct question tags to complete the sentences.
For questions 24 10 27. choose the correct conjuctions to complete the sentences.
For questions 28 to 30, choose the best alternative to complete the given sentences.
MARKING SCHEME
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. A
10. C
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. B
15. D
16. A
17. B
18. C
19. D
20. A
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. B
25. C
26. A
27. D
28. B
29. C
30. A