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The Breakaway ENGLISH REVISION SHEET SECOND TERM AY 2015-2016 Grade 6 Name: _________________________ Date: _______________ Grade: _________________ Teacher: ____________ Part A: Reading Comprehension A. Read the following story and answer what follows: Fort Ticonderoga and the Defense of Boston Fort Ticonderoga was a small, dilapidated British fort maintained by the British at the southern tip of Lake Champlain in upstate New York. It was a strategically important fort in the French and Indian War, and was known then as Fort Carillon. Although it was manned by only 48 British soldiers, American forces recognized its geographic importance and its cache of cannon, guns, and other weapons. Fort Ticonderoga was located in a strategically important route between the colonies and England’s Northern provinces (today Canada). The Massachusetts Committee of Safety authorized a secret mission that would be led by Colonel Benedict Arnold to seize the fort. Arnold helped in the effort to recruit 400 soldiers. As Arnold’s mission traveled north, he learned that Connecticut had also planned a mission to seize the fort that was led by Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys from Vermont. When Arnold finally reached Allen, the two worked out an agreement to share command of the mission. On May 10th, 1775, Allen, Arnold and 83 soldiers raided Fort Ticonderoga. The British soldiers, sleeping inside the fort, offered no resistance. No one was killed in the raid. After the surrender, as many as four hundred additional American soldiers arrived at the fort, promptly destroying it in search of liquor. Arnold was infuriated by the lack 1 of discipline and regard by the Green Mountain Boys. Several of them became so sick of Arnold that they apparently drew their swords. Ethan Allen would take credit for the entire operation. On May 11, Arnold led the seizure of nearby Fort Crown Point , which yielded more weapons and cannons. The first of Arnold’s many perceived snubs occurred when he was relieved of command of the fort by Benjamin Hinman, who had come with 1,000 troops to help rebuild it. Despite Arnold’s disappointment, the weapons obtained from the seizures of Forts Ticonderoga and Crown Point would prove extremely useful to the American cause. Commander-in-Chief of Continental forces, George Washington, put Colonel Henry Knox in charge of transporting the weapons for the defense of Boston. Knox and his men dragged 59 cannons on ox-drawn sleds over 300 miles from Fort Ticonderoga, through Albany, N.Y. and the mountains of Massachusetts, to Boston. The trip took 56 days. The entire load weighed more than 60 tons. When the cannons arrived in Boston, Washington ordered them positioned atop Dorchester Heights, overlooking the British fleet in the harbor below. On the night of March 4, 1776, Dorchester Heights would be fortified by 1,200 soldiers and the cannons were moved into place – all of which went unnoticed by the British. The British, astonished by the enormity of the work completed by the Patriots, were eventually forced to leave Boston and sail back to British territory in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada). Direction: Circle the letter of the correct answer: 1.) Where was Fort Ticonderoga? A. Massachusetts B. Boston C. Connecticut D. New York 2.) Why was Fort Ticonderoga important? A. Hundreds of British troops were stationed there B. There were cannons, guns, and other weapons stored there. C. It was a located along an important communication route between the northern colonies and southern colonies D. Secret plans were hidden there 2 3.) Who or what authorized the seizure of the fort? A. The Massachusetts Committee of Safety B. Benedict Arnold C. The Green Mountain Boys D. Parliament 4.) Why was Benedict Arnold angry after the seizure of Fort Ticonderoga? A. The British soldiers disrespected him B. He thought people were killed needlessly C. He thought the Green Mountain Boys deserved more credit D. He thought the Green Mountain Boys showed a lack of discipline 5.) Which of the following best describes the British soldiers in the fort during the seizure? A. They fought valiantly B. They didn’t fight at all C. They fled the fort D. They defeated the Americans 6.) Where were the weapons seized from Fort Ticonderoga used? A. Fort Crown Point B. Connecticut C. Vermont D. Boston 7.) “On May 11, Arnold led the seizure of nearby Fort Crown Point, which yielded more weapons and cannons.” What does the word “yielded” mean in this sentence? A. provided B. destroyed C. nullified D. traveled 3 8.) List down three events by their correct sequence: B. Read the following informational text then answer the questions below: A Living Cell All living things are made up of tiny units called cells. A covering called a membrane surrounds the cells. The membrane controls what moves in and out of the cell. Cells need many kinds of materials in order to thrive. They must have water, oxygen, glucose (sugar), sodium, potassium and a variety of other minerals. The body has to have a delivery system to get these materials where they need to go. In addition, every cell produces waste materials that it needs to get rid of. The body has to have a method of waste collection and disposal. Like a fleet of trucks forms a transport system to the pickup and 4 deliver goods in the world, the body has a transport system, too. There are two types of transport: active transport, and passive transport. Passive transport is easiest for the cells because they don’t need to use any energy to make it happen. Diffusion is the simplest and most common form of passive transport. During the diffusion process, tiny particles of the materials that need to be delivered to the cells are spread through either a gas, like oxygen, or a liquid, like water. Areas with high concentrations of the materials slowly diffuse them to areas of low concentration of the materials. Osmosis is a unique form of passive transport that allows water to pass through the cell membrane but keeps most other materials out. Active transport is used when the concentration of materials inside the cell is high, and the cell needs to push materials out to areas of low concentration of the materials. Unfortunately, this kind of transport requires the cell to work against the natural direction of diffusion. This causes the cell use energy. One example of this is how nerve cells work. They pump sodium out and pull potassium in. Although they must expend energy in this process, doing so allows them to thrive. Direction: Answer the following questions based on the reading passage. Don't forget to go back to the passage whenever necessary to find or confirm your answer: 1. What is the covering around a cell called? A. membrane B. diffusion C. minerals D. active 2. What is osmosis? A. Osmosis is a unique form of passive transport that allows water to pass through the cell membrane but keeps most other materials out. B. The membrane controls what moves in and out of the cell. C. They pump sodium out and pull potassium in. D. During the diffusion process, tiny particles of the materials that need to be delivered to the cells are spread through either a gas, like oxygen, or a liquid, like water. 5 3. Which type of cell using active transport is used in the text? A. muscle cell B. nerve cell C. Plant cell D. Bacterial cell 4. With reference to the text, how are active and passive transport different? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Part B: Language A. In the following sentences, add a suitable action verb: 5. We _________ all day long! 6. Majid ________ late every Sunday. 7. I _______ the same story on Thursday. B. Underline the main verb and circle the helping verb in the following sentences: 8. Sam can drive all night long. 9. He has never eaten a pineapple as juicy as this one. 10. I am staying home this weekend. C. Add a proper linking verb and circle any being verbs in each sentence: 11. The match _______ very tense. 12. The bride ________ so excited for the wedding. 13. I felt better yesterday. 6 D. Choose the best direct objects from the given parentheses and insert in the following sentences: 14. I brought a _____ (cat, play) to the competition. 15. Hiba made ______ (cake bake), and pastries. 16. Ms. Shayma trained the _________ (scenario, dance) team. E. Underline the indirect objects in the sentences written below: 17. Mike drove us home. 18. Joanna taught Sarah the recipe. 19. I found Jack a pair of pants. 20. Paula collected the students' notebooks. F. Write (T) if the underlined verb is transitive, and (I) if it is intransitive: 21. I baked some cookies. ____ 22. The horse galloped. ____ 23. The book fell. ____ 24. I moved the chair. ____ G. Choose the best coordinating conjunction (and, but, or) that suits the sentence then write it on the given lines: 25. Mary Jane ______ her friend came late this morning. 26. Would you rather work during the day ______ during the night? 27. Mark let his friends play with his bike, ______ not his basketball. 7 I. Circle the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject: 28. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school. 29. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie. 30. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street. 31. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private. J. Tell whether each group of words below is a clause or phrase: 32.
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