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 in upstate . It was a strategically important fort in the , and was known then as .

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 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 and his from . 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 , 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 , 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, , put Colonel 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.

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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. At the store. ______

33. After I walked the path. ______

34. From earlier centuries. ______

35. Since airports need room. ______

36. Gina came into the store. ______

K. Circle the dependent clauses and underline the independent clauses in the sentences below then write the subordinating conjunction:

37. Although it was raining, Maria went for a jog at Civitan Park. ______

38. While walking at the park, John saw a raccoon eating potato

chips. ______

39. When you finish your homework, please take the dog for a walk.

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40. Christa left home at 4:00 a.m. since she had to drive to Atlanta.

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8 L. Keeping in view the grammar rules label each sentence as simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, or compound-complex sentence. Circle if you find any conjunction there:

41. The school was clean. ______

42. Joe waited for the train, but the train was late. ______

43. When I tried skating for the first time, I thought it was really scary.

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44. Although Mary left early yesterday, she had missed the bus.______

45. Jennifer sat in her chair, which was a dark red recliner, and she read all

evening. ______

46. Molly, who loves cats, plans to get a kitten, but she needs to find a

house.______

M. Combine the two sentences to make a complex sentence:

57. I need my driver's license right away. I love cars.

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58. My brother's pet is all alone. We need to feed it. We need to clean it.

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Part C: Vocabulary

A. Use the following words in a meaningful sentence:

59. heritage:______

60. cultural:______

61. sophisticated:______

9 B. Replace the underlined words by putting a circle around the correct synonym from the given options to show your answer. The meaning of the text should stay the same:

62. The driver's skills were extraordinary.

A- phenomenal B- veil C-brief

63. Clean streets in a city shows its beauty.

A- intense B- reflects C- jubilant

64. Seeing these old playgrounds can help you remember your childhood.

A-agility B-initially C-recollect

B. Figure out the meaning of the underlined word by using the context clues in the sentence. Circle the correct meaning of the word in bold:

65. Class mates may need to compromise to get along. A. Settlement B. fight C. leave

66. The teacher explained the concept of adjectival agreement to the students. A. idea B. problem C. brain

67. We must be very careful to retain that charm. A. keep B. loose C. fail

10 Part D: Phonics

A. Circle the correct form of the misspelled word from the options given below to choose the correct spelling for each sentence:

68. Sam gave us a breef summary of the situation. A. breaf B. brief C. breuf

69. We painted the house Beage. A. Beige B. Bauge C. Beege

70. Attendance will be taken on a ragular basis. A. regulur B. regular C. raguler

B. Choose a blend from the box to complete each word:

ay, ai, ee, ea

71. The cr____m for cake is yummy!

72. Our uniform should be cl_____n and tidy.

73. Children want to use cr____ons to draw outside.

74. The first day of the week is Sund_____.

11 Part E: Writing

A. Write a summary of the following paragraph:

The Blue Whales just played their first baseball game of the new season; I believe there is much to be excited about. Although they lost, it was against an excellent team that had won the championship last year. The Blue Whales fell behind early but showed excellent teamwork and came back to tie the game. The team had 15 hits and scored 8 runs. That’s excellent! Unfortunately, they had 5 fielding errors, which kept the other team in the lead the entire game. The game ended with the umpire making a bad call, and if the call had gone the other way, the Blue Whales might have actually won the game. It wasn’t a victory, but I say the Blue Whales look like they have a shot at the championship, especially if they continue to improve.

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B. Write an opinion essay on the story "Kensuke's Kingdom", don't forget to support your opinion with details from the story. ______

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