Mid-Term Exam
Grade 6 English
Teacher: Mr. Ka Tafsir
Student: ____________________________________ Date, October 04th 2022
PART I: Multiple Choice Questions
Question 1
Whose point of view is the story told from?
The Flannagans
Natalie
Moose
Al Capone
Question 2
What is the genre?
answer choices
non-fiction
Fantasy
Drama
Historical Fiction
Question 3
What character trait best describes Moose?
answer choices
responsible
devious
shy
intimidating
Question 4
Where does the setting take place?
New York City
San Quinten
Huntsville State Prison
Alcatraz "The Rock"
Question 5
What year does the story take place in?
1935
1940
1960
1970
Question 6
What is Piper's scheme to make money?
answer choices
She wants to sell the baseballs.
She wants to sell laundered clothing the convicts wash.
She wants to sell signed items from the convicts.
She wants to sell the convict's letters.
Question 7
Why is chapter 3 called "Trick Monkey"?
Moose's sister, Natalie, is extremely smart
Piper can do a lot of tricks
They see a trick monkey in the cemetery
They have a monkey as a pet
Question 8
What sort of books does Natalie enjoy reading?
Indexes
Comic books
She hates reading
Love stories
Question 9
What is a convict?
A person found guilty of a criminal act.
A person fleeing from the law.
A person serving on a jury.
An evil person.
Question 10
Why did Moose and his family move to Alcatraz Island?
He was misbehaving in school
His parents got a divorce
His dad got a new job
His grandmother passed away
Question 11
How does Moose feel about his fathers new "jobs" at the prison?
He loves them
He doesn't care
He hates his dad and never wants to see him
He doesn't like them because he never sees his dad
Question 12
Why doesn't Moose tell his mother about the call?
His mother does not like the Esther P Marinoff school
His mother will be upset
His mother works at the school
His mother does not like to use the phone
Question 13
Who is Natalie?
Moose's mother
Moose's friend
Moose's sister
Moose's teacher
Question 14
What does Moose sleep with during his first night on Alcatraz?
baseball bat
stuffed animal
favorite blanket
frisbee
Question 15
How old is Moose?
16
12
18
10
Question 16
Why is Natalie asked to leave the school?
She is too advanced for their program.
Mr. Purdy feels she is not ready and her screams are too loud for the neighbors.
She wasn't able to tie her shoes.
She was too quiet for their program.
Question 17
How would things be different if Natalie was a boy?
answer choices
It would be worse because the boys' living quarters are right near the principal's office.
Things wouldn't be so bad because their living quarters are farther away from the neighbors.
She wouldn't be allowed at their school.
She would only be allowed there at age twenty.
Question 18
Why does Moose need to start coming home right after school?
to cook dinner
to do his homework
to take care of Natalie
he got a job on the island
Question 19
The Flanagans tell everyone that Natalie is how old?
6
10
14
16
Question 20
Was the character named Al Capone a person in real life or just the author's imagination?
Yes
No
PART II: Put the verbs into the right tense or forms
1. Put the verb into the correct form, present simple, present continuous or past simple.
1) We can go out now. It…………………………………(not/rain) any more. 2)
I…………………………(get) hungry. Let's go and…………………(have) something
to eat. 3) What ………………………………(you/do) in your spare time? Have you
got any hobbies? 4) Mary usually……………………………(phone) me on Fridays
but she………………………………(not/phone) last Friday. 5) When I last saw you,
you were thinking of moving to a new flat. That's right, but in the end
I………………………(decide) to stay where I was. 6) What's that noise?
What……………………………(happen)? 7) It's usually dry here at this time of the
year. It does not rain (not/rain) much. 8) Yesterday evening the
phone………………………(ring) three times while we were having dinner. 9) Linda
was busy when we ……………………(go) to see her yesterday. She was studying for
an exam. We…………………………………(not/want) to disturb her, so
we……………………………………(not/stay) very long. 10) When I
first…………………(tell) Tom the news, he…………………………..(not/believe)
me. He………………………..(think) that I ……………………………(joke).
PART III: Scramble Words
Rearrange the following words with the help of their definitions below:
LREMAIDE SETODM MSIKHRIS TROLBEAAE
SOUNHIE DROCABE SIGLRY
1. Detailed or complicated. _____________________________
2. Decent; unrevealing. _____________________________
3. Intended to improve skills. _____________________________
4. Horrible or grim. _____________________________
5. Common people. _____________________________
6. Terrible or hateful. _____________________________
7. Needlepoint. _____________________________
8. Argument. _____________________________
*****The END*****
