EnglishPlaytime · Official Exam
GRADE 6 ENGLISH MIDTERM
1st Term · Written Exam · Units 1–3
Academic Year
2025 – 2026
⏱ Time: 40 mins
Total: 30 Questions = 100 Points
Part A (1-25) → 3 pts each | Part B (26-30) → 5 pts each
📋 Instructions: Welcome to your Grade 6 Midterm! Questions 1 to 25 are worth 3 points each. The final 5 questions in the red box are 'Challenge' questions worth 5 points each. Choose the best answer for each question and circle the letter. Good luck!
A. Reading Comprehension 1 12 pts
Read the text and answer questions 1–4.
Hello! I am Oliver. I live in an apartment in a busy city. During the week, my daily routine is always the same. I wake up at 7:00 or 7:15. I wash my face, get dressed, and have a rich breakfast with eggs, cheese, honey, and orange juice. My house is close to my school, so I walk to school. My lessons start at 8:30 and finish at 3:00 in the afternoon. After school, I attend a chess club on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On weekends, I love doing sports and visiting my grandparents.
1
What time does Oliver wake up?
A)At half past eight.
B)At three o'clock in the afternoon.
C)At seven or seven fifteen.
D)He doesn't wake up early.
2
How does Oliver go to school?
A)By school bus.
B)His dad drives him.
C)He rides his bike.
D)He walks on foot.
3
What does Oliver do on Tuesdays and Thursdays?
A)He visits his grandparents.
B)He attends a chess club.
C)He has breakfast in a cafe.
D)He does sports in the park.
4
Which of the following does Oliver NOT have for breakfast?
A)Cheese
B)Eggs
C)Sausages
D)Orange juice
B. Reading Comprehension 2 12 pts
Read the dialogue and answer questions 5–8.
Sarah: Let's have breakfast downtown! Which cafe is better, 'Star Cafe' or 'Moon Bakery'?
David: Well, Moon Bakery is cheaper than Star Cafe. But Star Cafe is more comfortable and bigger.
Sarah: Okay, let's go to Star Cafe. I want to eat pancakes with maple syrup. What about you?
David: I dislike sweet food. I prefer traditional Turkish breakfast. I want olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, and a bagel.
Sarah: Yummy! Are we taking the bus to go there?
David: No, look at the traffic. The streets are very crowded today. Let's take the subway; it is faster.
5
Why does David prefer Star Cafe even though Moon Bakery is cheaper?
A)Because he likes expensive food.
B)Because it is more comfortable and bigger.
C)Because they sell better pancakes.
D)Because it is closer to their house.
6
What does Sarah want to eat?
A)Pancakes with syrup
B)A bagel and olives
C)Traditional Turkish breakfast
D)Tomatoes and cucumbers
7
How do Sarah and David decide to go to the cafe?
A)By walking
B)By bus
C)By subway
D)By taxi
8
Why don't they take the bus?
A)Because the subway is slower.
B)Because they like walking.
C)Because the bus is very expensive.
D)Because the traffic is heavy and the subway is faster.
C. Vocabulary & Grammar 51 pts
9
"I always ________ a shower before I go to bed." Which word completes the blank?
10
What is the Turkish meaning of "Junk food"?
A)Sağlıklı yiyecek
B)Abur cubur
C)Kahvaltılık
D)İçecek
11
A: Do you want some mushrooms on your pizza?
B: No, thanks. I ________ them.
A)love
B)enjoy
C)dislike
D)want
12
If you want to buy medicine, you should go to the ________ .
A)kiosk
B)pharmacy
C)pet shop
D)boutique
13
A city is generally ________ than a village.
A)quiet
B)quieter
C)more crowded
D)crowded
14
Which sentence is grammatically CORRECT?
A)Istanbul is more hot than Erzurum.
B)Izmir is hotter than Ankara.
C)Bursa is biger than Yalova.
D)Antalya is beautiful than Rize.
15
Look! The children ________ in the garden right now.
A)play
B)playing
C)are playing
D)is playing
16
I usually ________ milk at breakfast, but today I ________ tea.
A)drink / am drinking
B)am drinking / drink
C)drinks / drinking
D)drink / drink
17
Which date is "The fourth of July, two thousand and ten"?
A)04.06.2010
B)04.07.2010
C)14.07.2010
D)06.04.2010
18
A: Is there ________ cheese in the fridge?
B: No, there isn't ________ cheese.
A)some / any
B)any / some
C)any / any
D)some / some
19
Can I have ________ pancakes, please?
20
My sister is interested in healthy food. She loves ________ .
A)croissants
B)nutritious food
C)salami and sausages
D)chips and cola
21
You can see skyscrapers and heavy traffic perfectly in a ________ .
A)downtown area
B)village
C)small farm
D)quiet town
22
What is the time? 10:45
A)It's quarter past ten.
B)It's half past ten.
C)It's quarter to eleven.
D)It's forty-five to eleven.
23
An airplane is ________ than a train.
A)faster
B)fast
C)more fast
D)fasting
24
Match the opposite adjectives: 'Busy' and '________'
A)Quiet
B)Crowded
C)Noisy
D)Tall
25
I ________ up early on weekdays, but my brother ________ in bed until 10:00!
A)gets / stay
B)get / stays
C)getting / staying
D)get / stay
26
Read the given situation: "It's freezing outside and you have a sore throat." Which of the following is the most appropriate response?
A)I would like a cold glass of lemonade, please.
B)Let's go to the park and have an ice cream.
C)I'd prefer some hot herbal tea with honey and lemon.
D)I don't need any thick clothes today.
27
"The streets in my city are _______ but the public transportation is _______ than in the village."
A)noisy / worse
B)narrow / slower
C)more crowded / much better
D)dirty / more expensive
28
Identify the sentence with the correct contextual use of the present continuous.
A)I am believing that learning English is important.
B)Be quiet! The baby is sleeping in the next room.
C)Water is boiling at 100 degrees Celsius everywhere.
D)She is usually visiting her aunt on Sundays.
29
Which option correctly rewrites the sentence: "A car is not as fast as a bullet train"?
A)A car is faster than a bullet train.
B)A bullet train is slower than a car.
C)A car and a bullet train are equally fast.
D)A bullet train is faster than a car.
30
Complete the dialogue appropriately:
X: There's absolutely nothing to eat for breakfast!
Y: ________. I'll run to the bakery and get some fresh croissants.
A)Don't worry
B)That's great
C)I disagree
D)You're wrong