Exercise 1: Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently

from that of the others in each group.

1.
A. author
B. things
C. Thursday
D. other
2.
A. physics
B. history
C. biology
D. literature
3.
A. adventure
B. math
C. capital
D. activity
4.
A. mountain
B. around
C. pronoun
D. should
5.
A. games
B. tables
C. sentences
D. movies
PART 2: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Exercise 2: Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in
each sentence.
1. My brother likes …………..….. math and playing chess.
A. doing
B. playing
C. acting
D. getting
2. I love to learn how light, heat and sound work so I like ………………. .
A. physics
B. biology
C. geography
D. chemistry
3. Before New Year, people from all ……. the country go back to their hometowns.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. over
4. ………… does he live? – He lives in the USA.
A. When
B. What
C. Where
D. Which
5. What is your ………………. subject? – It’s literature.
A. like
B. favorite
C. enjoyment
D. study
6. Minh’s father is an engineer. He works in a …………. .
A. drugstore
B. restaurant
C. school
D. factory
7. What housework does she do? – She ……….. the laundry.
A. makes
B. cleans
C. clears
D. does
8. In 1954, General Giap led the Vietnamese army and won the ………… of Dien
Bien Phu.
A. Battle
B. Day
C. Place
D. History
9. I don’t like ………….. sports such as biking and running.
A. acting
B. table tennis
C. outdoor
D. indoors
10. My father loves ……..……. photos and he has a really good camera.
A. take
B. taking
C. took
D. takes
Exercise 3: Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
1. I live in a _______________and quiet village. (peace)
2. This is Mr. Tan. He ____________us English. (teacher)
3. The king and Tam fall in love and get______________. (marry)
4. Are there fantastic _____________in Australia? (beach)
5. Everyday my mother cooks dinner and my father does the________. (garden)
PART 3: READING
Exercise 4: Read the following text and complete the task below.
Nguyen Hue was a great Vietnamese hero. He was born in 1753 in Binh Dinh. The
brothers – Nguyen Nhac, Nguyen Lu and Nguyen Hue, led the Tay Son army and
won many battles. In 1785, Nguyen Hue and his Tay Son soldiers won the Battle of
Rach Gam – Xoai Mut and defeated the Thai army. From 1786 to 1788, he led his
army to the north of Vietnam and defeated the Trinh Lord. In 1788, Nguyen Hue
became the King of Vietnam. He then took the name of Quang Trung. During the
Lunar New Year of 1789, King Quang Trung won the Battle of Ngoc Hoi –Dong
Da. The Chinese generals and their army ran back to their country. King Quang
Trung was one of the greatest leaders in Vietnamese history. He died in 1792.
1. Nguyen Hue was born in Binh Dinh. ____
2. Nguyen Hue defeated the Trinh Lord in 1785. ____
3. Nguyen Hue became the King of Vietnam and took the name of Quang Trung.
____
4. King Quang Trung defeated the Thai army in the Battle of Ngoc Hoi –Dong Da.
____
5. Nguyen Hue had 3 brothers. ________
Exercise 5: Read the passage, choose the word/phrase that best suits the
blank.
I live in Tallinn (1) _______ the north-west of Estonia. I’m 15 and I live with my
parents and brother in a small apartment. On weekdays, I get up at 7 o’ clock in the
morning. I walk to school – it’s very near my home and we don’t have a car.
School (2) _______ at 8a.m. and ends at 2p.m. I study math, biology, history, art,
music, English and German – and Estonian, of course. My favorite (3) _______ are
English and history. After school, I go home for lunch. I do (4) ______ homework
in the evening and I go to bed at 11p.m. In my free time, I go to the movies, visit
friends and (5)______ rollerblading. Our summer holiday is in July and August and
we go to the Baltic Sea. Everyone loves swimming.
1. A. on B. in C. inside D. at
2. A. starts B. finishes C. teaches D. has
3. A. clubs B. things C. subjects D. teachers
4. A. our B. his C. her D. my
5. A. go B. play C. have D. make
PART 4: WRITING
Exercise 6: Rearrange the words to complete the sentences.
1. reading/ like/ I/ because/ I/ stories/ like/ literature/.
2. in/ born/ He/ in/ 1911/ was/ Quang Binh Province/.
3. and/ write/ In/ essays/ you/ this subject,/ stories/ read/.
4. the world/ is/ many/ Christmas/ countries/ a/ around/ holiday/ in/ public/.
5. you/ do/ did/ last night,/ What/ John/?
Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo ...
Đề thi Giữa kì 1 - Explore English
Năm học 2024 - 2025
Bài thi môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 6
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút
(không kể thời gian phát đề)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest
1. A. cover /a/ B. go C. flow D. so
2. A. flow B. love /a/ C. stone D. November
3. A. summer B. sun C. glue /u/ D. shut
4. A. slowly B. foam C. cover D. home
5. A. blood /a/ B. shoot /u/ C. shut /a/ D. flood /a/
II. Choose the best answer:
1. I have photographs of my family _______ the wall of my office.
A. on B. next to C. at D. in
2. Mr. Smith's jacket is _______ the closet.
A. under B. in C. at D. from
3. Where's John? He's over there. He's standing________ Ellen.
A. on B. under C. next to D. between
4. It arrives_________ Chicago at ten o'clock.
A. at B. in C. near D. from
5. The teacher stands ________the class.
A. from B. at C. in front of D. by
6. There is a map on the wall just ________ the teacher's desk.
A. from B. above C. before D. in front of
7. February comes________ March
A. behind B. after C. before D. during
8. July comes ________ June.
A. before B. after C. behind D. in
9. "Tall" is the opposite ________"short".
A. to B. of C. against D. with
10. I always eat ______home.
A. at B. in C. from D.to
III. . Read the passage and answer the questions
"Mrs Lien is a nurse. Her house is near the hospital. It is in front of the park,
between the drugstore and the bakery. Today she doesn't go to work because it's
Sunday. There are five room in her house, and her house has a small yard to the
right of the house ,there are flowers and there are small trees to the left of it. There
is a well behind her house.
1-What does Mrs Lien do?
.................................................................................
2-How many rooms does her house have?
..................................................................................
3-Is the yard big or small?
...................................................................
4-Where are the flowers?
............................................................................
5-What is there behind the house ?
...........................................................................
IV.Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning
1. My sister walks to the supermarket.
My sister goes………………
2. There are many flowers in our garden.
Our garden…………………
3. Does your father cycle to work?
Does your father get……………
4. The garden is behind Nam’s classroom.
Nam’s classroom………………
5. Tom drives to work every morning.
Tom travels………………………