Po Leung Kuk Chong Kee Ting Primary School

2018-2019 1st Examination Name: ( )

P. 6 English – Reading and Writing Class: P. 6( )
Page 1 Marks:

A. Macy is telling her mum about her P.6 classmates.

(i) Choose words from below and finish what she says. (4% @1%)

proud loyal generous diligent humble confident

Mum, my 5B classmates are all promoted to 6B. Many of us are close friends. Linda
is my good friend. Both of us are talkative. Sometimes we make Miss Lee angry. Linda is
_________________. She never says ‘no’ when I ask her for snacks.

I get along with May too. She is _________________. She is the first in class but she
never boasts. She is my kindest friend. She is willing to teach us homework so everyone
likes her.

Paul is the most _________________ person I have ever met. He studies late at night
but he is not sleepy in class. He is an early bird. He never misses the school bus and he is
never late for school.

Sara is _________________. She likes to face difficulties. At the P.5 training camp,
we were afraid of climbing on the high ropes but she just believed in herself. She finally
made it! We cheered for her.

(ii) Give short answers. (6% @2%)

1. Which word describes people who talk a lot? ________________________

2. Who is punctual? ________________________

3. What activity was frightening in the training camp? ________________________

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B. Macy is reading an article in Kids’ Post.

(i) Fill in the correct prepositions. You can use the words more than once. (6% @1%)

of to about with for

Our Memorable Experiences

I am the school basketball team captain. Last year my team was

the inter-school basketball champions! All of us were very pleased
_________ ourselves.
By John Wu (6C)

On Sports Day this year, I fell down and broke my arm as I was
about to cross the finish line. I came last in the race. I was very
upset ________ that.
By Hailey Wan (6A)

Last month my brother was ill and needed to stay in hospital. I was
so worried _________ him. There’s a long road to recovery.
By Candy Man (6B)

When I was in P.3, I cheated in the exam. My teacher was angry _____
me. He punished me. I was so ashamed ________ myself.
Ivy Pang (6B)

I won first prize in a music contest when I was in Primary 2. I was happy
and my parents were proud ________ me.
Ken Kwan (6B)

(ii) Match the following lines with the names. Write the letters. (4% @1%)

A. John Wu B. Hailey Wan C. Candy Man D. Ivy Pang E. Ken Kwan

1. I am very sorry for what I have done. ( )

2. I hope my brother will get well soon. ( )
3. I could have got a prize if I didn’t fall down. ( )
 4. Look at my trophy, mum and dad. There’s a violin on it. ( )

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C. Write about your most memorable experience in at least 40 words. (7%)

 When did it happen?  What happened that day?

 What happened in the end?  How did you feel?
 What kind of experience was it?

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

Content (4%)
Language (3%)

D. Macy is doing a proofreading exercise. There is ONE mistake on each line.

Underline the mistake and write the correct word. (4% @1%)

e.g. Eddie Wu is the head firemen in Shatin. He thinks e.g. fireman

1. save people from fires is brave. ‘When I was 1. ________________
2. small, I was scared for fires. I burnt myself 2. ________________
3. when I was playing with fire. I was carelessly. 3. ________________
4. I will never forgot it,’ he said. From then on, he 5. ________________

is not afraid of fire anymore.

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E. Macy is watching her classmates’ short play. Read and answer the questions.

Mum: I’m home! What are you doing, Chris?

5
Chris: Hi Mum! I’m thinking about what I want to be when I grow up?
Mum: Really? What do you want to be, my son?
Chris: A reporter!
Mum: Great! What kind of reporter do you want to be?
Chris: Huh?
Mum: Well, there are different types of reporters. Some work at a newspaper.
They interview people and write articles. Others work at radio stations.
They tell people the news over the radio. Then there are TV reporters. They
give their news reports on TV. Sometimes they interview famous people on
TV too.
10
Chris: I see! I want to be a TV reporter then. I’ll talk to all kinds of people.
Mum: Well, you are very talkative. But you need to be hard-working too.
Chris: What do you mean?
15 Mum: Reporters do a lot of research to get the information they need. They need to
write well so that people can understand their news reports.
Chris: That’s a lot of work!
Mum: Don’t worry, you can do it! Right now, you can work on your writing. It’s
good, but it could be better. Can you think of something you can do to
practise?
Chris: Yes! I can write articles for the school newspaper. It’s very useful.
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Mum: That’s a good idea! When you finish secondary school, you can go to a
journalism school. You will learn everything about being a reporter.
Chris: I’ll think about that later. Oh, the evening news is on. Let’s watch it. I can
watch how the reporters do their jobs.

(i) Blacken ● the circles next to the correct answers. (10% @2%)
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*1. Read line 6. Why does Chris say ‘Huh?’
 A. His mum asked him a riddle.
 B. He doesn’t want to work hard.
 C. He doesn’t want to talk to his mum.
 D. He doesn’t know what his mum means.
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2. What is Chris going to do to get the job he wants? (You can choose more than one
 answer.)
 A. Write for the school newspaper.  B. Go to a journalism school.
 C. Do a lot of research.  D. Watch TV.

3. In line 17, what does the word ‘work’ mean?

work n
1. a place where people go to do their jobs
‘I go to work by train every day.’
2. an activity someone does in order to reach a goal
‘Her hard work got her an A in the exam.’
work v
3. to have a good effect
‘Your plan worked really well.’
4. to perform or carry out a task
‘Mum worked all day in the kitchen.’

 A. 1  B. 2
 C. 3  D. 4

4. What is a good title for this passage?

 A. Hard Jobs.
 B. Chris’s Dream Job.
 C. Chris Makes a Wish.
 D. When I Finish School.

(ii) Complete Chris’ diary. Choose words from the passage. Write ONE word on
each line. (4% @2%)

2nd November, 2018 cloudy

Today Mum and I talked about my dream job. I told her that
I wanted to be a ______________. It’s very interesting especially
talking to famous people. Mum told me to ______________ more on
writing so maybe writing to GO Kids magazine is a good idea.

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F. Macy is at a part-time job fair with her father. Read the information.
 Writer for Kids’ Post Part-time Photographer
(Work in Tsuen Wan)
For Kids’ Weekly
Do you want to be a writer for our
If you can take outstanding
newspaper? Join us if you are good
photos, e-mail us! You need to
at English and familiar with what
be fun-loving and creative. You
children aged 7 to 12 like. You need
will also need to love nature.
to:
If you get the job, you may have
 be able to meet tight deadlines
to work on Sundays as well.
 have lots of interesting ideas
Send your application to the
Contact Susan Tam at 27919191. manager, Kenny Ng.

Vet’s Assistant Cook’s Assistant

(in Central, Mondays to Fridays) at Benson Youth Centre
 Do you want to help our vet to Benson Youth Centre is hiring a
take care of sick animals? cook’s assistant! If you become
our cook’s assistant, you will
 You need to be patient so that
need to come up with new ideas
you can calm down scared for kids’ menus. You just need to
animals. work a few hours a month on
 If you love animals and are not Sundays. There is no need to
afraid of big ones, this is the job cook or carry heavy pots and
pans.
for you.
If you are interested, send your
application letter to Lily So at For enquiries, call Tracy Lau at
lilyso_vet@hotmail.com 21397070.

Blacken the circle next to the correct answer. (10% @2%)

1. Which job ONLY requires you to work at weekends?

 A. Writer for Kids’ Post.
 B. Part-time photographer for Kids’ Weekly.
 C. Vet’s assistant.
 D. Cook’s assistant at Benson Youth Centre.
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2. To work at Benson Youth Centre, you need to be ____ .

 A. creative
 B. outgoing
 C. strong
 D. hard-working

3. To be a writer for Kids’ Post, you need to ____ .

1. know what children like 2. be creative
3. be good at English 4. be able to work fast

 A. 1 and 2 only.  B. 1, 2 and 4.

 C. 1 and 3 only.  D. All of the above.

4. Under the advertisement for ‘Vet’s Assistant’, what does the word ‘calm’ mean?
calm adj
1 relaxed and quiet, not angry or upset
‘Please stay calm — firefighters will arrive soon to get you out of here.’
2 a sea, lake etc that is calm has only gentle waves
‘Grandpa loves sitting by the calm lake.’
calm n
3 a situation or time that is quiet and peaceful
‘They sit on the bench and enjoy the calm of the evening.’
calm v
4 to make someone become quiet and relaxed
‘He tried to calm the frightened children.’

 A. 1  B. 2  C. 3  D. 4

5.
Hi, I’m Tom. I’m interested in plants and animals and I love going
outdoors. I always take my camera with me when I go hiking.

Which is a suitable job for Tom?

 A. Writer for Kids’ Post.
 B. Part-time photographer for Kids’ Weekly.
 C. Vet’s assistant.
 D. Cook’s assistant at Benson Youth Centre.
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G. Some children wrote messages to the editor of Kids’ Post, Aunt Minnie.

(i) Fill in the blanks with the correct connectives. (5% @1%)

if although so because but and

Dear Aunt Minnie, Dear Aunt Minnie,

Judy is my best friend. Yesterday, I Last month my mum told me to study
shared her secret with my brother
hard every day so that I could pass the
______________ she is very angry
exam. I followed her advice
with me now. I want to reconcile
______________ I still got very low
with her. What should I do?
marks. I am very disappointed.
Judy Katie

Dear Aunt Minnie,

I am a student who often gets low grades, but this doesn’t make me
feel very bad. I can’t sleep well ______________ everyone in my class
calls me ‘Fatty’ and laughs at me. ______________ I go running once a
week, I’m still heavy. ______________ they don’t call me by this
nickname, I won’t be sad anymore. Do you have advice for me?
Louis

(ii) Choose the best answers by blackening the circles. (4% @2%)

*1. Why is Louis so unhappy?

 A. His classmates make fun with his size.
 B. He has to go running every week.
 C. His brother is angry with him.
 D. He always gets low marks.

*2. These children think Aunt Minnie is _____________.

 A. calm
 B. understanding
 C. outgoing
 D. attentive
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H. Macy and Linda are talking to each other on the online forum. Write the correct
form of verbs. (10% @1%)

What do you want to be when you grow up? 10-01-20XX Macy Wong

I like ___________________ (cook) so I want to be a chef when I grow up. To

improve my cooking skills, I have cooking class on Sundays. Last week my
instructor ___________________ (teach) us how to make macaroni and cheese.
Next week we ___________________ (bake) chocolate cookies. If I can really be a
chef, I ___________________ (open) a dessert restaurant in Ma On Shan.

Re: What do you want to be when you grow up? 10-01-20XX Linda Chan

___________________ (dance) is my hobby. When I was four years old, I

___________________ (watch) a ballet for the first time. I like my ballet teacher
because she always ___________________ (support) me and she
___________________ (not laugh) at me when I cannot dance well. Two years ago
she ___________________ (win) the first prize in an international dancing contest. I
hope I can ___________________ (be) a wonderful dancer like her in the future.

I. Macy is reading riddles on the Internet. Write the jobs on the lines. (5% @1%)

I am good at Maths. I am interested in animals.

I like visiting and designing buildings. I help them when they are sick.
What am I? An What am I? _____________________

I always listen to people’s problems. I travel into space.

I give them a helping hand. I have to undergo hard training.
I am caring. I need to be fit and strong.
What am I? _____________________ What am I? _____________________

I am not afraid of heights.

I control a plane.
I wear a uniform.
What am I? _____________________
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J. Here are some phone app messages between Macy and Linda. Fill in the blanks
with the best words. Use each word ONCE only. (6% @1%)

awful terrible meaningful enjoyable happy exciting painful

LINDA

What are you going to do this weekend, Macy?

I’m going to raise money for the poor children in China by selling
cookies I bake. I think it’s a _____________________ thing to do.
Do you want to join me?

I’m afraid I can’t. I broke my leg when I was dancing yesterday.

It was a _____________________ experience.

Oh, dear. Take care, Linda. What about your brother? He can come
if he likes.

I don’t think so. He’s got a toothache and he can’t eat

anything. He’s having an _____________________ time.

Hope he’ll be OK. By the way, I’ll have a Christmas party at home
on 24th December. You know, my Mum likes Christmas. It’s the most
_____________________ time of the year. Will you come?

Thanks, but we’re going to Ocean Park. All of us like the rides.
It’s going to be an _____________________ day!

It’s too scary! Going on the rides is a _____________________ idea

for me!
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K. Macy is writing a story called ‘The Bad Boy – Ken’. You may use the questions to
help you. Write the story in at least 100 words. (15%)

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 What bad things did Ken do?

 What happened to Ken when he was in the playground?
 How did Ken feel?
 What did Ken’s classmates do?
 What happened in the end?
 What lesson did Ken learn?

The Bad Boy – Ken

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Language (6%)
Organization (3%)
Total (15%)

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Po Leung Kuk Chong Kee Ting Primary School
2018-2019 1st Examination Name: ( )
P. 6 English – Listening Class: P. 6( )
Page 1 Marks:

(A) Uncle David and Joey are talking. Listen carefully and answer Questions 1-5.
You may start now. (60% @10%)

1 Which of the following is true? (You can choose more than one answer.)
 A. Joey won first prize in the competition.
 B. Joey was disappointed with herself.
 C. Joey was pleased with her result.
 D. Joey’s parents were proud of her.

2 Uncle David thinks Joey is .

 A. confident  B. diligent.
 C. generous  D. punctual

3 Joey was before the competition.

 A. confident  B. nervous
 C. excited  D. pleased

4 Joey thought the celebration was a / an experience.

 A. awful  B. enjoyable
 C. joyful  D. exciting

5 Which of the following was Joey’s family NOT happy with at the restaurant?
 A. The food.

 B. The environment.
 C. The service.
 D. All of the above.
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(B) Helen is talking with Ben on the phone about choosing the Star Pupils. She is
filling a form. Listen to the conversation between them and complete the form.
Write the answer on the line and tick. (40% @5%)

Rainbow School
Star Pupil Award

(Choose 3 pupils)

Pup
Name Why is he/she suitable?
il

 A) diligent B) polite

1 _________ Lee  C) punctual D) responsible

Others

 A) diligent B) polite

2 Fiona _________  C) punctual D) responsible

Others confident

 A) diligent B) polite

3 __________ Pun  C) punctual D) responsible

Others

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Po Leung Kuk Chong Kee Ting Primary School

2018-2019 1st Examination
P. 6 English – Speaking
Page 1

A. Read aloud the following text.

My Brother’s Dream Jobs

My brother is good at thinking up new ideas. He has a lot of creative

dream jobs.

First of all, he wants to be an architect. He always has interesting ideas

how people can improve the buildings.

He also wants to be a home designer. He knows how to make our homes

more comfortable.

If you want to be an architect or a home designer, you need to be good

at art so that you can draw pictures of buildings and homes. My brother always
gets an A in Art. I am sure he will be a successful architect or home designer.

B. Teacher-student interaction

The teacher will ask you some questions. Answer them.

NOTES FOR TEACHERS

Ask questions relevant to the text in Part A.

Suggested questions:

1. What is your dream job?

2. If you become (pupil’s answer), what will you do?
3. To do your dream job, what do you need to be?
4. What subject do you need to be good at?