MCYOMS Primary 6 _ 2nd Exam Revision
SUMMARY NOTES
VOCABULARY
Book 6A Chapter 4: Charity work
go on a charity walk sell / buy flags
a charity run raffle tickets
run a second-hand stall visit the poor
a craft stall the elderly
the sick
the homeless
organise / a charity event, examples: donate / books
take part • a charity sale give away / clothes
in • a charity show collect toys
• a charity concert canned food
Book 6A Chapter 5: Adjectives
greedy cruel proud selfish
dishonest wicked fierce timid
Book 6B Chapter 1: Festival traditions
Chinese New Year
buy good luck flowers decorate homes with red paper eat rice cakes / turnip cakes
perform lion dances watch firework displays watch parades
Mid-Autumn Festival
buy / eat moon cakes / starfruit light lanterns tie riddles to lanterns
Ching Ming Festival
sweep graves leave special food for dead relatives
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Book 6A Chapter 6: Phrasal verbs for describing actions in films
Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition to form the phrasal verbs.
turn _______ 變成 find _______ 找出 get _______ 離開
get _______ 闖禍 make _______ 編造（故事） set _______ 出發
(trouble) (a story) (for a trip)
look _______ 尋找 give _______ 放棄 eat _______ 在外用餐
put on 化妝 make _______ 和好 make _______ 做決定
make _______ with someone your mind
blow _______ 給氣球充氣 (machines) 出故障 break _______ a 闖入
(a balloon) break _______ house
bump _______ 與…不期而遇 burst _______ 突然開始 do _______ (the 繫上
someone （撞見） laughter / tears 大笑／流淚 buttons / zip) 鈕扣 / 拉鍊
dress _______ 裝扮 (friends) 吵架 / 鬧翻 get _______ 與（某人）
(as a clown) fall _______ with someone 相處
grow _______ 長大 keep _______ 繼續（嘗試） keep _______ 跟上學業
(trying) with schoolwork
laugh _______ 取笑 look _______ 照顧 take care ______ 照顧
pick _______ 拿起 put _______ 放下 put _______ 穿上
(a pen) (a book) (your clothes) （衣服）
try _______ 試用 put _______ 建造 put _______ 演出
(ideas / (a tower / wall (a play / show /
inventions) / building) parade)
run _______ 迅速離開 set _______ 敲響（警鐘） set _______ 創立公司
(the alarm) (a company)
throw _______ 扔垃圾 wash _______ 洗走（霉運） watch _______ 小心
(the rubbish) (bad luck) (for danger) （危險）
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Book 6A Chapter 4 neither…nor… ; either… or…
Shall we…
Good idea. / I have another idea. Let’s…instead.
Book 6A Chapter 5 who / which
Type 2 conditional: If (past tense) … would …
Book 6A Chapter 6 Adjectives: -ed (describe people’s feelings), -ing (describe event)
Book 6B Chapter 1 Passive voice: is/am/are/was/were + past participle
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ASSESSMENT
VOCABULARY
Book 6A Chapter 4: Emily is giving a speech on how they can raise funds for people in need.
Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary. The first letter has been given to you.
Africa is suffering from a serious drought. There has been no rain for months and the crops have died. The
African people are starving and need our help. We can raise funds for them in several ways. The most direct
way is to (1) d ____________ m ____________ to charity, which will use it to buy food for the people in
need. We can (2) r____________ a s____________-h____________ s____________ and sell the things
we no longer need, or we can (3) r____________ a c____________ s____________ and sell something we
made by ourselves. We can (4) s____________ f____________ to the pedestrians in the street. We can also
(5) g____________ o____________ a c____________ w____________ which is meaningful and healthy.
Book 6A Chapter 5+6: Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
1. The leading actor, John, is a d________________ person. He steals confidential information from his
company and sells it to another company. That's why he _______________ great trouble afterwards.
2. John's boss is a c________________ person. When he ________________ out John has betrayed him,
he hires a killer to murder John.
3. John's colleague is s________________. Although he takes part in stealing the information, he
________________ stories and puts all the blame on John so that their boss will let him go.
Book 6B Chapter 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
During Chinese New Year, my family and I (1) ___________________ our home _____________ red paper.
During Ching Ming Festival, we (2) _____________________ graves and give special food to (3)
_____________________.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, we light (4) _____________________ and eat (5)
_____________________ together in the park nearby.
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Rewrite the sentences using the words in the brackets.
1. Emily goes to ballet lesson on Thursday. She sometimes goes on Friday. (either…or…)
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2. Kasin doesn't read comic books. Regine doesn't either. (neither...nor)
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3. Emily brings her lunchbox. She sometimes buys sandwiches for lunch. (either...or)
_________________________________________________________________________________
4. Reg practises basketball after school. Kenny practises basketball after school too. (both...and)
_________________________________________________________________________________
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Fill in the blanks with who / which' and the correct forms of the given words.
Dear Grandma,
I am very 1. ________________ (excite) now because the School Open Day is coming soon.
This year, I am responsible for one of the booths 2. ________________ will be set up in the playground.
I was 3. ________________ (surprise) when Miss Lee appointed me as the booth leader several months
ago. A booth leader is the student 4. ________________ leads the team to set up the booth. He or she
should be a person 5. ________________ is responsible and good at communicating. At first, I was 6.
________________ (worry) that I couldn't do it well. Miss Lee shared with me some stories 7.
________________ were 8. ________________ (inspire) and I felt 9. ________________ (encourage).
It is 10. ________________ (exhaust) to prepare for the booth every day after school, but I am glad that
my team is formed with students 11. ________________ are hard-working and helpful.
We have prepared many 12. ________________ (interest) games for our booth that day. It will be 13.
________________ (amaze) if you can come!
Love,
Emily
Fill in the blanks with ‘shall we’, ‘how about’, ‘instead’ or ‘let's’.
Reg: The weather report said it is going to rain on Sunday.
(1) ________________ postpone our picnic?
Sam: I think so. I don't want to get wet. (2) ________________ go on a sunny day.
What should we do (3) ________________?
Reg: (4) ________________watching a DVD together? I bought a new film yesterday.
Sam: Good idea. (5) ________________ invite Hetty and Regine?
Reg: Of course. (6) ________________ invite Cuebie and Kasin too.
But my mother’s friend will come on that day, so we cannot watch it at my home.
Sam: (7) ________________ watching it at my home? My parents will be out on Sunday.
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Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
bore frighten touch surprise excite amuse disappoint
I really enjoy the film A Real Family. I was (1) ________________ to see the broken family become a
happy family in the end. I couldn't help crying.
The film is too long and it is quite (2) ________________. I fell asleep in the middle of it.
I was (3) ________________ at the performance of the leading actress. I had high expectation of her before
I watched this film, but she just kept the same expression for the whole film. On the other hand, the
performance of the child actor is (4) ________________. I had never thought that a six-year-old boy could
act so well.
I like the role of the elder brother. I am (5) ________________ by his funny gestures and humorous jokes.
The scene of the car crash is (6) ________________. They made their wounds so real that I thought they
were really bleeding.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the brackets.
Anna: I want to enter the Children Painting Competition with this painting.
I 1. ________________ (be) grateful if you 2. ________________ (give) me some opinions.
Mr Leung: Sure. If I 3. ________________ (be) you, I 4. ________________ (paint) the girl with
brighter colours as she is the main character in the painting.
Anna: Right. I will use blue for her shirt and green for her skirt then.
Mr Leung: She 5. ________________ (look) more attractive if you 6. ________________ (use) warm
colours on her. How about using red and yellow?
Anna: Good idea. For the background, shall I add something more to it?
Mr Leung: If you 7. ________________ (draw) too many things on the background, you 8.
________________ (direct) attention to the girl. Keep the background plain.
Anna: You are right. What 9. ________________ you ________________ (draw) if you 10.
________________ (can join) this painting competition?
Mr Leung: I would probably draw some spaceships. I love them.
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TENSES
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given words.
Verb Table
Base form Verb +ing Past Past Participle
blow
break
bump
burst
buy
collect
decorate
do
donate
dress
eat
fall
find
get
give
go
grow
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Base form Verb +ing Past Past Participle
keep
laugh
leave
light
look
make
organise
perform
pick
put
run
sell
set
sweep
take
throw
tie
try
turn
visit
wash
watch
KEY WORDS to distinguish between past tense and present perfect tense
PAST TENSE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
past form have/has + past participle form
in (year, e.g. 2010) since (year, e.g. 2010)
ago for (… years, e.g. 10 years)
once already
last year / last week / last month / last night ever / never
yesterday yet
this morning/ afternoon/ evening just
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Proofreading: There is one mistake in each line. Find the mistakes and correct them.
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READING 1
Read the biography and answer the questions.
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A. Circle the correct answers.
1. Read lines 15-16. What does Walt Disney's quote mean?
A. Dreams always come true.
B. It is useless to dream.
C. Being courageous is more essential than dreaming.
D. Be brave enough to chase your dreams.
2. Which TWO of the following are NOT true?
A. Walt Disney's children kept low profiles.
B. ‘Pinocchio’ is a short cartoon.
C. Walt Disney was an outgoing person.
D. Disneyland can be found in Europe.
E. Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse after he moved to Hollywood.
B. Read the biographical timeline of Walt Disney. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
Walt Disney, a famous animator
1901 Walt Disney was (1) _____________________.
1919 Walt Disney worked as an (2) _____________________.
1928 Mickey Mouse was (3) _____________________.
1950 The film (4) ‘_____________________’ was a big success.
1966 Walt Disney (5) ________________ at the age of 65 because of (6) __________________.
C. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. Read line 15. What does the word 'these' refer to?
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2. Read the last paragraph. Where can we find Disney characters?
_________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is your favourite cartoon? How do you feel after watching it?
_________________________________________________________________________________
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READING 2
Read the newspaper article and answer the questions.
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A. Cedric is writing an e-mail to his friend. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
Dear Sammy,
I am feeling excited because I have just bought my dream book, which talks about various kinds of (1)
______________________, I spent (2) ______________________ dollars on it and I did not purchase
any (3) ______________________ for a month! Would you like me to lend you the book?
Cheers,
Cedric
B. Circle the correct answer.
1. Mr Lee's mother said 'Money doesn't grow on trees'. She was teaching Mr Lee _________.
A. how to grow money on trees B. to save money in different piggy banks
C. that money is limited and should not be wasted D. to spend money on snacks and toys
2. Read paragraph 4. Which of the following is true?
A. Cedric gets money from ATM machines. B. Cedric thinks carefully before he buys things.
C. Cedric is unwilling to open his passbook. D. Mr Lee hopes Cedric will grow up soon.
3. Read the last paragraph. ‘Every penny counts’ means that ________.
A. even a small amount of money is important and can grow into a fortune
B. our savings must be counted regularly
C. a little kindness is worth more than a lot of money
D. money is evil
C. Find the synonyms of these words from paragraph 4.
1. laughed quietly __________________
2. extremely happy __________________
D. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. How long has Cedric saved money?
_________________________________________________________________________________
2. How much pocket money does Cedric get weekly?
_________________________________________________________________________________
3. How often in a year is Cedric's money deposited in a bank?
_________________________________________________________________________________
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READING 3
Read the travel journal and answer the questions.
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A. Ken's mother is writing a diary entry. Fill in each blank with ONE word from the travel journal.
B. Circle the correct answer.
1. Which of the following did Ken like best?
A. the Eiffel Tower B. the Louvre Museum
C. the Louvre Pyramid D. the Arc de Triomphe
2. Which of the following about the Louvre Pyramid is NOT true?
A. It is a glass structure. B. It was designed by I.M. Pei.
C. It is the entrance to the museum. D. It is the museum itself.
C. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. Did Ken enjoy his lunch?
_________________________________________________________________________________
2. Why did Ken buy the miniature Eiffel Tower for himself?
_________________________________________________________________________________
3. Did Ken and his family go on the cruise on 2nd August? Why or why not?
__________________________________________________________________________________
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D. Arrange the pictures in the correct order. Put the correct letters in the boxes.
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WRITING
Joseph and his classmates took part in their school’s charity unfair at Mid-Autumn Festival.
You are Joseph. Write a diary entry of at least 120 words about the funfair.
These questions may help you:
Paragraph 1:
• When and where was the funfair held?
• Why was the funfair held?
• How did you and your classmates prepare for the funfair?
Paragraphs 2-4:
• What did you and your classmates do at the funfair?
• What did you see and do at the funfair during your break?
• What did you and your classmates do after the funfair? How did you feel?
• Would you like to take part in a charity funfair again?
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