6th grade Evaluation:
Test Your English
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Name:_____________________________________ Number: _____
Class:____ Date:_____________________________________
Your Teacher: Parent/Guardian: __________________
1. Read the following text.
THE KING
Elvis Presley was born in East Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8th, 1935.
He died on August 16th, 1977.
For his 11th birthday, his mother, Gladys, gave him a guitar. Elvis
played it every day. He played the music of the church and the
music of the fields. While he was still a child, he won several
singing competitions.
His family was poor and in 1948 they had to move to Memphis,
Tennessee, in search of a better life. In Memphis, his father
Vernon gave him another guitar.
In 1953, Elvis left school and worked as a truck driver and a cinema usher.
One day, in 1953, he went to a Memphis Recording Studio and, for four dollars, made his own
record to give to his mother as a present. The studio manager heard the song and immediately
recognized Elvis’ potential. He invited Elvis to make a record that was a hit. Soon after, Elvis
made a second record and he gave his first concert.
By 1955, Elvis had three songs in the national charts and had signed a contract with Tom
Parker, from RCA Records.
Tom Parker became Elvis’ manager and soon turned him into a world famous rock’n’roll star.
By 1956, he had six gold records. These were the first of the many he won during his life.
Meanwhile, he went to the army in Germany, where he met Priscilla Beaumont.
On May 1st, 1976, Elvis and Priscilla got married.
Elvis died in 1997. He was 42 then and America felt sad. People went to Memphis to say
goodbye to the king of rock’n’roll.
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2. Answer the questions on the text.
a) When was Elvis born?
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b) When did he die?
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c) How old was Elvis when he left school?
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d) Did his mother give him a piano for his 11 th birthday?
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e) Did the studio manager invite Elvis to make a record?
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f) When did Elvis and Priscilla get married?
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3. Ask questions for the answers.
a) ____________________________________________________________?
He was born in East Tupelo.
b) _____________________________________________________________?
They moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1948.
c) _____________________________________________________________?
By 1955, he had six gold records.
d) _____________________________________________________________?
He met Priscilla in the USA.
4. Complete the sentences.
a) He usually gets up at seven o’clock.
Yesterday, he __________ at nine o’clock.
b) I usually have breakfast at home.
Yesterday, I __________ breakfast at school.
c) She usually goes to school by car.
Yesterday, she ___________ to school by bus.
d) Before going to bed I usually drink a glass of milk.
Last Thursday, I __________ a cup of tea.
e) My friends usually play football on weekends.
Last weekend, they __________ rugby.
5. Change these sentences into the negative.
a) Elvis Presley gave his father a record.
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b) Elvis went to the Navy.
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c) Elvis and Priscilla met in England.
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d) In 1956, he had ten gold records.
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6. Complete the table.
INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST
To give
To made
To get
To put
To buy
To catch
To eat
To leave
To meet
To sleep
To spend
To take
To swim
To cut
To cost
To see
To write
To understand
7. Name these Olimpic Sports.
