SULTANATE OF OMAN 2023/2024

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

GRADE SIX
(Mock Exam)
Semester One
First Session

Name

School Class

Write your answers on the Test Paper

Time: 1½ hours Pages: 10

LISTENING 10

GRM/VCB 10

TEST READING 10
SCORES

WRITING 10

TOTAL 40
LISTENING 1 (Items 1–5) (5 marks)

You are going to hear five short texts about different things. Match the pictures
with the texts. For each text, shade in the bubble under the correct option.

A. B. C.

D. E. F.

Pictures

Text A B C D E F

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
 LISTENING 2 (Items 6–10) (5 marks)

You are going to hear Omar talking about his day. Listen and put tick (√ ) or (x)
under the correct picture.

(e.g.) (6) (7)

√

(8) (9) (10)

LISTENING
SCORE
10
 VOCABULARY (Items 1–5) (2½ marks)

Match the pictures with the words. For each picture, shade in the bubble
under the correct option.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5.

stretching
Don’t park compass computer rug knife Sit down park
arms

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
GRAMMAR (Items 6–10) (2½ marks)

Complete each sentence with ONE word only.

6. How __________ brothers have you got?

7. This table is made __________ wood.

8. Adnan __________ Mostafa are doctors.

9. I get up________ 5 o’clock.

10. Maryam has an English lesson __________ Monday and Wednesday at 9 am.
GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY (Items 11–20) (5 marks)

For each item, shade in the bubble next to the correct option.

There are (11) _______ stories that mothers tell to their (12) ______.

(13) ______ tell the stories (14) ___ night before they go (15) __ sleep.

There are stories about (16) _______ such as camels and (17) ________.

There (18) __ a story about Marco Polo. He was an (19) ________. Lenny

the lion and Marty the (20) ____ is another story that mothers like to read

for their kids.

11. interesting bad Scary boring

12. doctors children teachers pilots

13. She He They We

14. to in on at

15. to of about in

16. birds animals insects fish

17. butterflies sharks zebras parrots

18. have am are is

19. shopkeeper explorer doctor vet

20. house mouse dress drum

GRM/VCB
SCORE
10
READING 1 (Items 1–5) (5 marks)
For each picture, shade in the bubble next to the correct option.

1.
It is a ball.

It is a matryoshka doll

It is a rug.

2.
turn left.

turn right.

Don’t turn left.

3.
Don’t park.

Don’t Smoke.

Don’t cross the road.

4.
It is a dress.

It is a skirt.

It is a shirt.

5.
They are playing volleyball.

They are playing basketball.

They are playing football.

READING 2 (Items 6–10) (5 marks)

Read the text. Are the statements True or False?

For each item, shade in the bubble under the correct option.

This is a story about a little boy. His name is Salim. When he was a child, he enjoyed

riding bikes. He rode his bike to the supermarket and sometimes to visit his friends.

When he was 13, he asked his father for a bigger bike. His father refused and said he

would buy a new bike after he finished school. Salim was very angry.

One day, he visited his friend Ali and borrowed his bike. It was bigger than his bike.

First, he enjoyed riding it, but then he lost control. He couldn't stay on it and couldn't

control the gear. So, he fell down on the ground. He injured his head because he

wasn't wearing the safety helmet. The bike was broken. Salim and his father fixed

the bike. His father told him to be careful. Riding bikes can be dangerous.

Statements True False

6. Salim asked his father to buy a bike when he was 14 years old.

7. He used his bike to visit his friends.

8. The father bought a new bike for his boy on his birthday

9. The boy hurt his head when he fell off his bike.

10. The boy and his mother fixed the bike.

READING
SCOR
10
WRITING 1 (2 marks)
Write these two sentences correctly. Put in capital letters and punctuation marks.

A. fahad and fisal went to japan last week

B. I ve got an english lesson on tuesday at 10 am

Marker A Marker B Average

WRITING 2 (3 marks)
Look at the pictures. Then complete each sentence.

A.

The __________________________________________

B.

She __________________________________________

C.

It ___________________________________________

Marker A Marker B Average

WRITING 3 (5 marks)
Complete the following task. Write at least 40 words.
Situation: My weekend.
Write an email to Salim/Salma telling him/her about your last weekend. You can
write a good description of what you did and what you saw or happened to
you.
Your writing should be interesting and clear.

Marker A Marker B Average

WRITING

SCORE 10
 GRADE SIX — ENGLISH LANGUAGE MARKING GUIDE

SEMESTER ONE, 2023/2024, FIRST SESSION TOTAL MARKS: 40

GOVERNORATE: page 1 of 4

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LISTENING 1 (5 marks) LISTENING 2 (5 marks)

A B C D E F 6. 7.

1. (e.g.)
√ x
2.

3. 8. 9. 10.

4.
x √ √
5.

Notes: One mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly.

VCB (2.5 marks)

Stretching
Don’t park compass computer rug knife Sit down park
arms

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Notes: Half-a-mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly.

 GRM (2.5 marks)

6. many

7. of

8. are

9. at

10. on

Notes: Half-a-mark each. Spelling must be correct, including grammatical endings.

Grade 6, Sem. 1, 2023/2024, 1st Session: Marking Guide page 2 of 4

GRM/ VCB (5 marks)

11. interesting bad scary boring

12. doctors children teachers pilots

13. She He They We

14. to in on at

15. to of about in

16. birds animals insects fish

17. butterflies sharks zebras parrots

18. was am are is

19. shopkeeper explorer doctor vet

20. house mouse dress drum

Notes: Half-a-mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly.

 READING 1 (5 marks) READING 2 (5 marks)

1. It is a ball. True False

It is a matryoshka doll. 6.

It is a rug. 7.

2. Turn left. 8.

Turn right. 9.

Don’t turn left. 10.

3. Don’t park.

Don’t smoke.

Don’t cross the road.

4. It is a dress.

It is a skirt.

It is a shirt.

5. They are playing volleyball.

They are playing basketball.

They are playing football.

Notes: One mark each. Responses must be indicated clearly.

Grade 6, Sem. 1, 2023/2024, 1stSession: Marking Guide page 3 of 4

WRITING 1 (2 marks) Criteria:

2 Very good.

1.5 Good. Consider the overall quality of the punctuation and use of
1 Adequate. (Just good enough) capital letters in the two sentences as a whole:

0.5 Inadequate. (Not good enough)

– Have all the correct punctuation marks and capital
0 No attempt at the task.
### ######### letters been inserted in the correct places?

– Have any been inserted that should not be there?

Sentence A: Xxxxxx xxx xxxxx xxxxxx xxxxx xxxx xxxxx.

### #########
Sentence B: Xxxx xxx xx xxxxx xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxx

xxxxx xxxxxxxx.

WRITING 2 (3 marks) Criteria:

3 Very good.
Consider the overall quality of the three sentences as a
2.5 Good. whole:

2 Quite good. – Do the sentences make sense?

[ Is the meaning clear?]

1.5 Adequate. (Just good enough)

1 Inadequate. (Not good enough) – How much relevant information do the sentences

0.5 A very weak attempt at the task. communicate?

[ Are the sentences extremely simple, or does the student

try to say a little more about the pictures?]

0 No attempt at the task. – Is the language in the sentences, correct?

[ Is the grammar/ vocabulary/ spelling/

punctuation(mostly)

correct? ]
 Grade 6, Sem. 1, 2023/2024, 1stSession: Marking Guide page 4 of 4

WRITING 3 (5 marks)

– Task achievement is very good.

– Meaning is very clear.

5
– Grammar/ Vocab are correct and appropriate.

– Spelling and punctuation are very good.

– Task achievement is good.

– Meaning is almost always clear.

4
– Grammar/ Vocab are mostly correct and appropriate.

– Spelling and punctuation are good.

– Task achievement is adequate.

– Meaning is clear enough.

3
– Grammar/ Vocab are reasonably correct and appropriate.

– Spelling and punctuation are reasonably good.

– Task achievement is inadequate.

– Meaning is sometimes unclear.

2
– Grammar/ Vocab are quite often incorrect or inappropriate.

– Spelling and punctuation are often inaccurate.

– Task achievement is poor.

– Meaning is often unclear.

1
– Grammar/ Vocab are very often incorrect and inappropriate.

– Spelling and punctuation are very poor.

No attempt at the task: EITHER Irrelevant (Completely unrelated to the task/ instructions)

0 OR Just copied from the Q-paper OR Hardly any writing at all, OR Not written in English

OR Complete nonsense
 GRADE SIX — ENGLISH LANGUAGE

SEMESTER ONE, 2023/2024, FIRST SESSION

Listening Script

Listening 1:
1. I like capturing views of what I see using my own camera. Photography is

an interesting way to spend my time.

2. This is a traditional handmade piece of jewelry. Omani women especially

in Al Sharqiya Region still wear those beautiful bracelets.

3. The Omani Khanjar is made of silver. It is worn by men during special

occasions such as Eid’s and weddings.

4. The is a handmade pot that was used in the past to keep water cool.

People didn’t have fridges at that time.

5. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The Omani people like

eating Omani honey with traditional bread.

LISTENING 2 (Items 6–10) (5 marks)

You are going to hear Omar talking about his day. Listen and put tick

(√) or (x) under the correct picture.

I am a student. I am in Grade six. I usually get up at five o'clock. After

getting up, I brush my teeth and wash for prayers. I dressed my school

uniform. My father is a doctor. My mother is a nurse. They always wait

for me to have breakfast together. My school is far from my house.

So, I usually go to school by bus. I go to an international school. I play

football with my friends. At six o’clock, I do my homework. Then, I

have dinner at half past eight. Finally, I go to bed at half past nine.