Exercises for Wai Chow Public School (Sheung Shui)

Suspension of
School Name: ____________________( )
HKAT Practice Paper 2
Class: P. 6( )
Date: _____________________

Sections B – C (Reading and Writing): 35 minutes

Section B
Reading (36 marks)
(B-1) (12 marks, 2 marks each)
Below is the webpage of David’s school.
Read it carefully and use the information to complete David’s email to his cousin Jamie on page 5.

Pioneer Primary School

School Staff Students Activities News Contact

Meet the New Teacher

Latest A new teacher has joined our school. Let’s read
news
more about him!

Name: Mr. Ricky Brown

Subject: English Language &
Civic Education
Place of birth: Australia
No. of years teaching 5 years
in Hong Kong:
Hobbies: Playing rugby and eating

Annual English Week (10th – 14th July)

Upcoming Event
Learning English is fun!

Film Show Storytelling DJ Training

Folk Song Writing Workshop

Competition

*Booklets with details about English Week are available at the English Language Centre
(ELC). For enquiries, please contact Miss Yau.

P.1
Fill in each blank with only ONE word.

Dear Jamie,

How are you? How’s life in Canada?

My English teacher, Mrs. Cheung, left our school last week. A new teacher
has joined our school to replace her. I guess he will be my English teacher. I
read about him on our school e.g. website . He is called Ricky Brown.
He was born in (18) . He is an experienced teacher because he
has taught in Hong Kong for (19) years. He teaches two subjects,
(20) Language and Civic Education. He is a strong man with a cheerful
smile. I am excited about meeting him in class.

English Week is coming. This event is held every (21) . Its aim is
to raise pupils’ interest in learning English. I have read the (22)
that lists all the programmes and courses. Most of the programmes are very
interesting and attractive. I will join the (23) Show. It will show my
favourite film Danny the Country Mouse. Do you have English Week in
Canada?

Cheers,

P.2
(B-2) (12 marks, 2 marks each)

David is reading an article from a magazine.

Read it carefully and choose the best answers to Questions 24-29.

Story of an Outstanding Student

The Right Ways to Learn

‘I take my failure in the past as lessons and tried different

ways to improve my study skills,’ said Fred Wong, who was given
the ‘Outstanding Student Award’. Fred recalled the days when his
parents met his school principal, he said, ‘My mother’s eyes were
filled with tears when she came out of the principal’s room. I
deeply regretted it and since then I made up my mind to study
diligently.’

Fred performed very poorly in all subjects in primary school.

He asked teachers for advice and sought ways to learn better.
Later he came up with some ideas. He prepared for lessons by
reading textbooks and looking up meanings of new words in a
dictionary. He took notes during lessons and asked questions
immediately after class. He visited a range of websites which
provided free online exercises. In his spare time, he borrowed
books on various topics from the library to broaden his
knowledge. Fred said that he was weak in languages, but he never
gave up. ‘I read both Chinese and English newspapers every day,’
he spoke with confidence.

‘I cannot tell how I felt when I heard that I was going to receive
the ‘Outstanding Student Award’. I have to thank my parents and
teachers for their encouragement,’ Fred said in the ceremony. He
is going to enter university and study Education. He wishes to
become a teacher and helps guide students to find the right ways
to learn.

24. How did Fred’s mother feel after she met the principal?
A. sorry
B. scared
C. nervous
D. sad

P.3
25. In paragraph one, what does the word ‘diligently’ mean?
A. hard
B. happily
C. quickly
D. patiently

26. What did Fred do during lessons?

A. He checked the meaning of words.
B. He wrote down what his teachers said.
C. He asked teachers questions.
D. He did online exercises.

27. Which of the following did Fred NOT do to improve his English?
A. He wrote online journal entries.
B. He asked his teachers for help.
C. He borrowed books.
D. He read newspapers.

28. Who has encouraged Fred in his studies?

A. his friends
B. his principal
C. his teachers
D. his classmates

29. Which of the following is NOT true about Fred?

A. He read different kinds of books.
B. He felt surprised when he got the award.
C. He did online exercises.
D. He will teach at a university.

P.4
(B-3) (12 marks, 2 marks each)

David is reading a poster about a talk.

Read it carefully and choose the best answers to Questions 30-35.

Meet the Writer

A talk by Jenny Ma
Jenny Ma is a world famous Singaporean writer. She has
published more than one hundred children books, including the
Mother Mary series and the Carrie the Cook series. More than
half of her books are translated into different languages. Don’t
miss the chance to meet Jenny Ma. She will share her valuable
experience of writing books for children. Come and join us.

Date: 21st August (Saturday)

Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Marlene City Hall
Fee: $50 for adults, $20 for children
No. of seats: 180 (first come, first served)

Rundown of the talk:

1. Introduction of Jenny Ma
2. Sharing by Jenny Ma
3. Question & Answer session
4. Autograph session

To reserve a seat, please complete the enrolment form and

return it to the school library.

P.5
30. What kind of book does Jenny Ma write?
A. science fiction
B. romantic fiction
C. kids’ books
D. ghost stories

31. How long is the talk?

A. one hour
B. one and a half hours
C. two hours
D. two and a half hours

32. If David goes with his parents, how much should they pay?
A. $50
B. $70
C. $90
D. $120

33. ‘First come, first served’ is a method to decide .

A. who can get the seats
B. who give the talk
C. the number of seats
D. the fee of each person

34. When can people ask questions during the talk?

A. before the introduction of the writer
B. after the writer has talked about her books
C. before the talk begins
D. after the writer has signed her books

35. How can David reserve a seat for the talk?

A. ask a librarian
B. buy the tickets at Marlene City Hall
C. fill in the enrolment form
D. book the tickets on the school website

P.6
Section C
Writing
(30 marks)
You watched a performance in English Week. Based on the pictures below, write an article about
what happened for the school magazine. Write about 80 words.

(a) (b)

folk song / microphone fall / surprised

(c) (d)

Ending?

clap / encourage

End of Test

P.7
Section B
Reading (36 marks)

For Questions 18–25, fill in each blank with only ONE word.
Section B-1
(12 marks, 2 marks each)
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.

For Questions 26–39, write (A, B, C or D) in the boxes.

Section B-2 Section B-3
(12 marks, 2 marks each) (12 marks, 2 marks each)

24. 30.

25. 31.

26. 32.

27. 33.

28. 34.

29. 35.
Section C
Writing (30 marks)

Folk Song Competition

30th July, 200X

End of Test
Exercises for Wai Chow Public School (Sheung Shui)
Suspension of
School Name: ____________________( )
(Answer) HKAT Practice Paper 2
Class: P. 6( )
Date: _____________________

Section B
Reading
Section B-1
18. Australia
19. five
20. English
21. year
22. booklet
23. Film
Section B-2 Section B-3

24. D 30. C

25. A 31. B

26. B 32. D

27. A 33. A

28. C 34. B

29. D 35. C

Section C
Writing
Accept any reasonable answers