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Grade 6 English model exam, 2017 E.C. (2025)

A model exam set in 2017 E.C. to prepare Grade 6 students for the English ministry exam, in the same format. It is practice, and it is not the ministry paper itself. Every question comes with the correct answer and a worked explanation.

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Every Grade 6 student
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2017 E.C. model exam
Exam year
33 questions with answers
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Question 1

It is truly amazing that what a guide dog can do. The meaning of the underlined word is _____

A.Surprise
B.stupid
C.boring
D.senseless

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Answer: A Surprise

Why

Amazing means something that makes you feel surprise, so 'Surprise' is the closest meaning. Stupid, boring and senseless all mean the opposite.

Question 2

Which one of the following is the importance of the guide dog

A.To help people who are able to see
B.To help people who hear
C.To help people who are unable to see
D.To help people who fly

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Answer: C To help people who are unable to see

Why

A guide dog leads a blind person, so it helps people who are unable to see. The other choices talk about seeing, hearing and flying, which guide dogs do not do.

Question 4

Its job is to help people… “Its” in (paragraph-1) refers to __________

A.People
B.pet dogs
C.a guide dog
D.animals

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Answer: C a guide dog

Why

'Its' is singular and belongs to the animal that does the helping, which is a guide dog. People are the ones being helped, so they cannot be 'its'.

Question 6

A guide dog usually wears _____________

A.Cotton clothes
B.harness
C.different clothes
D.Jacket

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Answer: B harness

Why

A guide dog wears a harness so the owner can hold on and be led safely. Dogs do not wear cotton clothes or jackets for this work.

Question 8

My sister needs to look at the huge picture here

A.extremely large
B.short
C.young
D.tiny

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Answer: A extremely large

Why

Huge means very big, so 'extremely large' has the same meaning. Short, young and tiny all mean something else.

Question 9

I would have plenty of time to get home before my parents arrived

A.minimal
B.alot of
C.inadequacy
D.insufficiency

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Answer: B alot of

Why

Plenty of means you have a large amount of something, which is the same as a lot of. Minimal, inadequacy and insufficiency all mean too little.

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Is this the real Grade 6 ministry exam?

No. It is a model exam set in 2017 E.C. (2025) to prepare students for the ministry exam, in the same format. Our set holds 33 of its questions, each with its answer and a worked explanation.

Where are the real ministry exam papers?

The Grade 6 ministry exam papers we hold are on the exam papers page, listed by year beside the model exams.

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