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Year 6: Unit 10 (In the News)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I put a ladder ________ the wall and climbed up.

a)

among

b)

against

2.

She saw a red apple __________ the green apples.

a)

among

b)

against

3.

The phrase ‘out of the blue’ means _________.

a)

unexpectedly

b)

very sad

c)

counting the days

4.

The phrase ‘under the weather’ means ________.

a)

rain is coming soon

b)

not feeling well

c)

going on a trip

5.

The man wanted to ___________ the money from the bank account.

a)

take on

b)

take away

c)

take out

6.

The meeting was ____________ because he had an emergency.

a)

called off

b)

called out

c)

called in

7.

She was taken aback by the news of the accident.

The meaning of ‘taken aback’ in the sentence is __________.

a)

excited

b)

surprised

c)

disappointed

8.

Did you build this helicopter ____________?

a)

yourself

b)

myself

c)

himself

9.

The children built __________ a sandcastle.

a)

yourselves

b)

themselves

c)

myself

10.

This blueberry cake is ___________ than the orange cake.

a)

delicious

b)

more delicious

c)

most delicious

11.

Look at the picture. Choose the best response.

a)

When is our next English class?

b)

What are you doing?

c)

Which is our new teacher?

12.

Look at the picture. Choose the best response.

a)

This is a documentary.

b)

The movie is interesting.

c)

I'm watching the news.