SAINT GEORGE SCHOOL

LANGUAGE CLASS – 6TH GRADE

2nd BIMESTER – TEST 1

NAME: _______________________________________ DATE: ___________________________________________

PART 1 - QUESTIONNAIRE
1. What are genes?
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2. What is rhythm?
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3. Why are pea plants easy to study? Write 2 reasons.
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2. ______________________________________________________________________________________
4. What is the pistil and stamens?
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5. What is the difference between a dominant and a recessive allele?
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6. What is the Habitual Past used for?
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7. Which seven traits did Mendel study??
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8. What is heredity?
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9. What are alleles?
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10. What does self-pollination refer to?
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11. What is genetics?
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12. What is a symbol?
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13. What is a purebred plant?
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PART 2 – VOCABULARY
Complete each of the following sentences with one of the words from the box.

perspective identical conclude culture symbol

investigate communicate factor research tradition
 1. After all the evidence was analyzed. We had to ______________ that he died accidentally.
2. Students need to do serious ______________ before they present their work.
3. Why is it so hard to _____________ with some people?
4. Chewing coca leaves is a ______________ that is still rejected in parts of our country.
5. Alienation is threatening the ______________ of many aboriginal people.
6. Some twins look ______________ but others don’t.
7. A ______________ that determines our personality is the environment we are raised in.
8. Our ______________ of life may vary depending on the place we are born and grow up.
9. For many people, the _______________ for peace should not be a dove..
10. In order to _______________ the inheritance of traits, Mendel chose to study pea plants.
Match the words with their meaning.
1. offspring _____ a. all the people who are about the same age
2. dominant _____ b. make someone or something work in a particular way
3. control _____ c. give
4. heredity _____ d. strongest, most important, or most notable
5. generation _____ e. an animal’s baby or babies
6. contribute _____ f. process of passing on a mental or physical quality from a parent
to a child
PART 3 – GRAMMAR
List the 3 structures used to express the Habitual Past:
1. __________________ 2. ______________________ 3. ______________________
Complete the following sentences logically using IN ORDER TO + one of the phrases in the box.
1. I’m raising my hand ___________________________________________________________________.
2. Susan bought a small car _______________________________________________________________.
3. The boys will go to the supermarket _______________________________________________________.
4. The alarm is ringing ___________________________________________________________________.
5. John left the meeting early ______________________________________________________________.
6. Many people watch silly programs on TV ___________________________________________________.
7. My students work out in the gym __________________________________________________________.
8. Karen eats a big breakfast _______________________________________________________________.
9. Sarah is saving money __________________________________________________________________.
10. My friends got smart watches ____________________________________________________________.

- impress girls - buy some groceries

- ask a question - copy in the exam
- obtain energy - remind me my medicine
- attend a concert - buy a gold necklace
- save gas - forget the routine