Ability Test 1 (1)

Chetwood Memorial Primary
Grade 6 -Ability Test
Mock Exam 2
Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Write your name and school below:________________
_______________________________________________
Name of Student
_______________________________________________
Name of School
DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO

Read the questions carefully then choose the correct answer.
For items 1-4 select the word that best completes each statement.
1. Tea is to leaves as coffee is to __________.
a. drink b. breakfast c. instant d. beans
2. Pleasure is to smile as worry is to __________.
a. grim b. forehead c. tear d. frown
3. Eye is to optical as molar is to__________.
a. mental b. dental c. glasses d. spinal
4. Ants is to army as pride is to__________.
a. lions b. wolves c. tigers d. elephants
Choose the word which describes or says something about the other four words.
5. a. rectangle b. square c. polygon d. triangle
6. a. artist b. profession c. teacher d. lawyer
7. a. German shepherd b. Pit-bull c. Dog d. Rottweiler
8. a. Game show b. Deal or No Deal c. Jeopardy d. Family Feud
Which word does NOT rhyme with the others?

9. a. taught b. drought c. taut d. caught
10. a. blue b. crew c. untrue d. sew
11. a. explain b. campaign c. wane d. foreign

Which word does NOT belong with the others?
12. a. biology b. chemistry c. theology d. zoology
13. a. unimportant b. trivial c. insignificant d. familiar
14. a. heading b. body c. letter d. closing
For items 15 and 16, select the word that is a necessary component of the word in bold type.
15. School a. student b. report card c. test d. learning
16. House a. balcony b. kitchen c. roof d. stairway
17. Examine the words carefully, then place them in logical sequence.
ancient, futuristic, present, old
a. ancient, old, present, futuristic
b. old, ancient, present, futuristic
c. old, ancient, futuristic, present
d. ancient, old, futuristic, present
The digits in bold are from a special code. Beside each code is its meaning in English
7683- read
9823-maid
7106-rose
18. What is the meaning of 7823670?
a. riders b. readers c. readier d. raiders
One word is the answer for each pair of clues. What is the word?
19. To leap: a season__________.
a. autumn b. leap c. spring d. jump

20. It can be green, black or sweet: it sounds like a letter of the alphabet_____________
a. pea b. juice c. tea d. apple
Observe the family tree below then answer the questions that follow.
21. What is the Christian name of Troy’s grandfather?
a. Mark b. Webley c. Jones d. George
22. How many nephews does Allan have?
a. 5 b. 3 c. 4 d. 1
23. What relation is Pansy to Paul?
a. sister b. brother c. niece d. cousin
24. What is Mike’s mother’s maiden name?
a. Sonia b. Jones c. Hall d. Webley
For items 25-28, select the most appropriate word to complete each sentence
25. The policeman tried to __________ the weapon from the insane man.
a. seize b. cease c. seas d. sees
26. Last year the King celebrated his fifty year _______as the monarch of his country.
a. rein b. rain c. reign d. rane
27. Mother will ________ a patch onto the shirt sleeve.
a. sew b. so c. sow d. slow

28. Janet was given a __________ of golden earrings for her birthday.
a. pear b. pair c. pare d. peer
Read the passage, then select the most suitable answers for each question
29. How are bats and birds alike?
a. both have feathers
b. both have teeth
c. both can fly
d. both hang upside-down
30. Which statement is true about bats and birds?
a. Bats and birds have nothing in common
b. Bats and birds cannot be found on roof tops
c. Bats and birds are easy to tell apart
d. Birds and bats have fur
31. Martina is sitting in the desk behind Jerome.

Jerome is sitting in the desk behind Bryant.
Bryant is sitting in the desk behind Martina.
If the first two statements are true, the third statement is
a. true. b. false c. uncertain d. not found in the passage

32. What number should come next in the sequence? 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, ____
a. 22 b. 24 c. 25 d. 26
33. What number should replace the “?” in the box?
a. 8 b. 0 c. 3 d. 4
34. What is the smallest number which when divided by 4, 5 or 7 leaves a remainder of 2?
a. 62 b. 60 c. 170 d. 142
35. George had 6 keys made. He paid with a $100.00 bill and received $30.28 change.
How much did it cost to have each key made?
a. $10.54 b. $16.72 c. $11.62 d. $15.32
36. The bakery purchased 252 wax candles. If they used 6 wax candles to decorate each birthday cake, how many
birthday cakes could they decorate?
a. 42 b. 1512 c. 1548 d. 36
37. A school has 876 students. If 4 students can sit on a bench, how many benches are there in the school?
a. 52 b. 256 c. 377 d. 219
38. How many lines of symmetry are in this shape?
a. 4 b. 6 c. 2 d. 1
39. If FRIEND is coded as HUMJTK, how can CANDLE be written in that code?
A. DEQJQM B. DCQHQK C. EDRIRL D. ESJFME

40. If PALE is coded as 2134, EARTH is coded as 41590, how can is PEARL be coded in that language?
A. 25430 B. 29530 C. 25413 D. 24153

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Chetwood Memorial Primary

Grade 6 -Ability Test

Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Write your name and school below:________________

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO

a. drink b. breakfast c. instant d. beans

2. Pleasure is to smile as worry is to __________.

a. grim b. forehead c. tear d. frown

3. Eye is to optical as molar is to__________.

a. mental b. dental c. glasses d. spinal

4. Ants is to army as pride is to__________.

a. lions b. wolves c. tigers d. elephants

6. a. artist b. profession c. teacher d. lawyer

7. a. German shepherd b. Pit-bull c. Dog d. Rottweiler

8. a. Game show b. Deal or No Deal c. Jeopardy d. Family Feud

Which word does NOT rhyme with the others?

10. a. blue b. crew c. untrue d. sew

11. a. explain b. campaign c. wane d. foreign

13. a. unimportant b. trivial c. insignificant d. familiar

14. a. heading b. body c. letter d. closing

16. House a. balcony b. kitchen c. roof d. stairway

ancient, futuristic, present, old

a. ancient, old, present, futuristic

b. old, ancient, present, futuristic

c. old, ancient, futuristic, present

d. ancient, old, futuristic, present

18. What is the meaning of 7823670?

a. riders b. readers c. readier d. raiders

a. autumn b. leap c. spring d. jump

a. pea b. juice c. tea d. apple

21. What is the Christian name of Troy’s grandfather?

a. Mark b. Webley c. Jones d. George

22. How many nephews does Allan have?

23. What relation is Pansy to Paul?

a. sister b. brother c. niece d. cousin

24. What is Mike’s mother’s maiden name?

a. Sonia b. Jones c. Hall d. Webley

a. seize b. cease c. seas d. sees

a. rein b. rain c. reign d. rane

27. Mother will ________ a patch onto the shirt sleeve.

a. sew b. so c. sow d. slow

a. pear b. pair c. pare d. peer

29. How are bats and birds alike?

a. both have feathers

b. both have teeth

c. both can fly

d. both hang upside-down

30. Which statement is true about bats and birds?

a. Bats and birds have nothing in common

b. Bats and birds cannot be found on roof tops

c. Bats and birds are easy to tell apart

d. Birds and bats have fur

31. Martina is sitting in the desk behind Jerome.

a. true. b. false c. uncertain d. not found in the passage

33. What number should replace the “?” in the box?

How much did it cost to have each key made?

a. $10.54 b. $16.72 c. $11.62 d. $15.32

a. 52 b. 256 c. 377 d. 219

38. How many lines of symmetry are in this shape?

A. DEQJQM B. DCQHQK C. EDRIRL D. ESJFME