1 LAM TSUEN PUBLIC WONG FOOK LUEN MEMORIAL SCHOOL Primary 6 ENGLISH Name: Class: Date: Exercise 1. Ivan is reading an article. Terracotta Army An army of more than 1,000 warriors stand ready to fight. They are there to defend the China emperor who first united China. They are wearing their armor and holding weapons. They have horses. What makes these soldiers different from others? They are made from clay! These life-size soldiers are Terracotta Army. Terracotta is a name of the clay. Each warrior is about 350 pounds and their bodies are hollow. However, the heads, arms, and legs are solid. The statues were created more than 2,000 years ago. They were made to guard Emperor Qin Shi Hung after his death. In 1974, when some people were digging a well, they discovered a terracotta head. Scientists continued digging. Finally, they found hundreds of warriors buried. The scientists found the soldiers 15 to 20 feet below the ground. Above the soldiers, there was a special roof, which was covered with dirt. The solders have been well hidden. The scientists carefully dug up over 7,000 items from the pits. Now, people come from all over the world to see the Terracotta Army.
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LAM TSUEN PUBLIC WONG FOOK LUEN MEMORIAL SCHOOL
Primary 6 ENGLISH Name:
Class:
Date:
Exercise 1. Ivan is reading an article.
Terracotta Army
An army of more than 1,000 warriors stand ready to fight. They are there to
defend the China emperor who first united China. They are wearing their armor and
holding weapons. They have horses. What makes these soldiers different from others?
They are made from clay!
These life-size soldiers are Terracotta Army. Terracotta is a name of the clay. Each
warrior is about 350 pounds and their bodies are hollow. However, the heads, arms,
and legs are solid. The statues were created more than 2,000 years ago. They were
made to guard Emperor Qin Shi Hung after his death.
In 1974, when some people were digging a well, they discovered a terracotta
head. Scientists continued digging. Finally, they found hundreds of warriors buried.
The scientists found the soldiers
15 to 20 feet below the ground.
Above the soldiers, there was a
special roof, which was covered with
dirt. The solders have been well
hidden. The scientists carefully dug up
over 7,000 items from the pits. Now,
people come from all over the world
to see the Terracotta Army.
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A. Choose the best answer for each question.
1. Why did warriors long ago wear armor?
A. To hide their weapons. B. To frighten their enemies.
C. To show who was their ruler. D. To protect themselves during a battle.
2. The most likely reason the Terracotta Army was life-size because they were
supposed to _____________.
A. frighten children B. look like real people
C. make the emperor happy D. fit into any of the three pits
3. Terracotta Army was named because _____________.
A. they were made by clay
B. they were very powerful
C. they were built by a man called Terra Cotta
D. the warriors were discovered by Terra Cotta
4. Which part of the Terra Cotta Warrior is hollow?
A. The head. B. The arms.
C. The legs. D. The body.
5. Terracotta Army was made to _____________.
A. fight the enemies
B. fight Emperor Qin Shi Huang
C. protect Emperor Qin Shi Huang after death
D. protect Emperor Qin Shi Huang in life
B. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false.
1. Emperor Qin Shi Hung was the first emperor who united China. _____
2. Scientists first discovered the warriors in 1974. _____
3. Scientists dug over 7000 items in the pits. _____
4. The pits were easy to find. _____
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Exercise 2
Conditional Clause Type 2
If ( ) were…, ( ) would …
To talk about situations that do not exist, or events that are unlikely to happen.
Pronoun If clause Main clause
I / We / You /
They
He / She / It
If Sam were a bird,
he would fly up to the sky.
If I were you,
I would study hard.
The two clauses can be reverted.
Main clause If clause
I would not talk to the wolf
if I were Little Red Riding Hood.
A. Fill in the correct form of verbs given.
1. If Tony were (be) a millionaire, he would travel
(travel) around the world.
2. Sammy ____________________ (treat) the pupils well if she
__________ (be) a teacher.
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B. What would you do if you were the following people?
Look and write.
Rita often misses the bus. She gets to school late.
1. If I were Rita, I would take a taxi .
a taxi
The Boy Scout never brings a map. He gets lost easily.
2. If I ______ ______ ______ _______, I would bring a map.