Sixth Grade Grammar Quiz: Part 3

Which word best completes the sentences?

Amber and Maria danced ______________ in the school play.

• merry

• merriest

• merrily

Which word best completes the sentence?

The deer _______________ drank from the pond?

• gentlest

• gentle

• gently

Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?

Jaron kindly gave the older woman on the bus his seat.

• older

• kindly

• woman

• seat

Which word in the sentence describes how the snow fell?

As we sang songs, the snow fell softly from the sky.

• softly

• sang

• songs

• from

Which word or group of words in the sentence below is a superlative adverb?

Of the four suspects, Mr. Zeno is the one who behaves the most mysteriously.

• most mysteriously

• suspects

• who behaves

• Mr. Zeno

Which word or words best complete(s) the following sentences?

Of all the children, Kenny received his gift the __________.

• more graciously

• graciously

• most graciously

• gracious

Which word or group of words best completes the sentence?

I know that when I tell Nikita this joke, she ___________ harder than anyone else.

• laughed

• will laugh

• has laughed

• laughs

Which word or group of words correctly completes the following sentence?

Later today, we __________ to the movies

• will go

• is going

• going

• gone

Which answer choice best completes the following sentence?

I ________________ forgotten to tie my shoelaces.

• could

• may

• must have

• will be

Identify the helping verb in the sentence.

I was not watching television.

• television

• was

• watching

• I