GRAMMAPHORIA • FINAL • Year 6

Keanu Reeves is aware of his celebrity status, but doesn’t take advantage of it, and he’s generous but careful with his presence. Keanu Reeves is rich but humble. He is always kind to everyone around him.

Explain the use of conjunction but in the sentence.

• to join the two opposite adjectives

• to join two different words

• to join two different adjectives

• to join the sentences

What is the meaning of the FIRST sentence?

• They are schoolmates and friends.

• They are schoolmates but not friends.

• They are not schoolmates or friends.

• They are not schoolmates but friends.

Making choices are not always easy. Now, you can choose either the small or the big box. Both are to be taken for free.

Describe what you can do based on the first sentence.

• You can take the two boxes.

• You can take the small box.

• You can take the big box.

• You can take only one box.

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?

• My sister, the tall one, is about to enter high school.
• My sister the tall one is about to enter high school.
• My sister, the tall one is about to enter high school.
• My sister the tall one, is about to enter high school.

Each of two words as shown on the list have the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling. What do we call them?

• Homographs

• Homonyms

• Homophones

• Homosapiens

People make french fries from potatoes.

How do we rewrite this sentence in passive voice?

• Potatoes are made into french fries.

• French fries are made from potatoes by them.

• French fries are made from potatoes.

• People make french fries by cutting potatoes.

Listen to the audio.

Choose the best answer.

• Will I be rescued from the three witches' curse the beautiful princess wondered, whispering to herself!

• "Will I be rescued from the three witches' curse," the beautiful princess wondered, whispering to herself.

• "Will I be rescued? From the three witches's curse," the beautiful princess wondered, whispering to herself.

• "Will I be rescued from the three witches' curse?" the beautiful princess wondered, whispering to herself.

Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch.

Which of the following is NOT a list of nouns?

• sun

  sky

  towel

  ball

• towel

  sandals

  ball

  kitchen

• kitchen

  bag

  sandals

  packed

• ball

  sun

  suit

  towel

A man is looking at a photograph of someone. His friend asks who it is. The man replies, “Brothers and sisters I have none. But that man’s father is my father’s son.”

Who was in the photograph?

• his brother

• his son

• his grandson

• his friend

Rearrange these words to make meaningful sentences.

for many / on / relied / dogs / People / have / generations. / used / companionship. / have been / and / They / hunting / for

• People have relied on many dogs for generations. They have been hunting and used for companionship.

• People relied on have dogs for many generations. They used for hunting and have been companionship.

• People have on dogs for relied many generations. They have been hunting and used for companionship.

• People have relied on dogs for many generations. They have been used for hunting and companionship.