6th Grade Skill Review

What is the correct meaning of the word obscure in the sentence below:

This improves the health of the entire forest. The details of how the communication works are still obscure, so further research is needed to better understand the process.

• Not clearly understood

• well established

• highly unusual

• scientific

What is the correct way to write the sentence below:

John my best friend knows all of my favorite foods.

• John my best friend, knows all of my favorite, foods.

• John, my best friend, knows all of my favorite foods.

• John my best friend, knows my favorite foods.

• John is my best friend.

Which sentence would be the BEST concluding sentence for the paragraph below?

The adult bed bug is a wingless insect. They come from birds' nests and can crawl into buildings from the nests through eaves and roofs. Once in the walls, they can crawl into the carpet and onto furniture.

• For this reason, they wind up in mattresses of beds, and this is where they get their name.

• Bed bugs are sometimes reddish-brown or brown in color.

• They feed mostly at night, but will feed during the day if hungry and the light is dim.

• They feed mostly on human blood by piercing the skin with a long beak and sucking blood into their stomachs.

What is the main idea of this passage?

98 Degrees is cooling off for a while. The four-member boy-band called 98 Degrees is taking "an extended break," according to its official Web site.      "They have no immediate plans to record or tour," the site says in a message to fans. The site also says that "their future is unclear" and that the band is accepting no new fan club members.

• 98 Degrees is not as popular a band as it used to be.

• 98 Degrees is a boy-band with four members.

• The band 98 Degrees will not perform for a while.

• The band called 98 Degrees has its own Web site.

Which revision shows correct grammar?

Jane treats me like family when I visit her. She always makes you feel at home.

• Jane treats me like family when I visit her. She always makes them feel at home.

• Jane treats me like family when I visit her. She always makes her feel at home.

• Jane treats me like family when I visit her. She always makes me feel at home.

• Jane treats me like family when I visit her, and she always makes you feel at home.

Which word has the same meaning as the word sack?

• top

• delivery

• quaterback

• bag

What does the idiom I knew it like the back of my hand mean?

 I thought I would have done better on the test since I studied for two straight weeks. In fact, I memorized that book, so I knew it like the back of my hand.

• to look at something like your hand

• to figure out something on your hand

• to create something with great skill

• to know something extremely well

Which sentence is more formal?

• The first part of the trail is quite flat, but the last three miles are physically demanding.

• The first part of the trail is hard, but the last three miles are not a walk in the park.

• The first part of the trail is a piece of cake, but the last three miles are physically demanding.

• The first part of the trail is easy breezy, but the last three miles are exhausting.

What is the meaning of the word misplace?

If I don't put my keys and wallet on the nightstand, I know I will misplace them, and that means trouble.

• to put something in a safe place

• to find something that is lost

• to put something in the wrong place

• to take a wrong step

What is the purpose of this announcement?

Our city water supply is running seriously low. Months without rain along with extremely high temperatures have caused us to use up our water supply. Everybody can help in this difficult time. Don't wash cars, water lawns, or fill up swimming pools until our water levels are back up. It is easy to do the right thing, feel good about it, and save water! Our planet Earth will be thankful.

• to inform the reader about our planet

• to entertain the reader with a joke

• to influence the reader to go swimming

• to persuade the reader to save water