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Worksheets6th Grade 5-A-Day Language Week 5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Greek or Latin word part means "glowing, iridescent"?
a)
ab
b)
trans
c)
cand
d)
calc
2.
Choose the CORRECT spelling.
a)
exceed
b)
excede
3.
Choose the definition that matches the word used in this sentence: The lure of the ocean led me to study marine biology.
a)
n. Something that attracts
b)
n. Artificial bait used for fishing
c)
v. To attempt to attract with the promise of something good
4.
Choose the word with a POSITIVE connotation.
a)
mature
b)
old
5.
Choose the word with a NEGATIVE connotation.
a)
mature
b)
old
6.
Rewrite using a possessive noun: the children of the woman
a)
the children of the woman's
b)
the womans' children
c)
the woman's children
7.
Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence: My teacher told my parents that I am ____ in class.
a)
conversational
b)
chatty
8.
Choose a matching analogy for fascinating: interesting.
a)
critical:important
b)
boring:fun
c)
strange:scary
d)
amazing:incredible
9.
Which word means "country; natural; not as sophisticated or sharp; simple"?
a)
lure
b)
periscope
c)
rustic
d)
elusive
10.
Which word means "difficult to find, catch, or achieve"?
a)
lure
b)
periscope
c)
rustic
d)
elusive
11.
Which word means "an instrument for seeing around things"?
a)
lure
b)
periscope
c)
rustic
d)
elusive
12.
Which word means "something that attracts"?
a)
lure
b)
periscope
c)
rustic
d)
elusive
13.
Choose the figure of speech: I was as angry as a hornet.
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
14.
Identify the type of sentence: Once we find my keys, we can leave for the beach.
a)
simple
b)
compound
c)
complex
15.
Choose the synonym for "deposit" when it is used as a verb.
a)
refund
b)
place
c)
composite
d)
compensate
16.
Choose the correct pronoun: My mom packed my brother and ___ a lunch.
a)
I
b)
me
17.
Choose the type of pronoun: My mom packed my brother and me a lunch.
a)
subjective
b)
objective
c)
possessive
18.
Choose the antonym for scatter.
a)
destroy
b)
organized
c)
spread
d)
cluster
19.
Choose the vague pronoun: The family invited their neighbors to dinner, but they didn't show up.
a)
The family
b)
their neighbors
c)
they
d)
didn't show up
20.
Fix the vague pronoun: The family invited their neighbors to dinner, but ___ didn't show up.
a)
they
b)
their neighbors
c)
them
d)
didn't show up
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