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6th Grade Quarter 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ject

a)

throw

b)

shut

c)

shine

d)

word

2.
If I were working for the common good with others, I might be working in a 
a)
community
b)
church
c)
school
d)
synagogue
3.

The ghost was ethereal. What does the bold, italicized word mean?

a)

(adj.) in a wild state

b)

(n.) experienced good or bad fortune or treatment

c)

(v.) gathered or summoned

d)

(adj.) extremely delicate and light; too perfect for this world

4.
lus
a)
shine
b)
shut
c)
throw
d)
work
5.
lab
a)
shine
b)
work
c)
shut
d)
throw
6.

impetuous

a)

(adj.) easily annoyed

b)

(adj.) wild, untamed

c)

(adj.)) not thickly grown or settled; thinly

d)

(adj.) acted suddenly without thought.

7.
clud
a)
shine
b)
shut
c)
throw
d)
work
8.

If I bothered my brother and he became upset, I could say I ___________

a)

treated him vehemently.

b)

treated him sparsley.

c)

irritated him.

d)

treated him nonchalantly

9.

an attractive appearance that hides something ugly

a)

belligerent

b)

unkempt

c)

veneer

d)

metropolis

10.

to enjoy oneself with others, often in a lively or noisy way

a)

jettison

b)

carouse

c)

conspire

d)

confuse

11.

What is a word in this sentence with a stem that means strong? John used extra lumber to fortify the plaster in the wall.

a)

extra

b)

wall

c)

fortify

d)

plasto

12.

The kids in front of me in the hallway were walking so slowly, they were able to enumerate the tiles on the floor. What were they able to do?

a)

count the number of tiles.

b)

step on each tile.

c)

collaborate with friends.

d)

conspire to be late.

13.

If you are one to think only about yourself, you might be considered __________

a)

confused

b)

egotistical

c)

acrid

d)

hypodermic

14.

Animal control was at our school this morning because a(n) ______ dog was seen on the school grounds and the principal was concerned about the safety of the students.

a)

ethereal

b)

feral

c)

lustrous

d)

veneer

15.

Dennis the Menace, a famous comic strip character, spends much of his time sitting on a chair in a corner of his house because he acts suddenly without thought, or he is __________.

a)

irritable

b)

feral

c)

impetuous

d)

unkempt

16.

An osteologist studies

a)

animals

b)

birds

c)

bones

d)

cities

17.

The burning rubber of the tires in the junkyard had a(n) _________ smell. The smell was sharp and unpleasant.

a)

acrid

b)

comforting

c)

necropolis

d)

rejecting

18.

A stem that means pour is

a)

spir

b)

osteo

c)

zo

d)

fus

19.

If something is described as being ornithic, it must of or related to

a)

bones

b)

birds

c)

cities

d)

animals

20.

The stem spir means

a)

sharp

b)

high

c)

breathe

d)

blame