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Grade 6 English Start-of-Year Language Quizizz

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The part of speech that names a person, place, thing or idea:

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

2.

The part of speech that takes the place of a noun:

a)

pronoun

b)

preposition

c)

conjunction

d)

interjection

3.

The part of speech that joins words, phrases, and sentences:

a)

pronoun

b)

preposition

c)

conjunction

d)

interjection

4.

the words a, an, and the

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

preposition

d)

article

5.

Examples: pretty, friendly, kind, messy, four, few, purple, several

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

article

d)

conjunction

6.

Examples: they, he, she, we

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

proper noun

d)

pronoun

7.

Examples: around, above, below, in, at, under

a)

conjunction

b)

adverb

c)

preposition

d)

adjective

8.

Examples: and, or, but, nor, so, yet

a)

adverb

b)

pronoun

c)

conjunction

d)

article

9.

Hey! You broke my new pencil.

a)

Noun

b)

Pronoun

c)

Adjective

d)

Preposition

10.

Hey! You broke my new pencil.

a)

Adjective

b)

Article

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

11.

Hey! You broke my new pencil.

a)

Adjective

b)

Adverb

c)

Verb

d)

Preposition

12.

Hey! You broke my new pencil.

a)

Adjective

b)

Noun

c)

Pronoun

d)

Collective noun

13.

Hey! You broke my new pencil.

a)

Noun

b)

Pronoun

c)

Adverb

d)

Preposition

14.

Daniel and I quickly ran to the corner bakery.

a)

Verb

b)

Conjunction

c)

Preposition

d)

Adjective

15.

Daniel and I quickly ran to the corner bakery.

a)

Noun

b)

Preposition

c)

Pronoun

d)

Conjunction

16.

Daniel and I quickly ran to the corner bakery.

a)

Verb

b)

Adverb

c)

Adjective

d)

Preposition

17.

Daniel and I quickly ran to the corner bakery.

a)

Adverb

b)

Noun

c)

Preposition

d)

Verb

18.

Daniel and I quickly ran to the corner bakery.

a)

Preposition

b)

Conjunction

c)

Verb

d)

Pronoun

19.

Daniel and I quickly ran to the corner bakery.

a)

Noun

b)

Article

c)

Conjunction

d)

Preposition

20.

Daniel and I quickly ran to the corner bakery.

a)

Adjective

b)

Proper noun

c)

Noun

d)

Pronoun

21.

This conversation is too dull for me.

a)

Pronoun

b)

Adverb

c)

Adjective

d)

Conjunction

22.

Shut the window during the storm.

a)

Preposition

b)

Conjunction

c)

Verb

d)

Noun

e)

Adverb

23.
What is a pronoun?
a)
An action
b)
Replaces a verb
c)
Replaces a noun
d)
Describes a noun
24.

Identify the noun in the sentence below:


The majestic lion roared loudly.

a)

lion

b)

roared

c)

loudly

d)

majestic

e)

The

25.

Which of the following words are nouns? (Select all)

a)

rough

b)

pen

c)

gross

d)

desk

e)

drive

26.

This is my project, but I haven't finished it yet.

a)

conjunction

b)

pronoun

c)

preposition

d)

adverb

e)

phrase

27.

He's walking a bit slowly, don't you think?

a)

adjective

b)

common noun

c)

adverb

d)

preposition

e)

verb

28.

Tristan angrily asked, "Why did you eat the whole pizza?"

a)

conjunction

b)

proper noun

c)

adverb

d)

pronoun

e)

noun

29.

We walked through the courtyard to get to the back field.

a)

adverb

b)

preposition

c)

conjuction

d)

action verb

e)

adjective

30.

The movie theatre was full of people.


Which part of the sentence has been underlined?

a)

Subject

b)

Predicate

31.

The teacher came into the classroom with a large pile of books.


Which part of the sentence has been underlined?

a)

Subject

b)

Predicate

32.

The predicate of a sentence is:

a)

Who or what the sentence is about

b)

The rest of the sentence, that tells us about what the subject is doing

33.

The tall man was wearing a brown hat and a long coat.


Which part of the sentence has been underlined?

a)

Subject

b)

Predicate

34.

On Tuesday, a woman jogged past the house.


Which part of the sentence has been underlined?

a)

Subject

b)

Predicate

c)

Both the subject and the predicate

d)

Neither the subject nor the predicate

35.

The seagull dove into the ocean and caught a fish.


Which part of the sentence has been underlined?

a)

Subject

b)

Predicate

36.

I got an amazing pair of shoes for my birthday.


Which part of the sentence has been underlined?

a)

Subject

b)

Predicate

37.

What is the function of the subject in a sentence?

a)

It describes the meanings of the different words.

b)

It explains the action that's being taken.

c)

It tells you who or what the sentence is about.

d)

It tells you more about the noun.

38.

Choose the punctuation mark that best completes the following sentence:


Yay, we are going to Disney World

a)

.

b)

!

c)

?

d)

,

39.

Choose the punctuation mark that best completes the following sentence:


Do you want to come play at my house

a)

!

b)

.

c)

?

d)

,

e)

:

40.

Which type of sentence is this?


Ouch, that bee stung my foot!

a)

Statement

b)

Question

c)

Command

d)

Exclamation

e)

None of the above

41.

Which type of sentence is this?


It is cold outside today

a)

Statement

b)

Question

c)

Exclamation

d)

Command

e)

All of the above

42.

Which type of sentence is this?


I loved my present!

a)

Statement

b)

Exclamation

c)

Question

d)

Command

43.

Which type of sentence is this?


Sarah, wipe the board.

a)

Statement

b)

Question

c)

Exclamation

d)

Command

44.

Which type of sentence is this?


The game will start soon.

a)

Statement

b)

Question

c)

Exclamation

d)

Command

45.

Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence:


The girls ______ laughing loudly.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

is

d)

we're

46.

What is the verb in the following sentence?


Sam listens to his favorite song.

a)

listens

b)

Sam

c)

song

d)

favorite

47.

Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence:


The bluebird in the tree _____ beautifully.

a)

singing

b)

sing

c)

sings

48.

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence:


Pap and wors _______ my favourite meal.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

were

49.

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence:


Ninety-five cents ____ a great bargain for a SIM card!

a)

is

b)

are

50.

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:


One hundred kilometres ____ a gruelling daily commute.

a)

are

b)

is

51.

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:


Twenty minutes ___ all I have to prepare for the meeting.

a)

are

b)

is

52.

Choose the correct subject:


______ has left a coffee cup on the glass of the photocopy machine.

a)

Someone

b)

I

c)

All

d)

We

53.

Is the following sentence grammatically correct?


The staff members is in a meeting to discuss their salaries.

a)

Yes, it is correct.

b)

No, it is incorrect.

54.

Payton ______ cake for her friends every Monday.

a)

bakes

b)

bake

55.

The animals ______ freely in the jungle.

a)

roams

b)

roam

56.

Damian and Liyema ______ my friends.

a)

are

b)

is

57.

Everybody _______ a goal in life.

a)

have

b)

has

58.

There ______ my brother with his friends.

a)

goes

b)

go

59.

They are moving to Australia this summer.

a)

Present Simple

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Present Perfect Simple

d)

Present Perfect Continuous

60.

Which tense is this?


"Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music in his lifetime of only 35 years."

a)

Past simple tense

b)

Past continuous tense

c)

Present simple tense

d)

Present continuous tense

e)

Future continuous tense

61.

Hanaan likes ice-cream from The Creamery.

a)

Past continuous tense

b)

Past simple tense

c)

Future simple tense

d)

Present simple tense

e)

Present continuous tense

62.

This series is really sad.

a)

Future simple tense

b)

Present simple tense

c)

Present continuous tense

d)

Past continuous tense

e)

Past simple tense

63.

Fill in the necessary words to make the following sentence past continuous tense:


We _______ (watch) a movie when the electricity shut down.

a)

are watching

b)

watched

c)

will be watching

d)

were watching

e)

was watching

64.

Fill in the necessary words to make the following sentence future simple tense:


My brother _______ (go) to kindergarten this year.

a)

will be going

b)

went

c)

will go

d)

goes

e)

will have gone

65.

Fill in the necessary words to make the following sentence past simple tense:


The little boy _______ (break) his father's glasses.

a)

breaked

b)

will break

c)

broke

d)

was breaking

66.

Which of the following sentences is in the present continuous tense?

a)

Ms Purchase will walk home alone.

b)

Ms Purchase walks home alone.

c)

Ms Purchase has walked home alone.

d)

Ms Purchase is walking home alone.

67.

He usually __________ to work by bus.

a)

goes

b)

is going

c)

go

68.

Where were you going yesterday?

a)

Simple present tense

b)

Simple past tense

c)

Past continuous tense

d)

Future continuous tense

69.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

a)

The woman who works here is from Knysna.

b)

The woman which works here is from Knysna.

70.

Which of the following sentences are incorrect?

a)

They're going to surf at Muizenberg this weekend.

b)

There going to surf at Muizenberg this weekend.

c)

Their going to surf at Muizenberg this weekend.

71.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

a)

Your eating my shorts!

b)

You're eating my shorts!

c)

Ur eating my shorts!

d)

Youre eating my shorts!

72.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

a)

I have to fried eggs.

b)

I have two fried eggs.

c)

I have too fried eggs.

d)

I have 2 fried eggs.

73.

I decided _______ drive.

a)

to

b)

too

c)

two

d)

2

74.

I heard the raindrops! __________ landing on the roof.

a)

They're

b)

There

c)

Their

d)

Theyre

75.

After a minute or _________ , I realized that I had forgotten to wear pants.

a)

Too

b)

too

c)

to

d)

two

76.

I know that ___________ going to jail. They were caught red handed!

a)

they're

b)

there

c)

their

d)

theyre

77.

Jade and Mackenzie ate dinner and ______ walked home.

a)

then

b)

than

78.

There are more carrots _____ peas on your plate.

a)

then

b)

than

79.

Mr Wedel went to the park over _____________.

a)

their

b)

they're

c)

there

d)

they

80.

I know _____________ telling me a secret.

a)

your

b)

you're