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6th grade ELA semester test

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a person, place, thing, or idea called?

a)

verb

b)

adverb

c)

noun

d)

interjection

e)

conjection

2.

The words AND, BUT, YET, SO are called

a)

conjunctions

b)

prepositions

c)

adjectives

d)

adverbs

3.

A part of speech that answers questions WHICH ONE? WHAT KIND? HOW MANY? HOW MUCH? WHAT COLOR? is called

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

verb

4.

____________ is a part of speech that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun in a sentence.

a)

Adverb

b)

Noun

c)

Pronoun

d)

Adjective

5.

___________ is a part of speech that replaces a noun in a sentence.

a)

Adverb

b)

Noun

c)

Pronoun

d)

Adjective

6.

What type of noun is ALWAYS capitalized?

a)

Common

b)

Proper

c)

Abstract

d)

Concrete

7.

Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence: Cheyenne missed school because she was sick.

a)

Cheyenne

b)

Missed

c)

School

d)

Sick

8.

Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence: The truck was red.

a)

The

b)

Truck

c)

Was

d)

Red

9.

What part of speech is the underlined word?

The student studied all day.

a)

Article

b)

Noun

c)

Verb

d)

Adjective

10.

Jennifer liked William's friend, and she also like his cousin.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

none of the above

11.

The big, brown dog ran after the blue and red ball.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

none of the above

12.

After we had eaten dinner and everyone had gone home.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

d)

none of the above

13.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
This, Brunhilda, is not your best effort.
b)
This Brunhilda, is not your best effort.
c)
This Brunhilda is not your best, effort.
d)
This, Brunhilda is not your best effort.
14.

What is the font size for most MLA documents?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

15.

Below is a citation for a web article. Identify the name of the article.

Kirkman, Kim. "Revenge of the Spinach." Foodie, 18 Mar., 2014, foodiemage.com/revenge-of-spinach. Accessed 12 May 2016.

a)

"Revenge of the Spinach."

b)

Foodie.

c)

Kirkman, Kim.

d)

foodiemag.com/revenge-of-spinach

16.

Use the text below to answer the question.


Plagiarism occurs when you take someone else's work and try to pass it off as your own. Plagiarizing is very serious and often has major consequences. How would you feel if someone stole your idea and put their name on it? A works cited helps you avoid plagiarism. And when you write your masterpiece, someone may cite you in their works cited!


Based on the passage, which of the following is an example of plagiarism?

a)

Luz quotes a book in an essay she’s writing. She includes the book on her works cited page at the end of the essay.

b)

Luz quotes a book in an essay she’s writing. She acts like she came up with the quote herself and does not include the book in her works cited.

c)

Luz uses many different sources to research the topic of an essay she’s writing.

d)

Luz uses only one source to research the topic of an essay she’s writing.

17.

1. Why is it important to evaluate the credibility of sources?

a)

Credible sources will provide the support to produce high quality and convincing arguments

b)

It's only important if the source is current

c)

Everything you read online is always true

18.

If the last three letters of a URL are .gov, the Web site is probably owned by a/an ____________.

a)

government

b)

company

c)

non-profit organization

d)

educational institution

19.

A website with many ads can most likely be considered a reliable source.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

When writing a research paper, I should cite Wikipedia.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Are the words synonyms or antonyms?


Center and Right

a)

Synonyms

b)

Antonyms

22.

If I don't know the meaning of the word, what is something I can do?


Check ALL the right answers.

a)

Google it

b)

Nothing

c)

Use context clues

23.

One of the _____ advantages of writing over talking to someone face-to-face is that you can take your time.


Which word BEST COMPLETES this sentence?

a)

REMAINING

b)

RELATIVE

c)

RELEVANT

d)

RELATED

24.

SELFISH : COMPASSION

a)

genuine : authenticity

b)

serious : passion

c)

childish : maturity

d)

irresponsible : attention

25.

CONCLUSION : ESSAY

a)

theme : song

b)

meal : dessert

c)

parade : party

d)

scene : play

26.

THOUGHTFUL : INCONSIDERATE

a)

peace : harmony

b)

knowledge : wisdom

c)

graceful : clumsy

d)

music : art

27.

What change should be made in the following sentence?


This way of making steel permanently changed the appearance of large cities such as pittsburgh.

a)

change permanently to perminently

b)

change changed to changes

c)

change large to largest

d)

change pittsburgh to Pittsburgh

28.

What tense is the following sentence in? Tyler ran as fast as he could to the store to buy a new Rubix cube.

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Future

29.

Fill in the blank with the correct word: Ms. Walker was so scared because her sister ____________ to be a monster and jumped out from behind the door.

a)

pretends

b)

pretended

c)

will pretend

d)

pretend

30.

What kind of mistake is there in this sentence?

The writter is J. K. Rowling.

a)

Spelling

b)

Tense

c)

Grammar

d)

Capital letter

31.
If you _____ a phone, it probably _____ to Chris.
a)
finds / belongs
b)
finds / belong
c)
find / belongs
d)
find / belong
32.
Nobody in the class _____ the homework assignment last night.
a)
doesn't
b)
do
c)
did
d)
does
33.
Your friend _______ too much.
a)
talk
b)
talks
34.

What type of resource book would you find a synonym for the word, ¨studious¨

a)

encyclopedia

b)

glossary

c)

dictionary

d)

thesaurus

35.

Sour is to lemon as sweet is to _____________

a)

Strawberry

b)

onions

c)

cucumbers

d)

pickles

36.

snake is to slither as ____________ is to fly

a)

fish

b)

frog

c)

bird

d)

puppy

37.

Which definition best fits the way the word shrank is used in paragraph 1?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

38.
Which word would you find on the same page as the following guide words; 
lowercase---lunchroom
a)
low
b)
loudspeaker
c)
lump
39.
Which word would you find on the same page as the following guide words; 
gold--good
a)
gong
b)
goal
c)
godparent
d)
goodness
40.

What is the Greek and Latin root for WATER?

a)

hydr(a)/hydro

b)

lum/luc

c)

geo

d)

meter/metr

41.

What is the Greek and Latin root for TO MEASURE?

a)

photo/phos/lum/luc

b)

tele

c)

meter/metr

d)

scope/vid/vis

42.

What is the Greek and Latin root for HEAT?

a)

micro

b)

geo

c)

therm

d)

auto

43.

Identify the adverb in the sentence below.

The alarm clock by Jonathan’s bed rang loudly.

a)

loudly

b)

alarm

c)

rang

d)

Johnathan

44.

Identify the adverb in the sentence below.

He hurriedly threw back the covers and jumped to his feet.

a)

threw

b)

hurriedly

c)

jumped

d)

feet

45.

What does denotation mean?

a)

The word's dictionary definition

b)

The word's emotional appeal

c)

The spelling of a word

d)

The syllables of a word

46.

What is the best meaning of connotation?

a)

the dictionary definition

b)

the emotion behind a word

c)

the spelling of the word

d)

the syllables of the word

47.

Which word has the most negative connotation?

a)

hideous

b)

unattractive

48.

Which word has a negative connotation?

a)

confident

b)

arrogant

c)

proud

49.
What color is the Grinch?
a)
Green
b)
Blue
c)
White
d)
Black
50.
They are on the fireplace on Christmas Eve.
a)
BAGS
b)
STOCKINGS
c)
PANTS
d)
HATS
51.

What is a verb?

a)

A person, place, thing, or idea

b)

A word to describe a person, place, thing, or idea

c)

A word to describe how something was done

d)

An action--something that can be done

52.

Identify the sentence that has a compound structure.

a)

She runs every morning.

b)

He wanted to go to the movie, but he had to finish his homework first.

c)

When the bell rings, students go to their classes.

d)

The cat slept through the storm.

53.
What is a word that describes a verb called?
a)
adverb
b)
adjective
c)
adnoun
d)
verb
54.

Identify the type of conjunction used in the following sentence: "She wanted to go for a walk, but it was too cold."

a)

Coordinating conjunction

b)

Subordinating conjunction

c)

Correlative conjunction

d)

None of the above

55.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "After the show, we went to a restaurant."

a)

After the show

b)

went to

c)

to a restaurant

d)

we went

56.

Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:

a)

Periodical

b)

Plagiarism

c)

Research

d)

Sight

57.

Which word means to quote

a)

Sight

b)

Cite

c)

Site

58.

What is a parenthetical citation?

a)

the author and or page number in parentheses

b)

a quoted line from text

c)

a list of sources at the end of your paper

d)

the name of an article

59.

What type of sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause?

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

60.

What type of sentence has two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

61.

Determine the structure of the following sentence:

Kimmie read about China because she wanted to know more about pandas.

a)

simple sentence

b)

compound sentence

c)

complex sentence

d)

compound-complex sentence

62.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

She wrote a letter on her own stationery.

a)

wrote a letter

b)

She wrote

c)

on her own stationery

d)

own stationery

63.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

She studied every day until sunset.

a)

until sunset

b)

She studied

c)

every day

d)

studied every day

64.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

Elizabeth Blackwell stepped onto the train.

a)

Elizabeth Blackwell stepped

b)

the train

c)

onto the train

d)

stepped onto

65.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

She wrote a letter on her own stationery.

a)

wrote a letter

b)

She wrote

c)

on her own stationery

d)

own stationery

66.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

Her medical bag was near the bed.

a)

Her medical bag

b)

near the bed

c)

was near the bed

d)

the bed

67.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

She received a rejection letter from New York.

a)

from New York

b)

received a rejection

c)

letter from New York

d)

She received

68.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

Later, a dream had come true for her.

a)

Later, a dream

b)

come true

c)

had come true

d)

for her

69.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

Women were not allowed into medical school.

a)

were not allowed

b)

into medical school

c)

not allowed into

d)

Women were not

70.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

The nurse ran toward her patient.

a)

The nurse ran

b)

ran toward

c)

toward her patient

d)

her patient

71.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

She studied every day until sunset.

a)

until sunset

b)

She studied

c)

every day

d)

studied every day

72.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

The man stood by the crib and cried.

a)

man stood by

b)

the crib and cried

c)

The man stood

d)

by the crib

73.

What is the prepositional phrase?

Beside the bed sat Dr. Brown.

a)

Beside the bed

b)

sat Dr. Brown

c)

the bed sat

74.

What is the PREPOSITION in this sentence?

A tear ran down his cheek.

a)

tear

b)

ran

c)

down

d)

cheek

75.

What is the PREPOSITION in this sentence?

She handed the baby to me.

a)

handed

b)

She

c)

me

d)

to

76.

What is the PREPOSITION in this sentence?

She said she would call in the morning.

a)

in

b)

the

c)

morning

d)

would

77.

What is the OBJECT of the preposition?

The family waited outside the room

a)

outside

b)

the

c)

room

d)

family

78.

What is the OBJECT of the preposition?

Elizabeth left her home in Philadelphia.

a)

left

b)

her

c)

home

d)

Philadelphia

79.

What is the OBJECT of the preposition?

The doctor at the hospital was well known.

a)

at

b)

the

c)

hospital

d)

known

80.

What is the OBJECT of the preposition?

The child ran down the hall.

a)

child

b)

ran

c)

down

d)

hall

81.

Is the highlighted prepositional phrase an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase?

She placed a blanket over the woman.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

82.

Is the highlighted prepositional phrase an adjective or adverb phrase?

The man with the broken leg groaned loudly.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

83.

Is the highlighted prepositional phrase an adjective or an adverb phrase?

The woman in the shawl was watching Elizabeth.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

84.

Identify the adverb in the sentence: She smiled happily after receiving the gift.

a)

joyfully

b)

sadly

c)

happily

d)

quickly

85.

Which word is an adverb in the sentence? The child played happily in the park.

a)

happily

b)

joyfully

c)

sadly

d)

quickly

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