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6th Grade WOD 1-10

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Use context clues to define the underlined word. Mary is eccentric. No one I know does such bizarre things.

a)

sad

b)

ecstatic

c)

unusual

d)

exceptional

2.

Combine the following sentences: The boy was athletic. The boy passed the football.

a)

The boy was athletic and passed the football.

b)

The boy athletic passed the football.

c)

Athletic was the boy who passed the football.

d)

The boy passed the football athletic.

3.

Identify the type of figurative language used in the following: The stars winked at us in the cloudy, winter sky.

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

4.

What is word would be a synonym to the word "smug"?

a)

friendly

b)

conceited

c)

sad

d)

unusual

5.

What does the word "discreet" mean?

a)

Loud and noticeable

b)

Trustworthy and secretive

c)

Careless and open

d)

Obvious and clear

6.

What is the meaning of the word "mundane"?

a)

Exciting and thrilling

b)

Boring and ordinary

c)

Unique and special

d)

Adventurous and daring

7.

What is the correct answer to the analogy: Exciting is to boring as mundane is to ___________?

a)

Interesting

b)

Easy

c)

Fast

d)

Florida

8.

Identify the type of figurative language used in the following: The wind whispered through the trees.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

9.

We love our house in the country, it is our ________ in the woods.

a)

haven

b)

chateau

c)

zombie bunker

d)

cave

10.

To _______ the students to be silent, I gave them candy.

a)

blink

b)

allow

c)

make

d)

appease

11.

fret

a)

feelin' groovy

b)

dont understand

c)

super happy

d)

worry continuously

12.

We stayed at a very upscale, expensive and ____ hotel

a)

unknown

b)

posh

c)

insect ridden

d)

western

13.

We want to retire to France, and live in a beautiful ________ close to grape vines.

a)

sky scraper

b)

fort

c)

chateau

d)

tree house

14.

Your essay was very _______, so I didn't understand what it was about.

a)

nicely done

b)

vague

c)

clear

d)

consise

15.

She is so ________, she could be class president.

a)

amiable

b)

mysterious

c)

tired

d)

intimidating