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6th Grade Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word would have a positive connotation in the sentence below?

My Mom _______ to see my progress report.

a)

demanded

b)

requested

2.

Synonyms or Antonyms?

optimist, pessimist

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

3.

Synonyms or Antonyms?

exaggerate, embellish

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

4.

Synonyms or Antonyms?

include, exclude

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

5.

Synonyms or Antonyms?

prosper, flourish

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

6.

Synonyms or Antonyms?

agony, pain

a)

synonym

b)

antonym

7.

Which is not part of Text Structure?

a)

cause/effect

b)

problem/solution

c)

chronological

d)

simile/metaphor

8.

Choose the correct spelling.

a)

prevous

b)

preevius

c)

previous

d)

preevius

9.

Choose the correct spelling.

a)

religious

b)

relijous

c)

religous

d)

relijus

10.

Which word has a negative connotation?

a)

stench

b)

smell

11.

What is the CONNOTATION of a word?

a)

How a word makes you feel

b)

The literal definition of the word

c)

Another way of spelling a word

12.
Which word has a NEGATIVE connotation?
a)
ugly
b)
unattractive
13.

Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence.

I just love the ______ of the waves crashing on the beach.

a)

sound

b)

noise

14.

The synonyms "reached for" and "grabbed" are also actions.

Read the following sentences:

  • - Simon reached for the salt.

  • - Sam grabbed the salt.

Which action has a negative connotation?

a)

reached for

b)

grabbed

15.

Choose the correct spelling.

a)

cereil

b)

sereal

c)

sereil

d)

cereal

16.

Cane toads come from South America, but they were brought to Australia in the 1930s. The reason people brought them were to help control the beetles that were harming sugar crops, since the toads would eat the beetles. Unfortunately, their introduction the country had some unexpected side effects. The toads began reproducing quickly, and their population spread out of control. They began harming Australia’s ecosystem and were thought of as a big problem.

a)

Sequence

b)

Problem and Solution

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Compare and Contrast

e)

Description

17.

People tend to be very loyal to their favorite brands of technology. Some people are devoted to Apple’s iPhones and some people are big fans of Android phones. These phones have several things in common, including the ability to use the internet, download apps, and take pictures. There are also certain differences. iPhones have sleek designs and sync well with other Apple products, like Apple watches. Androids, however, have more options to customize. Also, iPhones usually come with a higher price tag.

a)

Description

b)

Chronology

c)

Cause and Effect

d)

Compare and Contrast

e)

Problem and Solution

18.

Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of the words.

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

idiom

d)

simile

19.

Pick a sentence that contains an Alliteration?

a)

Kim's kid kept kicking at the air.

b)

Plastic bags rip easily.

c)

Kayla is my best friend.

d)

Mrs. Flay is a super teacher!

20.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.  
a)
croak
b)
Mrs. Davis
c)
frogs
d)
pond
21.
She was so pretty my eyes popped out!
a)
Onomatopia
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Hiperbole
22.
The snow was as white as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
fluffy
23.

It is raining cats and dogs.

a)

metaphor

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

24.

The house was as black as night.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

simile

25.

Which word is the opposite of primitive?

a)

ancient

b)

modern

c)

migrate

d)

prehistoric

26.

to warn or indicate a future event

a)

tone

b)

foreshadowing

c)

mood

27.

Synonyms or Antonyms?

treacherous, harmless

a)

synonyms

b)

antonyms

28.

How many ____ does your school have?

a)

teachers

b)

teacher's

29.

That is my ___ ring.

a)

mothers

b)

mother's

30.

What is the contraction for does not?

a)

doesn't

b)

dose'nt

c)

doesnt

31.

She has four ____.

a)

brothers

b)

brother's

32.

What is the sentence missing?

The boy to the park yesterday.

a)

Subject

b)

Verb

c)

Punctuation

d)

Capital letter

33.

Identify the meaning of the metaphor.


The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.

a)

The car is very old.

b)

The car was truly made in prehistoric times.

c)

The car is very new.

34.

Identify the meaning of the simile.


At twelve years old, Jenna is like a blooming flower.

a)

Jenna is growing up.

b)

Jenna is about to run away from home.

c)

Jenna is very sick.

35.

Identify the figurative language.


Tex was tickled as he tasted the tarantula's toes.

a)

alliteration

b)

repetition

c)

hyperbole

d)

imagery

36.

What point of view uses the words

I, me, and my?

a)

1st person

b)

3rd person

37.

What point of view uses the words

he, she, and they?

a)

1st person

b)

3rd person

38.
The narrator is the _____.
a)
person telling the story
b)
main character in the story 
c)
enemy of the main character in the story
d)
person listening to the story 
39.

How do you DETERMINE the POINT OF VIEW?

a)

Ask myself, "Who is telling the story?"

b)

Figure out if the narrator is inside (a character) or outside of the story

c)

1st, 2nd, or 3rd person

d)

All of the above

40.

How many days are in the month of October?

a)

31

b)

30

c)

21

d)

29