Worksheets6th Grade: 5-A-Day Language Assessment: Week 34
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
In the sentence "Thousands of spectators filled stands for the final of the World Cup soccer match.", 'spectators' means:
People who are watching the match
Players who are participating in the match
Officials managing the match
Coaches instructing the players
Choose the misspelled word
persistent
sacred
famous
occasinallly
Choose the correct sentence adding a nonrestrictive element using commas:
My grandmother taught me to read when I was four years old.
My grandmother, taught me, to read when I was four years old.
My grandmother who was wise, taught me to read when I was four years old.
My grandmother taught me -to read- when I was four years old.
My grandmother, who was wise, taught me to read when I was four years old.
Circle the correct pronoun for the sentence. Identify if it is subjective, objective, or possessive. Even with the extreme heat, Enrique and (she, her) stayed cool in the shade.
she
her
Choose the synonym for: sparse
dense
few
fictitious
loving
Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun. She built the fire ___________ using only a knife, a rock, and some dry grass.
herself
himself
themselves
itself
A rigorous test...
is straightforward.
is exciting and fun.
is challenging.
might be difficult to pass.
Choose the correct definition for the Greek or Latin root/affix 'typ',
big
on the go
typical
model
Find the vague pronoun and choose the correct sentence :
Eugene told his neighbor that he couldn’t use the lawn mower.
Eugene told his neighbor that Bob couldn’t use the lawn mower.
Eugene told his neighbor that his own lawn mower couldn’t be used.
Eugene told his neighbor that Eugene couldn’t use the lawn mower.
Eugene told his neighbor that his neighbor couldn’t use the lawn mower.
Choose a matching analogy. luminous : gloomy
reject : approve
frequent : constant
cordial : unsure
adorable : sweet
Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence. I have fond memories of my (mom, mother) baking me special cookies for my birthday.
mom
mother
Choose the sentence that best uses: Irony
The fire station burned down during a raging wildfire.
The teacher handed out extra homework after a tough test.
The rain stopped just as the parade began.
The chef prepared a meal for dinner.
Find a positive and negative word for the denotation below. 'to be smart'
positive: intelligent, negative: cunning
positive: clever, negative: sly
positive: brilliant, negative: deceitful
positive: knowledgeable, negative: tricky
Based on the word vision, what is the meaning of the Greek or Latin root/affix vis?
hear
shame
eyes
see
Choose the antonym for: inept
qualified
exhausted
selfish
unskilled
Which sentence correctly revises the error in pronoun shift?
For a student to make the honor roll, they must earn all As.
For a student to make the honor roll, must earn all As.
For a student to make the honor roll, he or she must earn all As.
For a student to make the honor roll, they must earn all As.
For a student to make the honor role, all must earn all As.
noncyclical ➔ prefix: _______ base or root: _______ suffix: _______
non-cy-clical
non-cycli-cal
non-cycl-ical
nonc-ycli-cal
Rewrite using a possessive noun: the values of my community ➔
my community's values
the values community's
communities' values
values of my community
Identify the type of sentence. Obviously, I am too sick to attend school today.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Choose the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below.
The acrobats were suspended above the crowd.
To hang while attached to something above
To stop for a while before going on
To bar from working, attending, or taking part for a while
