WorksheetsLesson 11 Test Grade 6
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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1. You should persevere in learning the guitar.
persist
improve
hurry
resign
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2. Their attempt to save the harvest was futile.
A) skillful
B) premature
C) successful
D) hopeless
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3. You'll need to abbreviate your speech.
simplify
illuminate
shorten
soften
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4. Leo sneered at our suggestions, even though he had none of his own.
laughed
scorned
frowned
smiled
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5. The group expressed unanimity on the issue.
disagreement
determination
agreement
uncertainty
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6. The soldiers felt grudging respect for their
enemy.
A) enthusiastic
B) somber
C) intense
D) unwilling
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7. Anxiety possessed her as she stepped on stage.
halted
overcame
left
stunned
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8. Richard is resolute on this matter.
unsure
firm
thoughtful
careless
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9. Her fanciful plans had no supporters.
A) celebrated
B) elaborate
C) practical
D) uninteresting
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10. Kelly possesses an outstanding character.
A) dislikes
B) lacks
C) respects
D) values
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11. The contract should exclude references to age.
add
stress
include
remove
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12. Amber murmured some appropriate words to the guest of honor.
loud
hilarious
honest
unsuitable
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13. Three unruly boys got on the bus.
well-behaved
well-dressed
friendly
sluggish
The lawyer’s brief said that the jury was prejudiced. This means that the jury
A) carefully considered all the facts in the case.
B) decided based on feelings, not facts.
C) returned a verdict of not guilty.
D) could not reach a verdict.
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15. Majority is to most as
A) pound is to weigh.
B) final is to last.
C) average is to least.
D) meager is to abundant.
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16. Your possessions are
your character traits.
the things that you use.
the things that you own.
the people you are related to.
There was strong prejudice against Darwin’s ideas. Prejudice is
lively debate.
proof.
a judgment made without facts.
a group of opponents.
Nicole’s sneers were clearly intended as
warnings.
encouragement.
approval.
insults.
Which of the following is an abbreviation?
cab
Dr.
Miss
bug
Some tax money is appropriated for fire protection. Appropriated means
set aside.
taken illegally.
divided.
passed around.
Nathan’s long hair prejudiced the interviewers. His hair
distracted them from his words.
amazed them.
caused them to have an unfair opinion of him.
made them envious.
Mr. Garcia inspired Gabrielle to go to college. This means he
paid her way to college.
ordered her to go.
argued her into going.
got her excited about the idea.
Which of the following shows perseverance?
deciding to learn to use a skateboard
practicing something until one is very good at it
speaking sharply to a store clerk
helping a friend shop for shoes
To be in possession of a fine house is to
feel envious of its owners.
live nearby.
own it.
be a welcome visitor to it.
Austin has a grudge against his boss. This means that he
has caught his boss doing something against the law.
knows something that his boss doesn’t.
argues constantly with his boss.
resents his boss.
Which of the following is a unanimous vote in favor of something?
eight for; two against
ten for; zero against
five for; five against
one for; nine against
The picture book shows a fanciful landscape. Fanciful means
imaginary.
forested.
densely populated.
not very practical.
The writer lacks inspiration. This means that the writer
has not been recently paid.
gets no encouragement from family and friends.
is not very talented.
has no ideas that seem exciting or worthwhile.
The mean farmer grudged his nephew his meals. Grudged means
gave unwillingly.
prepared.
charged.
kept track of.
Anthony won by a majority of nine. This means that
there were nine candidates, and Anthony got the most votes.
he got nine votes and the other candidate got two.
he got nine more votes than the other candidate.
nine important people supported his campaign.
