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6th Grade 5-A-Day: Week 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using context clues, What does efficient mean?

The company is looking for an efficient secretary for the front office. If you know of someone who can complete tasks quickly and correctly, please have him/her apply for the job.

a)

someone who can complete tasks quickly and correctly

b)

someone who is always late to work

c)

someone who likes to take long breaks

d)

someone who prefers to work slowly

2.

Choose the misspelled word.

a)

judgemental

b)

changable

c)

crucial

d)

dissect

3.

Which sentence correctly adds a nonrestrictive element using commas to the following sentence? The doctor took an x-ray of my arm.

a)

The doctor, who was very careful, took an x-ray of my arm.

b)

The doctor took an x-ray of my arm who was very careful.

c)

The doctor took an x-ray, who was very careful, of my arm.

d)

The doctor -who was very careful- took an x-ray of my arm.

4.

Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence and identify if it is subjective or objective.

Damian might go to the movies with (she, her).

a)

she - subjective

b)

her - subjective

c)

she - objective

d)

her - objective

5.

Choose the synonym for: flexible

a)

brittle

b)

coarse

c)

old

d)

pliable

6.

Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun. Vivien and I ____________ planned a more perfect party.

a)

ourselves

b)

themselves

c)

himself

d)

myself

7.

Which place would make the best sanctuary during a lightning storm?

a)

a basement

b)

a telephone pole

c)

a boat in the ocean

d)

an open field

8.

Write the meaning of the Greek or Latin root/affix. astr - ____________

a)

star

b)

water

c)

earth

d)

fire

9.

Which word in the sentence is the vague pronoun?

The nurse told the patient that she needed a thermometer.

a)

nurse

b)

patient

c)

she

d)

thermometer

10.

Choose a matching analogy. clever : idiotic

a)

coffee : tea

b)

salty : sugar

c)

sulk : smile

d)

defeat : conquer

11.

Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence. The baby crawled around the house looking for the cat.

a)

nosy

b)

inquisitive

12.

Which of the following sentences uses hyperbole, a gross exaggeration used to add emphasis when communicating?

a)

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

b)

She walked to the store.

c)

The cat sat on the mat.

d)

He likes to read books.

13.

Find a positive and negative word for the denotation below. Denotation: "to be young"

a)

Positive: youthful Negative: immature

b)

Positive: old Negative: wise

c)

Positive: childish Negative: experienced

d)

Positive: ancient Negative: naive

14.

Based on the word circumnavigate, what is the meaning of the Greek or Latin root/affix circum?

a)

travel

b)

around, about

c)

operate

d)

inside of

15.

Choose the antonym for: summit

a)

path

b)

lure

c)

top

d)

base

16.

Which sentence corrects the pronoun shift in:

Paul and I went to the animal shelter where they adopted a puppy.

a)

Paul and I went to the animal shelter where we adopted a puppy.

b)

Paul and I went to the animal shelter where he adopted a puppy.

c)

Paul and I went to the animal shelter where she adopted a puppy.

d)

Paul and I went to the animal shelter where you adopted a puppy.

17.

incompatible ➔ prefix: ______ base or root: ________________ suffix: ______

a)

in-com-patible

b)

in-compat-ible

c)

incom-pat-ible

d)

in-campati-ble

18.

Choose the correct possessive noun.

the crowns of the Kings ➔ ____________________________

a)

the kings' crowns

b)

the king's crowns

c)

the crowns' kings

d)

the crowns of kings'

19.

Identify the type of sentence. The energetic puppy and mischievous kitten played for hours.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

20.

Choose the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below.

Challenge- The athlete accepted the challenge and began training immediately.

a)

v. To invite others to take part in a contest

b)

v. To cause a person to use a lot of skill or effort

c)

n. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition