Worksheets6th Grade 5-A-Day: Week 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
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.
someone who can complete tasks quickly and correctly
someone who is always late to work
someone who likes to take long breaks
someone who prefers to work slowly
Choose the misspelled word.
judgemental
changable
crucial
dissect
Which sentence correctly adds a nonrestrictive element using commas to the following sentence? The doctor took an x-ray of my arm.
The doctor, who was very careful, took an x-ray of my arm.
The doctor took an x-ray of my arm who was very careful.
The doctor took an x-ray, who was very careful, of my arm.
The doctor -who was very careful- took an x-ray of my arm.
Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence and identify if it is subjective or objective.
Damian might go to the movies with (she, her).
she - subjective
her - subjective
she - objective
her - objective
Choose the synonym for: flexible
brittle
coarse
old
pliable
Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun. Vivien and I ____________ planned a more perfect party.
ourselves
themselves
himself
myself
Which place would make the best sanctuary during a lightning storm?
a basement
a telephone pole
a boat in the ocean
an open field
Write the meaning of the Greek or Latin root/affix. astr - ____________
star
water
earth
fire
Which word in the sentence is the vague pronoun?
The nurse told the patient that she needed a thermometer.
nurse
patient
she
thermometer
Choose a matching analogy. clever : idiotic
coffee : tea
salty : sugar
sulk : smile
defeat : conquer
Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence. The baby crawled around the house looking for the cat.
nosy
inquisitive
Which of the following sentences uses hyperbole, a gross exaggeration used to add emphasis when communicating?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
She walked to the store.
The cat sat on the mat.
He likes to read books.
Find a positive and negative word for the denotation below. Denotation: "to be young"
Positive: youthful Negative: immature
Positive: old Negative: wise
Positive: childish Negative: experienced
Positive: ancient Negative: naive
Based on the word circumnavigate, what is the meaning of the Greek or Latin root/affix circum?
travel
around, about
operate
inside of
Choose the antonym for: summit
path
lure
top
base
Which sentence corrects the pronoun shift in:
Paul and I went to the animal shelter where they adopted a puppy.
Paul and I went to the animal shelter where we adopted a puppy.
Paul and I went to the animal shelter where he adopted a puppy.
Paul and I went to the animal shelter where she adopted a puppy.
Paul and I went to the animal shelter where you adopted a puppy.
incompatible ➔ prefix: ______ base or root: ________________ suffix: ______
in-com-patible
in-compat-ible
incom-pat-ible
in-campati-ble
Choose the correct possessive noun.
the crowns of the Kings ➔ ____________________________
the kings' crowns
the king's crowns
the crowns' kings
the crowns of kings'
Identify the type of sentence. The energetic puppy and mischievous kitten played for hours.
simple
compound
complex
Choose the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below.
Challenge- The athlete accepted the challenge and began training immediately.
v. To invite others to take part in a contest
v. To cause a person to use a lot of skill or effort
n. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition
