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6th Grade: 5-A-Day Language Assessment: Week 17

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Usethe context clues that help you understand what provision means.

You can study at Grant’s house with the provision that you are back home before dinner.

a)

condition or requirement

b)

meal or snack

c)

permission or allowance

d)

time or schedule

2.

Choose the misspelled word.

a)

claim

b)

amature

c)

serious

d)

professional

3.

Which sentence correctly adds a nonrestrictive element using parentheses?

a)

My brother (who is a doctor) lives in New York.

b)

My brother who is a doctor lives in New York.

c)

My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York.

d)

My brother who is a doctor, lives in New York.

4.

Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence. Identify if it is subjective, objective, or possessive.

My sister does not like carrots, but I love ( ).

a)

them

b)

they

5.

Choose the synonym for: social

a)

unpleasant

b)

friendly

c)

amicable

d)

malcontent

6.

Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun. After their apprenticeship, the students ____________ must find jobs.

a)

themselves

b)

itself

c)

himself

d)

herself

7.

Which of the following might be improvised?

a)

a) a memory

b)

b) lines in a play

c)

c) a tissue

d)

d) the past

8.

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

a)

gran - grain

b)

gran - water

c)

gran - light

d)

gran - stone

9.

Which word in the sentence is the vague pronoun? Even though Sasha had lunch with Margo, she was still hungry.

a)

she

b)

Sasha

c)

lunch

d)

Margo

10.

Choose a matching analogy. devoted : loyal

a)

fascinating : doubtful

b)

challenging : simple

c)

daunting : light

d)

charming : charismatic

11.

Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence. He always had a ___ on his face that made me feel welcomed.

a)

smirk

b)

smile

12.

12. Which of the following sentences uses personification?

a)

The wind whispered through the trees.

b)

The cat chased the mouse.

c)

The sun is a star.

d)

The car is red.

13.

Find a positive and negative word for the denotation below.

“not commonly seen or found”

a)

Positive: unique; Negative: rare

b)

Positive: common; Negative: special

c)

Positive: ordinary; Negative: exceptional

d)

Positive: frequent; Negative: unusual

14.

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

a)

outside, exterior

b)

within, inside

c)

energetic

d)

shy, reserved

15.

Choose the antonym for: relieve

a)

ignore

b)

support

c)

soothe

d)

aggravate

16.

Which of the following sentences contains an incorrect pronoun shift?

a)

Each student should bring their notebook to class.

b)

If a person wants to succeed, they must work hard.

c)

When someone finishes the test, he should submit it.

d)

Every player must do their best if he wants to win.

17.

decongestant ➔ prefix: _______ base or root: ________________ suffix: _______

a)

deco-nges-tant

b)

de-cong-estant

c)

decon-gest-ant

d)

de-congest-ant

18.

Rewrite using a possessive noun. the uniforms of the players ➔ ____________________________

a)

the players' uniforms

b)

the uniforms' players

c)

the player's uniforms

d)

the uniform's players

19.

Identify the type of sentence. We were late to the game because there was so much traffic on the roads.

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

complex

20.

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

bur•den

The Sherpas carried most of the burdens up the mountain.

a)

1. n. Something that is carried, especially a heavy load

b)

2. n. Anything that is hard to bear, emotionally

c)

3. v. To add to what one has to bear