Worksheets6th Grade: 5-A-Day Language Assessment: Week 17
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
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.
condition or requirement
meal or snack
permission or allowance
time or schedule
Choose the misspelled word.
claim
amature
serious
professional
Which sentence correctly adds a nonrestrictive element using parentheses?
My brother (who is a doctor) lives in New York.
My brother who is a doctor lives in New York.
My brother, who is a doctor, lives in New York.
My brother who is a doctor, lives in New York.
Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence. Identify if it is subjective, objective, or possessive.
My sister does not like carrots, but I love ( ).
them
they
Choose the synonym for: social
unpleasant
friendly
amicable
malcontent
Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun. After their apprenticeship, the students ____________ must find jobs.
themselves
itself
himself
herself
Which of the following might be improvised?
a) a memory
b) lines in a play
c) a tissue
d) the past
Write the meaning of the Greek or Latin root/affix. gran - ____________
gran - grain
gran - water
gran - light
gran - stone
Which word in the sentence is the vague pronoun? Even though Sasha had lunch with Margo, she was still hungry.
she
Sasha
lunch
Margo
Choose a matching analogy. devoted : loyal
fascinating : doubtful
challenging : simple
daunting : light
charming : charismatic
Choose the word with the connotation that best fits the sentence. He always had a ___ on his face that made me feel welcomed.
smirk
smile
12. Which of the following sentences uses personification?
The wind whispered through the trees.
The cat chased the mouse.
The sun is a star.
The car is red.
Find a positive and negative word for the denotation below.
“not commonly seen or found”
Positive: unique; Negative: rare
Positive: common; Negative: special
Positive: ordinary; Negative: exceptional
Positive: frequent; Negative: unusual
Based on the word introvert, what is the meaning of the Greek or Latin root/affix intro?
outside, exterior
within, inside
energetic
shy, reserved
Choose the antonym for: relieve
ignore
support
soothe
aggravate
Which of the following sentences contains an incorrect pronoun shift?
Each student should bring their notebook to class.
If a person wants to succeed, they must work hard.
When someone finishes the test, he should submit it.
Every player must do their best if he wants to win.
decongestant ➔ prefix: _______ base or root: ________________ suffix: _______
deco-nges-tant
de-cong-estant
decon-gest-ant
de-congest-ant
Rewrite using a possessive noun. the uniforms of the players ➔ ____________________________
the players' uniforms
the uniforms' players
the player's uniforms
the uniform's players
Identify the type of sentence. We were late to the game because there was so much traffic on the roads.
simple
compound
complex
Choose the definition that matches the word used in the sentence below.
bur•den
The Sherpas carried most of the burdens up the mountain.
1. n. Something that is carried, especially a heavy load
2. n. Anything that is hard to bear, emotionally
3. v. To add to what one has to bear
