6th Grade: 5-A-Day Language Assessment: Week 34

In the sentence "Thousands of spectators filled stands for the final of the World Cup soccer match.", 'spectators' means:

• People who are watching the match

• Players who are participating in the match

• Officials managing the match

• Coaches instructing the players

Choose the misspelled word

• persistent

• sacred

• famous

• occasinallly

Choose the correct sentence adding a nonrestrictive element using commas:

My grandmother taught me to read when I was four years old.

• My grandmother, taught me, to read when I was four years old.

• My grandmother who was wise, taught me to read when I was four years old.

• My grandmother taught me -to read- when I was four years old.

• My grandmother, who was wise, taught me to read when I was four years old.

Circle the correct pronoun for the sentence. Identify if it is subjective, objective, or possessive. Even with the extreme heat, Enrique and (she, her) stayed cool in the shade.

• she

• her

Choose the synonym for: sparse

• dense

• few

• fictitious

• loving

Complete the sentence with an appropriate intensive pronoun. She built the fire ___________ using only a knife, a rock, and some dry grass.

• herself

• himself

• themselves

• itself

A rigorous test...

• is straightforward.

• is exciting and fun.

• is challenging.

• might be difficult to pass.

Choose the correct definition for the Greek or Latin root/affix 'typ',

• big

• on the go

• typical

• model

Find the vague pronoun and choose the correct sentence :

Eugene told his neighbor that he couldn’t use the lawn mower.

• Eugene told his neighbor that Bob couldn’t use the lawn mower.

• Eugene told his neighbor that his own lawn mower couldn’t be used.

• Eugene told his neighbor that Eugene couldn’t use the lawn mower.

• Eugene told his neighbor that his neighbor couldn’t use the lawn mower.

Choose a matching analogy. luminous : gloomy

• reject : approve

• frequent : constant

• cordial : unsure

• adorable : sweet