6th Grade English/Language Mechanics

Pronouns

100

_______ and Sam enjoyed the program.

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

 A. He

 B. Us

 C. Me

 D. Her

What is he?

200

The manager told Jill and _______ to mark the sale items.

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

 A. we

 B. I

 C. she

 D. me

What is me?

300

Asif and _______ will prepare the drinks.

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

 A. I

 B. him

 C. her

 D. us

What is I?

400

The tile has been laid, and I do not like _______ texture.

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

 A. it

 B. its

 C. it's

 D. his

What is its?

500

 As part of the final grade I give each student, you will also need to file a report about a series of important authors. I will give you class time to research and prepare. _______ report is due next month.

What information belongs on the blank line?

 A. Yourself

 B. Your

 C. You're

 D. Yours

What is your?

Adjectives/Adverbs

100

Clark Kent _______ entered the phone booth before turning into Superman.

Which adverb correctly completes this sentence?

 A. fasty

 B. quickness

 C. fastly

 D. quickly

What is quickly?

200

After turning in her test, Tina _______ asked Mr. Hanson if she could get a drink of water.

What adverb completes the following sentence?

 A. sadness

 B. timidly

 C. shy

 D. frowningly

What is timidly?

300

I saw the new comic-book movie, Ghost Rider, yesterday.

What adverb completes the sentence?

 A. comic-book

 B. yesterday

 C. movie

 D. saw

What is yesterday?

400

Sometimes I feel like a spoiled child.

Which word in the sentence is an adverb?

 A. like

 B. feel

 C. Sometimes

 D. spoiled

What is sometimes?

500

The circle in Julie's drawing is wide than the one shown here.

Which correction should be made to this sentence?

 A. change "wide" to "widest"

 B. change "wide" to "more wide"

 C. change "wide" to "more wider"

 D. change "wide" to "wider"

What is change "wide" to "wider?"

Capitaliztion

100

Which sentence has correct capitalization?

 A. Luke said he met Michael Jordan when he went to a bulls game, but Michael Jordan was too busy to sign autographs.   

 

B. Luke said he met Michael Jordan when he went to a Bulls game, but Michael Jordan was too busy to sign Autographs.  

 C. Luke said he met Michael Jordan when he went to a Bulls game, but Michael Jordan was too busy to sign autographs.

 D. Luke said he met Michael Jordan when he went to a Bulls Game, but Michael Jordan was too busy to sign autographs.

What is the letter C?

200

Which sentence has correct capitalization?

 A. Marcus said, "It's not the end of the world. you should be happy for me."   

 

 B. Marcus said, "It's not the end of the world. You should be happy for me."  

 C. Marcus said, "it's not the end of the world. You should be happy for me."

 D. Marcus said, "it's not the end of the world. you should be happy for me."  

What is letter B/

300

Which sentence has correct capitalization?

 A. When Meghan got home from her vacation in italy, she said she was glad to be back in the usa.  

 B. When Meghan got home from her vacation in Italy, she said she was glad to be back in the Usa. 

 C. When Meghan got home from her vacation in italy, she said she was glad to be back in the USA.   

  D. When Meghan got home from her vacation in Italy, she said she was glad to be back in the USA.

What is the letter D?

400

Which sentence has correct capitalization?

 A. Buzz aldrin, an astronaut for NASA, was the second man in history to walk on the Moon.  

 B. Buzz Aldrin, an astronaut for Nasa, was the second man in history to walk on the Moon.   

C. Buzz Aldrin, an astronaut for NASA, was the second man in history to walk on the Moon.

 

D. Buzz Aldrin, an astronaut for nasa, was the second man in history to walk on the Moon. 

What is the letter C?

500

Which sentence has correct capitalization?

  A. Lindsey turned on the TV because she wanted to watch the NHL hockey game on ESPN.

 

B. Lindsey turned on the TV because she wanted to watch the NHL hockey Game on ESPN. 

 C. Lindsey turned on the tv because she wanted to watch the NHL hockey game on espn.  

 D. Lindsey turned on the tv because she wanted to watch the nhl hockey game on ESPN.   

What is the letter A?

Commas

100

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

 A. On an August, weekend in 1969, about 400000 people came to a rock concert called Woodstock.   

 B. On an August, weekend in 1969 about 400000 people came to a rock concert called Woodstock   

 

C. On an August weekend in 1969, about 400,000 people came to a rock concert called Woodstock. 

 D. On an August weekend in 1969 about 400000 people came to a rock concert called Woodstock    

What is letter C?

200

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

  A. At the age of 39, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was stricken with polio.

 B. At, the age of 39, Franklin, Delano Roosevelt was stricken with polio

 

C. At the age of 39 Franklin, Delano, Roosevelt was stricken with polio.

 D. At, the age of 39 Franklin, Delano, Roosevelt was stricken with polio

What is letter A?

300

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

 A. President Nixon told the astronauts, "For all of us Americans this has to be the proudest day of our lives"

 

 B. President Nixon told the astronauts, "For all of us Americans, this has to be the proudest day of our lives."

 C. President Nixon told the astronauts "For all of us Americans, this has to be the proudest day of our lives"

 

D. President Nixon told the astronauts For all of us Americans this has to be the proudest day of our lives.

What is letter B?

400

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

 A. Volunteers worked to clean the gooey oil from animals, rocks, and water

 B. Volunteers, worked to clean the gooey, oil from animals rocks and water

 C. Volunteers worked, to clean the gooey oil from animals rocks, and water.

  

D. Volunteers worked to clean the gooey oil from animals, rocks, and water.

What is letter D?

500

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

 A. The ocean, floor contains mountains, canyons, and plains even larger than those on land    

 

 B. The ocean floor contains mountains, canyons, and plains even larger than those on land.  

 

C. The ocean, floor contains mountains canyons and plains even larger than those on land.   

 

D. The ocean, floor contains mountains canyons and plains even larger than those on land   

What is letter B?

Multiple Meaning Words

100

Benjamin went to the register to pay for his baseball.

The word register in this sentence means

 A. object that holds money.

 B. indicate or show.

 C. enroll in a course of study.

 D. have an effect on a person.

What is an object that holds money?

200

Jacob had to read the manual before putting his new bike together.

The word manual in this sentence means

 A. using human effort.

 B. set of instructions.

 C. pertaining to the hands.

 D. to do by hand.

What is set of instructions?

300

When the king raises taxes, his people rebel by refusing to work.

The word rebel in this sentence means

 A. to rise up against authority.

 B. to feel extreme anger or disgust.

 C. a person who takes part in a revolution.

 D. relating to those who oppose rulers.

What is to rise up against authority?

400

Damian did not sleep well, so he was not alert in class.

The word alert in this sentence means

 A. to advise.

 B. awake.

 C. period of alarm.

 D. a warning.

 

What is awake?

500

The basement of the house was used as the servants' quarters.

What does quarters mean in this sentence?

 A. places of lodging

 B. twenty-five cent coins

 C. large cuttings of meat

 D. areas of a city

What is places of lodging?