Grade 6

The part of a sentence or clause containing a a) subject EASY

verb and stating something about the subject b) phrase
c) clause
d) predicate

A kind of sentence that makes a statement a) interrogative EASY

b) imperative
c) declarative
d) exclamatory

The most important element of a story; they a) plot EASY

were the ones who play certain roles and acts in b) setting
the story itself. c) theme
d) characters

" The wind whisper to the trees as it creeps in a) simile EASY

the night" this is an example of what figure of b) metaphor
speech? c) personification
d) hyperbole

What part of the following sentence is an a) there will be no dessert for you EASY
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE? b) until you eat your supper
Until you eat your supper, there will be no dessert c) until you eat
for you! d) there will be no

In the sentence below, which punctuation mark a) ? because the sentence is an AVERAGE
should Jarvez use and why? interrogative sentence and asks a
question.
Rex was the lead dog. b) . because the sentence is an imperative
sentence and gives a command.
c) . because the sentence is a declarative
sentence and makes a statement.
d) ! because the sentence is an
exclamatory sentence and shows strong
feeling.

This type of sentence is made up of two a) Simple AVERAGE

independent clauses and that are usually joined b) Compound
by a conjunction. c) Complex
d) Compound-Complex

This pertains to the prosodic feature of speech a) pause AVERAGE

that is the relative emphasis or prominence b) intonation
given to a certain syllable in a word, or to a c) stress
certain word in a phrase or sentence d) pitch

Which sentence is complex? a) Before scientists invented telescopes, AVERAGE

the moon was a mystery.
b) The viewer looked into the special
machine.
c) Trained bears were the star of the film.
d) People in earlier days wrote letters or
sent telegrams.

Give an example of a homophone. a) Flower and garden HARD

b) Bear and chair
c) Happy and joyful
d) Tree and forest
How do you use an apostrophe in contractions? a) It shows possession. HARD
b) It combines two words.
c) It separates syllables.
d) It starts a sentence.
What is the function of an adverb in a sentence? a) To describe a noun HARD
b) To show possession
c) To modify a verb, adjective, or another
adverb
d) To join two sentences together
13. What is the definition of a metaphor? a) A figure of speech using "like" or "as" HARD
b) A direct comparison between two
unlike things
c) An exaggerated statement for effect
d) A word that imitates a sound
What kind of pronoun is in capital letters? a) reflexive pronoun HARD
Joy and George taught Elsa skills of survival so b) possessive pronoun
that a life in the wild could be HERS. c) indefinite pronoun

The prefix "intro" means within and the Latin a) to look at HARD
root "spect" means to look or see. What is the b) to look around
meaning of the word introspect? c) see the future
d) to look within