6th Grade ELA Practice Test

1. Question

Composing and Writing Process—Use Editing and Proofreading Processes—RIT 201-210
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

I read “Box Step” in Frederick Barthclure’s short story collection, Moon Deluxe.
I read the sports section in the “New York Times”.
Did you read “Elevator Man” in the “New Yorker”?
Did you see the article Hurricane in Time Magazine?

2. Question

My friend who is a N.Y Yankees fan has tickets to the season’s opening game.
After which word or words should you place a comma?

fan,
tickets,
friend, fan,
who, fan,

3. Question

Which indicates the speaker is excited?

Sure, I can do that.
Sure, I can do that!
Sure, I can do that?
I can do that.

4. Question

Which word is spelled correctly?

mispell
extrardinary
critisize
recommend

5. Question

Today, we went out and danced wildly in the hall.
Which word tells “how”?

today
went
out
wildly

6. Question

While I was walking in the alley, ________________________________.
Which phrase will make this fragment a complete sentence?

with my hands in my pockets.
giggling to myself.
a black cat crossed my path.
on the way to the library.

7. Question

Several _________ of apples ________ at the market.
Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.

cases, were sold
case, was sold
cases, were saled
case, were selled

8. Question

Kids throwing rocks ________ all the windows in that shack.
Choose the correct verb.

has broken
have broke
have broken
has breaked

9. Question

Which of the following is correctly capitalized?

Spanish-american War
gulf War
Civil War
Revolutionary war

10. Question

Allen has ______ homework than Amy, but Kathy has the _______ homework of all three.
Choose the best word pair to complete this sentence.

least, less
less, lest
lesser, least
less, least

11. Question

Which is a complete sentence?

The money stolen from the largest bank in town.
The road leads to the state assembly building.
Two or three miles down the highway at the traffic light.
Because she waited too long to call for help.

12. Question

The two main parts of a sentence are:

subject and predicate
predicate and direct object
subject and noun
object and verb phrase

13. Question

Three weeks ago my dog ________ away.
Choose the best missing word.

runs
ran
has run
has ran

14. Question

Six dogs with rawhide bones followed Jeff into the trees.
Which underlined word is NOT a plural noun?

dogs
bones
Jeff
trees

15. Question

The ________ were solved by the detective and the policeman.
Choose the best missing word.

mysteries
mystery
mysterys
mystrys

16. Question

Choose the appropriate places for periods.

a and b
b and d
a and d
c and d

17. Question

Waiting impatiently(a) the students shoved(b) and jostled each other(c) at the bus stop.
Weighed down by his heavy backpack(d) Pete was squeezed to the end of the line. The bright
yellow bus(e) arrived in a blur of flashing lights and familiar faces. Knowing it was inevitable(f)
the students boarded the bus to school.
Where should commas be placed?

b, c, d
a, c, d
b, c, f
a, d, f

18. Question

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

The students, gave the principal Mr. Smith a special award.
The students gave the principal, Mr. Smith, a special award.
The students gave the principal, Mr. Smith a special award.
The students gave the principal Mr. Smith, a special award.

19. Question

Directions: Choose the correct pronoun.
_______ of the students prepares for the exam.

Few
Both
Many
Everyone

20. Question

Susan asked, “mother, will my aunt and uncle be attending dad’s family reunion with us?”
Which words should be capitalized?

mother, dad’s family
mother, aunt, uncle
mother, aunt, uncle, dad’s
mother, dad’s

21. Question

Identify the correctly capitalized title.

dr. Jones
Al Smith, Teacher
President Allen
Mr. jack owen

22. Question

If you were assigned a reminiscence, a story from your life, the best point of view to use would be:

first person
second person
third person
third person omniscient