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English & Writing — Grade 6

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  1. 1. Which word is a pronoun?
    1. A. table
    2. B. quickly
    3. C. she ← Answer
    4. D. green
  2. 2. What is a pronoun shift?
    1. A. an unplanned change in person or number between pronouns ← Answer
    2. B. a pronoun swapped for a noun to avoid repetition
    3. C. a change from past tense to present tense in a verb
    4. D. a pronoun that moves to a different place in the same sentence
  3. 3. What is extra information that can be removed without changing the main meaning called?
    1. A. restrictive element clause
    2. B. compound subject
    3. C. nonrestrictive element ← Answer
    4. D. main clause
  4. 4. What does the root port mean?
    1. A. carry ← Answer
    2. B. hear
    3. C. break
    4. D. look
  5. 5. What is a claim in an argument?
    1. A. the final sentence that closes every essay
    2. B. the main position the writer wants the reader to accept ← Answer
    3. C. a question that the writer asks the reader to answer at the end
    4. D. a fact the writer found while reading a book
  6. 6. What is informative writing?
    1. A. writing that tries to win an argument with reasons
    2. B. writing that tells a made-up story with characters
    3. C. writing that explains a topic using facts ← Answer
    4. D. writing that shares the writer's feelings about a topic
  7. 7. What is a narrative?
    1. A. a story that tells a sequence of events ← Answer
    2. B. a list of facts organized by topic
    3. C. a description of a place and its features
    4. D. a set of reasons that backs up a claim
  8. 8. What is plagiarism?
    1. A. restating an idea in your own words and listing the source for it
    2. B. quoting an author's exact words and naming the book
    3. C. reading a source and taking notes in your own words
    4. D. using someone else's words or ideas as if they were your own ← Answer
  9. 9. Which list contains only subjective pronouns?
    1. A. I, he, we, they ← Answer
    2. B. I, him, us, they
    3. C. my, his, our, their
    4. D. me, him, us, them
  10. 10. Which pronoun is in the first person?
    1. A. I ← Answer
    2. B. she
    3. C. they
    4. D. you
  11. 11. What is information a sentence needs to identify the person or thing meant?
    1. A. parenthetical aside
    2. B. appositive pair
    3. C. restrictive element ← Answer
    4. D. nonrestrictive element
  12. 12. What does the root aud mean?
    1. A. hear ← Answer
    2. B. say
    3. C. look
    4. D. write
  13. 13. What is a reason in an argument?
    1. A. a fact that has no link to the claim at all
    2. B. the name of the person who wrote the whole argument down
    3. C. the title that the writer gives to the essay
    4. D. a statement that explains why the claim is true ← Answer
  14. 14. What is a topic sentence?
    1. A. a list of facts about the paragraph's topic
    2. B. the last sentence that closes an entire essay
    3. C. a sentence that asks the reader a question first
    4. D. the sentence that says what a paragraph is about ← Answer
  15. 15. What is dialogue?
    1. A. a summary of what happens in the plot of the story
    2. B. the thoughts a character never says aloud
    3. C. the words characters say, in quotation marks ← Answer
    4. D. the narrator's description of the setting
  16. 16. What is a source?
    1. A. a note you copy from a classmate during class
    2. B. the last page of a report that you write yourself
    3. C. any book, article, website or person you get information from ← Answer
    4. D. only a printed book that you borrow from a school or town library
  17. 17. Which list contains only objective pronouns?
    1. A. me, he, us, them
    2. B. me, him, us, them ← Answer
    3. C. I, he, we, they
    4. D. mine, his, ours, theirs
  18. 18. Which pronoun is in the second person?
    1. A. you ← Answer
    2. B. he
    3. C. them
  19. 19. Which phrase is an appositive in this sentence? My neighbor, a retired pilot, waters our plants.
    1. A. a retired pilot ← Answer
    2. B. My neighbor
    3. C. our plants
    4. D. waters our plants
  20. 20. What does the root spect mean?
    1. A. look ← Answer
    2. B. hear
    3. C. write
    4. D. carry
  21. 21. What is evidence in an argument?
    1. A. a list of the writer's feelings about the claim
    2. B. a stronger way of saying the claim a second and third time
    3. C. facts, examples, data or expert statements that back up a reason ← Answer
    4. D. a description of the title and the topic of the whole essay in plain words
  22. 22. What is a supporting detail?
    1. A. a personal opinion that the writer feels strongly about the topic
    2. B. a repeated sentence that restates the main idea
    3. C. a fact, definition, example or quotation that develops the idea ← Answer
    4. D. the title of the piece placed at the top
  23. 23. What does pacing mean in a story?
    1. A. which point of view the narrator uses
    2. B. how fast or slow the story moves ← Answer
    3. C. where and when the story takes place
    4. D. how many characters are in the story
  24. 24. What does it mean to quote a source?
    1. A. restate the idea completely in your own words
    2. B. summarize the whole article in one short sentence
    3. C. copy the author's exact words and place them in quotation marks ← Answer
    4. D. change a few words and keep the same sentence order as the author
  25. 25. Choose the correct pronoun: (We / Us) finished the puzzle before dinner.
    1. A. Our
    2. B. We ← Answer
    3. C. Them
    4. D. Us
  26. 26. Which pronoun is in the third person plural?
    1. A. they ← Answer
    2. B. yourselves
    3. C. it
    4. D. we
  27. 27. Add commas: Toronto the largest city in Canada has many neighborhoods.
    1. A. Toronto, the largest city, in Canada, has many neighborhoods.
    2. B. Toronto, the largest city in Canada has many neighborhoods.
    3. C. Toronto, the largest city in Canada, has many neighborhoods. ← Answer
    4. D. Toronto the largest city, in Canada has many neighborhoods.
  28. 28. What does the root dict mean?
    1. A. light
    2. B. break
    3. C. life
    4. D. say ← Answer
  29. 29. What does relevant mean?
    1. A. closely connected to the point being made ← Answer
    2. B. written in the first sentence of the paragraph
    3. C. hard to prove
    4. D. very interesting
  30. 30. What is a transition?
    1. A. a word or phrase that connects ideas ← Answer
    2. B. a title written above a section of text
    3. C. a fact that the writer found about the topic
    4. D. the last word that ends a paragraph in a piece
  31. 31. What is a hook?
    1. A. the last line that wraps up the problem
    2. B. an opening line that grabs attention ← Answer
    3. C. a description of the setting and weather
    4. D. a list of the characters and their ages
  32. 32. What does it mean to paraphrase?
    1. A. swap a few words using a thesaurus and keep the rest
    2. B. restate an idea completely in your own words and sentence structure ← Answer
    3. C. leave out the source so the idea reads as your own
    4. D. copy the exact words and put them inside quotation marks with a name
  33. 33. Choose the correct pronoun: Grandpa told (they / them) a story about his first job.
    1. A. theirs
    2. B. their
    3. C. them ← Answer
    4. D. they
  34. 34. What is an antecedent?
    1. A. the first word in a sentence
    2. B. a verb that follows a pronoun
    3. C. the noun a pronoun refers to ← Answer
    4. D. the punctuation after a pronoun
  35. 35. Which mark is the quietest way to set off a side comment?
    1. A. a dash
    2. B. a colon
    3. C. parentheses ← Answer
    4. D. an exclamation point
  36. 36. What does the root rupt mean?
    1. A. carry
    2. B. far
    3. C. small
    4. D. break ← Answer
  37. 37. What is the purpose of an argument?
    1. A. to list facts about a topic with no point of view
    2. B. to tell a story about events in the exact order they happened
    3. C. to convince a reader to agree using reasons and evidence ← Answer
    4. D. to describe a place in as much detail as possible
  38. 38. What is a concluding statement?
    1. A. a question for the reader to answer at home
    2. B. the first fact that is given in the whole paper
    3. C. a sentence or section that wraps up the information ← Answer
    4. D. a list of facts that are not related to the main topic
  39. 39. What is a transition in a story?
    1. A. the main character's name and age
    2. B. a word or phrase that shows a shift in time or setting ← Answer
    3. C. a line of dialogue spoken by a character
    4. D. the story's title and the first words on its page
  40. 40. What is bibliographic information?
    1. A. the main idea that you state in your own words later
    2. B. the quotation marks that go around an author's words
    3. C. details about a source, such as author, title and date ← Answer
    4. D. the list of questions you ask before you start research
  41. 41. Choose the correct word: The cat licked (its / it's) paw.
    1. A. its'
    2. B. it is
    3. C. it's
    4. D. its ← Answer
  42. 42. In the sentence The twins left because they were tired, what is the antecedent of they?
    1. A. twins ← Answer
    2. B. because
    3. C. tired
  43. 43. Which mark is the strongest way to set off extra information for emphasis?
    1. A. a dash ← Answer
    2. B. parentheses
    3. C. a period
    4. D. a comma
  44. 44. What does the Greek root bio mean?
    1. A. life ← Answer
    2. B. light
    3. C. self
    4. D. sound
  45. 45. Which sentence is a claim a writer could argue?
    1. A. Skate parks already exist in many other towns.
    2. B. The park is open from nine to five each day.
    3. C. Our town should build a public skate park. ← Answer
    4. D. Skateboards have four wheels and a flat deck.
  46. 46. Which of these is a fact about bees?
    1. A. Honeybees visit hundreds of flowers on one trip. ← Answer
    2. B. Bees are scary and should always be avoided.
    3. C. Everyone should love bees because they make honey.
    4. D. Bees are the coolest insects of all in the world.
  47. 47. Which line of dialogue is punctuated correctly?
    1. A. "Hurry up," said Kenji. "We are going to miss the start." ← Answer
    2. B. "Hurry up," said Kenji. We are going to miss the start.
    3. C. "Hurry up", said Kenji. "We are going to miss the start".
    4. D. "Hurry up, said Kenji. We are going to miss the start."
  48. 48. Which marks show that words are quoted exactly?
    1. A. commas before and after the words
    2. B. parentheses around the sentence
    3. C. quotation marks ← Answer
    4. D. dashes on both sides of it
  49. 49. Choose the correct pronoun: (She / Her) plays the cello in the school orchestra.
    1. A. Hers
    2. B. She ← Answer
    3. C. Her
    4. D. Them
  50. 50. What does the person of a pronoun tell you?
    1. A. whether it begins a sentence
    2. B. the point of view it shows ← Answer
    3. C. which tense the verb uses
    4. D. how many things it names
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Me, Myself and the Right Pronoun

The student will choose the correct subjective, objective or possessive pronoun in sentences, including compound subjects and objects. · 40 min

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“Today you become a pronoun detective. By the end, you will be able to prove which pronoun is right, not just guess.”

Worked example

Choose the correct pronoun: The librarian helped Amir and (I / me) find the atlas.

Answer: me. Cover up Amir and: The librarian helped me. Me is objective because it receives the action of helped.

A mistake students make

Saying "and I" always sounds more polite and correct, so it should be used everywhere.

How the book fixes it

Show that "and I" is only correct in the subject. Use the cover-up trick on "between you and I": "between I" is wrong, so it must be "between you and me."

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