6th Grade Language Practice Quiz

Question 1 of 15

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?

Question 2 of 15

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,

Question 3 of 15

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.

Question 4 of 15

4. Question

Which word is spelled correctly?

mispell
extrardinary
critisize
recommend

Question 5 of 15

5. Question

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

today
went
out
wildly

Question 6 of 15

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.

Question 7 of 15

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

Question 8 of 15

8. Question

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

has broken
have broke
have broken
has breaked

Question 9 of 15

9. Question

Which of the following is correctly capitalized?

Spanish-american War
gulf War
Civil War
Revolutionary war

Question 10 of 15

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

Question 11 of 15

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.

Question 12 of 15

12. Question

The two main parts of a sentence are:

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

Question 13 of 15

13. Question

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

runs
ran
has run
has ran

Question 14 of 15

14. Question

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

dogs
bones
Jeff
trees

Question 15 of 15

15. Question

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

mysteries
mystery
mysterys
mystrys

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