Unit 1 English Grade 6

1.

2 points

Mark the sentence that has a compound subject below.

A striped cat stretched and yawned on the doorstep.

The noise surprised and frightened the cat.

A girl and her dog suddenly raced around the corner.

The cat quickly jumped over the railing.

2.

2 points

Choose the word that is the conjunction in the sentence below:

Charity and Ron will wait in the library.

and

in

will

the

3.

2 points

What type of sentence appears below:

Please move these chairs out of the hall.

imperative

declarative

interrogative

exclamatory

4.

2 points

What is the simple subject of this sentence:

Paul Lopez bought a new CD for his car.

Paul Lopez

for

new

bought

5.

2 points

In which sentence should the conjunction "or" be used?

Sandy remembered the street ________ forgot the house number.

Both Hannah ________ Liz have cats.

Mia said, " Goodnight", ________ then she left.

Hurry up, _______ we will be late.

6.

2 points

Choose the word that is the conjunction in the sentence below:

The morning was quite cloudy, but later the sun came out

quite

out

but

later

7.

2 points

Mark the sentence that has a compound subject below.

Carl will wash the dishes and clean up the yard after the cookout.

Chris must go to the store for some milk.

A tablecloth or plastic sheet must be put on the table.

I will make the salad and slice the bread.

8.

2 points

What is the subject of the sentence below:

Did Claire hang up her jacket?

hang

jacket

Did

Claire

9.

2 points

Choose the word that is the conjunction in the sentence below:

Marco, Andrew, and Melissa all live less than a mile from town.

than

from

and

all

10.

2 points

Mark the sentence that has a compound subject below.

Then they measured and cut the wood to the proper length.

First, they bought wood at the lumberyard.

Sandra, Roger, and Philip built a picnic table.

The three weary carpenters finished their project by dinner time.

11.

2 points

Choose the sentence that has a line between the complete subject and its complete predicate.

Another train had / stalled in the station.

We traveled uptown / on the subway.

Our sixth grade class / visited the museum.

The train was stuck / in the tunnel for about ten minutes.

12.

2 points

Choose the sentence that has the correct punctuation below.

I'd also like to have a small salad?

Are you going to the sandwich shop!

How much money do you think lunch will cost.

Please get me a tuna sandwich.

13.

2 points

Choose the sentence that has the correct punctuation below.

Have you ever seen a large diamond?

How beautiful that diamond is.

Which ones are the diamonds used in jewelery!

Notice that this diamond is lost?

14.

2 points

What type of sentence appears below:

I'll go to the store for some nails.

exclamatory

declarative

imperative

interrogative

15.

2 points

Choose the correct way to rewrite the run-on sentence below:

Dora knows a lot about tropical fish she has read dozens of books about them

Dora knows a lot about tropical fish, and she has read dozens of books about them.

Dora knows a lot about tropical fish. She has read dozens of books about them.

Dora knows a lot about tropical fish, but she has read dozens of books about them.

Dora knows a lot about tropical fish, she has read dozens of books about them.

16.

2 points

What type of sentence appears below:

Where did you get that puppy?

declarative

imperative

interrogative

exclamatory

17.

2 points

In which sentence should the conjunction "but" be used:

Patty loved the movie ______ recommended it to everyone.

Leon _____ Sophie arrived late.

Wendy will keep the ring ________ return it.

Scott stood on a ladder _______ couldn't reach the light bulb.

18.

2 points

Choose the correct way to combine each pair of sentences to form a compound sentence.

Arthur Conan Doyle was a doctor. He became famous by writing detective stories.

Arthur Conan Doyle was a doctor, he became found by writing detective stories.

Arthur Conan Doyle was a doctor, but he became famous by writing detective stories.

Arthur Conan Doyle was a doctor and, he became famous by writing dectective stories.

Arthur Conan Doyle was a doctor but, he became famous by writing detective stories.

19.

2 points

Choose the correct way to combine each pair of sentences to form a compound sentence.

Frogs breathe with gills at first. Later they develop lungs.

Frogs breathe with gills at first or, later they develop lungs.

Frogs breathe with gills at first, but later they develop lungs.

Frogs breathe with gills at first, later they develop lungs.

Frogs breathe with gills at first and, later they develop lungs.

20.

2 points

What is the subject of this sentence:

Please come to my birthday party.

come

you

Please

party

21.

2 points

In which sentence should the conjunction "and" be used:

Both Hannah ________ Liz have cats.

Sandy remembered the street ________ forgot the house number.

Hurry up, _______ we will be late.

Mia said, " Goodnight", ______ she did not go to bed.

22.

2 points

"Not an easy sport."

This is a complete sentence

True

False

23.

2 points

Choose the word that is the conjunction in the sentence below:

Camille walks or rides her bike to school on nice days.

her

or

to

on

24.

2 points

In which sentence should the conjunction "but" be used:

Hurry up, _______ we will be late.

Both Hannah ________ Liz have cats.

Mia said, " Goodnight", ________ then she left.

Sandy remembered the street ________ forgot the house number.

25.

2 points

Choose the word that is the conjunction in the sentence below:

Linda has never washed or waxed a car before.

or

has

never

a

26.

2 points

"A cat with one green eye and one blue eye"

is a sentence fragment.

True

False

27.

2 points

Choose the sentence that has a line between the complete subject and its complete predicate.

Some rain fell almost every day / of the trip.

James went / on a backpacking trip.

They / climbed to the top of the mountain.

He took his friends Buddy and Pete / with him.

28.

2 points

What is the simple subject in this sentence:

Little children were flying kites nearby.

flying

nearby

children

little

29.

2 points

Choose the word that is the conjunction in the sentence below:

Mr. Bigsby asked a question, but none of us knew the answer.

asked

of

us

but

30.

2 points

What type of sentence appears below:

I like swimming better than any other sport.

declarative

exclamatory

imperative

interrogative

31.

2 points

Choose the sentence that has the correct punctuation below.

Mr. Adler works for Excello Gems?

Does he sell rubies and sapphires.

What a selection of pearls he has!

Please get Mr. Adler on the phone for me?

32.

2 points

Choose the sentence that has the correct punctuation below.

Did we bring our fishing gear!

Check the gear to be sure we have everything.

How silly of us to have left the oars in the car?

May Spiro and I go rowing.

33.

2 points

Choose the sentence that has a line between the complete subject and its complete predicate.

Stevie Wonder is / a singer.

He is a very popular / performer.

His concerts draw / big crowds.

Jessica / has one of his records.

34.

2 points

Mark the sentence that has a compound subject below.

Ian saw many kinds of animals at the zoo last weekend.

He liked the monkeys and especially enjoyed the polar bear cubs.

The polar bear cubs and their mother played in a pool of cold water.

The monkeys wrestled and chased each other around the trees.

35.

2 points

What is the subject of the sentence below:

Tell Carrie about the party for me.

Carrie

you

me

party

36.

2 points

Choose the sentence that has the correct punctuation below.

What an interesting story these fossils tell.

Do they find fossil remains!

Archaeologists study people who lived long ago.

They find vases and other objects ancient peoples left behind!

37.

2 points

Choose the sentence that has a line between the complete subject and its complete predicate.

Most of her friends / belong to the hiking club.

April is the most popular girl / in school.

They do / many things together.

She is a member / of many clubs.

38.

2 points

Mark the sentence below that has the compound subject.

Mark and Elaine acted in a school play.

He put on a three-piece suit.

Mark played the part of a businessman.

Elaine wore a yellow dress and carried an umbrella.

39.

2 points

Mark the sentence that has a compound subject below.

Cars, trucks, and buses were the subjects of most of the drawings.

Everyone worked on a mural or wrote a report.

The class was studying transportation.

Even wrote a report about the city bus system.

40.

2 points

What type of sentence appears below:

What a beautiful bird that is!

declarative

imperative

interrogative

exclamatory

41.

2 points

Choose the complex sentence from the choices below.

Sandy and Eric went to a movie together.

Sandy could wake him, or she could let him sleep.

Eric slept through the entire movie.

Eric fell asleep soon after the film began.

42.

2 points

Choose the sentence that has a line between the complete subject and its complete predicate.

People find / these birds a nuisance.

Many birds / flock to the beach.

They eat the fish / in the ocean.

Sea gulls stroll / along the shore.

43.

2 points

Choose the complex sentence from the choices below.

Dad set the table, and he also served the meal.

Mary fed the cat, but mom fed the dog.

Mary missed supper because she was late.

Rob will do the dishes with Mom.