Sixth Grade Assessment English Language Arts

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1 Sixth Grade Assessment English Language Arts Date Administered:

2 Note for Tutors (Please Read!) Administer this assessment using the following guidelines to ensure accuracy: Your student must answer ALL questions on this assessment. You CAN read the questions on this assessment to your student. You CANNOT help your student choose an answer. There is no time limit. Note for Students (Please Read!) Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. If you have not learned about a question, choose the I have not learned this yet option, or, for some questions, choose I don t have an answer to this question. 1

3 Name: Choose the correct pronoun to complete the sentence. 1) Neither of the boys found (his, their) books a. His b. Their c. I have not heard this yet. 2) Lauren told Valerie and (I, me) that she s going to the market. a. I b. Me c. I have not heard this yet. 3) After getting into a terrible argument (she, her) and (he, him) finally reconciled. a. she and he b. her and him c. All of the above d. I have not learned this yet. 4) True/False: The pronoun ourselves in the sentence below is used as a reflexive pronoun. Adrian and I do not want to get ourselves in that situation. a. True b. False c. I have not learned this yet. Combine the following sentences using a colon. 5) Frank had several admirable qualities. He was handsome, intelligent, and, optimistic. a. Frank had several admirable qualities: handsome, intelligent, and optimistic. b. Frank had several admirable qualities--handsome, intelligent, and optimistic. 2

4 c. Frank had several admirable qualities; handsome, intelligent, and optimistic. d. None of the above. e. I have not learned this yet. 6) The critic characterized the book this way. It was boring and monotonous. a. The critic characterized the book this way--boring and monotonous. b. The critic characterized the book this way: boring and monotonous. c. The critic characterized the book this way; boring and monotonous. d. None of the above. e. I have not learned this yet. Rewrite the following sentences using a semicolon. 7) My mom went to Seattle, WA, Chicago, IL, and Boston, MA. a. My mom went to Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; and Boston, MA. b. My mom went to Seattle, WA, Chicago, IL, and Boston, MA. c. My mom went to Seattle, WA. Chicago, IL. and Boston, MA. d. None of the above. e. I have not learned this yet. 8) She is optimistic. However, lately she s feeling quite apprehensive. a. She is optimistic; however, lately she s feeling quite apprehensive. b. She is optimistic: however, lately, she s feeling quite apprehensive. c. Leave as is. d. None of the above. e. I have not learned this yet. 3

5 9) What is the correct way to rewrite the sentence below using colon and semicolon? Katie and Steve went to Florida for three reasons. They wanted to have fun. They wanted to lay on the beach. They wanted to get away from their parents. a. Katie and Steve went to Florida for three reasons: they wanted to have fun; they wanted to lay on the beach; and they wanted to get away from their parents. b. Katie and Steve went to Florida: because they wanted to have fun, they wanted to lay on the beach, they wanted to get away from their parents. c. Katie and Steve went to Florida for three reasons: to have fun, to lay on the beach, and to get away from their parents. d. none of the above e. I have not learned this yet 10) What does the word elaborate mean in the sentence below. The teacher asked Russel to elaborate on his reasoning because she thinks it s vague and unclear. a. expand e. I have not learned this yet. b. complicated c. fancy d. simple 11) What does the word imperative mean in this sentence: Linda told Daniel that it is imperative that he attends the meeting because tomorrow s session will have a lot of needed information for their project. a. command e. I have not learned this yet. b. optional c. important d. force 12) Psychology has the root word psych which means mind. From this information, psychology is the study of the? a. mind e. I have not learned this yet. b. man c. stars d. words 4

6 13) The word optimism is made up of the prefix opti, which means best, and the suffix ism, which means belief or attitude. From this information, what does optimism mean? a. a belief that the best things will happen in the future b. someone who believes that the best things will happen in the future c. a belief that the worst things will happen in the future d. none of the above e. I have not learned this yet Read the poem below to answer question 14. Your World BY GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON (1) Your world is as big as you make it. I know, for I use to abide In the narrowest nest in a corner, My wings pressing to my side. But I sighted the distant horizon. Where the skyline encircled the sea And I throbbed with a burning desire (8) To travel the immensity. I battered the cordons around me, And cradled my wings on the breeze. Then soared the uttermost reaches With rapture, with power, with ease! 5

7 14) In line 8, the author uses the word immensity to refer to? a. the world b. the horizon c. other nests d. the sky e. I don t have an answer to this question. 15) What is one way that Georgia Douglas Johnson convey the theme of exploration in her poem Your World. a. By personifying a bird in the poem. b. By adding the phrase: In the narrowest nest in the corner. c. Exploration is not one of the themes of Your World. d. I don t have an answer to this question. 6

8 Testing Notes (For Tutor Only): The assessment is now finished. Please check the boxes below if any of the following occurred during the exam. If anything else occurred, please use the space provided to write down additional notes. I had to read the questions to my student because he/she could not read them independently. My student was distracted during the exam, and I had to help him/her refocus. 7