Can You Pass A 6th Grade English Test?

Can You Pass a 6th Grade English Test?

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Back to school! How well do you remember the 6th grade? Was it as easy as you thought it was? And more importantly, do you still recall anything you learned from back then?

Let's see just how much you really remember from elementary school. Try your hand at this 6th grade final exam. Only 62% of the people passed this quiz and less than 10% got all the questions correct! Take this quiz to see how your English language knowledge and skills stack up against the average 6th grader.

Question 1 / 15

Which is the superlative form of the adjective 'bad'?

Worst

Badder

Worse

Yay!

Having difficulty with this one?

Question 2 / 15

What is a synonym?

A unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds

A word with the opposite meaning or reference

A word with the same or similar meaning

Brilliant! 👍

Not quite.

Question 3 / 15

Which word is the adverb in the this sentence: "He is very handsome."

Very

Handsome

You're one class act!

Nope, sorry. 😢

Question 4 / 15

Bang and beep are examples of:

Onomatopoeias

Adverbs

Alliterations

Super!

Not quite.

Question 5 / 15

Which of these phrases is NOT an example of an interjection?

Today is going to be an absolutely fantastic day.

Hey! Do not interrupt the teacher.

Wow, this is an awesome microwavable dinner.

Sweet!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

Question 6 / 15

Which of these is a pronoun?

When

The

Bravo!

Nope, sorry. 😢

Question 7 / 15

"The tall girl goes to the dance with her friends." Which of the words in this sentence is an adjective?

Dance

Tall

Her

Bravo!

Doh! 🤬

Question 8 / 15

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of:

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Preposition

Great job!

Nope, sorry. 😢

Question 9 / 15

"The bear goes under the water to search for fish." Which of the words is a preposition?

Under

Goes

Fabulous!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

Question 10 / 15

"It's all in the past." In this sentence, the word "past" is a(n):

Adjective

Preposition

Noun

Terrific! 🥳

That was incorrect.

Question 11 / 15

Which of the following words can be both a noun AND a verb?

The

Play

Orange

Impressive! 👍

Not quite.

Question 12 / 15

What is foreshadowing?

A device in which writer gives a hint of what is to come later in the story

When the narrator in a story is first person

When the speaker in a story is omniscient, or observing

Nice job!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

Question 13 / 15

Which of the following is NOT an example of an adverb?

Quickly

Cook

Fast

Stunning!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

Question 14 / 15

If in present tense, what is the appropriate word to use in the phrase, “I ________ down.”

Lay

Laid

Lie

You're one class act!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

Question 15 / 15

What is the best definition of what a semi-colon does?

Used to separate clauses that are closely related but could stand alone

Used before a list or an explanation that is preceded by a clause

Used as a sort of “super comma” to set off parenthetical elements

Right on! 👊

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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