1 - Humble Independent School District
6th Grade Final Test Review
Clauses and Commas
|Subordinating Conjunctions: if because when while where after since until |
|although even though before whenever wherever |
|Relative Pronouns: who whom whose which that |
|Coordinating Conjunctions: for and nor but or yet so |
Read the clauses. Write Main if the clause is a main clause and Subordinate if the clause is a subordinate clause. If the clause is a subordinate clause, rewrite the phrase adding a main clause to make it complete.
1. Although she did not expect to win. ________S______
2. We will miss the train. __________M____
3. Because clouds were gathering. ____S__________
4. Mom made us go inside. _____M_________
5. While Mom and Dad fix dinner. __S____________
6. If you get an A on the test. _______S_______
7. When I have enough money for a new bicycle. _______S_______
8. We can call a taxi. _____M_________
9. Because he wanted to learn about Kangaroos. _____S_________
10. You can go to the party. ________M______
Read the following complex sentences. Write main if the underlined section is the main clause or write subordinate if the underlined section is a subordinate clause.
11. He forgot the report that he had finished the night before. _______S_______
12. Until the Smiths get home, Marcy is caring for their cat. _________M_____
13. I ate the peach that was sitting on the counter. _______M_______
14. School children, who have the day off, participate in an exciting parade. ______S________
15. As he was leaving for school, Larry remembered to take his lunch. _______S_______
Identifying Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences. Label each sentence as: simple, compound or complex
16. I could read a chapter in my book.______SIMPLE______________
17. I can read, or I can listen to the radio. ________COMPOUND________
18. After she weighed and measured her catch, she released it. ______COMPLEX_________
19. She took a picture because no one would believe it otherwise. _____COMPLEX_______________
20. Should I change my plans? ______SIMPLE______________
21. Dad set the alarm; I mistakenly turned it off. ______COMPOUND____
22. As she studied the chimpanzees, she got to know them very well. ____COMPLEX______
23. The twins play tennis, and they are also on the soccer team. _______COMPOUND_____
24. Maybe I can do all these things. _____SIMPLE____
25. Sam loads the dishwasher, and I unload it. ___COMPOUND_________
Rewrite each sentence with correct punctuation.
26. Julianna danced in the competition, and she won a gold medal.
27. The sun was hot, but the water, was cold.
28. Micah kicked the ball, and she scored a goal.
29. The rain began to come down, so I opened my umbrella.
30. We tried to get the tickets for the movie, yet the box office was closed.
31. We must fix the roof, or the rain will get in the house.
32. I need to buy pencils, a notebook, and a binder at the store.
33. The tiny, grey puppy needs a good home.
34. Rae, Evett, and Renee went to the movies on Saturday night.
The Phantom Tollbooth, Act One
Vocabulary – Define each word and use it in a sentence.
35. A destination is a place that you are going
36. To surmise means to make a guess
37. What does ferocious mean? fierce
38. What does leisurely mean? slowly
39. A crag is a cliff
“Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”
Comprehension
Answer each of the following questions.
40. What is it illegal to do in the Doldrums?
Laugh, think
41. How does Milo travel to the Land of Expectations?
Drive in a toy car
42. What do the following stage directions help you visualize?
“Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, good . . . ( A loud clap of thunder is heard. ) Oh dear!” understand why he says “oh dear”
43. Spelling Bee tells Milo that one day the Spelling Bee decided to
Get an education
44. Which name does the author use as a humorous pun?
Spelling bee
45. What do the following stage directions help you visualize about Dictionopolis?
There may be street signs and lampposts in the shapes of large letters (large O’s and Q’s) and all windows and doors can be in the shape of H’s and A’s.
How the town us made up of letters
46. The Lethargarians say that Milo has ended up in the Doldrums because he
Was not thinking or paying attention
47. What event happens that creates humor during the banquet?
When milo orders a “light snack”, the guests are served lights.
48. Why do Spelling Bee and the Humbug argue?
Spelling Bee says that you can’t trust Humbug/Humbug lies
49. King Azaz gives Milo a box of letters so that Milo can
To help him overcome obstacles
50. What does the speaker in “Life Doesn’t
Frighten Me” make go away?
dragons
51. Reread lines 17–18 of “Life Doesn’t
Frighten Me.” You know that the speaker wins against scary things because the things
Know that the speaker is brave and leave
52. Lines 28–32 from “Life Doesn’t Frighten
Me” tell you that the speaker
Attends a school with boys and girls
53. Reread lines 33–36 of “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me.” These lines support the poem’s meaning when the speaker claims to be afraid only when
He or she is dreaming
54.What does the speaker in “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” say he or she does when dragons appear?
Shoos them away
55. The things that the speaker mentions in lines 5 and 10 of “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me” are the same because they are
imaginary
56. In lines 28–32 of “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” you learn that the speaker’s school experience is
unpleasant
57. Reread lines 33–36 of “Life Doesn’t
Frighten Me.” These lines emphasize that the speaker is
Brace in the face of danger
“Walrus and the Carpenter”
Answer each of the following questions.
58. Where is the poem set?
On a beach
59. The setting of the poem explains that
The walrus lives on the beach
60. The moon is angry at the sun because the
Sun is shining at night
61. The Walrus and the Carpenter are crying
because
there is too much sand
62. What treat does the Walrus offer the
Oysters? A nice walk
63. Reread lines 43–48. Given these lines, you
can visualize the Oysters as
excited
64. The speaker says that the Oysters are
unusual because they
wear clean shoes but do not have feet
65. The Oysters ask to delay their talk with
the Walrus because they
are tired
66. What is the result of the Walrus’s listing the food he needs in lines 73–78? The oysters know that they are about to be eaten
67. What does the Walrus do to distract the
Oysters?
Show them the ocean view
68. Why are the Walrus and the Carpenter
upset?
Too much sand on beach
69. The Walrus asks only four Oysters to walk
because
they can hold hands with only 4 oysters
70. You can visualize the eldest Oyster as
Mature and thoughtful
71. Reread lines 43–48. Which sentence best
describes how you visualize the Oysters in
these lines?
They’re like young children excited about something new
72. Many Oysters agree to go with the Walrus
and the Carpenter because they
think it will be fun
73. After the Walrus sits on the low rock, he
Suggests odd topics for discussion
74. Which detail best explains why the Walrus
and the Carpenter make the Oysters walk
for one mile?
The walrus and the carpenter want the oysters to be tired
75. The Walrus cries about what happens to
the Oysters, but he still
help the carpenter eat the oysters
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