Language Arts Final Study Guide

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Finals 6th grade 2023 (BEST TO USE FLASHCARDS ONLY )

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A Pronoun

Takes the place of a noun

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An adverb

Describes verbs, adjectives and adverbs

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A conjunction

Connects words, phrases and clauses

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In the sentence “all snakes have forked tongues AND they use their tongues to smell their prey.”, what punctuation mark is missing before or after the word in all caps? (All marks will be used once) - A. Exclamation Mark, B. Comma, C. Colon, D. Semi Colon, E. Underline

B. Comma

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In the sentence “Life on a sheep ranch certainly is different than life in town WE get up at 5:00 AM!”, what punctuation mark is missing before or after the word in all caps? (All marks will be used once) - A. Exclamation Mark, B. Comma, C. Colon, D. Semi Colon, E. Underline

D. Semi Colon

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In the sentence “In just two days, I have seen the following sights KANGAROO, a dingo, and emus.”, what punctuation mark is missing before or after the word in all caps? (All marks will be used once) - A. Exclamation Mark, B. Comma, C. Colon, D. Semi Colon, E. Underline

C. Colon

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In the sentence “Wow THAT was amazing.”, what punctuation mark is missing before or after the word in all caps? (All marks will be used once) - A. Exclamation Mark, B. Comma, C. Colon, D. Semi Colon, E. Underline

A. Exclamation mark

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In the sentence “The book TWILIGHT is popular with people of all ages.”, what punctuation mark is missing before or after the word in all caps? (All marks will be used once) - A. Exclamation Mark, B. Comma, C. Colon, D. Semi Colon, E. Underline

E. Underline

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Match the activity with the correct writing process step. Each step will be used once: Make sure your paper is following the “show not tell” rule.

A. Edit, B. Brainstorm, C. Revise, D. Publish, E. Draft

C. Revise

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Match the activity with the correct writing process step. Each step will be used once: List all relevant details to your topic.

A. Edit, B. Brainstorm, C. Revise, D. Publish, E. Draft

B. Brainstorm

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Match the activity with the correct writing process step. Each step will be used once: Write as neatly as you can.

A. Edit, B. Brainstorm, C. Revise, D. Publish, E. Draft

D. Publish

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Match the activity with the correct writing process step. Each step will be used once: Put a pen to paper and write.

A. Edit, B. Brainstorm, C. Revise, D. Publish, E. Draft

E. Draft

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Match the activity with the correct writing process step. Each step will be used once: Use a dictionary to correct spelling errors.

A. Edit, B. Brainstorm, C. Revise, D. Publish, E. Draft

A. Edit

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Decide where the group of words is a complete sentence (A), or a run on sentence (B): “After ten hours of hiking up the mountain, Casey and Troy were exhausted.”

A. Complete sentence, or B. Run on sentence

A. Complete sentence

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Decide where the group of words is a complete sentence (A), or a run on sentence (B): “I like cheese pizza my dad prefers pepperoni pizza.”

A. Complete sentence, or B. Run on sentence

B. Run on sentence

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Decide where the group of words is a complete sentence (A), or a run on sentence (B): “Scott always sings while he is in the shower he thinks no one can hear him!”

A. Complete sentence, or B. Run on sentence

B. Run on sentence

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Decide where the group of words is a complete sentence (A), or a run on sentence (B): “My favorite movie of all time is ‘Sleeping Beauty’.”

A. Complete sentence, or B. Run on sentence

A. Complete sentence

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Decide where the group of words is a complete sentence (A), or a run on sentence (B): “They had to cancel their beach vacation because of the hurricane.”

A. Complete sentence, or B. Run on sentence

A. Complete sentence

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Decide where the group of words is a complete sentence (A), or a run on sentence (B): “The first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane was a hero.”

A. Complete sentence, or B. Run on sentence

A. Complete Sentence

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Choose the correct verb for each sentence below: “Most of my friends (A. Has, B. Have) never been to a national park.”

B. Have

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Choose the correct verb for each sentence below: “Peanut butter and Jelly (A. Was, B. Were) our favorite choices for the picnic in the park.”

B. Were

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Tell whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex: “After she finished her chores, Debbie watched a movie.”

A. Simple, B. Compound, C. Complex

C. Complex

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Tell whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex: “Ms. Elliot teaches English, and Ms. Simon teaches Math.”

A. Simple, B. Compound, C. Complex

B. Compound

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Tell whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex: “Chris had to leave school early, but he still has to make up his work.”

A. Simple, B. Compound, C. Complex

B. Compound

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Tell whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex: “Jeff wanted to eat pizza.”

A. Simple, B. Compound, C. Complex

A. Simple

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Tell whether the sentence is simple, compound, or complex: “Because he wanted to do well on the test, he studied for weeks in preparation.”

A. Simple, B. Compound, C. Complex

C. Complex

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Read the paragraphs below. Write the letter of the correct genre on the line after the example:

With all the breakthroughs in this century, none has come close to solving the problem of air pollution. However, there are easy steps that citizens and companies can take to help. People can ensure that their cars are in compliance and not putting extra pollutants into the atmosphere. Companies should monitor the levels of pollutants they are emitting into the air and ensure that no unnecessary wastes are adding to the problem. If everyone follows these easy steps, out air pollution problem…

A. Expository, B. Descriptive, C. Narrative, D. Procedural

D. Procedural

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Read the paragraphs below. Write the letter of the correct genre on the line after the example:

As you can see, this was no small earthquake. Experts estimate that by Thursday morning $10 million dollars worth of property had been damaged. The reason, they say, was poor planning…

A. Expository, B. Descriptive, C. Narrative, D. Procedural

A. Expository

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Read the paragraphs below. Write the letter of the correct genre on the line after the example:

Whew. It was hot. It was a quiet Saturday morning, though, and I felt like riding my new-ten speed bicycle my parents had just bought for me. Dad warned me it would feel different from my chunky old two-wheeler. Who cares, I thought, and then I flew down the street…

A. Expository, B. Descriptive, C. Narrative, D. Procedural

C. Narrative

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Read the paragraphs below. Write the letter of the correct genre on the line after the example:

It was cold that day in the woods of Manitoba. The was ferociously howling and a white blanket of snow dressed the evergreen trees. The peaceful lake was encrusted with seven inches of ice…

A. Expository, B. Descriptive, C. Narrative, D. Procedural

B. Descriptive

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Analyze the following sentences. Choose the answer for the best inference in reference to the sentence:

“Wow, that was a waste of our time.” Sarah said as she walked out of the movie theater.

The dialogue shows that -

A. Kenny and Sarah are running late for their movie, B. They love going to the movie theater, C. Kenny and Sarah didn’t like the movie they watched, D. They will never want to watch another movie again

C. Kenny and Sarah didn’t like the movie they watched

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Analyze the following sentences. Choose the answer for the best inference in reference to the sentence:

“As Eriks mom searched through her purse for her keys, a frown spread across her face.”

This suggests -

A. Her keys are in her pocket, B. She accidentally left her keys at the store they just left, C. She can’t find her keys, D. Her keys fell through the hole in her purse

C. She can’t find her keys

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Analyze the following sentences. Choose the answer for the best inference in reference to the sentence:

The girl leaned over and whispered quietly in her friends ear most likely to -

A. Tell her something mean, B. inform her that they would always be best friends, C. Whisper the name of the new cute boy in class, D. Share a message that she only wanted her friend to hear

D. Share a message that she only wanted her friend to hear

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Examine the sample sentence. Identify the correct example of figurative language being used:

“The trees danced as the wind sang through the forest.”

A. Alliteration, B. Metaphor, C. Personification, D. Hyperbole, E. Idiom

C. Personification

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Examine the sample sentence. Identify the correct example of figurative language being used:

“By June, it will cost an arm and a leg to fill your car up with gas”

A. Alliteration, B. Metaphor, C. Personification, D. Hyperbole, E. Idiom

E. Idiom

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Examine the sample sentence. Identify the correct example of figurative language being used:

“The grass glistened gleefully in the sun after a mid-morning mist.”

A. Alliteration, B. Metaphor, C. Personification, D. Hyperbole, E. Idiom

A. Alliteration

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Examine the sample sentence. Identify the correct example of figurative language being used:

“He is a pig when he eats at a buffet.”

A. Alliteration, B. Metaphor, C. Personification, D. Hyperbole, E. Idiom

B. Metaphor

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Examine the sample sentence. Identify the correct example of figurative language being used:

“I am having to solve a million problems a night for math homework

A. Alliteration, B. Metaphor, C. Personification, D. Hyperbole, E. Idiom

D. Hyperbole

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Identify the best transition for each of the following examples(basically fill in the blank):

“He studied every night.______________he hoped to do well on the test.”

A. For example, B. As a result, C. In spite of the fact, D. However, E. By this time

B. As a result

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Identify the best transition for each of the following examples(basically fill in the blank):

“Her brother loved to eat pizza,______________she didin’t care for Italian food.”

A. For example, B. As a result, C. In spite of the fact, D. However, E. By this time

D. However

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Identify the best transition for each of the following examples(basically fill in the blank):

“______________that they were twins, they were as different as could be.”

A. For example, B. As a result, C. In spite of the fact, D. However, E. By this time

C. In spite of the fact

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Identify the best transition for each of the following examples(basically fill in the blank):

“______________, she had played soccer every year since she was in kindergarten.”

A. For example, B. As a result, C. In spite of the fact, D. However, E. By this time

E. By this time

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Identify the best transition for each of the following examples(basically fill in the blank):

“My grandma loved to spoil me.______________, she makes me cookies every time I visit.”

A. For example, B. As a result, C. In spite of the fact, D. However, E. By this time

A. For example

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