6th Grade English Midterm Exam Preparation Details

6th Grade English Midterm Exam Preparation Details

Exam Information

  • Exam Date: Friday, January 9th.
  • Type of Day: Early release day on exam day.
  • **Homework Policy:
    • On review days, only study/practice for the exam will be assigned.
    • Practice work may be assigned as homework and could be collected for a grade.
    • No homework will be given on the night before exam day.

Practice Test

  • A practice test will be conducted in class after the Christmas vacation to aid in preparations for the midterm.
  • This practice test will be the primary assignment for review purposes and studying for the exam.

Vocabulary

  • Vocabulary terms that may be covered in the exam include:
    • Noun
    • Definition: A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.
    • Subject
    • Definition: The part of a sentence about which something is being said.
    • Subject Complement
    • Definition: A word or group of words that completes the meaning of a subject by renaming or describing it.
    • Direct Object
    • Definition: The noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb directly.
    • Indirect Object
    • Definition: The noun or pronoun that indicates to whom or for whom the action of the verb is done.
    • Object of Preposition
    • Definition: The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition in a prepositional phrase.
    • Singular and Plural Noun
    • Possessive Noun
    • Definition: A noun that shows ownership or relationship, typically formed by adding an apostrophe and an 's'.
    • Appositive
    • Definition: A noun that renames or provides additional information about another noun.
    • Adjective
    • Definition: A word that modifies or describes a noun.
    • Descriptive Adjective
    • Numerical Adjective
    • Definition: An adjective that gives a number or quantity.
    • Definite and Indefinite Articles
    • Definite Article: "the"
    • Indefinite Articles: "a" and "an"
    • Possessive Adjectives
    • Definition: Adjectives that show ownership or relationship, including "my", "your", "his", "her", "its", "our", and "their".
    • Indefinite Adjectives
    • Definition: Adjectives that do not refer to a specific noun, such as "some", "any", "few", and "many".
    • Interrogative Adjectives
    • Definition: Adjectives used to ask questions, such as "which" and "what".
    • Demonstrative Adjectives
    • Definition: Adjectives that point to specific items, such as "this", "that", "these", and "those".
    • Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
    • Comparative Adjectives: Used to compare two nouns, often ending in -er or using "more".
    • Superlative Adjectives: Used to compare more than two nouns, often ending in -est or using "most".
    • Count and Noncount Nouns
    • Few vs. Little
    • Definition: "Few" is used with count nouns, whereas "little" is used with noncount nouns.
    • Pronouns
    • Definition: Words that replace nouns in order to avoid repetition.
    • Antecedents
    • Definition: The noun that a pronoun replaces or refers to in a sentence.
    • First Person, Second Person, Third Person
    • First Person: Refers to the speaker (e.g., I, we).
    • Second Person: Refers to the listener (e.g., you).
    • Third Person: Refers to others (e.g., he, she, it, they).
    • Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns
    • Intensive Pronouns: Emphasize a noun or pronoun (e.g., myself, yourself).
    • Reflexive Pronouns: Refer back to the subject of the sentence (e.g., myself, himself).
    • Indefinite Pronouns
    • Definition: Pronouns that do not refer to a specific person or thing (e.g., anyone, everyone).
    • Possessive Pronouns
    • Definition: Pronouns that indicate ownership (e.g., mine, yours, theirs).
    • Single and Multi-word Prepositions
    • Definition: Words or phrases that show relationships between nouns or pronouns (e.g., in, on, at; in front of, next to).
    • Adjective Phrases
    • Definition: A group of words that describe a noun and includes an adjective and other modifiers.
    • Noun Phrases
    • Definition: A group of words that functions as a noun in a sentence.

Sentence Diagramming

  • Simple Sentences
    • Definition: A sentence consisting of a subject and a predicate.
  • Sentences with Subject Complements
  • Sentences with Appositives
  • Sentences with Prepositional Phrases
  • Compound Sentences
    • Definition: A sentence that has at least two independent clauses, usually connected by a conjunction.