2021-2022 6th Grade English Placement Test PDF

FreedomProject Academy 6th Grade English Placement Test Instructions: 1. Print the entire test. Printing the accompanying literature selection is optional. You may open the document and read it on your computer. 2. All...

FreedomProject Academy 6th Grade English Placement Test Instructions: 1. Print the entire test. Printing the accompanying literature selection is optional. You may open the document and read it on your computer. 2. All work must be completed by the student only. It is imperative for us to see the student’s own work for accurate placement. No outside sources are to be used including but not limited to the following: textbooks, notes, text messages, Internet sources, smart phones, tablets, parents, family, or friends. 3. Be sure to include the student’s name and note the time it took to complete the test at the top of the first page. 4. Scan completed test and email to [email protected]. 1 Name___________________________ Date:_________________ Time to complete:________ 6TH GRADE ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST. Please answer all questions by hand in cursive, and put all labels above the word(s) wherever no lines are provided. GRAMMAR Put S for “Sentence” and F for “Fragment. ___1.) A green caterpillar on a green leaf invisible to birds. ___2.) The fox smelled the pheasant, but the pheasant hid in the leaves. ___3.) A polar bear baby’s fur is white like the snow. ___4.) Scampered up the tall oak tree. Draw a line between the complete subject and the complete predicate. Underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate twice. 1.) This flower is a primrose. 2.) The large white egg hatched yesterday. 3.) Mrs. Henry White has been baking pies today. Classify the following sentences as declarative (statement), interrogative (question), imperative (command), or exclamatory. Add the appropriate end mark. ______________1.) What a marvelous sight it is__ ______________2.) Where will you find most of the lakes in Africa__ ______________3.) Learn about Africa’s lakes in your spare time__ ______________4.) The Atlas Mountains form Africa’s longest mountain chain__ Look at the words in italics. Label each as a noun (N), pronoun (Pro), or adjective (Adj). 1.) A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. 2.) These are the proverbs of Solomon, the Son of David, king of Israel. 3.) James does accurate work, but he doesn’t write neatly. © Rod and Staff Publishers, Inc. 2 Look at the words in italics. Label each as a verb (V), adverb (Adv), preposition (Prep), or conjunction (Conj), or interjection (I). 1.) The children run down the lane to school. 2.) This desk has an especially smooth top. 3.) Yes, you may attend the skating party, but you must be home by 10:00 p.m. Put parentheses around each prepositional phrase and underline each preposition. 1.) Put your trust in the Lord. 2.) After sunset they brought many sick people to Jesus. 3.) The boy on the red bicycle is the brother of my friend. Underline the verb or verb phrase in each sentence below. On the line before each sentence, write whether the verb is in the present, past, or future tense. ____________1.) We will make a windowsill garden. ____________2.) We planted ivy and ferns. ____________3.) The ferns grow well in this corner. For each sentence pair below, combine the sentences into one sentence using a suitable conjunction and the correct punctuation, using the line to rewrite the sentence. 1.) The rain arrived at last. The boys hurried into the barn. ___________________________________________________________________________ 2.) Please come inside. You will surely get soaked. ___________________________________________________________________________ 3.) Mother is baking cookies. Mother is baking cakes. ___________________________________________________________________________ Identify each italicized word as a direct object (DO), predicate noun (PN), or predicate adjective (PA). 1.) That large fish is a walleye. 2.) The fish tasted delicious. 3.) Did you ever taste an eel? © Rod and Staff Publishers, Inc. 3 Circle each letter that should be capitalized. 1.) joshua simons attends sunnyside christian school and goes to the sunnyside mennonite church. 2.) at the smithsonian institute in washington, d. c., you can see the printing press that benjamin franklin used. 3.) lake titicaca, in the andes mountains of south america, is one of the highest lakes in the world. Add commas and end punctuation. 1.) James was counting his pennies dimes and dollars 2.) On September 9 1749 a group of Anabaptist immigrants arrived in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and applied for land 3.) Eldon is this coin older than that one © Rod and Staff Publishers, Inc. LITERATURE: VOCABULARY / COMPREHENSION Answer the following questions after reading the separately posted passage from The Light Princess, Chapter 8: “Try a Drop of Water” You may refer back to it at any time. (30 pts.) For the vocabulary section, circle the letter of the correct answer. 1.) “The manner in which this alleviation was discovered was as follows.” (1 pt.) Alleviation in this sentence means which of the following: a. misery b. relief c. mystery d. lifting 2.) “The root of this preference no doubt, although the princess did not recognise it as such, was, that the moment she got into it, she recovered the natural right of which she had been so wickedly deprived—namely, gravity.” (1 pt.) Deprived in the sentence above means which of the following? a. given b. earned c. denied d. bestowed 4 3.) “Now though the old king rarely condescended to make light of his misfortune, yet…” (1 pt.) Condescended in the sentence above means which of the following? a. decided b. lowered his behavior c. preferred d. refused 4.) “But at the same time she seemed more sedate than usual.” (1 pt.) Sedate in the sentence above means which of the following? a. calm b. nervous c. active d. naughty 5.) “For she could not walk out without a cortege, consisting in part of a troop of light horse, for fear of the liberties which the wind might take with her.” (1 pt.) Cortege in the sentence above means which of the following? a. supervisor b. permission c. ropes d. procession 6.) “They argued that, if water of external origin and application could be so efficacious, water from a deeper source might work a perfect cure …” (1 pt.) Efficacious in the sentence above means which of the following? a. effective b. harmful c. painful d. difficult Please answer all parts of the remaining questions in complete sentences by hand in cursive. Points will be deducted if these directions are not followed. 7.) What was restored to the Princess when she was in the water? How was this discovered? (4 pts.) ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 5 8.) How did the Light Princess’ behavior change in the water? Why did it change? (4 pts.) ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________. 9.) What reasonable suggestion did Hum-Drum and Kopy Keck make for the Light Princess’ cure? What two things did the king do to try their suggestion? Did either work? (6 pts.) ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 10.) What are some of the limitations that having no gravity would pose for you as it did for the Light Princess? Would you choose to be without gravity or with gravity if given a choice? Answer these questions in 50 words or more. (10 pts.) ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 6  6th GRADE WRITING Choose ONE of the topics below. Write 100-150 words in cursive, complete sentences, and paragraph form. Pretend the person reading your paragraph has no idea how to do the task you choose, so be sure to include every detail. Do not use any outside sources. Explain step by step how to… 1. make your favorite sandwich. 3. care for your pet (identify the pet). 2. set the dinner table. 4. wrap a gift. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 7