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 Subordinateif 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. Juliannadanced 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 aplace that you are going

36. To surmise means tomake a guess

37. What does ferocious mean?fierce

38. What does leisurely mean?slowly

39. A crag is acliff

“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 thethings

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’tFrightenMe.” These lines support thepoem’s meaning when the speaker claimsto be afraid only when

He or she is dreaming

54.What does the speaker in “Life Doesn’tFrighten Me” say he or she does whendragons appear?

Shoos them away

55. The things that the speaker mentions inlines 5 and 10 of “Life Doesn’t FrightenMe” are the same because they are

imaginary

56. In lines 28–32 of “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me,” you learn that the speaker’s schoolexperience is

unpleasant

57. Reread lines 33–36 of “Life Doesn’t

Frighten Me.” These lines emphasize thatthe 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 listingthe 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