6th Grade English Test
Name:
Date:
Word Bank:
Subject
Action Verb
Being Verb
Direct Object
Predicate noun
Predicate Adjective
Helping verb
Main verb
Present
Past
Future
Participle
1._______________is the word in the sentence that refers back and renames the subject.
2._______________is the who or what the sentence is about.
3._______________is the tense that uses has, have or had.
4._______________is anything that you can do.
5._______________is the tense that means tomorrow or uses will or shall.
6._______________is the verb that tells when the main verb happens.
7.______________is any form of the verb be.
8.______________is the tense that means now or just the base verb.
9.______________is the part of the sentence that refers back to the subject and describes it.
10._____________is the verb that tells what is happening in the sentence.
11._____________is the verb tense that means yesterday.
12._____________is the part of the sentence that receives the action of the verb.
Take the following verbs through the tenses:
Present Past Future Participle
13. bring
14. take
15. write
16. sing
17. drink
18. fly
19. see
20. talk
21. ride
22. break
23. come
24. teach
25. say
26. think
27. run
28. speak
29. choose
30. look
Diagram the three seats for the following:
31. The little lost puppy followed the small children.
32. Many children and their parents watched the television program.
33. The tiny little kitten grabbed the ribbon.
34. Many small children play the game of marbles.
35. Martin and his brother cleaned the entire house.
36. Sally and Sue chased the palimino pony.
37. The youngster became very bored.
38. The colt’s mane felt very coarse.
39. Several new teachers spoke very harsh and angry.
40. Middle school students often become lazy.
41. The school’s lunches taste wonderful.
42. The boys and girls tasted the pizza.
Put an hv over the helping verb(s) and a mv over the main verb(s) in the following:
43. For centuries the White House has been the home of our President.
44. George Washington did not live there.
45. He did approve its construction.
46. The building was designed by the architect James Hogan.
47. He had won an architectural contest.
48. The President’s home would occupy the second floor.
49. Visitors to Washington, D. C. may tour it.
50. I am going to tour the White House.
Choose the correct verb for the following:
51. (Can or May)_____we borrow your sled?
52. (can or may) Four people______ fit on an Olympic bobsled.
53.(can or may) A bobsled_______go ninety miles an hour.
54.(lie or lay) Sometimes racers ________ on their backs.
55.(Lie or Lay) _______the plastic cover over the new sleds.
56.(sit or set) Four racers_________in a bobsled during a race.
57.(sits or sets) The judge_______the timer on the table.
58.(can or may) You_________take a turn riding my sled if you like.
59. (teach or learn) Please_________me how to operate a sled.
60. (Sit or Set) _______behind me while I steer the tobaggan.
61. (Lie or Lay) ________a blanket over your knees for the ride.
62. (Can or May)_______I help you pull the sled?
Explain the following:
63. teach
64. learn
65. lay
66. lie
67. can
68. may
69. sit
70. set
Tell the tense of the following:
71. go
72. drank
73. has rung
74. will sing
75. listen
76. worked
77. have tried
78. type
79. will write
80. wrote
Explain the following:
81. What sits in the first seat of a diagram?
82. What sits in the second seat of a diagram?
83. What sits in the third seat of a diagram with a straight line?
84-85. What two things sit in the third seat if the line slants back?
86. What question do you ask to find what sits in the first seat?
87. What question do you ask to find what sits in the second seat?
88. What question do you ask to find what sits in the third seat with a straight line?
89. What question do you ask to find what sits in the third seat with a slanted line?
90. When do you use a rocket for the first seat?