Common Core Standards Test Bank

Common Core Standards Test Bank

Grade 6 English Language Arts

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Grade 6 English Language Arts

Language Test Bank

As more and more states adopt the common core standards, teachers need materials to help them understand what’s changing for their grade and subject. Teachers also need quick ways to expose their students to the standards.

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Don’t be stressed about the upcoming transition to the common core standards. These test bank questions will clarify your specific standards and provide an opportunity for your students to be exposed to them throughout the year.

Grade 6 English Language Arts:

Language Standards

Conventions of Standard English

• L.6.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
• L.6.1a. Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, and possessive).
• L.6.1b. Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).
• L.6.1c. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.
• L.6.1d. Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).
• L.6.1e. Recognize variations from Standard English in their own and others' writing and speaking, and identify and use strategies to improve expression in conventional language.
  
• L.6.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
• L.6.2a. Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off \ nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.
• L.6.2b. Spell correctly.

Knowledge of Language

• L.6.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
• L.6.3a. Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.
• L.6.3b. Maintain consistency in style and tone.

Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

• L.6.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
• L.6.4a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
• L.6.4b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
• L.6.4c. Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
• L.6.4d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
  
• L.6.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
• L.6.5a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
• L.6.5b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.
• L.6.5c. Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
  
• L.6.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Common Core State Standards

Grade 6 English Language Arts Test Bank: Language Section

6th Grade Language: L.6.1

Question Bank:

Instructions: Select the correct pronouns to complete the sentences below.

1. The man loves race cars; ______always attends the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race.

a. She

1. He
2. It
3. His

Answer: b

1. The boys hid behind the barn. ______didn’t want the girls to join ____ game.

a. They; their

1. He; ones
2. She; they’re
3. They; its

Answer: a

1. ______likes berries. Her favorites are blueberries, and ______always buys _____.

1. He, he, one
2. She, she, them
3. She, she, it
4. She, her, them

Answer: b

1. Mary loves her teddy bear. ______named ____ after _____ favorite aunt.

a. She, it, it

1. She, them, her
2. He, her, her
3. She, it, her

Answer: d

1. We are in a real bind; who can help ____ now?

a. us

1. we
2. themselves
3. them

Answer: a

1. He drove to the store and bought ______a new pair of shoes.

1. herself
2. himself
3. ourselves
4. oneself

Answer: b

1. The mother loves ____ baby girl and wants to make sure that ______is safe from harm.

a. She, she

1. Her, it
2. Her, she
3. She, her

Answer: c

1. The student loves to do homework. ____ can’t wait to do ____.

a. He, it

1. It, it
2. She, them
3. Her, it

Answer: a

1. They drove past the apple orchard, but _____ did not see any fruit on the trees.

1. she
2. he
3. they
4. it

Answer: c

1. The lion loves meat. _____ is ____ favorite type of food.

a. It, his

1. He, his
2. It, it
3. It, her

Answer: a

1. Please help John with ____ homework.

1. us
2. our
3. his
4. her

Answer: c

1. Picasso likes to paint. _____ perfected ____ paintings through many years of discipline.

1. He, it
2. He, his
3. He, their
4. He, them

Answer: b

1. Dentists have found that eating too much candy can cause ____ to have a toothache.

a. one

1. him
2. it
3. her

Answer: a

1. The teacher called on the student, but ______wasn’t ready to answer the question.

1. we
2. he
3. they
4. one

Answer: b

1. Billy walked home from school today because ____ didn’t want to bring ___ new backpack on the bus.

1. she, it
2. he, one
3. he, his
4. she, his

Answer: c

1. My father loves to eat vegetables. ___ don’t understand why anyone would like to eat ____.

a. He, these

1. I, those
2. He, them
3. I, them

Answer: d

1. Flowers smell beautiful; ____ always brighten ____ day.

1. They, my
2. It, my
3. He, it
4. It, his

Answer: a

1. Janice is playing volleyball at the beach with ____ friends. _____ always go_____ on Saturday.

1. her, We, it
2. her, They, there
3. his, They, them
4. herself, They, there

Answer: b

1. ___ can’t wait to go to the movies. It is ____ favorite pastime.

a. We, our

1. They, her
2. She, he
3. We, they’re

Answer: a

1. When ___ ring the doorbell, please make sure _____ answers the door.

1. he, you
2. we, she
3. you, they
4. she, you

Answer: b

1. ______did not go to school today because ___ mother wanted _____ to rest.

1. She, her, her
2. She, her, she
3. He, his, him
4. He, his, her

Answer: a

1. The women went to tea together because ____ love to spend time talking.

1. they
2. she
3. he
4. we

Answer: a

1. The city was so large. ______didn’t have enough time to explore ___.

1. She, them
2. He, it
3. You, her
4. We, him

Answer: b

1. ______wanted to buy headphones for ___ iPhone.

1. She, it
2. He, one’s
3. They, there
4. He, his

Answer: d

1. Sally only wants to cook for ____ family. ____ doesn’t like to invite guests over.

a. her, She

1. his, He
2. our, He
3. my, They

Answer: a

6th Grade Language: L.6.1

Question Bank:

Instructions: Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentences below.

1. We need to help ______out of this pit.

1. themself
2. themselves
3. herself
4. ourselves

Answer: d

1. I washed ______after I played in the pig pen.

1. myself
2. me
3. themselves
4. ourselves

Answer: a

1. They should split the check among ______.

1. them
2. ourselves
3. themselves
4. her

Answer: c

1. They should watch out for ______when they are walking in dangerous areas.

1. themself
2. themselves
3. ourselves
4. myself

Answer: b

1. I looked at ______in the mirror.

1. myself
2. me
3. themselves
4. herself

Answer: a

1. They split the candy among ______.

1. them
2. ourselves
3. himself
4. themselves

Answer: d

1. They must learn to protect ______against wild animals.

1. themself
2. themselves
3. ourselves
4. herself

Answer: b

1. We washed ______in the pool of clean water.

1. myself
2. us
3. ourselves
4. themselves

Answer: c

1. They should divide the spoil amongst ______.

1. them
2. ourselves
3. themselves
4. myself

Answer: c

1. We helped ______to the free lunch.

1. themself
2. themselves
3. himself
4. ourselves

Answer: d.

1. I gave the money to ______after we split the bill.

1. him
2. me
3. myself
4. themselves

Answer: a

1. They watch ______around strangers.

1. himself
2. ourselves
3. themselves
4. herself

Answer: c

1. You can help ______to cookies.

1. yourself
2. themselves
3. ourselves
4. myself

Answer: a

1. I raised ______off the bed.

1. myself
2. me
3. themselves
4. ourselves

Answer: a

1. You can split the cake among ______.

1. her
2. yourselves
3. ourselves
4. themselves

Answer: b

1. You should be able to dress ______.

1. themself
2. themselves
3. yourself
4. ourselves

Answer: c

1. I gave ______a bath after they played in the mud.

1. myself
2. them
3. me
4. themselves

Answer: b

1. You must never give up on ______.

1. herself
2. ourselves
3. yourself
4. themselves

Answer: c

1. They should help ______finish their homework.

1. themselves
2. them
3. themselves
4. ourselves

Answer: b

1. I bought ______a cookie as a reward.

1. myself
2. me
3. themselves
4. himself

Answer: a

1. They should walk ______home.

1. himself
2. you
3. yourself
4. themselves

Answer: b

1. We always wash ______before we go to bed.

1. themself
2. themselves
3. ourselves
4. himself

Answer: c

1. I will give ______a piece of chocolate.

1. him
2. me
3. herself
4. themselves

Answer: a

1. He should take along a book for ______.

1. myself
2. himself
3. ourselves
4. themselves

Answer: b

1. She always looks at ______in the mirror.

1. themself
2. themselves
3. ourselves
4. herself

Answer: d

6th Grade Language: L.6.1

Question Bank:

Instructions: Select the correct answer to replace the underlined word(s).

1. A teacher should work on ourown computer.

a. ones

1. one’s
2. his/her
3. their

Answer: c

1. A friend should be available when myfriends were in need.

1. one’s, is
2. his/her, are
3. his/her, is
4. their, are

Answer: b

1. Mothers are always caring for herchildren’s needs rather than for one’s own.

1. one’s, their
2. their, their
3. their, her
4. their, ones

Answer: b

1. Janet and Joan must complete his project before next week.

a. her

1. our
2. their
3. one’s

Answer: c

1. One can always look up its friends on Facebook.

1. their
2. one’s
3. they’re
4. ones

Answer: b

1. My father loves to golf. We never gets tired of swinging my club.

1. He, his
2. He, its
3. He, her
4. One, his

Answer: a

1. Runners should always be mindful of traffic because she are vulnerable to drivers who can’t see one.

a. she, her.

b. he, him

c. they, them

d. they, him

Answer: c

1. Even thoughwe can’t dance, Polly still wants to go to prom with their friends.

1. she, her
2. he, him
3. they, them
4. we, our

Answer: a

1. My brother and his fiancé were getting married next month, and she’s very excited.

1. are, their
2. is, they’re
3. is, their
4. are, they’re

Answer: d

1. Cooks are great at smelling different aromas because it have trained one’s noses.

a. they, their

1. they, they’re
2. he, his
3. their, they

Answer: a

1. Sally came over and had dinner with her parents and us.

1. my, I
2. my, me
3. their, me
4. our, I

Answer: b

1. Dan doesn’t watch television because we hurts its eyes.

1. they, my
2. it, their
3. it, his
4. we, her

Answer: c

1. Children should always wear one’s seatbelt.

a. their

1. her
2. his
3. our

Answer: a

1. Dancing without our shoes caused foot problems for Laura.

1. one’s
2. her
3. my
4. their

Answer: b

1. My older sister and him had lunch together.

1. me
2. I
3. her
4. myself

Answer: b

1. Listening to John talk about my friend, made one upset.

a. their, her

1. his, she
2. her, me
3. their, she

Answer: a

1. Janet gave we a key to his house.

1. me, her
2. I, our
3. us, him
4. her, me

Answer: a

1. Johnny went straight home after one’s basketball game.

1. our
2. they’re
3. he
4. we

Answer: a

1. Drinking water should be a priority if they wants to lose weight.

a. ones

1. one
2. their
3. him

Answer: b

1. Licking lollipops can be fun if itdo it the right way.

1. one
2. their
3. you
4. ones

Answer: c

1. Holly wears colorful socks because it can’t find his white ones.

1. she, her
2. we, she
3. she, his
4. we, our

Answer: a

1. Riding on the school bus is not easy for Tom, one gets carsick very easily.

a. we

1. he
2. they
3. she

Answer: b

1. The store will open tomorrow because us didn’t have keys to the front door.

1. we
2. our
3. their
4. ones

Answer: a

1. Pam didn’t bring our homework because she dog ate it.

1. ones, your
2. my, we
3. her, he
4. her, her

Answer: d

1. A baby bird fell out of it’s nest, but Mary pickedhim up and put her back.

a. its, it, it

b. it’s, it, it

1. it’s, it, him

d.its, it, her

Answer: a

6th Grade Language: L.6.1

Question Bank:

Instructions: Select the correct answer to replace the underlined word(s).

1. I always go to that mechanic because they provides good service.

1. I
2. It
3. he
4. there

Answer: c

1. Lillies are my mom’s favorite; it smell so nice.

a. mom

b. she

1. flower
2. they

Answer: d

1. The man was in the kitchen, but now it is gone.

1. he
2. she
3. the kitchen
4. they

Answer: a

1. I always eat pizza because they is my favorite.

1. I
2. it
3. there
4. they’re

Answer: b

1. Ice cream at that parlor is my favorite because she add a secret ingredient.

a. it

b. he

1. they
2. we

Answer: c

1. The bike was locked at the fence, but now they is gone.

1. the fence
2. she
3. it
4. we

Answer: c

1. I always sing that song because she is so easy to remember.

1. we
2. it
3. he
4. they

Answer: b

1. Every horse in this stable has their own saddle.

a. its

b. one’s

1. our
2. they’re

Answer: a

1. The city was the largest in the area. She also has the best parks.

1. The area
2. It
3. They
4. Parks

Answer: b

1. I went to the store to buy oranges because ones mother was not feeling well.

1. one’s
2. she
3. there
4. my

Answer: d

1. Children say the funniest things and he don’t even realize it.

a. children

b. they

1. she
2. things

Answer: b

1. Every lake usedto be full of fish, but now they’re are empty.

1. one
2. each
3. their
4. they

Answer: d

1. Only one-half of parents said they follow one’s child’s doctor’s advice.

1. their
2. our
3. his
4. its

Answer: a

1. Everyone should fall in love with our soul mate.

a. my

b. their

1. It
2. one’s

Answer: b

1. A dog always responds totheir owner.

1. my
2. it’s
3. its
4. dog’s

Answer: c

1. Laundry is so burdensome; she is so time-consuming.

1. we
2. they
3. it’s
4. it

Answer: d

1. Darren can’t stop eating potato chips because their so tasty.

a. they’re

b. we’re

1. the
2. he

Answer: a

1. Tim likes to play basketball at the gym because there is cleaner than the park.

1. the basketball
2. it
3. the park
4. he

Answer: b

1. Jessica called her friend to ask if she wanted to go shopping at the mall with I.

1. we
2. her friend
3. our
4. her

Answer: d

1. Jell-O tastes best when you store her in the refrigerator.

a. it

b. us

1. one
2. them

Answer: a

1. When we were on our way to the store, the rain came pouring down on its heads.

1. his
2. her
3. my
4. our

Answer: d

1. Red stripes on an orange are a good indicator that we is rotten.

1. she
2. it
3. they
4. he

Answer: b

1. Sally loves candles because he add both color and aroma to a room.

a. she

b. it

1. they
2. we

Answer: c

1. Jackals and hyenas are always found in the desert, but she can also be found in the mountains.

1. ones
2. they
3. it
4. we

Answer: b

1. Larry ate chicken for dinner because one mother prepared one.

1. his, it
2. she, it
3. Larry, chicken
4. she, him

Answer: a

6th Grade Language: L.6.1

Question Bank:

Instructions: For the sentences below, select the sentence that provides the best expression in conventional language.

1. Peter introduces his professor to his friend.

1. This isProfessor Smith; he is really cool.
2. This is Professor Smith; he rocks.
3. This is Professor Smith; he is my favorite professor.
4. This is Professor Smith; you’re gonna love him.

Answer: c

1. Jen describes the purse she wants to purchase.

1. The purse is super cute.
2. The purse is exactly what I am looking for.
3. The purse is totally going to match all my outfits.
4. The purse is seriously the bomb.

Answer: b

1. Laura is telling the school nurse she is sick.

1. I am not feeling well today.
2. I feel pretty yucky right now.
3. I think I am going to barf.
4. I don’t feel good.

Answer: a

1. Joan is going to help her friend with a project.

1. No worries, I can help you with your project.
2. Yes, I can definitely help you with your project.
3. Sure, I can help you.
4. Count me in; I can help you.

Answer: c

1. Tim describes his practice run for the marathon.

1. It was an exhilarating practice run.
2. I had a totally amazing good run.
3. The run was awesome; it shredded me.
4. It was a killer run; I nailed it.

Answer: a

1. Sally asks for more cake.

1. Can I have some more cake?
2. May I have another piece of cake?
3. Can you give me another slice of cake?
4. More cake, please.

Answer: b

1. Henry asks for a pencil from his teacher.

1. May I borrow a pencil?
2. Please lend me a pencil.
3. Can I have a pencil?
4. Do you have a pencil for me?

Answer: a

1. Megan is trying to make a doctor’s appointment.

1. I demand to see my doctor as soon as possible.
2. When can I see my doctor?
3. I would like to schedule an appointment with my doctor.
4. Please let me see the doctor as soon as he is available.

Answer: c

1. Paul introduces his mother to his teacher.

1. This ismy mommy.
2. This is my mother.
3. Teacher, this is my mommy.
4. Here’s my mother.

Answer: b

1. The girl describes her favorite dress.

1. My favorite dress is the bestest dress ever.
2. My favorite dress is very flattering and fits perfectly.
3. My favorite dress is better than any dress out there.
4. My favorite dress always blows away all the other dresses.

Answer: b

1. Jim volunteers to help with the project.

1. I would like to help with the project.
2. I can help with that project
3. I am the man for the job.
4. I can do that project with my eyes closed.

Answer: a

1. Diane describes the fresh baked cookies.

1. They were so fresh and yummy.
2. The cookies were delicious.
3. They rocked.
4. I loved the cookies.

Answer: b

1. David invites his friend to dinner.

1. How about dinner tonight?
2. You and I can have dinner tonight.
3. Would you like to have dinner tonight?
4. Let’s go out and grab a bite together tonight?

Answer: c

1. Joe describes his headache to the doctor.

1. My head really hurts.
2. I am experiencing throbbing pain.
3. The pain is awful.
4. It is throbbing like crazy.

Answer: b

1. Helen describes the conference to her colleague.

1. The conference was very informative.
2. The conference was very heady.
3. The conference was the worst ever.
4. The conference was very pathetic.

Answer: a

1. Jackie describes her dog.

1. Scruffy is a brown doggie with a long tail.
2. Scruffy, my baby, is brown with a long tail.
3. Scruffy is a brown cutie with a long tail.
4. Scruffy is a terrier with brown fur and a long tail.

Answer: d