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Sixth Grade Language Arts 6
Pronoun Check-Up-Test 2015
It is important for kids to eat a good breakfast before ______go to school.
A. / I
B. / they
C. / you
2. / Directions: In the following sentence, find the underlined pronoun that is an inappropriate shift.
When I read the directions, I saw that you had to use a black ink pen.
A. / I
B. / I
C. / you
3. / Choose the pronoun that agrees in gender and number to complete the following sentence.
Dad reminded me that when he was in sixth grade, ______didn't have e-mail or text messaging.
A. / he
B. / they
C. / you
4. / What is the reflexive pronoun in the following sentence:
Ryan himself lost 50 pounds last year.
A. / Ryan
B. / himself
C. / 50 pounds
D. / year
5. / Every baby should have _____own bottle.
A. / his or her
B. / they’re
C. / their
6. / Dad is going fishing. __ is hoping to have a good catch today.
A. / He
B. / His
C. / They
7. / The girl in the blue jacket is ______.
A. / her
B. / she
8. / When I reached the building, I counted sixteen people before ______.
A. / I
B. / me
9. / Herself is an intensive pronoun in the following sentence:
She ate an entire cake by herself.
T. / True
F. / False
10. / Children love to play outdoors because their have more fun
A. / they’re
B. / they
C. / his or her
11. / Choose the pronoun that agrees in gender and number to complete the following sentence.
As I watched the leaves fall, ______realized that winter would be here before _____ knew it.
A. / it
B. / you
C. / I
12. / The school shuts ______doors at 5:00.
A. / its
B. / it’s
13. / Directions: In the following sentence, tell whether the underlined pronoun is intensive or reflexive.
Studying was hard, but the test itself was easy.
A. / Intensive
B. / Reflexive
14. / We love Chicago because we have lived here most of one’s life.
A. / their, lives
B. / our, lifes
C. / our, lives
15. / James and Jill watched her tennis match, and she watched ______.
A. / their
B. / theirs
C. / their's
16. / Next week, you and ______may go to the movie.
A. / he
B. / him
17. / Directions: In the following sentence, find the underlined pronoun that is an inappropriate shift.
Dad reminded me that when he was in sixth grade, they didn’t have cell phones.
A. / me
B. / he
C. / they
18. / Sarah is going to the mall. She is looking for a gift for ___ friend.
A. / his
B. / its
C. / her
19. / Choose the pronoun that agrees in gender and number to complete the following sentence.
When Maria visited Mexico, ______saw many colorful and historic places.
A. / she
B. / they
C. / we
20. / Between you and ______, I think that these bikes are too expensive.
A. / I
B. / me
21. / The painters painted ______into the corner.
A. / theirselves
B. / hisself
C. / themselves
22. / Directions: In the following sentence, tell whether the underlined pronoun is intensive or reflexive.
Look at yourself in the mirror and see how you like your haircut.
A. / intensive
B. / reflexive
23. / After school, ______and I are leaving for a soccer tournament.
A. / he
B. / him
24. / Which would be the best reflexive pronoun to complete the sentence?
Mary took ______off of the basketball team.
A. / himself
B. / her
C. / herself
D. / hers
25. / Each man should have her own wife.
A. / his or her
B. / they’re
C. / his
26. / Which word in the following sentence is an "Intensive" pronoun.
I myself love vanilla ice cream.
A. / I
B. / love
C. / ice cream
D. / myself
27. / Most kids play different sports throughout his or her high school year.
A. / their, years
B. / their, year
C. / kid’s, years
28. / Choose the pronoun that agrees in gender and number to complete the following sentence.
If customers buy two of these items, do ______get a third for free?
A. / them
B. / they
C. / you