Practice Test 6 - 6th Grade Writing
20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.
- Read the argument excerpt: "Homework should be limited to one hour nightly. First, students need time to eat dinner and rest; additionally, too much homework can cause stress." What does "additionally" do in this argument?
- Text 1 (realistic fiction excerpt) and Text 2 (fantasy excerpt) both address creativity and imagination. Text 1: "For the class project, Amir built a city from cereal boxes and bottle caps. When his partner said it looked 'weird,' Amir explained how the rooftop gardens would cool the buildings. By the end of the day, three classmates asked to add their own ideas." Text 2: "Liora dipped her brush into moonlight and painted a door on the air. The door opened, and a hallway of swirling colors invited the lost children home. Each stroke changed the world, as if imagination had weight." How do the two texts differ in how they present creativity and imagination?
- A student is revising for sentence variety because the draft sounds choppy. Which revision best combines the sentences without changing meaning? Student draft (drafting): "The hike was long. The trail was rocky. I kept going."
- In a story about a family celebration, which sentence demonstrates proper capitalization of holidays, family relationships, and religious terms?
- Which domain-specific term should replace the general phrase "distance around a shape" to make a math explanation more precise and clear?
- Read the sentences. ___ and Sofia worked together on the science poster after school. Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence?
- Which word contains a Latin root meaning "hear" or "listen"?
- Which thesis statement demonstrates the strongest persuasive approach for Priya's essay?
- Alex needs to use transitional phrases to clarify the relationship between his evidence and claim. Which revision most effectively links his ideas with appropriate connecting language?
- The narrative opening, "Did you hear that?" Anya asked as we biked down Maple Street at dusk, our tires hissing over the wet pavement. The streetlights flickered on one by one, and the air smelled like fresh-cut grass after the storm. I'm Mateo, and we were supposed to be heading home from soccer practice, but a thin, metallic tapping kept following us from behind. When Anya pointed at the storm drain, I braked so hard my back wheel skidded, because something inside the grate was moving. Which detail best helps establish the setting (where) for the reader?
- The conclusion says, "It was a good experience." Why is this conclusion weak for a narrative about getting lost at a fair?
- The claim is that our cafeteria should offer a vegetarian lunch option daily. Does the evidence below credibly support the reason about student demand?
- Read the sentence. The speaker adds extra information as an aside. Which punctuation best sets off the parenthetical expression?
- The transition "Earlier that afternoon" appears in this excerpt: "I stared at the trophy. Earlier that afternoon, I had promised myself I wouldn't quit." What shift does the transition signal?
- Which transition best fits this excerpt? "I packed my lunch before bed. ___ I met my friends by the lockers."
- The writer is drafting a formal social studies report about the three branches of government. Which sentence should be revised because it is too informal?
- Which sentence contains a spelling error?
- Read the passage about earthquakes: An earthquake happens when stress builds up along a fault and the rocks suddenly slip. The energy travels as seismic waves that can shake buildings and roads. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, "Most earthquakes occur along the edges of tectonic plates." Some cities hold parades to celebrate their history after rebuilding. What type of supporting information is the quoted sentence?
- A student wrote this sentence in a science report: "The two chemicals began to seperate as soon as they were mixed." Which change correctly fixes the spelling error?
- Text 1 (short story excerpt) and Text 2 (lyric poem excerpt) both address change/loss. Text 1: "After the moving truck pulled away, Tessa stood in her empty room and listened to the new house creak. She unpacked one box and found the cracked picture frame from her old desk. She set it on the windowsill anyway, like a promise to remember." Text 2: "The old street fades behind my eyes, / a chalk line washed by rain. / I carry its corners in my pocket, / small as keys, sharp as names." What is the main difference in structure and style between the two texts' approaches to change/loss?