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6th Grade Reading Basic Practice Test 6



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Read the story.
It was a beautiful, sunny day, and Sara wanted to go swimming. She got up early in the morning to ask her mother if it would be okay to take her friend, Jenny, with them to the local swimming pool. Her mother was busy getting breakfast ready, and she told Sara that would be fine, but she had to do all her chores and eat a good breakfast first. Sara was delighted, and she hurried to make her bed, clean up her room and straighten her clothes in the closet. Once she was finished, she heard her mother calling her for breakfast. It was a wonderful breakfast, but she barely tasted it, because she was so excited to go swimming. She immediately called Jenny to invite her, and they had a wonderful time at the pool that day.
What kind of passage is this?
a.
folk tale
c.
realistic fiction
b.
historical fiction
d.
fable
 

 2. 

Read the definition and short passage.
Onomatopoeia—is defined as a formation of words by imitating sounds (Ex. Buzz). The old copper tea kettle perched on the stove like a bird on a branch. Steam whistled from the top. Grandma came bustling in the room to make tea for us.
Which of the above word(s) represents onomatopoeia?
a.
perched on the stove like a bird on a branch
c.
old copper tea kettle
b.
bustling
d.
whistled
 

 3. 

Read the passage.
Friday was going to be a big day! It was the championship game of the season in soccer, and Joe was the team captain. He wanted to lead his team to their first district championship in the history of their school. They only had enough players to use 3 substitutes, so they always had to be in excellent shape in order to play almost the entire games and run at their fastest speeds the whole time. Alex was one of their fastest players, and Joe knew that without Alex, it was be
difficult to win on Friday. The school held a huge pep rally to encourage the team and cheer them on that morning. The cheerleaders were planning a special presentation during half time, and it seemed that the entire community was going to be at the game to witness the historic victory. The game was supposed to start at 5:00 that evening, so Joe asked all the players to meet in the locker rooms at 3:30 to suit up and have a quick warm up before the game. Excitement and tension were in the in air, and Joe was feeling both confident and nervous. He didn’t want to let everyone down. As he walked up to the locker rooms to get ready for all the other players to arrive, he saw the coach standing at the door. He looked very upset and told Joe that three of the players had come down with the flu, and they would be unable to play in the game today. They didn’t have to forfeit the game as long as the rest of the players were still willing to play, but this would mean they would have to stay in the whole time and have no substitutes.
What would be the best solution?
A.
They should play the game and do their best.
B.
They should just forfeit the game.
C. Joe should ask the coach to make the sick players play, even if they are really ill.
D. Joe should quit the soccer team.

a.
They should play the game and do their best.
c.
Joe should ask the coach to make the sick players play, even if they are really ill.
b.
They should just forfeit the game.
d.
Joe should quit the soccer team.
 

 4. 

Read the passage.
Alice and Frank were very hard workers, and they had lived on the same property for many years. They had four children, Beth, Frances, Peter and Paul. Every morning, the entire family would wake up with the sunrise and the roosters. Alice would start breakfast, Frank and the boys would clean the stalls and feed the livestock and Beth and Frances milked the cows. After all the chores were finished, they would all come back to the house for a nice, warm breakfast,
compliments of Alice.
What is the setting of this passage?
a.
a city
c.
a farm
b.
a park
d.
a small neighborhood
 

 5. 

Read the passage.
There was a big test in science that morning, and Peyton forgot to study. The class had known about the upcoming exam for weeks, but Peyton wanted to spend his time watching television and playing touch football with his cousins after school. He was planning to study the night before, but he completely forgot, because he got so wrapped up in an educational movie on television. That morning, as he entered the classroom, he felt sick. What was he going to do?
He looked across the room at his friend, Shelly. She had a delightful smile on her face and looked completed confident. Peyton knew she had been studying for this test for weeks, and she was going to do very well.
What is the main theme of this passage?
a.
Playing football is a good past time.
c.
Watching television is a waist of time.
b.
Preparation is the key to confidence.
d.
Everyone can be forgetful at times.
 

 6. 

Read the passage.
Doug was five years old and just learning to ride his bike. He was off to a great start, but then he lost his balance and crashed onto the grass. He was not hurt, but he started to cry, because it scared him. His father ran to his side and checked to make sure he was okay. Then, his father laughed and said, “It’s a good thing you didn’t hurt my grass!”
Why did Doug’s father make this joke?
a.
to make Doug laugh and feel better
c.
to remind Doug to be more careful
b.
to make Doug cry more
d.
to be mean
 

 7. 

Word Analysis—Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms--RIT 191 – 200
Fill in the blank.
When we went to Cheyenne, we drove __________ a tunnel.
a.
through
c.
though
b.
threw
d.
thorough
 

 8. 

Read the sentence and decide which pair of synonyms could be used in place of the
underlined word.
The little girl wore an enormous hat.
a.
huge-large
c.
wonderful-great
b.
minute-small
d.
beautiful-lovely
 

 9. 

Which group of words means the same as the word lost?
a.
missing, misplaced, hidden, vanished
c.
found, forfeited, misplaced, weak
b.
missing, misplaced, returned, without
d.
leave, disabled, sickly, hidden
 

 10. 

Word Analysis—Contextual Meaning and Vocabulary--RIT 191 – 200
1. Read the passage.
We selected for our victim the only child of a prominent citizen named Ebenezer Dorset. The father was respectable and tight, a mortgage fancier and a stern, upright collection-plate passer and forecloser. The kid was a boy of ten, with freckles.
In the passage, what does the word prominent mean?
Copyright Info: Not enough information. O. Henry. “The Ransom of Red Chief” page 25.
(Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman, Felts).

a.
well-known
c.
mean-spirited
b.
unnoticeable
d.
wealthy
 

 11. 

Read the sentence.
Fran asked for a duplicate of the original letter.
Choose the best synonym for the underlined word.
a.
copy
c.
summary
b.
answer
d.
review
 

 12. 

Read the passage.
Yes, Utzel hated everybody and everything, but he adored his daughter. He daydreamed that a rich young man would fall in love with her, marry her, and provide for his wife and his father-inlaw. But not a young man in the village showed the slightest interest in poverty.
In the passage, what does the compound word daydream mean?
Copyright Info: Not enough information. Singer, Isaac Bashevis. “Utzel and His Daughter,
Poverty,” page 149. Teacher authors: Phillips, Blackman, Felts).

a.
pleasant thoughts
c.
terrible thoughts
b.
sleeping pictures
d.
daily pictures
 

 13. 

Read the sentence.
I gave him the dog whistle and the key to the cabin and left sufficient food.
Which word means the same as sufficient?
a.
enough
c.
unfamiliar
b.
no
d.
delicious
 

 14. 

Word Analysis—Word Components--RIT 191 – 200
1. Given the word
base, which of the following would be an appropriate compound word?
a.
baseball
c.
abase
b.
baseless
d.
bases
 

 15. 

Read the definition of each root.
chron-time
phobia-fear
phile-love
Given the definitions of these roots, which would mean enjoying being afraid?
a.
phobophilia
c.
chronophilia
b.
acrophobia
d.
chronophobia
 

 16. 

Read the definitions of the prefixes.
anti-against
con-with
pre-before
Given these prefixes, which word would mean unfriendly or not wanting to be around others?
a.
antisocial
c.
predict
b.
context
d.
antidote
 

 17. 

Root
Struct—build
Suffixes
ion—noun
ist—one who
ed—past tense
s—many
Given these definitions, which word means a new building?
a.
construction
c.
constructed
b.
destruct
d.
constructs
 

 18. 

What word rhymes with bear?
a.
there
c.
tier
b.
dear
d.
bean
 

 19. 

Which word ends with the same sound as tough?
a.
cuff
c.
fought
b.
though
d.
truth
 



 
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