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Name ________________________________________ Date ________________ Period ________ 1 6th Grade English Mid Term Exam Review December 2012 Fill in the blanks below. 1. A ____________________ is a word that names a person, place or thing. 2. __________________________ are words that tell what someone or something is doing. 3. Action verbs can show ____________________ or _______________________ action. 4. An antecedent is a word that is replaced by a ________________________. 5. ___________________________ pronouns refer to a specific noun, while ___________________ pronouns refer to people, places or things without specifying which one. 6. Subject pronouns are used as _________________s of verbs or as subject complements. They are: singular first person plural I second person you third person they she 7. Object pronouns are used as direct and/or indirect objects of verbs, and as objects of prepositions. They are: singular plural first person second person third person you him it them 2 8. The indefinite articles are “___” and “_____”; “the” is the ____________________ article. 9. The interrogative pronouns are the “wh” pronouns. They are ______________, ____________, ___________________, __________________, and __________________. “To interrogate” means to ____________. 10. The demonstrative pronouns are the “th” pronouns. They are ___________, ______________, __________________, and ___________________. “To demonstrate” means to ____________. 11. Adjectives modify ____________________________. 12. Adverbs modify _________________, _____________________, and other _________________. 13. A _________________________ relates the noun or pronoun following it to another word in the sentence. It is useful to identify these _____________________ phrases and put parentheses around them at the outset of analyzing a sentence. Objects of _______________________ can never be direct objects or subject complements. 14. A sentence must contain a __________________ and a ________________, and make a complete ___________________. 15. The _________________ is the noun or pronoun that the sentence is about; the verb is the simple ________________________ of the sentence. 16. The noun or pronoun that receives the action of an action verb is the ____________________ object. 17. The _______________________ object is found between the action verb and the direct object, and is indirectly affected by the action. 18. Linking verbs connect a ____________________ or ____________________ at the beginning of a sentence with a word near the end. 19. A ____________________ _____________________ follows a linking verb and renames, identifies, or explains the subject of the sentence. 20. There are two kinds of subject complements: predicate ___________________ and predicate ___________________________. 3 PRACTICE IN LABELING PARTS OF SPEECH: Label each listed word from these sentences according to its part of speech. 1. A pencil is a needed instrument in school. _____________________ pencil _____________________ needed _____________________ in _____________________ a 2. The sad movie had a powerful effect upon the audience. _______________________ powerful _______________________ audience _______________________ upon _______________________ had 3. Arthur handed me the rare gems, and I inspected them. ________________________ Arthur ________________________ handed ________________________ and ________________________ rare ________________________ them 4. He delivered his speech and waited for the expected applause. ________________________ delivered ________________________ He ________________________ applause ________________________ for 4 Answer the questions that follow each sentence. 5. Yes, Sean, that is true. What is the verb in this sentence? _______________________ 6. The Tigers and the Rams were competing for first place. What is the complete subject of this sentence? ____________________________ 7. We skipped quickly past the old, abandoned house. What is/are the adverb(s) in this sentence? ________________________________ 8. When he played, we heard the melancholy tones most strongly. List the main verb and its direct object: __________________________________ 9. He ran well, but his competitor was faster. List the adverb(s) in this sentence: ________________________________ 10. Harriet and I enjoyed the comedian’s performance and laughed at his jokes. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? _________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tell the part of speech of each italicized word. Then circle every verb in each sentence. 1. The quarterback threw a pass right to the receiver, but it slipped through his fingers. \__________ \___________ 2. The test was hard enough that it tested not just our knowledge, but also our stamina. \___________ \_____________ 3. This is a gloomy, foreboding afternoon. \_____________ \_____________ 4. The girl paid fees for keeping her library books too long. \______________ \______________ 5. The blimp rose over the stadium during the Rose Bowl. 5 \_________________ \________________ 6. The Cub Scout ironed his own uniform. \________________ 7. The shop sells large iron skillets. \________________ 8. Should we serve the soup first? \____________________ 9. The crowd grew restless because of the long delay. \_____________________ 10. Who told you that secret? \__________________ 11. The hunting dogs treed the raccoon without much effort. \______________ \______________ 12. Sally, light the fire and then we’ll roast marshmallows. \_______________ \______________ 13. We saw a light in the forest. \_________________ 14. Plenty of helping hands made light work of the project. \__________________ 15. He arrived well before the schedule landing, which was a good thing. \__________ \____________ 6 PARTS OF THE SENTENCE REVIEW: Fill in the definition for each term. 1. Sentence: 2. Subject: 3. Predicate: 4. Direct Object: 5. Indirect Object: 6. Subject Complement: LABELING PARTS OF THE SENTENCE: Give the part of sentence for each italicized word. 7. The teacher gave the students a test. \______________ \_________________ 8. The teacher gave the students a test. \________ \_________________ 9. Frederick was exceedingly tired after the marathon. \_______________ \_______________ 10. The day brought Eleanor many problems. \________________ \__________________ 11. The day brought Eleanor many problems. \___________ \_________________ 7 12. Herman walked to the park to see if his friends were there. \_______________ 13. Herman walked to the park to see if his friends were there. \_______________ 14. Tommy gave his dog a bone for Christmas. \____________ \____________________ 15. Tommy gave his dog a bone for Christmas. \____________ 16. Tommy gave his dog a bone for Christmas. \____________ 17. The queen sent gifts to her loyal subjects. \__________ \_____________ 18. They seemed sincere, but she wondered if they were really trustworthy. \_________________ \_____________________ 19. Studying is important for success in school. \_________________ 20. She wished everyone good luck on the midterm. \_______________ Finally, you should review all vocabulary words from lists 1 – 4 and all the clues we have covered in the Word Detective program. You should be able to identify whether a word is of Anglo Saxon or Latin origin, and tell how you know.