Centro de Educacin Temprana- Colegio Myrang

Teacher Giselle Montilla Garcia

Sixth Grade Diagnostic Test

Name: ____________________________ Date: ______________________________
I. Instructions: Select the correct answer to the indicate type of sentence for
each of the following.
1. Shut that door, please.
A. interrogative
B. exclamatory
C. declarative
D. imperative

2. She wants to be sure she didnt forget anything.
A. interrogative
B. exclamatory
C. declarative
D. imperative

3. Look out; youre driving down the wrong side of the road!
A. interrogative
B. exclamatory
C. declarative
D imperative

II. Instructions: Instructions: Read each paragraph carefully. Decide whether its
a Narrative, Descriptive, Expository or Persuasive style.

1. Plastic, Paper, or Cloth?
We have a big decision to make. We can use cloth, paper, or plastic bags. I
choose cloth because paper uses trees, and plastic uses petroleum; so we
should use cloth. Cloth bags are easy to take with you and use again and
again. We need to keep our earth clean, so lets use cloth. Remember,
recycle and reuse.
A. Narrative B. Descriptive C. Expository D. Persuasive

2. I remember when my dog Murphy was really little. She was only two or
three years old. It was on Christmas. My dad put on some Christmas
music and Murphy put her paws up in the air and started swirling around
in circles. Then she put her paws on my dads hands and they started
dancing together. It was very funny, and my dad thought that Murphy was
a good dancer!
A. Narrative B. Descriptive C. Expository D. Persuasive
Centro de Educacin Temprana- Colegio Myrang
Teacher Giselle Montilla Garcia
Sixth Grade Diagnostic Test

3. If I Were President If I were president, Id be responsible. Id look alert and
run the United States like it should be run. Id be honest. Then the people
would trust me. I would be a good president because I have faith in the
people of the United States.
A. Narrative B. Descriptive C. Expository D. Persuasive

III. Instructions: Select the sentence that is written correctly
1. A. Did David finish his proyect?
B. Did david finish his project?
C. did David finish his project?
D. Did David finish his project?

2. A. My father is an English teacher.
B. My father is an english teacher.
C. My Father is an English taecher.
D. my father is an English teacher.

3. A. Ana, Juan, and mildred are going to the movies.
B. Ana, Juan, and Mildred are going to the movies.
C. Ana, Juan, and Mildred are going to the movie?
D. ana, Juan and Mildred are going to the movie!

IV. Instructions: Choose the best answer for each exercise.

1. Diane braids my hair. The complete subject of this sentence is:

A. Braids.
B. My.
C. Diane.
D. Hair.

2. Our teacher mentioned your name. The complete predicate of this
sentence is:

A. Our teacher.
B. Mentioned your name.
C. Your name.
E. Our teacher mentioned.

3. Maribel pricked her finger with the needle The simple subject is ____
and the simple predicate is ____.

Centro de Educacin Temprana- Colegio Myrang
Teacher Giselle Montilla Garcia
Sixth Grade Diagnostic Test

A. Maribel, pricked.
B. Her, with
C. Maribel, finger
D. Finger, needle.

4. The president of the company gives many speech.

A. Speechs.
B. Speechesses.
C. Speeches.
D. Spees.

5. The gentleman sat on their lawns and read their newspapers.

A. Gentlemans.
B. Gentlemen
C. Gentlemaness
D. Gentlemansess.

6. My brother sometimes brushes his teeth in the bathtub. Is the noun in
bold singular or plural?

A. Singular
B. Plural
C. All of the above.
D. None of the above.

7. Select the sentence that has the correct word order.

A. Summer their vacation they enjoyed.
B. Their summer vacation they enjoyed.
C. They enjoyed their summer vacation.
D. Enjoyed their summer vacation they.

8. The following sentence: It tasted like a fancy, fresh chocolate pudding. Is
an example of:
A. metaphor
B. simile
C. personification
D. onomatopoeia

9. Which of the groups of words below are arranged in the correct
alphabetical order?

A. pass, pearl, point, product
Centro de Educacin Temprana- Colegio Myrang
Teacher Giselle Montilla Garcia
Sixth Grade Diagnostic Test

B. point, pass, pearl, product
C. product, pearl, pass, point
D. pass, pearl, product, point

10. In May 1937, amelia Earhart began her second attempt to fly around the
World.
Which are the two capitalization errors?

A. May, amelia
B. In, Earhart
C. amelia, World
D. May, World.
11. Amys eyes were as bright as the sun is an example of _____________.
A. simile B. metaphor C. onomatopoeia D. personification

12. Splash, splash; how much fun! This sentence is using ______________.

A. simile B. metaphor C. onomatopoeia D. personification

V. Instructions: Answer the following questions.

1. Which is your favorite holiday? Why?

2. If you were stranded in a deserted island, what three items would you bring?
Why?