Grade 6 · Grammar · Grade-Level Foundations
Language and Sentence Skills worksheet
Grade 6 grammar practice based on published U.S. learning expectations, with reproducible original variations.
Language and Sentence Skills
Grade 6 · On-level practice · 8 questions · Version PG-43X-2940
Which sentence uses the active voice?A. The committee approved the proposal. B. After the meeting, we revised the plan. C. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. D. The collection of maps is on the shelf.
Which sentence maintains parallel structure?A. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. B. The collection of maps is on the shelf. C. After the meeting, we revised the plan. D. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial.
Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?A. After the meeting, we revised the plan. B. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. C. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. D. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.
Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?A. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. B. The collection of maps is on the shelf. C. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. D. After the meeting, we revised the plan.
Choose the correctly punctuated introductory phrase.A. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes. B. After the meeting, we revised the plan. C. The collection of maps is on the shelf. D. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits.
Which sentence uses a colon correctly?A. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. B. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. C. Walking through the museum, Elena studied the portraits. D. The role requires planning, writing, and revising.
Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.A. The collection of maps is on the shelf. B. The kit contains three tools: a ruler, a compass, and a protractor. C. The committee approved the proposal. D. The role requires planning, writing, and revising.
Choose the correct pronoun agreement.A. The committee approved the proposal. B. The data were incomplete; the team repeated the trial. C. The role requires planning, writing, and revising. D. Each student should bring his, her, or their notes.
How to use this skill
Grade 6 grammar practice based on published U.S. learning expectations, with reproducible original variations.
Worked example
Read the direction, identify the assessed skill, solve or cite evidence, and check the response.
Common mistake
Using a memorized procedure without checking what the question asks.
Helpful hint
Name the standard skill before answering.
Standards source
Common Core: L.6.1-3. View official framework
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