Free Printable TerraNova Practice Test for Grade 6

Scholar Tests · Set 2

TerraNova practice test, Grade 6

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Reading

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 13 minutes.

Mill Creek Cleanup Day
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Mill Creek Cleanup Day
May 9, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Meet at the Mill Creek Park picnic shelter
Every spring, trash washes into Mill Creek from storm drains and streets. Plastic bags and bottles can harm the fish, turtles, and birds that live along the water. Help us give the creek a fresh start!
Who Can Help
Everyone is welcome. Volunteers under 14 must come with an adult.
What We Provide
Gloves, trash bags, grabber tools, and water
What to Bring
Closed-toe shoes that can get muddy
A hat and sunscreen
A refillable water bottle
Schedule
9:00 a.m. Sign in and safety talk
9:30 a.m. Teams head to the creek
11:30 a.m. Count and sort what we collected
12:00 p.m. Free lunch for all volunteers
1.
Under which heading would a family find out what kind of shoes to wear?
1. ASchedule
2. BWhat to Bring
3. CMill Creek Cleanup Day
4. DWho Can Help
2.
What will volunteers do at 11:30 a.m.?
1. APick up gloves and trash bags
2. BHead to the creek in teams
3. CEat a free lunch
4. DCount and sort what they collected
The Bakery at Dawn
Before the sun, before the bus, before the city wakes, the bakery on Fourth Street hums with all the bread it bakes. Its ovens glow like sleepy dragons breathing warm and slow, while Mrs. Lin, in flour-white sleeves, pats rows and rows of dough. The baker's radio plays low, a song from long ago, and Mrs. Lin hums right along while trays slide in a row. The windows fog, the mixers spin, the smell of cinnamon slips out beneath the bakery door to greet the rising sun. Each morning, walking to the train, my dad and I stop by. We share a roll, still warm inside, and wave the shop goodbye.
3.
The poet says the ovens "glow like sleepy dragons / breathing warm and slow." What does this comparison suggest?
1. AThe ovens give off a gentle, steady heat.
2. BThe ovens are shaped like dragons.
3. CThe ovens are too cold to bake bread.
4. DThe bakery is a frightening place.
4.
Who is the speaker of the poem?
1. AA child who stops at the bakery each morning with Dad
2. BA bus driver on Fourth Street
3. CA worker on the night shift
4. DA shop owner across the street
Bessie Coleman Takes Flight
Bessie Coleman was born in 1892 in Atlanta, Texas, one of thirteen children in a family of sharecroppers. She grew up picking cotton and walking miles to a one-room school, where she loved math. Her family had both African American and Native American roots.
As a young woman, Coleman moved to Chicago and worked as a manicurist in a barbershop. There she heard soldiers home from World War I tell stories about pilots in France. Coleman decided that she would fly.
Flight schools in the United States would not admit her, because she was Black and because she was a woman. Coleman refused to give up. She learned French, saved her money, and in 1920 sailed to France, where a flight school accepted her. In 1921, she earned her pilot's license, becoming the first African American woman and the first Native American woman to do so.
Back in the United States, Coleman became a stunt pilot. At air shows, crowds gasped as she flew loops and figure eights, and newspapers called her "Queen Bess." She used her fame to fight unfairness. She refused to perform at a show that would not let Black spectators enter through the same gate as white spectators. Between shows, she spoke at schools and churches, urging young Black Americans to learn to fly.
Coleman dreamed of opening a flight school of her own, so that others would not have to cross an ocean to learn. She did not live to see it. In 1926, at age 34, she died in an accident during a practice flight in Florida.
Her dream outlived her. A few years later, Black pilots founded a flying club in her name, and in 1995 the United States honored her with a postage stamp.
5.
Which sentence best states the central idea of the passage?
1. ABessie Coleman spent most of her life picking cotton on her family's farm in Texas.
2. BBessie Coleman learned to speak French because she wanted to live in France for good.
3. CBessie Coleman overcame unfair barriers to become a pilot and opened the way for others.
4. DBessie Coleman was the most famous stunt pilot anywhere in the world during the 1920s.
6.
Why did Bessie Coleman go to France to learn to fly?
1. AFrench planes were faster than American planes.
2. BFrench newspapers had already started calling her "Queen Bess."
3. CShe wanted to perform in air shows in France.
4. DFlight schools in the United States would not admit her.
7.
How does the author most likely want readers to view Bessie Coleman?
1. Aas a pilot who gave up on her dream too soon
2. Bas a careless flier who caused her own accident in Florida
3. Cas a gifted student who never left Texas
4. Das a brave pioneer whose influence lasted after her death
Two Sides of a Broken Window
Text 1: The Best Hit of My Life
I had been trying all summer to hit one solid, and on Saturday afternoon I finally did. Marcus lobbed a slow pitch over the old tire we use for home plate, and when I swung, the bat made a sound I had never heard before, a clean, perfect crack. The ball rose over the hedge as if it had somewhere important to be, and for one second I felt like a major leaguer.
Then I heard glass break.
The ball had gone straight through Mrs. Petrossian's front window. Marcus was already backing toward his bike. "Run," he whispered.
Every part of me wanted to listen to him. Instead, I crossed the street, holding my cap, and rang her doorbell. Waiting for that door to open took the longest ten seconds of my life.
Text 2: Saturday Afternoon
I was working on the crossword puzzle when the window above my piano burst into pieces, and a baseball rolled across the rug and came to rest against my slipper.
My first feeling was anger, I will admit, since that window was older than I am. But when I looked outside, I saw something I had not expected. One boy was pedaling away as fast as he could, while the other was walking straight toward my door.
He stood on my porch, twisting his cap in both hands, so pale that his freckles stood out like pepper on a plate. "I hit it," he said. "I'm really sorry. I'll pay for it, but it might take a while."
I remembered my own son at that age, and how hard it is to stay when running away is easier. "That window was drafty anyway," I told him. "Rake my leaves this fall, and we'll call it even. Now, would you like your ball back?"
8.
In Text 2, how do Mrs. Petrossian's feelings change as the event unfolds?
1. AShe is angry at first, and she stays angry to the end.
2. BShe is amused at first, but she grows furious later.
3. CShe is angry at first, but the boy's honesty softens her.
4. DShe is calm at first, but then she worries about her old piano.
9.
How do the two narrators' descriptions of the moment the window breaks differ?
1. AThe boy describes the thrill of his hit; she describes glass and a ball on her rug.
2. BThe boy describes her piano; she describes the slow pitch that Marcus threw.
3. CThe boy describes his bike ride home; she describes the hedge beside her house.
4. DThe boy blames Marcus for the window; she blames the boy for running away.
10.
What does Text 2 reveal that the boy in Text 1 could not know?
1. AThe ball had sailed over the hedge after he hit it.
2. BSeeing him walk to her door instead of running changed her mind.
3. CMarcus whispered to him that he should run away before anyone saw.
4. DHe rang her doorbell while holding his cap.

Vocabulary

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 8 minutes.

1.
draft
1. n. an early version of a piece of writing
2. n. a flow of cold air into a room
3. v. choose a player to join a team

Close the window, because there is a draft blowing in.
Use the entry. Which part of speech is draft in the sentence?
1. Anoun
2. Badjective
3. Cverb
4. Dadverb
2.
Which word means almost the same as quiet but has a more positive connotation?
1. Aslender
2. Broomy
3. Cdead
4. Dpeaceful
3.
A temperature of -8 degrees is an integer, but -8.5 is not.
This sentence is from a math book. What does integer mean?
1. Aa whole number or its opposite, such as 4, 0, or -4
2. Ba shape with four sides
3. Ca fraction less than one
4. Da number with a decimal point
4.
Deceitful is to honest as superior is to ______.
Which word completes the analogy?
1. Asincere
2. Binferior
3. Cbetter
4. Dpopular
5.
What does the word slowly mean?
1. Aslow again
2. Bslow
3. Cnot slow
4. Din a slow way
6.
Flood is to damage as lightning is to ______.
Which word completes the analogy?
1. Aumbrella
2. Bcloud
3. Cflash
4. Dthunder
7.
New York is a city that never sleeps, with stores and trains open all night.
What does the phrase in bold mean?
1. Aa place that stays busy day and night
2. Ba city with no beds
3. Ca city whose people never go to bed
4. Da quiet, empty town
8.
Which sentence uses personification?
1. AWrapped in my quilt, I was as snug as a bug in a rug.
2. BOur teacher played a name game so we could get to know each other.
3. CRelax, I'm only joking, because there is no pop quiz today.
4. DThe old car groaned as it climbed the steep hill to Grandpa's farm.
9.
With a grimace, the runner limped off the track holding her ankle.
What does the word grimace mean in this sentence?
1. Aa loud, deep laugh
2. Ba twisted face that shows pain or disgust
3. Ca wide, happy smile
4. Da quick wave hello
10.
The fleet deer leaped over the fence and vanished into the woods.
Which meaning of fleet is used in this sentence?
1. Aa group of ships, planes, or cars that work together
2. Bvery heavy
3. Cable to run very fast
4. Da loud cheer

Language

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 10 minutes.

1.
Lighthouses have helped sailors stay safe along dangerous coasts for centuries. Their bright lights warn ships about rocks and shallow water at night. ______, each lighthouse flashes its own pattern, so sailors can tell where they are. In thick fog, many lighthouses also sound loud horns to warn ships. For hundreds of years, these towers have guided ships safely to shore.
Which word or phrase best fills the blank?
1. AIn addition
2. BHowever
3. CFirst
4. DFinally
2.
Each of the students ______ a library card.
Which word or words best complete the sentence?
1. Awere having
2. Bhave
3. Chas
4. Dhave had
3.
The library is a ______ place to study for final exams.
Which word best completes the sentence?
1. Aquite
2. Bquiete
3. Cquiet
4. Dquit
4.
Jada played her last note. Then the audience stood and cheered.
Which sentence best combines the two sentences without changing what they mean?
1. AAfter Jada played her last note, the audience stood and cheered.
2. BBefore Jada played her last note, the audience stood and cheered.
3. CAfter Jada played her last note, the audience stood.
4. DJada played her last note, the audience stood and cheered.
5.
Leah is writing a report about how hurricanes form.
Which source would be the most credible for this report?
1. Aa social media post with no author's name
2. Ba blog post by someone who enjoys watching storms
3. Ca novel set during a hurricane
4. Da website run by the National Weather Service
6.
Which sentence is written correctly?
1. AStudying late every night, Amara's grade in history improved.
2. BMia gave the puppy with brown spots to her neighbor.
3. CWhile eating breakfast, the smoke alarm went off in Kenji's kitchen.
4. DGalileo observed four moons through his telescope circling Jupiter.
7.
The long trip of Lewis and Clark taught Americans a great deal about the land west of the Mississippi River. In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson sent the two explorers west to map the land and look for a water route to the Pacific. Along the way, the two men kept careful notes about the people, plants, and animals they saw. For example, they described prairie dogs, grizzly bears, and other animals that were new to scientists. Today, visitors can follow much of the expedition's route on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. In the end, the journey helped a young nation learn about the huge lands to its west.
What is the writer's main purpose in this paragraph?
1. Ato explain how to do something, step by step
2. Bto tell a story about something that happened
3. Cto argue for a claim and support it with reasons and evidence
4. Dto give facts about a topic
8.
1. When the race began, Kenji sprinted to the front of the pack.
2. First, he warmed up by jogging slowly around the field and stretching his legs.
3. By the third lap, his legs felt heavy, and two runners passed him.
4. Last spring, Kenji ran the mile for the first time at his school's track meet.
In what order should these sentences go?
1. A4, 3, 1, 2
2. B4, 2, 1, 3
3. C4, 1, 2, 3
4. D3, 2, 1, 4
9.
We can study the Great Lakes for our project we can study the Rocky Mountains instead.
This is a run-on sentence. Which choice fixes it correctly?
1. AWe can study the Great Lakes for our project, we can study the Rocky Mountains instead.
2. BWe can study the Great Lakes for our project. We can study the Rocky Mountains instead.
3. CWe can study the Great Lakes for our project or, we can study the Rocky Mountains instead.
4. DWe can study the Great Lakes for our project. we can study the Rocky Mountains instead.
10.
Students at our middle school should keep their phones in their lockers during class time. A survey by our school's student council found that two out of three students check their phones at least once during each class. Without the constant buzz of new messages, students can pay closer attention to their teachers and classmates. Some parents argue that their children need phones nearby in case of an emergency. However, the front office can reach any student within minutes, and students can call home from there. Keeping phones in lockers during class would help students focus while still letting families stay in touch.
Which sentence in the paragraph states a counterclaim, an argument for the other side?
1. ASome parents argue that their children need phones nearby in case of an emergency.
2. BStudents at our middle school should keep their phones in their lockers during class time.
3. CA survey by our school's student council found that two out of three students check their phones at least once during each class.
4. DKeeping phones in lockers during class would help students focus while still letting families stay in touch.

Language Mechanics

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 8 minutes.

1.
Which sentence writes the title correctly?
1. AWe laughed all the way through "Penguins on Parade."
2. BWe laughed all the way through Penguins on Parade.
3. CWe laughed all the way through Penguins on Parade.
4. DWe laughed all the way through Penguins on parade.
2.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
1. A"Did anybody bring the map?" asked Aisha.
2. B"Did anybody bring the map?" Asked Aisha.
3. C"Did anybody bring the map"? asked Aisha.
4. D"Did anybody bring the map?", asked Aisha.
3.
Are you ______ something?
Which word is spelled correctly and completes the sentence?
1. Afourgetting
2. Bforgetteing
3. Cforgetting
4. Dforgeting
4.
In which sentence should the words in bold be set off with commas?
1. AAnimals that hibernate through the cold months slow down their heartbeat and breathing.
2. BThe Pacific Ocean the largest ocean in the world covers more area than all the land on the planet put together.
3. CEvery student who turns in a permission slip can go on the field trip.
4. DPlants that get plenty of sunlight usually grow faster than plants kept in the dark.
5.
Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?
1. Aprofessor Lin teaches astronomy at a university in the Pacific Northwest.
2. BProfessor lin teaches astronomy at a university in the Pacific Northwest.
3. CProfessor Lin teaches Astronomy at a university in the Pacific Northwest.
4. DProfessor Lin teaches astronomy at a university in the Pacific Northwest.
6.
Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?
1. AThe Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France.
2. BThe Statue of Liberty was a Gift from the people of France.
3. CThe Statue of liberty was a gift from the people of France.
4. Dthe Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France.
7.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
1. AThomas Edison who held more than one thousand patents, was born in a small town in Ohio.
2. BThomas Edison, who held more than one thousand patents, was, born in a small town in Ohio.
3. CThomas Edison, who held more than one thousand patents, was born in a small town in Ohio.
4. DThomas Edison, who held more than one thousand patents was, born in a small town in Ohio.
8.
Which word is spelled correctly?
1. Aforrty
2. Bforty
3. Cfourty
4. Dfortey
9.
In which sentence should the words in bold be set off with commas?
1. AThe dog that lives next door barks every time the mail carrier walks by.
2. BThe only student who solved the bonus question was Amara.
3. CThe song that the choir sang at the end was my favorite part of the concert.
4. DOur class toured Monticello the home of Thomas Jefferson on a rainy day in May.
10.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
1. AWe, waited for the bus on a chilly rainy morning in late October.
2. BWe, waited for the bus on a chilly, rainy morning in late October.
3. CWe waited for the bus on a chilly, rainy morning in late October.
4. DWe waited for the bus on a chilly rainy morning in late October.

Mathematics

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 12 minutes.

1.
Which words match the expression (72 + 18) ÷ 9?
1. Adivide the sum of 72 and 18 by 9
2. Bdivide 9 by the sum of 72 and 18
3. Cmultiply the sum of 72 and 18 by 9
4. Ddivide 18 by 9, then add 72
2.
Which point is at (2, 7)?
1. APoint A
2. BPoint B
3. CPoint C
4. DPoint D
3.
One serving of oats is 1/8 cup. How many servings are in 2 cups of oats?
1. A1/16
2. B4
3. C1/4
4. D16
4.
The line plot shows how much rain fell on each of 10 days. What is the difference between the greatest and the least amount on the line plot?
1. A2 1/4 inches
2. B1 3/4 inches
3. C2 inches
4. D1 1/2 inches
5.
What ordered pair names point T?
1. A(−6, −1)
2. B(6, 1)
3. C(6, −1)
4. D(−1, 6)
6.
2 folders cost $1.50. Each one costs the same. How much do 9 folders cost?
1. A$13.50
2. B$6.75
3. C$8.50
4. D$0.75
7.
A class recorded how many dollars each of 8 students earned doing chores last month: 20, 20, 21, 22, 28, 28, 30 and 95. Which measure of center better describes a typical student, and why?
1. AThe mean, because 95 is the most important value.
2. BThe median, because the median is always greater than the mean.
3. CThe mean, because it uses every value in the data.
4. DThe median, because the value 95 pulls the mean up.
8.
The formula d = rt gives distance d from rate r and time t. A car travels 140 miles at 56 miles per hour. How many hours does the trip take?
1. A0.4
2. B84
3. C2.5
4. D3.5
9.
In a video game, Kai always scores 6 more points than his sister on every level. Which equation shows k, Kai's score, when his sister scores s points?
1. Ak = s + 6
2. Bk = s − 6
3. Ck = 6s
4. Ds = k + 6
10.
Is the relationship between x and y in the table proportional? Choose the answer with the correct reason.
1. AYes, because y is always more than x.
2. BYes, because y ÷ x is 4 for every pair.
3. CNo, because y ÷ x is not the same for every pair.
4. DNo, because the table does not show x = 0.

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