Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
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Example Questions
Example Question #92 : Language
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
No longer existing
Extinct
Context
Soothe
Knack
Extinct
When something is extinct, it means it no longer exists.
To use extinct in a sentence, "The panda bear is endanger of becoming extinct."
Example Question #101 : Language
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
With a speaking voice that can be clearly heard.
Allude
Aloud
Allow
Allowed
Aloud
To read something aloud means to read it so people can hear it. Not silently or at a whisper.
To use aloud in a sentence, “The teacher decided the class would read the chapter aloud.”
Example Question #102 : Language
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
To have been given permission.
Allude
Aloud
Allowed
Elude
Allowed
When something is allowed, it is permitted.
To use allowed in a sentence, “The lifeguard said we were allowed to dive in the deep end of the pool.”
Example Question #103 : Language
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
The type of environment in which an animal normally lives.
Habitat
Habitual
Habit
Hobby
Habitat
Most animals have a natural habitat. Birds in trees, whales in oceans, etc.
To use habitat in a sentence, “The tiger was returned to its natural habitat, a jungle in Asia.”
Example Question #104 : Language
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
Follow in an effort to capture.
Provoke
Peruse
Purse
Pursue
Pursue
When you pursue something, you are trying to get it.
To use pursue in a sentence, “I have chosen to pursue a college degree.”
Example Question #102 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
Examine carefully or at length.
Peruse
Pursue
Purse
Provoke
Peruse
When you peruse an article, you are not skimming it. You are spending significant time reading through it.
To use peruse in a sentence, “I decided to peruse the article because I found the topic so interesting.”
Example Question #101 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
Select the word that matches the definition provided:
Bring to an end.
Termite
Trite
Thermal
Terminate
Terminate
When you terminate something, you end it.
To use terminate in a sentence, “They decided to terminate his job at the factory.”
Example Question #106 : Language
Select the word that matches the definition provided:
Relating to a city or densely populated area.
Rubble
Rural
Urbane
Urban
Urban
Cities are referred to as urban areas.
To use urban in a sentence, “He liked living in an urban environment, there were tall buildings everywhere.”
Example Question #101 : Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
Select the word that matches the definition provided:
Relating to the countryside rather than the town.
Urban
Rural
Urbane
Rurik
Rural
People who live on farms or near small towns are often considered to live in rural areas.
To use rural in a sentence, “She was from a small, rural community with only one stop light.”
Example Question #108 : Language
Select the word that matches the definition provided:
A solemn pledge to do something.
Vow
Vowel
View
Vice
Vow
When you vow to do something, you are making a promise to do it.
To use vow in a sentence, “He made a vow that he would always take care of her.”
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