Let’s go through the test step by step.
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Part 1: Circle the correct answers.
We need to pick the word that makes sense in each sentence.
1. “There is a ______ at 10 o’clock.”
→ A meeting happens at a time. Bowl doesn’t fit.
✔ meeting
2. “I love to read in the ______.”
→ You read in a library, not furniture.
✔ library
3. “He wanted to ______ money from the man’s pocket.”
→ Steal means take without permission. Visit doesn’t make sense.
✔ steal
4. “We ______ at the factory late.”
→ Arrived means came there. Told doesn’t fit with “at the factory”.
✔ arrived
5. “His ______ is hard.”
→ Job can be hard. Price isn’t described as “hard” usually.
✔ job
6. “He wants to win the ______.”
→ You win a competition. Student is a person — you don’t win a student.
✔ competition
7. “The girl wanted to ______ the prince.”
→ Marry fits. Finish doesn’t make sense here.
✔ marry
8. “The gift was ______, it wasn’t cheap.”
→ Expensive means costly. Comfortable doesn’t relate to price.
✔ expensive
9. “He ______ in 1900.”
→ Died means passed away. Cost doesn’t fit for a person.
✔ died
10. “The ______ was free.”
→ Entry (like entrance fee) can be free. Person being free? Doesn’t fit well.
✔ entry
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Part 2: Grammar – Use was, were, wasn’t or weren’t
Remember:
- was → for I, he, she, it, singular nouns
- were → for we, you, they, plural nouns
- wasn’t = was not
- weren’t = were not
1. Today is Tuesday. Yesterday ______ Monday.
→ Yesterday is one day → use
was
✔ was
2. This year we are in Grade 6. Last year we ______ in Grade 5.
→ “we” → plural → use
were
✔ were
3. Ilan Ramon and Neil Armstrong were astronauts. They ______ students.
→ “They” → plural → but they were astronauts, so they were NOT students →
weren’t
✔ weren’t
4. My friend ______ at school yesterday because he didn’t feel well.
→ “My friend” → singular → didn’t feel well → so he was NOT at school →
wasn’t
✔ wasn’t
5. I am healthy now, but last week I ______ sick.
→ “I” → past tense → was sick →
was
✔ was
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Final Answer:
Part 1 Answers:
1. meeting
2. library
3. steal
4. arrived
5. job
6. competition
7. marry
8. expensive
9. died
10. entry
Part 2 Answers:
1. was
2. were
3. weren’t
4. wasn’t
5. was
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of english worksheet 6th graders.