Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts : Language
Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts
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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Verify Preliminary Determinations Of Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.4.D
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
With a speaking voice that can be clearly heard.
Allude
Allowed
Allow
Aloud
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 #1 : Verify Preliminary Determinations Of Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.4.D
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
To have been given permission.
Aloud
Elude
Allude
Allowed
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 #14 : Meanings Of Unknown And Multiple Meaning Words And Phrases: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.4
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
The type of environment in which an animal normally lives.
Habitual
Hobby
Habit
Habitat
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 #15 : Meanings Of Unknown And Multiple Meaning Words And Phrases: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.4
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
Follow in an effort to capture.
Provoke
Peruse
Pursue
Purse
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 #3 : Verify Preliminary Determinations Of Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.4.D
Select the word that matches the definition provided.
Examine carefully or at length.
Pursue
Provoke
Purse
Peruse
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 #4 : Verify Preliminary Determinations Of Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.4.D
Select the word that matches the definition provided:
Bring to an end.
Thermal
Terminate
Termite
Trite
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 #5 : Verify Preliminary Determinations Of Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.4.D
Select the word that matches the definition provided:
Relating to a city or densely populated area.
Urban
Urbane
Rural
Rubble
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 #3 : Verify Preliminary Determinations Of Word Meanings: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.4.D
Select the word that matches the definition provided:
Relating to the countryside rather than the town.
Rural
Urban
Rurik
Urbane
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 #21 : Meanings Of Unknown And Multiple Meaning Words And Phrases: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.4
Select the word that matches the definition provided:
A solemn pledge to do something.
Vice
Vowel
View
Vow
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.”
Example Question #22 : Meanings Of Unknown And Multiple Meaning Words And Phrases: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.4
Select the word that best completes the sentence.
The ______________ between the two ideas was striking.
contrast
concentrate
contemplate
continue
contrast
The definition of contrast is the state of being noticeably different from something else. Use of “contrast” in this sentence informs the reader that the two ideas were strikingly different.
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