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Grade 6 · Reading & writing

Grade 6 Reading & writing diagnostic

15 questions on reading comprehension, writing and grammar & vocabulary, plus 3 from Grade 5. Answer what you can, then check your answers to see which topics are secure and what to practise next.

15 questions3 topicsAbout 15 minutesSet 2 of 5

Skip a question if you do not know the answer. It is better than guessing, because it shows what to practise.

1Reading comprehensionThe phrase soft silver silence repeats an initial sound. This is
2Reading comprehensionI have told you a million times uses
3Reading comprehensionReading and literary analysis: which term fits this description? A meaningful contrast between what is expected, stated or understood and what actually occurs or is meant.
4Reading comprehensionWhat feature appears in the recent photograph?
5WritingWriting and argument: which term fits this description? A response that addresses a counterargument with reasoning or evidence.
6WritingWhich transition introduces an illustration?
7WritingAn original sentence says an approach “may help.” Which rewrite changes its certainty?
8WritingWriting and argument: which term fits this description? Information used to support a claim.
9Grammar & vocabularyEnglish grammar essentials: which term fits this description? A word or word group expressing an action, occurrence or state.
10Grammar & vocabularyChoose the noun: run, blue, river, slowly.
11Grammar & vocabularyChoose the contraction for do not.
12Grammar & vocabularyRemove the prefix from rewrite. What base word remains?

From Grade 5

These questions check skills from the grade below, so gaps can be spotted early.

13Reading comprehension (Grade 5)What fraction of the original 20 books was borrowed? Give a simplified fraction.

Give your answer as a fraction, for example 3/4.

14Grammar & vocabulary (Grade 5)Choose the present-tense verb: The basket of apples ___ heavy.
15Reading comprehension (Grade 5)How many books remain altogether?