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Grade 6 MAP: Language Usage
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1.
Which spelling is the plural of city?
2.
Which claim is supportable in a paragraph about a library visit?
3.
Which spelling is the past tense of drop, meaning "to let something fall"?
4.
Which sentence is complex?
5.
Which underlined section of the passage is an independent clause?
Long before computers existed, Ada Lovelace was already thinking of innovative ways they could be used. Lovelace, the daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron [A], was born in England in 1815. In 1833, she met Charles Babbage [B], who was creating a design for a mechanical computer. Lovelace added to Babbage's ideas by proposing that computers could perform many tasks besides calculations [C]. Though Lovelace didn't live long enough to see her ideas put into practice [D], she is widely considered one of the first computer scientists.
6.
Which of the following would be a good topic sentence for a paragraph about how to take care of a dog?
7.
A writer claims that outdoor learning is a good idea. Which sentence is a counterclaim?
8.
Which sentence is in the present perfect?
9.
Which sentence uses evidence?
10.
Which concluding sentence fits an argument about more library time?
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Answer key
Grade 6 MAP: Language Usage
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1.C) citiesCheck the ending before you add a letter.
2.B) A library visit can help students choose books for a project.You could support it with reasons or examples.
3.D) droppedA short vowel before a final consonant often doubles that consonant before -ed.
4.C) When Priya arrived, the class lined up.A complex sentence has an independent clause and a dependent clause.
5.A) she met Charles BabbageAn independent clause has a subject and verb and can stand alone as a sentence.
6.C) Dog care requires both a daily routine and checkups with a veterinarian.A topic sentence states the main idea, not one small detail.
7.C) Some people argue that outdoor lessons are hard to run in bad weather.It argues against the writer's claim.
8.A) Sofia has walked to the park.Present perfect uses has or have plus the past participle.
9.A) Samuel counted a loon and three pencils near the dock.It gives a specific count.
10.D) In conclusion, more library time would help because everyone can choose a book.It wraps up this argument with a reason.
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