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Practice Test Class 6

Read the following sentences and convert them into indirect speech.

1. Rahul told to me, “When are you leaving?”

2. “Where do you live?” the stranger asked Aladdin.

3. The teacher said to Shelly, “Why are you laughing?”

4. Dhronacharya said to Arjun, “Shoot the bird’s eye.”

5. “Call the first convict,” said the jury.

6. “Call the ambulance,” said the man.

7. Bruce said to me, “I shall do the work.”

8. My mother said to me, “You were wrong.”

9. Mr Richard said to me, “Please wait here till I return.”

10. The captain said to me, “Bravo! You have played well.”

11. Raj said, “Alas! My pet died.”

12. Ruchi said, “I may go there.”

13. Bucky said to Steve, “Do you hear me?”

14. The boy said, “Let me come in.”

15. Granny said to me, “May God bless you.”

Active and passive voice

Rewrite the following changing the active sentences to passive and passive sentences to
active.

1. The thieves have been arrested by the police.

2. The marvelous performance delivered by the children enthralled us.

3. He has been invited to their party.

4. We have shipped your order.

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5. The girl recited the poem beautifully.

6. The guests enjoyed the party.

7. The child impressed everyone with his polite manners.

8. A girl from Chennai won the first prize.

9. The readers like the latest book of the writer.

10. They are painting the walls.

11. The car has been fixed by the mechanic.

12. She accepted their invitation with pleasure.

Adverbs 
Underline the adverbs in the following sentences and state their kind.
Adverbs are words used to modify verbs. Adverbs may also modify adjectives and other
adverbs.

1. I went to the market in the morning.

2. The dog sat lazily in the shade of the tree.

3. The man grumbled loudly while cleaning the table.

4. I often visit my grandparents.

5. It is extremely hot today.

6. Please wait patiently.

7. The technician fixed the problem easily.

8. They serve hot pancakes there.

9. I am waiting here for my daughter.

10. He laughed merrily.

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11. We will leave today.

12. She is standing outside.

Sentence Ordering

1. Maths-the-got-students-problems-have
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2. window-is-sofa-a-the-in front of-there
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3. office-is-his-now-father-in-your?
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4. got-any-Thomas-not-today-homework-has
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5. many-are-walnuts-there-left-not
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6. the-like-today-is-what-weather?
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7. have-phone-I-new-got-mobile-not-a
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8. not-jar-any-there-honey-the-in-is
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9. is-nationality-Marilyn Monroe-what?
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10. nice-they-garden-have-their-got-roses-in
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11. any-near-there-cafes-are-here?
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Types of Sentences

Identify the type of sentence – simple, compound or complex.

While the sun shone, they stayed on the beach. ……………..

I went into town and then drove to Manchester airport. ……………..

All of a sudden, in the middle of the match, the phone rang. ……………..

The girl had a blister on her heel. ……………..

The panda ate loads of bamboo shoots. ……………..

Caravans were parked all the way along the coast. ……………..

The new Harry Potter book is brilliant. ……………..

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I like all types of food including fish. ……………..

When the branch snapped, Matt fell out of the tree and broke his arm. ……………..

Elephants are bigger than snails. ……………..

Elephants, which are large mammals, are bigger than snails. ……………..

Mice like to eat grain. ……………..

In Pakistan, during the monsoon season, it is extremely hot and wet. ……………..

Four Types of Sentences

Directions: Identify each type of sentence and explain your answer.

Types of Sentences: declarative, imperative, exclamatory, and interrogative.

1. The students wanted to go on a field trip.

Type: ________________________ Why? _______________________________________________

2. Can we go to the Adventure Ville Theme Park?

Type: ________________________ Why? _______________________________________________

3. Be on your best behaviour for the next two weeks.

Type: ________________________ Why? _______________________________________________

4. After a couple of long weeks of keeping their hands to themselves, quietly focusing on instruction, and
cleaning up their messes, the students were rewarded with a field trip.

Type: ________________________ Why? _______________________________________________

5. We are so excited about going to Adventure Ville!

Type: ________________________ Why? _______________________________________________

6. How far away is the park from the school and what time do we have to come home?

Type: ________________________ Why? _______________________________________________

7. But, the park is three hours away from the school and we’ll have to be back by 3:00 for the buses!

Type: ________________________ Why? _______________________________________________

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8. Quit asking questions and just be happy.

Type: ________________________ Why? _______________________________________________

9. But, if it takes us six hours to get there and back, and we have to be back by 3:00, we’ll only be able to
stay for thirty minutes.

Type: ________________________ Why? _______________________________________________

10. The students wondered why they were going to Adventure Ville.

Type: ________________________ Why? _______________________________________________

Check Your Understanding of Imperative Sentences

Use the most appropriate verb from the list given below to form imperative sentences.
(switch off, do, come, play, stand, close, forget, fill in, turn off, carry, submit)
1. _________ the application form and ______ them before Monday.
2. _________ the door when you go out.
3. __________ the lights after use.
4. Please _________ home when you are free.
5. ______ all the documents that are required for verification.
6. _______ in the ascending order of your height.
7. ________ (negative) to carry an umbrella.
8. Let’s ______.
9. _______ your homework.
10. ________ your mobile phones before the meeting starts.
 
Adjective Normalization

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in brackets.

1. ………………….(poor) is the biggest bane in the world.

2. All that our parents want is our…………………….. (happy).
3. Diana was not endowed with the hearing………………(able)
4. Your self ……………….. (confident) can win you whatever you aspire for.
5. The …………….. (celebrate) of world Engineer’s Day was held at the
auditorium of our college.
6. The Chief Minister inaugurated the annual function which concluded with the
……………………. (distribute) of prizes.

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7. Everyone had lost the hope of his…………………….. (recover). But the
doctors did not give up till the end.
8. All the activities happen under his strict……………… (govern)
9. The boys tried to hide their………….. (nervous) but they could not.
10. Did you see the………………. (advertise) of home furnishings in which Gauri
and Shahrukh have been picturized?

Question 2:
Identify whether each of the following nouns is formed from a verb or an adjective. Also,
write the verb or adjective from which it is formed.

1. Excellence
2. Departure
3. Direction
4. Performance
5. Survival
6. Treatment
7. Fascination
8. Extremity
9. Sweetness
10. Imagination

Sentence Negation
1. Karin played volleyball yesterday.
2. There will be rain in the South tomorrow.
3. Mel speaks German.
4. We are writing a test.
5. Listen to Thomas.
6. They are going to rent a car.
7. I had seen him.
8. They were having a cup of tea this morning.
9. She has been to Berlin.
10. I have been watching TV for an hour.

Stative vs dynamic verbs (or non-action vs action verbs)

Fill in the gaps with the verb in brackets in the present simple or continuous form. Use the
simple form with stative verbs and the continuous form with dynamic verbs.
EXAMPLE: Joe  believes  (believe) in ghosts.
1John  (think) about his future.
2Ali  (have) three sisters.
3It  (smell) like something is burning.
4The boys  (play) with their new toys.
5Sara  (look) like she's been crying.
6I  (want) another coffee.
7We  (have) a really good time.
8Alice and Peter  (need) to go to the shop.
9The shop  (be) usually very busy.
10The baby  (sleep) on the sofa.
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Prepositional phrases
Complete the following sentences using appropriate prepositional phrases.

1. I would rather have coffee …………………… tea.

instead of
instead from
2. …………………… the rains, we went out.
In spite of
Despite of
In spite
3. ……………………… fire, break glass to escape.
In case of
In case
In case with
4. I am standing here ……………………… my friends.
in behalf of
on behalf of
on behalf
5. We solved the problem …………………. a new device developed by our engineers.
by means of
by means
by means to
6. ………………….., I had a happy childhood.
On the whole
In the whole
By the whole
7. Can you help me …………………… .?
in anyway
any way
in any way
8. She didn’t allow cancer to discourage her. ……………………, she began to work twice
as hard.
On the contrary
By the contrary
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In the contrary
9. …………………, we are impressed with her performance.
In general
On general
By general
10. I am seeing him in May – ………………….. in June.
rather
or rather
in rather

Exercise 1 Underline the verb in each sentence. In the blank, write T if the
verb is transitive.
Write I if the verb is intransitive.

I
1. Kathleen Battle, the opera star, sings amazingly well.
T
2. The red ants fought the black ants.
T
3. My aunt plays rugby every Sunday.
I
4. The hawk flew slowly over the forest.
T
5. Everyone saw the horse with the beautiful saddle.
I
6. Twenty-thousand people watched in amazement.
T
7. Beth finally heard that new song by the Ooglies.
T
8. The members of the chess club elected Janelle president.
T
9. The sound engineer recorded the bass and guitars first.
I
10. Dogs hear much better than humans.
T
11. I never watch game shows on television.
I
12. Robin finished early.
I
13. The dolphin turned quickly and smoothly.
T
14. I finished my homework during study hall.
T
15. I turned the pages of the old book with care.

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16. Hummingbirds eat almost constantly.

Abstract & Concrete Nouns

Directions: Circle the concrete nouns in each sentence below.

Example A: I painted the picket fence white.
Answer: picket fence
1. I went shopping for groceries.
2. We looked inside the garage for the tools.
3. We took a tour of the castle.
4. I saw a bear in the woods.
5. The dolphins swam in the ocean.
6. I wore a beautiful dress to the dance.
7. I took medicine for my headache.
8. My shoes were untied.
9. I put on a new pair of socks.
10. I wore a vest under my jacket.
11. I looked out the window of the hospital.
12. I read the newspaper in the morning.
13. We brought the equipment to the studio.
14. The event held thousands of people.
15. The brown chair looked comfortable.
16. I love to eat waffles in the morning.

PUNCTUATION

Punctuate and rewrite the following sentences

1. here i am master i am ready to go wherever you want me to go he said

2. rita meena and seema were seen playing badminton in the morning

3. geeta's father mr arun kumar is a police officer

4. we left for agra yesterday

5. what a remarkable victory

6. what a fine ship is there struggling in the cruel waves cried sunita

7. oh tom she said in surprise you can work when you want to only you hardly ever want to

8. do you remember the day michael climbed the church spire the old woman asked

9. high and low rich and poor wise and foolish all must die

10. always help the poor

11. the door was opened the things scattered the boxes broken nalini cried may god save us

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12. milton the great english poet was blind

13. tell me who has beaten you

14. alas the plane has crashed

15. hello are you here ram

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