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6th Grade Language Arts Practice — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Prep

This 6th Grade language arts practice set targets the grammar, usage, and writing mechanics skills tested on the Iowa Assessments (ITBS). Students will practice identifying correct sentence structure, proper punctuation, subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, capitalization rules, and effective word choice. The language arts section of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills evaluates students' understanding of standard English conventions and their ability to recognize and correct errors in written text. These practice questions help students strengthen their command of English language mechanics, building skills that are essential for both standardized assessment success and effective written communication.

Total Questions: 103 Grade: 6th Grade Iowa Level: Level 11 Ages: 11-12
CapitalizationPunctuationSubject-Verb AgreementPronounsVerb TensesSentence StructureUsage

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Capitalization

  1. Which sentence has correct capitalization? (The Declaration Of Independence was signed in 1776. | The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. | The declaration of independence was signed in 1776. | The declaration Of Independence was signed in 1776.)
  2. Choose the correctly capitalized sentence. (My Uncle Robert teaches History at Stanford university. | My uncle Robert teaches history at Stanford University. | My Uncle robert teaches History at stanford university. | My uncle robert teaches History at Stanford University.)
  3. Which is capitalized correctly? (We visited the Grand canyon in Arizona. | We visited the Grand Canyon in arizona. | We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona. | We visited The Grand Canyon in Arizona.)
  4. Select the correct capitalization. (The Pacific ocean is the largest ocean on earth. | The pacific Ocean is the largest Ocean on Earth. | The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth. | The Pacific Ocean is the largest Ocean on earth.)
  5. Which sentence uses correct capitalization? (President Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address in November. | President Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address in november. | President Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address in November. | president Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address in November.)
  6. Choose the correctly capitalized title. (The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | the Adventures of Tom Sawyer | The adventures of tom sawyer)
  7. Which is correct? (The civil War ended in April 1865. | The Civil war ended in April 1865. | The Civil War ended in april 1865. | The Civil War ended in April 1865.)
  8. Select the sentence with proper capitalization. (Senator Williams spoke at Jefferson middle school. | Senator Williams spoke at Jefferson Middle School. | senator Williams spoke at Jefferson Middle School. | Senator williams spoke at Jefferson Middle school.)
  9. Which sentence is capitalized correctly? (We studied World War II in our european history class. | We studied World War II in our European History class. | We studied World War II in our European history class. | We studied world war II in our European history class.)
  10. Choose the correct capitalization. (The Statue Of Liberty is located in New York harbor. | The Statue of Liberty is located in New York Harbor. | The statue of liberty is located in New York Harbor. | The Statue of liberty is located in new york Harbor.)
  11. Which shows correct capitalization? (Dr. Martinez works at Memorial hospital. | Dr. Martinez works at Memorial Hospital. | dr. Martinez works at Memorial Hospital. | Dr. martinez works at memorial Hospital.)
  12. Select the correctly capitalized phrase. (The Rocky mountains and the Appalachian Mountains | The Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian mountains | The Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains | the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains)
  13. Which is capitalized correctly? (I | I | I | I)
  14. Choose the correct sentence. (The mayor of Chicago spoke on tuesday. | The Mayor of Chicago spoke on Tuesday. | The mayor of Chicago spoke on Tuesday. | the mayor of Chicago spoke on Tuesday.)
  15. Which title is capitalized correctly? (A Wrinkle In Time | A wrinkle in time | A Wrinkle in Time | a Wrinkle in Time)

Punctuation

  1. Which sentence uses commas correctly? (We need flour, sugar eggs, and butter. | We need flour sugar, eggs, and butter. | We need flour, sugar, eggs, and butter. | We need, flour, sugar, eggs and butter.)
  2. Select the sentence with correct punctuation. (However the experiment failed to produce results. | However, the experiment failed to produce results. | However the experiment, failed to produce results. | However; the experiment failed to produce results.)
  3. Which sentence uses semicolons correctly? (I wanted to go swimming; but it started raining. | I wanted to go swimming, however; it started raining. | I wanted to go swimming; however, it started raining. | I wanted; to go swimming however, it started raining.)
  4. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence. ("Where are you going" asked Maria. | "Where are you going?" asked Maria. | "Where are you going," asked Maria? | "Where are you going"? asked Maria.)
  5. Which shows correct apostrophe use? (The three girl | The three girls backpack | The three girls | The three girls)
  6. Select the correct punctuation. (My brother who lives in Texas is visiting next week. | My brother, who lives in Texas, is visiting next week. | My brother who lives in Texas, is visiting next week. | My brother, who lives in Texas is visiting next week.)
  7. Which sentence uses colons correctly? (The recipe calls for: flour, sugar, and eggs. | The recipe calls for the following: flour, sugar, and eggs. | The recipe: calls for flour, sugar, and eggs. | The recipe calls: for flour, sugar, and eggs.)
  8. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence. (Its going to be a beautiful day. | It | Its | Its)
  9. Which sentence has correct comma usage? (On January 15 2020 we moved to our new house. | On January 15, 2020, we moved to our new house. | On January, 15 2020 we moved to our new house. | On January 15, 2020 we moved to our new house.)
  10. Select the sentence with proper punctuation. (The test covered addition, subtraction, multiplication, and, division. | The test covered, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. | The test covered addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. | The test, covered addition subtraction multiplication and division.)
  11. Which uses quotation marks correctly? (She said \ | She said, \ | She said, \ | \)
  12. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence. (Yes I would like some more please. | Yes, I would like some more, please. | Yes I would like, some more please. | Yes, I would like some more please.)
  13. Which sentence uses hyphens correctly? (My sister-in law is a well known author. | My sister-in-law is a well-known author. | My sister in-law is a well known-author. | My sister in law is a well-known author.)
  14. Select the correct punctuation. (The students | The students who finished early could read quietly. | The students, who finished early could read quietly. | The students who, finished early, could read quietly.)
  15. Which shows correct apostrophe usage? (The childrens | The children | The childrens toys were scattered everywhere. | The children)
  16. Choose the correctly punctuated dialogue. (\ | \ | \ | I can)
  17. Which sentence uses commas correctly with an introductory phrase? (After the storm, we surveyed the damage. | After the storm we, surveyed the damage. | After, the storm we surveyed the damage. | After the storm we surveyed, the damage.)
  18. Select the sentence with correct punctuation. (The following items are required, a pencil, paper, and eraser. | The following items are required: a pencil, paper, and eraser. | The following items are required; a pencil, paper, and eraser. | The following items are required a pencil, paper, and eraser.)
  19. Which sentence correctly punctuates a compound sentence? (I wanted to go to the park but it was raining. | I wanted to go to the park, but it was raining. | I wanted to go to the park but, it was raining. | I wanted, to go to the park but it was raining.)
  20. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence. (Dear Mr. Johnson Thank you for your letter. | Dear Mr. Johnson, Thank you for your letter. | Dear Mr. Johnson; Thank you for your letter. | Dear, Mr. Johnson Thank you for your letter.)

Subject-Verb Agreement

  1. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement. (The group of students are working on the project. | The group of students is working on the project. | The group of students were working on the project. | The group of students be working on the project.)
  2. Which sentence is correct? (Neither the teacher nor the students was ready. | Neither the teacher nor the students were ready. | Neither the teacher nor the students is ready. | Neither the teacher nor the students be ready.)
  3. Select the grammatically correct sentence. (Each of the books were damaged in the flood. | Each of the books was damaged in the flood. | Each of the books are damaged in the flood. | Each of the books be damaged in the flood.)
  4. Which is correct? (The news are very concerning. | The news is very concerning. | The news were very concerning. | The news be very concerning.)
  5. Choose the correct sentence. (Mathematics are my favorite subject. | Mathematics is my favorite subject. | Mathematics were my favorite subject. | Mathematics be my favorite subject.)
  6. Which sentence has correct agreement? (Either the dogs or the cat are responsible. | Either the dogs or the cat is responsible. | Either the dogs or the cat were responsible. | Either the dogs or the cat be responsible.)
  7. Select the correct form. (The jury has reached their verdict. | The jury have reached their verdict. | The jury has reached its verdict. | The jury have reached its verdict.)
  8. Which is grammatically correct? (Every one of the players have practiced hard. | Every one of the players has practiced hard. | Every one of the players are practicing hard. | Every one of the players were practiced hard.)
  9. Choose the sentence with proper agreement. (There is many reasons to celebrate. | There are many reasons to celebrate. | There was many reasons to celebrate. | There be many reasons to celebrate.)
  10. Which sentence is correct? (The committee have made their decision. | The committee has made its decision. | The committee have made its decision. | The committee has made their decision.)
  11. Select the grammatically correct option. (Nobody know the answer to this question. | Nobody knows the answer to this question. | Nobody knowing the answer to this question. | Nobody are knowing the answer.)
  12. Which is correct? (The scissors is on the table. | The scissors are on the table. | The scissors was on the table. | The scissors be on the table.)
  13. Choose the correct sentence. (A number of students has left early. | A number of students have left early. | A number of students leaving early. | A number of students is leaving early.)
  14. Which sentence demonstrates correct agreement? (Five dollars are too much to pay. | Five dollars is too much to pay. | Five dollars were too much to pay. | Five dollars be too much to pay.)
  15. Select the correct form. (Physics are a challenging subject. | Physics is a challenging subject. | Physics were a challenging subject. | Physics be a challenging subject.)

Pronouns

  1. Choose the sentence with correct pronoun usage. (Me and him went to the store. | Him and me went to the store. | He and I went to the store. | Him and I went to the store.)
  2. Which sentence uses pronouns correctly? (The teacher gave the award to Sarah and I. | The teacher gave the award to Sarah and me. | The teacher gave the award to Sarah and myself. | The teacher gave the award to I and Sarah.)
  3. Select the correct pronoun. (Each student must bring their own supplies. | Each student must bring his or her own supplies. | Each student must bring its own supplies. | Each students must bring their own supplies.)
  4. Which is grammatically correct? (Between you and I, this is a secret. | Between you and me, this is a secret. | Between I and you, this is a secret. | Between yourself and I, this is a secret.)
  5. Choose the correct sentence. (Who did you give the book to? | Whom did you give the book to? | Whom did you gave the book to? | Who did you gave the book to?)
  6. Which sentence has correct pronoun-antecedent agreement? (Everyone should bring their notebook. | Everyone should bring his or her notebook. | Everyone should bring its notebook. | Everyone should brings their notebook.)
  7. Select the correct form. (The winners of the contest were Maria and me. | The winners of the contest were Maria and I. | The winners of the contest were me and Maria. | The winners of the contest were myself and Maria.)
  8. Which is correct? (Us students organized the event. | We students organized the event. | Us student organized the event. | Ourselves students organized the event.)
  9. Choose the sentence with proper pronoun usage. (The dog wagged it | The dog wagged its tail happily. | The dog wagged its | The dog wagged their tail happily.)
  10. Which sentence uses (The student who | The student whose book was lost found it. | The student whom book was lost found it. | The student that)
  11. Select the grammatically correct sentence. (Her and I completed the project together. | She and me completed the project together. | She and I completed the project together. | Her and me completed the project together.)
  12. Which is correct? (The responsibility falls on we committee members. | The responsibility falls on us committee members. | The responsibility falls on ourselves committee members. | The responsibility falls on ours committee members.)
  13. Choose the correct pronoun. (It was him who called earlier. | It was he who called earlier. | It was himself who called earlier. | It was his who called earlier.)

Verb Tenses

  1. Choose the sentence with correct verb tense. (By the time we arrived, the movie already started. | By the time we arrived, the movie had already started. | By the time we arrived, the movie has already started. | By the time we arrived, the movie was already starting.)
  2. Which sentence uses the present perfect tense correctly? (I have went to that restaurant many times. | I have gone to that restaurant many times. | I have going to that restaurant many times. | I has gone to that restaurant many times.)
  3. Select the correct verb form. (She had wrote the essay before class. | She had written the essay before class. | She had writing the essay before class. | She has wrote the essay before class.)
  4. Which is correct? (The children have swam in the pool. | The children have swum in the pool. | The children have swimmed in the pool. | The children has swum in the pool.)
  5. Choose the sentence with proper verb tense consistency. (She walked to school and sees her friend. | She walked to school and saw her friend. | She walks to school and saw her friend. | She walking to school and sees her friend.)
  6. Which sentence is correct? (By next month, I will have completed the course. | By next month, I will completed the course. | By next month, I have completed the course. | By next month, I completing the course.)
  7. Select the correct form. (The letter was wrote yesterday. | The letter was written yesterday. | The letter was writing yesterday. | The letter were written yesterday.)
  8. Which uses the past perfect correctly? (After she has eaten, she went to bed. | After she had eaten, she went to bed. | After she ate, she had went to bed. | After she eaten, she went to bed.)
  9. Choose the correct sentence. (He has spoke about this topic before. | He has spoken about this topic before. | He have spoken about this topic before. | He had speak about this topic before.)
  10. Which sentence is grammatically correct? (The ice cream had melted before we eaten it. | The ice cream had melted before we ate it. | The ice cream has melted before we ate it. | The ice cream melted before we had ate it.)
  11. Select the correct verb form. (They have knew about this for weeks. | They have known about this for weeks. | They has known about this for weeks. | They have knowing about this for weeks.)
  12. Which is correct? (The bell rung at exactly noon. | The bell rang at exactly noon. | The bell ringed at exactly noon. | The bell has rang at exactly noon.)
  13. Choose the sentence with correct tense. (I seen that movie three times. | I have seen that movie three times. | I have saw that movie three times. | I seeing that movie three times.)
  14. Which sentence uses verb tenses correctly? (She was reading when the phone rang. | She was reading when the phone rings. | She is reading when the phone rang. | She reading when the phone rang.)
  15. Select the correct form. (The package has arrived; we can open it now. | The package has arriving; we can open it now. | The package have arrived; we can open it now. | The package has arrive; we can open it now.)

Sentence Structure

  1. Which sentence is a complex sentence? (The sun rose, and the birds began to sing. | Although it was raining, we went for a walk. | The cat slept on the couch. | Run quickly!)
  2. Identify the sentence fragment. (The movie was exciting. | Running through the park on a sunny day. | She finished her homework. | Please close the door.)
  3. Which is a run-on sentence? (I went to the store, and I bought milk. | I went to the store I bought milk. | I went to the store; I bought milk. | When I went to the store, I bought milk.)
  4. Select the compound sentence. (Because she studied hard, she passed the test. | She studied hard, so she passed the test. | The hardworking student passed the test. | Studying hard helps students pass tests.)
  5. Which sentence has a misplaced modifier? (Covered in chocolate, I ate the strawberries. | I ate the strawberries that were covered in chocolate. | The chocolate-covered strawberries tasted delicious. | I enjoyed eating chocolate-covered strawberries.)
  6. Identify the correct sentence. (Walking to school. I saw my friend. | Walking to school, I saw my friend. | Walking to school I saw my friend. | I walking to school saw my friend.)
  7. Which sentence has parallel structure? (She likes swimming, running, and to ride bikes. | She likes to swim, to run, and riding bikes. | She likes swimming, running, and biking. | She likes to swim, running, and biking.)
  8. Select the correctly combined sentence. (The dog barked. The cat ran away. | The dog barked, and the cat ran away. | The dog barked the cat ran away. | The dog barked, the cat ran away.)
  9. Which sentence has a dangling modifier? (After finishing the race, my muscles ached. | After finishing the race, a trophy was awarded to me. | I received a trophy after finishing the race. | Finishing the race first, I received a trophy.)
  10. Identify the simple sentence. (When the bell rang, students rushed out. | The bell rang, and students rushed out. | The students rushed out after the bell rang. | The excited students rushed out of the building.)
  11. Which shows correct sentence combination? (The rain stopped we went outside. | The rain stopped; therefore, we went outside. | The rain stopped, we went outside. | The rain stopped therefore we went outside.)
  12. Select the sentence without a fragment. (Although she tried her best. She didn | Although she tried her best, she didn | She tried her best. Although she didn | Trying her best. She still didn)
  13. Which sentence has correct parallel structure? (The job requires typing, filing, and to answer phones. | The job requires typing, filing, and answering phones. | The job requires to type, filing, and answering phones. | The job requires typing, to file, and answering phones.)
  14. Identify the compound-complex sentence. (The sun set. | When the sun set, we went inside. | The sun set, and we went inside. | When the sun set, we went inside, and we started a fire.)
  15. Which sentence corrects the run-on? (I was tired I went to bed early. | I was tired, I went to bed early. | I was tired, so I went to bed early. | I was tired went to bed early.)

Usage

  1. Choose the correct word. (The music had a positive affect on my mood. | The music had a positive effect on my mood. | The music had a positive effecting on my mood. | The music had a positive affecting on my mood.)
  2. Which sentence uses (There are less students in class today. | There are fewer students in class today. | There is fewer water in the glass. | There is less students in class today.)
  3. Select the correct usage. (Lay the book on the table. | Lie the book on the table. | Laying the book on the table. | Lain the book on the table.)
  4. Which is correct? (I feel badly about what happened. | I feel bad about what happened. | I feel badder about what happened. | I feel worse badly about what happened.)
  5. Choose the correct sentence. (She did good on the test. | She did well on the test. | She done good on the test. | She done well on the test.)
  6. Which uses (She is taller then her brother. | She is taller than her brother. | First we ate dinner, than we watched a movie. | I would rather read than than watch TV.)
  7. Select the correct usage. (Please bring this book over their. | Please bring this book over there. | Please bring this book over they | Please bring this book over theyre.)
  8. Which is grammatically correct? (Your going to love this movie. | You | Youre going to love this movie. | Your)
  9. Choose the correct word. (The whether was beautiful today. | The weather was beautiful today. | The wether was beautiful today. | The wheather was beautiful today.)
  10. Which sentence is correct? (I should of studied harder. | I should have studied harder. | I should off studied harder. | I should)
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