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6th Grade Vocabulary Test

A free 6th grade vocabulary test to print. It has 20 questions, Name, Date and Score lines, and an answer key.

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Skill check

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How to use it

  1. Print one copy for each student.
  2. Read the instructions for each part with the class.
  3. Mark the test with the answer key. Write the score out of 20.
  4. Look at the skill check. Find the skill with the most mistakes and teach it again.
  5. Print Version B for a retest. It asks new questions on the same skills.

The questions in Version A

This is what the test asks. The answers are on the answer key.

Part A: Multiple choice

  1. Which word has a root that means "light"?
    1. television
    2. biography
    3. photosynthesis
  2. In "incredible", cred means:
    1. good
    2. send
    3. believe
  3. In "structure", struct means:
    1. build
    2. write
    3. hear
  4. In "autograph", graph means:
    1. small
    2. heat
    3. write
  5. In "terrain", terr means:
    1. land
    2. break
    3. water
  6. In "reject", ject means:
    1. say
    2. break
    3. throw
  7. Which word has a root that means "see"?
    1. autograph
    2. geology
    3. periscope
  8. Which word has a root that means "believe"?
    1. credible
    2. malfunction
    3. produce
  9. In "vision", vis means:
    1. write
    2. pull
    3. see
  10. In "microphone", phon means:
    1. self
    2. sound
    3. far
  11. In "fraction", fract means:
    1. lead
    2. water
    3. break
  12. Which word has a root that means "look"?
    1. scribble
    2. inspect
    3. export
  13. In "symphony", phon means:
    1. self
    2. light
    3. sound
  14. In "aquatic", aqua means:
    1. water
    2. bad
    3. good
  15. In "erupt", rupt means:
    1. break
    2. say
    3. build
  16. In "geology", geo means:
    1. earth
    2. far
    3. sound
  17. In "conduct", duc means:
    1. land
    2. send
    3. lead
  18. In "subtract", tract means:
    1. pull
    2. look
    3. throw
  19. In "television", tele means:
    1. light
    2. earth
    3. far
  20. In "benefit", bene means:
    1. good
    2. land
    3. water

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