6th grade test review: Hand it in to your teacher this Tuesday, December 9,2019, and you will get at least 7pts.

Read each paragraph and choose the main idea. 

       Although many people think a koala is a bear, it is not.  The koala is a type of mammal called a marsupial.  A kangaroo is also a marsupial.  These mammals carry their babies in a pouch.  The kangaroo’s pouch is on her stomach, but the koala’s pouch is on her back.  Both feed their babies milk and keep them secure in their pouch until they are strong enough to survive on their own. 

   
The main idea of the paragraph is:
a. The koala is not a bear.
b. The kangaroo is nothing like the koala.
c. The kangaroo and koala are mostly alike but have some differences.
d. The kangaroo and koala are exactly alike.

Lucy would never get her room clean.  It looked like a tornado had hit it.  She couldn’t believe how much damage her friends had done.  They pull everything out and didn’t put anything back.  Glue was spilled all over her rug, and fingernail polish was spilled on her new bedspread.  They had even wiped their chocolate covered fingers on her curtains.  Wow!  What a mess. 

The main idea of the paragraph is:
a. There is glue on the rug.
b. Lucy’s friends are messy.
c. A tornado hit the house.
d. Lucy’s friends ate chocolate.
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Directions:  Read each detail sentence.  Choose the main idea from the box that each detail best goes with.  (main idea5)
A. There are many fun things to do on a fall day.
B.  There are signs that fall is on the way.
_____  1.  It starts to get dark earlier.
_____  2.  The maple leaves begin to change color.
_____  3.  We can play football in the back garden.
_____  4.  I love to visit the pumpkin patch at the farm.
_____  5.  The birds start to migrate south for the winter.
_____  6.  Leaf piles are just right for jumping in.

Combine each pair of simple sentences to make a compound sentence. Use the conjunction in parenthesis.   - so - and- but - or
1.  A small kitten followed me home. I gave it a bowl of milk. 
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2.  We were lost in the woods. My brother had a map in his backpack. 
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3.  The girls were painting animal pictures. Katrina spilled the paint. 
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4.  Would you like to go to the movies? Would you rather stay home tonight? 
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5.  Mr. Sanchez loved his new office. He didn't like the view.   
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6.  Ivana's bicycle had a flat tire. She had to walk to the grocery store. 
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(compound sentences COMPO)