Score
Grammar Pre-Test
Grade 6
Name____________________________________
Exceeds standard, 26-28
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Meets standard, 22-25
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Approaches standard, 18-21 _____
Below standard, 17 or fewer _____
Correct the following paragraph for all errors in grammar, spelling, and
punctuation. Remove or change any “dead” words (words that are vague or
overused).
Their are about a billion bicycles in the world. Can you guess
which country has the most. Its china but the people use bikes
primarily for transportation not recreation. Some common bikes
are mountain bikes BMX bikes racing bikes and tandem bikes.
People can ride mountain bikes on trails but the bikes fat tires
help them roll over sticks and rocks to. BMX which stands for
bicycle motorcross is an other name for dirt bike. BMX racing is
popular here. There is a track near McAlder elementary school in
Puyallup Washington. The first bicycles were made of wood and
riders pushed with their feet pedels were added later. The first
bicycles had one really big wheel in the front yet only a really
small wheel was attached in the back. By the end of 1890
bicycles had began to look almost the same as they do today.
6th Grade Grammar Pretest
Answer Guide
Points
Correction
Rule
1
1
their
question mark
1
It’s
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
China
China, but
transportation, not
common
mountain bikes, BMX bikes, racing
bikes, and
trails, but
bike’s
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
change them to bikes or similar
too
BMS, which…motorcross, is
another
Elementary School
Puyallup, Washington
wood, and
feet; pedals or feet. Pedals
2
1
1
omit really from big and small
front, yet
end of 1890,
1
28 Total
began or had begun
incorrect use of homonym
question, not a declarative
sentence
apostrophe for contraction, it
is
proper name/noun
compound sentence
to set off interruption
incorrect spelling
comma to separate items in a
series
compound sentence
apostrophe for possessive
case
unclear pronoun referent
incorrect use of homonym
commas to set off appositive
incorrect spelling—one word
proper name
comma between city, state
compound sentence
run-on sentence and
incorrect spelling of pedals
dead words
compound sentence
introductory prepositional
phrase
incorrect verb tense