The GMAS is a Computer-Based Longitudinal Assessment System for College and Career Readiness. The students will face a variety of new technology-enhanced questions as a part of the computer-based tests.
Some of them are Multiple choice-single correct responses, Multiple choice-multiple correct responses, Matching Tables, Drag and Drop, Hot text, Table Fill in, Graphing, Equation/numeric, Extended constructed response, Short answer, and many more.
Today, we will share several sample questions along with practice test links for grade 6 English Language Arts that gives you an idea of questions that your students are likely to see on the test. After each sample question, an explanation follows that includes any important aspects of the task that you may need to consider with respect to the skills, processes, and information your students need to know.
Domain: Grade 6 >> Reading Standards for Literature
Sample Question: Write a concluding sentence that most completely summarizes the argument in each passage.
Tho smiles at the teachers as he goes down the hall. He talks to the secretary when he goes by the office. He texts messages back and forth with the girls. He plays soccer with the boys. Everyone likes Tho.
- Tho likes soccer.
- Tho is an unpopular person, indeed.
- Tho is an impatient person.
- Tho is a friendly person.
Answer Explanation: The correct answer is D. It is obvious from the passage that Tho is friendly. There is nothing that indicates that he is impatient. He is clearly not unpopular. It does mention that he plays soccer, but the other details do not point to that being the main idea of the passage.
Standards: ELAGSE6RL2
Click here to practice: Reading Standards for Literature Questions on 6th Grade
Domain: Grade 6 >> Reading Standards for Informational Text
Sample Question: Everywhere around us, there are millions of tiny living things called germs. They are so tiny that they can be seen only under the most powerful microscope. Some of these germs are no wider than twenty-five thousandths of an inch!
Louis Pasteur, the great French scientist, was the first to prove that germs exist. The germs in the air can be counted. The number of germs around us, especially in crowded rooms, is tremendous. Certain scientists counted 42,000 germs in approximately one cubic meter of air in a picture gallery when it was empty. But when the gallery was crowded with people, they found nearly 5,000,000 germs in the same place. In the open air germs are less abundant. There are fewer germs in country air than in town air. We see at once how important it is, therefore, to live as much as possible in the open air, and for the rooms we live in to always be well ventilated by fresh air.
According to the passage, where will you find more germs?
- In crowded spaces.
- In the country.
- In hospitals.
- In empty rooms.
Answer Explanation: The text specifically states that an empty gallery had 42,000 germs but when filled with people, that same gallery had nearly 5,000,000 germs. One can then conclude that a crowded space will hold more germs. The correct answer is A.
Standards: ELAGSE6RI1
Click here to practice: Grade 6 Reading Standards for Informational Text Questions
Domain: Grade 6 >> Writing Standards
Sample Question: Identify the type, or genre, of the following passage:
She was determined to figure it out. How could the thief have broken in? There was no sign that the locks had been tampered with, and no windows were broken. The room showed no evidence of struggle.
This writing is __________________________________.
- a fable
- a fairy tale
- humor
- a mystery
Answer Explanation: There is nothing funny in the story, and all of the details point to trying to figure something out. That is evidence of a mystery, so the answer is D.
Standards: W.6.2
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Domain: Grade 6 >> Language Standards
Sample Question: Identify the adverb in the following sentence.
Last night, the whole family slept soundly.
- Soundly
- Last
- Slept
- Night
Answer Explanation: Adverbs answer the questions how, how often, when, where, how much, or to what extent . The answer is A, “soundly.” This modifies the verb “slept” and tells us HOW the family slept.
Standards: ELAGSE6L1a
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