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Printable 6th grade ELA pretest with multiple-choice and open-response questions on grammar, punctuation, homophones, and poem comprehension.
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6th Grade ELA Pretest

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This printable ELA pretest for 6th graders covers multiple grammar and writing conventions: capitalization, punctuation, contractions, homophones, parts of speech, subject and predicate, articles, synonyms and antonyms, and independent versus dependent clauses. It also includes reading comprehension questions on a contemporary poem about a child facing obstacles to school readiness. Use as a diagnostic pretest, review, or formative assessment.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Grammar
Grade Level:
6th Grade
Updated July 2026

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