6th Grade ELA 1
What is the setting of a story?
Where and when the story takes place
Which word best completes the sentence?
There are _____ many people in this room.
(to, too, two)
too
Do the subject and verb agree in the following sentence?
Many types of chocolate is found in the grocery store.
no
"Please hand me that book."
What type of sentence is this?
Imperative
Name two ways authors reveal a character's traits.
what characters do
what characters say
how a character is described
Are you going to ______ party?
They're
There
Their
their
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
What part of speech is the UPPERCASE word in this sentence?
Tammy IS walking slowly down the street.
helping verb
She is busy as a bee.
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
She
Name the simple predicate in the following sentence:
Many colorful leaves are falling gently from the trees nearby.
falling
Goyle reached toward the Chocolate Frogs next to Ron.
Name the proper nouns in the sentence.
Goyle, Chocolate Frogs, Ron
"Put that down immediately!"
What type of sentence is this?
imperative
What part of speech is the UPPERCASE word?
Stanley WAS tired after the big game.
linking verb
How many adjectives does this sentence have?
Three large mice were running quickly down the dark hallway.
3
Name two compound conjunctions
FANBOYS
For
And
Nor
But
Yet
So
Which word in the sentence is the pronoun:
"Mrs. Salonga was so excited to teach her students this new math."
her
Name the adverb in the following sentence:
The three giant elm trees swayed dangerously in the fierce wind.
dangerously
What is a synonym?
Words that have the same meaning.
What are the verbs in this sentence:
She watched him play at the park.
watched and play
What are adjectives?
words that describe nouns
"Allison always asks Amelia about acting."
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
What are the main types of Author's Purpose?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
What are the TWO parts that every sentence must have in order to be a complete sentence?
Subject and Predicate
What are Harry Potter's parent's names?
James and Lilly