6th Grade ELA
This is when 2 words means the same thing.
What is a synonym?
This is when/where the story takes place.
The setting
You should complete the STAAR as fast as possible.
False: It is more important to do your best, take your time, and use your strategies.
Text structure refers to the way an author organizes information in a text to help readers understand the content better. Give 3 examples
Cause and Effect
Compare and Contrast
Sequential/Chronological
Problem and Solution
Description
This figure of speech is being used in this sentence “The boy felt like a lion because he was so courageous”
What is a Simile?
The order that things happen in a story
Sequence of Events
When you make a decision about something you have read, you conclude.
True: when you conclude you use text evidence and make a decision.
Which words could you use to describe the author's purpose? (Not only PIE) At least 3
teach, tell, inform, persuade, show, explain, describe
This is what you call a book that talks about a person's life from beginning to end.
What is a biography?
The series of events in a story from beginning to end that includes exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
The plot
When completing Reading STAAR you must verify all your selections. ALSO, revise and edit your written responses.
True: This will help you get the best score.
Give 3 examples of text features.
Bold print/vocabulary terms, glossary, pictures, captions, headings, graphs/tables/diagrams, bullet points, etc.
This is the a type of text which includes characters, acts, scenes and stage directions.
What is a play
What point of view is a text that uses: I, me, my, we, us?
First person point of view
When completing Reading STAAR test it is best to take a brain break after completing a passage and questions. True or False.
True: When you take a break and relax that allows your brain an opportunity to rest before continuing on to the next passage.
What plot element presents conflicts and events that build suspense?
Rising Action
DAILY DOUBLE!! This is what you call a point of view of someone telling the story using I, me, us, or we?
What is 1st person?
Point of view: they, she, he, you
Third Person Point of View
The central idea is what the text is mostly about.
True
The popcorn made POP, POP, POPPING noises inside the microwave as it cooked.
This is an example of what figurative language?
What is a onomatopoeia?
This is an essay that allows the writer to take a side and defend it
What is an opinion or argumentative essay?
This is a piece of literature that is based on imaginary people, events and worlds
What is Fiction?
When taking the STAAR, you should stay up the night before studying.
False, you will more focused if you get a good nights sleep.
"The trees welcomed us as we drove up the lane," is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is personification?
This is what we call a short statement of the main points and most important parts of a story.
What is a Summary?
This is conversations between characters in a literary text usually written between quotation marks.
What is dialogue?
On the day of the STAAR, you should skip breakfast.
False, you should eat a healthy breakfast and feed your brain.
Group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.
What is a stanza?
The order in which things begin and end using words like First, next, then, finally.
What is sequence or order of events
The message, moral or lesson of the story
What is Theme?
During STAAR testing you should read and select the option that sounds right, without reading the rest of the questions.
False, you should read all the options to make sure you are not missing a better response.
The problem or challenge in a story.
What is the conflict