6th Grade Random
Reading 6th Grade
Writing 6th Grade
Language Arts 6th Grade
6th Grade Random
100

What is the setting of a story?

Where the story takes place

100

When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective 

First Person 

100

This part of the story gives us the setting, characters and sometimes the conflict.

The exposition of a story

100

To use strong exaggeration

hyperbole 

100

Give one example of a character trait to describe a character in a story 

kind, shy, funny, brave, bold, happy, sad, angry

200

What does it mean to compare and contrast?

To tell how things are the same or different

200

When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective 

Third Person 

200

Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.

Fiction = not real/made up, can be funny.

Nonfiction = topic, factual, provides information, not funny.

200

Giving human characteristics to something that is not human

personification

200

Pairing what you read with what you know to make an educated guess

Making an inference/inferencing

300

The problem of the story

conflict
300

The message or lesson of the story

Theme 

300

Where should capital letters be used? 



Capital letters should be used for proper nouns, such as names of people, cites, and countries.  They should also be at the beginning of a sentence.

300

She is busy as a bee.

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

Simile

300

To give a short explanation that only includes the most important parts.

Summarize

400
What can you bring into the EOG testing session? 

Pen or pencil - no clickers

a book to read 

a fully charged laptop

400

What the story is mainly about?

Central or Main idea

400

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!


What is the main message of the poem? 

Growing old is a universal fear, even though it feels unique to the individual

400

It is raining cats and dogs. 

Idiom

400

DAILY QUADRUPLE!!!!


Which of the following pieces of evidence best supports the answer to Part A?

“This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself, / ... It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friends, / time to turn the first big number.” (Lines 24-27)

500

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!


  1. Read lines 5 through 7. 


a kind of measles of the spirit, / a mumps of the psyche, / a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul.



What does the metaphor in these lines suggest about the speaker’s attitude towards aging? 

The speaker is suggesting that he does not have a positive outlook on it.

500

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!


Which of the following best describes the tone of stanza 3?

SULLEN : gloomy, resentful, bad mood/temper

500

This is the last part of the story that wraps it up. 

What is the resolution?

500

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!


What do lines 1 through 7 suggest about the speaker?

The speaker feels sick about turning 10

500

What should you do while reading a passage? 

Underline or highlight

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