6th Grade Words
What is a Simile
A figurative speech comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a Claim?
A statement that asserts something to be true.
In the Hunger Games, why does Katniss chose to volunteer in the games that season?
To save her sister, Primrose, from a near-death experience.
In the Maze Runner what are the four sections of the Glade?
Gardens, Blood House, Homestead, and Dreadheads.
What is "judicial"?
Having to do with judges, courts of law, or the administration of justice
What is Plagiarism?
The act of taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
What does it mean to be Benevolent?
Well meaning and kindly
Who are Ponyboy's brothers in the book The Outsiders?
Darry and SodaPop
In the Hunger Games, how many districts are there? And which district does Katniss belong in?
What is the difference between utopian and dystopian?
Utopian is an imagined perfect society. They are seen as ideals that represent hope, harmony and equality. While dystopian is a oppressive and often chaotic society. Representing inequality and injustice.
What is an Antogonist in a story?
The villain of the story that is the opposite of the protagonist.
What does it mean to be Ironic?
A literary device in which a discrepancy between what is expected and what actually occurs.
Who dies in the literature book of Mice and Men?
Lennie
In The Giver, what was the first memory The Giver gives to Jonas.
The Memory of Snow
What is Eloquent?
What is a Thesis?
The main argument or the central point of a piece of writing.
What does it mean to be Bizzare?
Very strange or unusual. Weird; abnormal
Who is the author of The Tell-Tale-Heart?
Edgar Allen Poe
What other famous book does Edgar Allen Poe write? *Hint: Its a type of bird.*
The Raven
What does Cordial mean?
It means warm and friendly.
What is Citation?
A reference to the source of information.
After the bell rang, I knew I was going to be late for class again. This would be my sixth tardy note. I tried my best to slip into class quietly and not act so conspicuous to avoid getting another tardy note.
What does Conspicuous mean?
Something that stands out and it is noticeable; something obvious.
In the book, The Giver, what kind of society are they living in?
A Utopian society.
What is the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Alabama during the Great Depression in the 1930s