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
Give three NSCAS strategies.
1. Read the question and answers before you read the passage.
2. Read the whole passage don't skim.
3. Get rid of the answers that you know do not make commom sense.
4. Take an educated guess if you are not sure of the answer after you have eliminated the ones you know don't make sense.
5. Stay calm and DON'T give up.
6. Remember if the passages are long that means you are doing GREAT.
400
What the story is mainly about?
Central or Main idea
400
What is a synonym for tired?
sleepy, exhausted, etc.
400
It is raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
400
Who is the protagonist in Two Roads?
Who or what is the antagonist in Two Roads?Cal is the protagonist.
Society belief is the antagonist.
500
What is an intensive pronoun? Give an example in a sentence.
An intensive pronoun is a pronoun that uses self or selves to give special emphasis on it.
Sentence will vary.
500
List all the elements in a plot diagram:
Setting
Rising action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
500
This is the last part of the story that wraps it up.
What is the resolution?
500
Why do writers use figurative language?
To add interest or humor to a story.
500
What should you do while reading to help you comprehend the text?
Think and process how what you are reading relates to the plot.
Predict what is coming next.
Ask questions as you are reading.
Relate what you are reading to something that has happened to you or someone you know.