6th Grade ELA 1
6th Grade ELA 2
6th Grade ELA 3
6th Grade ELA 4
6th Grade ELA 5
100
What is the setting of a story?
Where/when the story takes place
100
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
First Person
100
How the author thinks or feels about the topic?
Author's perspective
100
What does the root "bio" mean?
Life
100
In a poem, a paragraph is referred to as a
stanza
200
The problem of the story
conflict
200
The message or lesson of the story
Theme
200
What the author is trying to convince you about a topic or your opinion about a topic?
Author's claim/claim
200
She is busy as a bee.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
200
What is a narrative?
a fiction or nonfiction text written like a story/short story
300
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
300
$100 – What are the 5 main reasons an author writes? (Hint: PIEED)
(Answer: Persuade, Inform, Explain, Entertain, Describe.)
300
Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
300
"You are my sunshine" is an example of?
A metaphor
300
What does chronological order mean?
order of events from first to last
400
What is the denotation of the word "snake"?
What is the connotation of the word "snake" when used to describe a person?
Denotation: (Answer: A long, legless reptile.)
Connotation: Someone who is sneaky or untrustworthy.)
400
What a text is mostly about?
Central Idea/Main Idea
400
What is an action word?
Verb
400
What does the root word "hydro" mean such as Hydrogen or hydrometer?
Water
400
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea
500
If a book teaches you how volcanoes erupt, what is the author’s purpose?
(Answer: To inform.)
500
Put the following plot elements in order: climax, falling action, rising action, resolution, exposition.
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
500
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Boyer and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
500
What is a claim in an argument?
A statement or opinion the author is trying to prove.
500
What do these three rhetorical appeal mean in persuasive writing: logos, ethos, and pathos?
Logos = logic or facts, Ethos = trust or credibility, Pathos = emotions or feelings.