Reading 6th Grade 1
The location and time of a story
What is the setting?
What is called when you put the text in your own words?
Paraphrasing
"He was as quiet as a mouse" is an example of ___.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Personification
What is simile?
What figurative language is expressed in the following sentence:
I have told you a million times!
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Idiom
Hyperbole
Using context clues, what does the word ultimate mean in the sentence below.
The ultimate hope of visitors to the National Zoo in Washington, DC, is to have the chance to see the pandas, especially the cubs.
Ultimate (adjective)- Most important; happening last.
What the author is trying to teach you?
What is theme.
This is a short version of the story that includes just the important details.
What is the summary?
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of what type of figurative language?
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Personification
What is personification?
What is wrong with this sentence?
He walked to the store and buy some milk.
The verb tenses don't agree - walked is past tense and buy is present tense.
Using context clues, what does the word feeble mean in the sentence below.
Even though she is feeble, the old lady still walks a mile every day.
without strength or weak
The vocabulary words listed in the back of the book is called?
Glossary
A picture with labels is called what in a nonfiction book?
What is a diagram or caption?
What is the ending of a story called?
resolution
What is an adjective? Provide an example!
A word that describes a noun!!!!
Examples: Fresh, pretty, vibrant, etc
What is claim? What is a counter-claim? Provide Example.
Claim is the argument/restate and answer to the question. Counter claim is the opposite opinion of the claim.
What the story is mainly about?
Central or Main idea
When the story is told from the perspective of the narrator, using words like "I" or "me"
What is first person?
To describe how things are alike and how they are different
What is compare and contrast?
A book about a person written by someone else.
biography
How the author feels about a topic is known as...
What is the author's point of view or perspective?
At the class meeting, the teacher asked for someone to manage the recycling bins every week. Most students avoided eye contact, but Priya raised her hand without hesitation and said, I already separate recycling at home. I can do it here too.
What can you infer about Priya?
A) She does not care about the environment
B) She likes to take responsibility and values recycling
C) She is only doing it for extra credit
D) She doesn't understand what recycling is
B) She likes to take responsibility and values recycling
Which figurative language is the following sentence?
"She is a tornado when she gets angry!"
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Personification
What is metaphor?
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
1. After he came home, he went to the store to pick up grapes, apples, and chips.
2. After he came home he went to the store to pick up grapes apples and chips
3. After he came home he went to the store to pick up, grapes, apples and chips,
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Using context clues, what does the word punctual mean in the sentence below.
From a very early age, Alistair learned to be punctual for every meal; otherwise, the food might all be gone before he sat down at the table.
Punctual (adjective)- the characteristic of being on time