Reading 6th Grade
The location and time of a story
What is the setting?
This part of an essay tells what the topic will be.
What is the introduction?
To use strong exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
because my dog ate my homework
Why is this sentence incorrect?
What is a the sentence is written as a fragment?
An efficient system to analyze whether an answer is true/accurate/relevant or false/inaccurate/irrelevant
What is the check/X system?
A word opposite in meaning to another
What is an antonym?
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?
What is personification?
This is the action part of the sentence.
What is the predicate/ verb?
Strategy of identifying the key words in a prompt or question to determine what it is asking you "to do" or "answer"
What is break down the prompt/question?
The turning point, high point, or main event is in a story.
What is the climax
This is the last part of a paper that wraps it up. It is best to end this with an impact statement.
What is a conclusion?
The struggle between a character and 1 or more opposing force is called
What is the conflict?
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
This portion of the STAAR test is worth 10 pts
What is extended-constructed response?
This is the main message the author wants to convey in his/her story. This is the moral is the lesson that the writer wants you to learn from the story.
What is a theme?
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 person place or thing.
What is a noun?
A written response which requires only a well-constructed answer, direct evidence, and explanation.
What is short-constructed response?
the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
What is a plot?
This introductory statement tells the reader what your essay is primarily about.
What is a Thesis Statement?
A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.
What is idiom?
The sloth will climb up the tree very slowly.
The helping verb in the sentence above is _____.
What is will?
If you are having trouble with a word's meaning in your reading, you may use this resource as well as use these "clues" to help you determine the best meaning.
What are dictionaries (online/physical) and context clues?