Reading 6th Grade
The location and time of a story
A. Characters
B. Conflict
C. Setting
C. Setting
The Arctic Tundra is near the North Pole. It is the coldest biome, or habitat, in the world. The layer of soil below the surface is always frozen. There are no trees. The temperature ranges from 20 degrees to minus 70 degrees. The growing season lasts only fifty to sixty days. This is why the biome has little plant life.
Question: What most likely causes the tundra to have little plant life?
A. There are no trees
B. Rabbits and bears live there
C. The growing season is short.
D. People drive snowmobiles
C. The growing season is short
The most important idea in a story.
What is the main idea?
What is Bim, Bop, Boom?
A. Simile
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Personification
C. onomatopoeia
When you think about what might happen next in a reading passage, you are _____ __ _____.
making a prediction
A word opposite in meaning to another word
A. Synonym
B. Antonym
B. Antonym
This is a short version of the story that includes just the important details.
A. Theme
B. Summary
C. Tone
The summary
Look up at the sky. Most likely, you will see clouds. All clouds are made of water, snow, or ice. But not all clouds are the same. If you learn about clouds, you can tell a lot about the weather. Here are some kinds of clouds you are likely to see.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
A. More people should look at the sky every day and see the clouds.
B. If you look up, you will always see clouds.
C. There are different kinds of clouds, and they tell about the weather.
D. Clouds are made of ice, snow, and water.
C. There are different kinds of clouds, and they tell about the weather.
"He works as hard as a mule."
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
A. Simile
Ms. K is smiling ear to ear. She just high-fived Shafiq. She wants to know how everyone is doing. She is planning a party.
What can you infer?
A. She is happy
B. She is sad
A. She is happy
The life lesson the author wants you to learn
A. Tone/Mood
B. Theme
B. Theme
This type of writing is made up (not true)
A. Fiction
B. Nonfiction
Fiction
When summarizing non-fiction what strategy should you use
a. 5w's: who, what, when, where, why, (and how)
b. Just guessing to see if I can remember it
5w's
The big beautiful butterfly flew beneath the branch.
A. Alliteration
B. Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
In which word does -ly mean the same thing as in truly?
A. Sly
B. Flying
C. Lying
D. Carefully
D. Carefully
5 types of conflict
character vs c__________
character vs s_________
character vs. n_________
character vs. s_________
character vs. t_________
character vs character
character vs self
character vs nature
character vs society
character vs. technology
It is the way someone views, looks at, or feels about someone or something. It can be a belief.
Can be first person (I, me, my) or second person (you) or third person (she, he, they)
_______ of View
Point of View
What does text evidence mean?
Showing proof
He is a wise owl.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
Metaphor
Is a judgment or decision that is formed after a period of thought (or several inferences).
drawing a conclusion
Put the 5 parts of a plot chart in order:
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
Exposition
Resolution
First, exposition (setting, characters, conflict)
Next, rising action (conflict gets worse)
Then, climax (the most exciting part; turning point)
Later, falling action
Finally, resolution (the end)
To every pet suggestion Anthony made, Mr. and Mrs. Lester replied "no pets" with heavy hearts.
How did Anthony's parents most likely feel when they had to keep saying "no pets?"
A. Pleased
B. Relieved
C. Sorry
D. Impatient
C. Sorry (heavy hearts)
In which word does the un- mean the same thing as in untie?
A. Underneath
B. Unaware
C. Cunning
B. Unaware
The flower whispered to her friend, "It's time to bloom!"
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Personification
C. Simile
Personification
Leonardo da Vinci was first to invent a parachute. The parachute helps people float safely from a plane to Earth. Leonardo's was made of stiff linen. It was 36 feet across. Today's parachutes are made of thinner cloth. They are also much smaller now.
How was da Vinci's parachute different from parachutes today?
It was bigger and made of a different cloth