6th Grade Vocabulary
What point-of-view is this written in:
He went to the restaurant because he was hungry.
Third person point of view
WHAT IS A METAPHOR
direct comparison of things without using like or as
What is a claim ?
Your argument/answer
What is cause ?
Why something happens .
What type of sentence is:
Because it started raining, the game was canceled.
Complex
define simile
What is comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
"Ouch! "Boom!" "Pow!" are all examples of what?
onomatopoeia
What is the central idea ?
The main idea/ what the text is mostly about .
"raged with anger." is missing what part of the sentence?
Correct this sentence:
me and my mom went to the Grocery Store to buy apples bananas and oranges
My mom and I went to the grocery store to buy apples, bananas, and oranges.
What is theme ?
The lesson which the author is trying to teach
Give an example of a simile.
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what point of view is "I"?
First
What does order/sequence mean ?
Listing events in the order of when they occur.
What is personification ?
Giving human qualities to non-living things.
What does it mean to foreshadow ?
To predict
What does RACE stand? (4 words)
Restate
Answer
Cite
Explain
What is the climax in a story?
The turning point; the point where the conflict can't go any further.
What is the possessive noun: the hairbrushes that belong to the girls
the girls' hairbrushes
What is imagery?
Language that use the five sense to give the reader a mental image.
Give an example of personification.
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List three SUBORDINATING conjunctions.
once, while, when, whenever, where, wherever, before, and after
What are the parts of the plot structure? (6, IN ORDER!)
Exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What type of sentence is: We are cleaning the house, so my mom will be very happy.
Compound