6th Grade ELA_ELT #2

Which sentence from the text BEST describes the author’s point of view about the hike? ELAGSE6RL6

• Sergeant Arsenio was one of the security guards on the pineapple plantation, and he was one of my favorites.

• I ignored him and continued to walk the way I had since I could remember.

• It seemed like no time at all before we had climbed out of the canyon and onto the flat road that led home.

• I heard interesting facts about the island, saw a beautiful waterfall, and learned a skill about hiking.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

How do paragraphs 3 and 4 contribute to the overall structure of the text? ELAGSE6RL5

• They introduce the sequence of unfortunate events the narrator later describes.

• They describe a problem and give a solution that the narrator later analyzes.

• They anticipate the challenges the narrator will face as the plot unfolds.

• They emphasize the narrator's reason for wanting to go on a hike to see a large waterfall.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which response correctly explains the effect of the SIMILE in this sentence from the passage?

Trees grew overhead and their branches filled the sky like a giant umbrella. ELAGSE6RL4

• The simile helps the reader visualize the lushness of the trees surrounding the trail.

• The simile helps the reader understand that it was probably going to rain.

• The simile shows the reader that the characters must be very small.

• The simile shows the reader that the characters must be in a remote and dangerous place.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

From which point of view is this text told? ELAGSE6RL6

• It is told in the first–person by someone who is in the story

• It is told in the third–person by someone who knows the characters.

• It is told in the first–person by Sergeant Arsenio.

• It is told in the third–person by someone who had heard this story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the setting in the passage influence the story? ELAGSE6RL5

• It takes place in a pineapple plantation, which is intriguing to the reader.

• It takes place in a canyon that would definitely be dangerous to climb if it were raining.

• It includes a waterfall that is very dangerous if one tries to walk under it.

• It takes place in the Philippines, which explains why the narrator was trying to get home.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3