6th Grade ELA Test Prep

Which resource would be BEST for learning the pronunciation of a word?

• thesaurus

• glossary

• encyclopedia

• dictionary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Select the meaning of the word nonfiction if the Latin prefix non- is removed.

• biographical information

• imaginary story

• directional instructions

• formal scientific information

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

"A Zebra's stripes is like the fingerprints of all people; all are different."

What change, if any, should be made to the above sentence?

• stripes is to stripes are

• stripes is to stripes have been

• stripes is to stripes were

• no change

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Before we cross the desert in the car, Mom always says, "Fill up the water jugs."

What is the first way a student should try to determine the meaning of the word desert in the above sentence?

• ask the teacher

• use a dictionary

• use a thesaurus

• use context clues

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the following:

The tears of sadness fell down the side of her nose like little drops of rain.

Select the literary device used in the above sentence.

• hyperbole

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• personfication

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Read the following:

Whether Grace or Linne will be able to play basketball tomorrow, that is the big question.

What is the effect of the subordinating conjunction on the above sentence?

• The sentence is a compound sentence.

• The sentence is a complex sentence.

• The sentence is a simple sentence.

• no change

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Read the following:

STOP! Road closed for vehicles beyond this point.

Why is the interjection "Stop!" used in the road sign?

• to share ideas

• to show pain

• to get immediate results

• to explain suggestions

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.6

An author would most likely use the pronouns I, me, mine, we, and ours if the text were written in:

• first-person point of view

• second-person point of view

• third-person point of view

• third-person omniscient point of view

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

What is the difference between literary text and informational text?

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

Which literary element includes the events in the story?

• setting

• characters

• characterization

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3