6th Grade ELA Midterm Study Guide Quiz

What is the speaker of a poem?

• The protagonist

• The antagonist

• The poet

• The narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is conflict in a story?

• A random event

• A peaceful resolution

• A struggle between opposing forces

• A happy ending

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the purpose of a diary entry?

• To provide facts about a person's life

• To create a formal account of a person's life

• To entertain the reader

• To record activities and reflections

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

What is the definition of connotation?

• The emotional feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word

• The opposite of a word

• The literal meaning of a word

• The primary meaning of a word

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the purpose of parallelism in writing?

• To create a balanced sentence by re-using the same word structure

• To confuse the reader

• To add complexity to the writing

• To make the writing less clear

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the purpose of imagery in writing?

• To create a picture in the reader's mind

• To present a story

• To provide factual information

• To entertain the reader

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• A great exaggeration used to emphasize a point

• A person or thing having qualities that seem to be opposites

• A statement that seems to go against common sense but may still be true

• A piece of writing that includes the nature of both speech and song

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is the purpose of narrative text?

• To confuse the reader

• To create a feeling or mood

• To provide factual information

• To entertain the reader or present a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is the author's use of language in writing?

• To provide factual information

• To entertain the reader

• To create a feeling or mood

• To present a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

What is the purpose of repetition in writing?

• The action of repeating something that has already been said or written

• To entertain the reader

• To provide factual information

• To create a picture in the reader's mind

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3