6th Grade ELA Review

What is the primary purpose of using foreshadowing in a story?

• To confuse the reader

• To give a hint about future events

• To describe the setting in detail

• To introduce new characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which of the following is an example of a theme in literature?

• A detailed description of a haunted house

• The struggle between good and evil

• A conversation between two characters

• The setting of a story in the 18th century

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does it mean to infer something from a text?

• To find the explicit meaning

• To guess without any evidence

• To draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

• To repeat what the text says

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.5.4A

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in writing a text?

• To confuse the reader

• To persuade, inform, entertain, or explain

• To use complex words

• To make the book longer

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the climax of a story?

• The beginning of the story where characters are introduced

• The most exciting or intense part of the story, usually the turning point

• The resolution or outcome of the story

• A detailed description of the setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which type of conflict involves a struggle between a character and an external force?

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Society

• Man vs. Nature

• Both B and C

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

From which point of view is a story told if the narrator uses "I" and "me" to describe events?

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What literary device is used when a story gives a hint of something that will happen later?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Foreshadowing

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is a flashback in literature?

• A technique used to introduce characters

• A look into the future of the story

• A part of the story that interrupts the sequence to relate an event from an earlier time

• A detailed description of the setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

How can context clues be used in reading?

• To guess the meaning of an unknown word

• To understand the author's biography

• To memorize the text

• To critique the author's writing style

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4