Literary Skills Quiz for Grade 6 - 8

Identify the rhyme scheme of the following stanza: "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky."

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABCD

• ABBA

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the point of view in the following sentence? "I walked to the store and bought some candy."

• 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

Determine the author's purpose in writing a recipe book.

• To entertain

• To inform

• To persuade

• To describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following is a text feature?

• Plot

• Setting

• Table of contents

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Explain the text structure of a cause and effect essay.

• Describes events in the order they happened

• Compares and contrasts two or more things

• Shows how one event leads to another

• Describes a problem and offers solutions

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Summarize the plot of a story where a young girl finds a lost puppy and decides to take care of it.

• A girl loses her puppy and searches for it.

• A girl finds a puppy and returns it to its owner.

• A girl finds a lost puppy and decides to take care of it.

• A girl dreams about having a puppy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Identify the setting of a story that takes place in a haunted house during a stormy night.

• A sunny beach

• A busy city

• A haunted house during a stormy night

• A quiet library

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Analyze the point of view: "You walk into the room and see a surprise party waiting for you."

• 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

Determine the author's purpose in a persuasive essay arguing for school uniforms.

• To entertain

• To inform

• To persuade

• To describe

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Recognize the text feature that helps you find the meaning of a word in a textbook.

• Index

• Glossary

• Table of contents

• Bibliography

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5