6th Grade ELA Midterm Study Questions

What is a simile?

• A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'
• A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
• A description that gives human characteristics to a non-human object or idea
• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

What is a metaphor?

• A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'
• A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
• A description that gives human characteristics to a non-human object or idea
• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

What is personification?

• A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'
• A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
• A description that gives human characteristics to a non-human object or idea
• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

What is a hyperbole?

• A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'
• A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
• A description that gives human characteristics to a non-human object or idea
• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

What is first person point of view?

• The narrator is an outside observer not in the story
• The narrator is a character in the story and uses 'I', 'me', 'my'
• The narrator addresses the reader directly as 'you'
• There are multiple narrators telling the story

What is the setting of a story?

• The main events and actions that take place
• The time and place in which the story occurs
• A character's personality or physical traits
• The central message or idea the story conveys

What is the theme of a story?

• The main events and actions that take place
• The time and place in which the story occurs
• A character's personality or physical traits
• The central message or idea the story conveys

What is the term for the rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution of a plot?

• Plot diagram
• Conflict
• Character types
• Story elements

What is an internal conflict?

• A struggle between a character and another character
• A struggle between a character and nature or the environment
• A struggle within a character's own mind or emotions
• A struggle between a character and society or authority

What is a round character?

• A character with only one or two personality traits
• A character that changes or develops over the course of the story
• A character that remains the same throughout the story
• A character that represents an idea or theme