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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the word astonish mean in the sentence below?
We wanted to astonish the class with our special project.
Amuse
Scare
Confuse
Amaze
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.4.6
CCSS.RL.1.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
It has been an extremely brutal summer with very hot temperatures.
What does brutal mean?
Harsh
Windy
Gentle
Pleasant
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5D
CCSS.L.2.5B
CCSS.L.3.5C
CCSS.L.K.5D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Reading glasses magnify small print.
What does magnify mean?
to make larger
to be able to read
to understand
to give a reply
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.10
CCSS.RI.5.10
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rhonda went to the store to buy milk. She was only in the store for a brief amount of time. In just a few minutes, she was back in the car and headed home.
Using the context clues from the sentences, what is the best meaning of brief?
short
time
long
known
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a nonessential phrase?
nonrestrictive phrase
restrictive phrase
Tags
CCSS.L.6.2A
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a figure of speech that has a meaning other than the literal meaning used to make writing more interesting; opposite of "literal language"
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
figurative language
literally
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
the repetition of vowel sounds in words or syllables
example: "Fleet feet sweep near sleeping geese."
assonance
alliteration
oxymoron
personification
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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