6th ELA Review

What is the difference between a summary and a paraphrase?

• A summary restates the text in your own words, while a paraphrase condenses the main ideas.

• A summary condenses the main ideas, while a paraphrase restates the text in your own words.

• A summary is longer than a paraphrase, which is shorter and more concise.

• A summary and a paraphrase are the same thing, just different terms.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is a summary?

• A detailed analysis of a text.

• A brief statement of the main points of a text.

• An opinion about a text.

• A list of all the characters in a text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the purpose of making inferences?

• To draw conclusions based on evidence and reasoning.

• To memorize facts without understanding.

• To guess without any information.

• To avoid making decisions.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What does making an inference mean?

• Using what you read, and what you know to answer a question.

• Guessing the meaning of a word without context.

• Making a prediction based on previous knowledge.

• Summarizing the main idea of a text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A sentence that contains multiple dependent clauses.

• A sentence that is a question.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What are transition words?

• Words that help connect ideas and guide the reader through a text.

• Words that are used to start a new paragraph.

• Words that describe a noun or pronoun.

• Words that indicate a time or place.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the main idea of a text?

• The central point or concept that the author wants to convey.

• A summary of the text's content.

• The author's opinion on a subject.

• The conclusion drawn from the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is the role of context clues in reading?

• They help readers understand the meaning of unfamiliar words.

• They provide a summary of the text.

• They make reading more enjoyable.

• They indicate the author's opinion.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an independent clause?

• A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence.

• A phrase that cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• A type of sentence that contains a subject and a verb but no complete thought.

• A collection of words that express a complete idea but lack a subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When summarizing a story you must include...

• The most significant information.

• Every detail of the story.

• The author's biography.

• The setting and characters only.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2