6th Grade Final Exam // 3rd Nine Weeks

LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

Class Period

• 1st period
• 2nd period
• 5th period
• 6th period

"What to Do Next": The reader learns about the character in this story through… (RL3)

• his thoughts and actions
• what he says
• his appearance
• what other characters say about him

The line "like a monkey scampering up a tree" in the first paragraph compares the way the character and a monkey… (L5)

• love to eat bananas
• love to climb
• both wear fur suits
• are caught in cafes

The line "like a monkey scampering up a tree" in the first paragraph is an example of a(n)... (L5)

• simile
• metaphor
• imagery
• onomatopoeia

At what point in the story does the boy realize he is in danger?

• While he is walking on the beach
• When he is halfway over the rock face
• When he climbs over the first rock

What context clue in the sentence restates the word paralyzed? "Paralyzed by the fear of what could happen, he couldn't move a muscle. Would he fall if he put his foot here?"

• what could happen
• if he put his foot
• couldn't move
• would he fall

The phrase "happy as a clam" is a simile because… (L4a)

• makes a comparison using the word as
• means something other than what it says
• makes no sense; clams aren't happy
• is a good description of a clam

The phrase "The sun was now a fiery ball" is an example of… (L5)

• personification
• simile
• metaphor